Within an hour after Lin Chuan and the others left, several figures entered the Five-Colored Sand Sea. However, none of them ventured deep inside. Once they confirmed that the people from [Akatsuki] had entered this place, they immediately departed and sent the news back.
Lin Chuan had actually been extremely careful, but the major sects across the Central River Continent simply possessed too many methods. He had no way to guard against everyone and had still been tracked here.
The only fortunate thing was that most factions had yet to fully gather. Their small group still held a considerable advantage.
A boundless desert stretched out before them like a golden ocean, making people drowsy. The blazing sun hung overhead, and the temperature throughout the desert was extremely high. If lower-cultivation cultivators came here, the environment alone would be more than they could endure. They might have to leave within minutes, or risk being roasted into dried corpses.
The members of [Akatsuki] sat atop the back of One-Tail Shukaku. Under Shukaku's control, wave after wave of sand rolled apart, flattening the road ahead as they struggled onward in the direction indicated by the Heaven-Measuring Ruler.
Anyone who had been to a desert knew that walking through one was extremely exhausting, especially when faced with one dune after another. They did not appear tall, but climbing them was exceedingly difficult. And this Five-Colored Sand Sea was no ordinary desert. Its sand and stones were exceptionally heavy, and combined with the scorching heat, even the members of [Akatsuki] found it strenuous to travel through.
Moreover, in this environment, they did not dare expend too much cultivation merely on traveling. If danger appeared, they would be in serious trouble. That was also why Lin Chuan had chosen Shukaku as their means of transport.
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