The fairy forced me to marry into her family, so I retorted by throwing myself into the Pool of Fate

Li Ping fell into deep thought, quickly calculating in his mind.

Compared to the first time he drank it, he was indeed quite different.

But among these, only one thing can make Drunken Immortal Brew taste bland and tasteless...

"Mysterious water condenses into dew".

"That's right. My physique has already been refined by it, so how could I be intoxicated by mere spiritual wine? Therefore, as soon as the wine enters my mouth, it is refined and absorbed, so naturally, it only tastes like wine right after it enters my mouth."

Thinking of this, he drank three more cups in a row, and sure enough, each one was the same.

Moreover, after the wine was absorbed, the spiritual energy in the Dan Lake gradually increased, just like refining a pill.

"The speed at which this spiritual energy is accumulated is faster than that of meditation and ascetic cultivation."

Li Ping was about to drink again when Hong Xing stopped him.

"The wine may be good, but this is no way you're going to drink it. If you get really drunk, I won't be there to help you."

Li Ping smiled slightly and asked in return, "Am I drunk?"

Hong Xing glanced at him and was surprised to see that his expression was normal.

Just as I was about to speak, my heart suddenly tightened.

This person is drinking so heavily, could it be that he intends to use this as an excuse to force himself on me?

Hong Xing shivered and quickly moved the wine pot aside: "Whether you're drunk or not, you can't drink today."

Li Ping was unaware of her thoughts and didn't care, continuing to enjoy the spiritual food on his own.

After the meal, I was about 70% full.

Then, I lay on the wooden chair, gazing at the azure sky, enjoying this rare moment of tranquility.

But suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, and he sat up abruptly:

"Xing'er, summon all the cultivators on the island tomorrow."

Hong Xing was taken aback by his words: "What are you going to do?"

"Why ask so many questions? You'll find out when the time comes," Li Ping said with a mysterious smile.

The next morning, the four cultivators from the Hong family gathered in the courtyard.

The four of them were unaware of why Li Ping had suddenly summoned them, and they huddled together and whispered among themselves as soon as they entered the room.

Suddenly, a dry cough was heard, and Li Ping slowly walked out of the main room.

Seeing that all four had arrived, he nodded and said solemnly, "I have been on this island for over a month and have observed that the construction is progressing steadily and rapidly. This credit should go to all of you."

"Therefore, we have specially requested the clan's approval to hold a banquet for everyone as a reward."

After saying this, Li Ping looked at everyone and, seeing their lukewarm reaction, added:

"All the ingredients for this banquet come from Jieyoufang; there is plenty of spiritual food and wine."

The four men's expressions changed slightly as they looked at each other with suspicion.

A dark-skinned male cultivator asked, "Is Fellow Daoist Li's statement true?"

"I come from the Mu family."

With just one sentence, the four were completely convinced and nodded repeatedly.

"What is spirit wine?" the dark-skinned male cultivator asked again.

"It is naturally the wine of the immortals." Li Ping smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, the dark-skinned male cultivator laughed loudly: "Fellow Daoist Li, you must prepare enough Drunken Immortal Wine. It wouldn't be good if there wasn't enough to drink later."

Before Li Ping could speak, a cultivator interjected, "Such arrogance, Hong Hei Pi. Can you even drink that much Drunken Immortal Wine? You'd probably be knocked out after just one cup."

"Don't believe me? How about a contest?" Hong Heipi said disdainfully, pointing at the two men in the courtyard. "If you think you can't outdrink me, you two brothers, Ji Bo, can come at me together."

This Ji Bo is not the same as that Ji Bo, but refers to Hong Ji Hong Bo, the two men who guarded the Lingquan Cave at night.

"Sure, but just drinking contests are too boring. How about we add some stakes?" Hong Ji suggested.

"What kind of prize do you want?"

Uncle Hong chuckled: "I heard you recently took a beautiful concubine. How about this one? If you lose, you can lend her to us brothers to play with?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Heipi flew into a rage and immediately slammed his fist on the table, ready to strike.

