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

Upon hearing this, Lu Cang's expression became even more solemn.

When he last came to Black Dragon Mountain, Chu Zhou was powerful, but he was not yet able to fully integrate the entire mountain forest into his own domain.

How much time has passed since then?

Such tremendous changes have already taken place in Heilong Mountain.

Just how terrifying is the power of this Lord of the Azure Lotus?

Fakong looked up at the mist in the forest and said, "The moisture here carries his scent. If this continues, Black Dragon Mountain will probably become a real kingdom of demonic beasts."

The group followed the path cleared by the vines and headed deeper into the mountains.

Along the way, they saw many mutated beasts.

A third-tier black wolf lay on a rock, a fourth-tier giant ape stood deep in the forest, and a flock of golden-feathered spirit birds circled in the clouds.

These strange beasts did not attack proactively, but their eyes remained fixed on the group.

Zhou Zhenshan could sense it.

From the moment they entered Black Dragon Mountain, their every move was under the watchful eye of the Lord of the Azure Lotus.

We walked less than ten miles.

The entire mountain range suddenly fell silent.

The wind stopped, the chirping of insects ceased, and the flock of birds circling in the sky simultaneously folded their wings and landed on the treetops.

One by one, the strange beasts also crouched down towards Black Dragon Lake.

Zhou Zhenshan paused, and Lu Cang subconsciously looked up: "What's going on?"

Golden Buddha light shone in Fakong's eyes.

Under the Buddha's divine eye, he saw hidden underground water veins emitting a bluish light.

Mountain springs, streams, underground rivers—all the water veins lit up like the meridians of the human body.

Ultimately, all of them converged into the deepest part of Heilong Mountain.

Fakong's expression suddenly turned serious: "Could it be that another Beast King in the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone is about to break through?"

Zhou Zhenshan's pupils contracted, and he said with a serious expression, "No, this fluctuation is even higher than that of a sixth-order rank, and it's probably already at the level of a seventh-order rank pressure."

"Seventh Rank? Could it be that the Lord of the Azure Lotus has broken through again?"

Lu Cang was shocked. At the sixth level, he was already a strong person back then, and now the Lord of the Azure Lotus has broken through to the seventh level at this critical moment.

What exactly does He want to do?

Is breaking through at this moment a demonstration against humanity?

His face was extremely pale, and Su Wan felt a wave of despair and helplessness.

Zhou Zhenshan remained silent for a moment. He had just entered the sixth level three days ago and was very familiar with the changes in spiritual energy caused by the leap in life.

The extraordinary phenomenon before him far exceeded the scale of when he broke through to the sixth rank.

Not only Black Dragon Mountain, but also the rivers beyond the mountains at the edge of his spiritual perception began to change.

Almost simultaneously, within a 500-kilometer radius of Heilong Mountain, the rivers that were originally flowing calmly began to shimmer with a bluish light.

There was no strong wind on the river, yet countless circular ripples spread out automatically, and illusory blue lotus reflections bloomed silently on the water.

In the Qing Shi Water Palace.

The lotus flowers in the lake are in full bloom.

All the water monsters in Zhenhai instinctively stopped swimming and lowered their heads toward Black Dragon Mountain.

At the same time, a low murmur could be heard from reservoirs, rivers, and underground rivers hundreds of miles away from Heilong Mountain.

Lingnan Branch of the Ninth Bureau.

The technicians all stood up when they saw the water system monitoring map suddenly turn blue.

"How is this possible? Within a 500-kilometer radius of the Lingnan Qinglian Forbidden Zone, a large water vein is showing signs of synchronized spiritual energy fluctuations, originating from Black Dragon Mountain, and the fluctuations are still expanding!"

On the big screen, the blue lines representing the river are starting from Heilong Mountain and gradually turning cyan.

Ultimately, it covered almost a third of the water system in Lingnan. The staff responsible for monitoring were trembling in their voices: "The Lord of the Azure Lotus is establishing a resonance with the water veins of Lingnan."

In the center of Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou's enormous lotus body unfurled, and all the lotus leaves rose simultaneously.

The Pure Sea Source Crystal floated above the flower's stamen, its dark blue light gradually merging with the Azure Lotus itself.

A system notification sounded.

[The host has met the conditions for the seventh life leap.]

This evolution requires 30 million evolution points.

[Evolve immediately?]

Chu Zhou didn't hesitate: "Evolve."

boom!

Thirty million evolution points vanished instantly.

An unprecedented energy erupted from the depths of the lotus.

Chu Zhou felt his consciousness being infinitely elevated.

In the past, he was able to perceive and observe Black Dragon Mountain through spiritual water, and to use the power of the lotus projection.

And at this moment.

His consciousness seemed to truly merge with the mountains and rivers.

Every drop of water, every river, every body of water where lotus seeds take root, seems to have become a part of his body.

The surface of Heilong Lake suddenly sank, but this did not mean the lake had disappeared; rather, it meant the entire interior space of the lake was expanding rapidly.

The mountain range at the bottom of the lake extends downwards, and the underground ancient city is surrounded by water. Threads of blue-silver roots penetrate the rock layers and connect with the deeper earth veins.

