Chapter 570: Black-hearted, A Visit From Yao Buqi (2)
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Zhang Chunlin nodded. "I understand.
"Don't worry. I promise that no one will see through this Demon King Palace I forged!"
Zhang Chunlin was good at this kind of work!
Zhou Shu nodded. This was an easy task for an old fox like Zhang Chunlin, who had once climbed to a high position in the bureaucracy.
"By the way, try to use as few forging materials as possible," Zhou Shu added. "They are all ours. It'll be a waste to leave them for Hu Li."
Zhang Chunlin nodded in agreement. "That's right. Good things must not be left to demonic beasts!
"I plan to use mud to make the main body of the Demon King Palace. There will be a layer of forging materials on the outside. Demonic beasts are not smart enough to see through it.
"By the time they realize the problem, we'll have long run away. We won't have to worry about them coming after us."
Zhou Shu gave him a thumbs-up. How black-hearted. He had only wanted to use ordinary iron to build the Demon King Palace, but Zhang Chunlin actually wanted to use mud.
But Zhou Shu liked his idea!
One had to be ruthless to demonic beasts!
"Let's do it like this. If we manage to succeed, you'll get the credit!" Zhou Shu said.
"You flatter me, Lord." Zhang Chunlin smiled sinisterly. "I have to thank you for giving me a chance to take revenge.
"The demonic beasts imprisoned me for twenty years. This is just collecting some interest from them."
They looked at each other and burst out laughing. The next moment, they were both engrossed in their work.
Zhou Shu and Zhang Chunlin buried their heads in forging. It seemed like the two of them were busy, but there were countless forces supporting them from behind.
There were more than a dozen Great Demons, more than a million demonic beasts, more than a hundred humans, and the demonic beasts well-versed in forging from the Nine Heavens Nine Sections that Ji Lutian had carefully nurtured for many years. Such strength was at least one-tenth of the entire Demon Realm's strength.
Even Zhou Shu felt that it was impossible for him to have a second chance.
Unfortunately, he didn't have a second Divine Stone. Otherwise, he would even try to forge the Lingxiao Treasure Palace into a one-heaven divine weapon!
Although Zhou Shu didn't obtain the Demon Subduing Pagoda in the end, when he completed forging the Demon Subduing Pagoda, it was the first time he had peeked into another secret of connate divine weapons.
The connate divine weapons that Zhou Shu had forged previously were equivalent to the Earth Immortal realm.
Above this was the Grotto-Heaven realm!
In other words, as Shi Changsheng had always mentioned, it was the heavens of connate divine weapons!
Connate divine weapons contained heavens and earths, which was equivalent to a martial artist entering the Grotto-Heaven realm. The number of heavens and earths was the heaven level of connate divine weapons.
The Heavenly Hub Armory of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain was a nine-heaven divine weapon back then.
As for the Demon Subduing Pagoda that Zhou Shu had personally completed, it was a one-heaven divine weapon.
As for the Divine Stone, it was a necessary item in order for connate divine weapons to contain heavens and earths.
It was just like how Heaven Refining Stones were necessary for forging ranked weapons.
After experiencing the process of forging the Demon Subduing Pagoda, Zhou Shu had some understanding of forging one-heaven divine weapons.
But he didn't have any Divine Stones and didn't know where to obtain them, so there was no way to try.
If he could forge the Lingxiao Treasure Palace into a one-heaven divine weapon that contained one heaven and earth, Zhou Shu could completely store all the forging materials he had gathered.
No matter how many forging materials there were, he would be able to store them all in the one heaven.
This was much more convenient than Cosmic Bangles.
In the hollowed-out mountainside, Zhou Shu and Zhang Chunlin quietly forged.
Meanwhile, Hu Li was still energetically borrowing forging materials everywhere.
On this day, an uninvited guest arrived in the territory of Hu Li.
"Lord Yao Aotian, I wonder if Yao Qing is free. I want to see him," a rather handsome demonic beast youth said to Yin Chengshan with a flattering smile.
