The spell to activate the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter may be intricate, but with Ouyang Qiang's ability at the Dharma manifestation Realm, it only took him a moment to fully grasp it.

After achieving the goal, Ouyang Qiang did not speak further, and both of them simultaneously activated the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter.

With the casting of both Spiritual Treasures at once, the manifestation was even clearer. The surface of the Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter flickered with spirit light, and fire-red runes emerged from the scepter's surface, floating unpredictably.

As the two continued chanting their spells, they fiercely activated the spell.

Immediately, all the runes surged toward the two of them, intertwining and wrapping around, emitting a dazzling fiery glow. In no time, a blazing phantom began to weave around Mao Yi and Ouyang Qiang.

On the nearby Flame Island, endless flames rose into the sky, resembling a flock of birds returning to their nest, converging toward the island's center.

The island's ground began to tremble, the tides surrounding it surged, and even the seabed beneath the ocean emitted muffled sounds of friction and collision.

Soon after, under everyone's gaze, the island suddenly split open, and boundless firelight burst forth from the fissures, with molten lava erupting like a volcano, rushing skyward.

The fire attribute spirit qi in the air became frenetic, and everyone felt as though flames were licking their skin and burning their meridians, forcing them to cast protective spells.

In the next moment, the fiery light and molten lava swarmed upward, revealing a corner of an exceptionally grand building to everyone.

From the outside, the building appeared to be a magnificent palace, its fire-red bricks reflecting the sky, casting a light akin to flames. Red pillars supporting the roof were engraved with cloud-like fire runes, and orange-red flames crawled over the frames of its doors and windows, burning continuously.

"Emperor Yan's Tomb..."

Whether they were cultivators from Dongji Palace or members of the Black Evil Sect, upon seeing this magnificent building, their expressions filled with excitement. Need character sheets and glossaries? Visit *.

Yuan Ming gazed at the fiery palace before him, and a flicker of excitement flashed in his eyes.

He quietly opened a passage to the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space, placing the black Fire Burning Stick near the passage. As the red palace rose, the Fire Burning Stick inside the Stealing Heaven Tripod Space trembled intensely, resonating powerfully with the red palace.

"It seems that the Fire Burning Stick is indeed the third Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter," Yuan Ming thought to himself.

As the tomb revealed itself, some impatient individuals from both sides attempted to approach it, but the flames on the palace's doors and windows surged forth together, forming a scarlet barrier like an eggshell outside the palace, blocking their advance.

Flames burned on the barrier, intermittently shooting out thick fiery columns like turbulent fire dragons.

"What is this?" Ouyang Qiang's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"How could Emperor Yan's Tomb lack a forbidden defense? This is the Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation, a genuine sixth-level Great Array. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the third Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter," Mao Yi said slowly.

"Sixth-level Magic Array!" Ouyang Qiang's face pale.

With each level's increase in an array, its power undergoes monumental changes, and even if she and Mao Yi joined forces, breaking through the sixth-level array would be nearly impossible.

However, she soon noticed Mao Yi's expression, serious but not worried.

"Since Fellow Daoist Mao knows about this forbidden defense, he must have prepared a forbidden breaking method. There's no time to waste; let's proceed!" Ouyang Qiang urged.

"Hehe, there's no need to rush, Palace Master Ouyang. Everyone, hear my command, swiftly form the array and break the forbidden defense!" Mao Yi turned and shouted to Yuan Ming and the others.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Ming became aware, finally understanding the purpose of Mao Yi's insistence on practicing the Great Array. The others also belatedly realized this, surprised by Mao Yi's deep understanding of the tomb's forbidden defenses.

Yet, despite their surprise, the five acted swiftly. Almost at the moment Mao Yi spoke, they followed their practiced habits to jointly perform the Fire Control Secret Technique.

The yellow light circle that originally enveloped Huangfu Jue disappeared, restoring his freedom.

Huangfu Jue hesitated briefly but did not attempt to escape, instead joining Yuan Ming's casting with the others.

The spiritual power connection between the five formed quickly, a scarlet Great Array taking shape rapidly. Countless flame-like spirit lights appeared within the array, flowing swiftly around the five.

The five continued their spell casting, prompting changes in the array, gathering those flame spirit lights toward the center. In a mere moment, a massive red lotus took form.

In the next moment, the five simultaneously altered their spell, and a thick red light shot from the center of the Flame Red Lotus, striking the eggshell-like scarlet barrier enveloping Emperor Yan's Tomb.

The Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation seemed to be activated, with countless flames swarming aside, soon revealing a passage leading straight to the tomb's entrance.

"Go!"

Seeing this, Mao Yi rejoiced and immediately commanded the giant turtle to fly towards the gate.

Ouyang Qiang was also unwilling to lag behind, leading the Dongji Palace forces in close pursuit.

Meanwhile, a formless suction emerged from Emperor Yan's Tomb entrance, and Yuan Ming, along with his companions, were involuntarily sucked in along with the surrounding Flame Lotus Formation.

Just as the two groups entered the passage, the clouds in the sky suddenly churned, rapidly forming a massive vortex covering half the sky.

