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

"Little Stone, do you mean Zhou Zhenshan can really reach the sixth rank with this so-called Martial Dao True Intent?"

In the underground ancient city.

The crimson light on the strange rock flickered gently.

He stared at the live stream on the communicator, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke: "Whether he can truly step into the sixth rank depends on whether he can withstand the next attack."

"However, this human has indeed forged a new path."

Chu Zhou's expression shifted slightly: "A new route?"

The strange stone said calmly, "The demon race relies on bloodline and demon core to carry power, high-level spiritual plants rely on the source of life, and human awakeners rely on spirit and supernatural core as their foundation."

"But martial artists do not have demon cores or innate superpower cores. In the past, they could only continuously temper their flesh and blood, accumulating their qi and blood in their limbs and bones."

"It's not difficult to enter the lower levels with this method, but to enter the higher levels, it lacks a core that can truly bear the power."

"And this human is using his own essence, energy, and spirit to forge a core belonging to a martial artist."

"If he succeeds, human martial artists will no longer need to rely on external objects, nor will they need to pray to so-called gods and forbidden beings for blessings."

"As long as they continue down this path, they will be able to develop a cultivation system that truly belongs to them."

After Chu Zhou finished listening, the seven lotus leaves swayed gently.

This time, the relaxed look on his face had faded somewhat.

He originally thought that by breaking through to the late stage of the sixth rank, he had already left humanity far behind.

After all, Zhou Zhenshan, the strongest human being at present, is only at the mid-stage of the fifth rank.

But Chu Zhou didn't expect that.

Humans have not only developed the martial arts furnace method.

He even managed to connect the Qi and blood of his five internal organs and condense the true seed of martial arts, forcibly opening up a path to the sixth rank.

This ability is indeed not to be underestimated.

"It seems I truly underestimated humanity before."

The strange rock sneered, "What? Scared now?"

Chu Zhou immediately became displeased: "Scared? Little Stone, aren't you underestimating me?"

"Even if Zhou Zhenshan has now entered the sixth rank, he is only at the early stage of the sixth rank. I am at the late stage of the sixth rank, and I will soon be able to enter the seventh rank."

The strange rock bluntly exposed his arrogance: "You're still a long way from the seventh rank."

Chu Zhou wasn't angry. He smiled and said, "Little Stone, I've noticed you're becoming more and more concerned about me."

"You used to only criticize me, but now you're actually happy to care about my cultivation level."

The strange stone flashed with blood-red light and said irritably, "I'm just too lazy to watch you get carried away."

"You are only at the late stage of the sixth rank now. In a truly great era, you are only just qualified to step onto the chessboard. The seventh rank is when you truly begin."

Chu Zhou became interested.

"Oh? Then tell me, what's the difference between seventh-tier and sixth-tier?"

The strange stone remained silent for a moment, seemingly pondering whether or not it should tell Chu Zhou these things. After a long while, it was gone.

It then said, "The sixth rank is merely the first leap in the level of life, but the seventh rank is different. Only from the seventh rank onwards do we truly possess the qualifications to create the prototype of a world."

Chu Zhou's expression shifted slightly: "The world?"

Strange Stone nodded: "That's right. At the sixth rank, one still only borrows the power of heaven and earth, while at the seventh rank, one begins to possess one's own heaven and earth."

"Whether it's a demon race, a human race, or a spirit plant, as long as they step into the seventh rank, they will all give birth to their own world seed."

"What you now call your domain is nothing more than a battlefield formed by the rules of heaven and earth."

"And after the seventh rank, those are the rules that truly belong to oneself."

The seven lotus leaves of Chuzhou swayed gently.

He looked down at his Azure Lotus Domain.

If the current Qinglian Domain was formed with the help of the spiritual energy of Heilong Mountain.

After reaching the seventh level, it means that even if one leaves Black Dragon Mountain, one can still develop one's own domain world.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhou felt a surge of anticipation. No wonder the system required 30 million evolution points.

It seems that the seventh tier is more important than I thought.

Chu Zhou said, "It seems I need to work hard and try to break through to the seventh rank as soon as possible."

The strange rock sneered, "Now you know how to work hard?"

Chu Zhou nodded seriously: "Of course, I'm prepared to protect you from now on."

