"Luo Chen, where do you think this path leads?" Qing Shuang asked softly, her eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, wary of potential dangers.
Luo Chen tightly gripped the sword hilt, his gaze resolute: "No matter where it leads, we must follow it to the end. The Spiritual Origin Stone is our only hope."
They continued forward, and soon, an ancient Stone Gate appeared at the end of the path, covered with the marks of time and complex runes.
The Stone Gate was tightly shut, as if waiting for something.
"This gate..." Qing Shuang approached, gently touching the runes on the gate, "It seems to need a specific key to open."
Luo Chen looked around, trying to find possible clues.
His gaze finally landed on a Stele next to the Stone Gate, with some blurry inscriptions carved on it.
"Qing Shuang, look here." Luo Chen pointed to the inscriptions on the Stele, "It seems to record the method to open the Stone Gate."