Yin Chengshan's heart was in his throat.
He knew this demonic beast!
Not only did he know him, but he was quite familiar with him!
Yao Buqi had been captured alive by Zhou Shu at the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament. Later, he had simply joined Zhou Shu!
At the time, he had acted as a miner in the human camp, but he had often appeared in front of Yin Chengshan!
Unexpectedly, he had also escaped the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space alive and came here.
Yin Chengshan forced himself to remain calm and expressionless.
Now, he could only believe that the king's divine ability wouldn't be easily seen through by him.
"Nephew Yao Qing is helping Demon King Hu Li forge the Demon King Palace. He's busy," Yin Chengshan said with a straight face.
"Lord Yao Aotian, please pass the message." Yao Buqi smiled. "Yao Qing and I are friends who experienced adversity. I only came to look for him because of an important matter."
"As I said, Yao Qing is helping Demon King Hu Li build the Demon King Palace. Can you afford to delay Demon King Hu Li's matter?" Yin Chengshan said coldly.
"No, Lord Yao Aotian. I really have an important matter," Yao Buqi said. "It won't take up too much of Yao Qing's time. This is very important, but it concerns my life and Yao Qing's."
"Alarmist!" Yin Chengshan shouted coldly. "Get lost, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Yin Chengshan silently connected the Flaming Sunset Saber in his body and emitted a sharp aura.
Yao Buqi waved his hand. "Lord Yao Aotian, I'm really not lying.
"I think Demon King Hu Li wants Yao Qing to help him build the Demon King Palace, not to imprison him."
Yao Buqi braced himself and said, "Lord Yao Aotian, why don't you ask if Yao Qing has time to see me?
"If he really doesn't have time, then I'll turn around and leave. I'll never come again!
"By the way, Lord Yao Aotian, could you please show this to Yao Qing?"
Yao Buqi patted his head. A void beast lying on his shoulder opened its mouth and spat out something.
Yao Buqi handed the thing to Yin Chengshan with both hands.
Yin Chengshan felt his heart pounding. Fortunately, he wasn't inexperienced. Otherwise, his expression would have given him away.
Yao Buqi handed over a weapon with both hands. It was a Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber!
"What do you mean by this?" Yin Chengshan said coldly. "Why did you bring a lousy weapon from the human race here?
"Are you trying to mock Nephew Yao Qing's identity? Or do you think it's wrong for Nephew Yao Qing to build the Demon King Palace using the forging methods of humans?"
Yin Chengshan stared at Yao Buqi, wanting to see if he suspected something.
But it was impossible to tell from Yao Buqi's face.
"Please don't misunderstand me, Lord Yao Aotian," Yao Buqi cried. "As you know, Yao Qing and I were friends who went through thick and thin. We escaped from the humans together. This is our agreement. He'll understand what I mean when he sees this."
Yin Chengshan's heart turned cold, and he immediately felt murderous. Yao Buqi and Yao Qing had an agreement? Didn't that mean that he could recognize the king?
This was going to be troublesome!
"Wait," Yin Chengshan said coldly after a moment of silence. "Don't wander around. Otherwise, if you ruin the matter of Demon King Hu Li, your parents won't be able to afford it!"
Yin Chengshan grabbed the Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber from Yao Buqi and instructed the surrounding demonic beasts, "Keep an eye on him. Don't let him wander off or leave until I get back!"
"Yes, lord!" the demonic beasts said.
"Lord Yao Aotian, don't worry. I'll be right here. I'm not going anywhere." Yao Buqi kept bowing. "I'll wait for news from you, Lord Yao Aotian.
"Please tell Yao Qing that I really have an important matter. It's extremely urgent!"
Yin Chengshan snorted and quickened his pace.
He had to quickly tell the king about this. If something went wrong, he would kill Yao Buqi first and then protect the king with his life!
Chapter 571: Humans and Demons Can Even Have Children Together, Why Can't They Cooperate? (1)
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"Yao Buqi?" Zhou Shu looked at the Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber that Yin Chengshan handed over in puzzlement. "What does he mean by bringing a Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber over?"