The strange stone was speechless: "Lotus Demon, where does your confidence come from?"

Chu Zhou said leisurely, "Because I am young, youth is my capital."

The strange rock was speechless. Damn it, it realized that it really couldn't communicate normally with this blue lotus.

As the conversation progresses, it inevitably gets swayed.

Just when the strange stone was too lazy to pay attention to Chu Zhou anymore.

The screen on the communicator in Chen Mo's hand suddenly began to shake violently.

Over the East China Sea.

The jet-black water spear, tens of feet high, had completely pressed down in front of Zhou Zhenshan.

The water spears had not yet actually landed.

The sea below was torn open by the terrifying pressure, and a trench thousands of meters long rapidly extended to both sides.

Inside the port defenses, all the remaining psionic shields were lit up, but the monitoring instruments showed that the shield energy was still dropping rapidly.

The sheer pressure emanating from the water spear was enough to bring the shield to the brink of collapse.

Inside the second line of defense, many soldiers looked up at the sky.

Some people turned pale, while others gritted their teeth and aimed their psionic rifles at the sea monsters ahead.

They all knew very well that this was no longer a battle they could intervene in.

But Zhou Zhenshan was still ahead, so they couldn't retreat.

In the void.

The strange phenomenon of Mount Tai behind Zhou Zhenshan became increasingly solid.

Majestic mountains stretch across the sky and earth, while seas of clouds roll around their waists.

A ray of the rising sun slowly emerged from behind the mountain peak.

The golden light dispelled the night and brought back a glimmer of light to the port that had been shrouded in darkness.

at the same time.

The five-colored seeds in Zhou Zhenshan's dantian kept spinning.

Heart fire, liver wood, spleen earth, lung metal, kidney water.

The five forces no longer operate independently.

Instead, everything revolves around the five-colored seed, forming a complete cycle. With each completed cycle, the five-colored seed solidifies a little more.

Zhou Zhenshan's aura also rose accordingly.

Late stage of fifth rank, peak stage of fifth rank.

Immediately afterwards, that aura seemed to crash into an invisible barrier.

boom!

Zhou Zhenshan's body jolted violently.

Intense pain shot through all five internal organs simultaneously.

The blood and qi channels that had just stabilized began to show tiny cracks again.

Blood seeped from his mouth and nose, but he didn't stop.

Because that pitch-black water spear had already reached overhead.

A cruel look appeared in the eyes of the Black Tide King.

"Fifth rank is fifth rank. Do you really think that breaking through in the heat of battle can transcend the level of life?"

"Humanity, your path ends here!"

The words fell.

The jet-black water spear, tens of feet high, suddenly accelerated.

Boom!

The space itself seemed to tremble violently at that moment.

Zhou Zhenshan raised his head.

The strange phenomenon of Mount Tai behind him slowly rose as he moved.

This moment.

Countless images flashed through Zhou Zhenshan's mind.

This was his first time entering the Ninth Inning, his first time standing at the scene of the Spirit Disaster, and his first time witnessing his teammates die under the claws of the alien beasts.

And those who lost their homes in disasters over the years.

He has practiced martial arts for over fifty years.

He had long since lost count of how many life-or-death experiences he had gone through, but he always remembered what his master had said to him when he first clenched his fist.

Martial artists practice not to surpass others, but to stand in front of them when disaster strikes.

Thinking about this...

The hesitation in Zhou Zhenshan's eyes completely disappeared.

"Blood and qi are the furnace, spirit is the fire, and spiritual energy is the fuel. But what is refined in the furnace should not just be a force, but the unwavering will of a martial artist throughout their life!"

Zhou Zhenshan suddenly clenched his fist.

The five-colored seeds in the dantian contracted violently.

All vital energy, spiritual power, and mental will were completely...

It was compressed into that multicolored seed.

hum!

An indescribable tremor emanated from the depths of Zhou Zhenshan's dantian.

The once ethereal, multicolored seed began to develop fine lines on its surface.

The five lines intertwine with each other.

Finally, an extremely tiny mountain pattern condensed on the surface of the seed.

That mountain is Mount Tai.

Boom!

The colorful seed suddenly twitched.

Like a newborn heart.

