Temple of Xian ...continued

Opening the Temple Doors
Once underwater, swim for the ladder platform in the left wall (pulling the switch opened a hatch atop the ladder). The ladder successfully climbed, step cautiously down the passage. What the…spiders? And you thought you were done with this variety of enemy. Let's just say you ain't seen nothing yet.

Stand at the ledge overlooking the lava room. Don't bother trying to jump to any distant ladders or outcroppings. Simply turn, drop, and grab the ladder. Climb down and drop to grab the ledge below. The mission's second secret is directly below you - but you can't just drop to the ledge below - that would be too easy. Want to know how to get it without taking a lick of damage?

Secret 2

After following the cracks around to the left, approach the two-part ladder (the first in the tall, thin pillar) and ascend to the top. Follow the passage to the green wall. Climb up to the crack in the wall. Shimmy right to the end. Pause to prepare for an impressive set of jumps. When you're ready, begin with a forward jump (Up + jump). Lara will perform a backflip with a twist. As soon as she lands on the slanted ledge, hit the jump button again. Time it right and Lara will stick a landing on the top ledge of the green wall, next to the death spikes - just where you want her to be. But the fun's just begun.

Eye the long gray pier in the air. If it looks unstable to you, congratulate yourself for your keen powers of observation. Run down the ledge when you're ready, and keep up the pressure a little more than halfway down the pier - where a quick jump will arc you through the hole in the wall. (Alternatively, you can stop when you get to the last square and drop with it - you should land on a platform above the lava. From there it's an easy jump through the hole in the wall. Either way, the next area is completed in the same fashion.) At the bottom of the slide, jump - this places you on another slide. Jump as you near the bottom of this second slide and grab the ledge. Pull up and locate the switch in the wall. Yank it to open the temple gates. You remember the temple, don't you? Escape this area via the corridor beyond the switch and swim until you reach the beach.

Temple of Xian, continued...