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713 Two Windfalls, Tough Front (2)

"What do you mean?" Zhou Shu was puzzled.

"How can you be so shameless? You won't hold it against me? I'm the one who won't hold it against you, okay?" the woman said angrily. "I was sleeping soundly when you came and woke me up. Who is the one who is rude?

"Do your parents know that you're twisting the truth?"

The woman said a lot. She looked angry and aggrieved. Who did I offend? Shi Changsheng is too shameless!

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"Well, it's a long story. I didn't expect you to be sleeping here, did I?" Zhou Shu said. "But you're already awake. It's useless to say all this. At most, I will owe you a favor."

"Hmph, I can't trust you." The woman's expression softened slightly as she harrumphed coldly. "As long as you scram far away and don't appear in front of me again, I'll be satisfied. I can't afford your favor!"

"It's up to you." Zhou Shu shrugged. "You…"

He whispered something, then looked at the woman. "After this small matter is done, I will definitely not bother you anymore."

The woman had a strange expression on her face. She looked at Zhou Shu and said, "You want to make use of Pixiu and send him to die on your behalf?"

"Let's not talk about whether we can fool those Demon Kings or not. Alright, it's not difficult to fool them. But do you know Pixiu's origin? If he dies, aren't you afraid that the old dragon will find trouble with you when he wakes up?" The woman stared straight at Zhou Shu.

Zhou Shu's expression didn't change, but his heart skipped a beat.

Old dragon? This woman's words revealed a lot of information.

The old dragon she's talking about should be Pixiu's father, right?

He should also be a peerless expert. Is he also sleeping?

This is interesting. Can it be that a group of experts has been sleeping for some reason? But now, for some reason, they have woken up one by one. This is also why Earth Immortal experts have appeared on the Ten Nations Continent. Is this also the case for Pixiu in the Demon Realm?

Shi Changsheng should know what secrets there were, so this woman didn't elaborate.

Zhou Shu couldn't ask too many questions and could only pretend to understand everything.

"What am I afraid of? I didn't kill Pixiu," Zhou Shu said calmly.

"What a joke. Do you think that old dragon will believe that a few low-level Demon Kings can kill Pixiu?" The woman sneered.

Zhou Shu laughed. "So what? I'm not afraid of him."

The woman nodded slightly in agreement. "That's true. He might not dare to find trouble with you. Anyway, he has many sons. Even if one or two of them die, he won't fight you to the death."

Zhou Shu had a deeper understanding of Shi Changsheng's strength. Although this woman didn't seem to like Shi Changsheng, her evaluation of him was still very high.

Needless to say, the old dragon she was talking about was definitely a peerless, mighty demon. Even if his son was killed, he wouldn't dare to find trouble with Shi Changsheng.

It was obvious that Shi Changsheng's peak strength was definitely not weaker than the old dragon. He might even be stronger.

"Alright, cut the crap. Are you going to help or not?" Zhou Shu said casually.

"If I don't help, will you get lost?" The woman rolled her eyes angrily.

Zhou Shu smiled. He picked up Pixiu and shook his arm, shaking out the things in his Grotto-Heaven.

The woman's eyes widened. Even though she was just a virtual image and didn't need to breathe, she still took a deep breath.

"Shi Changsheng! I've changed my mind!" the woman suddenly said. "I want your favor!"

"What?" Zhou Shu was puzzled.

"Didn't you just say that you owe me a favor?" the woman said quickly. "I want this favor, and I want you to return it now! I want half of what's here!"

She pointed at the heaven and earth treasures that Zhou Shu had just poured out of Pixiu's grotto-heaven, her eyes terrifyingly bright.

"You want these?" Zhou Shu frowned.

He didn't expect that the woman wasn't tempted by the ransom just now. Instead, she was tempted by the collection in Pixiu's Grotto-Heaven.

To be honest, the value might exceed the ransom, but the quantity was still slightly inferior.

To those who didn't know what was going on, it might not even be as good as the ransom paid by the dozens of Great Demons.

But this woman seemed to know her stuff. Could there be something special in Pixiu's collection that attracted her attention?