At this moment, the vital energy and blood in Zhou Zhenshan's five internal organs, which were on the verge of collapse, all stopped.

The next second, the internal organs furnace reignited.

The fiery blood and qi erupted from the heart, circulated through the five internal organs, and instantly surged throughout the limbs and bones.

The newly opened channels of qi and blood were also rapidly stabilized under the nourishment of a brand new force.

Zhou Zhenshan's aura surged once again, and the barrier at the peak of the fifth rank trembled violently.

A shattering sound, audible only to himself, echoed within his body.

The shackles that had bound human martial artists for so many years were finally shattered.

Between heaven and earth, a massive amount of spiritual energy suddenly boiled.

Within a radius of tens of kilometers, all spiritual energy seemed to be summoned at the same time, frantically converging towards the location where Zhou Zhenshan was.

A large amount of spiritual energy poured into his body, was refined through the Five Internal Organs Furnace, and was then rapidly absorbed by the Martial Dao True Seed.

With each wisp of spiritual energy it absorbed, the five-colored seed solidified further, and Zhou Zhenshan's life force underwent a dramatic transformation.

The difference between the fifth and sixth tiers is not just a matter of the amount of power, but a true leap in the level of life.

This moment.

Zhou Zhenshan's vital energy is no longer just stored in his flesh and internal organs, as long as the true seed of martial arts remains.

His vital energy and blood can circulate continuously, and the Dharma image will have a place to be embodied.

Boom!

The strange phenomenon of Mount Tai behind Zhou Zhenshan trembled violently, and the mountain, which was originally somewhat illusory, began to become more and more real.

The mountains are rugged and the ancient trees are verdant, with a sea of ​​clouds rolling in.

Atop the mountain peak, a great sun slowly rises.

Golden light pierced through the dark clouds, illuminating the entire East China Sea port.

Inside the second line of defense, the warriors who had been struggling to breathe under the oppressive aura of the Black Tide King suddenly felt a lightness in their bodies.

That invisible pressure was forcibly blocked outside the port by the image of Mount Tai.

Everyone instinctively looked up and saw Zhou Zhenshan standing in the void, with Mount Tai stretching across the sky and earth behind him.

At this moment, he seemed to have truly transformed into a mountain blocking the path of humanity.

True horror finally surfaced in the two giant crimson eyes of the Black Tide King.

"Sixth Rank? You actually reached the sixth rank!"

It couldn't understand how the human in front of it had just been at the late stage of the fifth rank, and whose internal organs and blood were not even fully stable.

However, in just a short while, the opponent actually managed to break through the sixth-order barrier under its attack.

Moreover, that aura did not rely on spiritual fruits, nor was it some kind of external blessing.

That was a power that belonged entirely to Zhou Zhenshan himself.

Zhou Zhenshan opened his eyes, and a five-colored light seemed to flash across his eyes.

He lowered his head and sensed the true seed of martial arts in his dantian.

He then looked up at the pitch-black water spear that had already reached him and shouted, "Well done!"

After saying that, Zhou Zhenshan raised his right fist, and the martial arts seed in his dantian suddenly trembled.

boom!

The Qi and blood of the five internal organs erupt simultaneously.

The image of Mount Tai behind him pressed forward with his movements, and the entire East China Sea seemed to become heavy at that moment.

The speed of that pitch-black water spear, which was tens of feet tall, was actually slowed down by a few points.

The Black Tide King's expression changed, and he coldly snorted, "So what if you've reached the sixth rank? You've only just broken through!"

"I have been lingering at the sixth rank for quite some time now. This is still the East Sea, my home turf!"

It roared, unleashing its demonic power without reservation, and more dark seawater surged into the water spear.

The demonic light on the surface of the water spear intensified, and its tip even tore through the air, emitting a piercing explosion.

Zhou Zhenshan did not retreat at all. He glanced at the port behind him, where there were still ordinary people who had not yet evacuated.

There are also soldiers stationed on the defensive line.

There are also countless people watching this battle.

Zhou Zhenshan looked at the Black Tide King again, his voice calm yet resounding throughout the battlefield: "You just asked me how many people I could protect, and now I will tell you."

"As long as I stand here, none of the people behind me will die at your hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed his right fist out.

With overwhelming force, it slashed towards the Black Tide King.