The Dead Water Pool of the Drought Demon — though called a pool, its area was enormous in size.
The water was as deep as a bottomless sea, and it was not something an ordinary person could enter.
For the water was pitch black, like ink, and it emitted a nauseating stench. One look was enough to tell it was no ordinary water.
In reality, it truly was no ordinary water — it was a type of poison. Those below the Martial Emperor realm could not enter it, or they would be poisoned to death, their bodies dissolving into blood that merged with the water.
Thus, the nauseating stench of the Dead Water Pool of the Drought Demon carried more of a bloody scent, indicating that countless lives had perished within it.
Moreover, not only was the water pitch black, but the gas it emitted was also black. The dark mist spread like black clouds, blotting out the sky and sun. An ordinary person inside would be unable to take a single step, seeing nothing at all.
However, martial cultivators who reached a certain realm possessed eyesight far surpassing that of ordinary people. Even half-ancestors could see through the fog here, let alone Chu Feng and his two companions — such outstanding Spirit World Masters? The dark mist here was like nothing before their eyes.
Right now, Chu Feng and his two companions, led by those two powerful Spirit World Guardians, were rapidly flying through the dark Dead Water Pool of the Drought Demon.
Chu Feng's gaze was grave, fixed tightly on what lay ahead. His emotions were complex — both joyful and worried.
Su Rou and Su Mei were two women he had known since his youth. They had sacrificed so much for him, helped him enormously, protected him on numerous occasions, and had even nearly given their own lives.
Even back in his youth, Chu Feng had sworn that once he grew strong enough, he would protect these two women with his life.
Yet Moon Immortal had seized the physical bodies of Su Rou and Su Mei right before Chu Feng's eyes, and he had been powerless to stop it.
This was a knot in Chu Feng's heart. He had always felt ashamed, believing he had failed to protect his women — that he had let down Su Rou and Su Mei.
And now, what might be an opportunity to rescue Su Rou and Su Mei was right before him. Chu Feng's heart was naturally racing with excitement.
Yet he was also afraid. Afraid that it might not be Su Rou and Su Mei.
"B-Brother, let me take a look at your map," Wang Qiang suddenly said.
"Sure." Chu Feng handed the map to Wang Qiang.
"As expected." Wang Qiang's expression shifted slightly.
"What is it?" Chu Feng asked. He could tell Wang Qiang had discovered something.
"This route — it's the same as the route to my treasure," Wang Qiang said.
"The same?" Both Chu Feng and Zhao Hong were quite surprised.
"Y-Yes, it's exactly the same. According to my treasure map, if we keep going, it won't be long before we reach the first checkpoint. That place... is an area where flight is impossible. You have to enter the pool water, and the water there has an incredibly powerful suction force. Anyone below the half-ancestor realm won't be able to break free from it."
"But that poses no threat to the three of us. However... the area with the suction force happens to be the exact endpoint of your map," Wang Qiang said.
"So you're saying, if Zhao Yu wasn't lying to us, then those two who might be Little Rou and Little Mi are cultivating at the first checkpoint you mentioned?" Chu Feng asked.
"V-V-Very likely," Wang Qiang said.
"Who cares. If they can't stop us, we'll just go straight through." With that, Zhao Hong turned to the two Spirit World Guardians and said, "Faster."
Whoosh—
As soon as Zhao Hong finished speaking, the two Spirit World Guardians picked up speed once more. Chu Feng and the others shot through the air above the pitch-black Dead Water Pool of the Drought Demon like streaks of light.
"We're here."
Suddenly, the two Spirit World Guardians came to a halt, and Chu Feng and his two companions all gazed ahead warily.
From the surface, there was nothing unusual about that place — it looked the same as any other part of the Dead Water Pool of the Drought Demon.
Yet... that was the endpoint of the map Zhao Yu had given them, and also the location of the checkpoint Wang Qiang had described.