After Chu Liuyue and the others cultivated and rested at the original spot for a while, they continued on their journey.
That green jade plaque was practically useless, so Elder Hua Feng kept it.
Other than this, they didn't have any other way to contact the other people from the academy. Hence, after some discussion, they decided to head toward the center of the Flood-Desert Northern Region!
The place where the Heavenly Square Cauldron would most likely appear should be there. If they continued walking there, they could meet other people from the aristocratic families, even if they couldn't find the others from the academy.
Perhaps they could ask them what exactly happened.
After that previous incident, everyone else was much more alert, terrified that the same incident would happen again.
With how much force they had left… If it happened a few more times, they might really be unable to take it.