Answer
$$10$$
Work Step by Step
Since $ y=1$, then we have
$$ z=x^4+6x-1$$
and hence $ z_x=4x^3+6$. So the slope of the tangent line to the curve at $(1,1,6)$ is $$ z_x(1,1,6)=4+6=10$$
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