"Half! I only want half!" the woman said. "Give me half, and I'll help you settle the matter. From now on, we're even!"

"That's impossible." Zhou Shu refused without hesitation. "What you helped me do isn't worth so much."

"Why not?" the woman said. "Do you know how much risk I took to help you? If Pixiu dies here, no matter how I explain it, there will be endless trouble in the future. I'm already being very kind by only taking half!"

"There's no room for discussion." Zhou Shu shook his head. "Even though I owe you a favor, I can't give you half."

Zhou Shu said firmly, "I owe you a favor, and I will definitely repay you in the future, but I can't use them to repay you."

What a joke. What did the favor Shi Changsheng owe have anything to do with him? Why should he use his things to repay Shi Changsheng's favor?

"You…" the woman said angrily. "A third. I want a third, okay?"

"There's no room for discussion. I will definitely return the favor, but these things are useful to me, so I can't give you anything." Zhou Shu shook his head.

"You bastard!" the woman cursed.

Zhou Shu's expression was calm. "Why don't you tell me what made you so excited? Then, I might consider giving it to you."

"It's nothing!" the woman said bluntly. "I like many things. If you can take them, why can't I?"

"Forget it if you don't want to tell me," Zhou Shu said indifferently. "Everything here is mine. Don't have any ideas."

"You…"

"Unless you want to fight me," Zhou Shu continued calmly, "you have to think carefully. I am indeed not at my peak, but you're the same. If we really fight, I won't hold back. If you don't grasp it well, you'll be the one to suffer in the end."

The woman widened her eyes and glared at Zhou Shu. After a long time, she lowered her head like a defeated hen and said unhappily, "You win!

"I don't want anything else, but give me this. Give it to me, and I'll help you deal with Pixiu."

The woman said with hatred, "Otherwise, even if I die, I will definitely not help you anymore!"

Zhou Shu was secretly happy. This woman is very interesting. She keeps talking about fighting to the death, but she is extremely cowardly. She only dares to move her mouth and doesn't dare to attack.

"This?" The corners of Zhou Shu's mouth curled up slightly. From the pile of heaven and earth treasures, he followed the direction the woman was pointing and took out something the size of a human head.

There were some materials in Pixiu's collection that even Zhou Shu couldn't identify. This stone happened to be one of the things he didn't know.

"That's right." Although the woman was trying her best to hide it, her acting was really a little bad. She couldn't hide the excitement in her eyes.

Zhou Shu's heart skipped a beat. Although this woman is a little timid, she's an existence from Shi Changsheng's era. Moreover, she knows Shi Changsheng. How could she be an ordinary person?

Something that can make her so excited is definitely extraordinary.

"Unfortunately, I have great use for it." Zhou Shu shook his head. Although he couldn't recognize it now, since he knew that it was extraordinary, he naturally couldn't give it to the woman.

"Shi Changsheng! You're human. What do you need it for?" The woman was furious. "You have to give it to me today, or… or else I'll fight you to the death!"

714 Mount, White Tiger (1)

The woman who emerged from the statue of the Demon Ancestor gritted her teeth like an angry kitten.

Zhou Shu wanted to laugh, but he showed a different expression. It's happening again.

If you really had the guts, would you have waited until now?

Wouldn't you have fought to the death long ago?

"Although it's useless to me, I can keep it just to look at it," Zhou Shu said indifferently. "Why should I give you such a good thing?"

"Because I'm helping you!" the woman said loudly. "If you don't give it to me, I'm quitting!"

"It's up to you." Zhou Shu shrugged. "It's nothing important anyway. If you don't want to do it, then leave. I still have to deal with these treasures. I'm busy."

Zhou Shu tossed the stone up and down with a calm expression.

The woman gritted her teeth in hatred, but she really didn't have any confidence in facing Shi Changsheng, even though she could partially use the power of the Demon Realm Ancestral Court.

This was Shi Changsheng, not someone else.

The woman groaned in annoyance for a long time before gritting her teeth and saying, "Shi Changsheng, you win! Bastard, what do I have to do for you to give it to me?"

