Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

When the last star returned to its position accurately, the whole hall suddenly shook slightly. Then, a new puzzle quietly appeared in front of them - a huge Rubik's Cube-like object stood there like a hill. Each side of the Rubik's Cube was inlaid with colorful and dazzling gems, which was dazzling.

Just as the two were preparing to study how to solve the mystery of the Rubik's Cube, an accident happened again. There was a loud "boom" and a strong dark magic suddenly surged from the originally solid ground. In the blink of an eye, several small but hideous demons rushed out from the dark magic and pounced on Lin Ze and Su Yao with their fangs and claws.

Facing this sudden attack, Lin Ze was not afraid. He quickly drew the sword from his waist and rushed towards the demons. The demons screamed and fell to the ground wherever the sword flashed. At the same time, Su Yao also used her shield spell, a transparent light shield instantly protected the precious crystal ball. Not only that, Su Yao also took advantage of the gaps to wave the staff in her hand from time to time to launch fierce attacks on the demons.

After a fierce battle, the demons were finally destroyed. Lin Ze panted, wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned around and looked at the huge Rubik's Cube that was still standing quietly. At this time, he found that the rotation pattern of the Rubik's Cube seemed to be inextricably linked to the vaguely carved secret codes on the pillars of the hall.

Therefore, Lin Ze and Su Yao worked closely together, one was responsible for observing the secret codes carved on the pillars, and the other carefully turned the Rubik's Cube according to the instructions of these secret codes. As the Rubik's Cube gradually returned to its position, a dazzling light suddenly lit up in the hall. This light illuminated the entire space, as if indicating that they were getting closer and closer to success...

Just when the light was at its brightest, the center of the Rubik's Cube slowly opened, revealing a key emitting strange power.

Lin Ze reached out and grasped the key. In an instant, an ancient and mysterious message flooded into his mind.

It turns out that this key can open the door to another dimension, where the ultimate power that can save the world is hidden.

However, getting the key also triggered a new mechanism. Countless spikes shot out from the wall, and the ground began to split, forming deep and bottomless gullies.

Lin Ze and Su Yao were as fast as lightning, hiding in this dangerous environment. They moved lightly, dodging the deadly attacks like ghosts.

Lin Ze tightly grasped the key in his hand, beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead, but he did not dare to relax at all, and shouted loudly: "Su Yao, we must speed up and find the exit, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous!" Su Yao, who was standing aside, closed her eyes tightly, concentrating on feeling the subtle magical fluctuations around her. Time passed by, and just when everyone was about to despair, she suddenly opened her eyes, with a look of surprise on her face, and pointed her finger not far away and said: "There! I feel that the magic power there is relatively weak, maybe that is where the exit is."

Lin Ze, who received the instruction, did not hesitate, wielded the extremely sharp sword in his hand, and chopped hard in that direction. For a moment, the sword light flashed, and the sword energy crisscrossed, forcibly opening up a narrow passage.

The two ran along the passage, their hearts full of desire for survival. However, when they just rushed out of this dangerous area, they were stunned by the scene in front of them - a huge stone door stood in front of them, with a round metal plate inlaid on the door, and there was a hole in the middle that matched the shape of the key in Lin Ze's hand.

Without much hesitation, Lin Ze took a deep breath, strode forward, and inserted the key steadily into the hole. There was a dull sound, and the heavy stone door began to move slowly and gradually opened.

As the stone door opened, a dazzling light poured out from the crack of the door, illuminating the entire space. When the light faded slightly, Lin Ze and Su Yao could see the scene behind the door clearly - it was a colorful and dreamlike world, with all kinds of strange plants and mysterious buildings scattered in it, which was dazzling.

The two looked at each other, and they could see the nervousness and expectation in each other's eyes. After a brief silence, they nodded at the same time, and then stepped into this unknown area with firm steps, bravely facing the upcoming challenges.

After entering this unknown area, they took a few steps forward and the ground beneath their feet began to wriggle as if it had life. Suddenly, many vines stretched out from the ground and quickly wrapped around their feet. Lin Ze tried to cut them off with his sword, but the vines became more and more entangled.

At this time, a winged elf flew over, circled around the two of them for a few times, and then said in a clear voice: "Outsiders, you have intruded into the holy land of the elves. You can only pass here if you pass the test."

Lin Ze and Su Yao looked at each other in tacit understanding, their eyes conveyed firmness and determination, indicating that they were ready to meet the challenge and accept the test. Seeing this, the elf standing beside raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a sly and mysterious smile, and gently waved his small and delicate palm, and the thick vines that had tightly bound the two of them loosened instantly.

Then, a breeze blew by, and Lin Ze and Su Yao felt their bodies lighten, and the next moment they were already on the shore of a sparkling lake. On the calm lake, there were countless strange runes floating densely, emitting faint light. These runes were like stars twinkling in the night sky, dazzling.

"Next, it depends on your skills!" The clear and pleasant voice of the elf sounded, "You must touch these runes in the correct order. If you make a mistake even just once, what awaits you will be a powerful electric shock released by the lake." After saying that, the elf blinked mischievously.

Lin Ze calmed down and began to study these runes with full concentration. He keenly noticed that there seemed to be some subtle connection between each rune, but this connection was as elusive as if hidden in the fog. At the same time, Su Yao was not idle either. She closed her eyes tightly and concentrated on exerting her powerful magic to perceive the mysteries behind the runes.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, after careful consideration, Lin Ze seemed to have discovered some key clue, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath, carefully stretched out his right hand, and gently touched one of the runes. Almost at the moment his finger touched the rune, a faint light lit up from that rune and quickly passed along a specific trajectory to another adjacent rune.

Seeing this scene, Su Yao, who had been paying close attention to the development of the situation, felt relieved and hurriedly followed Lin Ze, touching the second rune accurately.

In this way, the two of them cooperated tacitly and moved forward step by step towards the final goal. Every time a rune was successfully triggered, it would trigger a series of colorful light changes, and the entire lake seemed to have turned into a beautiful dynamic picture. However, as the number of runes decreased, the pressure gradually increased. Fortunately, Lin Ze always kept a clear mind and calmly analyzed and judged, and with the help of Su Yao's precise magic perception, they never made any mistakes.

When the last rune was successfully touched and lit up, the entire lake surface suddenly trembled violently. Accompanied by a deafening roar, an exquisite bridge made of white jade slowly rose from the bottom of the lake, spanning the lake and leading directly to the distant other side.