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âConnate weapon?â Mi Ziwen said doubtfully.
The concept of connate weapons was still confined to the group of forgers. Mi Ziwen didnât know about it.
Zhou Shu explained briefly and then said, âThis Demon King is extremely powerful, and itâs very difficult to kill her. Since Iâve failed to kill her this time, the location of our camp is no longer a secret.â
Zhou Shuâs expression was solemn. When he entered the Dream Realm, he had learned that Demon Queen Tushan was a unique Demon King in the Demon Realm. She had always been alone and didnât have an army of demonic beasts under her.
But it was hard to say if she would cooperate with other Demon Kings and send an army to besiege the Huaxia Pavilionâs Demon Realm branch.
She knew where the Huaxia Pavilionâs Demon Realm branch was.
He had to guard against this.
âIf all else fails, we can retreat deep into the cave. It wonât be easy for them to find us,â Mi Ziwen said in a deep voice. The karst cave where the Huaxia Pavilionâs Demon Realm branch was ran extremely deep and extended in all directions.
They had been there for so long, but they hadnât explored the limits of the cave.
âLetâs get ready first.â Zhou Shu pondered. âDemon Queen Tushan has no troops. With her personality, she might not cooperate with other Demon Kings.â
Mi Ziwen blinked. He really wanted to ask Zhou Shu,?Are you sure you know her character?
That Demon Queen has an unpredictable personality. Who can guess what sheâll do?
âIâm more curious about what she wants to do that needs a connate divine weapon,â Zhou Shu said.
âSecond Brother, is a connate divine weapon very powerful?â Mi Ziwen asked curiously. âWill Tushanâs strength increase greatly after obtaining the Kun Wu Saber?â
âConnate divine weapons are very powerful, maybe even more powerful than you think, Big Brother,â Zhou Shu said seriously. âTushan lost to me only because she had just obtained the Kun Wu Saber and hadnât refined it into an intrinsic divine weapon. Otherwise, I might not have been able to defeat her.
âConnate divine weapons are different from acquired weapons. Connate divine weapons can be refined into intrinsic divine weapons by martial artists. This way, connate divine weapons will be connected to the meridians of martial artists. While strengthening the meridians of martial artists, they can also nurture the power of connate divine weapons.
âLetâs put it this way. The longer a martial artist nourishes a connate divine weapon, the greater its power will be. If it can really be nurtured for hundreds of years, it will only be a matter of time before the martial artistâs strength increases by several times.â
Mi Ziwenâs expression changed slightly. It was against common sense for martial artists to increase their strength by several times. If it wasnât his second brother saying it, he wouldnât even believe it.
âAre connate divine weapons really that powerful?â Mi Ziwen murmured.
âA connate divine weapon, one with the weapon. This is a way to pursue breaking through the limits of the human body,â Zhou Shu said in a low voice. âIn extreme situations, you can even treat weapons as human bodies and become immortal.â
Zhou Shu thought of Shi Changsheng. Shi Changshengâs current state should be similar to what he said.
He used the Longevity Sword as his body. As long as the Longevity Sword was not destroyed, he would not be destroyed.
As a connate divine weapon, under normal circumstances, it wouldnât be a problem for the Longevity Sword to exist for tens of thousands of years.
As for martial artists? A first-rank martial artist only had a lifespan of 300 to 500 years. An Earth Immortal could double their lifespan, but they only had a lifespan of less than a thousand years.
Zhou Shu didnât know about Grotto Heaven masters, but he estimated that they would at most live for thousands of years.
Compared to connate divine weapons, thousands of years was really nothing.
Of course, relying on a connate divine weapon to be immortal wasnât as simple as Zhou Shu made it out to be. Just nurturing the connate divine weapon to the point where a human soul could reside in it required a lot of time and effort.
Mi Ziwen opened his mouth, the shock on his face not even fading.
He looked at Zhou Shu and hesitated for a long time before finally saying nothing.
Although Mi Ziwen was rich, a connate divine weapon was probably not something that money could buy.
He didnât want his greed to damage the brotherhood between him and Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu didnât think too much about it. If there was a chance, he didnât mind helping Mi Ziwen forge a connate divine weapon.
