Zhou Shu said, “If it’s within a thousand kilometers, I’ll think of a way to support you. If it’s more than a thousand kilometers away, you can only see if any of you are nearby each other.
“Remember, this arrow is called the Cloud-Piercing Arrow. It has no lethality. Don’t try to use it to attack the enemy. It only has one function: sending a message.
“A Cloud-Piercing Arrow, thousands of troops come to meet.
“As long as our Great Xia army sees the Cloud-Piercing Arrow, they will try their best to help. You have to report this matter to all the troops you encounter.”
Before Zhou Shu finished speaking, Shi Songtao had already shot a Cloud-Piercing Arrow into the sky.
A whistle-like sound pierced the clouds.
Then the Cloud-Piercing Arrow exploded like a firework.
A radius of a thousand kilometers might be a little exaggerated, but everyone within a radius of hundreds of kilometers should be able to see the movement of the Cloud-Piercing Arrow.
“Did you see that?” Zhou Shu said.
“Yes!” Mei Wushang and the others felt a chill.
They realized a problem. Since the Cloud-Piercing Arrow was shot now, it would expose the location of the camp. The Demon Realm army within a radius of hundreds of kilometers would probably notice this commotion.
In that case, they would surely besiege them soon.
If they were attracted by the arrow, they might ignore Mei Wushang and the others. In that case, it might be easier for them to find the Great Xia army.
Before Mei Wushang and the others could react, Zhou Shu spoke again. “Grand Minister.”
Yin Wuyou walked out from beside him with Haitang.
Haitang was carrying a rough wooden tray with porcelain bottles on it.
Yin Wuyou distributed a porcelain bottle each to Mei Wushang and the others. After the porcelain bottles were distributed, she returned to Zhou Shu’s side, quiet as a maid.
“Keep them safe,” Zhou Shu said solemnly. “There’s a pill in these bottles. When you encounter a life and death crisis, take it. I don’t want to say much about the effect of this pill. But remember, you only have one chance to take this pill in your life.
“Remember, if you encounter a desperate situation, swallow this pill before you die. This pill must not fall into the hands of the Demon Realm!”
Zhou Shu’s voice was stern. This was the first time everyone had seen him so stern.
They knew that this was a serious matter and said seriously, “Don’t worry, Your Highness. We will not let this pill fall into the hands of the enemy.”
Inside the porcelain bottles were Breakthrough Pills.
Zhou Shu had made a big decision.
Even with Zhou Shu’s current status, once the Breakthrough Pill was leaked, there would be no end of trouble.
Its effect was more tempting than any cultivation technique or weapon.
If those martial artists who had fallen into a bottleneck knew that there was a divine item like the Breakthrough Pill, they would probably fight to the death for one.
Zhou Shu was taking a huge risk by distributing more than thirty pills at once.
Once Mei Wushang and the others revealed the effects of the Breakthrough Pill, Zhou Shu didn’t know how much trouble it would cause him.
But they had all experienced life and death together. Zhou Shu felt that Mei Wushang and the others wouldn’t betray him.
In fact, from a utilitarian point of view, giving Mei Wushang and the others Breakthrough Pills was very unprofitable.
The Breakthrough Pill was effective for martial artists below the first rank of the Martial Dao. It could defy all conditions and allow a martial artist to break through a rank.
Giving them second-rank martial artists was actually the most cost-effective.
That way, more than 30 Breakthrough Pills would allow him to have more than 30 first-rank experts!
One had to know that the strongest Great Qin in the Ten Nations only had so many first-rank martial artists.
Mei Wushang had the highest cultivation level among them, but he was only at the sixth rank of the Martial Dao. The rest were all at the sixth or seventh rank.
Even if they took a Breakthrough Pill, they would only advance to the fifth rank.
A fifth-rank martial artist could only be cannon fodder on the entire battlefield.
Whether Mei Wushang and the others could survive after completing this mission, these 30-odd Breakthrough Pills would be wasted.
Of course, to Zhou Shu, it wasn’t a waste.
He didn’t take out the Breakthrough Pills before because he was afraid of trouble.
