At this moment, Chu Feng had indeed entered the Chess Gate.
Although the Death-Exemption Gold Medallion could conceal his presence and even allow him to teleport within a certain range...
It also came with numerous restrictions.
He had to trigger a death-exemption opportunity before he could obtain the powers of concealment and teleportation.
Previously, while fighting against the people of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, Chu Feng had triggered two death-exemption opportunities in total.
But those concealment and teleportation powers had already dissipated.
So while he was currently still concealed, it was by means of his own formation techniques — far less effective than the Gold Medallion.
He crouched on the ground, clutching the Heavenly Master's Horsetail Whip, carefully observing while remaining vigilant.
"Was that tremor just now the work of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace?"
What Chu Feng wanted to observe was precisely that tremor — the sudden vibration that had covered an enormously wide area, making him realize it was no simple matter.
Unfortunately, his abilities were limited. He couldn't determine the origin of that tremor, much less the specific reason behind it.
After failing to gather any clues, Chu Feng stood up and looked toward the entrance.
The people of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace clearly knew he had entered, yet they hadn't immediately given chase.
It was as though they were deliberately letting him be.
"It seems the Seven Realms Sacred Palace still has other tricks up their sleeve?"
Chu Feng smiled faintly. He was certain they must have some additional measures. Otherwise, given their nature, they wouldn't simply let him roam free like this.
But exactly what those measures were, Chu Feng couldn't determine for now.
So even with the Death-Exemption Gold Medallion in his possession, he proceeded with extreme caution.
Because one thing Jie Tian had said was correct — even with the Death-Exemption Gold Medallion, the number of death exemptions it offered was limited.
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As he ventured deeper, Chu Feng discovered that the so-called Chess Gate was absurdly vast — practically like an entire underground city, and so enormous that it seemed bottomless.
As a result, he soon came across a number of Spirit World Masters of all ages.
These Spirit World Masters had been living inside for years. Some of them even cultivated here.
So they initially had no idea what had just transpired outside, let alone that Chu Feng had entered.
But Chu Feng paid them no mind. Aside from occasionally listening in on conversations that piqued his interest, he did not reveal himself or speak with any of them.
Instead, he continued observing carefully the entire time.
Searching for every available clue.
He wanted to determine the method of breaking through.
When Chu Feng had cracked the formation at the Chess Gate's entrance, he had already figured out how to breach this ruin.
First, the interior of the Chess Gate was enormous — it contained thousands of paths and tens of thousands of formations.
As for the method of breaking through, it was actually quite simple.
He simply needed to select one hundred formations out of the tens of thousands and break them.
However, there had to be a correct sequence.
The more accurate the sequence, the deeper the main path he could traverse.
If every single one was correct, he could reach the deepest part of the ruin.
But even reaching the deepest point didn't necessarily mean he could obtain the treasure within.
There was one more door at the end.
Opening that door required sacrificing one's own life.
Either he succeeded, or he died.
As for the correct sequence, it wasn't merely hidden within the Chess Gate.
It was actually also hidden within the formations he had to break to enter the Chess Gate in the first place.
However, the method of concealing it within the entry formations was extremely well-hidden, making it nearly impossible for ordinary people to discover.
For Chu Feng, though, it wasn't difficult at all.
Because he had discovered that the formation techniques used here were modeled after Qin Jiu's methods.
And while Chu Feng's current level in the Art of Barriers was limited, he was the true successor of Qin Jiu.
So when breaking formations here, Chu Feng had enormous room to work with — he could even make up for the gap in his cultivation realm.