Tomb Raider: The comprehension is against the sky, and the achievement is indestructible

Chapter 19: Secret Technique of the Mechanical Formation, the Coffin of the Hydra in the Cypress Tree
Thinking of this, Su Mo turned his gaze to the giant Hydra cypress tree behind him.

This tree is so huge and strange. The diameter of the trunk is several meters and the height is about ten stories. The bark is as old and mottled as the scales of an old dragon.

However, there was no trace of the coffin on the tree trunk or even under the roots!

Su Mo then turned his gaze towards the jade bed.

There is indeed a mechanism under the bed, but this mechanism is connected to the hidden crossbow in the stone platform at the back, and is not connected to the body of the Hydra cypress tree.

The young man and Uncle Wu also looked confused.

They came for the Ghost Seal.

But if the real coffin cannot be found, how can we find the Ghost Seal!
On this side, Fatty Wang was holding the Eight-fold Treasure Box with a melancholy look on his face.

"Damn it, after all this effort, I only got this..."

When Su Mo heard his words, his eyes suddenly fell on the eight-layer treasure box, and he couldn't help but feel moved.

There is no reason to leave this eight-layer treasure box empty and just let the female corpse hold it.

It must mean something!
Thinking of this, Su Mo immediately took the eight-layer treasure box from the fat man.

After the eight-layer treasure box was opened, it split into eight petals and opened outwards, but the bottom was motionless. At first glance, the opened box body looked like a flower, but also like...

Su Mo's heart suddenly trembled and he turned to look at the Hydra cypress tree.

correct!

The appearance of this eight-layer treasure box when opened looks very similar to this Hydra cypress tree.

Could it be...

Does it represent some kind of mechanism or information about a hidden coffin?

Su Mo held the eight-layer treasure box in his hands, frowning as he pondered. He felt a spiritual spring gradually seeping out of his heart, and his mind seemed to become clearer.

"You explored the secrets of the Eight-Layered Treasure Box and comprehended the secrets of the ancient mechanical formation!"

As the prompt sounded, a tide surged out along with the spiritual spring that seeped out from Su Mo's heart and quickly occupied his mind.

One strange mechanism after another, one ingenious formation after another, all flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern and were imprinted deep in his mind in an instant.

In just a very short period of time, he had already mastered many ancient mechanical formations and secret techniques before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period!

When he looked at the Hydra cypress tree again, Su Mo's eyes were calm, as if he had already made up his mind!
He walked a few steps to the tree, his eyes moving from the roots to the trunk, finally stopping at a position about five feet above the ground.

Between the two pieces of mottled bark there, there was a seemingly inconspicuous crack, which looked like a sword mark or a wormhole!

Su Mo drew out the Frost Moon Sword from behind and stabbed the tip of the sword into the tree hole.

Then, a twist of the wrist.

Clang!
The sword tip made a metallic sound as it struck the tree.

Su Mo then pulled his right hand back.

Click...

The dragon-scale-like bark cracked instantly, and the crescent-shaped blade of the Frost Moon Sword was entangled with an iron chain and was taken out directly from the tree trunk by him.

This iron chain is as thick as an arm, but it is hidden in a tree hole. If Su Mo had not already comprehended the secret art of the ancient mechanical formation, it would be impossible for him to detect it at this time.

Su Mo grabbed the chain and dragged it...

There was a sound of chain friction, and the arm-like chain was completely dragged out of the tree trunk by him, and then the winch inside the tree trunk was dragged, making a loud noise. The huge Hydra cypress tree suddenly trembled, and the vines on the crown led the corpse to dance together, as if a giant was shaking his head wildly in pain.

There was a vibration between the tree trunks.

Rumble…

Following a huge earthquake, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the tree trunk, and an extremely large coffin suddenly appeared in front of everyone from the tree trunk as the iron chain winch turned, like a giant opening his mouth and spitting out a treasure!
The entire coffin is made of bronze and is wrapped with several huge iron chains. The surface of the coffin is covered with inscriptions and is covered with green copper rust.

Uncle Wu and others were stunned when they saw this scene.

They had never imagined that the real coffin was hidden inside this giant tree, and the mechanism was hidden under the bark.

Who can guess this!
If it weren't for Su Mo, they would have to turn over stones and search by tree bark.

It will take a long time to find it!
The fat man's eyes were full of amazement:

"Brother, you are amazing. You actually found such a secret mechanism! Is your brain really a human brain?"

Su Mo just smiled faintly, turned around and walked to the bronze coffin. He took a careful look at the surface of the coffin and realized that this coffin was not a traditional box-like coffin, but had a special mechanism.

It is the same as the eight-fold treasure box that the fat man got!
Su Mo then walked to the middle of the coffin, stretched out two fingers and pierced into the gap in the middle of the coffin lid.

Fa Qiu pierced his finger into the coffin lid and quickly found the key to the mechanism.

Click!

There was a slight sound from between the coffin lids, followed by the sound of copper rust bursting.

Then, the entire huge bronze coffin, like the eight-layered treasure box, suddenly cracked like petals, separating into eight petals from the top, revealing a jade-inlaid lacquer coffin inside.

The jade stones on the surface of the coffin are arranged very neatly, and appear to be arranged in the shape of a round sky and a square earth.

When the fat man saw the jade stones, his eyes lit up and he took out a knife and tried to pry them off:

"Oh my god, so many ancient jades, they must be worth a lot of money!"

Uncle Wu looked at him and couldn't help but feel angry and amused:
"Fatty, this is Manas jade, it's worthless. If you pry it off piece by piece, it won't even cover your round trip fare!"

After hearing what he said, the fat man gave up and turned his attention to the coffin.

However, this lacquer coffin is covered with gold lines and looks very complicated.

At this time, Pan Zida Kui and Wu Tianzhen had also emerged from the tomb passage.

They were sent aside by Uncle Wu, but later they disappeared along with Uncle Wu and little brother Su Mo, so they could only move forward blindly. They almost encountered corpse-bugs on the way, and finally made it here with great difficulty.

When they saw Su Mo and Uncle Wu at the bottom of the cave, the three of them were overjoyed and quickly climbed down the rope.

"Uncle San, why did you leave us and come here alone?"

As soon as Wu Tianzhen saw Uncle Wu, he complained angrily.

Uncle Wu smiled awkwardly:
"I got off the road, so I ended up here first. I hope you're all right!"

After saying that, he asked Pan Zi and Da Kui to cut the gold thread along the perimeter of the coffin, then carefully folded the jade-inlaid coffin and put it in his backpack, and finally carefully cleaned the gap between the coffin lid and the coffin body.

While they were cleaning, there was a sudden bang inside the coffin, as if someone had suddenly knocked on it from inside.

The sudden noise startled Da Kui and Pan Zi, and they almost dropped the short knife they were using to clean the fish maw.
"Damn, there's a living person in the coffin!"

(End of this chapter)