"Four hundred years ago, this concept was just a hypothesis, but today, as the invasion of the Abyss becomes more and more intense... Gaia consciousness has been recognized as a real existence."

"Although no one has been able to communicate with it directly so far... but after reaching a certain level of cultivation, one can vaguely sense the existence of this consciousness."

"I won't hide it from you. In fact... the biggest contributor to the hundreds of years of confrontation between humans and the abyss is Gaia consciousness... Compared to the abyss, which has existed for countless years, the Earth is too young. And humans on Earth are too weak. If it weren't for the protection of Gaia consciousness, the Earth would have been occupied by the abyss and humans would have been extinct long ago."

Unexpectedly, the leader did not give Qin Jinnian a perfunctory answer. Instead, he patiently and carefully explained to him clearly what Gaia consciousness is.

Even the fact that the Earth can confront the abyss and that the main force is Gaia consciousness is not concealed at all.

This surprised Qin Jinnian a little, but after thinking about it, he understood some things...

"So...the God-level Abyss Species will be suppressed when they enter the Earth. Is that caused by Gaia's consciousness?"

Qin Jinnian thought of the lines in the sky.

There is no doubt that those lines... should be the embodiment of part of the power of Gaia's consciousness.

"Yes, Gaia consciousness resists all abyssal auras... You should know that there are very few god-level strongmen on Earth. But in fact, god-level strongmen have a long lifespan. After five hundred years, there are actually quite a few god-level strongmen among humans. But the vast majority are forced to enter the abyss... This is because, in order for super-powered people and super-warriors to advance, they must use abyssal materials. And abyssal materials are covered with strong abyssal auras. When the grade is low, it's okay, and Gaia consciousness will not regard it as a threat. But once it advances to the god-level, Gaia consciousness will regard it as a threat and suppress it spontaneously... Only a very small number of gods whose abyss auras are completely eliminated will be recognized by Gaia consciousness and allowed to walk on Earth."

"A god-level being that has completely eliminated the aura of the abyss?"

Qin Jinnian was a little surprised.

"This requires an extremely precious abyss material... called Purified Water."

The leader did not hide anything and explained carefully in a gentle tone: "You should know about the Purification Jade. The Purification Jade can cleanse the spiritual pollution of the Abyss's aura. But this cleansing is not absolute, and there will still be some Abyss aura left. Only the Purification Water can completely remove all the Abyss aura. But this Purification Water is much more precious than the Purification Jade... The most important thing is that it is extremely rare. And the Purification Water is also an extremely precious treasure for the Abyss species, so once it appears, it will trigger a fierce battle in the Abyss... It is difficult for humans to obtain it. Even if they obtain it, they rarely use it to cultivate God-level powerhouses."

"The God-class is very powerful on Earth, but it is nothing in the Abyss. In order to prevent the Abyss from sending a large number of God-class forces into Earth and disrupting the rear, we need to leave some purified water behind, so that when the critical moment comes, high-level forces can return to Earth at any time to stabilize the situation... Therefore, each country also leaves only a small number of God-class strongmen to guard Earth."

Qin Jinnian suddenly realized.

No wonder, he always felt that there was something wrong with the number of powerful humans...

The abyss has been invading for five hundred years, and as a result, the number of powerful humans seems to be a little too small.

Not to mention anything else, just this time's invasion of the four god-level abyss species, judging from what Zhang Wenyuan and others said, was simply an irresistible natural disaster... but this was obviously contrary to common sense.

If humans were so weak, it would be too easy for the Abyss to destroy them. As long as the evil church made a few more "final sacrifices"... Since it was difficult for the authorities to find out where the evil church was, and they couldn't deal with it in advance, wouldn't the human race on Earth have died out long ago?

Now that this explanation was given, Qin Jinnian suddenly realized... It wasn't that humans didn't have a way to deal with it, but that they couldn't deal with it until the critical moment...

The water of purification is obviously extremely precious. If it is used once every time the final sacrifice occurs, the water of purification will be used up after just a few uses.

What will we do then? It is a bit cruel to say that a city with a population of tens of millions will be completely abandoned under this kind of overall situation.

But choosing the lesser of two evils is probably the only solution.

But then, Qin Jinnian had another doubt.

That is...

Gaia consciousness will resist all gods with the breath of the abyss.

So……

What about the god-level combat power in the ruins? Why did Gaia's consciousness ignore them?

"Ruins? Well, it looks like you encountered a lot of things... Actually, it's very simple, because those gods in the ruins are actually nurtured by Gaia's consciousness."

"Raising?"

This answer was obviously beyond Qin Jinnian's expectations. He widened his eyes, a little confused.

"The Abyss has invaded for many years. In order to fight against it, Gaia's consciousness has been consuming its own power all the time... Although Gaia's power is strong, it is not infinite. If there is consumption, there must be replenishment."