"He said he had an agreement with Yao Qing. Yao Qing would understand what he meant when he saw this saber."
Yin Chengshan said solemnly, his face full of killing intent, "Your Highness, should we…"
He mimed cutting his throat.
Yao Buqi was only a first-rank demonic beast. If the king attacked, he could easily kill him.
"Can you kill him?" Zhou Shu glanced at Yin Chengshan.
Yin Chengshan: "…"
He certainly couldn't.
Even with the Connate Flaming Sunset Saber, he was temporarily no match for a first-rank demonic beast.
"Your Highness, you—"
"What's wrong with me? I'm just a forger. If I have to fight and kill, why do I need you?" Zhou Shu said angrily.
Yin Chengshan blushed and lowered his head in shame.?That's right. If His Highness has to take care of everything, why would His Highness give me a connate divine weapon?
Couldn't he just use his connate divine weapon to kill demons?
"Your Highness, I was wrong," Yin Chengshan said in a low voice. "I'll go deal with Yao Buqi now. Even if I have to risk my life, I'll definitely die with him!"
"Wait!" Zhou Shus shouted coldly, his expression dark. "I didn't give you a connate divine weapon so that you could fight demonic beasts to the death. If you die, won't my connate divine weapon go to waste?
"If you continue to be so thoughtless, go back to camp."
Zhou Zu's attitude was very nonchalant.
"Your Highness!" Yin Chengshan's expression changed drastically as he knelt on one knee.
"If you encounter anything in the future, use your brain more!" Zhou Shu said angrily. "If Yao Buqi saw through our identities, do you think he would still come looking for us? At that time, it will probably be experts of the Demon Realm!
"Call him in. I want to see what agreement he has with Yao Qing!"
Yin Chengshan nodded and got up to bring Yao Buqi in.
Yao Buqi entered Zhou Shu's room while Yin Chengshan stood outside the door, secretly connecting with the Flaming Sunset Saber in his body. He knew that if anything really happened, he might not have a chance to attack.
Still, he was prepared.
In the forging room, Zhou Shu looked at Yao Buqi and pondered.
When he left the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield, Zhou Shu had had a great chance to take Yao Buqi's life.
But seeing that Yao Buqi had always been obedient, Zhou Shu decided to give him a chance and leave him on the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield to fend for himself.
Unexpectedly, he managed to leave the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield alive.
Yao Buqi stared at Zhou Shu and suddenly said, "It's really you!"
As soon as he spoke, Zhou Shu knew that Yao Buqi had recognized him.
"Of course it's me. Yao Buqi, did you become stupid?" Zhou Shu said coldly.
"No, I'm not saying you're Yao Qing!" Yao Buqi said solemnly, his eyes wide. "King Zhou, long time no see!"
As expected, Yao Buqi's address for Zhou Shu made Zhou Shu know that it was useless no matter how much he insisted.
Instead of returning to his original form, he looked at Yao Buqi and said, "Yao Buqi, are you here to die?"
"Of course not." Yao Buqi shook his head. "I don't think you'll kill me, right?"
"You're trying to tell me that if I kill you, my identity will immediately spread, aren't you?" Zhou Shu said coldly.
"King Zhou, this isn't the first day we've met." Yao Buqi smiled bitterly. "To be honest, I did think that when I first suspected you, but I knew that threats were useless against you.
"Moreover, I don't want our relationship to become hostile. I'm here to cooperate with you, King Zhou!" Yao Buqi said seriously.
"You cooperate with me? Human and demonic beast?" Zhou Shu narrowed his eyes.
"Why not?" Yao Buqi asked. "The conflict between humans and demonic beasts is no different from the disputes between the countries of humans. Don't you humans have a saying? There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
"To be honest, King Zhou, I, Yao Buqi, have no subordinates, and there are no personal grudges between us. Why can't we cooperate? Yao Qing, I mean the real Yao Qing, his father is a human. Humans and demonic beasts can even have children together, so why can't we cooperate?"
