Qiao Ruohe followed closely behind Yan Cangqiong. Since the man was an elder of the Burning Heaven Cult, he would naturally return to Flame Mountain. The characters sent through Mo Ya were completely blank, so starting to untangle the clues from this old fellow would do just fine.
To Qiao Ruohe's surprise, Yan Cangqiong did not lead his disciples to the Flame Mountain range where the Burning Heaven Cult was headquartered, but instead continued flying northwest. Qiao Ruohe recognized this route—was this not the direction leading to the Golden Desert?
As he followed them close to the Golden Desert, Yan Cangqiong suddenly swung his sword and veered southwest.
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