Three days later.
Yan Province, the Northern Frozen Expanse.
Above an endless sea of clouds, a flying boat wreathed in lightning lay concealed in the void.
Gu Chenfeng stood at the stern, his gaze piercing the clouds as he looked back at the rapidly shrinking mountain, ten thousand zhang tall, and the nearly invisible figures on its summit.
Only when the figures vanished completely and layers of clouds obscured the mountain did he withdraw his gaze.
"Boy, this is your first time traveling far from home, isn't it? It's normal to miss your family. Cry if you want. There's no one else here."
Across the flying boat, Mo Nancang sat cross-legged with his back to Gu Chenfeng, wearing the serene air of someone who had weathered countless storms.
Gu Chenfeng shook his head at these words, recalling a blue planet.
"It's not so bad. However far I go, it probably won't be as far as that journey."
Looking at Mo Nancang's back, he offered consolation instead. "Granduncle Master, you cried so hard last night. Your eyes still haven't stopped swelling, have they?"
"Uh..."
Mo Nancang swayed, nearly losing his balance.
Last night, before their departure, Gu Beiwu, Gu Lingxiao, Gu Yanshuang, Mo Nancang, Gu Chenfeng, and Liu Fuyan had gathered.
The whole family had come together at the Sacred Mountain Summit for a farewell gathering for Gu Chenfeng and Mo Nancang.
The banquet had been cheerful at first, but unexpectedly, Mo Nancang, a Grandmaster, could not hold his liquor. After drinking too much, he had hugged Gu Beiwu and bawled in front of everyone.
He had felt immense guilt over having burdened Gu Beiwu back then and caused him to be injured.
He had also recounted many embarrassing things he had done when the two of them were young, along