I think I'm missing something y'all are seeing. Started the game and am trapped in a single room. There's a wooden box, smashing it gave me a crystal. Other than that, there are two books. Three pipes. One trash can. The map shows that there are paths to other places, but they're covered in purple light.
I don't see any statues, or golden powder or anything like that.
EDIT: Ok. Throw the pipe at the purple light wall. Not sure what happened when I tried that earlier.