At this moment, Qin Yan finally understood why Gao Zhanxiang, Lin Shiqi, and the others were reluctant to answer his questions. It was indeed better for fewer people to know about such matters. He said, "I understand. I will definitely help you keep this secret. I'm sorry for earlier."

Li Ruobing smiled and said, "It's okay, as long as you understand our predicament."

Qin Yan nodded, but just then, the rhythmic singing-like sound in the cavern suddenly stopped.

"Uh-oh, we need to go quickly!" Li Ruobing's face changed, grabbing Qin Yan's hand and swiftly heading back. However, before they could take a few steps, a howling wind swept through the cave, lifting Qin Yan and Li Ruobing off the ground, sending them flying towards the center of the cave.

"What's happening? Is 'Di Jiang' attacking us?" Suspended in mid-air, Qin Yan looked towards the center of the cave in horror, seeing 'Di Jiang' facing their direction with its four wings spread out.

"This is 'Di Jiang's' magical ability!" Hovering in mid-air, Li Ruobing made a soft sound. Another storm materialized out of thin air, colliding with the previous gust of wind. The two winds canceled each other out, dissipating into nothingness. Qin Yan and Li Ruobing plummeted towards the ground from high above.

Quick on his feet, Qin Yan executed a flip in mid-air, landing firmly on the ground. Meanwhile, Li Ruobing used her magical abilities to summon a strong wind below, stabilizing her mid-air and landing gracefully on the ground.

"Impressive, a Level Four magic user!" Qin Yan was impressed by Li Ruobing's skill. He thought that although Lin Shiqi could control the wind, her proficiency and strength were nowhere near Li Ruobing's level. If it had been Lin Shiqi in that situation, she would have fallen heavily to the ground.

Once again, the rhythmic singing-like sound echoed in the cavern. Simultaneously, 'Di Jiang' began moving towards Qin Yan and Li Ruobing, swaying its body and approaching in a comical, drunken manner.

"What does it want to do?" Qin Yan stared in fear at 'Di Jiang' before him. Seeing this unknown creature for the first time, he felt panicked and activated his body strengthening ability, clenching his fists, ready to fight 'Di Jiang.' At that moment, Li Ruobing's voice sounded beside him, "Don't act recklessly. 'Di Jiang' possesses Level Four body strengthening and Level Five magic abilities. You can't defeat it."

"What? Level Four body strengthening and Level Five magic?" Qin Yan thought he must have misheard. Having one of these abilities above Level Three was already impressive, let alone possessing two near-maximum level abilities simultaneously.

With a flutter of its four wings, a loud rumble sounded as a massive stone, like a small island, emerged from the ground, carrying Qin Yan and Li Ruobing upwards into the sky. The stone, seemingly controlled by an invisible force, flew around in the cavern with Qin Yan and Li Ruobing aboard.

"What... what's happening?" Qin Yan cried out in panic, fearing he might fall from the giant stone. He bent down, clinging tightly to the rock beneath him, while Li Ruobing maintained her balance on the stone by controlling the airflow and utilizing the wind's pushback force.

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"Di Jiang is controlling this stone. It probably wants to play with us," Li Ruobing said calmly.

"Play? Is there such a thing?" Qin Yan looked at the massive stone beneath his feet, larger than a big truck. It was truly baffling how 'Di Jiang' controlled such a heavy and massive stone.

"It's too dangerous up here. Can you get down by yourself?" Li Ruobing spoke calmly, showing that she wasn't particularly fearful of this high-altitude environment.

"I should be fine." Qin Yan glanced down. He was about six to seven meters above the ground, and with his abilities, jumping down should be no problem.

"I'll go down first. Be careful on your own." Li Ruobing leaped directly from the airborne stone, landing gracefully on the ground as if stepping on white clouds or descending like a falling leaf, landing steadily on the ground.

"Impressive!" Although Qin Yan had witnessed Li Ruobing's skill before, he was still amazed when he saw it again. He leaped down from the stone island in the sky, plummeting towards the ground. With a dull thud, he landed firmly on the ground, his reinforced bones and muscles absorbing the impact, only causing a slight numbness in his feet without any harm.

"Let's go!" Li Ruobing urged, and they quickly made their way towards the cave entrance. Just then, the giant floating stone flew past them with a whoosh, crashing down at the cave entrance, blocking their way out.

"Oh no!" Qin Yan stared at the mountain-like stone in front of him, dumbfounded. He looked at Li Ruobing and asked, "The entrance is blocked. Are there any other exits in this cave?"

Shaking her head helplessly, Li Ruobing replied, "No, there's only this one entrance."

"What? Can't you use your magic to move this stone?" Qin Yan inquired.

Once again, Li Ruobing shook her head, "Moving such a large stone requires Level Five magic to manipulate material energy. I can't do that."

"So, are we trapped in this cave?"

Li Ruobing thought for a moment and said, "There's only one way now, we have to ask 'Di Jiang' to let us go." She turned towards 'Di Jiang' in the distance and said with sincerity, "Please move this stone and let us leave."

"Can this guy understand human speech?" Qin Yan thought to himself. Suddenly, the four wings of 'Di Jiang' moved, and with a loud rumble, the massive stone blocking the cave entrance lifted off the ground, opening up the entrance.

"It really understands!" Qin Yan exclaimed excitedly, walking briskly towards the now open entrance. However, before he could take more than a few steps, the stone from the sky plummeted rapidly, crashing to the ground and blocking the cave entrance once again. Laughter that sounded like "haha" echoed in the cave, and 'Di Jiang' swayed and danced as if twirling around in place.

"I feel like... it's playing tricks on us?" A shadow of suspicion crossed Qin Yan's face. If 'Di Jiang' could understand human speech, then it deliberately blocked the cave entrance to prevent them from leaving.

"Don't say anything rash, in case you provoke 'Di Jiang'," Li Ruobing cautioned, turning towards 'Di Jiang' once again and requesting, "Please let us go."

The huge stone blocking the entrance flew up into the air once more, but within seconds, it came crashing down again, sealing the cave entrance. Laughter echoed from inside the cave, and 'Di Jiang' continued to dance and twirl as if having a great time.

"This jerk is definitely doing this on purpose!" Veins bulged on Qin Yan's forehead, feeling a surge of anger. Clenching his fists and glaring fiercely at 'Di Jiang,' he slowly approached, intending to give it a good beating.

"What are you trying to do? You can't beat it," Li Ruobing intervened when she saw Qin Yan approaching 'Di Jiang' aggressively, trying to stop him.

"It's not about beating it. It's clear that it's playing games with us. This kind of malicious jerk, if we don't teach it a lesson, it will only become more arrogant," Qin Yan disregarded Li Ruobing's advice and dashed towards 'Di Jiang' with determination. Just then, the four wings of 'Di Jiang' moved, and a massive boulder in the cave, taller than a person, flew through the air towards Qin Yan.