"Boom."

A vast pillar of spiritual energy descended from the center of the vortex, crashing into the passageway of the Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation.

The Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation emitted an earth-shattering roar, as white and red lights clashed violently, then exploded, sending the people of Dongji Palace and Black Evil Sect flying.

Yuan Ming and his companions were taken aback, and without continuing to maneuver the Array, they scattered in all directions to escape.

However, the suction force from the array's passage suddenly increased by several times, firmly holding the five of them, rendering them immobile, while the aftermath of the explosion was blocked by this suction force.

At that moment, a white cloud flew out from the vortex in the sky, heading straight for the passageway.

Meanwhile, a ferocious shark sea beast emerged from the sea, much smaller in size, with a dozen figures standing on its back, each at the Returning Void level, led by none other than Zhu Yu, with the aura of a Level 6 demon beast fully displayed.

"That person is..." Yuan Ming's expression changed slightly.

Among the people on the shark's back, there was a man in a silver robe, conspicuously the Silver Dragon Taoist.

The Shark Sea Beast turned into a black shadow, also charging towards the passageway.

"Haha, thank you, Fellow Daoist Mao and Palace Master Ouyang, for paving the way for us!" a deafening laugh came from the white cloud, belonging to the middle-aged scholar Bai Yuan.

"Luo Jia Mountain, Azure Dragon Pond!" Mao Yi widened his eyes and immediately shouted fiercely, making a spell with his hands.

The black dharma manifestation reappeared behind him, with its two large hands emitting intense black light, reaching for the white cloud and shark sea beast.

Ouyang Qiang's face was also quite ugly, murmuring a few spells, as rolling thunderclouds erupted above his head, transforming into a thunder and lightning dharma form, standing on dark clouds, clad in lightning armor, holding a gigantic thunder bow in his right hand.

The Thunder and Lightning Dharma Form drew the long bow, a huge thunder arrow several tens of feet long formed, the shaft ejecting blinding arcs of electricity as thick as an arm.

Bang!

The gigantic silver thunder arrow shot out, appearing in a flash before the white cloud and shark sea beast.

Within the white cloud, Bai Yuan remained unflustered, his body moved slightly, releasing dazzling golden light around him.

A golden lotus platform, large enough to cover acres, appeared out of thin air, blocking the black dharma manifestation's palms and the silver thunderbolt.

"Boom" "Boom" two earth-shattering explosions ensued, black, gold, and silver lights clashing together, producing a thunderous boom, and the void trembled violently.

The golden lotus platform shook violently, nearly half collapsing, but it blocked both the black dharma manifestation and the silver thunder arrow.

Zhu Yu spat out a blue light, enveloping the shark sea beast and the white cloud carrying the cultivators from Luo Jia Mountain, transforming into a blue shadow that slipped into the passageway of the Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation.

Neither Mao Yi nor Ouyang Qiang could intervene in time from a distance.

"Don't even think about it!" Mao Yi's eyes flared with fury, swiftly making spells with his hands, pointing towards his Emperor Yan's Ruyi Scepter.

Flame runes on the scepter instantly shattered, and the staff body splintered apart, turning into numerous red lights that merged into the Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation.

Everyone felt the fiery spiritual power around them become violent, and the freshly opened passage abruptly shattered, trapping the people from Luo Jia Mountain and Azure Dragon Pond inside the great array, like flies in amber, unable to move.

Mao Yi showed a pained expression, then his eyes flashed fiercely at the Luo Jia Mountain cultivators and the shark sea beast, just as he was about to take action, an unexpected change occurred.

The already unstable Emperor Yan's Fire Dragon Formation stirred again, with endless flames erupting outwards, descending upon everyone present.

An overbearing forbidden power enveloped everyone, making them all disappear simultaneously, while the flame array outside the tomb healed again, leaving no gaps.

Yuan Ming felt his vision blur, then his gaze was obscured by a powerful white light, unable to see anything.

After an indeterminate period, the blinding white light suddenly vanished, and Yuan Ming's vision returned, though he couldn't help but squint again.

In front of him, rolling heat waves rose, permeated by trails of smoke, mixed with a pungent sulfur smell in the scorching airflow.

Looking into the distance, Yuan Ming scanned his surroundings, surprised to discover all around were slowly flowing crimson molten lava, with floating black rock plates of various shapes and sizes on top, like small boats drifting on a lake.

He stood on a slightly larger black rock plate, its edges submerged in the molten lava, already glowing hot and would soon be reduced to magma.

Yuan Ming stood up, surveying the surroundings for a while, seeing only scenes of molten lava and black smoke obscuring the distance, making nothing clear.

The people who were transported with him were now nowhere in sight.

No signs of life were visible nearby, not even other sounds besides the bubbling of lava and the cracking of burning rock plates.

Yuan Ming leaped onto a larger nearby rock plate, then sat down cross-legged again.

He formed a peculiar dharma seal with his hands, attempting to use a unique circulation method to operate the mana within his body, aiming to break the half-prohibition Mao Yi left inside him.

In this place, he didn't need to worry about Mao Yi discovering the unsealing.