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

The illusory image of the blue lotus fell into the gap in the Heavenly Stele.

The entire First Prison suddenly fell silent.

The scarlet chains that were coiling around the strange rocks stopped at the same time.

The next moment, all the chains changed direction.

They were all wrapped around the illusory image of the blue lotus.

boom!

From the depths of the nine-layered prison, a terrifying suction force emanated.

Chu Zhou could clearly feel that his Azure Lotus branch was being dragged little by little into the Heavenly Stele by the First Level of Prison.

Even the roots of law he left in the Grand Canyon's veins were rapidly petrifying.

Upon witnessing this, the crimson patterns on the strange stone's surface flickered violently: "Lotus Demon, retract the branch."

Chu Zhou ignored him.

More lotus roots penetrated the gap in the Heavenly Stele.

The Pure Lotus Law spread along the broken stele towards the first level of the deepest prison.

"The first level of hell requires no ordinary power; it will refine your branch into a new core of the monument." The strange stone's voice was urgent: "Once the core of the monument is fully formed, your soul will be trapped in the nine levels of hell forever."

Chu Zhou unfurled ten lotus leaves simultaneously: "My beloved consort, are you reluctant to part with me?"

"Who wouldn't want to part with you!"

"Why is my beloved concubine in such a hurry?"

"Because your roots are still entwined around me!"

Chu Zhou tightened his roots, firmly wrapping the strange rock in the center of the lotus platform: "Then wrap it even tighter, lest my beloved concubine be snatched away by this broken stele again."

The scarlet stone patterns on the surface of the strange rock all lit up.

But before it could shake its roots open again...

Deep within the first level of prison.

Eight even more terrifying auras pressed down on the Azure Lotus branch at the same time.

Around the gap in the Heavenly Stele.

Twisted faces emerged from the stone wall.

Some faces are crying, some faces have no features.

Some others merely glanced at Chu Zhou.

This caused large areas of decay to appear on the surface of the divided lotus plants.

【warn! 】

The Azure Lotus branch is being devoured by the First Hell.

[Eight types of unknown law contamination detected.]

The current host cannot parse simultaneously.

[The divided lotus plants are expected to maintain a yield of 100%.]

Chu Zhou did not attempt to open the remaining eight floors.

All the roots of the green lotus were retracted and concentrated into the first layer of the heavy prison.

"I don't need to control the entire prison right now, just the first level."

The Pure Lotus Law of Purification is burning.

The auras emanating from the second to ninth levels inside the Heavenly Stele were blocked back layer by layer.

Numerous blue-silver lotus patterns grow along the edge of the first layer.

Separate the first floor from the remaining eight floors.

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities lay in the black water, and upon seeing Chu Zhou's actions, the black soul fire in his empty eye sockets flickered violently.

"You want to separate the first level from the nine levels of hell? The first level of hell was originally one entity; without the complete Heavenly Stele, you cannot do it."

Chu Zhou did not answer.

All seven nodes lit up simultaneously.

The spiritual vein of Heilong Lake, the origin of the mountains and rivers of Beishan.

The blood and energy of all beasts in Changbai Mountain, the ocean tides of Tokyo Bay.

The spiritual plants of Zhenhai Yidao Island, and the power of the ten mountains of Fuyue Shiling.

The cosmic origin of the remnant star guarding the boundary, seven forces flowed along the root network of the Jianmu tree and all converged into the Grand Canyon.

Chu Zhou did not allow the Qinglian branch to become a new Prison-Suppressing Stele.

Instead, it directly connects the first layer of the prison to its own world node.

[A special sealed space has been detected.]

The first level of the deepest prison possesses a complete earth vein core.

The first level of the prison can be converted into a world node.

[After the transformation, the host will bear the impact of all the laws of the first level of the prison.]

[Should we continue?]

"continue."

The Azure Lotus Undying Body is activated.

The main body of the Chu boat in Heilong Lake and the branch of the Qinglian in the Grand Canyon lit up at the same time.

The divided lotus no longer resisted the Heavenly Stele's devouring, but instead actively merged into the gap, with the ten lotus leaves of law transforming into a blue lotus platform.