She knew that her goal had been exposed, so she didn't hide it anymore. She stared straight at the stone in Zhou Shu's hand, her eyes burning.

Zhou Shu became even more curious. What is this stone?

The woman just said that Shi Changsheng was human, so it was useless to him.

Is this thing only useful to demonic beasts?

This woman is most likely a demonic beast since she's hiding in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. The problem is that, from what she said, Shi Changsheng should know this stone.

Zhou Shu didn't dare to ask directly. He was extremely cautious even when beating around the bush. If this woman saw through his identity, it wouldn't be worth it.

Unfortunately, this woman was only a virtual figure. Otherwise, if he could obtain her hair or blood, he would have a medium to use the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique.

Using the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique on a demoness would really be a novel experience…

"I won't give it to you no matter what, unless…" Zhou Shu drawled.

"Unless what?" the woman said anxiously.

"Unless you serve me for a hundred years," he casually said.

How could such an existence be a slave to a human?

It was impossible for him to give this thing to this woman. Although he couldn't identify it now, he would find out what it was sooner or later.

If he gave it to this woman and discovered that it was extremely precious in the future, wouldn't he regret it to death?

"You want me to be your mount?" The woman's almond-shaped eyes widened in disbelief.

Mount? Zhou Shu himself had never thought of this word. Although this woman might be a demonic beast, she was in human form now. Her graceful figure and incomparably beautiful face made it impossible for people to think anywhere in the direction of a mount…

He wondered what her demonic beast form was…

"You can think of it that way," Zhou Shu said casually.

"Go to hell!" The woman was embarrassed and angry. She cursed and turned into specks of light, instantly disappearing.

Pa!

Pixiu's body fell to the ground from the sky. He twitched but didn't wake up.

Since the negotiation had fallen through, it was naturally impossible for the woman to help Zhou Shu kill Pixiu.

But Zhou Shu didn't care. This was a small matter to begin with.

He would let Pixiu live a little longer.

After putting the stone that the demoness had taken a fancy to into his Cosmic Bangle, Zhou Shu looked at the mountain of heaven and earth treasures and began to worry happily.

How was he going to take away so many treasures?

His Cosmic Bangle definitely couldn't contain so many things. Even if he forged more Cosmic Bangles, it would be very difficult to take all these things away at once.

At this moment, it was evident that there was a difference between him and a true Grotto-Heaven expert.

Although he had captured Pixiu alive, his current cultivation level was still a long way from Pixiu's.

If he had Pixiu's cultivation, he wouldn't have to worry about these things at all. He could take them away after putting them into his grotto-heaven.

Speaking of which, his cultivation base hadn't increased for a long time.

Ever since the Ten Nations Alliance moved to Two Region Mountain, no demonic beasts had gone after them.

Since they were hiding well, they would naturally not have the chance to fight and kill enemies.

If they didn't kill enemies, the Legendary Armament Canon naturally wouldn't give Zhou Shu any rewards.

Although his body had undergone a rebirth from the Heaven and Earth Furnace, with his current cultivation base, it would take countless years of bitter cultivation to improve it slightly.

There are still too few workers. There hasn't been any movement from the Legendary Armament Canon for so many days.

I've made another fortune now. I have to forge some connate divine weapons and arrange for more workers.

At his current level, without a grotto-heaven, he would be too embarrassed to see anyone.

Look at Demon King Ao, Tiangou, He Yuan…

They were all Demon Kings at the Grotto-Heaven realm.

Not to mention Pixiu, his grotto-heaven was even larger than Xiaoyu'er's.

Rome wasn't built in a day. It's not easy to break through to the Grotto-Heaven realm.

Zhou Shu sighed. I still have to think of a way to take these things away.

With how that woman reacted, once I leave the Demon Realm Ancestral Court, it won't be easy to return.

715 Mount, White Tiger (2)

The woman who had emerged from the statue of the Demon Ancestor controlled a portion of the power of the Demon Realm Ancestral Court. If she insisted on not letting Zhou Shu in, unless he had the strength of Shi Changsheng at his peak, he wouldn't be able to enter.