"For now, you have a point." Zhou Shu nodded. "Then tell me first. How did you recognize me?"
"I didn't actually recognize you," Yao Buqi said. "King Zhou, you're indeed not an ordinary person. Your disguise is flawless. Even though I'm standing in front of you now, I still feel that you're no different from the real Yao Qing, from your appearance to your aura.
"However, King Zhou, your biggest flaw is that Yao Qing is not as capable as you. Moreover, I've seen Yao Qing before. According to the time I separated from him, it's impossible for him to appear in front of Demon King Hu Li at the time you helped him break through.
"So I'm sure that the person who helped Demon King Hu Li break through to the Demon King realm is definitely not Yao Qing!"
"Even so, you shouldn't suspect me. Can't someone else impersonate Yao Qing?" Zhou Shu asked.
Chapter 572: Humans and Demons Can Even Have Children Together, Why Can't They Cooperate? (2)
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"It's certainly possible," Yao Buqi said. "But there are only a few demonic beasts in the entire Demon Realm who can help Demon King Hu Li break through from the Great Demon realm to the Demon King realm.
"Moreover, on the battlefield, I once saw your soldiers easily breaking through realms. At that time, I knew that you definitely had a way to help others break through. Therefore, I immediately thought of you, King Zhou."
"So, you took a saber to probe me?" Zhou Shu continued asking.
"Actually, I wouldn't call it probing," Yao Buqi said very sincerely. "Yao Qing and I really have an agreement. When we joined forces to escape back to the Demon Realm from the battlefield, I gave him a saber I picked up from the battlefield. He also owes me a favor.
"Although I thought Yao Qing was a fake, accidents happen, so I just wanted to be sure.
"But after seeing you, there's no need to be sure."
Yao Buqi said seriously, "Although your disguise is impeccable, I was sure it was you the moment I saw you!"
"Why are you sure?" Zhou Shu was very curious.
His divine ability Myriad Transformations shouldn't have any flaws in theory.
When he saw Yao Buqi, he didn't even say a word. It was impossible for him to give anything away.
"Intuition!" Yao Buqi said seriously. "King Zhou, in my eyes, you are like the moon in the night sky. Even if there are stars in the sky, they can't hide your light.
"I trust my own instincts. Looks like my instincts were right this time too."
Zhou Shu looked at Yao Buqi and was silent for a moment.
Yao Buqi's eyes looked very sincere. He didn't look like he was lying. Moreover, Zhou Shu thought that his divine ability Myriad Transformations indeed had no flaws.
"Fine. You pass." Zhou Shu pondered. "Continue. What do you want to cooperate with me on? I can't think of anything that I need to cooperate with you on."
"Of course there is." Yao Buqi said. "King Zhou, don't you need help with what you're doing here?"
"Are you threatening me?" Zhou Shu's face darkened. "Do you think you can ruin my plans?"
Seeing Zhou Shu's expression change, Yao Buqi hurriedly said, "Misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding! I'm really not threatening you!
"King Zhou, think about it. Didn't we cooperate well together on that battlefield?
"I can help you now too."
Zhou Shu glanced at him and said coldly, "No need. Since you can find your way here, you must know that at least a dozen Great Demons are doing what you once did.
"You think that your help is still useful to me?"
"If you want to mine, King Zhou, with the help of those dozen or so Great Demons, you naturally don't need me."
Yao Buqi said confidently, "But what I can do is definitely not just mining.
"King Zhou, you got a group of Great Demons to dig up so many ores in Demon King Hu Li's place, but I guess you can't get the human army to move them away, right?
"I have a way to help you take all those ores and heaven and earth treasures away!"
"Is that so?" Zhou Shu said noncommittally. He naturally wouldn't tell Yao Buqi that he planned to use all of these things to forge the Lingxiao Treasure Palace.
He couldn't take away the forging materials, but he could definitely take away the Lingxiao Treasure Palace.
Seeing Zhou Shu's calm attitude, Yao Buqi thought that he didn't believe him. He said anxiously, "I'm telling the truth!
