Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he instantly discovered that the corpses of strange beasts that were originally scattered throughout the streets were mysteriously disappearing.

Upon investigation, it was discovered that the corpses of those strange beasts had been dragged underground by vines.

Lu Cang soon received a report from the front lines, and his expression changed drastically: "Director Zhou, dark blue vines have been found in multiple city blocks, dragging away the corpses of strange beasts. They are suspected to be demonic vines from the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone."

On the battlefield in Nanjiang City, all members of the Ninth Bureau tensed up instantly.

The fact that the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone intervened at this time leaves everyone wondering what its true intentions are.

Lu Cang asked in a deep voice, "Director Zhou, should we intercept them?"

Zhou Zhenshan's gaze fell on the cracks in the ground.

The fifth-order divine sense continued to probe deeper into the earth.

He soon discovered that the blood-fiend energy that had been flowing towards Crimson Cloud Ridge around the corpses of the strange beasts that had been dragged away by the vines had been forcibly cut off by the vines.

Zhang Xuanling arrived at this moment, squatted down, and took out a yellow talisman to stick on the crack in the ground.

The moment the yellow talisman was affixed, it was instantly stained black by the dark red blood energy. But the next moment, a dark green vine swept through the depths of the crack, and the dark red blood energy was immediately cut off.

Zhang Xuanling's expression was solemn: "If I am not mistaken, the beast tide launched by the Snake King of Crimson Cloud Ridge this time is actually a kind of sacrifice, trying to use a large number of corpses to devour and evolve. And the Lord of the Azure Lotus sent the Vine Demon to take action, which is actually to compete for the right to evolve."

His words immediately silenced everyone present.

After the spiritual energy was restored, Taoists and martial artists had orthodox cultivation methods, and similarly, some strange beasts wanted to become even stronger.

In order to devour, evolve, and become stronger, the beasts covet not only rare and precious materials, but also human corpses, which they consider to be a great tonic.

Lu Cang gritted his teeth and said, "What exactly do these strange beasts want? Are we just going to let them bully us and do nothing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhenshan's face instantly turned cold. He glanced at the still-smoking urban area in the distance.

The streets were riddled with craters, and people were being carried out of the ruins amidst cries, shouts, and calls for help.

After a long while, Zhou Zhenshan finally spoke: "Of course we can't remain indifferent."

Lu Cang suddenly looked up. Zhou Zhenshan's voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear it clearly: "We endured it before because humanity hadn't established itself yet, the forbidden zones were too strong, and there were too many beast tides. We had no choice, but things are different now."

As he said this, he looked up at the direction of Chixia Ridge and said coldly, "I stepped into the fifth level not to sit in a conference room and look at a map. Nanjiang City is our city. So many people have died here. Someone has to give an explanation."

Lu Cang clenched his fist instantly, and the Ninth Bureau members around him also had tears in their eyes. Zhou Zhenshan continued, "Pass down the order: First, all human remains must be recovered as a priority."

"Whether it's snakes, vines, or anything else, anyone who dares to touch a human corpse will be attacked."

"Second, burn the corpses of the strange beasts if you can. If you don't have time to deal with them, don't worry about the lotus vines."

"If it wants to devour the corpse of the strange beast, then let it. We can't let Crimson Cloud Ridge benefit from it."

Lu Cang was taken aback: "Director Zhou, wouldn't this be...?"

Zhou Zhenshan glanced at him: "Could it be something?"

Lu Cang gritted his teeth and said, "Won't this make the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone even stronger?"

Zhou Zhenshan nodded: "Yes."

Everyone fell silent. Zhou Zhenshan then said directly, "But we have something more urgent now: Chixia Ridge is using Nanjiang City as a sacrificial altar."

"It's not that it's going to harm people later; it's harming people now. The Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone is going to devour the corpses of strange beasts, but that's a matter for later."

"The score for Chixia Ridge needs to be settled now."

