Qin Yue did not want to eat it.
She knew that if this group of people could break into the imperial palace and abduct her to this place, it was definitely not just because of their profound cultivation.
Even though she was unwilling to believe it, the reality was that her father and mother had abandoned her.
She could even imagine her third brother searching everywhere for her, expending great effort, seeking help from everyone, and even opposing their father and mother.
Her entire life, because she couldn't cultivate, living felt like a burden, always causing trouble for her third brother.
Now, she wanted to end this kind of life. Before dying, not cooperating with these people's schemes and tricks would be doing a good deed, accumulating merit for her third brother.
"Eat it quickly!"
Qin Yue tightly shut her mouth.
Mei Shuying, seeing that force would not work, resorted to gentleness, coaxing her softly, "Little girl, don't you want to cultivate? After eating this pill, you can cultivate from now on."
Qin Yue's eyes lit up, but she still silently shook her head.
"Damn it! Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
Her hands and feet were already bound. Mei Shuying directly grabbed her shoulders, pried open her mouth, and was about to put the pill in when a world-shattering roar sounded from outside.
"Sir, the formation is broken! Someone has broken in!"
The black-clothed cultivator's expression changed. He quickly ordered, "Hurry and throw these girls into the ninety-nine formation eyes."
Mei Shuying hastily stuffed the pill into Qin Yue's mouth and, along with the others, began moving the children to various parts of the cave. Qin Yue was also taken along by him.
The commotion outside grew louder and louder. With a sudden collapse, this area was about to be buried. The group finally reached the outside.
The black-clothed cultivator activated a special communication jade token, "The plan has changed. Ying Dan, hurry back, we need to activate the formation in advance!"
After saying this, the black-clothed cultivator flew out and saw a familiar figure.
"Qin Si?"
Not far away, the three late-stage Golden Core cultivators guarding the mountain formation lay on the ground like dead dogs, groaning.
The man in red raised his hand and destroyed a formation, swept his sleeve and overturned an altar, acting as arbitrarily and unrestrainedly as ever, dazzling like an unattainable immortal lord.
The black-clothed cultivator stared intently at him, resentment and jealousy climbing madly like vines.
Ten years. He had tirelessly cultivated in the outer continent, rich in spiritual energy, experienced countless life-or-death trials in secret realms, and even had to curry favor with the sect like a dog, all to achieve his current late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation. Why was Qin Si also at the late-stage Nascent Soul?
Such a favored son of heaven was truly just as detestable!
The black-clothed cultivator leaped forward, appearing before Qin Si, and struck out with all his might.
"Qin Si, you didn't expect this, did you? I actually came back!"
Qin Si searched the area. This place seemed to have a formation that blocked spiritual energy, preventing him from finding Qin Yue, which made him very impatient.
He casually waved away the opponent's attack and raised his eyes coldly, "Who are you?"
The black-clothed cultivator, Zi Feng, heard this, and black scales instantly covered the skin of his wrist. He said with wide, angry eyes, "Qin Si! Don't be so arrogant and look down on people! Do you know that you are now the target of a joint pursuit by a hundred sects, including the Supreme Sect, the Xile Sect, and the Light Saber Sect! Do you think you can still be arrogant for long?"
"A mob, what is there to fear?"
Qin Si's brows twitched slightly. With a sweep of his long sword, dozens more altars were destroyed by him!
Since he couldn't find Qin Yue, he would destroy these altars first, which would give Qin Yue some temporary safety.
This was Qin Si's normal thought process, but he completely didn't expect that Qin Yue, unwilling to drag Qin Yu down, had already resigned herself to death.
"However, your appearance reminds me of who you are." Qin Si closed in, his hand conjuring a sword of ice and snow, which broke through the air with supreme chill!
This space was scattered with falling snow, endless cold, and the grass and trees on the ground were instantly frozen to death and annihilated into nothingness.
There was a gap between late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators!
At least, Zi Feng could not withstand this strike!
Even though he brought out a spiritual artifact emitting black Qi and his exposed skin was entirely covered in black armor, he was still poked and sent flying back with a single sword strike.
Aftershock and regret instantly surged into Zi Feng's heart. How could he have forgotten that this person was not so easily provoked!
"Ying Dan! Fu Huiyu! Why aren't you coming to help me quickly?"
However, the two people he called out to did not respond. Instead, Qin Si took a step forward, and in an instant, he was already in front of him, having been not far away just moments ago.
"Law of Space! Qin Si, you... cough cough!"
Zi Feng was grabbed by the neck by Qin Si.
"Where are you keeping the children you captured?"
To save time, Qin Si directly used his vast divine soul to pressure Zi Feng. Although it was a bit difficult, it was clearly very effective.
"In... in the ninety-nine altars... Pfft!"
Zi Feng spat out a mouthful of blood, and his divine soul instantly broke free from Qin Si's control. He cackled triumphantly and laughed maniacally.
"You've come to save Qin Yue, haven't you? Too late! Too late! Ying Dan must have already started activating the grand formation! But I never expected that, Qin Si, you, such a cold and unfeeling person, would actually be willing to save someone from the Qin family? Aren't you the one who hates the Qin family the most..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was violently thrown to the ground and knocked unconscious!
Qin Si, with a blank expression, twisted him up and casually threw him into Chui Ming's cave dwelling, "You watch over him, just don't let him die."
After speaking, he got up and flew out on his sword.
As he walked, apart from the faint black lines in the sky above the city center, he saw no trace of any formation. He had thought that since these people had set up the altars here, the formation would also be here, but now it seemed that the formation was still in the city center.
Then the altars and formations he had just destroyed were merely a smokescreen by these people.
Qin Si frowned deeply. Ninety-nine altars, nine hundred and ninety-nine children born during yin hours and yin days, what exactly did these people want to do?
"Stop him!"
Dozens of Golden Core cultivators suddenly jumped out, intending to block Qin Si. Qin Si swung his sword, and ice and snow coiled around them, instantly filling this area with the light of blood and snow.
As soon as he broke free from the encirclement of the Golden Core cultivators, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Why had he traveled so far forward without reaching the city center?
He was certain that he had not fallen into an illusion or a formation, nor had he misremembered the location, so it was—
His time had been tampered with!
Qin Si's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked forward, saying in a deep voice, "Come out!"
"You actually discovered it?" A man in a snow-white robe walked out with a smile, "As expected of Qin Si, the Vice Dean of Shenqi Academy. I am Fu Huiyu, a pleasure to meet you."
"Fu Huiyu? One of the Three Dao Lords of the Supreme Sect. Li Tingyun sending you here means he thinks highly of me." Qin Si's gaze deepened. The ice and snow long sword in his hand dissipated, and a sword emitting a soft white glow entered his hand.
Fu Huiyu smiled, as gentle as jade, "After all, this matter of this world is of great importance. If an ordinary person were to come, wouldn't Vice Dean ruin our Sect Master's good deed?"
"You want to delay me." Qin Si stared intently at him, hitting the nail on the head.
Fu Huiyu's expression changed slightly, and then he smiled again.
"Indeed, a treasure like the Eye of Time, which is encountered once in ten thousand years, is being used on you. Half an hour here will be two months outside!"
"Vice Dean, there's no need to waste your efforts. Do you know? Three days have already passed. It's likely that Venerable Qinglan is also at the gathering in Qunyu Mountain. Wait a little longer, and with the simultaneous sacrifice of the three grand altars, the Nine Yin Fortune-Seizing Array can be successfully activated!"