But when the time came, he wouldn’t be stingy.
It was only more than 30 Breakthrough Pills. He could earn them back by going around the Demon Realm army once with the Autumn Anatidae Plume Saber.
Zhou Shu personally escorted Mei Wushang and the others a hundred kilometers outside the camp.
Yao Qing’s army and the 5,000 demon beasts left behind by Yao Ji were still stationed at the original place.
But they hadn’t attacked the camp, as if they were waiting for reinforcements.
The departure of Mei Wushang and the others naturally couldn’t be hidden from the Demon Realm army, which had bird demonic beasts.
But when they saw Zhou Shu, all the demonic beasts, including Yao Qing, lay dormant in the camp. They were afraid of Zhou Shu’s shocking sword attack!
Seeing Zhou Shu leave the camp, Yao Buqi hesitated again and again. But in the end, he didn’t dare to take the risk to escape.
His spiritual essence had been sealed. Even if his cultivation was at its peak, he wouldn’t be able to escape if the other party wanted to kill him.
Yao Ji’s cultivation level was higher than his. What was the result?
After escaping so far, he was still killed by a single attack.
Yao Buqi was resigned to his fate now. He decided that he would continue to endure the humiliation until the lord arrived. He would definitely not anger that person.
Wasn’t it just mining?
It was no problem for the demonic beasts.
After sending off Mei Wushang and the others, Zhou Shu leisurely passed by Yao Qing’s camp.
It took all his willpower to keep his urge at bay.
He wanted to use his divine ability Total Annihilation to sweep through the army and kill Yao Qing!
With the effect of this divine ability, his combat strength would increase by ten times, but it would only last for thirty breaths of time.
It wasn’t a big problem to kill Yao Qing, but he definitely couldn’t kill all 10,000 demonic beasts.
Once the increase of divine ability ran out, this demonic beast army could easily kill him.
Although the probability of these demonic beasts daring to attack him was not high, who could guarantee that there were not a few hotheads among them?
Now that Yao Qing didn’t dare to move, it was really not worth risking his life to try.
Anyway, his strength was still improving.
Sooner or later, when he could easily kill Yao Qing without using this divine ability, it wouldn’t be too late to make a move then.
“Your Highness, should we deal with the demonic beast army?”
Zhou Shu didn’t want to take the risk, but someone in the camp was eager to try.
As soon as they returned to the camp, Shi Songtao leaned forward and spoke to him.
After Mei Wushang and the others left, only the initial four people were left in the camp again.
Yao Buqi and the demonic beast miners were not part of them…
But unlike before, Shi Songtao wasn’t worried at all.
After seeing Zhou Shu kill more than a hundred demonic beasts with a single strike and then kill a first-rank martial artist with another, Shi Songtao simply worshiped Zhou Shu like a god.
His Highness alone can block a million soldiers!
With His Highness around, this mere 10,000-strong demonic beast army is nothing. They haven’t appeared for so many days. They’re just cowering there and not daring to move.
“Sure. Go take care of them. I’ll hold the line,” Zhou Shu said in annoyance.
Deputy Master Shi is being too arrogant. Is a 10,000-strong demonic beast army nothing in his eyes?
Even I wouldn’t dare to say that.
“I—” Shi Songtao was stunned. He said awkwardly, “I don’t have the ability.”
If he went, he would probably be casually crushed into minced meat.
“Stop gawking. It’s not like we have nothing better to do,” Zhou Shu said. “The war has just begun, and the army needs countless more weapons.
“There’s no lack of forging materials now. If you don’t hurry up and forge, are you going to wait for the army to come and let them use the forging materials to kill the enemy?
“If you have the ability to forge a ranked weapon in two to three days, forget I said anything.”
Shi Songtao grinned awkwardly. He didn’t have this ability either.
How could one forge a ranked weapon in two to three days? It wasn’t like they were forging a Cloud-Piercing Arrow.
“I understand. I’ll go and—”
“Deputy Master, we have to hurry while there’s still time,” Zhou Shu continued. “Let’s compete and see who can forge more ranked weapons before the next battle.”