Zhang Xuanling nodded: "Director Zhou is right. We need to cut off the Blood Nest first. If this thing really gains momentum, the area around Nanjiang City will probably be lost."

Zhou Zhenshan looked at the dark green vines underground. He knew that the Lord of the Azure Lotus could most likely hear the outside world through these vines, so he spoke directly: "Lord of the Azure Lotus, I know you can hear me."

Lu Cang's expression changed, and the people around him instantly tensed up.

If the Lord of the Azure Lotus could hear what they were saying, that would be terrifying. Zhou Zhenshan said directly, "Today you cut off the blood nest's supply, I won't stop you. Eat as many of the strange beast corpses as you can."

"But there is one condition: you cannot touch a single human corpse, nor can your vines harm the people of my Dragon Kingdom."

"Otherwise, even if you are a sixth-order cultivator, I will still go to Black Dragon Mountain to demand an explanation from you."

The entire battlefield fell silent for a moment after those words were spoken.

Lu Cang was shocked. In the past, when humans faced the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone, they were more afraid and retreated.

But now that Zhou Zhenshan has said this, it at least proves one thing: humanity has finally been given the right to establish rules.

Even if the other party is a sixth-order Azure Lotus Lord, they can no longer completely ignore humans.

Deep underground.

A dark green vine paused for a moment.

A moment later, the vines continued to drag the monster's corpse, and all the vines that approached the human remains actively avoided them.

Without touching a single human corpse, Lu Cang saw this and whispered, "Director Zhou, it's retreating."

Zhou Zhenshan shook his head: "It wasn't meant to harm people in the first place. The Lord of the Azure Lotus is very clever."

"A wise person wouldn't needlessly make another enemy at this time."

at the same time.

In the center of Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou overheard Zhou Zhenshan's words through Qingfeng.

He laughed and said, "That old man Zhou Zhenshan has quite a temper."

In the ancient underground city, the strange rock sneered: "What? Someone's threatening you, and you're not angry?"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "What's there to be angry about? His bottom line is human remains, while I want the corpses of alien beasts. There's no conflict between them."

The strange rock was silent for a moment, then cursed, "You're quite philosophical about it."

Chu Zhou said, "Turning against humans now would only benefit the Blood Nest. I won't do something that's a losing proposition."

After saying that, he directly transmitted his voice to Qingfeng: "Don't touch human remains, don't harm ordinary people, drag away as many beast corpses as possible."

Qingfeng replied, "Understood, don't worry, Master."

Battlefield in Nanjiang City.

Seeing that the vines indeed bypassed the human remains, Zhou Zhenshan's expression shifted. He then looked away and turned to Lu Cang, saying, "From now on, defense becomes offense."

Lu Cang's spirits lifted: "Director Zhou, what do you mean?"

Zhou Zhenshan pointed to Chixia Ridge: "They treat Nanjiang City as a blood sacrifice ground, so we'll dismantle their pot."

"Notify all awakened individuals of level three and above to assemble at the southeast defense line."

"Fire-type Awakeners, Taoist Talisman Squad, Purification Team, all follow up. Air Force, blockade the outer perimeter of Crimson Cloud Ridge. Don't bomb the Blood Nest core, attack the outer perimeter of the snake swarm first."

Lu Cang immediately replied, "Yes!"

Zhang Xuanling also stood up: "This humble Taoist will take the disciples of Longhu Mountain with me."

Zhou Zhenshan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, Master Zhang."

Lu Cang couldn't help but ask, "Director Zhou, what if the Crimson Scale Python comes out in person?"

Zhou Zhenshan raised his hand and made a grasping motion in the air, causing the air to explode with a loud bang.

He looked towards Crimson Cloud Ridge and said coldly, "That's perfect. As a fifth-tier human, it's time to take down a demon king to establish our authority."

When these words spread, all the members and soldiers of the Ninth Bureau around them were invigorated, and the fear that had been weighing on their hearts finally dissipated considerably at this moment.

Inside the live stream, the viewers were incredibly excited.