Li Ping quickly pulled them back, warning, "If you continue like this, the banquet will be canceled."

Upon hearing this, the four immediately fell silent.

Seeing that Li Ping's expression was not good, the four of them repeatedly assured each other that they would enjoy the meal and not cause any trouble.

Only then did Li Pingfang nod in satisfaction and dismiss the cultivators.

Hong Xing also left with the four.

She went straight to Hong Peng's house, and upon seeing him, immediately exclaimed, "Father, something terrible has happened!"

Hong Peng's eyelids twitched violently, and he quickly pulled her aside to ask her more questions.

After understanding the whole story, Hong Peng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it?"

"Isn't this enough?" Hong Xing asked, puzzled.

"As long as he doesn't go to the Spirit Spring, let him do whatever he wants." Hong Peng waved his hand and reminded him, "Remember, it's better to avoid trouble. You need to understand our real priorities."

"Understood, Father."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than footsteps sounded outside the door.

Hong Peng's expression hardened, and he gestured for Hong Xing to be quiet before pushing open the door and leaving.

"Fellow Daoist Li?"

Li Ping chuckled, indicating that something was amiss.

Hong Peng had no choice but to invite him inside.

Upon entering the house, Li Ping saw Hong Xing and couldn't help but smile, "Xing'er is here too."

Hong Xing looked embarrassed and explained, "I came to ask my father for advice on cultivation."

Why didn't you ask me?

Hong Xing was taken aback upon hearing this, but then chuckled inwardly.

Your cultivation level is lower than mine, how can you let me ask you for guidance?

She didn't speak, only gave a dry laugh, and silently poured tea for the two men.

"Does Fellow Daoist Li have important business to attend to this time?" Hong Peng asked.

Li Ping looked puzzled and pointed at Hong Xing: "Didn't Xing'er tell you?"

Hong Peng chuckled and shook his head to brush it off.

"Well, seeing that the construction on the island is progressing well, I thought I'd hold a banquet to reward them."

"This is great news! I wholeheartedly support it."

After Hong Peng finished speaking, he saw that Li Ping looked worried and asked, "Is there some difficulty? Fellow Daoist Li, don't worry, just tell me and I will definitely help you."

Li Ping gave a bitter smile, then suddenly looked grief-stricken.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, do you know my identity in the Mu family?" he asked.

Hong Peng hesitated for a moment before saying, "Of course I know."

"Then you should understand my situation." Li Ping slowly spoke, "The Mu family is a great clan that has reached the Foundation Establishment stage. When I first entered the family, I thought my luck had turned around, but after entering, I found that it was just a facade of glory. In reality, my wife didn't love me, my father-in-law didn't care about me, and I was suppressed at every turn."

"His status as a son-in-law drew scorn from everyone, to the point that his cultivation provisions were even withheld."

As he spoke, his eyes reddened and his expression became bleak.

"To be honest, to this day, I have never received a single spirit stone from the clan."

It is often difficult to feel the sadness of others.

Upon hearing this, Hong Peng's expression remained unchanged, though he seemed somewhat bewildered.

"so?"

"Therefore, I hope Fellow Daoist Hong will provide some support in terms of spirit stones for this banquet." Li Ping said earnestly.

"What?"

Hong Peng was incredulous and cursed inwardly.

This kid is so generous with other people's money.

For a moment, when he saw Li Ping's innocent face, he even wanted to punch him to pieces.

"If you don't have any spirit stones, why are you holding a banquet?" Hong Peng said with dissatisfaction.

"I wanted to reward them for their hard work in building it."

Li Ping glanced at Hong Peng: "Besides, the people eating at the banquet are also cultivators from your Hong family. As an elder, shouldn't you do something?"

"You've said everything you could think of, good or bad." Hong Peng snorted coldly, finally admitting, "How much do you want?"

"Not much, five hundred spirit stones will suffice."

"Five hundred?" Hong Peng almost jumped up. "To eat dragon meat?"