Chapter 618: The Mountain Falls
"Xiahou, don't be so modest, you're at the top of the list. Who can compare with your comprehension abilities?" Wu Zhao said with a smile.
Xiahou Jun's mouth twitched, glaring at Wu Zhao.
Bai Siyin laughed, "Seriously, I also think among us, Xiahou's comprehension is the strongest."
"Xiahou, congratulations, you're number one, we acknowledge it." Mu Lingchen added with a jab.
Xiahou Jun glared at them, these scoundrels were really something, teaming up to set him up.
"You all shouldn't be so modest, my being at the top might just be a stroke of luck better than yours, I wouldn't dare claim to be number one in comprehension, I'm not worthy."
"Xiahou is just being modest."
"Xiahou, you've won for sure."
"Congratulations, congratulations."
"May you have children early."
Xiahou Jun: "..."
These guys really have no sense of decency, always eyeing his top spot, now they're even shamelessly doing this to avoid facing Qin Yi.
Qin Yi helplessly chuckled, shaking his head, "Did you all bring the herbs I asked you to collect?"
The group nodded.
"Good, hand them all over to me."
Qin Yi collected all the herbs they had in their hands.
"Our time isn't sufficient, you all should quickly master the Combined Attack Technique and build up your teamwork."
After saying this, Qin Yi directly walked into a room and set up an Isolation Array, completely sealing off the sounds of battle.
He sat cross-legged, performing breathing control for half an hour, restoring his cultivation to peak state, and began preparing to refine the Breakthrough Pill.
He retrieved the pill furnace from his storage ring, which he had acquired from an auction in Tianqing City, along with Liu Yiren's Green Cloud Sword. There was even a conflict with people from Blood Moon Tower over this pill furnace at that time.
Lately, he's been too busy to deal with Blood Cloud Tower. He had planted four seeds there, and he should take action on Blood Cloud Tower when there's an opportunity.
Thinking about Blood Moon Tower naturally reminded Qin Yi of Lan Jiaojiao. It's been a long time since there's been news of her, he wondered how she was doing now?
Qin Yi shook his head, collecting his thoughts, and began alchemy.
Recalling his first attempt at refining the Breakthrough Pill without a pill furnace, using a gas stove, he almost failed.
Qin Yi flicked his left hand lightly, and the Purple Flames rose beneath the pill furnace, instantly turning it red-hot. Qin Yi carefully controlled the Purple Flames, as the quality of this pill furnace wasn't very high, a careless mistake would cause it to be completely consumed by the Chaotic Purple Flames.
With a flick of his right hand, herbs flew into the pill furnace, turned into ash before hitting the bottom, and transformed into crystal-clear liquid droplets...discarding the dross while extracting the essence.
The herbs at his disposal could produce hundreds of Breakthrough Pills, a massive undertaking.
Qin Yi didn't leave the room until nightfall.
As darkness fell, moonlight spilled in.
Outside on the open ground, Xiahou Jun and the others were still engaged in battle, trying to comprehend the Combined Attack Technique and hone their teamwork.
Even Qin Yi was going all out in refining Breakthrough Pills for them, so how could they afford to slack off?
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"Yiyi, why are you pouting?"
Xia Yanbing asked with amusement.
"Hmph." Duan Yiyi wrinkled her nose, "You all won't let me go play with my little husband."
"Yiyi, brother is doing something important, you can't go and cause trouble." Qin Wan'er handed a peeled tangerine to Duan Yiyi, "Have a tangerine to cool off."
"I'm not causing trouble, there are lots of mosquitoes in the mountains, I wanted to deliver mosquito repellent to my little husband."
Everyone: "..."
Xia Yanbing couldn't help but laugh, "Silly girl, you don't even know how to lie."
"Then I'll deliver food to him."
"Liu Zhanyuan and the others have already arranged for people to deliver meals on time."
"Then I'll..."
"Then you should just stay at home honestly." Xia Yanbing said with a smile.
Duan Yiyi angrily bit off half of the tangerine, puffing out her cheeks like a greedy little hamster. She took a fierce bite, letting juice run down her mouth to express her current anger.
Qin Wan'er shook her head with a helpless smile, pulling out a tissue to wipe the juice from the corner of her mouth.
The group was speechless, as Duan Yiyi never hid her emotions, what she felt was always written on her face.
"I'm a bit tired, I'll head upstairs to rest." Xia Yanbing stood up and headed towards the second floor, pausing at the staircase, and looked back at Duan Yiyi, "You better not sneak off to disturb Qin Yi."
"Hmph." Duan Yiyi wrinkled her nose.
Xia Yanbing chuckled with a smile, ready to go upstairs, but saw Yun Mengyao, who was lazily lying on the sofa, suddenly sit up with a solemn expression.
"What's wrong?" Xia Yanbing instinctively asked.
Yun Mengyao abruptly looked up towards the ceiling, her brows furrowed, "Something's not right, everyone be careful."
Just as she finished speaking, there was a loud crash like the sky was falling and the earth cracking, and the entire mansion suddenly began to collapse, cracks spreading through the walls, and the entire roof caving in.
The well-kept mansion suddenly collapsed, stunning everyone.
"Run!" Yun Mengyao shouted.
This was not an earthquake, but man-made.
"Save the beautiful lady!" Duan Yiyi shouted, aware that Xia Yanbing was pregnant, it was crucial nothing happened to her.
Yun Mengyao's figure flickered in front of Xia Yanbing, carrying her straight towards the door, shattering it into pieces with a single palm strike, leading Xia Yanbing out.
"Hurry, run..."
Duan Yiyi shouted in fear, pulling Qin Wan'er beside her, running for the outside.
The concrete chunks and tiles from the ceiling fell, but fortunately, they all had Death Replacement Talismans set by Qin Yi, so these things couldn't harm them.
"Yiyi, Wan'er, run!"
Lin Hongzhuang and Liu Yiren rushed out, anxiously shouting at the door.
"What is that?" Liu Yiren suddenly screamed.
The girls looked up and were left speechless with shock, a massive mountain was pressing down on the roof, destroying the whole mansion.
"Yiyi, Wan'er, run away fast!" Liu Yiren's voice changed with fear.
If a mountain like that came crashing down, not even the Death Replacement Talisman would withstand it.
Large pieces of concrete and bricks fell, walls crumbled, and the ground shook continuously, even splitting apart. Smoke and dust obscured their view, and Duan Yiyi and Qin Wan'er ran like headless flies, only following Liu Yiren's voice to escape.
"Wan'er, Yiyi, hurry, the mountain is falling!" Liu Yiren desperately yelled.
However, Duan Yiyi and Qin Wan'er fell down, pressed by the crashing mountain.
In desperation, Duan Yiyi used one arm to throw Qin Wan'er towards Liu Yiren's direction.
Liu Yiren saw a figure flying out from the dust and quickly moved to catch it.
"Where's Yiyi?"
"Still inside."
"Yiyi, come out quickly."
Qin Wan'er and Liu Yiren's eyes turned red from anxiety, shouting desperately.
At this point, the mountain was mere inches from the ground, crushing the concrete, bricks, and wreckage beneath it into nothing.
"You all step back."
Yun Mengyao dashed forward, erupting in a burst of seven-colored light, illuminating the surroundings as she shouldered the descending mountain.