It Turns Out You're a Couple

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Qin Yi carrying Meng Qingying away wasn't for taking advantage of her.

Flying is not allowed here, Qin Yi didn't know if Meng Qingying had any other Law Treasure that facilitated flight; even if she did, they might not have the appropriate speed. His Bone Forging Flight technique was extremely violent and could escape instantly.

Meng Qingying seemed to understand Qin Yi's meaning, and smiled without struggling, letting Qin Yi carry her away.

But Qin Yi's actions were ultimately too late.

This is, after all, Tai Huang Jun's home turf. If you think you can just leave whenever you want once you're on his territory, then all of Tai Huang Jun's efforts in cultivating Huiyang have been in vain.

"Since you're here, stay." Tai Huang Jun's voice came calmly, and the entire space suddenly distorted.

The entire mountain peak seemed to have turned into a Pill Furnace, with Eight Trigrams Fire on all sides and thick smoke filling the space, leaving no way out.

This is where the profound mystery of Huiyang Daoist cultivation comes in, rather than just an attack template based on the five elements' energy.

Qin Yi slammed on the brakes, released Meng Qingying, looked around for a moment, and sighed, "So you are Tai Huang Jun. As the master of a peak and a cultivator of the Radiant Sun, you must be a high-ranking member of the Thousand Mountains Alliance. Why would you work as Alchemist in a city shop?"

Tai Huang Jun's voice was somewhat amused. "You people from the north always ask these absurd questions. Why can't the higher-ups of the Thousand Mountains Alliance work as Alchemist in a shop? Now that you're here, put away your usual way of thinking, otherwise we'll only end up disliking each other."

"Alright," Qin Yi said, "So, you mean you'd like to talk to me a bit more?"

"Why not?" Tai Huang Jun said leisurely, "Since you can't get out anyway, I can talk to you as many times as I want."

While Qin Yi spoke, he was actually assessing the situation. This "Pill Furnace" must be an array, but his knowledge of arrays was completely inadequate to discern its arrangement, let alone identify the array's core.

Liusu is right. The biggest influence here is the formation. Conventional formation knowledge is completely chaotic here. It's not a matter of choosing which door to take, but that the entire structure is incomprehensible, and no one knows where the doors are.

Liusu remained silent. Perhaps she completely disregarded Tai Huang Jun and was instead using this opportunity to train Qin Yi.

While observing and pondering, Qin Yi continued, "What you want is nothing more than items of equal value that I possess to purchase medicinal herbs... I'm speechless at this absurd logic. My list of medicinal herbs doesn't mean I have to buy everything at once. Can't I just buy what I can? You come to rob me based on this baseless judgment, and you did it without even seeing through my cultivation... This probably isn't a difference in our thought processes, it's a matter of intelligence, isn't it?"

Tai Huang Jun chuckled, "If you want to do it, then do it. Kill an outsider in your familiar territory. If you get killed in return, then consider it bad luck. In fact, if it weren't for this girl from the Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect causing trouble, you would already be dead. As for whether you have any treasures or not, if you do, you do; if you don't, you don't. What's the big deal?"

Qin Yi was truly speechless. That's why people say they treat Witch like family. He could understand the Witch's logic, but he simply couldn't understand the thoughts of these lunatics.

"So what exactly is it that you're so eager to tell me now?"

Tai Huang Jun was genuinely interested. "There are two things I want to know. First, what are you doing here on my mountain?"

Qin Yi said calmly, "I originally intended to purchase the Heavenly Heart Lotus, but now it seems there's no need to ask."

"I don't have any Heavenly Heart Lotus left," Tai Huang Jun said with a smile. "I saw your list and told you then that I didn't have what you wanted, but I can tell you where to find them."

Qin Yi asked in surprise, "That's good?"

"Because even if I told you, you still can't get out, hahaha..." Tai Huang Jun was obviously extremely happy, his laughter echoing through the heavens and earth.

Qin Yi doubted that the sound could be heard from a hundred miles away, but he didn't mind. Instead, he said, "Then say it. What are you laughing at?"

"I see now. You made a whole list, but you're only here for the Heavenly Heart Lotus," Tai Huang Jun laughed. "I might as well tell you, the Heavenly Heart Lotus is in the Profound Yin Sect. How about it, are you eager to go out and get it right away? Well, I won't let you go, hahaha..."

It's the Profound Yin Sect again... Qin Yi frowned.

While Qin Yi was rambling, he was actually slowly figuring out the intricacies of the formation.

This formation wasn't actually set up on this Peek Heaven Peak; to be precise, Peek Heaven Peak was only part of the formation. In reality, it was formed by connecting many surrounding peaks to create a large formation. This formation wasn't just for trapping people; it also contained extremely powerful flames. Once activated, it could burn the two mere Cloud-Soaring cultivators to ashes almost instantly.

