If he had really gone down rashly at this height, he might not have been able to climb up because of his physical strength.
Even if there were other people pulling on it, it would be difficult to exert force on the narrow steps. It would even exhaust the entire expedition team's physical strength.
More importantly, at this height, the rope had not reached the bottom!
How high was this cliff? Fortunately, Xu Nuo reminded him.
Otherwise, something would really happen.
Soon, the few of them went down about 40 to 50 meters.
It was almost 100 meters.
Everyone's expression turned uglier and uglier.
At this moment, Xu Nuo suddenly felt a strange vibration coming from the rope.
Xu Nuo quickly shouted," Old Lei, be careful."”
Then, he reached out and grabbed Lei Zhengyi.
In the next second, the rope that was still stable suddenly shook violently.
Lei Zhengyi felt a huge force pulling the rope down.
If he wasn't careful, he would have been pulled down the cliff by the rope.
Fortunately, Xu Nuo had already supported Old Lei and pulled him to the ground.
Old Lei was dragged by the rope and slid across the steps for more than two feet. He sat on the edge of the cliff and the great force on the rope disappeared.
Old Lei was extremely daring, but he was also so scared that his forehead was covered in sweat.
After taking two deep breaths, he quickly pulled the rope up from below.
When the rope was pulled up, everyone gasped.
The geological hammer tied to the end of the rope was gone.
All that was left was a broken end of the rope. The length of the broken end was different.
Old Lei took it over and looked at it carefully.
"It looks like it was bitten off by the fangs of some animal."
Xu Nuo couldn't help but shiver.
This ancient tomb mystic realm was a little scary.
In the original world line, there were no such things below the Hanging Soul Staircase.
If he really went down, he probably wouldn't even be able to find his bones.
It was obvious that the path down the cliff would not work.
At this moment, almost everyone's eyes fell on Xu Nuo.
Xu Nuo took a deep breath. She had a better understanding of the environment of the Hanging Soul Staircase.
It was time to think of a way to crack it.
"We've been walking in circles for half a day.”Xu Nuo opened her mouth and was struck by lightning.
Lu Ning and Cao Xiaoying widened their eyes.
"What is it? That was impossible. The stairs clearly went all the way down.”
Xu Nuo shook her head." That's just an effect created by using the principle of visual illusion. It makes people feel like they're going in circles when they're going down.”
Xu Nuo squatted down when she saw the others staring at her with their eyes wide open.
"Look, there's a crescent-shaped gap here. I paid special attention to it before. After walking for about ten minutes, I saw this gap again.”
Tang Xue also squatted beside Xu Nuo and reached out to touch the gap.
"Xu Nuo, what if the person who built this staircase made a gap every few steps? How do we verify that we're going in circles?”
Tang Xue asked.
Xu Nuo thought for a moment." It's not difficult to verify if we're going in circles. We brought enough rope. Everyone hold the rope and stand at a distance of 20 to 30 meters. The six of us might be able to go in circles.”
Old Lei understood what he meant." In other words, if the last person can see the first person who stayed at the same place, it means that we are going in circles?”
Xu Nuo nodded.
Old Lei immediately stood up." Then what are we waiting for? Let's give it a try. I'll be the first."
Soon, the others were also arranged by Xu Nuo. They were arranged to be twenty to thirty meters apart until they reached the end of the arc of the Hanging Soul Staircase. When they could not be seen, they would be replaced.
Xu Nuo walked at the front. Soon, she saw a blurry light spot not far ahead.
There was also a person's back in the light spot.
"Old Lei!"
Xu Nuo shouted.
The figure almost jumped up three feet from the ground and shouted,"F * ck!"”
He turned around and saw that it was Lei Zhengyi.
"Oh my god, we really went around in circles! I've seen a ghost!" Lei Zhengyi looked a little dejected.
Old Lei was strong and brave, but in this kind of complicated game, he felt that he had no place to use his strength.
Xu Nuo was not in a hurry and gathered everyone back.
Tang Xue, Professor Hao, Lu Ning, and Cao Xiaoying knew about this outcome, and they looked a little discouraged.
Xu Nuo's lips curled into a pure and sincere smile.
"Everyone, don't worry. I have a way.”
As soon as Xu Nuo's words came out, some light finally returned to the eyes of the others.
"What should we do?"
"Hurry up and say it."
Xu Nuo stood up and walked to the step with the crescent-shaped gap.
"This time, I paid special attention. There is only one step with a gap, and from beginning to end, there are a total of 384 steps.”
Lei Zhengyi, Lu Ning, and Cao Xiaoying obviously didn't understand what Xu Nuo said.
"Eh? What's the use of counting the steps?" Lu Ning couldn't help but ask.
Tang Xue's eyes lit up when she heard this number." I've heard of this number before. 384, 384. It's the hexagram of the Eight Trigrams of the Book of Changes!”
Professor Hao was also excited." That's right. There are already 384 lines in total. There were a total of 384 steps here. It was definitely not a coincidence.”
Old Lei was a little confused and scratched his head.
"384? What does it have to do with gossip? Can you get rid of this thing?"
Xu Nuo's mouth twitched." Alright, Old Lei, stop calculating. Tai Chi gives birth to the two elements, and the two elements give birth to the four symbols. The four symbols give birth to the eight trigrams. The eight trigrams are opposite each other, eight, eight, sixty-four.”
"There are sixty-four hexagrams, and each hexagram corresponds to six lines, which is exactly three hundred and eighty-four.”
Old Lei scratched his head." Alright, alright. I'll leave these brain-consuming things to you.”
Xu Nuo didn't stand on ceremony.
The Qimen Dunjia he had learned before, coupled with the Nine Palace Golden Abacus, was the most convenient way to calculate the positions of the trigrams.
"Look, the steps here are actually a little different. The different shades of color divide the Yin and Yang, and you can completely determine the appearance of each of the 384 hexagrams.”
"In other words, the method to escape from this step is in the hexagram.”
Xu Nuo spoke with assurance.
Tang Xue's eyes lit up as she listened, and Professor Hao nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Cao Xiaoying raised her hand and said in a slightly trembling voice," I have a question. What should we do after finding this special divination?”
Xu Nuo smiled and pointed at the dark cliff below." Jump down."”
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