From the outside, the area of ​​Heilong Lake has not changed.

However, when Zhou Zhenshan's spiritual perception entered the lake, he discovered that there seemed to be an endless expanse of water below.

He could even see distant underwater landscapes, with the outlines of rolling mountains and indistinct palaces emerging.

Zhou Zhenshan's expression changed for the first time. What kind of power was this? It was simply terrifying.

Before he could recover from his shock, the next moment, an indescribably large blue lotus appeared in the sky above Black Dragon Lake, its leaves covering the sky for hundreds of miles and obscuring the setting sun.

Each lotus leaf reflects a different body of water.

Black Dragon Lake, Qing Shi Water Mansion, Lingnan Rivers, underground rivers, and even a turbulent East China Sea.

Countless blue light spots rose from the sky and earth, converging on the blue lotus Dharma image.

The concentration of spiritual energy throughout Black Dragon Mountain began to rise wildly.

Many of the beasts that were originally stuck at the bottleneck of their cultivation level experienced a surge in their internal energy.

Little Jinbao looked up at the sky, its eyes sparkling, and shouted excitedly, "Master is going to become stronger again!"

The mountain monster lay on the ground, its massive body trembling with excitement.

Black Tiger King, Qingfeng, Baishan Jun and their retinues all bowed their heads toward Black Dragon Lake.

Blue ripples spread outwards from the center of the lake.

Where the ripples passed.

Withered grass and trees sprout new buds, and polluted and eroded soil returns to normal.

On the outskirts of Heilong Mountain, several black pools that originally emitted a foul stench gradually became clear in the bluish light.

A level 3 wild boar, driven mad by pollution, was frantically crashing into the rocks.

After the blue ripples swept across, the black tumors on its surface quickly withered.

His scarlet eyes gradually regained their clarity.

Fakong witnessed this scene and his expression froze completely. He had just used the Vajra Dharma Form along the coast of the South China Sea to barely burn thousands of parasites and spiritual pollution.

The residual energy released when Chu Zhou broke through was able to purify the pollution in the entire mountain range.

The two are not even on the same level.

Fakong let out a breath: "This humble monk now finally understands why those Mother Nest contaminants fear the power of the Azure Lotus."

Zhou Zhenshan did not answer.

The sixth-level Qi and blood in his body had begun to circulate on its own.

They are currently struggling to resist the pressure naturally emanating from the seventh-tier life form. Fa Kong and the others don't feel it because they are very weak.

The pressure from the Lord of the Azure Lotus was most effective against high-level awakened individuals like him.

above the sky.

The enormous blue lotus Dharma image fully bloomed, and a beam of blue light pierced through the heavens and earth.

A system notification then sounded.

"Ding, congratulations on your successful advancement, reaching level seven."

[Host: Chu Zhou]

[Race: Taixu Azure Lotus (Mature Form)]

[Realm Level: Early Stage of Seventh Rank]

[Evolution Points: 568 million / 5 million]

[Restricted Area: Qinglian Restricted Area]

[Restricted area: 500 kilometers]

[Core Domain: Azure Lotus Water Realm]

[Domain Nodes: Black Dragon Lake, Qing Shi Water Mansion, Blackwood Snake Valley, Abandoned Well in Linjiang City]

[Abilities: Devouring Evolution, Azure Lotus Mark, Spiritual Domain Suppression, Mental Domain, Mist Control, Blood Purification Vine Net, Spirit Stealing, Life Breathing, Return of All Waters to Their Source, Water Vein Projection]

[Special Abilities: Purifying the Sea, the Descent of the Lotus Seed]

Special Resistances: Poison Resistance (Advanced), Bloodlust Resistance (Advanced), Mental Pollution Resistance (Advanced)

[Number of attendants: Black Tiger King, Mountain Demon, Azure Edge, Black Armor, Little Golden Treasure, White Mountain Lord]

[Outer Outposts: Blackwood Snake Valley, Abandoned Well in Linjiang City, Qingshi Water Mansion]

[Demon Clan Techniques: "Mountain Suppression Technique" and "Azure Lotus Ape Suppression Technique"]

[Demon Clan Forces: Mountain Patrol Army, Flying Feather Team, Garrison Navy, Water Patrol Camp, Young Demon Academy]

[Current Evaluation: Lord of the Seventh-Tier Forbidden Zone, Overlord of the Lingnan Waters, and Controller of the Embryonic Azure Lotus Water Realm]

As Chu Zhou felt the earth-shaking changes within his body, he sighed inwardly. In the past, when he relied on the power of the lotus projection, there was always a distance and some loss.

Now, as long as Zilian takes root in the water veins, he can directly extend the Azure Lotus Water Realm there.

The Azure Stone Water Mansion will no longer be just an outer outpost, but will become part of his main domain.

The entire Lingnan water system now truly has the potential to be controlled by him.

Chu Zhou's consciousness spread outwards.

He instantly sensed Zhou Zhenshan and his group approaching Black Dragon Lake and smiled. "Interesting. You've come at just the right time."