When Yu Lian and Feifei returned from the Void Realm once again, they found themselves back in the captain's cabin aboard the Crimson Throne. They looked at each other, both feeling as though they had just awoken from a dream.
Of course, Yu Lian quickly recovered from his momentary daze. He had already entered and left the Void Realm many times, and experience had taught him there was nothing to fear. Still, whenever he thought of the old man—a big shot who could treat the Void Realm like his own backyard, freely going in and out of its dungeons to his heart's content—he couldn't help longing for that kind of freedom.
It was a level of ease he hadn't even reached at the height of his previous life.
Could I grow to that point someday? Yu Lian mused. But from where he stood now, expanding the Star Ring and improving his strength were merely ways to achieve his ambitions, not the ambitions themselves. It would probably be a long time before he could be as carefree as his master.
The old man had entrusted his hopes of comprehending the Great Way to Yu Lian, a mere bucket. That put a bit of pressure on him.
He couldn't help glancing at Feifei beside him with concern. It should have been her first time in the Void Realm, and she had not only faced the boundless Sea of Aether but also the enormous Aether beast that blotted out the sky. Surely she must have taken some mental shock.
"Why are you staring at me?" Feifei asked with a smile. "Did your Star Ring advancement give you some kind of medical examination psychic art? Are you planning to give me a checkup?"
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