After crossing over, he has no taboos among the zombies.

The runes within the Black Demon Banner still exuded true demonic energy, and Master Ziyang's golden soul was huddled within the rune net, its soul light trembling like a candle flickering in the wind.

The interrogation continues.

“It happened more than a thousand years ago… Our ancestors mentioned it briefly; it’s a top secret of the Fire God Temple.” His voice was hoarse from the damage to his soul, and he dared not lie in the slightest. “The Fire God Temple’s chief god wanted to melt the nine great demonic flames to restore the primordial fire.”

Qin He focused his divine sense on the banner, his fingertips unconsciously caressing the surface of the black demon banner, where golden and black law patterns appeared and disappeared.

"The result was explosive!"

Master Ziyang paused, a hint of horror creeping into his voice, "At the sixth stage of the fusion process, the seven types of demonic fire's primal laws collided, reducing half of the Fire God Palace to ashes, and even the foundational laws beneath the ground crumbled. The commotion was so great that it directly awakened the Lord of the Divine Court..."

Long Qingyun's soul image trembled violently: "The Lord of the Divine Court? Such an existence has actually been alarmed?"

"The power of the demonic fire's origin exploding is comparable to a full-force self-destruction at the Imperial Dao Realm." Master Ziyang shook his head.

"The shattered source material broke into a shower of stars, many of which fell into the earth. Fearing that it would disturb people's hearts, the Divine Court collected the source material of the demonic fire while sealing off the news and activating the laws of the Dao to cover it up."

He paused, his soul slightly curled up: "Only we fire-elemental cultivators can extract fragments from the souls of our elders—the other shore realm has touched the laws, and the secrets of heaven cannot be concealed much."

"My Azure Wood Demon Flame was born from the star rain of yesteryear, and it passed through the hands of many cultivators before finally coming into my possession."

"I've been searching for a method to fuse fire for decades, but I haven't even gotten close to the Temple of Fire. I've only heard that their first step is to use the Azure Wood Demon Flame... It seems that the fusion must be done in a certain order."

"I've been stuck at the mid-stage of the Other Shore Realm for hundreds of years, and my lifespan is almost over." His voice was filled with resentment. "I can't find a second demonic fire, so I can only try using the Purple Sun Pill Fire. But the pill fire is too inferior; I can't even touch the essence of the demonic fire. I can only collect fire-attribute treasures, hoping to purify the pill fire a bit more..."

Outside the banner, Qin He stared at the Azure Wood Demon Flame inside the Fire Gathering Cauldron. He suddenly clenched his palm, and the ball of crimson fire transformed into a ray of light, breaking through the array patterns on the cauldron and landing in his palm.

Two demonic flames.

The Southern Bright Fire and the Azure Wood Demon Flame are just enough to complete the first two steps of the Fire God Temple's fusion.

Master Ziyang's words were like a thunderclap, once again igniting the thoughts he had kept hidden for many years.

Qin He had tried to fuse demonic flames before, but couldn't get through. If there was a sequence, then it would make sense.

Although the Divine Court failed, it at least reached the sixth step.

This first step shouldn't be too difficult, right?

Thinking of this, a blue flame ignited in Qin He's palm. The Southern Bright Fire spread its wings like a Vermilion Bird, intertwining with the crimson Azure Wood Demon Flame. The two flames trembled together, causing the laws of fire in the world to fluctuate violently.

The ground of the city lord's mansion suddenly cracked open, and countless fire-attribute patterns emerged from the earth's veins.

This is the chaos caused by the clash of fire elemental laws, which disrupted the palace's restrictions.

"Are you crazy?"

Long Qingyun's soul shadow drifted to the banner's mouth, his voice trembling with urgency, "Even the Fire God Temple's chief god failed, and you're only at the Other Shore Realm? You dare touch this thing? If you're not careful, the demonic fire's source will explode, and even your divine soul will be burned to ashes!"

Qin He's palm sank with the golden-black law, and the Southern Bright Fire suddenly vanished, leaving only the Azure Wood Demon Flame trembling slightly in his palm.

The tender green shoots wrapped in the crimson aura were still unconsciously resisting the aura of the Fiery Blaze. The rampaging Fire Laws around them gradually subsided, and the cracks in the ground healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Qin He frowned slightly, his fingertips caressing the warmth of the Azure Wood Demon Flame.

Both fires originated from the same source of fire, but as soon as they got close, they triggered a clash of laws, causing even the earth's vein fire patterns to become restless.

If they were to force a fusion, let alone succeed, the explosion of the demonic fire's source would likely raze the entire Ziyang City to the ground, and the subsequent plan to infiltrate the Divine Court would be completely ruined.

"Continue the interrogation." Qin He's voice was cold as his divine sense went straight into the Black Demon Banner. "Ask him if there are any other clues about the fusion of demonic fire."

Inside the banner, Long Qingyun tightened his soul power at his fingertips, and the sharp spikes of the runes deepened even further.

Master Ziyang's golden soul shrank into a ball, its light trembling like a candle in the wind: "No... really nothing... Our ancestor only mentioned the explosion of the Fire God Temple... everything else was shrouded in heavenly secrets..."

A flash of golden-black lines appeared in Qin He's eyes. He didn't press further, but simply said, "Then tell me your own thoughts. You've been studying the molten fire for over a hundred years; you should have some judgment, right?"

Master Ziyang remained silent for a moment, his soul trembling slightly, as if he hesitated, or perhaps he was still afraid.

“The Divine Court…The Divine Court must have been missing something back then, something very important.”

"The first six steps fused seven kinds of demonic fire. Logically speaking, even if it exploded, it shouldn't have exploded so thoroughly... The method must have been incorrect. In trying to force the fusion, the most crucial element of the origin was missed..."

"The source of all things? Tell me more." Long Qingyun was also intrigued.

"This...this is just my guess." Master Ziyang's soul trembled even more violently, his tone pleading as he said, "How would I know something that even the Divine Court doesn't have? I'm just a minor god of the Other Shore Realm, barely considered a figure in the mortal world, but in the eyes of the Divine Court, I'm just a dog guarding the place."

This time, Long Qingyun didn't add any more punishment. After a moment of silence, he said, "You have insulted dogs."