Ye Haochuan walked toward the left side of the pond, while Fan Qingqing went to the right. Both had their own objectives, and neither bothered asking the other as they went about their business.
Near the Cold Pond, there were quite a few demon beasts lurking, but their cultivation level was not particularly high. Ye Haochuan concealed his aura to avoid unnecessary trouble.
The map wasn't particularly detailed. After reaching the Cold Pond, it lacked a specific route and only had two lines written.
"Go fifty miles to the left, there are five old locust trees, eight feet apart. Under the soil five feet in front of the third tree, there is a hidden path..."
Following the map's instructions, Ye Haochuan started looking for five locust trees spaced eight feet apart.
But to his frustration, after walking for two hours, covering nearly half the pond's edge, he still hadn't found those five locust trees.
