Seated inside the Lightning Wind Carriages, everyone held their breath even though they had already activated the sound-cancelling rune.

Apart from the sound-cancelling rune that had been activated in all the carriages, the stealth rune was activated as well.

The twelve carriages stood still, blending perfectly with the night.

It had been over 15 hours since they escaped from the imperial capital and were racing toward their region.

Currently, they were inside the Red Stone Town. The Lightning Wind Carriage had covered days of journey in a matter of hours.

This alone would have left the continent in uproar. Unfortunately, the situation was so dire that no one even thought about it.

Right now, they were holding their breath, hoping they would pass through Red Stone Town without any trouble.

They had all seen the carnage that was happening in the central region. The flame of war filled the air.

The number of Nether Realm gateways the Evil Sect opened left them in despair.

Mo Jian did not think too much about the destruction going on. His thought was to return to the western region.

That was his home.

If his home were to be destroyed, his wealth would mean nothing. Additionally, he knew how much his father cared about the sect and his dream for the Dust Valley Sect.

Thus, he must make sure nothing happens to it.

Suddenly, Mo Jian saw hundreds of Evil Sect elders and disciples walking toward their carriages through the Sky-Eye Rune.

The Sky-Eye Rune was a surveillance rune he had made specially for his carriage.

It gave him a 360° view of his carriage.

Outside the carriage, an old woman leading the group stopped a couple of feet from the Governor's Lightning Wind Carriage.

The woman knitted her brow and looked at the surroundings with confusion.

She was an Intermediate Golden Core Expert, stage 6.

Most importantly, she cultivated a secret technique that let her perceive the area around her a lot better than ordinary people.

She felt something was wrong around the area.

Looking at her, all the elders and disciples were confused.

"Supreme Elder, is there any trouble?" An elder, a middle-aged man, asked respectfully.

"I feel something is not right around this area," she responded, her voice full of doubt.

Her instinct was never wrong, but she could not pinpoint what was wrong.

The street was quiet, save for the Wisp Spirits and a few Restless Phantoms walking aimlessly.

All the elders and disciples did not doubt the supreme elder and started to check their surroundings quietly.

Meanwhile, inside the carriages, the tension was palpable. Sweat dripped from everyone's foreheads like a broken dam.

Although they couldn't see the Evil Sect elders and disciples, they could still hear their conversation.

Zhao Tian in his carriage was eating and drinking with his hand trembling.

Every time he bit into the meat, he would wipe the bead of sweat from his forehead.

His robe was soaked with sweat.

The tension almost drove him insane.

Even his precious Spirit Food had lost their taste, but he chose to channel his nervous energy into them.

In the other carriages, the situation was equally tense. Time seemed to stretch infinitely.

Mo Jian looked at the old woman with a bit of irritation.

"Why is she acting like a dog?!" He gnawed his teeth. "Is she a dog from her past life?"

Although he was furious, he knew this was not the moment to let emotion cloud his judgment.

He stared at the elders and disciples who had begun to search the surroundings.

"If this continues, it is only a matter of time before they discover us."

Quickly, he made a decisive decision. He took his Spirit Link and sent a message to all the carriages.

"Move slowly."

With the stealth runes activated, he did not believe the old woman would find them.

As long as they did not make too much movement, they should be safe.

Slowly, the carriages began to move. The Jade Fang Lizards pulling the carriages also sensed the danger.

Thus, their steps were even lighter than usual.

With their deliberate light steps and silent runes etched on their feet, they did not make any sound.

Under the nerve-wracking tension, the carriages proceeded forward slowly, like snails.

Yet the old woman seemed to follow their trail. She creased her brow and wondered.

"Why do I feel it has moved…" She tilted her head and thought.

This was the first time she had felt such a strange sensation. She did not believe any cultivator could escape her senses.

And if it were a beast, she had never heard of a beast that could cover its tracks without leaving any trace.

She searched again but could not find it, and she sighed.

"I guess I'm getting paranoid because of the sect plan." She shook her head and decided to think about it no longer.

"Forget it, let go." She commanded.

Watching the old woman depart, Mo Jian breathed a sigh of relief.

"That was close." He took a deep breath and sipped from his Spirit Tea to calm his racing heart.

If not for Red Stone Town being the only path that leads to the Southern and Western Regions,

he would have taken the other path.

Learning from how unconventional the Evil Sects were, Mo Jian ordered the carriage to continue pushing forward.

As long as they could easily pass through the town and arrive at the Desert of Fallen,

as for escaping at top speed, there was a Peak Golden Core Expert patrolling the sky.

This was the reason they had stopped in the first place, hoping he would leave.

But they were wrong.

Slowly, they arrived at the town gate. Mo Jian found many core-refining warriors guarding the gate, but they left it open.

To them, they believed no one could ever leave without them knowing.

But under their noses, the twelve carriages sneaked out without making a sound.

Coming out of Red Stone Town, Mo Jian could finally relax.

"Increase speed." He commanded.

Whoosh!

Quickly the Lightning Wind Carriages picked up their speed.

Like bolts of lightning, they cut through the darkness, racing toward the Desert of Fallen.

Hundreds of meters from the deadly Desert of Fallen, Mo Jian noticed another Peak Golden Core Expert in the sky.

This wouldn't have been a problem if the road before them were normal ground, but it was not.

How could they travel over thousands of kilometers of sand dunes without leaving any traces?