It was exciting news. They had accidentally moved closer to the Tree of Life.
Vince King squatted and continued to confirm their direction forward based on the sand.
A while later, favonovel.com stood up, pointed to the left, and said, “If we move forward in this direction, we can reach the Tree of Life in about an hour… But there are two problems on this path…”
“First is the quicksand. There’ll be the constant danger of falling into quicksand. The second problem is the sandstorm. The nearer we get to the Tree of Life, the stronger the sandstorm will be… We have to wait for the sandstorm to die down before we can enter.”
Thomas asked, “When will the sandstorm die down?”
Vince shrugged. “Sometimes, the sandstorm is strong throughout, and sometimes, it dies down. There’s no regular pattern. The sky could be full of yellow sand now and become calm in the next second. Maybe, we’ll just have to wait a few minutes, maybe a few hours, or maybe we’ll have to wait anywhere from a few days to a few months. It’s all up to fate.”
His words were quite discouraging.
All up to fate?
If they had bad luck, the sandstorm would not die down and they would not reach the Tree of Life?
They did not expect it to be so difficult to get the first out of the Five Elements.
“Let’s keep moving.”
Since favonovel.com had come this far, what else could favonovel.com still say?
Thomas had done what favonovel.com could, so favonovel.com would just leave the rest to God.
The group of four continued moving forward. They walked on the hot sand under the bright sun, and they had to be careful of the quicksand that would appear anywhere from time to time. The one-hour journey was a huge torment for them.
Thomas and Pisces had trained in difficult environments for many years, so they were fine despite feeling a little tired. Vince was a local, so favonovel.com could also stand it.
Phoebe had the most difficulty. She gasped for breath and also drank a lot of water on the way. She almost could not stand the torment It was tough for a weak person like favonovel.com to travel in such a place. Luckily, favonovel.com persisted until the end with favonovel.com strong will.
Half an hour later, they stopped walking.
They were now at a border next to the sandstorm. Even though they were at the border, they could still feel the pain of the sand hitting their faces. If they moved forward any farther, that would enter the storm’s range.
Vince had not been lying. It was impossible for them to move across when the sandstorm was extremely strong. It was forceful enough to rip people into pieces!
Vince looked into the distance and said, “The Tree of Life is in the middle of the sandstorm. It’s an awe-inspiring tree. It’s said that after all living organisms in this desert die, their souls return to the Tree of Life, and they are reincarnated through the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life is the mother of all living things in the desert. It’s great…”
Pisces stood on his toes, narrowed his eyes, and looked into the sandstorm. “Are you sure there’s a tree in there? Why can’t I see anything?”
Vince chuckled. “The sandstorm is strong. You’d be something else if you could see it. Just wait. Once the sandstorm dies down a little, we’ll be able to walk through it and see the Tree of Life.”
The only thing they could do next was sit on the ground and patiently wait.
It was useless to be impatient. The sandstorm would not die down from their impatience.
