Although Zhou Sheng said this, he still took the hand handed over by the tombkeeper, stood up again, and looked at the crack in front of him.
The tombkeeper was originally thinking about how to explain the proof, but when he saw Zhou Sheng's actions, he immediately realized that the other party did not doubt his authenticity.
The tombkeeper felt that he had been tricked, and Zhou Sheng's trick seemed to be somewhat vindictive, but he had no evidence.
The width of the crack is only more than two meters. With the skills of the two of them, it is easy to cross the crack to the other side.
But looking from a distance, there is still a dense forest with strange colors on the opposite side. If you continue to explore, you will encounter a few more illusions, but you can't seem to find anything crucial.
Zhou Sheng turned to look at the tombkeeper, and saw that he was also staring at the crack in front of him, as if he was very interested in what was hidden under the crack.
Seeing this, Zhou Sheng knew that they wanted to go together.
Instead of continuing to wander in the dense forest, it is better to find a way to go down and see if there is anything hidden in this crack.
The tombkeeper took out the rope and fixed the other end to a thick tree trunk.
Zhou Sheng picked up his rope and tied it around his waist. The two of them seemed to have discussed it in advance and cooperated very well.
They explored down the smooth crack. The surface of the crack was pure black, as smooth as metal or carbon, not like soil at all.
This appearance makes people a little curious as to how this crack originated.
Generally speaking, only the surface cut by a sharp sword will produce such an expression shape.
But what a powerful sword it must be that can split this floating island from the center!
Zhou Sheng couldn't help but think of the lightsaber he saw in the Tomb of the Gods. The so-called splitting mountains and seas must be the feeling that that sword brings to people!
It didn't take long for Zhou Sheng to discover a hole in the smooth cross-section of the island.
Without saying a word, the tombkeeper swung gently along the rope and jumped into the hole first.
Zhou Sheng followed him and jumped in. After taking a few steps, there was a grid-like fence in front of them, blocking their way.
If it were anyone else who came here, they would definitely search here to see if there was any mechanism that could open the fence.
But for Zhou Sheng, he usually doesn't want to use his brain for things that he can do.
So he raised his sword again and lowered his hand. The Spirit-Slaying Sword cut through iron like clay, cutting the fence into several sections.
The wall in this cave is not as smooth and balanced as the cracked cross section, and is more like a natural formation.
However, the wall was bare, completely different from Zhou Sheng's expectation.
The distance they explored down the rock wall was not long, so when they saw the cave, Zhou Sheng thought that they might be able to see a large number of plant roots and stems in the cave.
The terrain inside the cave may also be very complex and difficult to navigate.
However, after actually entering, Zhou Sheng discovered that the plants on the island seemed to have grown out of thin air, with no roots under the ground.
There were no forks in the cave, so the two of them walked straight to the open area.
Zhou Sheng felt like he had entered a tomb, but this tomb had no door, no mechanism, and no coffin.
The surrounding pillars stood tall, looking like some kind of sacrificial square.
In the center, there is a small box placed on a high platform. Surrounding the box are countless silk fabrics cut into petal shapes.
The petals are of different shapes and colors. At first glance, they look like a small box dropped into a thicket of flowers.
Zhou Sheng looked at the tombkeeper: "Is the thing in the box what you are looking for?"
The gravekeeper looked at the box with confused eyes for a long time before saying, "I don't know."
"Maybe you can find out just by opening it and taking a look." Zhou Sheng said.
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Sheng boldly walked to the box and reached out to pick it up.
However, the box did not move at all.
Zhou Sheng took a closer look and discovered that the box was not placed on a high platform, but the top of the stone on the high platform was carved into the shape of a box.
The box and the high platform are actually connected together, but an optical illusion is used to create the illusion of separation.
So Zhou Sheng tried to open the box directly. However, even the lid of the box was carved out, so the box probably couldn't be opened normally unless the lid was cut off.
But Zhou Sheng also thought of a question immediately.
Since the box and the high platform were originally integrated, and the shape was carved later, doesn't it mean that there will only be stones in the center of the box, with nothing placed there?
This is only possible unless the thing was already wrapped in the stone before it was formed.
If calculated this way, this thing must be at least as old as a fossil.
After all, the shape of the box is surrounded by flowers and is the center of the surrounding columns. It would be even more strange if there was nothing there.
