It was not until the morning of the third day that Ye Kang and Huixin reached the area near Bottomless Lake.
They had left all traces of human habitation far behind. Flat marshes and lakes stretched in every direction, dotted here and there, with lush aquatic plants dividing the waters into one pool after another.
The two gazed into the distance, both feeling refreshed and uplifted.
Ye Kang sighed. "This place is much better than Thousand Poisons Marsh and Demon Snake Valley. At least there's no annoying miasma or mist, and you can see far into the distance."
Huixin quickly reminded him, "Junior Brother Ye, don't let your guard down. Bottomless Lake may not have thick fog, but it's every bit as dangerous as the other three perilous places—if not more so."
"Why is that?"
"I don't know the specifics either. I only heard a teacher mention that Bottomless Lake has many Water Mansions. A few of them are inhabited by Demon Emperors whose strength rivals the Dao Integration Realm. And because Bottomless Lake is so deep, the Human Race can't enter at all, leaving them helpless against those Demon Lords."
"I see. Then it really is a perilous place. Head Senior Sister actually dared to break through in a place like this?"
"Head Senior Sister was born with a Dao body and feels an unusual affinity for marshes and waters. She's different from us. Besides, she knows a Demon Emperor and is staying temporarily in that Demon Emperor's territory."
"How extraordinary!"
Ye Kang couldn't help becoming even more interested in Head Senior Sister. She had actually managed to befriend a Demon Emperor.
The titles for demons and monsters differed somewhat from those of the Human Race. They didn't like naming people by their cultivation realms, instead preferring honorific titles.