"You might not know, but I'm a powerful demonic beast in the Demon Realm—"
"I know," Zhou Shu interrupted.
Back at the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield, he had captured Yao Buqi alive. In the end, he had attracted a first-rank demonic beast to save him. At that time, he knew that Yao Buqi was a second-generation demon and had an extraordinary status in the Demon Realm.
But it made no difference to Zhou Shu.
Even if Yao Buqi was a Demon King, Zhou Shu didn't care.
"Okay, I'll just get to the point," Yao Buqi said helplessly.
"I have a territory in the Demon Realm. As long as you send the items to my territory, I can slowly think of a way to send them to the place you specify.
"My place is absolutely safe. As long as the materials arrive at my place, even Demon King Hu Li can forget about snatching them back."
"Are you trying to say that even Hu Li can't afford to offend you? In that case, why do you want to cooperate with me?" Zhou Shu said. "Even Demon Kings can't afford to offend you. Is there anything in the Demon Realm that you can't do?"
"It's not that Demon Kings can't afford to offend me." Yao Buqi smiled bitterly. "But…
"It's hard to explain. It's because of my place.
"Only with my permission can outsiders enter it. Otherwise, not even a Demon King can enter.
"King Zhou, it's definitely safe for you to send those forging materials to me. After this matter is over, I'll send those things to the place you specify. It'll be foolproof."
"Why would I go to all that trouble? I can have the Great Demons deliver the stuff to my designated place right now. They won't have a problem. Do you believe me?" Zhou Shu said.
Zhou Shu continued, "But I'd like to hear it. What do you want from me by cooperating with me?"
"I want you to help me become a Great Demon. If I can break through to the Demon King realm, it will be even better," Yao Buqi said.
"Do you think helping me store some forging materials is worth that?" Zhou Shu sneered. "You sure are scheming.
"Those Great Demons are doing their best to help me, and they only wanted to hear me talk. Your appetite is much greater than theirs."
Yao Buqi looked conflicted. He gritted his teeth. "There's one more thing I can do!
"King Zhou, from the battlefield to the Demon Realm, there should be many human soldiers under your command, right?"
Yao Buqi struggled and said, "You have to hide in the Demon Realm. If I say that I can provide you a place to hide where you don't have to worry about being discovered by other demonic beasts, what do you think of this condition, King Zhou? And if you can't help me break through to become a Great Demon, that's fine too. I just need you to pretend to be me and help me do something. I think you can pretend to be me, right?
"As long as you pretend to be me and help me defeat a few demonic beasts, that's enough!
"King Zhou, do you think this condition is enough?"
"Give the human army a place to hide? You're betraying the Demon Realm. Aren't you afraid of being eaten alive by the Demon Kings?" Zhou Shu looked at Yao Buqi curiously.
"Who will know?" Yao Buqi asked. "As long as I don't say it and you don't say it, who will know what I've done?"
"You seem to have a lot of faith in that territory of yours," Zhou Shu said. "If you can really provide a place that won't be discovered, this cooperation isn't impossible.
"The premise is that the person you want to defeat isn't a Demon King."
Zhou Shu was a little curious about what Yao Buqi said. Not even Demon Kings could enter his territory without his permission.
Yao Buqi was only a first-rank demonic beast. Was he that important?
Needless to say, Zhou Shu was very curious about the place Yao Buqi mentioned.
"Of course it's not a Demon King," Yao Buqi said. "The only people I want to defeat are my competitors.
"As long as I have the cultivation of a Great Demon, I can definitely win.
"This should be easy for you, King Zhou."
"Whether it's easy or not is not up to you," Zhou Shu said indifferently. "But it's not impossible to cooperate. First, you have to tell me why you're so sure that even Demon Kings can't enter your territory without your permission.
"If you can't prove that, then the basis of our cooperation doesn't exist. Then you can go. If you can prove that you're not lying, it won't be hard for you to defeat a few demons."
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Zhou Shu looked at Yao Buqi, waiting for him to explain.
