After Chu Feng's name was fully carved onto the barrier stone monument, the floating key drifted toward him.
As the key drew near, Chu Feng reached out to catch it.
Crack— The moment the key touched Chu Feng's palm, cracks appeared across its surface.
Then the key shattered, splitting into five fragments.
But at the same time the key broke apart, the ground beneath Chu Feng's feet blazed with radiant light, transforming into nine celestial rivers.
The five broken fragments then plummeted like shooting stars, each plunging into one of the five rivers.
They were— Immortal Sea Celestial River.
Totem Celestial River.
Bloodline Celestial River.
Divine Body Celestial River.
Seven Realms Celestial River.
This was a clue—a hint indicating where the key fragments had fallen.
The locations for the Immortal Sea, Totem, Bloodline, and Seven Realms rivers were clearly marked.
Only the Divine Body Celestial River's key fragment showed no specific location—it merely indicated that it had fallen somewhere within the Divine Body Celestial River.
"There is only one key. Only those who find it may enter the city."
That voice spoke again.
Immediately after, a teleportation force enveloped Chu Feng.
He left the formation world of the Ancestral Martial Realm's Sect Master City and returned to the starry sky.
Gazing upon the magnificent Ancestral Martial Realm's Sect Master City, Chu Feng let out a sigh of relief.
It was clear that Jie Tianran had probably realized his earlier actions had been observed.
So he had not shown himself again, had not openly observed the Ancestral Martial Realm's Sect Master City.
Instead, he had chosen to watch covertly.
And he had successfully entered.
From what Chu Feng could deduce, Jie Tianran was in the same position as himself—he had not obtained the key either.
Rather, he needed to find five key fragments.
Only by collecting all the fragments could one enter the Ancestral Martial Realm's Sect Master City.
Though Jie Tianran had been a step ahead, Chu Feng felt that these five key fragments would not be easy to find.
They were still on the same starting line.
So Chu Feng returned to the Wolen Dragon Sect.
He reported the situation at the Ancestral Martial Realm's Sect Master City to Zi Ling and the Wolen Dragon Sect Master.
"This Seven Realms Palace Master is truly a cunning old fox," the Wolen Dragon Sect Master sighed.
She had been monitoring the Seven Realms Sacred Hall's movements the entire time and had not detected anything unusual.
Yet in truth, the Seven Realms Palace Master had not only successfully entered the Ancestral Martial Realm's formation world—she had most likely already dispatched people to the locations of the key fragments, and might not even still be in the Ancestral Martial Heavenly River herself.
But the Wolen Dragon Sect Master had been kept completely in the dark, believing that the Seven Realms Palace Master was still recuperating inside her palace, doing nothing at all.
"She truly cannot be underestimated," Chu Feng said.
Even though he had confirmed that his grandfather was his adversary, Chu Feng was well aware that this grandfather of his was no simple man.
Not easy to deal with at all.
"Chu Feng, which place do you want to go to first?" Zi Ling asked.
"I want to heal your injuries first," Chu Feng said.
Hearing this, Zi Ling couldn't help but smile. "Fine, fine, fine—go ahead and heal me."
The Wolen Dragon Sect Master then found them a secluded place.
The healing did take some time, but the outcome was good—Zi Ling's injuries were finally completely cured.
Afterward, Chu Feng, Zi Ling, and the Wolen Dragon Sect Master went to find Wen Xue.
"Oh, Junior Brother Chu Feng, you're back so soon?"
Upon seeing Chu Feng and Zi Ling, Wen Xue greeted them with exceptional enthusiasm.
"Keep this on you—it will help you recover from your earlier depletion." Chu Feng handed Wen Xue a jade pendant.
It was the third treasure he had exchanged for within the Divine Mountain Temple.