A vast, boundless yellow desert stretched before them. A Golden Sun hung high in the sky, with not a cloud for thousands of miles. The searing heat warped the air itself, as though the void could no longer bear the temperature and was about to shatter.
An Azure Lotus Platform streaked through the sky. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan stood at the very front, their expressions calm. Jin Lisheng stood behind them, holding a yellow formation plate that gleamed with yellow light, while Wang Xin stood beside her without saying a word.
The surface of the yellow formation plate was covered in markings and tiny, grain-sized characters that seemed to signify something. A yellow pointer about a foot long rested upon it as well.
"Fellow Daoist Jin, at our current speed, how much longer until we reach Ten Thousand Buddha Temple?"
Wang Changsheng asked casually. There was little of anything in the desert, and mirages sometimes appeared. There had not been a trace of humanity within hundreds of thousands of miles. Without a local cultivator to guide them, finding Ten Thousand Buddha Temple would not be easy.
"We should be able to make it within five days!"
Jin Lisheng answered somewhat uncertainly. She was only a Core Formation Cultivator. The Azure Lotus Throne flew far too quickly, and with no landmarks to use as reference, she could not be sure how far away Ten Thousand Buddha Temple still was.
The moment she finished speaking, the Yellow Jade Plate in Jin Lisheng's hand erupted with dazzling yellow light, and its pointer began spinning rapidly.
"This is bad, senior Wang. The Wind Sensing Disc has reacted—a sandstorm is heading this way."
Jin Lisheng's lovely face changed, and she spoke with a frown.
Sandstorms frequently appeared in the Western Desert. Major sandstorms were