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

"This..." Mu Yan looked troubled and said hesitantly, "It's not that I don't want to call you that, it's just that your cultivation level is too low right now. You know, Sister Yuebai is at the Foundation Establishment stage. Calling you 'son-in-law' makes me feel uneasy..."

"Fine, if you don't want to call me, then don't."

Mu Yan quickly added, "Apart from this, everything else is negotiable."

"I do need your help with something," Li Ping said. "I can't leave these next few days. Could you go to the market and find me a piece of frost-patterned paulownia wood?"

Mu Yan nodded: "No problem, leave it to me."

As their relationship grew closer, Mu Yan started talking non-stop, pulling Li Ping aside to say a lot.

However, these were all his glorious deeds, such as slaying a cultivator who had undergone tribulation and taking on the Zheng family's genius alone.

Li Ping responded to each question, maximizing the emotional impact.

Mu Yan felt as if he had met a kindred spirit and couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined that Brother Li was such a wonderful person. It's a pity I didn't meet him sooner."

Li Ping smiled, then changed the subject: "From what you just said, why are the Huang and Zheng families so hostile towards the Mu family?"

"This is a long story," Mu Yan said slowly. "There are many forces on the eight islands in the outer sea, but in the end, they are still the three Foundation Establishment forces of us. The three forces are evenly matched, and none of them can do anything to the others. Over time, this has led to a tripartite balance of power."

"However, each family inevitably experiences rise and fall, so the relationship between the three families is delicate. Once one side becomes strong, the other two will immediately band together to fight against it until the strength of the three families returns to balance."

"This scene has happened countless times over the past hundred years."

"Now that Sister Yuebai has successfully established her foundation, my Mu family has gained another foundation-establishing member. Naturally, the Huang and Zheng families can't sit still and have started to band together, eager to fight."

"I see."

……

……

White Leaf Island, Huang Family Council Hall.

"I've tested Li Ping, and he's indeed just a useless person with mixed spiritual roots. There's nothing to worry about," Huang Duchuan said.

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man's brows first relaxed, then his face tightened again, and he said sternly, "The opportunities in the cultivation world are endless, and the Great Dao is unpredictable. Who knows if today's good-for-nothing might one day become a dragon among men?"

"This child needs to be kept in close watch; we must be careful."

"I know," Huang Duchuan replied absentmindedly, his thoughts already far away.

His mind was filled with Mu Yuebai's face, and as he thought about it, a sense of sadness arose within him.

Such a beautiful woman, what a pity.

Seeing Huang Duchuan lost in thought, the white-haired old man secretly shook his head.

Meanwhile, the Mu family had already returned to Crescent Island.

After disembarking, Mu Chongming, without saying a word, pulled Li Ping to find the clan's pharmacist.

The pharmacist immediately saw through Li Ping's previous trick and told the two that it was just that their meridians had been worn down by gravity.

Reassured, Mu Chongming bought two portions of Cold Spring Jade Marrow for Li Ping and instructed him to return to the courtyard to rest for a while before heading to Green Vine Island.

Perhaps feeling that the compensation was insufficient, he gave Li Ping another two hundred spirit stones as provisions.

With this back and forth, Li Ping's spirit stones returned to three hundred.

"What kind of father-in-law have I run into?"

Inside the room, Li Ping stared at the Cold Spring Jade Marrow and Spirit Stones before him, remaining silent for a long time.

Men in the world often consider marrying into another's family shameful, but if the father-in-law is like Mu Chongming, I'm afraid everyone would be vying to marry into that family.

Unfortunately, there is only one Mu Chongming.

For a moment, Li Ping felt incredibly lucky.

"Since my father-in-law treats me sincerely, I will repay him with sincerity in return."

Regaining his composure, he began to consider changing his cultivation method.

Dispersing energy, nurturing, reshaping, and stabilizing: these are the four basic steps of changing one's practice method.

Li Ping only had some superficial knowledge of this matter, and knew nothing about how to do it or where the key was.

In the past, one would have had to spend some spirit stones to consult someone.

But in the Mu family, there are ready-made ones.

Li Ping smiled and pulled a book out of his storage bag.

