WORLD ADVENTURE : PANGU AXE

The Sims 3: Pangu's Axe

Finding the Legendary Axe of Pangu in China for World Adventures

Pangu's Axe is a vital tool for any Adventurer who seeks to go out exploring tombs in The Sims 3. Pangu's Axe is found inChina and can only be accessed by completing an adventure chain there. Located within the Temple of Heaven, a rather large tomb, getting the Legendary Axe of Pangu is a great feat for any explorer.

What it Does
Pangu's Axe clears rubble piles much faster than any Sim could do with other tools. It is also capable of smashing boulders. That's its greatest ability. Tombs in China, France and Egypt all feature boulders that cannot be surpassed without the Axe. It's for this reason more than any other that I recommend China as a first stop for any tomb raider. Getting this axe will save your Sim some backtracking and perhaps allow them to access great treasure much earlier.

What You'll Need

Dried Food

A Tent

The Skill to solve minor puzzles in World Adventures

A little Charisma could help save time when convincing locals
How to Get the Quest
Take a trip to China for as long as possible. You may need to come on multiple trips depending on your luck with the adventure board. Taking the prepared traveler reward helps with this as it can give you three extra days out of country. Look to the adventure board. Check the board repeatedly. There are usually four or five. If one named Confounded Boulder! isn't there, you will need to eliminate some. You may even need to do four or more, so that more slots are freed up when the board is replenished overnight.
The first adventures, the Seeking Adventure and Treasure Hunter chain is a good start. If you see one you really don't like, such as one to start a martial arts chain, accept then delete that from your opportunities tab. This will free up a slot as well, giving you another opportunity to get the boulder quest.
When you've finally got the Confounded Boulder quest, you'll begin a chain which features about five parts. First, you'll need to convince three locals, then convince one to give up the location of the axe. That Sim will require you to collect several gems to fund the city. Charisma can help as a time-saver with those tasks. You'll then need to retrieve the Axe from the Temple of Heaven. Lastly, acquire a relic from Hot Springs to claim ownership of the Axe.
The Temple of Heaven
Finding the entrance to this temple at first confused me. The door to get in is located in one of the two outside buildings. There's a stairwell inside. Most of this place is pretty straightforward. Once you get to the end of the long path and are met with two stairwells, the tomb provides its only really confusing moment. You may feel a little overwhelmed so I provided the maps below. Steps 1-7:
Once you've retrieved the axe, have your Sim make their way back out. There will be new traps to contend with along the way, and you'll need to do a bit of disarming and attempting to cross in order to make it out. Keep a sharp eye and you'll be able to avoid getting hit too much. Once you reach the first stairwell in the map, take the other for an exit route featuring some boulders to smash. There's some extra treasure to be had here as well. It will eventually take you straight back to the entrance of the tomb.
You don't have to do the next part, as the Pangu Axe is already in your possession, but you should probably complete the chain you've spent all this time on to get a nice reward. Move on to the Hot Springs in the next step to get plenty of visa points and ancient coins to help fund your future efforts.
The Hot Springs
After you've turned in the last quest, your Sim will be sent to an adventure in the Hot Springs to recover a relic for the quest giver. Pangu's Axe will be needed to smash the boulder blocking the dive well at the entrance to the hot springs. The dungeon inside is rather small and features just a few puzzles. The only hard one involves fire. Push the statue onto the floor panels then step on the foot switches to gradually extinguish all the flames but the one blocking the door to the right. Once you've made it to the end, and recover the relic, Pangu's Axe will be yours upon speaking with the quest giver.
You'll now be able to use Pangu's Axe to smash through boulders in many places in China, France, and Egypt, revealing new hidden treasures for your Sim to collect.