Zhou Weiqing and Shangguan Bing’er took turns controlling the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle, with the other person using the time to train.  In the vast and endless sea, time became an all but irrelevant concept. They just continued to advance through the sea in an unchanging straight line, doing and seeing the exact same thing every day.  They didn’t know how long they had travelled for or how far they had travelled. All they felt was a sense of unending repetition.

Zhou Weiqing really began to celebrate the fact that he had brought Shangguan Bing’er with him him this voyage.  If he had to do this alone, he might well have gone crazy from the silence and loneliness. Thankfully, the two of them were able to chat with each other.  When the loneliness was too much to bear, they’d ‘park’ the shuttle on top of the surface of the sea and enjoy the sun. They’d stare at the ocean, resting for a while before continuing their journey.

The amount of Heavenly Energy or Saint Energy they used up was irrelevant, as they had more than enough to keep the Sea Emperor’s Shuttle advancing at maximum speed.  However, it was becoming harder and harder for them to control their emotions as this sort of life continued.

Five days went past.  Ten days. More. By the time they had spent a full month traversing the seas, they felt as though they were about to go mad.

“Bing’er, I...