The story begins a long time ago. Originally, the predecessor of the Gewu Research Society was a secret organization composed of a group of alchemists. After that, they were no longer satisfied with alchemical pursuits, and began to yearn for the truth of the world. Objectively speaking, they have indeed made indelible contributions to the development of science and technology in later generations.

Then, by coincidence, the Gewu Institute made a deal with Faust. Faust even took the "key" out of the abyss in this deal, regardless of his own damage.

And at this time, the research of the Gewu Research Institute triggered the confinement of the gods. At that time, it was the heyday of theocracy, and the major churches quickly launched a siege and suppression of the Gewu Research Society. So they chose to take the most precious materials and goods by boat to Middle-earth, where the church was weak.

These include the "Key" and the Philosopher's Stone, which has not yet been fully formed, that is, the soul has not yet been conceived, Aurora.

Unfortunately, their voyage was unsuccessful. Thousands of years ago, Dayuan was far more irritable than it is now, and ocean voyages were quite dangerous. In the end, several gods joined forces to project power into the present world from the other side, stirring up an unprecedented storm on the edge of the Middle-earth continent.

After the storm ended, only one apprentice came to Middle-earth with the "key" by luck under the care of his seniors. He locked the "key" and what he knew in a box and hid it.

In this way, hundreds of years later, the box was discovered by Professor Finn's grandfather. The romantic man was determined to accept the apprentice's last request to keep the secret until the descendants of the Ge Institute appeared.

After understanding the beginning and the end, Qianzhou breathed a long sigh of relief. Now there is only one question left, that is, who is the murderer who killed Lin Heng's family and Professor Finn by using the Blood Soul Seal to hunt in Yundu for more than ten years!

I don't know why, Qianzhou now has a feeling of panic, as if he has forgotten something important, and as if something big is about to happen.

"Hmm. Xie Qingfeng suddenly snorted, and his breathing became a little short.

Qianzhou hurriedly supported the girl's soft body and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

Xie Qingfeng breathed a few sighs of relief, and gradually recovered: "It's okay now." I don't know why, but I suddenly felt a feeling of tightness in my chest just now. ”

"Boom" and there seemed to be a sound of earth shaking, and Qianzhou was suddenly startled. But looking around, it was very calm.

Immediately, Qianzhou realized that the "voice" just now was not what he heard by his ears, but his perception at the spiritual level!

The clouds are "sinking"!

Xie Qingfeng also frowned, and grabbed Qianzhou's sleeve: "What happened, I feel that something bad is happening." ”

Qianzhou didn't have time to be surprised by the girl's unusual perception now, and said in a hurried tone: "You don't feel wrong, the entire cloud is detached from the present world and is sinking into the abyss!"

"What do you mean?"

Qianzhou took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "The space we usually live in is only a part of this vast world. The rules here are stable and gentle, and mortals can live in peace. And this space is called 'the present world'. To use an inappropriate analogy, if the abyss is an endless sea, then the present world is a calm continent above the sea. At this time, the clouds are detached from the continent and sinking into the sea. It's not fast, but the water is ankle-high. ”

"What is the abyss?"

"It was the depths of the world, the closest place to the origin. ”

After explaining all this to Xie Qingfeng, Qianzhou frowned deeply.

The sinking of an entire city is not so easy to happen. What's more, the entire Qin State was under the suppression of the Dragon Vein!

"What are you kidding!" Qian Zhou was suddenly startled, "Yundu's dragon vein has been cut off?"

In Qianzhou's perception, the clouds were all isolated from the outside world by a powerful essentia, as if a heavy curtain had fallen from the nine heavens, covering the sky and the sun, and even the dragon veins were temporarily cut off.

"How is it possible, where is the dragon vein something so easy to cut off. Unless......" Qianzhou gritted his teeth, "Faust!"

Qianzhou secretly scolded himself for being so stupid. How could Faust, as a natural disaster, just show his face and leave the scene with a few hundred words. Who else can silently cut off the dragon veins and separate the clouds!

"I should have thought of it. Faust would not hesitate to take the key out of the abyss, and he would not give up so easily. Even His awakening of Aurora would not have been unintentional. Qianzhou regretted more and more that he had not been more wary of Faust.

At the same time, a gray mist had begun to fill the clouds.

Qianzhou stuck his hand out of the window, letting a grain of mist fall on his hand. The skin didn't feel anything, but a chill seeped through the surface and into the bone marrow.

Lake fog - a natural phenomenon caused by the initial immersion of the rules of the abyss.

"I'm in trouble. Qianzhou whispered.

Now the clouds have not completely sunk to the surface of the abyss, and if the depth continues to fall, I don't know how many people will survive in the huge clouds. Even if he survives, it is unknown whether he will be able to call himself a human after accepting the rules of the abyss.

Qianzhou opened the door, and the gray mist had almost covered the entire cloud capital, and the distant lights had become blurred, like flickering points of light in the forest at night—you couldn't tell if it was the lights of your companions or the hungry gaze of the beasts.

Qianzhou turned back to Xie Qingfeng and said, "Stay here, don't go out." ”

"But. As soon as the girl wanted to say something, she was stopped by Qianzhou's fierce eyes.

"Do you really think you can make a difference in this situation? Not causing trouble to others is already a contribution. Qianzhou unceremoniously uttered the mean words, and then plunged into the vast fog.

The streets were empty, and Qianzhou had never seen such a deserted scene in the clouds, as if the river had been exhausted overnight, and it was barren for thousands of miles.

Almost everyone hid in their homes and locked their doors. In this dangerous and treacherous world, people's first reaction when a vision appears is not curiosity, but self-preservation. At the same time, we must not be clever and cause trouble for the professionals who deal with the problem.

"If there were fewer people in the original world who would only watch and eat melons, I don't know how much easier the rescue work would be. ”

Qianzhou took a long breath, and the essentia in his body flowed freely, dispelling the chill to the bone.

Isn't it already obvious where to go?

Towards the place where the rules of the abyss are the strongest, the deepest depths, there must be the starting point of everything!

Besides, if I expected it to be good, Aurora, the doll-like girl, was there. Faust never does anything superfluous!

"Isn't that another reason to go? Qianzhou smiled bitterly, but his eyes showed a high-spirited light.

"The story has come to an end, and the lingering grievances should be over. Whether it is the victory of good over evil, or the author's divine stroke to push everything into the unknown, I am looking forward to it!"

"Ahem, no, this fog is too choking, you shouldn't say so much. ”