Fankong nodded, then shook his head.
"We're only safe for now."
He glanced at the token in his hand, now completely dim and even showing a faint crack, and felt a chill of lingering fear.
This time, they had survived through sheer luck.
Next time, they would not be so fortunate.
"Realm Lord, what do we do now? Keep teleporting?"
"No." Fankong rejected the suggestion outright. "We can't teleport again."
The token was badly damaged, and all of them were in such terrible condition that they could not possibly withstand another spatial jump.
He opened the Star Map and checked their current position.
Fortunately, although they had strayed from their planned route, they were no longer very far from the secret outpost in the Blackstone Star Belt.
"From here, we'll fly back ourselves," Fankong decided.
It would be slow, but safe enough.
"Everyone, rest here first and recover from your injuries."
No one objected. They all sat cross-legged and began regulating the disordered laws within their bodies.
As Fankong looked at the subordinates who had fled alongside him and escaped death, a tangle of emotions filled his heart.
"Once we return to base, we must report everything that happened here to Lord Liu Yuan, exactly as it occurred."
The Divine Asura Domain, Southern Star Domain.
A black Crossing-Domain Divine Shuttle hovered silently in the Chaos Void.
Xuan He stood at its bow, his expression dark and still as deep water.
Hundreds of years had passed since he let Fankong go.
Over those centuries, he had practically turned the entire Eastern Star Domain upside down, yet he had found no further trace of the Flowing Light Domain rebels.
It was as though they had evaporated into thin air.
This left him utterly frustrated.
The Divine Asura Domain's southern