Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter 59 Stealing Merit

Lin Haoming was puzzled, the little monk quickly provided the answer.

With a single punch from the little monk, the two flew backwards.

The little monk's fist trembled, while Wu Hongfei landed next to Lin Haoming. Lin Haoming clearly saw that the hand holding the talisman sword was cracked at the base of his thumb.

Lin Haoming looked at the little monk in disbelief, not understanding how he could block the talisman with his body? Although Wu Hongfei's talisman didn't seem very powerful.

Looking closely at the prayer beads wrapped around his hand, each bead was now emitting a faint blue light, and within the light, it seemed that each bead had runes engraved on it.

Lin Haoming's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the prayer beads. At that moment, he understood: the prayer beads in the little monk's hand weren't a magical artifact at all, but a magic treasure—a treasure that only cultivators at the Golden Core stage or higher could craft.

Without Golden Core cultivation, one couldn't unleash the power of a magic treasure. But a magic treasure is still a magic treasure. The little monk couldn't control it, but he could use it as a weapon. And even an uncontrollable magic treasure couldn't be cleaved by a mere talisman.

Lin Haoming had long known the little monk had a powerful background, but now he truly appreciated the luxury of such a backer. Even when Lin Laozu was alive, he wouldn't have been given a magic treasure. It was clear that the little monk had a Nascent Soul Grandmaster standing behind him.

Lin Haoming knew the little monk had a powerful background, but Wu Hongfei didn't. Seeing the little monk seemingly unafraid even of his talisman, his expression changed.

His gaze swept over Lin Haoming and Wang Chen. He then pointed at the greatsword that had previously transformed into nine flying swords, and all nine swords thrust towards the little monk simultaneously.

The little monk flung aside his prayer beads; with a series of clangs, the nine flying swords were deflected, and he rushed towards Wu Hongfei at lightning speed.

Just then, Wu Hongfei flashed to Lin Haoming's side and unexpectedly struck him with a palm.

Lin Haoming hadn't expected Wu Hongfei to suddenly attack him. Although the palm strike wasn't very powerful, he was sent flying towards the little monk.

The little monk was also somewhat surprised; his opponent, like Hu Xiangzhen, had even sacrificed one of their own.

Lin Haoming hated Wu Hongfei even more, and blamed himself for being too careless. Even with Hu Xiangzhen's example, he hadn't been vigilant enough.

Seeing that he was about to collide with the little monk, he could only grit his teeth and summon his silver steel shield, simultaneously pushing the *Divine Bone Technique* to its limit. The young monk didn't intend to kill Lin Haoming. He simply flicked his prayer beads, sending Lin Haoming flying and crashing heavily into the rock wall.

Lin Haoming felt as if his bones were about to shatter from the impact. Fortunately, his cultivation technique, the *Divine Bone Technique*, had some effect; otherwise, he would have been severely injured, if not killed.

At this moment, Wu Hongfei seized the opportunity to slap a low-grade, top-quality earth-escape talisman on himself, then vanished in a blur.

"They both ran really fast!" the young monk grumbled, his prayer beads flashing past the spot where Wu Hongfei had disappeared.

Lin Haoming and Wang Chen were shocked that Wu Hongfei, who had been so arrogant, acting as if he were the strongest in the entire spirit stone mine, had not only acted despicably but also run away.

With Wu Hongfei gone, Wang Chen didn't dare stay any longer. He also slapped an earth-escape talisman on himself and disappeared as well.

Lin Haoming wanted to leave, but his blood and qi were churning violently, and his spiritual energy was surging wildly within him. He wouldn't recover for a while.

Lin Haoming knew that in his current state, the time it would take to activate the Earth Escape Talisman would be more than enough for the little monk to kill him. This made Lin Haoming extremely unwilling, and he secretly vowed that if he encountered Wu Hongfei again, he would definitely take his head. However, what was more crucial now was whether the little monk would give him a chance to live.

The little monk glanced at Lin Haoming, and seeing that he had no intention of fleeing, he suddenly stopped his cultivation technique, his body began to shrink, and after a short while, he returned to his original form.

Once he returned to his original form, his original monk's robe was reduced to mere tattered strips, so he didn't bother with formalities and changed right in front of Lin Haoming.

After finishing these tasks, the young monk smiled and looked at Lin Haoming, saying, "Esteemed benefactor, you have just committed many acts of murder. This humble monk intends to perform a ritual to help them pass on to the afterlife. You don't mind, do you?"

Seeing that the young monk didn't intend to attack him immediately, Lin Haoming breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what the young monk's purpose was, he could only smile and agree, "Of course, I have no objection!"

"In that case, this humble monk will proceed!"

The young monk chuckled and sat down cross-legged, ignoring Lin Haoming's reaction, and began chanting.

As he chanted, a soft white aura emanated from his body. At the same time, those who had been killed earlier also began to radiate clusters of white light.

Lin Haoming had seen this scene before, but he had never seen so many people being helped to pass on to the afterlife at once.

Lin Haoming absolutely refused to believe that this young monk was genuinely helping these people pass on; it seemed he was using them for cultivation.

Just like last time, these white orbs of light rose up and soon transformed into starlight, converging towards the little monk.

However, at that moment, as the starlight passed Lin Haoming, for some reason, it didn't continue towards the little monk but instead flew directly towards Lin Haoming.

As these points of light landed on Lin Haoming, he suddenly discovered that his Merit Bead had reacted. He had unexpectedly gained some merit, and quite a considerable amount, almost forming a complete small merit.

Faced with this, Lin Haoming immediately took a few steps forward, towards the more points of light. Sure enough, those points of light also flew towards Lin Haoming, and soon, they directly formed two complete small merits.

At this moment, the points of light had disappeared. The young monk Fayuan stood up, staring blankly at Lin Haoming with disbelief in his eyes. He asked, "You...you can actually absorb merit? Are you the reincarnation of an ancient sage?"

"I don't know, I only know that those white points of light made me feel very comfortable!" Lin Haoming replied.

Hearing this, the young monk couldn't help but scrutinize Lin Haoming more closely.

He hadn't killed him earlier because of Xie Ruolan, but unexpectedly, he had discovered someone in the demonic sect who might be the reincarnation of an ancient sage. What a coincidence! His master had found such a person; if he took him back, his master would surely be very happy.

Thinking of this, he put on a smile and said, "Benefactor, this humble monk sees that you are extraordinary. After we leave this time, why don't you come back to the Vajra Temple with me? If my master takes a liking to you, he might accept you as his disciple!"