In the center of the lotus platform, a lotus flower, shrunk countless times, takes root in the broken stele.

The black water in the first level of the prison quickly became tinged with a bluish-silver light.

Lotus roots grew from the gap in the Heavenly Stele, but they did not continue to penetrate into the remaining eight layers.

Instead, they intertwine along the edge of the first layer, reforming a seal.

Boom!

The gap in the Heavenly Stele closed completely, and the impact sounds emanating from the remaining eight levels disappeared at that moment.

The Azure Lotus branch has merged with the First Prison-Suppressing Heavenly Stele.

The first level of the prison has connected with the Jianmu Root Network.

[Obtained a special world node: Azure Lotus Prison.]

The number of world nodes has been increased to eight.

[Qinglian Prison currently only controls the first level.]

The remaining eight floors remain closed.

[The host can imprison in the Azure Lotus Prison a life form that is indestructible and purifiable.]

[Gained Ability: Prison Projection.]

[The host can briefly activate the first level of the Azure Lotus Prison within the eight major node ranges.]

The system notification has been received.

Above the Grand Canyon, a phantom image of a blue lotus and a broken celestial monument appeared simultaneously.

The blue lotus supports the celestial stele, which in turn suppresses the black dragon.

The shattered seal of the First Prison finally stabilized, and the scarlet chains binding the strange rocks lost their power at that moment.

One by one, the chains came off its body.

Retreating back into the Heavenly Stele, Chu Zhou's roots suddenly pulled backward, and the strange rock completely broke free from the first level of prison.

It landed next to a branch of blue lotus, its surface displaying a scarlet stone pattern that flickered between light and shadow.

After a long silence, Chu Zhou gently tapped its edge with a root: "My beloved concubine is free."

The strange rock did not respond.

"Too moved to speak?"

"Foolish Lotus Demon."

"What did my beloved concubine just say?"

"I told you you'd be dragged into the deepest prison sooner or later, but with my beloved concubine by my side, I'm not afraid."

The strange rock suddenly trembled.

A crimson light blasted onto the green lotus branch.

Chu Zhou was prepared; the lotus leaves closed forward, blocking the stone light from the outside.

Strange Stone wanted to continue his attack, but inside the first level of the prison, a scarlet light suddenly flew out from the broken Heavenly Stele.

The light did not fall on Chu Zhou, but instead merged into the strange stone, causing the originally chaotic stone patterns on the surface of the strange stone to begin to converge towards the center.

This eventually forms an extremely fine, dark red crystal pattern that extends from the top of the rock all the way to the bottom.

Like some kind of slowly beating blood vessel.

[The Prison-Suppressing Stone Spirit absorbed a portion of the Heavenly Stele's essence.]

[The first natal rune has been restored.]

[The Nine Hells Sealing Law is recovering at 11%.]

The target entity is severely incomplete.

The original form cannot be restored.

Original form: Unknown.

Chu Zhou's divine sense landed on the dark red crystal pattern, and the roots moved closer. Before they could actually touch it, the strange rock quickly retreated.

"Don't touch there."

Chu Zhou's roots hovered in mid-air: "Why can't I touch it?"

"No means no. I've tried it plenty of times before."

"This natal inscription pattern didn't exist before."

Hearing this, Chu Zhou became even more interested.

The roots turned in mid-air and circled around behind the strange rock.

A gentle sweep across the dark red crystal patterns caused the strange stone to freeze instantly, its surface glowing with an intense light.

The next moment, the ten-petaled lotus branch was knocked away by the strange rock head-on.

The enormous lotus shadow passed through the first prison gate and crashed heavily into the canyon wall.

Xuanweizi stood not far away, looking at the tenth-tier Pure World Lotus in the stone wall, and then at the strange rock hanging in mid-air.

"Where did you touch it?"

Chu Zhou's roots emerged from the rubble: "Life-bound inscription pattern."

Xuanweizi withdrew his gaze: "It doesn't sound like a place you can just touch."

"Old Taoist, you're meddling too much. You can continue."

Xuanweizi turned and walked towards Lin Qingxue, ignoring them.