"What you call 'golden power' is actually 'divine power'. This is the nutrient Gaia needs."

"But the Abyssal Species know how powerful Gaia is, and they will not easily send god-level combat forces to Earth... There were some that came once, but after being directly suppressed and swallowed by Gaia, they rarely come anymore."

"But the abyss invasion happens every day, and Gaia needs to consume a lot of power every day. In this case, Gaia can only find a way to save itself. So, the ruins appeared."

"The ruins are space debris produced after the collision between the Abyss and the Earth. They do not belong to the Earth, but they do not belong to the Abyss either. They are accidental products. However, during the invasion of the Abyss, occasionally some precious Abyss materials will be left in the ruins due to various unexpected factors, thus making the ruins full of the breath of the Abyss. But generally, there will be no life in such places."

"But Gaia is the 'Mother Earth'. She can use her own power to leave some seeds of life in it. Some of them also contain 'divinity'."

"Under the dual influence of Gaia and the abyss, these seeds of 'life' and 'divinity' will soon sprout. With the help of the special features of the ruins, they will give rise to divine creatures... It's basically the same as humans raising cattle and sheep, except that the method is more 'magical'."

"Gaia will not easily eat the cattle and sheep that are raised in the pen. Instead, she will let them 'grow'. Until one day, when she needs a large amount of divine power... or because of some accident, these 'cattle and sheep' are allowed to leave the 'fence' of the 'ruins', and then they will be swallowed by Gaia."

"So before this, Gaia will 'ignore' this part of the 'God-level' combat power."

After hearing these words, Qin Jinnian finally understood.

So that’s how it is…

He had been a little puzzled before... How could there be so many monsters in a world like the Ruins, which was clearly a fragment of time? There were even gods? Feelings...

That's totally Gaia's pasture?

It is understandable that the 'divine' power there will not be suppressed by the 'lines' in the air.

And this is obviously an extremely high-level secret...at least the evil church certainly doesn't know it.

Otherwise, they would not have arranged all the "strongholds" in the ruins.

After all... the ruins are Gaia's pasture.

Setting up a "base" in the "ruins"... What's the difference between this and running to someone else's yard and settling there to steal their chickens? If the people in the evil church knew about this, they would never do this.

Most of the doubts in his heart were gone, and Qin Jinnian had a more intuitive understanding of the leader...

This leader was very different from what he had imagined.

In his imagination, a leader who holds a high position should be an old riddle-maker, no matter what his true thoughts are.

Whatever you say and whatever you do should have profound meaning.

He was even prepared to ask some questions, get some ambiguous answers, and then speculate on his own.

She even seemed to be afraid that he might not understand, so she gave a very detailed explanation.

For example, regarding the question of "Gaia Consciousness", the leader even told him where "Gaia Consciousness" came from.

Of course, this information itself is not important.

But this detail shows... the uniqueness of this leader.

Moreover, he did not act like a leader at all throughout the whole process, and his tone was gentle and calm.

this……

For a moment, Qin Jinnian didn't know what to say. The leader's "honesty" even made him feel a little ashamed...

This kind of honesty, this kind of grandeur, this kind of pattern...

No wonder he can be a leader!

Qin Jinnian even sighed.

"So... based on these reasons, you are very surprised that Li Si and I can 'walk on the earth'?"

Qin Jinnian thought for a moment and asked.

"That's good."

The leader responded calmly.

Qin Jinnian hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "I'm sorry, I really don't know what's going on..."

"It doesn't matter. If you don't know either, then it should be the layout of Gaia's consciousness...then don't worry too much."

"Gaia consciousness really exists, and no one has been able to communicate with it directly so far, but any decision it makes is definitely for the benefit of the Earth. Because once the Earth is destroyed, Gaia consciousness will also dissipate, and may even be swallowed up by an indescribable existence... She is the mother of the Earth, and is closely connected to the Earth's life and death. She will not make a decision that threatens the Earth or humanity."

The leader smiled gently, and he even comforted Qin Jinnian.

Qin Jinnian didn't know what to say for a moment. He pursed his lips and finally just nodded without saying anything more.

"Well, I think you have resolved a lot of your doubts. Next, let's talk about the 'big event' that will happen next. This matter may require some help from you, 'Dawn'."

The leader did not continue to dwell on this issue, but instead directed the topic to the 'big thing'.

Qin Jinnian's mind moved, but he did not refuse. He nodded and said, "You go ahead."

Unconsciously, Qin Jinnian began to respect this leader from the bottom of his heart... The leader's frankness and vision alone were worthy of Qin Jinnian's respect.

"You should know something about this matter... After all, you were the first one to discover Lan Rouhua and hand her over to the Night Watch. Lan Rouhua should be one of the key elements of this so-called "big event" in the Abyss."

