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

This battle.

From the Tiger King of Changbai Mountain leading a beast tide to attack the defense line, to the appearance of a forbidden being from the underground, and then to the arrival of the Lord of the Azure Lotus from afar to suppress the pollution.

Everything that happened has exceeded everyone's expectations.

From this day forward, Changbai Mountain will also have a new order: humans will protect the city, and the Lord of Changbai Mountain will rule over the beasts of the northern border.

The Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone suppresses the underground seal.

Inside Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou withdrew part of his consciousness and was preparing to re-examine the blood sacrifice fragments.

Suddenly, a thought struck him.

Within the Changbai Mountain node, there seemed to be an extremely faint fluctuation of life.

The fluctuation was so small that it would have been almost unnoticed if Chu Zhou hadn't just established the node.

"Um?"

Chu Zhou's consciousness once again fell upon Changbai Mountain.

The blue lotus plant took root in the center of the snowfield, its seven blue-silver lotus leaves swaying in the wind.

The remaining blood-red pollution in the surrounding area is being purified by the roots.

Deep within the lotus heart, the lotus seed, which should have been dormant, now emitted a soft blue light.

A very faint crack had appeared on the surface of that lotus seed at some unknown time.

A soft click.

The cracks slowly widened, and a wisp of life energy, pure to the extreme, emanated from the lotus seed.

Chu Zhou's gaze sharpened slightly.

He could sense that this was neither the pollution left by the remnants of the blood sacrifice, nor the strange beast born from the veins of Changbai Mountain.

Rather, it is a truly new life consciousness.

[Ding! A special life form has been detected developing.]

[Source of life: The essence of the lotus, the spirituality of the lotus seed, and the origin of the Changbai Mountain's geological veins.]

[Race: Azure Lotus Young Spirit]

Current status: Newborn.

[Talents: Affinity for All Spirits, Resonance with Life, Perception of Pollution.]

Chu Zhou was taken aback.

A young spirit of the blue lotus?

This lotus seed was originally a strand of his essence.

Later, it devoured the remnants of the blood sacrifice, was purified by the system, and absorbed the essence of the Changbai Mountain veins, unexpectedly giving birth to a brand new life.

Just as he was pondering this.

Suddenly, a timid voice echoed in my mind; the voice was very soft and gentle.

Like a child who has just opened their eyes, full of curiosity about the world.

"Father God..."

All eight lotus leaves on the Chu boat froze simultaneously.

The underground world of Heilong Lake.

The giant crimson eyes of the strange rock blinked, and it looked at Chu Zhou with some doubt.

Why has this lotus spirit suddenly stopped moving?

Chu Zhou remained silent for a long while before finally speaking, "What did you call me?"

Inside the lotus seed, the tiny consciousness seemed somewhat frightened and repeated itself softly.

"Father...God, did Father God bring me into this world?"

Chu Zhou was momentarily at a loss for words.

His first reaction was absurdity. How could he, a lotus flower, suddenly have a child?

But when that tiny consciousness approached, Chu Zhou clearly felt an extremely strange bloodline connection.

That is not a mark of a family member.

It's not a simple master-servant contract, but a more direct and instinctive bond.

It was as if that consciousness was born dependent on him.

It was as if he could sense the other person's joy, fear, and grievance with just a thought.

"I am not your father god."

Chu Zhou tried to explain, and the lotus seed immediately fell silent.

A moment later, the voice said with a hint of grievance, "But I have the scent of the Father God on me."

Chu Zhou fell silent again. On the snowy plains of Changbai Mountain, the lotus plants swayed gently.

The Changbai Mountain Lord, who was adjusting his breathing, suddenly sensed the aura emanating from the lotus heart, and his massive tiger body trembled violently.

It opened its eyes and looked at the cracked lotus seed, a look of shock appearing in its eyes.

"Master, what is this?"

Chu Zhou did not answer. He just stared at the small ball of green light for a long time before speaking: "Since you were born from the origin of the Green Lotus and were also a life that I accidentally conceived in a moment of thought, from today onwards, you will be called Chu Nian."

Within the lotus seed, the tiny consciousness immediately became excited.

"Chu Nian, Nian Nian has a name now, thank you Father God!"

Chu Zhou wanted to correct her again, but the words caught in his throat.

For some reason, hearing those calls of "Father God" gave him a feeling he had never experienced before.

Somewhat unfamiliar, yet indescribably tender, Changbai Mountain Lord lowered its head.

"Congratulations, Master."

Chu Zhou came to his senses and said indifferently, "What's there to congratulate? It's just a newly born lotus spirit."

Even so, he manipulated a wisp of extremely pure lotus life force and sent it into the lotus seed.

The originally faint blue light suddenly became much brighter.

Chu Nian happily spun around in the lotus seed.

"The power of the Father God is so heartwarming."

Just then.

Not far away on the snowfield, a snow wolf covered in blood struggled to raise its head.

It was originally a third-tier beast, but after being corrupted by blood sacrifice, most of its flesh and blood were drained. Although it has now broken free of control, its life force is almost exhausted.

Chu Nian clearly noticed it as well.

"Father God, that big dog is in so much pain."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Whether it can survive depends on its own fate."

Chu Nian was silent for a moment.

The next moment, a faint blue light drifted out from the lotus seed and landed directly on the snow wolf.

The snow wolf trembled, and its wounds, which had been bleeding profusely, began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The remaining blood-red contamination within its body also dissipated slightly.

