Their Xianhai Fish Clan had indeed participated in that expedition to the ruins, and they had obtained the Ancient Divine Water as well. However, their father had not allowed them to use it.
Their father believed their current cultivation was still too shallow, and that their future potential would be far greater.
For now, he wanted them to rely on their own strength.
The Ancient Divine Water could be saved for when they hit a bottleneck.
So they had never used it.
"Good thing you haven't," Chu Feng said.
"Big brother, why do you say that?" Little Yu'er blinked her large, curious eyes at Chu Feng.
Chu Feng then explained that Wang Qiang had also gifted him Ancient Divine Water, but when he had attempted to merge with it, he had noticed something off.
Though it was only his own speculation — a gut instinct with no solid proof whatsoever — Chu Feng still told Little Yu'er about the potential danger.
Naturally, he conveyed this through secret voice transmission. Ancient Divine Water was far too important a treasure, and the fact that Wang Qiang had obtained it only to give it away should not have been common knowledge.
"There's such a thing? I need to go back and tell my father," Little Yu'er said.
"My dear sister, are you even my sister? How come you're never this eager to come find me?"
Xianhai Shaoyu's voice rang out, and he arrived together with Long Chengyu, Long Muxi, Xian Miaomiao, and Feng Ling.
"Why would I look for you?" Little Yu'er pouted.
"Sigh, once a girl grows up, she's gone," Xianhai Shaoyu spread his hands with an exaggerated look of helplessness.
Everyone had long grown accustomed to this pair of siblings, so they simply smiled without a word.
Upon seeing Long Chengyu, Chu Feng immediately asked whether he had used Ancient Divine Water.
As it turned out, the Totem Dragon Clan had not participated in that expedition, so they happened not to have obtained any Ancient Divine Water.
Later, Long Chengyu's father had tried to purchase some at a high price, but no faction was willing to sell.
Unlike Xianhai Shaoyu and Little Yu'er, Long Chengyu had actually wanted to use it.
But through a twist of fate, he had never gotten the chance — which now turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Chu Feng then told Long Chengyu about his discovery as well. Upon learning this, Long Chengyu felt immensely relieved.
"Thank goodness my father never managed to buy the Ancient Divine Water. Otherwise, I'd have fallen even further behind?"
"As it is, I'm already so far behind the two of you," Long Chengyu sighed to himself.
After their chat, they walked into the plaza together.
The moment Chu Feng and the others appeared, they drew everyone's attention.
The various factions gathered in the plaza immediately broke into animated discussion.
The main question on everyone's mind was: who had activated the Nine Heavens Summit?
Some guessed it was Xianhai Shaoyu, others guessed Little Yu'er, and a few even suggested Chu Feng.
But most believed it was likely Huangfu Shengyu.
After all, those five members of the Huangfu Heavenly Clan had already announced that they had discovered the trial formation.
In particular, when certain people asked both Xianhai Shaoyu and Little Yu'er whether they had been the ones to break through that formation — and received a definitive no — they became even more convinced that Huangfu Shengyu must have been the one.
As for why no one asked Chu Feng — ever since he had defeated Huangfu Shengyu, everyone's attitude toward him had undergone a dramatic shift.
They all recognized that Chu Feng was truly a figure of extraordinary talent, and that he was very possibly the one who would claim the greatest title at this Nine Heavens Summit.