At this point, with the seal here broken this far, it was impossible to say Hong Yin felt no stirrings at all. Just as she stood and was about to walk toward the Stone Gate, however, her figure paused, and she turned to look to one side. There, Li Yan was also slowly rising to his feet.
"Fellow Daoist Li, you can continue recovering. I only want to take a look at the situation. Afterward, we may still need to think over a method to break it."
Looking at Li Yan's still somewhat pale face, Hong Yin spoke softly.
"Then let's take a look together!"
Li Yan had a smile on his face. Hearing this, Hong Yin nodded. She and Li Yan understood each other well enough to know that when Li Yan said this, it was not because he distrusted her and thought she wanted to swallow the treasures inside for herself.
Most likely, after sensing her get up, he had been startled awake as well. Li Yan was surely also curious about what lay behind the Stone Gate, so he wanted to know sooner—or perhaps to end the matter here sooner.
The two of them then said no more. Instead, after spiritual-energy shields formed around their bodies, they carefully walked forward. As they drew closer and closer to the Stone Gate, nothing happened at all.
As their divine senses probed cautiously, they discovered nothing unusual. Even when their divine senses repeatedly examined the Stone Gate, no attack appeared.
"This should not be an array seal. It should be some kind of spell restriction!"
The two had already walked to a spot ten zhang from the Stone Gate. Hong Yin was the first to stop, and Li Yan likewise halted beside her. Then, after moving his divine sense away