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

Chapter 1397

The holy power of the gilded armored warrior broke through the rock layers, leaving a scorching passage underground.

His body shone with golden light, forcing back all the surrounding rocks and soil. His divine sense, as a saint, spread like a tide, clearly reflecting the patterns of every inch of rock strata into his perception.

However, the deeper one goes, the stronger the interference with one's consciousness becomes.

The energy deep within the earth's veins is inherently violent, making it difficult for divine sense to pinpoint its direction, as if it were trapped in quagmire.

"Hmph, let's see where you can run to?"

The gilded armored warrior snorted coldly, and his holy power suddenly erupted. Golden law patterns flowed across his body, attempting to forcibly suppress the disorder of the earth's veins.

But just as he regained his senses, an even hotter aura, mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur, surged upwards through the cracks in the rock strata.

It's the aura of lava veins.

His eyes narrowed, and he sank again. When he broke through the last layer of rock, the sight before him made his pupils shrink slightly.

Crimson lava churned below, bubbles constantly bursting on the viscous surface, spewing out sparks that carried the violent laws of fire, scorching the surrounding space until it was slightly distorted.

More importantly, the laws contained within this lava were too chaotic. As soon as his divine sense probed into it, it was instantly shattered, making it impossible to capture any useful information.

“That demon must have fled into the lava.” Behind the gilded armored warrior, several Divine Punishment Envoys at the late stage of the Other Shore Realm also caught up. Sensing the terrifying temperature and chaotic laws below, their expressions changed.

"My lord, the temperature of this lava is too high and the laws are chaotic. Our protective shield cannot hold for long."

One of the divine punishment envoys frowned and said that he tried to release a wisp of spiritual power to probe the lava, but it was instantly burned to ashes as soon as it touched the surface.

The gilded armored warrior remained silent, his holy wings unfurling, and golden holy power coalesced around him, forming a thick barrier.

He slowly approached the lava. The moment the holy power barrier came into contact with the lava, it emitted a piercing hissing sound. The golden light on the surface of the barrier flickered violently, and holy power was continuously consumed.

"I will personally go down and pursue him! You all seal off all the ley line exits on the perimeter. Once you find any trace of that demon, send word immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he leaped into the lava.

The physical strength of a Saint Realm cultivator is indeed terrifying. Although the high temperature of the lava can deplete his Saint Power, it cannot break through his defenses instantly.

He continued to delve deeper into the lava flow, his holy power transforming into countless fine threads, attempting to capture the lingering aura of Qin He.

However, the lava veins were too vast, and Qin He had deliberately concealed all his aura when he fled. In addition, the constant erosion by the lava had long since left no trace.

What annoyed him even more was that the ley lines would fork at intervals, with the paths spreading out like a spider web, making it impossible to tell which one Qin He had chosen.

Half an hour later, the figure of the gilded armored warrior burst out of the lava, his holy power dimmed considerably, and his face became increasingly gloomy.

He could endure in the lava for far longer than ordinary cultivators, but it was not indefinite.

Moreover, there are too many forks in the road, and continuing to follow them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"My lord, how is it?" The divine punishment envoy beside him hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

“There are too many branching ley lines,” the gilded armored warrior said in a deep voice. “Pass on my order to mobilize all the surrounding divine court forces to seal off all ley line exits in this area. Whether it’s mountain crevices or underground rivers, they must be thoroughly investigated! In addition, have the Sky-Searching Mirror continuously monitor this area, and report immediately if there are any abnormal fluctuations in the laws!”

"Yes!"

The people of the Divine Court immediately sprang into action, and countless golden lights spread outwards, sealing off all the ley line exits in the entire area.

But they all knew in their hearts that it was all in vain.

The earth's veins are incredibly complex and difficult to completely seal off; doing so would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Several weaker Divine Punishers, unwilling to give up, also attempted to join forces and escape into the lava, each pursuing one direction. However, they could only persist in the lava for about half an incense stick's time before cracks appeared in their protective shields. The violent laws of fire invaded their bodies through the cracks, scorching their meridians.

"No, I can't hold on any longer!"

A divine envoy hurriedly turned and retreated from the lava. His protective shield was already shattered, his clothes were charred black, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, the others had no choice but to give up and retreat to the side, looking dejected.

Above ground, the golden light of the Heavenly Searching Divine Realm still enveloped the entire area, but Qin He could no longer be detected. A massive encirclement had ultimately reached a stalemate.

……

A month later.

Deep within the unknown ley lines, all was pitch black and deathly silent.

Qin He's figure hovered in a narrow ley line passage, his black and gold protective shield had long since dimmed and was covered with tiny cracks.

Over the past month, he has been traversing the lava veins, avoiding countless investigations by the Divine Court, and exhausting a large amount of his demonic energy.

Fortunately, that ever-present sense of crisis has disappeared for more than half a month.

"Kid, you're really tough. Anyone else would have been burned to ashes long ago after staying in lava for so long." The black demon banner in his sleeve was slightly warm, and Long Qingyun's voice came out with a hint of admiration.

Qin He didn't speak, but slowly circulated his demonic energy to repair his damaged meridians. After a long while, he finally spoke, his voice hoarse: "The Divine Court's blockade should not have been lifted yet, but they won't be able to find this place in the short term."

"So what if they can't find you?" Long Qingyun said. "The Divine Court controls the secrets of heaven. As long as you are still in this realm, they will find you sooner or later. Besides, you have just broken through your cultivation level and your foundation is unstable. Continuing to run away like this is not a long-term solution."

Qin He nodded; he naturally understood this principle.

Over the past two weeks, he has had many conversations with Long Qingyun and has thoroughly figured out his next steps.

The first step is to disappear completely; if we can divert the attention of the Divine Court, that would be best.

The second step is to infiltrate the Divine Court!

It's absolutely impossible to find the location of the spatial node where 100,000 believers reside by oneself alone.

Long Qingyun believed that since the Divine Court could foresee the crossing of 100,000 "Heavenly Demons" and knew that Qin He had arrived a step ahead of time, it must have been monitoring that spatial node.

The fastest way is to infiltrate the Divine Court and obtain information about interdimensional passages and spatial nodes.