Zhou Shu didn't care about cooperating with him.
Even without Yao Buqi's help, he would make a killing this time.
But if what Yao Buqi said was true, there was no harm in cooperating with him.
It would be great to have a traitor among the demonic beasts.
After all, if humans could betray the human race, why couldn't demonic beasts betray the Demon Realm?
"I can prove it. If you come with me there, you'll believe me," Yao Buqi said.
"Yao Buqi, do you think I'm a fool?" Zhou Shu smiled faintly.
"Do you think I'll just follow you to the place you mentioned? If you set up a trap with demonic beasts there, wouldn't I be walking right into a trap?
"Although I'm not afraid, it will make me look stupid."
"It's true!" Yao Buqi explained. "King Zhou, this isn't our first time dealing with each other. I know your ability better than any demonic beast.
"One Demon King might not even be enough to kill you. Do you think I have the ability to mobilize three or more Demon Kings?
"If I really had that ability, why would I take this risk?
"King Zhou, the hierarchy in the Demon Realm is strict. I'm taking the risk to seek cooperation with you just to climb up and obtain more cultivation resources.
"I really don't have the ability to deal with you."
Zhou Shu snorted. "Just because you don't have the ability, it doesn't mean you are not thinking about it."
"If I said I don't want to go against you, wouldn't I be lying to myself?" Yao Buqi said sincerely. "It's still like what you humans say. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal benefits. We can cooperate now. Similarly, if the benefits are great enough in the future, I might fight you, King Zhou."
"You're quite honest." Zhou Shu nodded.
"Since we're going to cooperate, we naturally have to be honest with each other."
Yao Buqi said solemnly, "King Zhou, I can swear on the Great Dao that this time, I am definitely sincere about cooperating with you. If I lie, I will never be able to break through to the Demon King realm!"
"You might not be able to break through to the Demon King realm anyway." Zhou Shu pursed his lips.
There were countless demonic beasts in the Demon Realm. But over the years, there were only thirteen Demon Kings.
To most demonic beasts, it was already extremely lucky to break through to the Great Demon realm in their lifetime, let alone the Demon King realm.
Even if Yao Buqi came from an extraordinary background, the upper limit of his life would most likely be that of a Great Demon. It was even possible that he might not be able to break through to the Great Demon realm.
His oath didn't have much of a restraining effect.
Of course, Zhou Shu didn't believe him either.
"If that's all you have to say, then please leave," Zhou Shu said indifferently. "Since you did well on the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament battlefield, I won't kill you this time.
"But if you dare to reveal my identity in advance and ruin my plan, I guarantee that even if my plan fails, I will definitely take your life!
"Please believe that I can do it. Even if you have Demon Kings protecting you, if I want to kill you, you will definitely die!"
Zhou Shu's eyes shone brightly.
Yao Buqi felt a chill run down his spine, and he quickly shook his head. "No, I would never do that!"
Yao Buqi didn't leave. Instead, he insisted "But King Zhou, I have another idea! If you're worried that I'll collude with the Demon Kings to plot against you, you don't have to go personally.
"All you have to do is send someone to my territory with me to understand that I'm not lying."
Yao Buqi glanced outside the door and continued, "King Zhou, as long as you send someone you trust to take a look at my territory, you will know that it is absolutely safe there. Without my permission, no Demon King can enter."
Yao Buqi emphasized the safety of his territory again.
Zhou Shu actually didn't believe it. The thirteen Demon Kings of the Demon Realm were definitely at the top of the pyramid. In the Demon Realm, there was nowhere they couldn't go.
Why would a Demon King need the permission of a mere first-rank demonic beast to enter his territory?
Even if Yao Buqi's father was a Demon King, this was impossible!
Yao Buqi continued, "King Zhou, you should know that I will never dare to attack your people. If anything happens to the person you send, won't you kill me for revenge? I will never joke around with my life."
It was obvious that he really wanted to cooperate with Zhou Shu. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so anxious.
Zhou Shu looked at Yao Buqi and pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll give you a chance."