Once the formation is deciphered, the only remaining issue is finding a way to break it.

In theory, as long as one rushes out in the right direction, one can return directly to heaven and earth. But if one goes in the wrong direction, one will immediately perish in the sea of fire. However, Qin Yi knew that his level was limited to this point, and it was unlikely that he could find a way to Gate of Life by seeing through this chaotic formation.

Turning to look at Meng Qingying saw that she was listening to him and Tai Huang Jun chatting with a smile, neither speaking nor showing any worry, but rather seeming to find it very amusing.

Sister, do you even realize that people are going to die right now?

He said slowly, "You said you had two questions for me. What's the second one?"

"Oh, right, there's a second thing." Tai Huang Jun's laughter stopped. "Um, what's with the Chaos Power on your body?"

Qin Yi said, "You've already told me the location of the Heavenly Heart Lotus. I have no need of you, so why should I answer any other questions?"

"You have no need of me?" Tai Huang Jun laughed again. "You don't need me to let you out?"

Qin Yi sighed, "So, you trapped me to interrogate me instead of killing me, mainly to extract this secret from me?"

"So what if it is?"

"It doesn't matter. Even if I tell you the secret, you might not release him, so why should I tell you?"

Tai Huang Jun laughed and said, "Don't you even think about the girl from the Myriad Phenomena Asura Sect beside you?"

Meng Qingying, who had been standing silently to the side, smiled again. Far from being annoyed by being unfairly targeted, she listened intently, eager to hear his response.

Qin Yi said calmly, "It's precisely because I'm thinking of her that I can't just reveal the secret so easily, without even leaving room for negotiation. If you release her first, I can tell you the secret."

Meng Qingying's smile widened even further.

Tai Huang Jun was taken aback. He was outside the formation, so Qin Yi and Meng Qingying couldn't see his expression, but he could see their expressions clearly. Their behavior surprised him. He had originally thought they were two unrelated people. He thought the woman had only bothered him because he had removed the Tarsal Bone Maggots, but they happened to stumble upon his battle with Qin Yi and ended up cooperating unintentionally, which led to their acquaintance and collaboration.

But judging from their expressions now, they're clearly on the same page... maybe they're even a couple?

Nothing is more satisfying than breaking up fellow cultivators or lovers. Tai Huang Jun almost forgot his original purpose, saying, "If I release her, will you still not talk?"

Qin Yi scoffed, "Even if she and I team up, you're not absolutely certain of victory, which is why you've been rambling on for so long instead of just capturing us. Once you release her, you can deal with me alone. It's that simple. Don't believe me?"

Tai Huang Jun asked in surprise, "So you know that you can survive while she's with you, but you're doomed once I release her. Even so, you still want me to release her?"

Qin Yi's expression didn't change at all. "Without a doubt."

Tai Huang Jun clicked his tongue in amazement. "So you two really are a couple!"

Qin Yi: "?"

Meng Qingying: "..."

Liusu: "Heh..."

After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Tai Huang Jun indeed reached out and beckoned Meng Qingying out of the formation's range and onto another mountain. Then, as if afraid that Tai Huang Jun would change his mind and pursue her, she instantly ran away and disappeared.

Just when Qin Yi thought that Tai Huang Jun was about to press for the secret, Tai Huang Jun's next words were. "Look, this woman knew that this was not good for you, but she still disappeared in a flash. This kind of partner is not worth associating with."

Qin Yi almost spat out his drink. No wonder he was so easy to talk to. This guy was more interested in sowing discord between other people's friends and dao companion than in exploring the mysteries of power!

But would such words have any effect on Qin Yi? Meng Qingying was not his dao companion at all!

However, in the brief moment Meng Qingying stepped out of the formation, he found a fleeting way to break through it.

"Bang!" The Wolf Tooth Club struck the seemingly weightless void without warning. Yet, this seemingly meaningless blow caused the entire "Pill Furnace" to shake.

Tai Huang Jun stood up from the stone in shock.

He never imagined that a cultivator from the Land of Order, whose cultivation was only at the Cloud Ascension stage, could actually break through the Trapped Dragon Grand Array he had set up with the power of the Sun and the power of the mountains in such a short time, and even discover the key point the moment his female companion left!

How did he learn his array formation skills?

Tai Huang Jun hastily cast a Law Seals, attempting to relocate the array's nodes.

Just then, a dragon's roar resounded, and a colossal dragon formed from starlight descended from the sky, its boundless power sweeping in, accompanied by Meng Qingying's light laughter. "Who said I vanished in a flash? If I hadn't wanted to see what this heartless bastard would do, how could your array of a few green mountains possibly contain the Myriad Images of the Universe!"