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

The leader snorted coldly, his expression unfriendly.

"With such little courage, what are you doing, trying to become a cultivator through tribulation?"

"Get them all to the top!"

"I don't believe he can hold off all six of us by himself."

As soon as he finished speaking, a giant wave had already formed.

Upon seeing this, the several cultivators hesitated and dared not step forward.

The leader cursed inwardly, knowing that his men were terrified.

He turned around and looked back, his eyes cold, the threat unmistakable.

Compared to the giant waves, his men were more afraid of him, so even though they were afraid, they dared not retreat casually.

The leading cultivator nodded, then without further hesitation, he took the lead and charged towards Li Ping with his long sword.

Several cultivators followed closely behind.

At this moment, the giant wave had just formed, and Li Ping moved with his mind, carefully dealing with it.

In the blink of an eye, the group had arrived, looking as if they were about to brave the waves together.

But the next moment, something happened that left Li Ping dumbfounded.

The leader had just approached the giant wave when he suddenly shifted his body and slipped away between the two waves.

He was incredibly fast, disappearing without a trace in an instant.

His men behind him, as if they had expected this, each used their own methods and ran away in a flash.

Li Ping became alert, wary of them launching a surprise attack.

After waiting for a while and seeing that no one came, they withdrew the two giant waves.

"A mob."

Li Ping shook his head and dived into the water.

The person he just threw into the sea was barely breathing and couldn't have gone far.

He followed the direction and searched carefully, and soon found a body stuck in the seabed.

Swimming closer, he lifted the corpse, but suddenly the corpse transformed into a talisman.

Li Ping's expression changed. He picked up the talisman and saw three large characters written on it: Transformation Talisman.

"Grass!"

"These cultivators have truly a multitude of methods."

Li Ping punched out, shattering the talisman into pieces.

Still not satisfied, he vented his anger by squeezing several fish to death before leaving.

But as soon as he surfaced, his expression suddenly changed.

All that could be seen around was no longer the deep sea, but a submerged reef, and the once visible Xikou Market had vanished completely.

Li Ping frowned, then caught a glimpse of a red flag out of the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized what it meant.

"No wonder I suddenly encountered a cultivator who had been robbed; it turns out it was the illusion array at work."

"Fortunately, this group of people is not strong enough, otherwise they would most likely have been defeated here today."

He was still shaken and became wary again.

After looking around and seeing that there was no danger, he called for Tie Fuhai.

They flipped over and sat on Tie Fuhai's back, and the two headed towards Xikou Market again.

The waves rolled up, drawing a white line across the sea.

Li Ping was puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Fu Hai, how come you didn't even know you'd entered the formation?"

"Enter the formation? What formation?"

……

……

Seven days passed, and the reef where Li Ping was besieged and killed remained calm, with no trace of the attack.

Suddenly, waves appeared on the calm sea, and a cultivator emerged from the water.

The man was very cautious, only peeking out to observe.

After waiting for half a day, I finally swam to a rock and sat down.

"A bunch of selfish bastards who don't even know to come and save us."

"Luckily, I had a backup plan."

Exhaling a breath of stale air, the male cultivator looked at his empty arms and felt sorrowful again.

"This is terrible."

"Ugh!"

With a sigh, the man was about to leave when he saw a man and a beast rushing towards him.

A terrifying giant wave crashed in, and he was horrified.

"Seven days have passed, and you're still here?"

The male cultivator trembled all over and hurriedly got up and ran away.

However, he was already severely injured, and with his magical power sluggish, he couldn't run at all.

Bang!

A giant wave crashed down, and the male cultivator fell into the sea, his blood staining a large area.

Li Ping approached the corpse, carefully examined it, and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

More than one hundred spirit stones, three first-tier talismans, and two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills.

"It wasn't for nothing that I waited for you for so many days."

Li Ping carefully put it away, then turned over and sat on the back of the iron-faced mantle.

"You did a good job this time, here are the two bottles of pills for you."

Upon hearing this, Tie Fuhai shook his head: "This pill has no taste; it's not very palatable."

"Hey, you've made your choice."

"..."

This time, there were no surprises. The two chatted and laughed all the way and stopped near Xikou Market.

"How long are you planning to stay this time?" Tie Fuhai asked.

"One year."

"Can we pray for blessings now?"

"It would be best to make all the fish in this area your eyes and ears."

After saying this, Li Ping added, "However, don't just pray for blessings; you should also have your spies search for those people."

"If anything happens, contact me immediately."

Tie Fuhai took the communication talisman from Li Ping, looking puzzled: "Those people were injured this time, will they really come out again?"

"Don't worry, cultivators who have undergone tribulation are never idle."

Li Ping smiled faintly and then headed towards the island's market.

Due to the fact that the cultivators were engaged in calamity, the flow of people in Xikou Market was relatively small. In addition, it was located on the edge of the outer sea, and most of the cultivators coming and going were travelers.

Therefore, the busiest and most lively place on the island is the ferry terminal.

At that moment, a ferry docked, and the cultivators on board filed out and flocked to the shops by the dock, buying pills, food, and many other things in large and small bags.

Upon closer inspection, Li Ping discovered that the ship was actually heading towards Qingfeng City.

He found a crew member on the ship and asked, "How long will it take to get to Qingfeng City?"

"A round trip takes a month."

Only when cultivators reach the late stage of Qi Refining can they abstain from grains.

Since most of the people on board are cultivators in the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining, it's natural to make extra preparations.

Li Ping understood, and after inquiring about the transportation arrangements, he left.

Compared to the other two neighborhoods of the Mu family, the defenses of Xikou neighborhood are much stronger.

Not only are patrols frequent, but everyone in the team takes them very seriously.

Li Ping was questioned three times along the way.

He intended to conceal his identity and find out the situation first, but he ran into an acquaintance as soon as he turned around.

A group of cultivators approached, led by Mu Ming.

"Brother Li?"

Li Ping smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and said, "I didn't expect Brother Mu Ming to be in Xikou Market as well."

"I accepted a garrison duty and came to earn some contribution points." Mu Ming's eyes lit up as he looked at Li Ping: "Brother Li, is that you too?"

"There's nothing I can do, I'm in debt." Li Ping gave an embarrassed smile.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mu Ming instructed the team to continue their patrol while he took Li Ping to complete the formalities.

"Brother Li, were you delayed on the road for several days?" Mu Ming asked.

"To be honest, this is my first time here, so I'm not very familiar with the area and took a detour a bit," Li Ping said.

Mu Ming nodded, then suddenly whispered a reminder: "Brother Li, when you meet Mu Fangxu later, be careful in your dealings with him, and don't act rashly."

"What's wrong?" Li Ping asked, puzzled. "Arriving a few days late, and it's this serious?"

"It wasn't a big deal, but Mu Fangxu is the kind of person who can't tolerate any nonsense," Mu Ming said.

Li Ping bowed respectfully: "I've reminded you many times."

"The two of us, are we talking about this?"

"..."

The two chatted idly along the way and unknowingly arrived at a small courtyard.

After Li Ping explained his purpose, he was led inside alone.

The steward led him to a room and said, "Senior Brother Fang Xu is very busy, so please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Li."