Chapter 34: The sarcophagus
As for cracking the formation above the sarcophagus, the bone soul was indeed not completely sure, but he had a clear idea.
The main function of this formation is to concentrate the naturally diffusing energy contained in this large stone to maintain the operation of the formation in the entire tomb.
This formation is so subtle, if you want to find out the formation eye directly, the bone soul is really not sure. However, his thinking changed a little.
It's like when he told Ding Qin about his thoughts, Ding Qin's thoughts about the array also changed.
And the ideas of the two people to solve the problem at this time are strikingly similar.
No matter how the formation works, it has only one ultimate purpose, to concentrate energy.
If the point where the energy is concentrated can be found and physically destroyed, then the flow of energy will change.
In this way, it is no different from destroying the formation.
Although Ding Qin, Feng Lei, including the bone soul, do not have the ability to directly find out the energy gathering point, but there is someone here who may be able to.
She is the Lone Star Cave Master.
When the Lone Star Cave Master offered to help Ding Qin, Ding Qin couldn't ask for it.
She's not a layman, she's a real workhorse.
The cave master laughed. To complete this step, it is estimated that the cave master is still the main force. Ding Qin's tone was a little humble, and his posture was also very respectful.
The Lone Star Cave Lord said, "How do you say this?"
Ding Qin smiled slightly, "Just now I saw that when the cave master was looking for the formation eye, his body movements were quite special, not like they were made at random. Therefore, Ding Qin had a guess if the cave master could feel the subtle energy changes in the formation. ”
The Lone Star Cave Lord said, "Well, you're right. I was able to feel the change in energy. But when I was looking for a formation at that time, it was not entirely based on energy, but also on subtle changes in spiritual power. ”
Ding Qin said, "Whether the spiritual power changes or not, this is not the key. What we're looking for now is a change in energy. This boulder is the source of energy for the formation in the entire tomb. And to use the energy in such a large stone for the tomb, it is necessary to gather the energy. It's not easy to find the direct formation eye of the formation on the boulder, but with the cave master here, it may not be difficult to find the convergence point of energy, right?"
"This ......," the Lone Star Cave Master hesitated, "let me try." ”
She said just do it, closed her eyes slightly, and slowly felt the energy changes around the sarcophagus. It didn't take long for her to change her position again, and so on. It wasn't until she walked around the coffin that she turned to Ding Qin, "The energy is concentrating into the coffin." ”
Ding Qin was not surprised. He really felt that this sarcophagus couldn't be as simple as just holding a corpse.
"Let's open it. Ding Qin turned his head and glanced at Feng Lei, as if asking for his opinion. Feng Lei nodded slightly, raised his hand, and called over a few soldiers, standing on both sides of the sarcophagus.
"When the sarcophagus is opened, there may be a mechanism activated. Everyone has no spiritual power now, so you must be careful. Ding Qin reminded him and walked to the coffin.
"Prepare to ......" With this order, everyone's hands were raised to the lid of the coffin.
"Open!"
As soon as the voice fell, eight people exerted their strength at the same time. But to their surprise, the coffin lid did not move at all.
A trace of doubt flashed in Ding Qin's eyes, and he asked everyone to stop first and carefully observe the coffin lid. Judging from the external form, the coffin lid is definitely separate from the coffin, and the thickness of the coffin lid is not large, and the weight should not exceed the strength of eight people in common sense estimates.
"A few more people. Seeing this, Feng Lei also walked over and called five people at the same time.
Fourteen people have already circled around the edge of the sarcophagus, and basically no one can insert it anymore. Under Ding Qin's order, fourteen people exerted their strength again.
However, the lid remained untouched.
The bone soul also began to wonder in Ding Qin's sea of knowledge. Could it be that the sarcophagus is reinforced by the formation? In that case, things will not be easy to handle.
All of them have no spiritual power, and they are no different from ordinary people outside. In the face of such a large stone with a formation, there will be no way at all!
"I'll try prying. A man brought by the Lone Star Cave Master stepped forward at this time, took off a bag from his waist, and fell to the ground with a thud.
There are all kinds of tools in the bag, like a small treasure chest. He picked out a tool consisting of several extremely thin blades, and then another auxiliary tool, sat on the sarcophagus, and inserted a blade through the gap in the lid.
Then, it was a second piece, a third piece.
Although the process was slow and extremely laborious, by the fourth piece, the effort had finally paid off.
There was a "......" sound, and the continuous air flow began to pour into the coffin. Due to the intensity of the airflow, the man's hair was sucked up.
It's negative pressure!
Ding Qin suddenly realized. If the entire sarcophagus forms negative pressure, let alone fourteen people, twenty-four people, they may not be able to open the coffin lid.
