I swept the Phoenix with the Onmyoji Shikigami

In Qingji's eyes, it was as if the stars were ignited instantly, and an indescribable light of excitement shone brightly, as if being pulled by some mysterious and attractive force. She responded eagerly:

"Of course I want to know! Sir, you are the beacon of my heart. Every word you say is like the nectar of wisdom, nourishing my soul."

After hearing this, Xinghan laughed out loud, with a cunning light flashing in his eyes: "Haha, Qingji, if you want to know, I will tell you in detail. However, among these complicated possibilities, I only value three of them the most."

"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it." Qingji moved closer curiously, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Perhaps, the stone gate in your eyes is nothing but a deep mark of that encounter in your heart." Xinghan casually threw out the first possibility with a playful smile on his lips.

Qing Ji frowned slightly and said firmly: "Sir, I have indeed only seen the stone gate once, but the mark it left in my heart is as deep as yesterday."

"Of course I believe you." Xinghan nodded, and then turned to the second possibility, "Or perhaps, there is some mysterious mechanism hidden in the stone door, or an energy field, or some power we don't know yet, driving it to rotate."

"What about the third one?" Qingji asked impatiently.

Xinghan smiled slightly, his eyes deep: "Action and reaction, if you hit me, I will feel pain, and you will also feel pain. But in this matter, perhaps we can say that the flower is not a flower, the fog is not a fog, the stone gate has not turned, it is the doubts in your heart and mine that are rotating."

After hearing this, Qing Ji showed some confusion on her face: "Sir, you mean..."

Xinghan waved his hand and frowned slightly: "Let me think about it carefully." He closed his eyes and began to recall the moment when the stone gate appeared. Countless thoughts surged in his mind, but he could not find a definite answer.

The two of them just stood there quietly, Xinghan's contemplation and Qingji's expectations intertwined.

After careful consideration, Xinghan finally slowly opened his eyes and looked into the depths of the cave with a sharp gaze.

"This is indeed an intriguing discovery," he said softly, with a hint of appreciation in his voice.

Qing Ji nodded slightly, with a hint of smile on her lips, but also with a hint of disapproval: "Sir, you are going to start saying 'things seem to be getting more interesting' again."

Xinghan smiled slightly, without making any comment, and changed the subject: "But this time, I want to test you. What do you think is the oldest existence in the world?"

Qing Ji pondered for a moment and replied, "The Ancient God is undoubtedly one of them."

"Ancient times?" Xinghan raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he was a little surprised by this answer, but he quickly regained his composure, "Besides God, what else?"

Qing Ji replied without hesitation: "Ancient mythical beasts, they coexist with gods and are equally ancient."

"Anything else?" Xinghan continued to ask, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

"Ancient God." Qingji's voice became more and more firm.

"Very good, what else?"

"An ancient mythical beast." Qingji answered without hesitation.

Xinghan nodded, seeming to be quite satisfied with Qingji's answer, but then he asked a more difficult question: "What else? Are there any more ancient than these?"

Qingji's eyes flashed with a gleam, as if this question had inspired some hidden wisdom. She said slowly: "The Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Dao Messenger dominate everything in the world, even surpassing the existence of gods and beasts."

Hearing this answer, Xinghan's eyes flashed with surprise, but he quickly regained his composure: "In fact, the oldest... is still time."

"Time?" A hint of surprise appeared on Qingji's face, as if the answer was beyond her expectations.

She stared at the stars, as if trying to read more meaning from his eyes.

Xinghan lowered his head and stared at his palms, with a unique light flashing in his eyes. He smiled and said, "Yes, Qingji, there are things in the world that are older than time."

"What exactly is that?" Qingji asked curiously.

"Well, let's not discuss this for now." Xinghan waved his hand gently, with a mysterious smile, "But one thing is certain, this stone door is by no means as simple as it looks on the surface. There must be many secrets hidden behind it."

