Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 2715 (Two Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifteen)

"Then the Taoist priest performed a ritual to find the cause, and found the cause to be this waterfall?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Yes." Li Pingrun said, "The reason lies in this waterfall."

"Is it this waterfall that makes this place the location where the alchemist's spells can have the greatest effect on those whose minds are controlled?" Tie Wandao asked.

Li Pingrun replied: "That's right."

Tie Wandao asked: "Is this waterfall the only one that can play this role?"

"No." Li Pingrun said.

"Other waterfalls are okay?" Tie Wandao asked.

"Yes." Li Pingrun said.

"Why does the waterfall have this effect?" Tie Wandao asked.

Li Pingrun said: "Actually, the waterfall doesn't have this effect on everyone. It can only have that effect on things related to the person whose mind is being controlled."

"Why?" Tie Wandao asked.

"The Taoist priest learned that whenever the controlled person heard the sound of the waterfall, he would have a very obvious reaction. The waterfall had left a deep impression on the controlled person's mind." Li Pingrun said, "Because of this, the waterfall can increase the effect of the Taoist priest's magic on the controlled person. The place with the waterfall becomes the place where the Taoist priest's magic can have the greatest effect on the controlled person."

"Why does the person whose mind is being controlled react so strongly to the waterfall?" Tie Wandao asked.

"It has something to do with the past experiences of the person whose mind is being controlled." Li Pingrun replied, "The waterfall has a special meaning in that person's life."

Tie Wandao asked again: "But, according to the Taoist's design, wouldn't that person's mind be controlled by the Taoist later? Could it be that the waterfall can still affect that person even when his mind is controlled?"

"Yes." Li Pingrun said, "The meaning of the waterfall to that person has been integrated into the depths of that person's soul. Even when that person's mind is controlled, that thing integrated into the depths of the soul will still affect that person." Tie Wandao said: "What exactly is the meaning of the waterfall in that person's life?"

"I don't know about that." Li Pingrun said.

Tie Wandao asked: "Is the waterfall influencing the person whose mind is being controlled through sound?"

Li Pingrun replied: "Yes, as long as the person whose mind is controlled hears the sound of water coming from the waterfall, he will be immediately affected."

Tie Wandao said: "This waterfall is obviously underground. Did the Taoist priest know there was a waterfall underground before he designed all this?"

"Yes." Li Pingrun said.

Tie Wandao asked again: "Do you know whether the person whose mind is being controlled will be able to hear the sound of water by then?"

"Yes, the Taoist priest knew it a long time ago." Li Pingrun said, "Before we climbed down from that slippery thing just now, did the tribe leader hear the sound of the waterfall?"

"I heard it." Tie Wandao said, "I heard it, and I felt it was like the sound of a waterfall at that time."

Li Pingrun said, "I think so too. If the alchemist's plan succeeded, and if the person who had a special reaction to waterfalls really came to this designed underground space, I believe he would have heard the sound of water before coming down from the smooth object."

Tie Wandao asked: "You mean to say that the person whose mind was controlled never came to this designed underground space?"

"Yes." Li Pingrun said.

"When did you know?" Tie Wandao asked.

(End of this chapter)