Fortunately, Uchiha Shin was one of fortune's favored children.
This gamble had paid off.
That powerful storm truly had been the exit. Sometimes, a dangerous place was actually a safe way out—it just depended on whether you had the courage and resolve to take it.
After Uchiha Shin left, he finally let out a sigh of relief. He looked around and saw that night had already fallen, then continued onward.
He did not know when exactly he had entered that illusion. It probably had not been when he first saw the Red Desert; he must have entered it earlier, only without realizing it.
Thus, during the rest of his flight, Uchiha Shin kept his mind in a state of Bright Void, unaffected by his surroundings. That way, he would not be drawn into another illusion array.
After flying for an entire day, Uchiha Shin saw the Red Desert ahead of him.
This time, it was not an illusion, but reality. He had finally drawn close to the cape.
Xuanzang and the others headed westward. After traveling for a long while, they arrived near Five Manor Temple.
"Brother Goku, that mountain ahead is Longevity Mountain, where Zhenyuan Daxian resides. We're enemies with them now, so why don't we take a detour?" Marshal Canopy said.
Going onto someone else's territory at a time like this—wouldn't that be walking straight into a trap?
Goku did not answer immediately. Instead, he turned to look at the others. "What do you all think?"
After all, traveling to Western Heaven to worship Buddha and seek the scriptures was not Goku's affair alone. It concerned their entire team.
"If we take a detour, will we waste too much time?" Xuanzang asked.
"If we detour, it will add another ten days or half a month to our