This is "One Hundred Knowledges of Cultivation," which records many common knowledge about cultivation and the experiences of predecessors.

For example, how to break through bottlenecks, how to stabilize one's mind, and even how to deal with tribulations encountered outside the cultivation world.

This book is three fingers thick, which is enough to demonstrate the Mu family's wealth and influence.

Opening the book, Li Ping found the section on changing the cultivation method. After a quick glance, he couldn't help but smile.

This is written in great detail.

Not only are the specific steps of each operation clearly written out, but several senior members of the Mu family also share their experiences, and even summarize which pills and spiritual objects should be used for each step.

"With this as a reference, changing your practice method should not be difficult."

Li Ping clapped his hands and laughed, then began to study it carefully.

The first step in changing your practice is to disperse your energy.

It requires a reverse technique to completely sever the original meridians that facilitate the practice, thereby eliminating the original foundation.

The process is extremely painful and requires great willpower to get through it.

Whether the energy dissipation is complete and whether there are any residues is the key to this step.

If impurities and blockages exist, they will inevitably affect the subsequent remodeling of the meridians.

Furthermore, the process of dispersing one's cultivation and tearing one's meridians must be done gradually. If one is not careful, one's cultivation may plummet and one's original essence may be damaged.

Li Ping was completely absorbed in the book, reading with rapt attention.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and he could recite the contents of the book on the transformation techniques fluently.

Just then, Mu Yan also brought over the Frost-Patterned Paulownia.

After paying with the spirit stones, Li Ping chatted with his new friend, taking the opportunity to ask him some key points about changing his cultivation method.

After seeing Mu Yan off, Li Ping immediately prepared to summon the Well of Opportunities.

He silently recited the command, then everything went black before his eyes. When he opened them again, he was still in the same spot.

"This..." Li Ping panicked. "Don't do this!"

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and summoned again.

Three breaths passed, and the surroundings remained unchanged; the dry well was still nowhere to be seen.

Just then, a gust of cold wind blew into the room, chilling to the bone, as if telling him a fact: you're dead.

"That's not right." Li Ping rubbed his face.

"The app couldn't just disappear for no reason. I was clearly still there when I left the treasure vault this morning..."

"Oh, right, the treasure vault."

Li Ping slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering the strange behavior from before.

At that time, there was a strange movement at the wellhead, and a flash of golden light appeared. He thought that gold was about to be found.

But now it seems there's something wrong with the dry well.

Having found the root cause, Li Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

He racked his brains trying to solve the problem, but upon closer examination, he realized that there was nothing he could do.

For now, the only option is to wait for the dry well to recover on its own.

After thinking it through, Li Ping stopped panicking and instead picked up a book to read.

Three days later, he tried again.

He silently recited the mantra, then everything went black. When he opened his eyes again, the familiar wasteland finally appeared.

Li Ping exhaled a deep breath and suddenly felt that the scenery in front of him was incredibly beautiful.

Upon arriving at the dry well, one can see that there are some gaps around the edge of the well opening.

The dry well is even more dilapidated than before.

As the events of that day flashed through his mind, Li Ping suddenly had a clue.

"The golden light it emitted that day lured me here, simply to tell me that it needed something from the fourth level of the treasure vault."

"But the cost of this self-inflicted damage is far too great."

"If it can make the ancient well like this, it must be of great benefit to it. I must get my hands on it."

Li Ping made a silent vow.

He regained his composure and began to channel his willpower.

[Current Vow Power is 1, which can increase the probability of a specific opportunity by 10%]

"So many?"

Li Ping was somewhat surprised and began to make plans in his mind.

With just a little bit of willpower, the probability increases by 10%, so wouldn't that mean you're guaranteed to win every time?

Compared to some games from my previous life, this dry well is much more conscientious.

After a moment of reflection, Li Ping silently resolved to choose a water-based cultivation technique as his primary focus.

Then, they threw frost-patterned copper and Buddha bone flowers into the well.

A beam of white light shot into the sky from the wellhead, and a white ball of light floated down in front of Li Ping.

With a gentle touch, the ball of light dissipated, leaving behind a jade scroll.

The jade book is square and thin, and is called the "Hanshui Jing".