Lan Rouhua? Qin Jinnian was stunned for a moment when he heard this name suddenly. But he quickly remembered... It was the best friend of his sister Qin Xiaomian. A beautiful girl with a classical beauty.

She was targeted by the Vacuum Church, and then Qin Jinnian handed her over to Jiang Yetong. Jiang Yetong quickly sent her to the capital... So far, Qin Jinnian has no idea about her latest movements.

Unexpectedly, I heard her name from the leader's mouth today.

Moreover, she is said to be one of the key elements of the 'big thing'?

He knew that she had a secret, and it was not a small one... but it could alarm the leader, and it was related to that 'big event'... It was obvious that this secret was even bigger than Qin Jinnian had imagined.

"She is one of the key elements?"

"Although Lan Rouhua is not a superpower and looks ordinary, she is a very rare 'pure soul'."

"'Pure Soul'?"

Qin Jinnian looked confused.

"The Abyss has been invading for many years. There are four 'Blood Moon Nights' every year. At that time, the power of the Abyss is the strongest, and Gaia's consciousness is temporarily suppressed. At this time, the Abyss's breath and the Abyss's weirdness, mental pollution spread all over the world... All humans living on Earth will be polluted by the Abyss's breath. This pollution cannot be eradicated except by the 'Water of Purification'. Therefore, the depths of everyone's soul will be more or less infected with some Abyss breath."

"But among all things in the universe, there are always some special ones. 'Pure Soul' is one of them... No one knows how this kind of soul appears, but what is known is... they are naturally immune to spiritual pollution and the pollution of the abyss, so they retain the purest Gaia breath."

"In terms of combat power, there is nothing special about this kind of people... It's ironic that humans resist the abyss, but now all of humanity's power comes from the abyss. This kind of 'pure soul' is immune to the aura of the abyss, so it cannot obtain the power of the abyss. They don't have special talents in super powers and super martial arts, and they may even perform mediocrely. In theory, the 'pure soul' seems to have no effect."

"Of course, the key is not their combat power. Because they have no Abyss aura, only the purest 'Gaia aura'. They... have become the Abyss, or... the indescribable thing, the best target for Gaia."

"For example, someone planted a seed in Lan Rouhua's soul. This seed should be condensed from the flesh and blood of many people... It does not have any aura of the abyss. This is similar to the 'Final Sacrifice'... It is to conceal Gaia's consciousness."

"Gaia's consciousness is only a vague one after all, and it cannot pay attention to everything that happens on Earth. The 'final sacrifice' is to use a large amount of human souls and flesh and blood to cover up the abyss aura on the body, so that Gaia will ignore it and allow the god-level abyss species to walk on Earth for a short time... This seed is like this. And because it is hidden in the 'pure soul', Gaia cannot find it."

"What's the use of those seeds?" Qin Jinnian became curious.

"There is a name inside. When the seed is detonated, the 'Pure Soul' will subconsciously chant that name..."

Qin Jinnian understood something immediately and his eyes widened: "A name of...an indescribable existence?"

"Yes."

"The 'Pure Soul' has the purest breath of Gaia. When the 'Pure Soul' chants the name of the 'unspeakable' thing, the owner of the name can instantly lock the location of the Earth... The Earth and the Abyss have been confronting each other for hundreds of years. The biggest reason why they can persist until now is that Gaia has kept all the unspeakable things outside the Earth. But Gaia's strength is not equal to the strength of the Earth."

"You may find this explanation difficult to understand... Let me put it in a more popular way... Gaia is like a powerful magician. When using magic, he has the powerful power to resist indescribable things. But the premise is that no one can get close to him... Do you understand this?"

Qin Jinnian suddenly understood.

Gaia is strong and can resist the unspeakable.

However, the earth is weak. Even a god-level abyss species can stir up wind and rain in it.

And if someone on Earth chants the true name of the unspeakable thing, it means... Gaia is approached by someone?

"Gaia used her power to weave a big net. Small 'God-level' abyss species can enter this 'big net' through the 'mesh'. But the huge 'unspeakable things' will be kept out of the 'big net'... and once someone chants the name of the 'unspeakable' thing on Earth, it is equivalent to opening a hole in this 'big net'... allowing the unspeakable existence to descend. If such a thing really happens... then the Earth will be really in danger... You probably don't have an intuitive understanding of how powerful the unspeakable existence is. Let me tell you this... once you are noticed by the gaze of the unspeakable thing, everything within its reach will be polluted and assimilated by the gaze of the unspeakable thing and become weird... Those weird things that wander in the abyss and descend on Earth on the night of the blood moon... almost all come from this."

"What?!"

Qin Jinnian, who had not been shocked before, was really shocked this time. He widened his eyes and said, "Weird, are these all the products of being watched by an indescribable thing?!"

(End of this chapter)