Nan Qu hadn't expected that she would find herself facing a rushing river as soon as she left the forest. If she still didn't understand that this place was designed according to the five elements after all this, she would be incredibly foolish.
The arrow in the first level is gold, the tree in the second level is naturally wood, and the third level is obviously water.
With such a swift current, Nan Qu didn't think she would be able to fly directly over here.
Sure enough, the stone that had accompanied her for this part of the journey suddenly sank to the bottom of the water without making a splash.
In terms of the five elements' mutual generation and restraint, earth restrains water, but earth appears after water, so it's clear that trying to contain water with earth won't work. However, from another perspective, metal generates water, so does that mean that to get through this hurdle, she needs to go back and study the first hurdle?
Back in the forest, Nanqu had learned the location of the trees and their orientation, so she wouldn't get lost. She successfully reached the first checkpoint again, this time carefully observing each arrow slit and the surrounding environment.
Soon, Nan Qu noticed a strange opening next to each arrow's point. The opening was just the right size to accommodate one arrow. Recalling the difficulty of the previous two levels, Nan Qu didn't think this one would be so easy.
Instead of removing the arrow she had stuck in the nock, she examined the whole thing. The more she looked, the more Nanqu realized it was actually a diagram of the human body's meridians.
The openings looked messy, but all the correct acupoints were there.
The other seemingly chaotic dots were actually indicating the starting order of the acupoints. Following the instructions, Nanqu inserted the corresponding acupoints one by one into the adjacent holes. The next moment, a hole appeared out of nowhere in the empty space in the middle.
They continued to test the waters, but found nothing unusual. Nanqu also didn't smell any poison, so they entered the cave.
As soon as she entered the cave, the entire cave was instantly illuminated. Nan Qu didn't need to worry about not being able to see inside. However, being cautious as always, she still made a torch before going in.
To be honest, the mechanisms here are much more advanced than those at Bai Xiaosheng's place, reminding Nanqu of the times she had raided Bai Xiaosheng's lair before.
Upon entering the underground, Nanqu witnessed the intricate workings of various secret mechanisms and gears, finding it hard to believe that they were invented by humans. She couldn't help but marvel at how anyone who could invent such a thing was either incredibly idle or possessed an exceptionally brilliant mind.
Of course, Nanqu is more likely to be a team production; otherwise, such a huge project would probably exhaust one person to death.
After marveling at the mechanisms, Nan Qu continued forward. However, after a few steps, Nan Qu noticed that, apart from the correct opening, all the other openings next to the entrance to the first glimpse of the entrance were equipped with poisoned needles. The needles were entirely black, indicating that the poison was extremely potent.
In other words, if you misjudge an acupoint, you won't get a second chance.
Nan Qu shook her head, truly unable to understand who could be so ruthless as to set up such a trap.
Continuing on, Nanqu finally realized that the so-called "growing well" trees had actually been replaced. Below, Nanqu found the replaced trees. What a clever deception!
The key point is that all of this shaking happens very quickly and silently. How terrifying is this machine?
Further on, Nanqu discovered that the turbulent river was actually above them; the real path was below.
Having passed the third checkpoint without any hindrance, Nanqu exited the cave.
Looking at the rushing river behind her, Nanqu couldn't help but gasp. Good heavens, the person who created such a mechanism was truly amazing. Who would have thought to go back to the first level to find the exit?
Even if she found it, without knowing the acupuncture point chart, she would still die. Why make such a big fuss? The key point is, these things shouldn't be enough to prevent her from opening her space, nor should they cause the surveillance cameras to malfunction.
What secrets are hidden here?
Since there was no way out, she was determined to explore this place.
Thinking it over, Nanqu walked forward without hesitation.
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