I swept the Phoenix with the Onmyoji Shikigami

Xinghan took a deep breath and waved his hands lightly to activate his spiritual power.

He bent down and picked up a few broken vines, skillfully put them together, then applied light force and a faint light jumped on his fingertips, gradually igniting the vines.

As the flames flickered, the originally dark corners in the cave gradually became brighter.

As the firelight flickered, Qingji showed a happy smile on her face. She whispered, "With the firelight, the cave finally becomes clear."

Xinghan was slightly stunned when he heard Qingji's words. He had indeed used his spiritual power to see everything in the cave clearly before.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that from the time he entered the cave until now, he had overlooked an important detail - fire.

He smiled and said jokingly, "Haha, you look so happy. If I had known earlier, I should have lit the torch immediately. However, we are used to using spiritual power to see the surroundings clearly, so we overlooked this point."

He suddenly became serious again, "Wait! Diegui, did you notice what happened to the surrounding area when this stone was lifted up?"

Qing Ji was attracted by Xing Han's words. She thought about it carefully and then replied:

"Change? I feel like... after I lifted the stone, my spiritual energy consumption seems to have decreased."

"Spiritual power? That's because you can see the surroundings clearly when you use spiritual power. When your spiritual power decreases, that means..." Xinghan tried to sort out the relationship between them.

But Qing Ji was eager to express herself at the moment, so she interrupted, "I just put the stone in the palm of my hand and looked at it, and I felt that the light of the stone became brighter... Everything around me became dim..."

"Yes! That's it!" Xinghan clapped his hands excitedly, "Are you willing to try it? Try again!"

At this moment, the stone has reappeared on the ground.

"Okay, sir!" Qingji picked up the stone carefully with excitement and held it in her hand to observe it carefully.

However, the moment she stared at the stone, her eyes suddenly became blurred.

The originally clear eyes now seemed to be shrouded in a layer of fog and lost their focus.

Her breathing also became rapid, as if she was attracted by the mysterious power contained in the stone.

Xinghan noticed Qingji's abnormality and immediately walked forward.

He called Qingji's name softly, trying to bring her back to consciousness.

"What's going on? It wasn't like this just now!"

Xinghan put aside his doubts and focused on looking at Qingji who was becoming more and more confused.

He didn't dare to touch Qingji, but in the urgent situation at the moment, he didn't care about that.

But Qingji seemed to be asleep, as if she was trapped in another world, and had no reaction to the sounds from the outside world.

Xinghan's heart tightened, and he thought, this stone possesses an unusual power, but this power varies from person to person, and there is also uncertainty in the timing of its triggering.

It can be seen that the greater the power, the more dangerous it is.

He saw Qingji's brows were furrowed, as if she was communicating with the power in the stone.

"Qingji, wake up!" Xinghan shook Qingji until the confusion in her eyes completely disappeared, and she finally calmed down. He asked anxiously: "What were you doing just now? What did you hear? What did you see? What did you think of? Tell me everything."

Qingji took a deep breath and tried to calm her inner turmoil. She spoke slowly, with a hint of incredible shock in her voice: "When I picked up the stone, I seemed to be drawn into a whole new world. There, I forgot where I was, and only knew that there was a golden light all around, which was extremely dazzling."

"I felt as if I were in a world made of gold. Every inch of land and every piece of air sparkled with golden light. I seemed to have become the master of the place, extremely noble and shining like gold."

There was a gleam of memories in Qingji's eyes, as if she was immersed in that mysterious world again.

Xinghan listened to Qingji's description, and a strong curiosity surged in his heart.

“Diegui, you are so observant and sensitive, you are really a great hero.” Xinghan said sincerely.

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

"When this stone was lifted, not only did the surrounding environment become clearer, but even our spiritual energy consumption seemed to be reduced." Xinghan continued.

"Yes, I feel so."

"Moreover, when you were staring at the stone, you seemed to have really changed." Xinghan's tone was full of excitement and joy of discovering a new continent.

Qing Ji was slightly stunned, then carefully sensed the surrounding environment, "It seems so."

"It's not your illusion? No, I noticed it." Xinghan looked around in surprise, making sure he was not seeing things.

"I really saw it! My lord, please believe me, I did see a golden glow..." Qingji was eager to prove herself.

"I believe you, even though this is extremely unbelievable." Xinghan nodded seriously. He looked at Qingji, trying to broaden his guess.

"How about... give it a try?" Qingji suggested. She slowly stretched out her slender fingers and gently grasped the stone.

As she moved, the stone was lifted from the ground again, and this time, more obvious changes occurred in the cave.

"Look! You were concentrating on the stone before and didn't notice the changes around you..."

Indeed, the people involved in the game were blinded by themselves.

The originally dim cave now became bright and clear.

The mosses and cracks on the stone walls seem to have been repainted, showing delicate textures and rich colors.

"My Lord, that's it..."

What surprised them even more was that when Qingji's description gradually subsided, a low vibration suddenly came from the depths of the cave.

Then, a hidden stone door slowly appeared, as if awakening from ancient memory.

The stone gate is carved with intricate patterns; they are ancient and mysterious, and the twisting curves seem to be telling some unknown story.

These patterns seemed like some kind of revelation, or like ancient runes, flickering a faint but alluring light on the stone gate.

Xinghan stared at the stone door, his eyes full of shock and confusion.

He stretched out his hand and tried to touch the flickering patterns, but his fingertips seemed to have passed through an invisible barrier and he could only feel a cool breeze.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "This stone gate is like a mirage. It is clearly right in front of me, but it is out of reach."

Qingji stood aside, her eyes filled with complicated emotions.

She seemed to have a sense of déjà vu about these patterns, but she couldn't remember exactly what it was.

She gently stroked the stone door, as if looking for some clues, but again could not touch anything substantial.

"This stone gate... seems different from the ones I've seen before." Qingji's voice trembled a little, her brows furrowed, and she tried hard to recall the past.

Xinghan turned to look at Qingji, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

But then, they both realized a strange phenomenon...