"Shared Fate!"

Yuan Ming shouted in a low voice, his left fist striking out again, tracing an arc in front of his chest, only to slam into his own chest.

His body instantly exploded, turning into a disordered mass of blood light.

At the same time, the sealing chains that had appeared with cracks also exploded, producing a "boom" sound as they blasted a hole in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition.

This was the new ability produced after the Shared Life Divine Power condensed into a Dao Seal; the target of Shared Fate was no longer limited to living beings, it could also be applied to prohibitions, Magic Treasures, and other non-living entities.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition, after all, is a seventh-level restriction. Not only did it not collapse, but spirit light flashed, and the sealing chains in other places instantly surged, rushing to the hole to try to fill it again.

However, Yuan Ming's movements were faster, and as his body transformed into a wavering mass of blood light, he took advantage of the hole before it disappeared, flying directly out, escaping the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition, reconsolidating his physical body, and donning a new robe.

Now, Yuan Ming, unless facing an existence whose cultivation far exceeds his own, or being completely sealed within a space, and then directly smashed to bits through thunderous means, it was difficult to be completely annihilated.

Great Sun Glaze Flame didn't expect Yuan Ming, after breaking through the Undying Body, to have his divine skill reach such a level, capable of instantly escaping the confines of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition.

She wanted to stop him but was already a step too late, her expression exceedingly unpleasant.

"Haha, next let's join forces to meet this Great Sun Glaze Flame!" Kong laughed heartily.

"The Undying Body can only resist the burning of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, but to suppress this fire, I fear it's difficult." Yuan Ming transmitted his voice back.

"Ha, you don't need to worry about that; I have my own ways!" Kong chuckled softly.

As soon as these words fell, Yuan Ming suddenly felt a warmth in his dantian. Looking down, he saw a faint gray talisman inside him, mist swirling around it, making the runes engraved upon it obscure, emanating strange waves of the power of the Dao.

"Is this a Seventh-level Daoist Talisman?" Yuan Ming asked.

Like formations, when talismans reach the seventh level, they also contain the power of the Dao, thus being called Dao Talismans.

"This talisman is named Stealing Heaven Talisman. You need only plant it in the core of Great Sun Glaze Flame to collect this fire and make it serve you," Kong explained.

Yuan Ming's eyes lit up, and without waiting for Kong's urging, he immediately got up and rushed toward Great Sun Glaze Flame.

"Just in time!"

Great Sun Glaze Flame shouted angrily, her figure flickering in mid-air, sending out several rippling glazed fire rings instantly, aimed at Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming didn't dodge but raised his hand to slap down on the fire rings.

However, the glazed fire rings suddenly sprouted several sharp fire blades, piercing through before Yuan Ming's hand could exert force, furthermore burning his hand to ashes as it dispersed in the void.

Yet Yuan Ming was indifferent, a flash of blood light at his wrist, his hand instantly restored to its original state, continuing to strike down with a palm.

A dull boom resounded as several fire rings were sent flying, subsequently exploding.

Meanwhile, his figure continued to shoot forward, now only three or four yards away from Great Sun Glaze Flame.

Great Sun Glaze Flame raised a hand and flicked, and in mid-air, a glazed-colored sun the size of a millstone emerged, directly colliding with Yuan Ming's head.

This time, Yuan Ming didn't even bother to resist, continuing to fly forward.

A soft "hiss" sound was heard, his head instantly turned to ash, only to recover to its original state just a breath later.

As Yuan Ming flickered, he found himself in front of Great Sun Glaze Flame, punching toward her chest, his fist wind condensed as if tangible, resembling a sword or blade.

Great Sun Glaze Flame opened her mouth and spat, a torrent of glazed flame surged out, turning into a sea of fire engulfing her body.

Subsequently, as the glazed fire sea swelled, it transformed into a gigantic fire wave over ten yards high, rolling relentlessly toward Yuan Ming, nullifying his sharp fist wind.

Yuan Ming's face remained expressionless, activating the Six Jia Qimen Dao Seal within his dantian, his figure blurred and disappeared, appearing behind Great Sun Glaze Flame the next moment.

His fist continued to strike out, blurring for a split second, then penetrating her body.

While puncturing Great Sun Glaze Flame's body, Yuan Ming retrieved the Stealing Heaven Talisman, leaving it within her.

There emerged several gray lines, swiftly spreading across Great Sun Glaze Flame's body, covering her entirely soon enough.

These gray lines seemed to possess a binding ability; Great Sun Glaze Flame remained motionless.

A flicker of unusual color appeared in Yuan Ming's eyes as he was about to transmit his voice to communicate with Kong, when before him, Great Sun Glaze Flame suddenly broke apart, transforming into points of firelight scattering away.

The raging sea of fire within the grand hall extinguished, and the once frightful high temperatures rapidly decreased.

"Escaped?" Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows.

The Great Sun Glaze Flame restricted by the Stealing Heaven Talisman just now was clearly a shell; the true form most likely fled upon sensing the talisman.

"Alas, each Heavenly Fire is craftier than the last; this flame must still be within the Spiritual Treasure Space. Let's catch it the next time we encounter it," Kong said regrettably.

Yuan Ming nodded slightly, silently cursing his own carelessness. Obviously he had condensed the Fire Eye Golden Eye Dao Seal, yet he hadn't used it.