But from the looks of it, the materials in the camp were no longer enough to forge another connate weapon.
If nothing else, the Heaven Refining Stone had almost been exhausted.
Although they had brought a lot of forging materials over from the Ten Nations Martial Arts Tournament space, they still had to supply the entire Ten Nations Army with weapons and equipment. It was impossible for them to use all of them to forge connate divine weapons.
The strength of connate divine weapons was in their growth potential. Without nurturing, their power was only slightly stronger than heaven-grade weapons.
âSecond Brother, do you have any instructions on how we should guard against that Demon Queen Tushan?â
Mi Ziwen had to rush to discuss countermeasures with Meng Bai and the others. The location of this camp was no longer a secret. All their strategic deployments had to be adjusted accordingly.
Zhou Shu usually didnât interfere in these matters and left them to the various generals. As Zhou Shuâs elder brother and Meng Baiâs personal disciple, Mi Ziwen was qualified to participate.
âNo,â Zhou Shu blurted out. He suddenly paused and waved his hand. âWait. Whereâs Tushanâs tail?â
âIn the storeroom,â Mi Ziwen said, puzzled. The body of a Demon King was, in a sense, a natural treasure. They certainly wouldnât abandon it.
Zhou Shu looked thoughtful. âWhereâs Little Lu? How is she?â
âIn order to resist Tushan, Miss Lu forcefully used a forbidden technique, but she was interrupted by Tushan. Tushan didnât intend to kill her, so her injuries arenât too serious,â Mi Ziwen said.
Zhou Shu nodded. After pondering for a moment, he said, âBig Brother, please help me call Little Lu over. Also, go find General Meng and the others later. Let me figure out what Tushan wants the connate divine weapon for!â
Mi Ziwen looked puzzled, but he still followed Zhou Shuâs instructions and went to find Lu Wenshuang.
Lu Wenshuangâs face was pale, and she walked unsteadily.
But her situation was still better than Zhou Shuâs.
Zhou Shu, who was in a weakened state, didnât even have the strength to walk!
âLittle Lu, how are your injuries?â Zhou Shu asked.
âThank you for your concern, Master. Itâs nothing serious. Iâll be fine after resting for a few days,â Lu Wenshuang said.
âThatâs good.â Zhou Shu nodded. âDonât be so rash next time. Remember, if you canât win, run. Where thereâs life, thereâs hope. Youâre still so young. Itâs not embarrassing to lose to a Demon King.â
âGot it,â Lu Wenshuang said unhappily. She wasnât unhappy because she had lost. She was unhappy because Zhou Shu looked down on her and because she had dragged him down.
Lu Wenshuang wasnât afraid of losing, but she wasnât willing to be a burden, nor was she willing to be underestimated, especially by Zhou Shu!
Zhou Shu pondered. âI have an assignment for you first. Let me make this clear first. This mission isnât compulsory. Whether you do it or not is up to you.â
âIâll do it,â Lu Wenshuang said firmly before Zhou Shu could finish speaking.
âI havenât finishedââ
âMaster, would you deliberately harm me?â Lu Wenshuang asked.
âOf course not. After all, youâre my only disciple, though only in nameââ
âThatâll do.â Lu Wenshuang said. âMaster, you wonât harm me. Then, as long as I can help you, Iâll do it.â
She, Lu Wenshuang, was definitely not a woman who would only drag others down!
âAlright.â Zhou Shu pondered for a moment and said, âI have a divine ability that can let youâ¦â
His lips moved, but no sound came out. Even though they were inside the camp, he still used his voice transmission technique.
Zhuang Zhou Butterfly Dream Technique was too heaven-defying. It was better for fewer people to know about it. After all, no one was willing to let their secrets be easily pried into.
Lu Wenshuangâs expression kept changing. She frowned and relaxed.
Lu Wenshuang opened her mouth but couldnât help asking, âMaster, have you ever used this on me?â
âNonsense, of course not! Am I that kind of person?!â Zhou Shu shouted. âIf I was willing to use it on a woman, why would I need you? I could use it on Tushan myself! If you dare to doubt me again, Iâll punish you according to the family law!â