After noticing this, Chu Feng began to observe and search, but what surprised him was that...
Even Chu Feng could only sense that the advantage had been stolen — he was unable to discover where the thief was hiding.
"What brilliant methods."
"It seems my opponents aren't limited to the Situ Spirit Gate and Bai Yunqing's group."
Chu Feng could tell this third party was no ordinary figure, and he even had a vague premonition that this person might prove harder to deal with than Bai Yunqing or the members of the Situ Spirit Gate.
After all, an open spear is easy to dodge, but a hidden arrow is hard to guard against.
Fortunately, Chu Feng had already detected this person, so at the very least he could prepare in advance.
Soon, the power contained within the advantage was completely absorbed by Chu Feng and his two companions.
And the gate to the ruins swung fully open.
After the gate opened, Bai Yunqing entered without a word, stepping straight inside.
The people from the Situ Spirit Gate followed right behind her.
Of course, Chu Feng and Song Yuwei also went in together.
However, the members of the Situ Spirit Gate did not notice the presence of Chu Feng and Song Yuwei.
Once inside the hall, they traversed deep, winding corridors.
The walls on either side were covered with exquisite murals, and there were so many of them that each one was unique and unrepeated.
Everyone assumed the murals might hold clues, so they observed each one they saw with careful attention.
Chu Feng was no exception.
But soon, both Chu Feng and the people from the Situ Spirit Gate realized there was no hidden secret within the murals, so they quickened their pace.
Finally, they reached the end of the long corridor.
However, here, another great gate appeared. The gate stood open, but a force sealed the middle of the passageway.
It was not a simple barrier power.
After a slight probe confirmed it was harmless, Bai Yunqing stepped directly through.
Upon seeing this, the people from the Situ Spirit Gate immediately followed, wanting to enter.
But that force was like a wall, blocking everyone from the Situ Spirit Gate.
"What's going on? Could it be only the younger generation can enter?"
Seeing this scene, the first thought of the Situ Spirit Gate members was that this barrier gate had a restriction, allowing only the younger generation to pass.
"You all try."
Thus, Si Tu Ting Ye cast his gaze towards the crowd behind him.
His look prompted several handsome young men and women to step forward from the group.
All of them were juniors under the age of one hundred, and among the Situ Spirit Gate, they were considered geniuses.
The Situ Spirit Gate had come prepared for this. After all, many ancient ruins would indeed only pass their inheritance down to juniors.
To guard against that very scenario, they had brought along the gifted young members of the Situ Spirit Gate when opening the ruins.
Yet when these juniors approached the great gate, they too were repelled by that force.
They… could not pass through either.
"You can't get through either?"
Situ Ting Ye was taken aback.
"Grand Supreme Elder, this doesn't seem to be an ordinary barrier. We cannot pass through."
The juniors spoke.
After that, they began attempting other methods.
But Chu Feng simply smiled faintly, then turned to look at Song Yuwei. "Senior Yuwei, please go wait for me outside. It seems that it's not that only juniors can enter here — rather, anyone who didn't seize the opportunity first has no way of getting in."
"Young Master Chu Feng, please be extra careful then. I'll wait for you outside."
Song Yuwei didn't hesitate in the slightest, readily agreeing.
She had followed Chu Feng because she wanted to help him.
Ever since arriving at the ruins, however, she hadn't been able to help in the slightest — Chu Feng had been relying entirely on himself.
This made her realize that she was nothing but a burden to Chu Feng right now. Since she couldn't be of any help, she might as well follow his arrangement and stay away from this place.
Afterward, Song Yuwei conferred with Chu Feng, telling him where she would go to wait for him, and the two then parted ways.
Song Yuwei left the ruins first, while Chu Feng continued venturing deeper.
While everyone from the Situ Spirit Gate was still racking their brains, trying to figure out how to step through that barrier gate,
Chu Feng found a gap in the crowd and passed through with ease.
As expected by Chu Feng.
Indeed, this gate had its restrictions, but it did not target the younger generation. Only those who had just comprehended the opportunity were permitted to step through.