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

The sea breeze was blowing, and the four of them sat quietly on the rocks.

The events that had just transpired completely put Mu Ming and the other two at ease.

The three of them stopped being anxious and instead, like Li Ping, quietly practiced breathing exercises to prepare for their next move.

However, as soon as they calmed down, the three of them couldn't help but think of the same problem.

How was Li Ping able to know what was happening from so far away?

And they even found the location of the blue-robed cultivator so accurately?

The three of them thought for a long time, but still had no clue.

Although they were curious, the three of them knew their limits and did not ask Li Ping any questions.

Time passed slowly, and an hour went by in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, Li Ping received another telepathic message from Tie Fuhai.

He called the three of them, and they went together.

Upon arrival, they found the same blue-robed cultivator who remained completely unresponsive.

Li Ping shook his head and raised his hand, unleashing a giant wave.

After the attack, the blue-robed cultivator disappeared, and a tattered puppet-transforming talisman appeared in his place.

"These guys are still up to no good."

Li Ping sighed softly, looked at Mu Ming and the other two, and said meaningfully, "However, this also shows that the newcomers are not very strong."

"That makes sense." Mu Ming nodded, then reminded him, "But we still need to be careful and be wary of unexpected setbacks."

"I understand."

The four returned to the reef and sat down quietly once more.

Li Ping took out a communication talisman and wrote, word by word, "The two people who came before were both transformed from talismans. You misjudged them."

"this……"

Tie Fuhai's voice was intermittent, and he seemed somewhat surprised.

After a long silence, it suddenly said with a hint of grievance, "I can't help it. Those fish are just ordinary creatures; they can't be distinguished at all."

"Have you not offered any proper blessings to any demonic beasts these past few days?" Li Ping pressed.

"My current abilities are insufficient to bless demonic beasts," Tie Fuhai said.

Why?

"I don't know, it just can't be done."

Upon hearing this, Li Ping fell silent.

He knew nothing about the cultivation of demonic beasts and had no way of offering any advice.

Iron Sea's ability is so extraordinary that it's better to let it figure it out on its own than to make wild guesses.

Furthermore, it has a bloodline inheritance and does not need Li Ping's guidance.

But then again, as the master of Fuhai, it would be somewhat unreasonable to do nothing at all.

With this thought in mind, Li Ping secretly decided that he would seek out a beast-taming cultivator to talk to in the future.

Even if we don't help Tie Fuhai with his cultivation, at least we can communicate and get a general understanding of him.

He calmed his mind, slowly entered a meditative state, and began to breathe deeply.

Before we knew it, the sound of the tide had faded and the sound of the wind had receded into the distance, and the area around the reef was very quiet.

On the contrary, the deserted island a hundred miles away was quite noisy.

"You've already used two Puppet Transformation Talismans. Ma Dao, how long are you going to wait?"

Man Du looked impatient, feeling that he was being overly cautious and had lost the demeanor of a cultivator.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yuan nodded in agreement: "Fellow Daoist Ma, why would someone at the mid-stage of Qi Refining be in such a predicament?"

Ma Dao glanced at the two men and, seeing that they really didn't want to wait any longer, sighed helplessly.

"If it's done, I'll take 10% less, is that acceptable?"

Upon hearing this, the two men's eyes lit up, as if the sun had risen in the west.

This old bastard actually offered to give up his share of the profits?

Something is wrong!

The two exchanged a glance, both noticing something amiss.

"I say, is Li Ping really in the mid-stage of Qi Refining?" Feng Yuan asked.

"What, scared?" Ma Dao said disdainfully.

"Fellow Daoist Ma, you're too kind. We just wanted to be well-prepared to avoid any unforeseen circumstances," Feng Yuan said with a smile.

"I've said everything I needed to say. It's not too late to leave now."

He casually tossed out a sentence, then closed his eyes to rest.

Man Du and Feng Yuan were displeased upon seeing this.

Faced with the unexpected additional half-percent of profit, neither of them left.

However, the two were more cautious about their next transaction.

In short, it's better to sacrifice a fellow Daoist than to sacrifice myself.

……

……

As darkness fell, night descended in the blink of an eye.

Standing on the reef, Li Ping looked up and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

I thought there would be a fierce battle today, but after waiting all afternoon, apart from two more puppet-transforming talismans, no one showed up.

For some reason, those people seemed to think that using puppet-transforming talismans to create noise was a waste.

"Do you think it's possible that our four cultivation levels are too high and we've scared others away?" Mu Junyi sighed softly.

"Who knows?" Mu Ming shook his head and chuckled. "In any case, these people are far too cautious."

"This kind of behavior is nothing like that of a cultivator who has undergone a tribulation."

"Not a traitor? Could it be someone from the Zheng or Huang families?" Mu Chengyuan frowned.

"Impossible. If they were to make a move, the clan would definitely react in the first place," Mu Ming said.

The group chattered amongst themselves. Li Ping glanced at the sky, waited for the transmission talisman, and seeing no further movement from Tie Fuhai's side, had no choice but to give up.

"That's all for today. We'll discuss it when we get back tonight and figure out how to lure these people out."

Mu Ming nodded, and then the group of four left.

When Li Ping reached the vicinity of the sea area where Tie Fuhai was hiding, he made an excuse to leave.

The sea was pitch black, and he remained on edge the entire way.

Soon, they arrived at the location of the Iron-Covered Sea. Li Ping dived into the water and found it in a cave.

It would have been better if I hadn't seen it; what I saw was quite a shock.

Tie Fuhai was floating in the water, his eerie green eyes tinged with white, and he looked somewhat listless.

"Fu Hai, are you alright?" Li Ping asked softly.

Tie Fuhai nodded weakly: "I'm fine, just a little sleepy."

Li Ping sighed inwardly, knowing that it was overworked.

For the entire afternoon, Tie Fuhai was receiving messages from the swimming fish.

Tens of thousands of fish swim by, each responding with a single message; the sheer volume of information is enough to drive anyone crazy.

It's just that Tie Fuhai has a good physique; an ordinary person would have collapsed long ago.

Li Ping couldn't bear it, so he simply forced out a drop of his essence blood to feed it.

Having essence and blood makes one extraordinary.

After taking Tie Fu Hai, he recovered quickly and became energetic again.

"Thank you, Master."

Li Ping waved his hand and laughed, "You are my spirit beast, so naturally I will take good care of you."

Upon hearing this, Tie Fuhai felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

He looked at Li Ping, blinked, and continued, "Don't worry, Master. I'm just a little uncomfortable today. I'll get used to it."

"real?"

"I would never dare to deceive my master."

Tie Fuhai was afraid that Li Ping would refuse his help, so he quickly made a promise.

Li Ping smiled upon hearing this and agreed to continue helping with the surveillance.

As the two were talking, Tie Fuhai's expression suddenly changed, and he said nervously, "Master, someone is coming."

"People?" Li Ping frowned and asked instinctively, "Which direction did they come from? How many? What are their cultivation levels?"

"There are six from the outer sea, three in the late stage of Qi Refining and three in the middle stage of Qi Refining."

Li Ping pondered for a moment, then instantly realized what was happening.

So this group was waiting for him to be alone.

He looked around and asked, "Is there any secluded place nearby?"

Tie Fuhai nodded and pointed eastward: "There is a sunken depression there, with thousands of caves of all sizes, and lush vegetation."