Noxious bulbs don't seem to work. I found the book. I have tried all elemental arrows on them. The character will often say something like they figured it out, but nothing removes the effect on the ground. I still can't pass. The bulb does not become defeated when I use the elements on them (same, opposite, random, doesn't matter). I can manually attack the bulbs down and destroy them or disarm them like a trap... but nothing removes the effects from the ground (electricity, fire, poison, etc.). So I still can't pass.

Additionally, the bulbs never attack me. I can walk right up to them and nothing happens. This is even before I use any element on them. They do not attack even after I manually attack them.

I finally tried using the pyramids to pass and was able to.