So Zhou Sheng turned around and looked at the tombkeeper, indicating that he wanted to peel off the lid of the box and take a closer look.
The tombkeeper naturally noticed Zhou Sheng's actions. He frowned slightly, his expression was a little tangled, and for a moment he didn't know whether Zhou Sheng's actions were right or wrong.
But there was no better way at the moment, so the tombkeeper had no choice but to nod slightly.
Zhou Sheng swung his sword again, and the hard stone was cut off.
Zhou Sheng stretched out his head and took a look. Most of the cross-sections of the stone were still white. Only the very center showed a little crystal blue.
He couldn't help but think of various legends about the jade in the stone.
Could it be that this kind of blue jade is hidden in the middle of such a large piece of stone carved like a high platform?
Zhou Sheng could tell that the jade was moist in texture and transparent in color.
If this kind of thing were given to the outside world, it would definitely be worth a lot of money.
However, why is there such a gem hidden in this mysterious space?
How could the person who carved the jade stone know the original appearance of the jade and be able to completely avoid the jade part and shape the stone into the shape of this high platform?
Now that the skin of this blue jade stone has been revealed, Zhou Sheng naturally did not dare to slash at it at will.
After all, if he stabbed it casually, he might break the jade stone, greatly reducing its value.
Although Zhou Sheng didn't care how valuable this kind of thing was, he knew that to a certain extent, this rare thing, like a work of art, naturally needed to be protected and cherished.
The tombkeeper looked at the cross section of the stone with a bit of blue jade revealed, and suddenly stretched out his hand to hang on it.
Then, he took the dagger and swiped it between his fingertips. A drop of blood followed his fingertips and accurately landed on the blue spot.
The blue jade was suddenly dyed with blood and turned into a coquettish purple.
At this moment, the surrounding stone pillars suddenly began to shake, and the private property was on the verge of collapse.
But the tombkeeper did not stop dripping blood on the stone!
With the rumbling shaking, the surrounding stone pillars began to gather in the middle!
Zhou Sheng could see that there were no grooves or mechanisms for the stone pillars to move.
At first glance, it seems as if these stone pillars have a life of their own, moving in the direction of the tombkeepers and tombkeepers!
At this time, the tombkeeper still hung his hand on the stone platform, as if he wanted to dye the stone completely red with his own blood.
In desperation, Zhou Sheng had no choice but to stand behind the tombkeeper and help him block these stone pillars.
Zhou Sheng knew that the tomb keeper was not a random person, so he naturally had his own reasons and purposes for doing so.
Although Zhou Sheng did not understand it for the time being, it did not prevent him from cooperating with the tombkeeper's actions.
He took the spirit-slaying sword and slashed at the stone pillar several times, leaving a trail of white marks.
The hardness of this stone pillar is obviously stronger than the stone platform with jade hidden in it.
Of course, this kind of hardness is not enough to make Zhou Sheng helpless.
It's just that he was originally worried that cutting off the stone pillars rashly would cause the cave to collapse, so he didn't dare to do it directly.
Now, I see the stone pillar getting closer and closer. If this momentum continues, there is a tendency to crush Zhou Sheng and the two into powder!
Seeing this, Zhou Sheng no longer held back. He attached the tip of the sword with a strong energy and stabbed towards the stone pillar with the force of breaking bamboo!
"Bang——" The loud noise caused by the collision between the sword blade and the stone pillar made the entire cave tremble again.
Zhou Sheng penetrated the core of the stone pillar like an arrow through the heart, and the cracks started from the center of the stone pillar and spread outward.
Zhou Sheng held the hilt of the sword, exerted slight force in his hand, and slowly turned the sword in the heart of the stone pillar.
The cracks spread faster and faster, and after a while, the stone pillar finally couldn't withstand the pressure and burst into pieces.
The middle part of the stone pillar collapsed into large and small stones, scattered on the ground.
However, the upper and lower parts are still firmly attached to the top and bottom of the cave.
After defeating one stone pillar, Zhou Sheng did not breathe a sigh of relief, because the other stone pillars still showed no tendency to stop running.
Zhou Sheng carefully looked at the body of this stone pillar and found no force that could make it move!
Unless the pillars were alive, Zhou Sheng couldn't imagine why they would move.
