The Fire God Hall's Teleportation Array lit up with golden light once more. Qin He deliberately maintained Liu Chengye's shaken appearance, allowing the Space Law to envelop him.
The Burning Heaven Lord.
That name was like a fuse, igniting the urgency Qin He had buried deep in his heart.
The Fire God Hall was recalling him to the Eastern Domain to investigate the Starfall Flame. This was a heaven-sent opportunity—capture the Burning Heaven Lord, and he could get his hands on the Divine War Department's coordinates. All his previous risks and patient endurance would finally have a destination.
Yet the more urgent he felt, the calmer Qin He became.
He could sense the Teleportation Array's Space Law constantly switching between nodes. Each transit carried him farther from Li-Fire Heaven.
A dozen or so breaths later, the spatial pulling force abruptly vanished, and the familiar glow of the Realm Patrol Bureau's Teleportation Array came into view.
Qin He steadied himself and suppressed the Source-Birth Law surging within him. Still wearing that meek, submissive expression, he stepped out of the array's center with his head lowered.
Seeing him, the clerk on duty asked no questions as usual. He merely remarked, "Lord Liu, you're back," then lowered his head and returned to his work.
Qin He murmured a vague acknowledgment without slowing his steps, heading straight for Liu Chengye's residence. For now, it was the safest place.
He pushed open the door. The courtyard was so quiet that only the wind rustling through the ancient pines could be heard.
Qin He laid down three layers of restrictions behind him. Only after gold-and-black patterns completely shrouded the courtyard did he breathe a sigh of relief. With a flick of his fingers, the Black Demon Banner floated out, and Long Qingyun's soul projection landed on