He said indifferently, "Aotian."
Yin Chengshan answered from outside the door. "Here!"
"Follow Yao Buqi," Zhou Shu said. "Bring your brains with you. Look more and say less. If Yao Buqi wants to kill you, you don't have to fight back. Just let him kill you.
"If you die, I will make Yao Buqi and his entire clan die with you."
Zhou Shu's tone was calm, but Yao Buqi felt a chill run down his spine.
Others didn't understand Zhou Shu, but Yao Buqi had been a miner under him for a long time.
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When Yao Buqi first met Zhou Shu, although Zhou Shu's cultivation was higher than his, there was a limit.
But it didn't take long for Zhou Shu to be able to kill the Great Demon Yao Lian.
His cultivation speed was simply beyond Yao Buqi's imagination. Moreover, every time Yao Buqi thought that he had seen through Zhou Shu, he would always be able to come up with some unimaginable abilities.
For example, he had disguised himself as Yao Qing and played with more than ten Great Demons and a Demon King in the palm of his hand.
Millions of demonic beasts were helping him mine. In the past, if someone had told Yao Buqi about this, he would have definitely laughed his head off.
But this impossible thing happened just like that!
In Yao Buqi's heart, anything that happened with Zhou Shu seemed to be full of possibilities. There seemed to be nothing in this world that he couldn't do.
If he dared to say that he would destroy his entire clan, Yao Buqi would definitely not doubt his words.
"King Zhou, don't worry. I will definitely ensure his safety."
A look of realization flashed across Yao Buqi's eyes. This Yao Aotian was indeed fake!
Yao Buqi was a little shocked. He increasingly felt that Zhou Shu was unfathomable.
He didn't see any flaws in Yao Aotian either.
He could actually make humans disguise as demonic beasts seamlessly!
How many demonic beasts in the Demon Realm are humans in disguise??Yao Buqi shivered at the thought.?Fortunately, I have a cooperative relationship with them.
Otherwise, perhaps one day, a demonic beast I'm familiar with might jump out and say that he's human and attack me…
Thinking of this possibility, Yao Buqi felt that the world had changed!
He swore to himself that no matter what happened in the future, he would never become enemies with Zhou Shu!
As for the conflict between the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent, what did it have to do with him?
He wasn't the only one in the Demon Realm!
"Yes." Yin Chengshan walked in and cupped his hands respectfully toward Zhou Shu.
Then his gaze fell on Yao Buqi.
Yao Buqi forced a smile. "Lord Yao Aotian, please take care of me."
Although he was very sure that the Yao Aotian in front of him was an impostor, Yao Buqi couldn't see any flaws. He pretended not to know and told himself that this was Yao Aotian!
He began to mutter in his heart,?Yao Qing is King Zhou, Yao Aotian is fake, and Demon King Hu Li…
And those Great Demons helping King Zhou mine everywhere…
He couldn't trust any of these demonic beasts.
Fortunately, it has nothing to do with me.
"Brother Yao Qing, wait for my good news!"
With a third party present, Yao Aotian was very careful not to call Zhou Shu King Zhou. Instead, he addressed him as Yao Qing.
Zhou Shu nodded. "If what you say is true, then I will help you fulfill your wish. It's not impossible if there comes a day when you become an existence similar to Demon King Hu Li."
"Then, I'll thank you in advance, Brother Yao Qing!" Yao Buqi was overjoyed.
Yao Buqi left with Yin Chengshan. Just as they left, Zhou Shu's heart suddenly stirred.
The next moment, his figure flashed and appeared several kilometers outside the cave.
"Zhang San," Zhou Shu whispered.
In the distance, airwaves suddenly appeared in an empty area, and Zhang San's figure appeared in front of Zhou Shu.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Zhang San knelt on one knee.
Zhou Shu looked at Zhang San with some admiration. Zhang San didn't have his own ability to transform into anything, but his ability to hide was really not bad.
If he didn't search carefully, even he wouldn't be able to discover Zhang San.