If he had used the Fire Eye Golden Eye from the start, he would surely have discovered the Great Sun Glaze Flame's attempt to escape.

He flashed to the palace gate, and whether it was due to the Great Sun Glaze Flame's departure, the Inner Sect's Forbidden restriction had ceased. He raised his hand and opened it.

Yuan Ming's figure flew out, but the Great Sun Glaze Flame was already nowhere to be seen.

At this time, there were also no other figures outside Xihe Palace.

Not only that, the dazzling white flames above the canyon had disappeared without a trace, leaving the canyon empty with only Xihe Palace standing there alone.

Yuan Ming frowned slightly, both because of the change in the outside environment, and because it was unexpectedly empty outside.

From the time he was locked in Xihe Palace until now, an hour had passed, and it wasn't surprising that others had left. But even the Ten Thousand Demon Country hadn't left anyone to check the outcome. Were they so confident in the Great Sun Glaze Flame?

Yuan Ming flew into the air above the canyon and turned around, discovering that the flames of the entire mountain range had vanished, and the temperature had dropped significantly. The previous scene of raging flames seemed like a dream.

"How could this be?" he found it strange, manipulating the Undying Tree Root to inspect the underground Spirit Vein.

The abundant Fire Spiritual Power within the underground Spirit Vein had now diminished by ninety percent, and the remaining Spiritual Power was quickly flowing toward the southwest direction.

Yuan Ming looked over there, but returned without exploring further.

Previously, he had pursued the direction of the Spirit Vein to find the Great Sun Glaze Flame, ultimately wanting to use this flame's power to enhance his Body Cultivation Realm. Now that he had broken through to the Undying Body, his desire to seek out the Great Sun Glaze Flame had waned.

Moreover, the sudden shift in the Spirit Vein signified another significant change in this space, and Yuan Ming did not want to get involved with it.

His primary goal now was to find the Abyss Nether Stone of unknown whereabouts, and then contact Xi Ying.

Whether it was the plot of the Ten Thousand Demon Country or the betrayal of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, these matters were for the Guardian Sima Changqin to address, not for Yuan Ming to toil over.

With this thought in mind, Yuan Ming flew back into Xihe Palace. With the departure of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, the temperature in the palace had returned to normal, all other restrictions had stopped, except for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition which continued to operate, sealing the area where Yuan Ming had previously been.

The hole that Yuan Ming had struck in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Sealing God Prohibition had vanished without a trace, and the restriction was now operating smoothly, as if it had never been damaged.

Yuan Ming looked at this restriction and couldn't help but praise the Formation's ingenuity. If it weren't for the sufficient Dao Seals within him, he would have been sealed, possibly even fallen.

Yuan Ming quickly withdrew his gaze, released his Divine Sense, and simultaneously used the Fire Eye Golden Eye to search within the palace.

This Xihe Palace was set with a Seventh-level Restriction, it certainly wasn't an ordinary place, and perhaps there were treasures inside.

Unfortunately, after searching around, he still found nothing.

Yuan Ming was a bit hesitant; such a large palace shouldn't have been so empty.

But since the Great Sun Glaze Flame had already colluded with Wu Yu, it indicated that the people of the Ten Thousand Demon Country had surely entered Xihe Palace in advance and perhaps taken everything from here, leaving only this empty hall as a trap.

Yuan Ming was still unwilling to give up, so he searched the hall once more.

This time, he was not only looking for hidden treasures but also examining the hall's restrictions.

The Great Sun Glaze Flame had previously said that this palace was also a reward; perhaps this Xihe Palace was a Spiritual Treasure that could be taken away.

However, after another round, Yuan Ming still found nothing, and there was no sign of Xihe Palace being a Spiritual Treasure. It seemed the previous words were just the Great Sun Glaze Flame's nonsense.

He sighed, glanced at Xihe Palace one last time, just about to leave when his body suddenly paused.

A thread of Golden Light shone in his eyes, and he flew directly to the plaque of Xihe Palace, scrutinizing it up and down.

The plaque originally had only the three large characters "Xihe Palace," but now, outside of the three characters was an additional faint golden outline, which could not be seen without using the Fire Eye Golden Eye.

He approached for a closer look and discovered that the outline was actually composed of tiny runes.

Yuan Ming pondered slightly, raised his hand to press the plaque, and injected his Mana into it.

In an instant, the tiny runes on the plaque lit up one after another, and with a flash of Golden Light, Yuan Ming felt a wave of transporting power envelop him, and as his vision blurred, he appeared inside a grand hall.

"This seems to be another Xihe Palace?" he looked around and quickly recognized it.

However, this time the Xihe Palace was no longer empty; on either side of the hall were rows of silver lamps with flames, emitting a warm and bright glow.

The silver lamps holding the flames flickered with spirit light and had been refined into Magic Treasures, seemingly of high grade.

In the center of the hall stood a lifelike Golden Qilin Statue with its head held high, exuding an aura of authority with its golden eyes, as if gazing at nothing and watching the newcomer simultaneously, compelling submission and reverence.

In front of the Qilin Statue was a table carved from Gold Silk Spirit Wood, emitting threads of golden spirit light, which also turned out to be a Magic Treasure.

On the table lay a foot-high red Stele, exuding a faint treasure glow, appearing to be an Exotic Treasure.

The Stele was inscribed with countless tiny gold characters the size of grains of rice, not in the language of the Human Clan, but in the demon script used only by the Ten Thousand Demon Country.