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

Chu Zhou looked at the news, suddenly smiled, and said, "It seems this world is becoming more and more interesting than I thought."

Chen Mo knelt by the lake, his heart pounding as he listened. He had thought the beast tide in Nanjiang City was terrifying enough, but now it seemed that Chixia Ridge was just the beginning.

Island nation's gateway, Europe's gate to hell—no one knows what will emerge next.

Chen Mo asked cautiously, "Master, what should we do next with Black Dragon Mountain?"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "No rush. The more chaotic things are outside, the more stable Black Dragon Mountain needs to be at this critical moment."

In the underground ancient city, the strange stone suddenly sneered: "Lotus Demon, the scene that appeared on that brick just now was no ordinary seal."

Chu Zhou's consciousness sank into the ancient underground city, and he asked, "You know about it?"

The strange stone snorted, "So what if I know?"

Chu Zhou laughed: "Little Shishi, don't play mysterious. Crimson Cloud Ridge is the Blood Gate, so what is Tokyo Bay?"

The strange stone remained silent for a moment. It still held a grudge against Chu Zhou for taking advantage of it multiple times last time. Chu Zhou said leisurely with a smile, "If you don't tell me, I'll have to guess for myself. But I'm a demon with a bad temper."

The strange rock immediately exploded: "You're trying to take advantage of me again?"

Chu Zhou smiled without saying a word. Guai Shi was furious, but thinking of the shameless nature of this Lotus Demon, if pushed too far, she might resort to underhanded tactics again.

Finally, Guai Shi could only sneer, "If the Blood Nest on Crimson Cloud Ridge represents the Blood Gate, then the Tokyo Bay side represents the Sea Gate."

Chu Zhou's eyes flickered: "Haimen?"

Strange Stone said, "To put it bluntly, it's what people call the 'sea eye' in Feng Shui. You can also think of it as the 'Void' beneath that thing. Once the seal is broken, it can swallow the tides. Once the thing behind that door comes out, this world will become interesting."

"Although they are not the same thing, they both come from the world behind the door."

Return to the Ruins?

Chu Zhou's expression changed upon hearing this. The ancient book "Liezi: Tang Wen" records: "East of the Bohai Sea, for countless billions of miles, there is a great chasm, which is truly a bottomless valley. Its bottom is unfathomable and is called Guixu. The waters of the eight directions and nine fields, and the flow of the Milky Way, all flow into it, yet it neither increases nor decreases."

Simply put, it means that in the far east of the Bohai Sea, there exists a bottomless abyss where all the rivers in the world, the seas of the four seas, and even the Milky Way in the sky flow into. However, the water level in the abyss never rises or falls; it is the end point of the cycle of water in the world.

Legend has it that five rootless immortal mountains forever float on the surface of the Guixu Sea: Daiyu, Yuanqiao, Fanghu, Yingzhou, and Penglai.

Each mountain has a circumference of 30,000 li, and the flat land on the top of the mountain is 9,000 li. It is covered with golden and jade pavilions and is inhabited by immortals who live forever.

The mountain had no foundation and originally drifted with the waves. The Heavenly Emperor ordered the Sea God Yuqiang to send fifteen giant turtles to carry the five mountains, rotating every 60,000 years to stabilize the sacred mountain.

If we must trace it back to ancient mythology, its origin can even be traced back to Gonggong's angry collision with Buzhou Mountain, which is recorded in many books in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Chu Zhou's interest grew even stronger, and he quickly pressed on, "Xiao Shishi, what exactly is the world beyond that door?"

The strange stone sneered: "It's useless for you to know now. You just need to understand that there is more than one door in this world."

"Mountains have mountain gates, seas have sea gates, blood-stained lands have blood gates, and places with many dead people naturally have ghost gates."

Ghost Gate?

Chu Zhou's seven lotus leaves swayed, and this world was indeed deeper than he had seen in his previous life.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary human with superpowers, and his knowledge was limited.

