Chapter 1960: Chapter 1802: Unexpected Encounter and Sudden Change
Though both he and Dongfang Yun were S-rank, they weren’t waterproof. When they rushed into the waterfall, they got a little wet.
At this moment, Dongfang Yun’s clothes were damp and clung to her body, somewhat transparent, outlining a perfect curve, even revealing the underwear she wore on top.
The same was true for the lower half of her body, with those cute strawberry-patterned panties almost dazzling Song Yun’s eyes.
Seeing Song Yun staring at her, Dongfang Yun cast a glance downward and immediately noticed her awkward state.
Her pretty face flushed red, and she quickly turned her back to Song Yun, channeling her True Qi to swiftly dry her clothes.
"Watch your eyes," Dongfang Yun coldly warned Song Yun, quickly changing the subject to hide her embarrassment. She asked, "So, how about it, can we enter the Peach Blossom Spring?"
Song Yun sneaked a peek at Dongfang Yun’s chest, awkwardly rubbed his nose, and said, "The entrance to the Peach Blossom Spring is beneath the deep pool, but we can’t go in."
"Why not?" Dongfang Yun asked.
Song Yun pointed at the bronze mirror hung on the rock wall and explained, "The bronze mirror, along with the waterfall, the deep pool, and the sunlight beaming through the valley cracks, form a Reverse Locking Array. Which means the entrance to the Peach Blossom Spring is a gate. We can’t open the door; only the people inside the Peach Blossom Spring can open it by a special method."
"What’s so special?"
Dongfang Yun was determined to get to the bottom of it.
Song Yun said, "The waterfall keeps flowing down, but the water level in the deep pool doesn’t rise, because through the Array, the water is diverted upwards, forming the waterfall again, and cycles like this."
"In the Peach Blossom Spring, there’s an array plate controlling the Array. At a certain time, the array plate will automatically activate to adjust the Array. Then, the water level in the deep pool will rise, the water won’t be diverted anymore, and the waterfall will stop flowing."
"When the waterfall stops, the cave behind it will be revealed. The beam of sunlight, appearing as a line, will shine on the bronze mirror hanging on the rock wall."
"The bronze mirror is tilted downwards, reflecting the sunlight onto the deep pool, overlapping with the direct sunlight hitting the surface of the deep pool."
"At this point, the Reverse Locking Array is activated. People from the outside jumping into the deep pool will enter the Peach Blossom Spring. Meanwhile, people inside the Peach Blossom Spring can come out from within."
After hearing this, Dongfang Yun frowned and said, "It’s so complicated."
Song Yun said, "This Array is far more sophisticated than the Nine Palace Illusion Array, utilizing the entire geographical environment to set up, and it requires various conditions to align for it to open. Truly, it is quite complex. But for a place like the Peach Blossom Spring, having such an array as a portal makes perfect sense."
Dongfang Yun asked, "Do you have a way to activate this array?"
Song Yun smiled bitterly, "How could I have such abilities? This array must have its array plate inside the Peach Blossom Spring activated to block the waterfall and open the portal."
"So, we’re at the door but can’t go in?"
Dongfang Yun showed an unwilling look on her face and said deeply, "Can we force our way in and destroy the entire array?"
Break the Array?
Heh, only Master Hao Lan might have that ability.
However, it seems that when Master Hao Lan entered the Peach Blossom Spring back then, he probably didn’t destroy the array but used some mysterious means instead.
Song Yun thought for a moment and said to Dongfang Yun, "As long as the array is activated, it has a self-protective function. The stronger the array, the stronger the protective power. This Reverse Locking Array can’t be destroyed by brute force."
Saying so, he picked up a stone from the ground and tossed it towards the bronze mirror on the rock wall.
Just as the stone was about to touch the bronze mirror, the mirror flashed a faint light, and the stone instantly turned to powder as if subjected to ten times the gravity, the powder falling vertically to the ground.
At the same time, a strong energy fluctuation was felt.
Although it didn’t harm Song Yun and Dongfang Yun, its overwhelming and domineering power was awe-inspiring.
Seeing this, Dongfang Yun understood that forcibly breaking the array was impossible.
She asked, "Then how can we enter the Peach Blossom Spring?"
Song Yun shrugged helplessly, "We can only wait for the right time or for someone inside to activate the array plate for the Reverse Locking Array to start."
"The right time, what time is that?"
Dongfang Yun kept asking questions.
Song Yun patiently explained, "That moment is set by those who arranged the array. How would I know? However, the shortest cycle for the Reverse Locking Array to open is sixty years."
"Sixty years, that long!"
Dongfang Yun’s face showed a look of distress as she pondered, "We don’t know when the Peach Blossom Spring last opened, so how can we know the year for the next opening? As for waiting for someone inside to activate the array plate, that’s even more uncertain."
The two fell silent. Although they had found the entrance to the Peach Blossom Spring, the situation at hand was rather tricky.
After contemplating for a while, Song Yun said to Dongfang Yun, "It looks like we can only leave for now."
"What a pity, to be at the doorstep yet unable to enter."
Dongfang Yun shook her head and sighed.
"I’ll set up a few things, and then we can go."
Song Yun took out a black object the size of a fist from his backpack, securing it beside the deep pool. Once activated, a red indicator light blinked on it.
He connected a wire, then took a box from his backpack containing some components.
Assembling those components resulted in a signal transmitter about the size of a washbasin.
After connecting the signal transmitter to the components beside the deep pool, he dusted off his hands and said to Dongfang Yun, "All set, let’s go."
Dongfang Yun looked at Song Yun with a face full of doubt, "What did you set up here?"
Song Yun said, "That black object is a sonar receiver. With the waterfall crashing down now, the sound of the water is loud, so the sonar receiver will blink red. When the Reverse Locking Array is activated and the waterfall stops, the sound of the water will disappear, and the sonar receiver will blink green."
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