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

Inside the cave, the array formation had not yet been removed.

The Bagua arrangement in the meditation cave, the upside-down stalactites, the yellow bricks and tiles on the rock walls...

Li Ping slowly scanned the scene, still in disbelief in his heart.

He has been brushing up on his knowledge of formations these days.

However, formations involving destiny are extremely rare. Even if there are some scattered records, they are all unfathomable and extremely complicated to set up.

In contrast, this Eclipse Array, with its simple arrangement, can manipulate the fortune of others at will, which is simply unbelievable.

For a moment, he even wondered if Hong Peng was just talking nonsense and trying to bluff people.

Li Ping took out Gongshu Yan's travelogue again, turned to the last volume with a map of the mountains, and compared the two.

"They look so alike, so incredibly alike, they must have been made by the same person."

"Why isn't the suspended rock in the picture connected to the surrounding mountains?"

"One is connected, the other is not; could one of them be wrong?"

Li Ping pondered to himself, feeling that he had grasped the key point, but upon deeper reflection, he found it to be self-contradictory.

"This formation is still too difficult for me. The most important thing right now is to completely destroy all traces in the cave and leave no hidden dangers."

"But we can go to that array formation shop in Qing Shi Ji again and see if they still have any of Gongshu Yan's array formation books."

Li Ping collected his thoughts and looked at the cultivation cave arranged in the Bagua pattern.

With a wave of his hand, a massive wave surged forth, and with a crash, the bricks and tiles of the cave shattered instantly, sending dust flying everywhere.

In a short while, the eight cave dwellings collapsed, leaving only a mess of broken walls and tiles scattered all over the ground.

Seeing that the problem had not been completely eradicated, Li Ping unleashed the new technique, Yuanliu Collapse.

With a slight thought, a spring the size of a bean instantly condensed at his fingertips, and he poured in magical power.

Once the spring swelled to the size of an egg, he suddenly raised his hand and threw it at the ruins.

Bang.

The loud noise echoed in the cave, and the ruins were instantly leveled, leaving not a single brick or tile, only a pile of yellow earth.

Li Ping did the same, destroying the remaining cave dwellings one by one. Before long, all eight cave dwellings had completely disappeared, leaving only flat yellow earth on the ground, without any trace of the houses.

After confirming that everything was correct, he repeated his trick and removed the yellow bricks and tiles from the rock face one by one.

Turning around, he went to the hanging stalactite and raised his hand to create a spring, but then, something unexpected happened.

The cave suddenly began to shake violently, and a gust of wind suddenly swept up from the depths of the cave.

Suddenly, the stalactite emitted a burst of red light, and a strange black aura surged out from the stone. After the red light dissipated, the stalactite transformed into a giant, pitch-black python.

The spring that Li Ping had created was swallowed whole.

The spring not only failed to harm it in the slightest, but it also seemed to be a great tonic, making the giant python's body even thicker and more solid, and its aura even stronger.

Li Ping stared blankly at the scene, his mind reeling with disbelief.

"Isn't it said that formations need to be linked together to be effective?"

"Why is this giant python even more terrifying than the last one?"

Without thinking twice, he turned and ran out of the cave.

But as soon as he turned his head, the giant python was already blocking his way, staring at him coldly.

Li Ping bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to calm down.

He tried to observe the situation, but the giant python gave him no chance, swinging its body and lunging straight at him.

Upon seeing the enormous red letter, Li Ping's heart tightened, and he immediately took out the second-tier talisman.

A small golden arrow shot out from the talisman, moving with incredible speed, and struck the giant python's gaping maw squarely.

However, a strange thing happened: the giant python was not only unharmed, but its body grew even larger.

"What kind of monster is this?"

Li Ping was utterly despondent, feeling as if he had reached a dead end.

Driven by his will to survive, Li Ping lost his mind and kept casting spells to attack, only to be met with an ever-growing giant python.

Finally, with a muffled thud, the giant python flashed, and Li Ping's figure completely disappeared into the cave.

Such a commotion had already alerted Hong Xing.

She arrived at the cave entrance, glanced inside, and saw only ruins.