In the first level of the prison, the Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities saw the natal stele pattern on the surface of the strange rock, and the black soul fire in his eye sockets paused briefly.

"Scarlet..."

The first word had barely been uttered when a crimson light pierced through the stone gate and plunged directly into the first level of the prison.

The upper and lower jaws of the Myriad Calamities Dragon Ancestor were completely sealed by a Prison-Suppressing Stone Seal.

Chu Zhou detached himself from the rock wall, and the lotus leaf unfurled again: "What's that, Fei?"

The strange rock fell back beside the green lotus branch: "It was imprisoned for 100,000 years and its brain is damaged. The Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor was originally an eleventh-order law-based life form."

"Even an eleventh-tier being can talk nonsense?"

"meeting."

Chu Zhou's lotus leaves swayed gently: "Scarlet Moon?"

The strange rock did not answer: "Crimson?"

The surface of the strange rock shimmered with a metallic sheen: "Scarlet Glass?"

The crimson stone pattern lit up again, and Chu Zhou immediately controlled the green lotus branch to retreat: "It seems the third one is the closest."

"None of them are correct."

"Then I'll guess one every day from now on."

"You dare?"

"Since my beloved concubine won't tell me, I can only guess."

The strange rock trembled violently, but it did not crash into it again.

It turned away from the stone, so that Chu Zhou could no longer see the dark red crystal pattern.

……

The first level of prison has been closed again.

After losing the Law of Reincarnation, the Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities did not continue to seek death.

Nine dragon-suppressing rings were suspended around the black dragon's skeleton.

Whenever it tries to crash into the stone gate, the Dragon-Suppressing Ring tightens simultaneously.

The roots of the Azure Lotus plunged into the Black Water, continuously drawing out the pollution from the Dragon Disaster. The black blood that could have allowed life to be reborn indefinitely was purified by the Azure Lotus and transformed into drops of dark golden dragon marrow.

[Purified Dragon Marrow detected.]

Purifying dragon marrow can strengthen the bloodlines of dragons, jiao dragons, and some exotic beasts.

[The purified dragon marrow contains no remnant soul of the Dragon Ancestor of Eternal Calamity.]

Xiao Jinbao became the first person to enter Qinglian Town Prison through Jianmugen Network.

It lay outside the stone gate, watching the Eternal Dragon Ancestor in the black water.

"Old Black Dragon".

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities did not respond.

"Were you trying to take my body just now?"

The soul fire in the black dragon skeleton's eyes flickered slightly: "You only have one life left. Do you want me to keep the Dragon Ball safe for you?"

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities remained silent.

Little Jinbao flew around the nine Dragon-Suppressing Rings once.

Finally, it landed on its dragon horn: "My master said you know a lot about ancient times. Tell me about the most powerful inheritance of the dragon race, and I'll put in a good word for you in the future."

The Dragon Ancestor of Ten Thousand Calamities finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The prison seal that had sealed the mouth trembled violently, and Little Jinbao raised its paw.

As soon as the stone seal was about to be removed, the strange stone's voice immediately came from the other end of the Green Lotus Root Network.

"If you dare touch it, I'll lock you up too."

Little Jinbao's paw froze in mid-air. It looked at the Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor, then at the outside of the stone gate, and finally withdrew its paw.

"Sister Strange Stone won't let me let you go, so you can continue sleeping."

The Soul Flame of the Myriad Calamities Dragon Ancestor pulsed violently.

It has lived for countless years.

This is the first time I've been so angry at an eighth-tier beast that I'm speechless.

Chu Zhou did not seal it indefinitely. Three days later, the Prison-Suppressing Stone Seal was temporarily opened, and the first words of the Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor were to tell Little Jinbao to get out of the first level of prison.

Chu Zhou's voice came from the Qinglian Town Prison Stele: "Answer me one question, and I will give you a drop of the Myriad Spirits Transformation Pool's essence."

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities sneered: "This ancestor has traversed countless star seas for countless years. How could I bow down to a tenth-tier green lotus for a mere drop of life essence?"

Chu Zhou's roots extended from the black water and wrapped around the left horn of the Myriad Tribulations Dragon Ancestor: "Then forget it. Shen Xinglan just happens to be missing an eleventh-tier dragon horn."

