66: Chapter 66 The Stone Platform of the Spirit Palace, Black Mist Behind the Door

The wooden beam was still dozens of meters away from the fetus-shaped Spirit Palace!

It was completely impossible to rely solely on the rope to get down.

"I'll go first. I'll blaze a trail for everyone, and you can just follow my path afterward."

As Su Chen spoke, he began to tie the rope around his body.

Captain Song Lei and the others also busied themselves, securing the other end of the rope.

With everything ready, Su Chen did not hesitate to rappel down the rope toward the wooden beam below.

A moment later, his feet landed on the wooden beam.

The wooden beam was covered in a thin layer of ice, and as Su Chen's weight was applied, it emitted a series of crisp cracking sounds.

This sound made Captain Song Lei and the others above feel a tingling sensation on their scalps.

It felt as if the wooden beam was about to shatter.

"Su Chen, be careful. This wooden beam has been frozen for thousands of years; it's very likely it has become brittle."

"If you sense anything is wrong, grab the rope—don't take any risks!" Tang Xiao urged nervously.

Su Chen gestured an "OK" sign to those above.

Then, like walking on a single-plank bridge, he carefully moved along the wooden beam toward the fetus-shaped Spirit Palace!

Everyone's eyes were locked on his moving footsteps.

Fortunately, that terrifying cracking sound gradually faded away.

Only then did everyone heave a small sigh of relief.

"It seems the quality of the wooden beam selected by our ancestors is actually quite good. The cracking sound just now was only from the ice layer on top; the beam itself is still safe," Wang Yi said.

"That's good, that's good. I was worried to death just now. If I stepped on it and it collapsed due to my weight, what would I do?" Cao Hua patted his chest, relieved.

Soon, Su Chen arrived at the top of the fetus-shaped Spirit Palace.

He stepped onto the eaves of the Spirit Palace, made his way to the edge, and climbed along the cliff wall to the stone platform in front of the Spirit Palace gate.

After standing firm, he checked around and confirmed that everything was safe.

Only then did he look up and say to the others.

"This route is fine. Everyone can come down now."

"Just be careful when walking on the wooden beam, maintain your balance, and don't fall off!"

Consequently, the others followed suit, coming down one after another.

"Oh my god, watching Su Chen walk on the wooden beam was like watching someone tightrope walk without a harness. It scared me to death."

"Isn't that the truth? I didn't even dare to breathe, fearing that the sound of my breathing would be too loud and affect Su Chen's performance!"

"Haha, as expected, everyone feels the same. I was so nervous I even forgot to breathe; I almost suffocated myself."

"Su Chen is simply an all-around existence. These skills, this agility—it's just too enviable."

"Not to mention anything else, just talking about walking on this wooden beam—which foreign expedition team could do it? Yet they still have the nerve to nitpick in our live stream comments! They should spend that time improving the quality of their own expedition members!"

"You upstairs, no need to pay them any mind. Don't give them any attention! Just listen to the crisp sound of them getting slapped in the face!"

At this moment, apart from the comments from the people of Long Country, one could barely see any malicious speculation or sarcasm from those foreign viewers.

Clearly, they had learned their lesson by now.

Don't pop the champagne before the game is over.

Otherwise, your face will get slapped very hard!

After Su Chen came down, Cao Hua followed immediately.

Behind Cao Hua was Tang Xiao.

When Tang Xiao came down, Su Chen used both hands to help her down from the eaves.

And when Tang Xiao's feet stood on the solid stone platform, her legs went weak, and she almost fell into Su Chen's arms.

"S-sorry," Tang Xiao smiled embarrassedly.

"I have a bit of a fear of heights. Just now, my mind was so tense that I didn't think about it, but now that I've relaxed, I'm actually feeling scared in hindsight."

Su Chen thoughtfully helped her stand steady.

"It's okay, you did very well. There's no need to apologize!"

The six people were now standing on the stone platform in front of the gate of the fetus-shaped Spirit Palace.

This stone platform looked like it served the purpose of an altar for sacrificial rites.

And on the mountain wall beside them, there was a burnt-out wooden plank road.

On both sides of the stone platform, large bronze tripods stood erect.

Inside them were still many ashes from after a fire!

Looking at these ashes, images couldn't help but form in their minds.

A group of people standing in the center, with the large sacrificial tripods on both sides.

They were holding a grand and solemn ceremony for entering the mausoleum.

Standing in such a solemn environment, coupled with the cold air around them.

The others couldn't help but shiver.

"This place is so cold; it has a bone-chilling, ghostly feeling," Tang Xiao said, clutching her arms tightly.

"This is a mausoleum, after all. It's not strange to have ghostly energy; it would be even stranger if there wasn't any!" Cao Hua said eerily.

In the center of the stone platform, in front of that large gate, was a nameless tortoise stele!

The gate was very imposing, at least five, six, or even seven or eight meters high.

It was made of white marble, carved with intricate patterns.

Captain Song Lei cleared his throat.

"Let's go. Since we're already here, let's get a good look at the burial style of the Eastern Xia."

"Let's uncover the hidden traces they left behind after deceiving the world!"

Standing in front of the gate, Ye Xing swallowed hard.

He was feeling somewhat excited!

"This Eastern Xia is so mysterious. I just searched it up, and the records in official history are the same as what I knew before: they only existed for seventy-some years before being completely wiped out by that war."

"But in folk rumors with no confirmed source, many people living near Changbai Mountain have indeed said that they have seen Eastern Xia people here!"

"There's no smoke without fire. This shows that all of this is not complete fabrication, but has a factual basis!"

The more Ye Xing spoke, the more excited he became, because at this moment he was ninety percent sure.

Behind this white marble gate, the true history of a nation was already prepared.

Like a scroll, slowly unfolding before them!

Su Chen walked to the front of the gate and forcefully pushed it open a crack with both hands.

The others were already preparing to step inside.

Just at this moment, a burst of black mist drifted out from inside.

Seeing this black mist, everyone acted as if facing a formidable enemy and hurriedly retreated a few steps.

They raised their hands and waved them continuously in front of their faces, trying to disperse the black mist.

"Cough, cough, cough! Such a large amount of black mist—could this be... poison gas!" Ye Xing said in terror.

"Damn it, I forgot that the gate of this Ancient Tomb would be designed with traps! That was reckless," Wang Yi said.

"Su Chen, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and retreat! You've already inhaled some of this poison gas!" Cao Hua shouted at Su Chen anxiously.

At the same time, he was also very puzzled; Su Chen was always meticulous in his actions, so how could he be so careless this time!