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

Chapter 1391

Just then, the black demon banner in her sleeve suddenly became hot, and a slightly weak but still somewhat arrogant voice rang out:

"Young man, you're quite shrewd for your age."

Long Qingyun's soul finally fully awakened, his voice filled with undisguised complexity, "Deliberately letting Li Linfeng go to draw the attention of the Divine Court and protect Aurora Village from being disturbed. However, your appearance is still too conspicuous."

Qin He raised an eyebrow, took out the Black Demon Banner, and held it in front of him. The blood-red "Demon" character on the banner pulsed slightly, and the faint outline of a pale golden soul could be seen inside.

"Awake?" He asked, his tone displeased, tapping the banner with his fingertips. "Isn't it time to fulfill the deal?"

The Black Demon Banner trembled slightly, and Long Qingyun's sigh came, tinged with a sense of vicissitude: "You have fulfilled your promise and protected the Long family bloodline. I will tell you everything I can. Ask away."

Qin He found a relatively flat bluestone to sit on, and quietly withdrew the power of law surrounding him, leaving only a faint barrier to prevent outsiders from prying into his life.

"What exactly is the purpose of the 100,000 Heavenly Demons crossing over to another realm, and why are they defined as demons?" He went straight to the core, his gaze sharp as a knife.

Long Qingyun's soul remained silent within the banner for a moment before slowly speaking: "This matter dates back countless eons."

"Originally, this vast world had clear levels. Cultivators in lower realms could break through the vacuum and ascend to the next higher realm as long as their cultivation was sufficient. Although it was extremely difficult and dangerous, there was always a glimmer of hope."

"But an unimaginable war destroyed all of that."

His voice lowered, tinged with lingering fear, "No one knows what caused that war, only that the Heavenly Court was ultimately shattered and the Heavenly Laws that maintained order in the realm collapsed. Countless smaller realms were annihilated in the war, and the remaining realms had all their paths to immortality severed."

Qin He twitched his fingertips slightly, recalling his experience from the Eastern Lands to the Upper Realm, and realized that he had indeed never seen the so-called ascension passage.

"What does it mean that the passage is cut off?" he pressed.

"It means there is no hope of immortality."

Long Qingyun's voice was bitter, "Cultivators seek nothing more than immortality. But once the passage is severed, no matter how high their cultivation level, they will eventually run out of lifespan. It's like a bird trapped in a cage, unable to see the sky or fly out."

"As a result, methods of 'smuggling' arose everywhere."

"Some people try to forcibly tear apart space, while others refine interdimensional treasures. The methods are varied and diverse, all in an effort to find a path to a higher realm."

"But what they don't know is that the area outside the interface is no longer a pure land."

Long Qingyun's voice suddenly became solemn, "After the passage was severed, countless interdimensional demons and some unknown supernatural beings bred in the chaotic areas between the interfaces. They have no physical form, feed on the souls of cultivators, and are skilled at possessing and parasitizing bodies."

“Those illegal immigrants will definitely be targeted by these evil spirits.”

"The evil spirits crossed over into the mortal realm by using the bodies of stowaways, slaughtering people and absorbing the essence of living beings to strengthen themselves, causing one huge shock after another."

Qin He's heart stirred, recalling the obstacles he encountered when crossing realms, and the chilling aura lurking in the spatial rifts—he figured these were the evil spirits.

How many times have such smuggling incidents occurred in this world?

"Dozens of times." Long Qingyun answered without hesitation, "Since the passage was cut off, smuggling incidents of all sizes have never stopped. Each one has been accompanied by bloodshed, with countless dead and injured."

"Over time, any entity that crosses over from outside the interface, regardless of its original intention, has been labeled as 'evil'."

His gaze fell on Qin He, his tone complex: "After the establishment of the Divine Court, this matter was listed as a top priority, and a special Divine Punishment Division was set up to hunt down all cross-realm demons. Since you came from across realms, you were naturally classified as a Heavenly Demon."

Qin He fell silent.

He finally understood that the "demon" label on him did not stem from his own cultivation techniques, but from the broken world order.

"Didn't any of those illegal immigrants succeed?" he asked again.

"Yes." Long Qingyun's voice carried a hint of admiration. "A handful of people, with their earth-shattering cultivation, fought their way through to reach a higher realm. But most of them became puppets of demons or turned to ashes in spatial rifts."

Why doesn't the Divine Court join forces to repair the passage?

"Repair the passage? Easier said than done." Long Qingyun scoffed. "After the Heavenly Court was shattered, the Heavenly Dao Laws were incomplete. The power required to repair the passage is beyond imagination. Moreover, after the establishment of the Divine Court, those high-ranking officials have long been accustomed to controlling the lower realms. Repairing the passage may not be a good thing for them."

Qin He instantly understood the key point.

Conflicts of interest and power struggles are common in every world.

"Did my crossing over into another realm also attract demons?" He recalled his encounter in the Demon Abyss, where those crazed monsters seemed to be different from the interdimensional demons that Long Qingyun had described.

“Your situation is special.” Long Qingyun’s voice was filled with doubt. “The demonic energy on your body is extremely pure, unlike that of someone who has been possessed. On the contrary, it seems like… a natural demonic body, capable of fighting against those evil demons.”