The dragon bones of the Eternal Dragon Ancestor suddenly tensed: "What do you want to know?"

Chu Zhou did not immediately ask the head of the Hunting Court.

Instead, an image of the Black Lotus Monarch was projected over the Blackwater.

"What realm is the Black Lotus Monarch at?"

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities saw the Black Lotus, and his soul fire slightly contracted: "You met her?"

"One of her laws descended, but I burned it."

The first level of the prison fell silent, and the Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities looked at Chu Zhou again: "The Black Lotus Monarch is not an ordinary eleventh-order being. Her Black Lotus Realm has already devoured three complete worlds, each time..."

"She can then give birth to a new annihilation body, and no one knows exactly how many bodies she possesses."

The roots of the Chu boat swayed slightly.

A drop of the essence of the Pool of All Spirits fell into the black water.

After the Myriad Calamities Dragon Ancestor absorbed the source.

The crack in the bone was repaired slightly.

"The second question."

"Where is the main courtyard of the Hunting Court located?"

The soul flames of the Myriad Calamities Dragon Ancestor flickered.

"One drop isn't enough to solve this problem."

Chu Zhou tightened his grip on the roots of the dragon horn: "Then let's dismantle half of it first."

"Ten drops."

"Three drops."

"Eight drops."

"Four drops."

The Dragon Ancestor of Myriad Calamities remained silent for a moment.

Five drops.

"make a deal."

In the first level of the prison.

A blue lotus and a black dragon that has lost its immortality.

The first transaction has begun.

……

The day after the Grand Canyon crisis ended.

The Ancestral Realm United Defense Council announced to the world that Qin Zhenyuan and Harrison had reached the ninth rank.

Three human kings, three completely different paths to the king realm, Xuanweizi's human sword domain, originating from the will of the human race and his own sword path.

Qin Zhenyuan's Mountain and River Blade Realm originates from the Gatekeeper Legion and the Mountain and River Battle Formation.

Harrison's barrier of all beings comes from his will to protect the creatures of the ancestral realm.

The powerful individuals from various countries who were originally stuck at the peak of the eighth rank.

For the first time, I truly understood that there was no fixed path in the royal realm.

Ancient inheritances can help them, and Star Marrow Tempering can also improve their physical body, but to take the final step, they still need to find their own domain core.

In major cities across the White Eagle Nation, countless people took to the streets to celebrate Harrison becoming the nation's first ninth-tier powerhouse.

The high-ranking officials of the White Eagle Kingdom are also preparing to hold a royal celebration for him.

Harrison did not return to the city; he remained outside the Grand Canyon.

The Barrier of All Beings covers the outer perimeter of the First Prison, blocking all dragon calamity auras attempting to leave the Azure Lotus Town Prison.

Harrison only said two sentences to reporters from around the world.

"The Barrier of All Beings does not belong to the White Eagle Kingdom; it comes from the 30,000 gatekeepers and should also protect the entire Ancestral Realm."

Lunar base.

Qin Zhenyuan also did not hold any ceremony.

The third day after the breakthrough.

He then led the four gatekeeper legions again to launch a battle to defend the mountains and rivers.

The image of the black sword hung above the army formation.

One after another, the sword intent entered the bodies of the 30,000 gatekeepers.

"My Mountain and River Blade Realm is not my domain alone. Since 30,000 people can help me step into the King Realm."

"So that I can help a second person, and a third person in the future."

Thirty thousand gatekeepers simultaneously drew their weapons.

The surface of the moon.

One by one, the human battle formations began to operate again.

Xuanweizi saw the images that Qin Zhenyuan sent back.

Then he looked at the eighth-order auras that were constantly appearing in various parts of the ancestral realm.

"It seems that the ten or one hundred human kings that the old Taoist mentioned may not be too long to wait."

Chu Zhou's voice came through the Jianmu Root Network: "The human race wants to send out a hundred King Realm experts to repair the lunar base first. I don't want to have to take the main cannon for you when the Hunting Court descends next time."

Xuanweizi chuckled: "Don't worry, next time, this old Taoist will destroy a flagship for you."