Afterward, the Green-Robed Soul pointed out the locations of the node and mechanism on the Third Level to Su Jiu and Chu Luohen.
The node was in an extremely inconspicuous spot, tucked into a rather dim corner. There was no silverglow stone in that corner, and thus no light.
Su Jiu gazed thoughtfully at the node. "There's one thing I've never understood. Why did you tell your disciples and their descendants to activate the node before opening the mechanism?
"Earlier, your disciples' descendants said shutting off the node first would lower the temperature in the Cave. But since a Snow Sprite is sealed here, their explanation clearly doesn't hold water.
"So I'd like to know the reason."
The Green-Robed Soul's expression briefly froze. Clearly, the explanation his disciples' descendants had given Su Jiu surprised him as well. "I only told them to activate the node before activating the mechanism. I never explained the reason in detail."
Su Jiu was speechless. So the reason Sect Master Yan had given her was actually a conclusion these later generations had drawn themselves...
"But that doesn't really matter. You must have sensed it when you came in: the nodes in this Cavern are inherently extremely unstable. They formed naturally and aren't controlled by any external force, so anyone could easily destroy them.
"It was to prevent a single tug from setting the whole web trembling-the danger of the Cavern shaking when the mechanism was activated and triggering every node at once.
"I thought it was very necessary to stabilize these nodes before activating the mechanism."
Su Jiu raised her eyebrows slightly, accepting his explanation.
Yet just as Su Jiu was about to pour spiritual qi into the node, two Storage Bags suddenly appeared before them.
"You should be leaving soon, and I'm about to