Zhou Shu actually didn't want to fight this woman. Once he did, the truth that he wasn't Shi Changsheng would immediately be exposed.

Moreover, there was a high chance that he was no match for her now.

I wonder how long it will take to refine these heaven and earth treasures with the Iron Smelting Hands Technique. If only I had a furnace…

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

That's not right. I have a forging furnace.

He flipped his wrist and took out a nine-foot-tall boulder from the Cosmic Bangle on his wrist.

Cosmic Cauldron!

Shi Changsheng had said that this was the best forging furnace in the world, and he also recognized it as a peerless divine weapon!

Now, Zhou Shu had only heard of two peerless divine weapons. One was the Cosmic Cauldron, and the other was the Reincarnation Mirror.

One of them was the forging furnace of the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain back then, and the other was the personal weapon of the Demon Ancestor. They both had extraordinary origins.

Although he only had half of the Reincarnation Mirror, it still had unbelievable power.

After Zhou Shu obtained the Cosmic Cauldron, other than attracting the covetous eyes of a mysterious pair of giant hands, there was nothing else unusual about it.

Since the master of the Red Water Heaven of Dan Mountain could use this Cosmic Cauldron to forge the Heavenly Hub Armory and the imperial cauldrons, there's no reason why I can't use it. Zhou Shu touched the Cosmic Cauldron.

I have to think of a way to activate it from its sealed state, but this won't be a problem for me.

I am a forger. Anything relating to weapons isn't a problem!

Zhou Shu's hands turned red as he began to feel the Cosmic Cauldron. At the same time, he released his divine sense and enveloped the Cosmic Cauldron, wanting to completely understand its structure.

"Cosmic Cauldron?"

Just as Zhou Shu was trying to activate the Cosmic Cauldron, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear.

It was the woman from before!

"Why is the Cosmic Cauldron in your hands? What are you doing? Do you want to activate it?"

Zhou Shu turned around and looked at the woman.

The woman's face was full of fear as she shouted, "Stop!

"The Cosmic Cauldron is currently sealed. The grotto-heaven can still isolate its aura in its sealed state. Once you activate it, the grotto-heaven won't be able to isolate its aura. At that time, those things will be attracted. If you want to die, go ahead. I don't want to die yet!"

Boom!

There was a loud bang and a clap of thunder in the sky. A monstrous aura rose from the woman's body. For a moment, the weather changed, and the mountains and ground shook.

The timid woman looked terrifying now.

From the looks of it, as long as Zhou Shu didn't stop, she would really fight him to the death.

He frowned slightly. Shi Changsheng didn't tell me much about the Cosmic Cauldron.

Or does Shi Changsheng not know either?

Thinking of the pair of giant hands that had suddenly appeared in Yuheng Valley, Zhou Shu fell into deep thought.

Are the things this woman referring to the owner of the giant hands?

Zhou Shu had previously suspected that the owner of the pair of giant hands was some hidden expert. Now, it seemed that this wasn't the case.

Are those things neither human nor demonic beast?

Zhou Shu stopped and looked at the woman.

Seeing Zhou Shu stop, the woman clearly heaved a sigh of relief.

"Why is the Cosmic Cauldron in your hands?" the woman asked again.

"Why can't I have it?" Zhou Shu asked back.

"Shi Changsheng, I'm begging you. If you want to die, go somewhere else." The woman was about to cry. "Why do you have to do this in our Demon Realm Ancestral Court?"

"You've misunderstood. I really don't want to do anything," Zhou Shu said seriously. He just wanted to deal with these heaven and earth treasures and casually forge a few connate divine weapons so that he could take them away.

He really just felt that the efficiency of using the Iron Smelting Hands Technique was too slow and wanted to try the legendary best forging furnace in the world.

He didn't know what secrets this Cosmic Cauldron had.

"Shi Changsheng, Master Shi, I, Bai Qianqian, am convinced," the woman said with a bitter expression. "I'll help you kill Pixiu, and then you have to leave the Demon Realm Ancestral Court as soon as possible, okay?

"I don't want your favor anymore. I don't want anything else. I just want you to leave quickly!"

