Barkhang Monastery - Draining the Pool - Fifth Prayer Wheel
In the last section we climbed across the huge, golden statue, used the second GEMSTONE to open a trapdoor underneath the statue, and retrieved the Gold Dragon secret. Now, go around to the front of the statue and enter the low-ceilinged room in its base.
Drop through the trapdoor you just opened.
Follow the tunnel...
...to a room with pipes and a barred window overlooking the LARGE INDOOR POOL.
IMPORTANT: You must obtain the Silver Dragon secret before draining this pool. If you didn't find the secret earlier, you can get it now. But once you drain the pool, there's no way to fill it again, so the secret will be out of reach. The route to the secret is shown on a separate page.
When you're ready to drain the pool, flip the switch near the barred window to open the painted wooden door.
Go inside...
...and push the wooden crate in front of the flowing spring to prevent the pool from refilling.
Return to the pipe room...
...slide down the sluice backwards, grab the end of the slope, and drop into the now-dry pool.
Cross the room, climb onto the ledge and push the movable crate aside...
...to reveal the FIFTH PRAYER WHEEL (49).
Cross to the opposite corner of the room and climb the ladder to the walkway above.
Follow it around to the exit, which leads back to the hallway near the STORAGE ROOM.
Turn right...
...and return to the MAIN HALL.
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