372: Chapter 372 Two Choices

The Powerhouse took the token, scanned everyone, and lingered slightly on Xiao Weiqing and Lou Xiaoxing.

Then he nodded and put away the token.

Not long after.

Rumble~~~

The heavy stone door rose.

"Go in."

Behind the stone door.

It was a spacious hall with traces of artificial excavation.

In the center was a stone platform with a glowing teleportation passage suspended above it.

"You all go in. When you come out, press the button, and someone will open the door," General Xiang said, pointing at the passage.

Ruan Yisen nodded, "Understood. Thank you, General Xiang."

"No trouble at all. I'll head out first. I wish you all a fruitful trip."

General Xiang turned and left.

"Let's go."

Ruan Yisen and Yin Wenzheng led the way, stepping onto the central stone platform, then into the teleportation passage, disappearing from sight.

"We'll follow."

Xiao Weiqing and Lou Xiaoxing, one after another, stepped into the teleportation passage.

After the ten people entered the teleportation passage.

Rumble~

The stone door slowly descended again.

...

...

A special space.

The bright moon hung high.

Although it was night, the visibility was clear and expansive.

In the distance.

Two mountains soared into the clouds.

One mountain glowed a dazzling fiery red under the moonlight.

The other mountain was covered in hard ice, emitting a chilling aura.

Below the mountains.

In the dense forest.

A giant python Yao Beast was napping on a tree.

Suddenly.

Several dark figures appeared in mid-air, descending rapidly.

The giant python sensed something and shot out towards the nearest figure.

"Damn it!"

"What is that thing?"

Lou Xiaoxing had just entered this space and instinctively wanted to float, but found he couldn't.

He then remembered that before coming, the Vermilion Bird Empire people had said that this world was special, with much greater gravity, making flight impossible for Seventh Realm Powerhouses.

Facing the attacking giant python, he reached out his hand, preparing to nock an arrow and shoot it down.

A flash of fire streaked past.

Pfft!~

The giant python's massive head flew far away due to inertia, and a rain of blood fell from the sky.

"Bang!"

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Several heavy thuds followed one after another.

The ten people who entered the No. 9 Civilization Ruins landed consecutively.

"Is everyone alright?"

"I'm fine. Where do I go now?"

Yin Wenzheng said, "Let's go, the entrance is between the two mountains."

Then.

Yin Wenzheng took the lead, running quickly.

The others followed without a word.

Even without flying, everyone's speed was still fast. Any Yao Beasts that foolishly got in their way were casually slain.

However.

As the saying goes: 'Looking at a mountain, a horse runs to its death.'

They ran non-stop for over an hour before reaching the foot of the mountains.

After reaching the area between the two mountains.

All they saw were weeds and scattered rocks.

"Yin Wenzheng, are you sure? This doesn't look like an entrance at all."

Ruan Yisen said, "Don't talk, just wait and see."

Yin Wenzheng looked up at the bright moon in the sky and adjusted his position.

Two minutes later.

"This is it. Who's going to clear it?" Yin Wenzheng pointed at the lush jungle and scattered rocks ahead.

"I'll do it."

Ruan Yisen stepped forward, and a long sword appeared in his hand.

"Hah!"

With a low shout, countless sword blades swept out from his hand.

All the rocks and jungle blocking their way disappeared.

Instantly.

A fan-shaped area with a diameter of a hundred meters in front was cleared, and even the ground was as smooth as a mirror.

Yin Wenzheng stepped forward, walked to the foot of the mountain, and looked up at the bright moon again to confirm the direction.

Immediately after.

He clenched his fist and threw a punch.

"Om~"

The air vibrated from the impact.

The mountain in front was cracked.

"Boom~"

Another punch.

Rumble~~~

flying stones.

A damp cave entrance was revealed.

"That's right, this is it," Yin Wenzheng said excitedly.

Everyone else also showed joy.

Except for Xiao Weiqing and Lou Xiaoxing.

"Wait."

Lou Xiaoxing spoke up.

"What's wrong?"

"This is my first time here. I want to ask, doesn't your entrance appear only once every ten years?"

"Yes, this time is nine years and three months since the last time. Why?"

Lou Xiaoxing said, "Don't you find it strange? Only nine years have passed, and this place has become like this?"

Yin Wenzheng laughed, "There's nothing strange about it. Everything in the No. 9 Civilization Ruins cannot be viewed with normal eyes. You should know that the gravity here is different."

"Alright, then I have no more questions."

Everyone didn't hesitate.

They stepped into the cave.

Compared to the outside, the cave was pitch black.

Crack~

Crack~

Yin Wenzheng and Ruan Yisen each opened a glow stick, illuminating the cave brightly.

However, the cave seemed to have no end.

The front was still pitch black.

"Don't be afraid."

"Speed up, there's no danger in the passage."

They moved quickly, and in less than three minutes, everyone stepped onto a special ground: artificially cut floor tiles.

"Quick, we're almost there."

Soon.

The passage became brighter and wider.

"Look!"

Ahead.

Two massive alloy doors appeared, more than ten meters in both length and width. The alloy doors were carved with intricate patterns and some characters they didn't recognize.

"Come on."

Yin Wenzheng called everyone forward.

"What for?"

Lou Xiaoxing asked, puzzled.

"To push the door."

"What? Push the door?"

"Otherwise? Aren't you going in?"

"Holy crap, can you guys be any more unreliable? Doesn't this door have a key, a token, or even a password? You're going to push it open manually?"

Ruan Yisen laughed, "This was an accidental discovery, so how could there be a key?"

"Let's do it."

Helplessly.

Everyone went forward, five on each side.

"Here we go, 1...2...3~~"

The door was heavier than expected. Even with ten people pushing together, they could barely move it.

"Om~~"

The alloy door emitted a dull sound.

"Keep pushing, it has to open all the way."

Rumble~~ Rumble~~~

Finally, the two doors seemed to catch on something and fully opened.

With the door open.

Everyone entered the interior.

It was a spacious, dome-shaped hall, full of technology, but completely empty.

As Xiao Weiqing and the others stepped into the hall.

On both the left and right sides, smooth walls each revealed a passage.

"What does this mean?"

Lou Xiaoxing asked.

Yin Wenzheng explained, "A choice between two."

"How do we choose?" Tian Zhenzhen asked.

At this moment.

Yin Wenzheng began to speak to everyone:

"The left leads to the interior of the volcano, and the right leads to the interior of the ice mountain."

"Is there a difference?"

"There is some difference," Yin Wenzheng said seriously.

Hearing there was a difference, Xiao Weiqing raised an eyebrow, "What difference?"

"Many Geniuses from the Vermilion Bird Empire have gone down the path to the interior of the ice mountain in the past, so we are more familiar with it, and we are certain that first-grade nirvana stones exist there. We don't know much about the volcanic passage because no one has ever defeated a Second-Class Nirvana Warrior."

Lou Xiaoxing said, "If we choose, can we change our minds if we feel it's wrong? For example, go back the way we came and go to the other one."

Yin Wenzheng shook his head, "No, once you choose, you can't come out until the Ruins close."

"I see."

Lou Xiaoxing stroked his chin, "So, that means we should go to the ice mountain passage, right?"