Only now did Zhou Shu know that the woman who had emerged from the statue of the Demon Ancestor was called Bai Qianqian.

This name suits her quite well, Zhou Shu thought. "Since you've already said so much, I'll be honest.

"Miss Bai, it's not that I don't want to leave, but something has happened to me, and I can't store these things in my grotto-heaven for the time being.

"I risked my life to earn these things. I can't abandon them, so I can only forge them here and take them away."

Zhou Shu spoke very sincerely. As he spoke, he stared at Bai Qianqian.

He was undoubtedly telling her that he was not at his peak now, and his combat strength was definitely not as good as back then.

But Bai Qianqian no longer seemed to have any intention of fighting Zhou Shu to the death. As long as he didn't touch the Cosmic Cauldron, the violent aura on her body would no longer appear.

Bai Qianqian gritted her teeth. "Where are you taking them? I'll deliver them!"

In order to send Shi Changsheng away, she was even willing to be a laborer!

"Can you leave the Demon Realm Ancestral Court?" Zhou Shu looked at Bai Qianqian in surprise.

If he wasn't wrong, be it Bai Qianqian or Pixiu's father, these experts didn't dare to show themselves easily for some reason. He didn't know what they were afraid of.

"That's my business. You don't have to worry about it!" Bai Qianqian said firmly. "Tell me the place. I'll deliver all these things to you, every single one of them! Old man, hurry up and leave the Demon Realm Ancestral Court!"

Bai Qianqian looked as if she was about to kneel down to Zhou Shu.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Shu knew that if he persisted, Bai Qianqian would really be driven crazy by him. At that time, if she really made a move, it would be troublesome.

Zhou Shu pondered. "In that case, I'll give you some face. I have to see you move them with my own eyes. Otherwise, if you escape with these treasures, where will I find you?"

"Escape with the treasures?" Bai Qianqian thought for a moment before understanding what he meant. Her face was pale as she said coldly, "Do you think I'm as shameless as you? I will do as I say!"

"It's hard to tell what people are thinking. Wealth is the root of all evil," Zhou Shu said casually.

Bai Qianqian's chest heaved violently for a long time. She gritted her teeth and said, "You're a bastard! As long as you're willing to get lost, do as you see fit!"

She raised her hand and formed a seal with both hands. A ray of light streaked across the sky like a meteor.

A moment later, the ground shook, and a demonic beast the size of a small mountain ran over from afar.

"Mm?" Zhou Shu's expression changed slightly. He had thought that Bai Qianqian wanted to personally deliver them for him. He had forgotten that there seemed to be some other powerful demonic beasts hidden in the Demon Realm Ancestral Court, and they seemed to be under her command.

While Zhou Shu was thinking, a white tiger suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

The white tiger leaped thousands of feet and instantly arrived in front of them.

A smile appeared on Bai Qianqian's face. With a flash, she floated to the white tiger's neck and touched the fur on its neck. "Big White, please help me deliver something."

One is Big White, and the other is Little White1…

Beautiful women and white tigers are really a sight to behold.

But then again, why does this white tiger feel a little strange?

Zhou Shu's gaze landed on the white tiger, and his pupils flickered.

716 Manslaughter, Yao Buqi Takes the Blame (1)

Zhou Shu's eyes flickered as his divine sense landed on the white tiger.

A moment later, he looked surprised.

Bai Qianqian noticed his reaction and revealed a smug expression. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll get Big White to deliver the things to you. Can you get lost now?"

The white tiger looked at Zhou Shu with its lantern-like eyes, its eyes full of intelligence.

"How did you do it?" Zhou Shu couldn't help asking.

As soon as he said it, he realized that something was wrong.

Just because he didn't know, it didn't mean that Shi Changsheng didn't know. Wouldn't this expose his identity?

Fortunately, Bai Qianqian didn't seem to be suspicious. She said proudly, "So, there's something that even you, Shi Changsheng, don't know.

"You want to know how I did it? I won't tell you!"

Bai Qianqian looked up proudly.

"You humans are not the only ones with forgers. We demonic beasts are not inferior to you."

