"Are you sure?" Chu Feng asked.
"Of course. It's not some sort of secret," Xiao Yu'er replied.
"Are those four ancient sites still around today?" Chu Feng asked again.
"They should all still be there."
"The Ancestral Martial Realm Sect's ancient sites are notoriously dangerous — even the Seven Realms Sacred Palace is extremely cautious about them," Xiao Yu'er said.
Hearing this, Chu Feng found it to be a pleasant surprise.
He already had one of the five key fragments. The remaining four were all locked inside ancient sites that were extremely difficult to break into.
That meant it would be very hard for the Seven Realms Sacred Palace to obtain them as well. Chu Feng still had a great chance.
"Big brother, why are you asking about this? Are you thinking of going?" Xiao Yu'er asked.
"Just curious. If the chance comes, I'd like to go have a look," Chu Feng nodded.
"Then I'll go with you, big brother," Xiao Yu'er said.
"No need. I can go on my own. You should stay put here with the Xianhai Fish Clan for now. The people from the Prison Sect have their eyes on you," Chu Feng said.
"Alright then."
"But big brother, if you do go, absolutely do not go to the Seven Realms Heavenly River or the Divine Body Heavenly River — not those two ancient sites," Xiao Yu'er warned.
"Why not?" Chu Feng asked.
"The Seven Realms Sacred Palace has already sealed off the Ancestral Martial Realm Sect's ancient site in the Seven Realms Heavenly River. Outsiders aren't allowed to set foot in it."
"As for the one under the Divine Body Heavenly Palace, the Seven Realms Sacred Palace has been working on breaking it open this whole time. Rumor has it that they've made tremendous progress and are close to succeeding, so no one dares get involved there either," Xiao Yu'er explained.
"I see." Chu Feng had been wondering about something before, but now it made sense.
Jie Tian Ran clearly knew that four of the key fragments were inside the hard-to-crack Ancestral Martial Realm Sect ancient sites.
The most promising one should have been the one in the Xianhai Heavenly River.
Yet Jie Tian Ran hadn't gone there himself. Instead, he'd sent his subordinates.
Now Chu Feng thought of a possibility: the rumors might be true. Perhaps the Seven Realms Sacred Palace really was on the verge of breaking into the ancient sites in the Seven Realms Heavenly River and the Divine Body Heavenly River.
So in Jie Tian Ran's eyes, those two sites might yield the key fragments faster than a place he knew nothing about.
Of course, there could be other reasons as well.
After all, as the Master of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, and with everything in such turmoil, there were bound to be many matters requiring his attention.
After that, Chu Feng asked a few more questions about the Prison Sect.
Not wanting Xiao Yu'er to dwell on it, she deliberately didn't mention that she had been tricked by someone disguised as Chu Feng — she only said she had been careless.
As for what exactly the Prison Sect wanted with her, she had no idea either. She had passed out right after being captured, and by the time she woke up, she was already with Chu Feng.
"Xiao Yu'er, do you know how I found you?" Chu Feng asked.
"How did you find me?" Xiao Yu'er was quite curious.
"I have a friend inside the Prison Sect. She was the one who provided me with your location."
"But this has to be kept secret," Chu Feng said.
"Mm, I understand. I won't tell anyone," Xiao Yu'er nodded.
"As for why the Prison Sect captured you, she did give me one reason."
"They took you in order to boost the cultivation of their sect's geniuses," Chu Feng said.
"Use me to boost their cultivation? I don't have any connection to the Prison Sect," Xiao Yu'er said, somewhat bewildered.
"We don't know the details of their methods, and I'm not certain whether this information is entirely reliable."
"But you really need to be careful. You must not act alone again. If you ever need to leave the Xianhai Fish Clan, make sure a top-tier powerhouse from the clan is protecting you," Chu Feng said.
"Mm, I got it, big brother. I'll be careful."
"I promise I'll never let the Prison Sect's people catch me again."
"Come on, big brother. I'll take you to the Xianhai Fish Clan's cultivation grounds."