There are three flying blade mechanisms in total, and the flying blade exit of each flying blade mechanism makes the three people shudder.
The same is true for the rolling stone mechanism in the third level and the arrow mechanism in the fourth level. After Wang Lao and the others saw the layout of these mechanisms, their backs were soaked with cold sweat even though they knew how to pass the levels.
Especially Mr. Wang and Liu Yue, both of them are specialized in archaeological work. They have seen countless ancient tombs. Although the tombs of Han, Tang, Song and Ming dynasties also have mechanisms, those mechanisms are just like childish children in front of the sacred mechanisms of the Wu Zetian Mausoleum.
Even the world-famous traps in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang were not as good as these four sacred roads in Wang Lao's eyes. Although there were many traps in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, most of them were protective and it was not difficult to crack them. The difficult part was how to protect the treasures in the mausoleum after cracking them.
But the organs in Wu Zetian's mausoleum are different. These organs are simply built for killing people. It is estimated that when Wu Zetian built this mausoleum, she was also worried about being visited by tomb robbers, so she set up such a powerful killing mechanism.
Wang Lao and his three companions passed through four sacred mechanisms with trepidation and finally stood in front of the Dragon-Breaking Stone that had fallen again.
Old Wang looked at the huge rock in front of him with great surprise and asked, "Xiao Yang, is this the legendary Broken Dragon Stone? The Broken Dragon Stone that Yue Chengzi mentioned on the stone tablet with extermination text?"
"Yes, this is the Dragon-Severing Stone. After passing this Dragon-Severing Stone, we can enter the core of the mausoleum."
Zhao Yong asked puzzledly: "When I read martial arts novels before, they all said that this kind of dragon-breaking stone is disposable, and once it falls, it can never be opened again. Now that this dragon-breaking stone has fallen, how can we open it? Do we have to use medicine?"
Old Wang laughed and said, "Xiao Zhao, you have been fooled by the authors of martial arts novels. The Dragon-Breaking Stone is a mechanism that we often encounter in ancient Chinese tombs. However, some Dragon-Breaking Stones are disposable and can never be opened again after they fall. However, most of these Dragon-Breaking Stones are activated after the tomb is repaired. After the emperor is buried, these Dragon-Breaking Stones will be activated and completely seal the tomb passage after they fall, preventing outsiders from entering the tomb."
"But inside the mausoleum, there are also some dragon-breaking stones that can be opened again even though they have been put down. I have seen such dragon-breaking stones in many ancient tombs. Rather than calling them dragon-breaking stones, it is more appropriate to call them mechanical doors. However, such mechanical doors are also difficult to open. The dragon-breaking stone in front of me is actually the latter."
The dragon-breaking stone in front of them had already opened about two-thirds because of the loss of power. The dragon-breaking stone, or the existence of the mechanical door in Wu Zetian's tomb, was different from the dragon-breaking stones in other ancient tombs. The dragon-breaking stones or mechanical doors in other ancient tombs all relied on their own weight to close, and additional power was needed to open them.
The mechanism door in front of him was just the opposite. It was closed by power instead of gravity. As long as there was power, the dragon-breaking stone would remain closed, and it could only be opened by the correct method. Once the power was lost, the huge dragon-breaking stone would naturally not close.
Yang Jing had previously cut off the power of all the mechanisms in the sacred road, so the Dragon-Breaking Stone naturally also lost its power, which is why it was able to open.
Zhao Yong and Liu Yue looked at the thick stone slab and smacked their lips in surprise. According to a rough estimate of the size of the stone slab, it weighs more than 30 tons. Even if the dragon-breaking stone was carved out of the mountain, carving out such a large dragon-breaking stone from the mountain would not be a small project even in modern times, let alone in the Wu Zhou Dynasty more than a thousand years ago!
Old Wang was also surprised by the huge size of the Dragon-Breaking Stone. The Dragon-Breaking Stones he had seen in other ancient tombs before weighed only a few tons at most. This was the first time he had seen such a heavy Dragon-Breaking Stone.
Moreover, Mr. Wang was also very interested in opening the mechanism of this dragon-breaking stone. He pondered here for more than ten minutes before reluctantly leaving here and walking inside...
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