"Sir, Qingji knows that her power is limited and I am afraid it is difficult for her to see through these secrets." Qingji lowered her head slightly, with a hint of apology in her tone.

"Don't blame yourself, Qingji." Xinghan comforted gently, "Even I am helpless at the moment. But one thing I can be sure of is that this stone door seems to be inextricably linked to some unknown power. However, this stone door seems to be double-standard. Only the destined person can reveal its true face."

"Double standards? I don't understand, sir."

“Just a little picky.”

"Picky? Sir, you mean..." Qingji frowned in confusion.

"Don't worry, I'll show you right away." Xinghan smiled slightly, his eyes gleaming with anticipation. "If I explain the word double standard to you directly, I'm afraid you won't be able to fully understand it. Why don't I just take action and let you witness it with your own eyes."

"Your Excellency is wise." Qing Ji's eyes flashed with admiration, and she asked curiously, "So what are you going to do next?"

Xinghan took a deep breath and said with a firm look in his eyes: "I plan to try it myself and move this stone away to see what kind of surprise this stone door will bring us."

“Sir, this…” Qingji was a little worried, but when she saw Xinghan’s confident look, most of her worries disappeared. “In that case, please do it, sir.”

Xinghan nodded and slowly walked towards the stone gate, ready to uncover the secret behind this mysterious stone gate.

When Xinghan picked up the stone, the scenery in the cave changed drastically again.

The originally dim cave was instantly shrouded in soft light, as if it was in a sacred realm.

The surrounding stone walls became crystal clear, sparkling with gorgeous light, as if covered by a layer of mysterious spiritual power.

"Wow, so beautiful!" Qingji excitedly clasped her hands under her chin, like a girl making a wish.

"Yes, but this... is quite different from what we just saw!"

Because, what confused Xinghan and Qingji was that the stone door that had appeared earlier disappeared.

They looked around, trying to find the mysterious stone door, but they could not find any trace of it.

"This...what's going on?" Qingji scratched her head, frowning.

Xinghan also pretended to be confused, and after thinking for a moment, he said:

"This is double standard, Qingji, the stone gate treats you well, you may be one of the conditions for the stone gate to appear."

"Conditions?" Qingji repeated Xinghan's words and fell into deep thought.

Recalling the change in the scenery in the cave when the stone was mentioned before, Qingji guessed that this might be related to some kind of power in the stone and the cave.

"Perhaps we need to find the conditions that trigger the appearance of this stone door." Qing Ji suggested, "Perhaps we can start with other clues in the cave."

"Yes. I'll try it one last time." Xinghan took a deep breath, mobilized the spiritual power in his body again, and lifted the stone steadily.

This time, he controlled the output of spiritual power more carefully to ensure that the stone could remain stably suspended in the air.

At the same time, Shen Li's inner voice sounded in Xinghan's ears, faint but firm: "It's almost there, give me a little more time."

Xinghan knew that Shen Li was trying her best to open the cage.

He decided to keep the stone steady, hoping to hear more noises.

But this is extremely difficult to do, and every time I use my spiritual power to keep the stone lifted, I consume more and more physical strength...

The air pressure in the cave also seemed to change over time.

Xinghan felt his breathing getting tighter and tighter. Although this did not bother him, it was not an optimistic thing. Xinghan was always prepared to deal with possible changes, and Shen Li's inner voice became clearer and clearer: "Almost, just a little bit more..."

At this moment, there was a slight vibration in the cave.

Xinghan and Qingji immediately became alert, their eyes fixed on the stone floating in the air.

"Earthquake?" The balance in Xinghan's heart gradually tipped over, and he had already made up his mind.

"Sir, can you hold on?" Qingji's eyes gradually became anxious.

"It's time!" Xinghan's spiritual light moved, urging his spiritual power, and the stars on his wrist surrounded him. He shouted in a low voice: "Break through the air!"

He then tapped his finger in the air, and a sharp silver light instantly cut through the air and smashed straight towards the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom..."