Of course, the fact that Shizhu is alive is quite strange in itself.
Immediately, he seemed to have thought of something, and asked quickly: "Gravekeeper, is what I saw an illusion?"
Since things don't make sense, it's possible that these things don't exist.
Zhou Sheng quickly thought of the countless illusions he encountered when he was on the ground, and these crises often appeared to the tombkeepers, but they were the most ordinary forest scenery.
When the tombkeeper heard his voice, he suddenly turned his palm into a fist and wrapped his bleeding finger with the center of his fist.
Then, the tomb guard stepped out of the way, used his other uninjured hand to hold the dagger tightly, and stabbed it hard into the stone pillar in front of him.
As if a dagger was inserted into the ribs of the stone pillar, the stone pillar's progress suddenly stopped, and gravel began to fall from the chest and abdomen.
The action of the tombkeeper undoubtedly means that in his vision, these stone pillars also exist.
"If it is an illusion, I am trapped in it just like you." He said.
Zhou Sheng chuckled in a low voice: "It's better than doing it alone."
Zhou Sheng didn't know what this strange world consisted of or what was happening.
But the scenery in his eyes and the scenery in the tombkeeper's eyes seemed to be two different worlds.
If Zhou Sheng hadn't been sure that he had fallen into a strange world, he might have doubted whether there was something wrong with his mental state, which caused him to see illusions again and again.
Now, the tombkeeper saw the same scene as him. Although Zhou Sheng could not be sure whether they both fell into hallucinations together, it was still more reassuring than being in two worlds.
Probably because humans are such group creatures.
Even when you are going to be late for class, if you can see a classmate who is as late as yourself, you will feel a lot more at ease.
What's more, with the abilities of the tombkeepers and Zhou Sheng, the crises hidden in these illusions cannot help them.
I saw the flash of swords and shadows intersecting, and the stone pillars were stopped from moving forward.
There are no exquisite carvings on these stone pillars, not even simple patterns.
But after being destroyed by Qi Qi, there is still a feeling of desolation.
Just like a building that was still intact just now, it turned into ruins in just a few moments.
Some stone pillars broke into pieces, and some were cut off by the railings and fell to the ground, stacked up and down in the cave.
However, both of them have discovered that the middle part of these stone pillars is more fragile and easier to defeat than the upper and lower ends.
Under the joint attack of the tomb keeper and Zhou Sheng, not long after, only one intact stone pillar was left.
The two looked at each other and stopped moving.
The road currently opened was enough for the two of them to escape from the circle of stone pillars unscathed, but the strange movements of the stone pillars have not yet been explained.
Therefore, they deliberately left a pillar to see what they would do if they were allowed to move.
I saw that the distance between this pillar and the central stone platform was getting closer and closer. Its movement speed was not very fast, but it was very stable. It seemed that no matter what was in front, it could not stop its movement.
However, just when the stone pillar was attached to the stone platform wrapped with jade, a strange scene happened!
The white stones around the stone platform turned into dust during the friction with the stone pillars, and fell into dust.
Not long after, a large amount of the outer skin had been wiped off the part where the stone platform and the stone pillars were connected, gradually revealing the jade color at the core.
Zhou Sheng wanted to stop the movement of the stone pillar. If the stone pillar was allowed to continue to move forward, then after it destroyed the outside of the stone platform, the jade in the center would not be spared either.
Although Zhou Sheng didn't know how this jade was formed, the blue brilliance it exuded made people forget to leave.
Especially after the blood of the tomb keeper was injected into it, the pure blue was added with a touch of auspicious purple, making it so beautiful. Even if Zhou Sheng didn't care about the value of this jade, everyone has a love for beauty.
Just when Zhou Sheng was about to step forward, the tombkeeper beside him suddenly stopped his movement.
"Wait a moment." The tombkeeper said calmly.
There was no emotion in his voice, and there was certainly no deeper meaning in his expression.
But in just this short moment, the stone pillars finally ground away all the surface of the stone platform and pressed it onto the core of jade.
However, at this moment, the part where the stone pillar connected with the jade suddenly began to fester, as if it had been corroded!
When the tombkeeper saw this, he frowned slightly, as if he suddenly realized something. He quickly opened the crack on his finger and sprinkled a few drops of his blood on the broken stone pillar beside him.