345: It's another fork in the road!

The Grand Elder was no longer afraid of Chen Heng. His hands, like old tree bark, suddenly gripped Chen Heng's hand.

"Let go." Chen Heng looked at the Grand Elder holding his hand with a face full of disgust, and his icy tone made the Grand Elder shiver.

"Don't be happy too soon. You haven't heard my conditions yet."

"Please speak, Senior. As long as the conditions do not threaten the safety of the Chengtian Empire, we can agree!"

The Grand Elder was full of confidence. As long as they could seal the Yin Side hole, they would pay any price.

"Don't speak too soon. We'll discuss the conditions after the matter is resolved."

Chen Heng waved his hand. He only proposed a condition because he didn't want to work for free. This place probably didn't have anything he wanted or needed.

The technology here was just a degraded version of the world-suppressing nail... Thinking of this, Chen Heng's heart suddenly jolted.

The world-suppressing nail was used to suppress the root. If this world-suppressing nail was dug up by them as iron ore, then that means... "Take me to your ruins right now. Something might happen."

Chen Heng frowned, his tone urgent, not like he was fooling them.

The Grand Elder didn't dare to ask more and immediately led the way personally.

"Since you know about the existence of the Yin Side of the World, how much do you understand about the Ultimate Return?"

Walking down the stairs, Chen Heng suddenly turned to look at the Grand Elder and Wu Xiong, who was following behind him.

"Ultimate Return?" The Grand Elder was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.

"We don't know anything about the Ultimate Return."

"As expected..." Chen Heng gritted his teeth. That was a big trouble that even his Senior hadn't solved. He had to be careful.

"The ruins you speak of are called the world-suppressing nail, an artifact used to suppress the root of the world."

"That is, it's used to suppress the Ultimate Return."

Speaking of this, Chen Heng remembered the image his Fellow Countryman had left him earlier.

'This shouldn't be. Could it be that there's more than one entrance to the Yin Side of the World?'

Chen Heng became even more curious about when that video was left. He probably had some error in his judgment of the timeline.

'Since it's the First Divine Tomb Research Center, then there should be a Second, a Third...'

Thinking of this, Chen Heng quickened his pace. He now really wanted to know which research center the world-suppressing nail beneath their feet belonged to.

This was an important matter related to his future schedule and could not be delayed... Soon, everyone arrived at the entrance.

Hundreds of pushcarts were placed around, but they were all covered in a thick layer of dust, indicating that no one had touched them for some time.

The structure of the world-suppressing nail was the same as the one in Danqing Valley, with the gate laid flat on the ground.

Seeing the relatively intact world-suppressing nail in front of him, Chen Heng breathed a sigh of relief.

From the outside, the damage didn't seem too severe, and the overall structure shouldn't have any problems for a while.

What needed to be done now was to patch up the leaking parts inside the world-suppressing nail.

"Mr. Chen, are you sure you want to go in now?" Wu Xiong's attitude was a bit hesitant, seemingly afraid of the Yin Side creatures behind the door.

"And the old repair tools were left inside, while new ones are still being made..."

"How long will it take?" Chen Heng frowned. These people were really slow.

"It should be usable in about three to five days." The Grand Elder calculated the time and gave an approximate answer.

"Open the door. I'll go in and take a look." Chen Heng sighed and said to Wu Xiong.

"But going in without a protective suit..."

Although Wu Xiong knew Chen Heng's strength, he also knew how terrifying the yin wind leaking from the Yin Side was.

Any living creature that entered would turn into a pool of blood within ten breaths.

"I'm the one going in, not you. Just open the door." Chen Heng was getting impatient, and Wu Xiong no longer tried to dissuade him. He nodded to the Grand Elder and went to open the door.

"Mr. Chen, after you enter, I must close the door immediately. Otherwise, if the yin wind leaks to the outside, the entire capital will become a death zone."

Wu Xiong took a deep breath, ready to open the door.

"I know. Wait for me at the entrance, and open the door for me then."

Chen Heng nodded and stood in front of the large door laid flat on the ground.

"Open the door!" Wu Xiong pressed the button beside him, and the door opened with a bang.

Puff!

The moment the door opened, yin wind gushed out. Wu Xiong immediately hid to the side, ready to close the door at any time.

Chen Heng reached out and touched the yin wind, immediately feeling his flesh being devoured by something.

However, Chen Heng still endured it with his powerful body, lifted his foot, and jumped inside the door.

"Close the door quickly!" The Grand Elder saw that the yin wind had already begun to spread and quickly shouted at Wu Xiong.

Wu Xiong also quickly pressed the close button and fell back, sweating profusely.

"He really went down without a protective suit..."

Wu Xiong looked at his finger, which had melted just from touching a wisp of yin wind, and murmured with lingering fear.

"You go heal your injuries, and also call Old Yi and your old man over."

The Grand Elder sat cross-legged beside the door, waiting for Chen Heng's return.

"Okay." Wu Xiong nodded and left, enduring the severe pain.

"To be able to withstand the erosion of the yin wind with just your physical body, what exactly is your body made of?"

The Grand Elder looked at the tightly closed door, suddenly grateful that he had changed his expression quickly enough, otherwise, a feast would probably have already begun... Chen Heng took one last look at the tightly closed door behind him and walked towards the depths of the passage.

The surrounding yin wind was constantly devouring and corroding his flesh, and even the indestructible golden patterns began to flicker.

"This stuff is quite strong."

Chen Heng looked at his already somewhat tattered skin and sighed.

Fortunately, the world-suppressing nails were all buried deep underground, and the Earth Vein Power was very rich, so Chen Heng's body recovered almost instantly after being damaged.

To the naked eye, Chen Heng seemed completely immune to the yin wind.

"Could it be that the Yin Side is filled with this kind of Qi?"

Chen Heng took a deep breath of yin wind, and a sharp pain shot through his body.

But this stinging sensation actually made Chen Heng's mind even more focused, and everything around him became clearly visible.

Activating the engine in his legs, Chen Heng rushed towards the depths of the passage.

After about five minutes, a familiar fork in the road appeared before Chen Heng.

"Sure enough, it's your old pervert's world-suppressing nail, another fork in the road."

Chen Heng now got a headache whenever he saw a fork in the road. The world-suppressing nail in Danqing Valley almost drove Chen Heng crazy last time.

After looking at the familiar text above, Chen Heng flew towards the 'can understand' fork.

According to his experience last time, this fork should lead to an image or data he left for himself.

However, it's not impossible that these things were taken away by the people of the Chengtian Empire. In any case, there's no harm in checking.