“Why do I feel that after becoming a sinner, I’m more comfortable than when I was a Great Wei soldier…” a soldier of the Criminal Army mumbled to the man beside him.
“I feel the same way. It’s only been a few days, but I feel like I’ve put on weight,” someone confirmed.
“Me too!” All the Criminal army soldiers agreed.
“Cut the crap!” Xiao Jianghe said angrily. “Just remember His Highness’s kindness to us. All of you, focus on mining! If anyone dares to slack off, I’ll skin them alive!”
“How is that possible!” a Criminal Army soldier said. “His Highness treats us so well. If we still slack off, are we still human?”
The Criminal Army went to look for ores energetically. Meng Bai led 3,000 people and continued to guard the blood vortex.
Zhou Shu stood in front of the blood vortex and hesitated for a long time. In the end, he gave up on the idea of going to the Demon Realm.
Although he felt that he could go anywhere with his current strength, what if?
Without using the divine ability Total Annihilation, he was still not as strong as a Great Demon.
If he used the Total Annihilation, he would be weak for a day.
This problem could be solved when he had teammates. If he went to the Demon Realm alone and fell into a weakened state, it would be very troublesome.
Moreover, there were Demon Kings stronger than Great Demons in the Demon Realm.
Meng Bai was right. It might not work in this world.
After exchanging a few words with Meng Bai, Zhou Shu got up and returned to the camp.
In the camp, Yin Wuyou had already packed up. She had changed into a white dress, and she looked like a lotus flower out of the water, beautiful and unparalleled.
When she saw Zhou Shu, her face turned slightly red. Her shy appearance made Zhou Shu’s heart heat up.
Just as Zhou Shu was about to pull Yin Wuyou back to her room to do something, someone suddenly exclaimed, “You’re already a first-rank martial artist?!”
It was Lu Wenshuang, who had returned with Zhou Shu. She stared at Yin Wuyou with wide eyes.
Yin Wuyou had just broken through to the first rank of the Martial Dao, and her aura had yet to be restrained.
Lu Wenshuang could naturally tell at a glance.
“Little Senior Sister Lu, I caught up again,” Yin Wuyou said with some pride.
“How did you do it?” Lu Wenshuang frowned.
“I’m not telling you.” Yin Wuyou placed her hands behind her back and swayed her body gently. Her face was flushed, making people want to take a bite.
“You didn’t…” Lu Wenshuang suddenly understood something. She looked at Yin Wuyou, then at Zhou Shu, and her mouth formed an O-shape.
“No, you thought wrong.” Yin Wuyou was a little embarrassed. She suddenly realized that Little Senior Sister Lu knew about the God of War Catalog.
“I see.” Lu Wenshuang nodded. She had grown up with Yin Wuyou and knew her very well. “I understand, Madam!”
Lu Wenshuang emphasized the word Madam.
Yin Wuyou’s face instantly turned red. She was defeated and no longer dared to stay in front of Lu Wenshuang. She pulled Haitang and ran away.
Looking at Yin Wuyou’s back, Zhou Shu burned with desire. He walked forward.
“Master.” Lu Wenshuang suddenly said. “Can the third diagram of the God of War Catalog really allow one’s cultivation to break through the bottleneck?”
Zhou Shu’s face darkened. Is this something a disciple like you should ask?
“Master, do you think it can allow someone to break through the bottleneck of the first rank of the Martial Dao? What realm is above the first rank of the Martial Dao?” Lu Wenshuang seemed to be asking Zhou Shu but also seemed to be talking to herself.
“I don’t know. Don’t ask me.” Zhou Shu walked forward without looking back. How could he know what realm was above the first rank?
A powerhouse who surpassed the first rank of the Martial Dao in the Demon Realm was called a Great Demon. Humans couldn’t possibly call the realm Great Human, right?
Besides, his cultivation was still at the first rank. Who cared what realm was above his?
As for whether the third diagram of the God of War Catalog could allow one’s cultivation to break through, he was just on his way to try it.
