The light at the bottom of the river was dim, and the current was rapid. Shen Luo couldn't see clearly what was in his hand. He could only judge that it was a long object.
He only looked at the object in his hand, and his feet were not steady. A torrent swept over him, and he staggered. He was almost swept away by the torrent.
"Got it!"
He shouted. He hurriedly put the object in his arms, and swam towards the surface of the water.
But before Shen Luo could swim far upstream, a shadow appeared in front of him. It was a big rock at the bottom of the river.
"Bang!" He couldn't dodge in time. His body was swept away by the torrent, and hit heavily on the rock.
Shen Luo groaned. Half of his body was in pain. Unfortunately, his head hit the rock. His vision turned black, and he temporarily lost the ability to think.
He spat out a long string of bubbles, and his body was swept away by the current.
At this moment, the rope around Shen Luo's waist suddenly straightened. It had reached its limit and pulled his body back in time.
But the current was too fast, and his waist was strangled by a strong force. He felt a sharp pain in his ribs. But his consciousness was restored. He hurriedly swam towards the surface of the river.
Shen Luo swallowed several mouthfuls of river water. Finally, he floated to the surface of the water before he was completely exhausted. He gasped for breath, and his heart was still full of fear.
If he woke up a little later, he would have drowned in the river.
Shen Luo took a few deep breaths, and reluctantly gathered a little strength. He pulled the rope around his waist, and swam back to the side of the boat.
He climbed onto the boat with his hands and feet. The last trace of strength in his body was squeezed out. He lay on his back under the canopy, and gasped for breath.
After a while, Shen Luo's strength recovered a little. He immediately sat up, and stretched his hand into his bosom. His tight cheeks relaxed.
That thing was still there. He hadn't lost it.
Shen Luo took it out. It was a three-foot-long, palm-wide white stone box. There was a lot of mud on it.
The stone box didn't look small, but it was light in his hand.
Shen Luo weighed it in his hand and then shook it by his ear. He could vaguely hear some movement inside.
At this time, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the surging river water still caused the small boat to sway endlessly. Fortunately, the small boat was quite sturdy, and he had strengthened the ropes before, so it was not washed away.
It was just that he wouldn't be able to return for a while.
Shen Luo wiped the water stains on his face and wiped away the remaining mud on the stone box. He then placed it on a short square table in front of him and carefully examined it.
The color and texture of the stone box were similar to that of jade, but the texture on it was different from the kind of jade that Shen Luo had seen in the past. There was no lock or other mechanism on the box, nor were there any obvious engravings. It looked like a single piece. Only at the junction between the lid and the box, there was a faint pattern.
Shen Luo hesitated for a moment. Then, he used his fingernails to catch the pattern and pulled it with force.
"Ka!" A soft sound was heard. His fingernails scratched the lid of the box. The sharp pain made him suck in a breath of cold air.
He shook his hand to relieve the pain and turned the stone box over. He wanted to try to open it from the other side. The result was the same. He couldn't open it at all.
The pattern on the stone box seemed to be just a pattern. It wasn't the opening of the lid.
So, Shen Luo turned the stone box over and over again. He carefully examined all the sides of the stone box. He used his fingertips to touch every corner of the stone box. He wanted to see if there were any hidden mechanisms.
But no matter how he searched, he couldn't find any abnormalities.
"This is a bit difficult …" Shen Luo stared at the stone box. He was at his wit's end.
After hesitating for a moment, his eyes suddenly focused. He seemed to have made up his mind.
He turned around and rummaged through the cabin. With a 'shua' sound, he pulled out a foot long short-handled iron axe from a pile of fishing nets and held it in his hand.
The short axe was used by Yu Dadan to chop firewood. Because the cabin was damp, there was a lot of rust on the axe. However, it was only a shallow layer. Shen Luo wiped it gently with a rag and wiped it all off.
He held the axe handle with one hand and moved the axe blade close to the pattern on the stone box. He didn't dare to use too much strength. He just gently swung it a few times. Seeing that the stone box didn't show any signs of opening or damage, he gradually increased his strength.
"Clang …"
As Shen Luo swung the axe down, the sound of metal hitting stone suddenly rang out from the stone box.
The short table in the cabin shook violently. The stone box bounced back and jumped up. It almost flew out. Shen Luo quickly threw away the axe and grabbed the stone box. He carefully examined it.
As a result, the stone box didn't leave the slightest mark. Instead, it caused a dent in the middle of the short table.
"It's really a treasure. It can compete with the jade pillow," Shen Luo saw that the stone box couldn't be opened. He wasn't surprised. Instead, he felt that it was reasonable.
His palm gently stroked the stone box back and forth for a while. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind. Since this immortal item couldn't be opened by mortal means, why not try it with a talisman? Maybe a "Little Thunder Talisman" could split it open?
However, as soon as this thought appeared in Shen Luo's mind, he hesitated again.
The small thunder charm's power was extraordinary. What if he was not careful and directly destroyed the thing inside? Wouldn't the loss outweigh the gain?
However, there was no other way at the moment. Moreover, with the strength of this stone box, it was likely to be fine.
With this thought in mind, Shen Luo took out the last Little Thunder Talisman from his bosom and placed it on the stone box. He then placed the Primordial Stones on the Little Thunder Talisman and prepared to draw out a little bit of lightning power from the Little Thunder Talisman to test it out first.
As a result, before he could operate the Yang Gang Qi to ignite it, the small cluster of white gas in the Primordial Stone rolled violently on its own. It then bloomed into a bright white light.
Shen Luo's eyes widened. He was surprised to see that, under the illumination of the white light, the originally smooth and flawless stone box had thin light marks appearing out of thin air. They were crisscrossing, as if they were woven on a rattan mat.
However, in the middle of the "rattan mat", there seemed to be a sunken area. It was only the size of a finger. The light inside was dim, far less bright than the surrounding area.
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