But now, having been reborn as a Primordial Green Lotus, he is at a completely different level.

The strange stone continued, "The second spiritual energy tide only loosened the seal."

"The real catastrophe will come when the third tide arrives. At that time, your current strength will be no match for it."

Chu Zhou laughed: "Isn't that perfect?"

The strange rock was taken aback: "What's just right?"

Chu Zhou said calmly, "The more disasters there are, the more nourishment there is."

The strange stone remained silent for several seconds before finally retorting, "You really are a madman. In human terms, you lotus demon have mental problems."

Despite the strange stone's complaints, Chu Zhou didn't really blame it. Now that they knew there was more than one door, Black Dragon Mountain couldn't just focus on Crimson Cloud Ridge anymore.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhou directly transmitted his voice: "Qingfeng".

Beneath Black Dragon Mountain, the green vines swayed gently: "Master."

Chu Zhou said, "Continue laying the underground root network. Don't rush to expose it. First, follow the earth veins, water veins, and spiritual veins."

"Especially the underground waterways, keep a close watch on them all."

Qingfeng immediately replied, "Understood."

Chu Zhou then said, "Black Armor."

Deep within the underground river, Xuanjia opened his eyes: "Your subordinate is here."

Chu Zhou's voice was calm: "From today onwards, you will personally guard all the waterways of Black Dragon Mountain."

"If any bloodlust is detected, or if any aura does not belong to Black Dragon Mountain, immediately cut it off."

Xuanjia said in a deep voice, "Master, rest assured."

Chu Zhou continued, "Black Tiger King."

Outside Lingquan Valley, the Black Tiger King lowered his head: "Master."

Chu Zhou said, "Clear all remaining snakes within a 300-kilometer radius."

"Those bearing the mark of the Blood Nest, leave none alive."

A fierce glint flashed in the Black Tiger King's eyes: "Understood, subordinate."

"Mountain King".

In the Southwest Ape Valley, the Mountain King, leading a group of red-eyed apes, knelt on the cliff and respectfully said, "Master."

Chu Zhou said, "Lead the ape troop to occupy the dangerous passes and mountain paths."

"From today onwards, any alien beasts entering the Black Dragon Mountain area will have to get past you first."

The mountain demon growled, "Yes, sir."

"Little Jinbao".

High in the sky, Little Jinbao circled and descended, and this time, it unusually refrained from its usual banter.

"Master, I'm here."

Chu Zhou said, "Expand the patrol range of the flying birds to the three-hundred-kilometer boundary. If any abnormalities are found, report them immediately."

Little Jinbao flapped its wings: "Don't worry, Master, I have the sharpest eyes."

After these arrangements were made, the entire Heilong Mountain area quickly sprang into action.

From this moment on, Black Dragon Mountain was no longer just a forbidden zone, but more like a demon kingdom in the making.

Chu Zhou watched all this with a calm heart. The more chaotic things were outside, the more stable Black Dragon Mountain became.

Only by stabilizing this area can he gain the upper hand in the upcoming tides.

At the same time.

News of the island nation's appeal for aid from the federal government has spread around the world.

The United States immediately expressed its willingness to send a team of experts and an Awakened Team to assist in the Tokyo Bay pollution incident.

But they also put forward their own conditions.

First: The United States is demanding that the island nation fully disclose the sealed seabed data in Tokyo Bay.

Second: The island nation must allow Federation Awakeners to enter the core area of ​​Tokyo Bay to conduct investigations and share all research findings on the bronze torii gate and the ancient seal.

Moreover, the Europa League, the North Bear League, and even the South American Free League have all issued statements.

Ostensibly, it's for the sake of maintaining global security, but in reality, all countries have their eyes on that sea gate beneath Tokyo Bay.

They weren't stupid at this point either; since the awakening of the spiritual energy tide, awakened individuals from various countries had been constantly getting stronger.

If there is even the slightest opportunity, it can be used for research, or even to advance scientific research in their country and enhance the strength of the Awakened.

They won't let this opportunity slip by.