Leaving Lu Wenshuang behind, Zhou Shu prepared to discuss the God of War Catalog with Yin Wuyou. But before he could find her, he was stopped by an unexpected person.
“Big Brother? When did you return to the camp?” Zhou Shu was originally a little angry, but when he saw who had stopped him, a smile appeared on his face.
Mi Ziwen stood in front of Zhou Shu with a smile on his face. A look of relief flashed across his eyes.
“I just got back.” Mi Ziwen smiled. “I found some remnants of Great Chen’s army this time. More than a hundred of them survived, and there are a few Forging Masters among them. I’ve asked Deputy Pavilion Master Shi to make arrangements.
“Second Brother, I really didn’t expect you to deal with the million-strong army of the Demon Realm in just a few days.” Mi Ziwen looked rueful.
“You make me feel worthless,” Mi Ziwen joked.
“I was just lucky.” Zhou Shu smiled. “I won’t be able to do it again.
“If I really want to defeat the Demon Realm army, I still have to rely on all of you. I’m just a forger.”
Mi Ziwen laughed. “You’re probably the only powerful forger in the world.
“Second Brother, I didn’t just bring the survivors of Great Chen back to the camp this time. I still have something to tell you.”
Mi Ziwen’s expression turned serious. “Take a look at this first.”
Mi Ziwen took out something from his Cosmic Bangle and handed it to Zhou Shu.
“Heaven Refining Stone?” Zhou Shu took it and glanced at it. Then he looked up at Mi Ziwen with a puzzled expression.
He didn’t understand what Mi Ziwen was doing by giving him a Heaven Refining Stone.
This fist-sized Heaven Refining Stone was expensive, but it was nothing to the current Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu was now a man with mines.
Mi Ziwen’s family also had mines. He wouldn’t make such a fuss over a Heaven Refining Stone, right?
“Big Brother, are you trying to tell me that there are also Heaven Refining Stone mineral mines in the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space?” Zhou Shu asked curiously.
“I don’t know if there’s a mine of Heaven Refining Stones.” Mi Ziwen shook his head. “But we found a lot of Heaven Refining Stones.”
“What do you mean?” Zhou Shu was even more puzzled.
“We’ve discovered a place where countless Heaven Refining Stones are hoarded. Not ores, but Heaven Refining Stones that have been purified and processed!
“Second Brother, someone else might have come to this world besides us!” Mi Ziwen said solemnly.
“Big Brother, are you saying that you’ve discovered some artificially processed Heaven Refining Stones, so you suspect that there’s a third party here besides our Ten Nations and the Demon Realm army?”
Zhou Shu pondered. “Could those Heaven Refining Stones have been left behind by the former armies of the Ten Nations?”
Although the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament was not small, it wasn’t too big either. This was not the first time the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament had been held. If there was a third party, the Ten Nations should have discovered it long ago.
Moreover, after so many times of the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament, the Ten Nations’ armies had already been to almost every place in the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space. There was no reason that they didn’t discover such a thing.
“Not likely,” Mi Ziwen said in a low voice. “Heaven Refining Stones are very precious. No nation could bear to hide so many Heaven Refining Stones here. What if other nations find them and bring them back to the Ten Nations Continent?”
The Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space only opened once every ten years. Which country would hide Heaven Refining Stones here? It didn’t make sense at all.
“Then, Big Brother, what do you think exists other than the Ten Nations and the Demon Realm?” Zhou Shu pondered.
“I don’t know.” Mi Ziwen shook his head. “There’s more to the place where we found the Heaven Refining Stones. I was worried that it would be dangerous, so I didn’t dare go deep into it.
“I came back because I wanted to discuss it with you. Second Brother, should we investigate?”
“There’s more to it?” Zhou Shu was interested. “Big Brother, how did you discover that place?”
Mi Ziwen was not inexperienced, and he wasn’t a man who spoke without thinking. The fact that he dared to say so meant that he had done some preliminary probing.
“That place was first discovered by Yang Hong,” Mi Ziwen explained in a low voice.