Hong Xing frowned slightly, walked into the cave, and looked around.

"Where is the master?"

Although she had some doubts, she didn't think about it too deeply, assuming that Li Ping had finished his business and left.

……

……

Crescent Island, inside the bridal chamber.

Mu Ping sat upright on the edge of the bed, while the maid below recounted the process of annihilating the Hong family.

She listened quietly, a smile occasionally appearing on her round face, her eyes concealing a few subtle thoughts.

After the maid finished her announcement, she waved everyone away and went to the window alone.

She removed the jade bracelet from her wrist, touched it gently, and saw it emit a green light. Mu Ping hurriedly said, "Miss, the Hong family has been wiped out by us."

"Ping'er, you're being silly again, aren't you?"

"Miss, you've misunderstood me this time," Mu Ping said with a smile. "The matter concerning the Hong family is closely related to the young master."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Mu Ping's face lit up with joy, and she immediately repeated what she had just heard.

After saying that, she clapped her hands excitedly and said joyfully, "I knew Miss's taste was good. How could the young master be an ordinary person?"

But after she finished speaking, there was a long silence on the other end of the jade bracelet.

Upon seeing this, Mu Ping's brows furrowed: "Miss?"

"I'm listening."

"We were too cold to our son-in-law before, but he did well this time. Should we give him something?" Mu Ping asked.

"What's wrong? Is my Ping'er feeling sorry for you?"

"Where?" Mu Ping's face flushed red as she waved her hands in protest, "I was just thinking of you."

What do you want to give?

"The son-in-law is all alone in the clan, so why don't you give him your Foundation Establishment jade tablet?" Mu Ping said.

"A Foundation Establishment Jade Token? Aren't you worried it will give him a huge appetite later?"

Mu Ping rubbed her hands together: "I was just unsure, that's why I specifically asked you, Miss."

"Whatever you want."

As soon as he finished speaking, the green light on the jade bracelet disappeared.

"Miss?"

Mu Ping picked up the jade bracelet, and seeing that the connection was completely severed, she pouted and muttered, "Hmph, you push everything onto me."

With a soft sigh, her thoughts returned to the Foundation Establishment Jade Tablet.

"Should we give it to them or not?"

"If we give it to him, won't the son-in-law get arrogant?"

"If we don't give it to him, won't the son-in-law be too pitiful?"

Mu Ping paced back and forth in the room, her little face full of distress.

"Sigh, why did I have to keep a woman by my side? It's making me so conflicted."

……

……

In the dim light, Li Ping slowly awoke.

He propped himself up, exhausted, and looked around.

What came into view was a barren wasteland, and all around was silent.

"Wasn't it swallowed up? How did it end up at the Well of Opportunities?"

Li Ping subconsciously clenched his fist, felt a stinging pain, and felt a sense of relief.

"As long as it's not a hallucination."

"But what exactly is going on?"

"Where's the giant python?"

"Could it be that the dry well saved me?"

A series of questions left Li Ping feeling utterly exhausted.

He simply cast aside all distracting thoughts and entered a meditative state, focusing on breathing exercises.

As soon as he sat down, Li Ping realized something was wrong.

He touched his body and looked inside again, but found no injuries.

"No injuries at all, just a bit tired?"

Li Ping became increasingly confused, wondering what he had gone through this ordeal.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from the air.

"A giant python?"

Li Ping's heart tightened, and he subconsciously got up, wanting to run away.

But when they turned their heads, the barren land was empty, with not a trace of the giant python.

"Is it a hallucination? Or...?"

Li Ping frowned, somewhat hesitant.

The thought had barely formed when the hissing sound of spitting out its tongue came again.

This time, Li Ping didn't run around. He looked in the direction of the sound and his gaze settled on the dry well in the barren land.

He took a step and arrived at the well.

The hissing sound rang out again, this time several times louder and sharper than before.

Based on location, the source should be in the well.

A thought struck Li Ping, and he cautiously peered into the well.

Below, a gaping maw of blood was wide open, its long red tongue emitting a pungent, fishy odor, swaying in the dim well.