After paying the protection fee, Ming Kong appeared exceptionally relaxed.
While controlling the Myriad Stars Vessel, he chatted casually with Xu Fan.
"This time, following the Great Elder out, was the easiest trip I've ever made to the Ancient Cang Realm—and the most rewarding."
"Back when I took the Myriad Stars Vessel out alone, which trip wasn't a brush with death? I always had to endure untold hardships before I could return," Ming Kong said with a sigh.
"The starfields are indeed dangerous. The fact that you used to travel between the Two Realms alone was impressive enough," Xu Fan praised.
Xu Fan put himself in Ming Kong's shoes for a moment and found it truly dangerous.
"I once asked the Supreme Venerable why he was so at ease letting me go to the Ancient Cang Realm alone."
"The Supreme Venerable said my luck was good, that I could turn calamity into fortune, and that surviving nine deaths out of ten was merely routine."
"Even when faced with utter despair, there would always be a thread of life left to turn things around."
"I never understood why the Supreme Venerable said that before, but after meeting the Great Elder, I think I understand a little," Ming Kong said, looking at Xu Fan with great warmth in his eyes.
"Come to think of it, you might really have that kind of constitution," Xu Fan suddenly said with a laugh.
If he had not gone along this time, they would have been finished the moment they encountered that fleet led by a True Immortal in the first wave.
From afar, they could already faintly see the glow cast by the Sun Star's projection within the Feather Realm.
"The round trip took less than four years. This time, we were quite fast."
"Great