The Taoist's words struck the hearts of everyone like thunder.
Elder Tang and Professor Lin exchanged glances, then quickly descended the white jade steps of the palace, hurrying to the Taoist's side to examine the five doors.
The shock from before had vanished, replaced by unease and fear etched on their faces.
"So, we have to find it now? Can we go back?"
A construction champion behind them, hearing this, felt a surge of anxiety and looked at the Taoist nervously, desperately seeking an answer.
"No, this formation has already been activated. The stone door we entered through was sealed the moment we stepped in. We can only choose the 'life door' now."
The Taoist shook his head bitterly.
The rest of the archaeological team and security personnel looked on with expressions of horror.
Unease began to spread.
The netizens were no different.
"Holy crap, it's all traps in here. How do you even calculate this? Who can calculate this?"
"And only one chance to open a door, isn't that insane?"
"Exactly, exactly! I was so shocked, so amazed. Turns out it was all a trick, and the danger was hidden within that awe?"
"Seriously, who can figure this out? Can we all help? I don't know either!"
...
While everyone was still contemplating how to calculate, the platform beneath their feet began to tilt gradually.
The archaeological team and Wolf King and the others started to slide to one side. The moment they began to fall,
Everyone sprawled on the ground, faces filled with terror, accompanied by screams.
They tried to use friction to avoid the danger of falling.
But some lost their grip. Security personnel standing at the edge, due to the angle of the tilt, completely fell off.
He thought he could still float, but this time he was disappointed.
The vacuum suspension force had vanished the instant the ground tilted.
The security personnel watched in horror as they fell before their eyes.
Then came the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground.
Followed by the first, then the second...
A total of five people fell.
The entire space was plunged into a tense silence.
In the live broadcast.
"Damn, what's going on? You scared me to death! I was watching fine, how did it turn into this?"
"What's happening? Why is the ground tilting? And that vacuum world, why did the suspension suddenly stop working? Several people have already fallen."
"Damn, what do we do? Can we go rescue them?"
"Where are the experts? Experts, help!"
"At this point, even the experts have to lie down. Who can move right now?"
...
In the tomb.
The biologist lay on the ground, hands pressed heavily, breathing rapidly.
Wolf King, the Olympic champion, and the gymnastics champion also sprawled on the ground, equally bewildered. Standing perfectly fine one moment, and then this happened. Who could accept this?
Their expressions were grim. They had previously assumed there was no gravity, so it wouldn't affect them.
But this was an instinctive reaction, causing them to subconsciously lie down. Fortunately, the slope where they were located wasn't too steep.
Otherwise, even holding on would have been useless.
The construction champion first surveyed his surroundings, then recalled the scene he had seen on the platform earlier.
Although the platform was suspended, it only had conical points beneath it. Had the balance been broken now?
"Quick... be careful, crawl to the opposite side. Those of you with good skills, hurry!"
The construction champion urged.
Wolf King gritted his teeth and then cautiously crawled towards the opposite side. In terms of agility, he was still the best, having served in the military.
Zhou Lin watched Wolf King slowly move to the opposite side. He cautiously stood up and positioned himself in the very center.
The tilt began to decrease significantly.
The gymnastics champion and the Olympic champion, seeing this, rejoiced and also cautiously got up, heading towards Wolf King's position.
The tilting point gradually shifted towards the opposite side. Then, Elder Tang, the biologist, and the historian also began to search for a balance point.
As the people separated into small groups, the tilting platform returned to a state of calm.
"This platform has a cone shape beneath it. The vacuum force has disappeared, so the balance is broken, leading to what just happened."
"Now, let's follow the Taoist's instructions and find the 'life door' as quickly as possible. We need to leave here."
The construction champion said loudly to the others.
"Why haven't these suspended terracotta warriors and chariots fallen?"
The biologist looked around at the floating objects, utterly bewildered.
"These are part of the formation. Even without a vacuum, they wouldn't fall,"
The Taoist quickly explained.
"Let's start calculating now... find the 'life door' quickly, we need to leave here."
The historian urged.
Zhou Lin stood in the center, his gaze fixed on Elder Tang.
"I think..."
"Don't 'think.' You may have extraordinary talent, but you're not a Taoist. When it comes to the Five Elements and Bagua, we need a professional. We'll just wait to leave together."
Elder Tang chose to trust the Taoist in this matter. More importantly, this guy had already given him psychological trauma.
He was truly afraid that this guy would start talking about money.
Elder Tang cut off Zhou Lin's words.
Whatever you say goes, then? I won't speak, is that okay?
The Taoist's hands trembled as he diligently performed his calculations.
Zhou Lin watched the Taoist's calculation methods and instantly felt...
It's hopeless.
Then, the electronic mall page appeared in his mind.
When he saw the Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Art, his eyes lit up. In the tomb-raiding world, this was the most precious item. In the electronic mall, it could be redeemed for only 500,000.
This somewhat surprised Zhou Lin.
"Redeem item, Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Art."
A flood of memories, not his own, appeared in Zhou Lin's mind.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw that the Taoist's calculation method was incredibly convoluted.
Immediately, Zhou Lin looked at the Five Elements doors around him and then at the Bagua symbols nearby.
Xun, Li, Kun, Dui, Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen.
The positions of these Bagua symbols corresponded to eight directions. Qian above and Kun below, Li to the left and Kan to the right, these positions corresponded to the Five Elements.
Qian above corresponded to the Zhen Palace in the east, which in the Five Elements should belong to Wood.
Kun below corresponded to the Kan Palace in the north, which in the Five Elements should belong to Water.
As Zhou Lin was calculating, a gasp came from his ear...