"Is that so?" Zhou Shu said, "Then, do you think the Cosmic Cauldron can forge such a weapon?"

While speaking, he flipped his wrist, and the sealed Cosmic Cauldron appeared in his hand again.

The expression on Bai Qianqian's face froze. After a long while, she said through clenched teeth, "You win!

"Big White was originally a demonic beast at the Demon King realm. I used its body to forge a saber and let its soul attach to it."

Zhou Shu looked at Bai Qianqian in surprise. He didn't expect her to be a forger, a demonic beast forger.

This was the first demonic beast he had seen that could forge.

But what surprised Zhou Shu even more was that she actually thought the same way as Shi Changsheng and created this method of combining a body with a weapon.

This white tiger was similar to the real Shi Changsheng now. But this white tiger seemed to have lost the intelligence a Demon King should have. Perhaps it had been damaged during the process.

Speaking of which, Shi Changsheng's state was not perfect either. The Longevity Sword needed to constantly devour forging materials to maintain its state.

Zhou Shu pondered. It seems there are still some flaws in combining one's body with a weapon.

"The Tiger Soul Saber?" Zhou Shu said casually. This white tiger was equivalent to the artifact spirit of a weapon. With the white tiger soul as the artifact spirit, the name of a saber automatically appeared in his mind.

"Tiger Soul Saber?" Bai Qianqian's eyes widened, and then she was a little discouraged. How do humans develop their brains?

Why does his name sound even more mighty and domineering than Big White?

"Big White, go!" Bai Qianqian said angrily. Hmph, what's the point of having a good name? Isn't the Tiger Soul Saber mine?

The white tiger let out a long cry, bringing with it gusts of wind.

The mountain of heaven and earth treasures was swept up by the wind and flew into the white tiger's mouth before disappearing.

A moment later, all the treasures had already disappeared into the white tiger's mouth.

The tiger roared in the forest, and the white tiger's body shone brightly. A moment later, the light subsided, and an ancient tiger-headed saber appeared in the air.

"How many heavens is this Tiger Soul Saber?" Zhou Shu looked at the tiger-headed saber and automatically named it. This saber should be called the Tiger Soul Saber. What Big White? It wasn't a child's toy.

"One heaven," Bai Qianqian said. "When you arrive at your destination, just take out the things and let Big White leave. Big White will return on its own."

"Don't worry. I won't take your weapon." Zhou Shu pondered for a moment before saying, "Miss Bai, do you have any Divine Stones? I want to buy a few."

Connate divine weapons could contain an inner world. This could only be done with Divine Stones.

If he could forge a connate divine weapon that contained an inner world, he would be able to carry a large space with him without breaking through to the Grotto-Heaven realm.

Forging divine weapons was much easier than improving one's cultivation.

If anyone else knew Zhou Shu's thoughts, they would definitely scoff.

It was very difficult to improve one's cultivation, but forging divine weapons was also very difficult. For most people, forging divine weapons might be even more difficult than cultivating…

Only a freak like Zhou Shu would think that forging a divine weapon was easier than cultivating.

"Divine Stone? A few pieces?" Bai Qianqian rolled her eyes angrily. "No, not a single piece! Don't even think about it!

"Think about it. Who still dares to refine heaven into stones now? How many Divine Stones can there be left from the past? But you still want to buy Divine Stones. Do you know who's willing to sell them? Tell me, okay? I want to buy them too!"

Bai Qianqian really treated Zhou Shu as Shi Changsheng, so she didn't pay much attention to her words and often revealed some secrets.

These words allowed Zhou Shu to grasp another piece of information.

Refining heaven into stones?

Is that how Divine Stones came about?

Refining heaven? Can heaven be refined?

Zhou Shu revealed a thoughtful expression. Unfortunately, both Bai Qianqian and Shi Changsheng were in very special states, and he was unable to use the Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique on them.

As for others, they didn't know these ancient secrets.

This made it impossible for Zhou Shu to find out.

Perhaps someone else knows these secrets…

A name appeared in Zhou Shu's mind. He really had to find time to find Ji Lutian!

He was still puzzled by the word Ji Lutian had asked Yao Yi to send over.