"The previous mission is canceled," Zhou Shu said. "From now on, you will still keep an eye on Yao Aotian. But instead of assassinating him, you will protect him."
"Huh?" Surprise flashed across Zhang San's face, but he immediately replied, "Understood!"
"I can tell you now that Yao Aotian is one of us," Zhou Shu said.
"I see." Zhang San suddenly understood. But he was never good with words, so he didn't react much to what Zhou Shu said.
"Follow him. Don't show yourself. If he's in danger, help him get away if you can," Zhou Shu continued. "If things don't work out, prioritize yourself."
"Understood," Zhang San said seriously.
"In addition, do your best to find out where they're going and what the situation is," Zhou Shu instructed.
Zhang San nodded solemnly and disappeared into the air.
Zhou Shu nodded and returned to his cave to continue forging.
Regardless of whether what Yao Buqi said was true or false, the forging of the Lingxiao Treasure Palace still had to proceed as usual.
But if Yao Buqi was telling the truth, he could search for more forging materials.
After all, there could never be too many forging materials.
There might only be one chance to make a killing like this. The next time, the demonic beasts wouldn't be fooled so easily.
…
In the following days, Zhou Shu and Zhang Chunlin continued to forge in seclusion, even ignoring the passage of time.
If Yin Chengshan hadn't suddenly appeared in front of Zhou Shu, he would have almost forgotten about it.
"You're back? Was Yao Buqi telling the truth?" Zhou Shu looked at Yin Chengshan with interest.
He was somewhat interested in a territory that even Demon Kings couldn't enter easily.
Yin Chengshan closed the stone door and said seriously, "It's true, Your Highness!
"Your Highness, there is a mountain in Yao Buqi's territory. That mountain is completely under his control. Without his permission, no matter how powerful someone is, they won't be able to enter the mountain."
"Are you sure?" Zhou Shu asked. It wasn't that he doubted Yin Chengshan, but Yin Chengshan's cultivation wasn't high. Just because he felt he couldn't enter didn't mean that Demon Kings really couldn't.
Something ordinary couldn't stop Demon Kings.
Not to mention those powerful Demon Kings, not many in the world could stop Zhou Shu with his current strength.
"Yes." Yin Chengshan nodded. "I don't know how powerful Demon Kings are, but I think there's no problem with that mountain.
"Unless Demon King experts can come and go between the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent at will, it's impossible for them to enter that mountain!
"But I don't think Demon Kings can do it. Otherwise, wouldn't the Demon Realm have already invaded the Ten Nations?"
"What do you mean?" Zhou Shu frowned.
Why was it related to the Demon Realm and the Ten Nations Continent?
How could the territory of a first-rank demonic beast be involved?
"I remember you saying that there is a barrier between the Ten Nations Continent and the Demon Realm. The mountain in Yao Buqi's territory is part of this barrier!" Yin Chengshan said seriously. "I don't know how Yao Buqi did it, but he has indeed grasped the authority of that mountain. Unless he allows it, no one can climb it.
"I also saw a stone there. There are words carved on the stone. I copied the words on it."
Yin Chengshan took out a white cloth and handed it to Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu casually opened it and saw a few words written on it.
"The world is divided into two regions. Stop here. Those who enter will die!"
Beside these words were a few smaller words. When Zhou Shu saw these words, he was stunned.
These small words were, 'Gao Chongming's final words'.
Gao Chongming! Gao Chongming of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain!
Zhou Shu had once encountered a remnant of his lingering thought in the Heavenly Hub Armory. This remnant could fight Demon Queen Tushan to a standstill.
At his peak, he was definitely a top expert at the Grotto-Heaven realm!
This stone tablet was actually left behind by him?
Was the mountain in Yao Buqi's territory also left behind by Gao Chongming?
In that case, it wasn't impossible for Demon Kings not to dare to approach.
After all, a lingering thought could fight Tushan to a draw. The methods he left behind might be able to kill ordinary Demon Kings!
"So, Yao Buqi isn't lying." Zhou Shu pondered. "That mountain might really be related to the barrier between the two worlds."