Filthy Cultivation: I Pierced the Heavens with the Merit System

"It's alright, it's alright, don't worry, little one!"

The elder smiled and sized up Li Fuyao a few times, then said with a gentle, teasing tone:

"To me, this little girl is crying like this because it hurts from when you pinched her philtrum!"

"But you're completely unharmed, which is really strange. Could it be that your family has practiced some kind of soul-forging technique?"

Bai Suifeng blushed upon hearing this, but also felt slightly relieved.

After learning that his sister was alright, he ignored the elder's words and asked no more questions. He simply and quietly clung to Li Fuyao, using her as a human crutch.

Seeing that Bai Suifeng did not continue speaking, the elder graciously stopped asking questions and instead continued to manipulate the spirit network to purify the filth.

Although Li Fuyao's head was still throbbing with dizziness, her mind was indeed a bit clearer than before. Opening her eyes and seeing the net of light filling the sky, she couldn't help but widen her gaze, somewhat intrigued, to examine it closely.

Hey! That skill looks pretty good!

Once I enter the Yanjian Sect, I must find a way to learn it!

She had just managed to stand up, supporting herself on Bai Suifeng's arm in his arms, when she heard a mournful cry from ahead:

"No! This is impossible!"

Finally recovering from the shock, Nightmare roared and tried to struggle to get up, but was immediately pressed down by an elder with quick eyes and hands.

He knelt stiffly on the ground, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the fine powder falling from Li Tianqing's fingers, muttering to himself:

"No, how could this be? How could Master's plan fail..."

The mask had been broken in half at some point, revealing the lower half of the Nightmare's face, which was spurting blood from its mouth and nose.

Once the corrupted demon core is destroyed, everything he has planned will come to naught. His master will be unable to descend, so what should he do now?!

Nightmare grew increasingly desperate. His lips trembled, and he cried out in a hateful voice, tears streaming down his face like a defeated dog:

"It's all those demonic cultivators' fault! Useless! Useless!"

"I have failed my master's plan, I deserve to die, waaaaaah..."

Without control, the mutated cultivators lost their target. Their blank expressions vanished, replaced by ferocity and madness. Soon, roars erupted from the stands, and almost all the mutated cultivators glared with blood-red eyes, indiscriminately attacking everything around them.

Because their souls had been drained of a significant amount by the Nightmare as energy to open the door, and now that they were no longer restrained, their instinct to recover naturally took control of their will.

Even those in relatively good condition began to suffer a backlash from the corrupting power within them, collapsing to the ground in agony.

The wailing continued, and the severely corrupted and mutated cultivators seized the opportunity to pounce on it, devouring and tearing it apart.

These bizarre and disgusting creatures devoured whatever they could catch, and within moments they were fighting on the stands, with pus splattering and limbs flying everywhere.

But damage to the soul is no small matter, how could Li Tianqing let them continue fighting like this?

Fearing they might cause some harm, and seeing that the corrupting power within the demon core had been purified to a near-complete degree, the old man quickly ordered the other elders to lead people up to control the situation.

While preoccupied with rescuing the hostages, this disciplinary elder in charge of the Obsidian Division naturally didn't forget to deal with the culprits.

Although each of the evil demons possesses unique talents and skills, making them extremely difficult to deal with, guarding a mere Golden Core stage evil demon doesn't require so many elders. However, to prevent Nightmare from using any insidious means to ambush and harm people, Li Tianqing carefully considered the matter and then instructed two elders to step forward and use the Soul Sealing Secret Technique to subdue it, gag it, and bind it in place.

Then, while cleaning the impurities from Li Fuyao and Bai Suifeng's souls, he methodically assigned tasks to the elders.

Some went to close the gate, while others went to settle the frightened young monks.

Because there were too many corrupted and mutated cultivators, the number of elders was somewhat limited. After one elder sent a message to the outside world, another group of black-clad deacons were quickly teleported in.

Perhaps they had been instructed in advance, for as soon as these black-clad stewards entered, they went straight to the stands without saying a word and began to clean the filth from the souls of the out-of-control, mutated cultivators.

With many people, there is strength, and the situation was quickly brought under control.

The unfortunate test subjects, who had been treated, gradually regained their senses from their frenzy and were led out of the space in batches by the black-clad butlers, groaning and sobbing.

Because some clear-headed cultivators told others about Li Fuyao's risking his life to assist the elders, the rescued cultivators couldn't help but feel grateful to this little benefactor.

The pleasant sound of merit points being credited to his account made Li Fuyao feel extremely comfortable, and for a moment even her head didn't feel dizzy anymore.

She was waiting in line with Bai Suifeng when she suddenly heard the system notification sound again:

[Ding! Abnormal fluctuations detected in the host's space; the contamination index has increased sharply. A new emergency mission has been issued; please complete it immediately!]

[Mission Name: Emergency Sealing]

[Time remaining for the mission: 15 minutes]

[Task Rewards and Penalties: Completion of the task will reward merit points and a recipe for a top-grade item, Cleansing Powder; failure of the task will result in the destruction of one's soul and the inability to reincarnate]

[Mission Details: Prevent the Lord of Evil from descending upon the world at all costs]

[Note: Only the purest and most virtuous fire can burn away the filth and evil!]

Take less? !

Ten thousand points?!

Li Fuyao's eyes widened slightly, and a sense of vigilance immediately arose in her heart:

The system couldn't possibly be crazy, so how incredibly difficult must this task be?!

And what does spatial fluctuation mean?

The key to the Filthy Demon Core has been crushed, so will that monster behind the door still jump out?!

The situation was urgent, and Li Fuyao dared not delay. She quickly released Bai Suifeng's hand and stepped forward to gently tug at Li Tianqing's sleeve:

"You must be Elder Li, the one who sent me the message?"

Afraid of frightening the little girl, Li Tianqing quickly hid his bloodied, torn hand in his sleeve upon hearing this. Then, he leaned down slightly to look at the hesitant girl in front of him and asked gently with a smile:

"Young hero, what brings you here?"

Li Fuyao swallowed hard, and asked softly as the old man's gaze slowly hardened:

"I... I just want to ask, if this thing behind the door accidentally comes out, can the few of us stop it?"

The elders were all startled upon hearing this and frowned as they looked over.

"what do you mean?"

An impatient elder shouted and rushed over in three steps, raising his hand to grab Li Fuyao.

Li Tianqing raised his hand to stop him, his eyes fixed on Li Fuyao as he asked:

"Fuyao, why do you say that? What do you know?"

The incident was sudden, and Li Fuyao's mind was a bit muddled at the moment, so she couldn't think of an excuse in time. Upon hearing this, she could only scratch her head awkwardly:

How did she know?

Of course, the system told her that!

But she couldn't say this out loud, so how could she possibly come up with a coherent story?

"I told my sister."

Bai Suifeng stepped forward and pulled Li Fuyao behind him. Then, seeing Li Fuyao's bewildered expression, he pursed his lips slightly and explained, his ears turning red:

“I have a special bloodline and can sense some special things. I told my sister what just happened. If you want to ask, come and ask me. Fuyao doesn’t know anything.”