"Then let's spend a day on it. If we still can't uncover its mysteries by tomorrow morning, we'll have to try the positions one by one. Hopefully, we can find the right arrangement in two days," Wu Longfeng suggested.
Tuoba Xiongzhen thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid two days won't be enough. I think we should start trying right now and watch carefully as we go. Perhaps we'll discover its secret."
After some discussion, everyone ultimately chose Tuoba Xiongzhen's suggestion and immediately began trying the positions one by one, hoping to find the correct arrangement.
"No change! Try another!" They looked at another arrangement and, seeing no change, hurried to switch to yet another.
Each held his own Seven Spirit Blade, placing it into a blade slot and then taking it out, repeating the process over and over.
They had no idea how many times they had tried. The sky had gone completely dark, yet they had found no clues and uncovered no secrets.
In other words, all those attempts had failed. They had not found the correct arrangement.
"This is hard. Finding the correct arrangement early on is far too difficult. There are thousands of possibilities!" Tong Jiuyang sighed.
Now it was entirely down to luck. If they were lucky, their very first arrangement might be correct. If their luck was at its worst, it would be the very last one. Of course, they did not believe their luck would be that rotten, did they?
They had three days and had to make every moment count.
Fortunately, everyone here was an expert. Going without food, water, or sleep for a few days was no great problem.
It was only the fourth day of the seventh lunar month. A waxing crescent hung in the sky, and this stretch