But at the same time.

The azure light emanating from Chu Nian quickly dimmed.

"Nian Nian!"

Chu Zhou's expression darkened. The little guy's consciousness was somewhat weak, but he still whispered, "Niannian just wanted to save it."

Chu Zhou was somewhat shaken; this child was truly naive.

He immediately mobilized a drop of the essence of the Azure Lotus and merged it into the lotus seed, and the azure light shone again.

Chu Nian's consciousness also regained its vitality.

Chu Zhou then spoke: "From now on, you are not allowed to waste your own essence. If you want to save someone, you must first tell Father God."

After a moment of silence within the lotus seed, Chu Nian whispered in agreement, "Nian Nian understands. Father God will protect Nian Nian, right?"

Inside Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou gazed at the tiny lotus seedlings in the Changbai Mountain node.

After a long while, the eight lotus leaves swayed gently and said, "Of course."

As soon as the voice fell, the blue light cluster inside the lotus seed immediately brightened.

Chu Nian felt as if she had received the most precious promise in the world, and happily spun around in the lotus seed.

"I know from Niannian, Father God is the best!"

On the snowy plains of Changbai Mountain, Changbai Mountain Lord listened to the conversation between the two, one big and one small, and his eyes became somewhat strange.

It has lived for so many years.

They had never seen their owner like this before.

Despite saying it was just a newly born lotus spirit, Chu Nian only consumed a little of her essence, and her master immediately replenished it with his own life force.

This is no ordinary lotus spirit.

Clearly, this is the child that its owner cherishes most.

Chu Zhou noticed the gaze of the Lord of Changbai Mountain and said calmly, "What are you looking at?"

The Lord of Changbai Mountain immediately lowered his head: "This subordinate did not see anything."

Chu Zhou ignored it and focused his attention on Chu Nian, carefully sensing her condition.

This little guy has just been born, and his life force is extremely weak.

Although she possesses the talents of affinity with all spirits and resonance with life, each time she uses her power, she consumes her own life essence.

If we let her run wild like this...

It's likely that it won't last long before it falls back into a deep sleep.

"Nian Nian".

Chu Zhou said, "You are still too weak; you cannot use your power recklessly."

Chu Nian obediently replied, "Nian Nian will remember."

But after she finished speaking, she hesitated: "But Father God, if there are other small animals suffering like that big dog in the future, can Nian Nian save them?"

Chu Zhou remained silent for a moment.

He originally intended to refuse outright.

This world is full of dangers. If you try to save every single beast you see, even with his current seventh-level strength, let alone Chu Nian, you wouldn't be able to save them all.

But look at that tiny blue light in the lotus seed.

Chu Zhou finally said, "Yes, but you must tell Father God first, and you must not harm yourself."

"If you can't even protect yourself, how can you protect others?"

Chu Nian seemed to understand, but not quite.

But she still managed to tap her head with all her might.

"Nian Nian will protect herself first."

"In the future, I will also help Father God protect Black Dragon Lake and Changbai Mountain."

These words startled Chu Zhou slightly.

He suddenly realized.

Although this little guy has just been born and knows nothing about the outside world, he is already expressing his dependence and feelings in the simplest way.

"it is good."

Chu Zhou's voice softened slightly: "When you grow up, I will teach you cultivation."

Chu Nian immediately became happy: "Niannian, grow up quickly. In the future, Niannian will be as powerful as Father God and drive away all the bad guys."

……

The underground world of Heilong Lake.

The giant, scarlet eye of the strange rock stared at Chu Zhou, and after a long silence, it finally spoke: "Lotus Demon."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "Speak your mind."

A crimson light flashed in the strange stone's eyes: "That little thing is no ordinary lotus spirit."

Chu Zhou's eyes flickered slightly: "What do you mean?"

The strange stone said in a deep voice, "Although I don't know what kind of opportunity you obtained to be able to nurture life with your own essence."

"But the life force within her was so pure, so pure that even I felt a sense of familiarity with it."

Chu Zhou said calmly, "You, a strange rock sealed underground, know all this?"

The strange stone immediately roared, "Lotus Demon, stop pretending to be ignorant in front of me. This kind of life was called the Azure Lotus Dao Embryo in the previous era."

"She is not your clone, nor is she a plant spirit born naturally from spiritual energy; she is a completely new life nurtured from your very essence."

Chu Zhou remained silent.

The strange stone's voice became unusually serious: "You'd better not let too many people know about her existence, especially those things that have awakened from their seals."

"If they find this little thing, they will probably fight over it at any cost."

Chu Zhou's eyes instantly turned cold: "Compete?"

The strange stone snorted coldly: "The Azure Lotus Dao Embryo contains the purest life essence. For beings like the Blood Sacrifice Lord, it is the best tonic. For some ancient beings, it may even be the key to breaking the seal."

The eight lotus leaves of the Chu boat unfold.

An invisible pressure instantly enveloped the entire underground ancient city: "Then let them try."

The strange rock choked.

He intended to warn the lotus demon to be careful, but he didn't expect that the other party's first reaction was to kill all those ancient beings.

However, Guai Shi looked at Chu Zhou in silence for a moment, and vaguely understood what was going on.

From the moment Chu Nian was born.

This lotus demon, which has always only cared about becoming stronger and devouring resources, now has something it truly cannot afford to lose.