Scum Of The Demonic Sect

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Third Merit Bead

Lin Haoming made up his mind and unsealed the first layer of the third merit bead.

Watching the nine small points of light in the center of the merit bead converge towards the third merit bead.

The moment a golden thread appeared on the third merit bead, something new entered Lin Haoming's mind, and a surprised smile appeared on his lips.

A spatial bead! The third merit bead was actually a spatial bead, which filled Lin Haoming with indescribable excitement.

Merit beads are not ordinary treasures, and as a spatial bead, it naturally wouldn't be ordinary either.

The spatial pearl, now unsealed at its first layer, only has a space of about one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) square, roughly the size of a low-grade storage bag. However, unlike a low-grade storage bag, this spatial pearl can overlap with other storage spaces. This means that even a storage bag can be placed inside, without needing to carry it around like before.

Thus, the spatial pearl's actual capacity is terrifying. The only drawback is that if something is placed in a storage bag and then put into the spatial pearl, the storage bag must first be removed from the pearl before the contents can be retrieved. Even so, Lin Haoming feels he has gained a great deal, because with such a treasured storage item, who knows what might happen if he puts spirit stones inside?

When the nine hundred disciples from the three sects entered, the elders didn't check everyone's storage bags individually. Instead, they used a spirit beast called a spirit-seeking beast to probe for spirit stones. Lin Haoming didn't believe that the spirit-seeking beast could find the spirit stones inside the merit pearl.

"You're really something, kid! You actually managed to use the Soul-Soothing Spell directly. This humble monk is increasingly convinced of your abilities; you must be the reincarnation of an ancient sage of virtue. Go back and tell your master, she'll be overjoyed!"

Just as Lin Haoming was still pondering the matter of stealing the spirit stones, Fayuan's voice reached his ears again.

Lin Haoming looked at the little monk and asked, "Are you better?"

"How could I? I've only recovered halfway. That damned old hag, she really went all out! She even wore away the sliver of protective divine light my master specially left for me!" Fayuan said dejectedly.

Thinking about the power of that sword strike earlier, Lin Haoming also felt that it was indeed a bit too far-fetched for a Qi Refining stage cultivator to withstand it. There must have been something else going on.

"Don't let me see her again, or this humble monk will definitely send her to the afterlife!" Fayuan said angrily.

Lin Haoming admired the woman somewhat. She seized every opportunity to strike ruthlessly, even disregarding the lives of her own men, and fled immediately upon realizing she was outmatched. She was not only ruthless but also cunning.

“In that case, why don’t you rest a while longer?” Lin Haoming suggested.

Fayuan shook his bald head and said, “It’s no use. My injuries require at least a month of rest, otherwise I definitely won’t fully recover. But even then, as long as I don’t use my final transformation, I’ll be fine. I can easily handle most opponents. Besides, those damned talismans, I have plenty!”

When Lin Haoming heard Fayuan stop calling him “this humble monk,” he realized that Fayuan was actually quite similar to other young men, only sometimes more impulsive. He even sensed that this little monk was the true disciple of the demonic sect, acting according to his own whims without any distinction between righteous and demonic.

“By the way, can you trust this senior brother beside you?” the little monk asked, as he was currently injured and had some reservations.

“Senior Brother Wang is also Uncle Xie’s man, he’s trustworthy!” Lin Haoming affirmed.

“I see, that’s good!” Fayuan said nothing more after hearing this.

Wang Chen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Lin Haoming’s explanation; he had also feared the other party would turn ruthless.

“What do we do next?” Lin Haoming asked.

“Let’s look around. I came here mainly to collect merit!” Fayuan sighed, clearly feeling somewhat disappointed because of her injury.

Lin Haoming admired her method of collecting merit. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Fayuan, as a nun, shouldn’t you be compassionate?”

“Compassionate? If it weren’t for my master’s damned blood oath forcing him to become a nun, who would willingly enter the monastic order?” Fayuan retorted disdainfully.

Lin Haoming was somewhat surprised. The legendary first female cultivator of Buddhism, Nianxin Shenni, was actually unwilling to become a nun; this was truly unexpected.

Of course, Lin Haoming wouldn't delve into the nun's true intentions, but he understood that Fayuan's attitude was completely different from that of ordinary Buddhist disciples.

In fact, even other Buddhist disciples weren't as compassionate as Lin Haoming had imagined monks to be. The Buddhist sects in this cultivation world were merely leisurely sects, only superficially masquerading as righteous sects.

"Which way do we go next?" Wang Chen asked.

Facing Lin Haoming and Fayuan, he was now willing to be a follower.

Fayuan was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed. Staring at the cracked ground not far away, damaged by two attacks from talismanic treasures, he said, "Who's going to bombard that area?"

Lin Haoming and Wang Chen exchanged glances, then Lin Haoming summoned the Five Elements Sword.

He pointed several times at three of the flying swords, and they quickly coalesced into a giant sword nearly ten feet long.

As Lin Haoming activated his sword, it slashed directly towards the cracked core.

"Boom!" A deafening roar echoed.

The moment Lin Haoming's sword struck, the entire cracked ground collapsed, revealing a hole at least three or four zhang wide. A surge of scorching heat erupted from the hole, and even after activating their protective spiritual energy, the three still felt intense heat.

"It really is magma below!" Wang Chen exclaimed, glancing at the hole created by the blast.

Fa Yuan, however, exclaimed in surprise, "Fire Fusion Crystal! There's actually Fire Fusion Crystal down there!"

Lin Haoming had heard of Fire Fusion Crystal before; it was a valuable fire-attribute magic weapon. The sect's merit exchange book stated that even a small piece could be exchanged for a large amount of sect contribution points.

Of course, only a fool would exchange such a treasure for contribution points; he wouldn't even have enough for himself.

Lin Haoming and Wang Chen looked closely and saw an underground lava lake below. The Fire Crystal hung not far above the lake's surface, seemingly originally a stalagmite-like object that had plunged into the lava. It was unclear whether it had undergone countless years of weathering before transforming into the Fire Crystal.

The item was definitely valuable, but obtaining it wouldn't be easy.

Fa Yuan was the first to jump down from the cave entrance, flying towards the location where the Fire Crystal had formed. However, he only flew halfway before suddenly turning back.

Upon emerging from the cave, he frantically slapped his hands against his chest, yelling, "It's burning me! This underground fire is unexpectedly fierce! If I hadn't been injured, I might have been able to endure it, but now I'm practically roasted alive!"