And, even if the tool is used to pry open a little gap, the injected air still does not change the negative pressure. It was as if something was constantly absorbing air in the coffin, and the sound of sizzling was incessant.
And the person who pried the lid was also wiping his face at this time, and gasped, "No, I'm at the limit." The tools are basically at their limit. You can only pry out this small strip of seams. ”
"The seam is too small and the air coming in is not enough to counteract this negative pressure. Ding Qin muttered, "Let me continue." ”
He sat down in the position of the man just now, moved a thin blade over the blade that had been padded, and used the tool to insert it with all his might. But, as the man said, it seems that the limit has been reached. It took a lot of effort, and the thickness of the insertion was a little thicker than the nail cover.
"Let me come, I'll come!" Seeing Ding Qin fighting like this, Feng Lei's soldiers couldn't sit still. They were originally sent to escort Ding Qin, and they felt Ding Qin's care for them along the way, and now they saw that Ding Qin was tired and sweating, and they all came up with the idea of taking on a big responsibility to help Ding Qin.
"Okay, come one by one!" Ding Qin stood up, walked to the side, and watched the soldiers line up, ready to step forward to operate. It was only then that he realized more deeply how important spiritual power was to spiritual cultivation.
If their spiritual power was still there, even if there was negative pressure on the lid of the coffin, it would never be so laborious to embed such a thin slice into it.
One by one, the soldiers came down, each sweating profusely. But don't say it, these people's daily training is showing its advantage at the moment. After one round, two more flakes were embedded in the gap in the coffin lid.
At this time, the sound of "whoop" is louder, and the confrontation between negative pressure and gaps has reached a critical moment.
"Let's rest and regain our strength. There is still hope. Ding Qin expressed his opinion, and at the same time took out two pieces of dry food from his body, "I still have some dry food here, let's share it." ”
"I have it here!" "I still have a little ...... here"
Under Ding Qin's leadership, many people turned over their bags, and all the dry food was concentrated in front of Ding Qin. Ding Qin divided these things into equal portions according to the head, one for each person.
Although the amount of these dry foods together is not enough to feed a hungry sweat, in this environment, as long as there is food, it is the greatest psychological comfort for people.
After the break, Ding Qin was the first to go into battle again. After another round of effort, two more thin blades were embedded.
"Come, get ready to lift. Ding Qin waved his hand and called everyone into place again. At the same time, he also called a person from the Lone Star Cave Master's side, "When we carry it, you come and do your best to embed it inside." ”
"One, two, three!" As soon as the three words fell, under the joint force of everyone, the coffin lid moved slightly. The person below embeds a thin blade in the trend.
"Come again!" As soon as he saw hope, Ding Qin's fighting spirit burst out. Although his physical strength has been seriously depleted now, he has no intention of resting.
"One, two, three!"
"One, two, three!"
"One, two, three!"
In the fourth time, the sound of negative pressure changed and there was a slight "poof" sound.
"Okay!" Ding Qin was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately beckoned to everyone, "Lift!"
After this sound, the sarcophagus lid was lifted by everyone and a large crack was opened. The effect of negative pressure becomes smaller, and with more force, the entire coffin lid is lifted directly.
The air immediately flowed into the coffin from all sides, and everyone felt a strong wind blowing on their faces.
Other than that, everything was calm. There are no traps and there is no danger.
Probably, when the owner of the tomb was repairing this tomb, he did not expect that one day, such a large number of people would fall in.
Putting down the lid of the coffin, Ding Qin's eyes turned to the coffin.
Inside the coffin was an uncorrupted corpse. The corpse had already dried up, and it must have been a long time.
The body and around the body were full of jewels. Countless gold, silver and jade objects were among them, and they reflected the luxurious clothes on his body.
From this point, it can be determined at a glance that this is an extremely noble person.
However, in the face of this coffin of gold, silver and jewelry, no one was greedy. Because everybody knows that if you can't get out of here, you won't be able to enjoy all these treasures, even if they own them.
"Cave Master, it's up to you. Ding Qin pointed to the coffin with his hand, "I hope everyone's efforts are not in vain." ”
"Good. The Lone Star Cave Master took a deep breath and closed his eyes again. Her hand moved slowly inside the coffin, and after a while, rested on the corpse's lower abdomen.
There is the dantian of the corpse.
She slowly opened her eyes, with a slight suspicion in her eyes. "Actually set the condensation point at the dantian? However, if that is the case, the corpse should be kept fresh and will not be killed. ”
"Perhaps, it's just a position?" Ding Qin took a few steps forward after speaking, slowly pushed aside some of the treasures on the corpse, and then lifted the corpse's clothes.
Under his jacket, Ding Qin found the answer.