Since the sky was covered, the heavens began to show their holiness

Is this Zoe's hometown?

Zhou Xian looked at the ruins in front of him, his steps suddenly stopped, his eyes widened in disbelief. Everywhere he looked, there were broken walls, charred rubble and twisted beams scattered in disorder, as if the earth was silently telling of the tragedy in the past. Thick and strange black fog, as thick as ink, permeated and surged in this dead land. Every flow of fog seemed to carry endless secrets and sorrow, wrapping the whole world in a nightmare that was difficult to wake up from.

He turned his head subconsciously, intending to ask Zoe what was going on. But the moment his neck twisted, the blood in his body seemed to freeze, and his pupils shrank sharply. Behind him, where was the trace of the mysterious vortex? Zoe, who had just been side by side with him, and the playful and lively Ahri, seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, completely disappearing, leaving only a thick silence that was suffocating.

Zhou Xian's eyebrows twisted into a "川" shape when he saw this. However, he was not overly worried about Zoe's safety. After all, with Zoe's strength, there are not many things in this world that can threaten her, so she should be able to protect herself. But Ahri is different. She is weak. If she is also teleported to such a place, she may be in danger.

Fortunately, Zhou Xian had previously signed a contract with Ahri. With this special bond, he could transcend the distance in space and communicate with Ahri on a soul level.

He immediately concentrated and tried to get in touch with Ahri. After some anxious inquiries, the news he got made him feel helpless. Ahri only knew that she was teleported to a forest, and she also knew nothing about Zoe's whereabouts. Fortunately, judging from the feeling sent by Ahri, there was no obvious danger in the place where she was, which temporarily made Zhou Xian feel relieved and turned around to look at the management around him.

Zhou Xian, who had been exposed to the magic of the dead, was immediately aware of the chilling black fog in the air as soon as he stepped into this place.

This was no ordinary fog. Every strand of it seemed to be saturated with evil power. The dark energy surging in it made his back shiver. Although it was bright and bright in the daytime, the area covered by the black fog was shrouded in a heavy haze, and it was so dark that no sunlight could be seen.

The dead silence weighed down heavily, and the feeling of oppression followed him like a shadow, even his breathing became sluggish and difficult, as if countless pairs of eyes hidden in the dark were coldly watching his every move.

"There's something strange here."

Zhou Xian murmured in a low voice, his sword-like eyebrows knitted up instantly, his expression solemn. After entering this area, his whole body seemed to be wrapped in an invisible haze. The atmosphere here was like a blunt knife, slowly sawing at his nerves, making him feel indescribably uncomfortable. Every breath seemed to be wrapped with endless sorrow and desolation, which penetrated into his lungs. The broken walls and ruins around him seemed to be weeping, telling the tragedy of the past, which made people feel depressed and panic for no reason.

"Look around first and see if you can run into anyone."

Zhou Xian was thinking in his heart. The most urgent thing was to find someone who knew the ins and outs of this strange place. But he knew in his heart that there was little hope. Looking at the surrounding environment, the ruins were dim in the black fog, and it was dead silent. How could an ordinary person survive here? I was afraid that as soon as I stepped in, I would be swallowed up by the inky black fog in an instant, without even the room to struggle, and become a wisp of wronged soul in this dark world.

Zhou Xian took a deep breath, concentrated his mind, and prepared to use magic to sense the surroundings. However, as soon as he activated it, it was like hitting an invisible high wall. He widened his eyes in disbelief. The mental power that used to move freely and spread easily was now trapped in his body and could not get out at all. It was as if this space was shrouded by a special restriction, which had an absolute suppression on his power. This sudden obstacle made him feel unprecedented uneasiness.

Zhou Xian knew better than anyone that mental power was the lifeblood of a magician. Mental power was like an invisible bond, with one end connected to the magician's magic power and the other end hooked to the surrounding elements of heaven and earth. When casting magic, with just one thought, the powerful mental power could shuttle between the elements like a flexible thread, accurately mobilizing the heat of fire, the softness of water, the lightness of wind, and the heaviness of earth, and freely combining magic of different powers.

But once the spiritual power is lost, even if the magic power in the body is surging, it is just like a flood trapped behind a dam, with nowhere to use it. At most, it can only barely release a few simple magics that do not require delicate control and purely rely on magic instincts. In such a dangerous place, it is of no use at all. Fortunately, Zhou Xian is not only a magician, but also a powerful warrior. Even if he cannot use magic, his warrior strength can be comparable to that of an ordinary sanctuary.

Zhou Xian calmed himself, slowly closed his eyes, sank his consciousness into his body, and carefully touched the familiar power - Dou Qi.

Instantly, a hot and powerful current surged through his meridians, flowing freely without any obstruction. Feeling this familiar feedback, his heart finally settled down and he let out a long breath.

Fortunately, Dou Qi was not affected by this strange place. If even this last support was lost, it would be really difficult to take a single step in this place full of dangers and unknowns.

Magical perception was no longer feasible, Zhou Xian sighed helplessly and glanced around the gloomy surroundings. He straightened his back, took steady steps, and walked slowly forward.

His feet stepped on the broken bricks and stones, making a crisp sound, which seemed particularly abrupt in this dead space. With each step, he was vigilantly paying attention to the movements around him, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, not missing any subtle changes. The diffuse black fog lingered around him, as if testing and provoking, but he remained unmoved. Although the black fog was strange, it could not threaten him.

After walking in this foggy place for an unknown amount of time, Zhou Xian finally stopped. In front of him was a mess of ruins, with broken walls and ruins looming in the diffuse black fog.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and carefully looked at the ruins in front of him. From the dilapidated but still unique building, he could vaguely recognize that this was once a monastery. The collapsed arches and tilted stone pillars seemed to still retain the solemnity and sacredness of the past, but now they have been eroded beyond recognition by time and disasters, leaving only a desolate and desolate area, silently telling the story of the past.

Staring at the ruined monastery in front of him, Zhou Xian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he thought to himself: "Usually in such monasteries, there will be places for records and books. Maybe there are some valuable clues left."

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath without hesitation, and walked resolutely towards the inside of the monastery. As soon as he stepped in, a smell of decay and oldness hit him in the face, and the gravel under his feet made a crisp sound when he stepped on it, which seemed particularly abrupt in this strangely silent atmosphere.

Zhou Xian searched carefully in the ruins for an unknown amount of time before he finally fixed his eyes on a worn-out stone slab. The surface of the slab was full of pits and pits, and it was obvious that it had been eroded by time. The writing on it was incomplete, with only a few unclear words left.

He gently brushed away the dust on the stone slab, a glimmer of surprise flashed in his eyes. His intuition told him that the stone slab might contain the key clue to unlocking the secret of this strange place.

(End of this chapter)