Please be my partner.

Mellen was about to change his trajectory to avoid the direction of the passenger plane, but suddenly he noticed a small head resting on the window in the middle of the plane, staring at him without blinking.

Melen smiled and waved to him.

On the plane, the child's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "Mom! Mom! Look, look, there's a fairy outside! There's a fairy flying!!"

The mother, who was resting, reluctantly took off her eye mask and said to her child, "Xiaobao, there are no immortals in this world. What you saw must be some kind of bird."

The child said unconvincedly: "It's an immortal, he's flying on the clouds, and he's waving at me!"

The mother felt even more helpless. At this time, many guests around were disturbed by the child. Some of them chuckled in good faith, while others frowned in dissatisfaction.

The mother quickly made a 'hush' gesture to the child and said seriously, "What did I tell you before I got on the plane?"

The child's voice also became softer, and he said, "Don't disturb others. But..."

Faced with his mother's stern gaze, the child finally compromised. He looked out the window again, and of course the figure of the "immortal" was no longer there.

In the eyes of others, this may be just a small episode, but for the child, it has left an indelible mark, even enough to affect his future life direction.

Mellen naturally didn't know that his unintentional action would have a huge impact on a child's life. He spent most of the day and finally arrived at the suburbs of the holy city.

After landing in an empty corner, Melen once again released a stream of energy and blood to drive away the clouds, and then slowly walked towards the villa of the Yuehai team.

I knocked on the door of the villa, and it was Rong Dingjun who opened it. When this silent soldier saw Mellen, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "Melen, you are finally here. I have been waiting for you."

Melen also smiled slightly and followed Rong Dingjun into the villa, and then he saw the familiar Yuehai team and Sha Lian.

They had only not seen each other for a few months, so there was no sense of unfamiliarity among them. Chen Guang and Lu Shu even pestered Mellen to tell them about the Shenglong Sect. Including Sha Lian, everyone seemed very curious about the Shenglong Sect.

Seeing this, Melen briefly explained how he passed the assessment and some interesting things that happened on Shenglong Mountain.

At the end, Gao Haidong asked curiously, "Melen, how did you get here?"

Mellen smiled and said, "Of course I flew here."

Gao Haidong said, "You should have told me in advance, and I would have driven to pick you up. Shengdu Airport is quite far from here."

Mellen smiled but said nothing, and had no intention of explaining.

After the greetings, Sha Lian stared at Melen's shoulder and said, "Melen, why haven't you resolved the evil god's invasion yet? Let me help you seal it again. Once you reach the Worship Sect and are baptized by God's blessing, I will definitely be able to help you solve this problem."

Melen shook his head and said, "No need. I have already found a solution to the evil god's invasion in my master's sect, but I haven't started to implement it yet. This time I am going back to the Worship Sect with you, mainly because I have some things to ask the seniors in your sect. As for the blessing of God, I don't need it. Can't the Five Gods of Fortune in your Worship Sect only bless five people at a time? It's just right..."

Mellen pointed at the five members of the Leaping Sea team and said, "Just bless them all."

Gao Haidong frowned. Although he didn't understand many of Mellen's words, he understood the last sentence. So he said, "Brother Mellen, this is God's blessing..."

Melen waved his hand to interrupt Gao Haidong and said, "It's not that I'm being modest about God's blessing, but it's really useless to me."

After hearing what Mellen said, Gao Haidong said no more.

Sha Lian didn't care about this. He originally proposed the blessing of God mainly to eliminate the evil god's erosion in Mellen's body, and also partly to repay the Yuehai team for their help in the evil god's coming. Now that Mellen doesn't want this "reward", it can be left to the five people of the Yuehai team.

It was almost noon, so everyone was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they enjoyed a table of delicious food carefully prepared by Luo Yalan.

After eating and drinking, everyone boarded the Yuehai team's large off-road vehicle. Even though there were seven of them, they didn't feel crowded at all.

The Baishen Sect is not too far from the Holy City. Instead of booking a plane ticket or a high-speed train and then waiting, it is better to go on a self-driving tour.

Even when Sha Lian moved around, she relied on her own feet to get around and had no idea of taking public transportation.

They traveled quickly all the way, and at night they set up tents and camped outside. Their food was mainly barbecue, and they continued their journey after dawn.

It was not until the afternoon of the next day that the group arrived at the outskirts of a mountain forest, which was considered a deserted area on the map.

Sha Lian said, "We, the God Worshipping Cult, live in seclusion in the mountains."

Everyone parked the off-road vehicle and covered it with camouflage cloth, then entered the mountains under the leadership of Sha Lian.

The mountain road was steep and difficult to walk on, but the group was all quite capable, so this difficulty was not a big deal. After a not-so-long trek, they saw traces of other people.

This is a middle-aged man chopping wood in the mountains. He is dressed in coarse linen clothes, tall and strong, and the axe he swings makes a violent whistling sound.

Sha Lian swiftly leaped forward and said, "Uncle Wu, why are you chopping wood at this hour?"

Uncle Wu stopped what he was doing, wiped his sweat, and said, "Something delayed me this morning. Xiao Shalian, have you completed the task assigned by Granny Hua? Are these your friends?"

Uncle Wu looked at Melen and the others, and he had no intention of being xenophobic. Although the God Worshipping Cult was secluded here, it was not isolated from the world.

"Yeah!" Sha Lian nodded and said, "Then Uncle Wu, you go ahead and do your work. I still have to take them to see Granny Hua."

After walking for a while, the view suddenly opened up and they saw a small village nestled among the mountains and forests.

At a glance, this small village seems to have about two or three hundred households. There is no trace of modern technology, and people still respect the old ways of working from sunrise to sunset.

There are very few outsiders coming to the small mountain village, so when the villagers saw Mellen and his group, they all looked curious.

Along the way, Sha Lian happily greeted everyone she met.

Soon they arrived in front of a house in the center of the village. Sha Lian shouted, "Grandma Hua, Grandma Hua, I'm back!"

A moment later, the door opened, and the person who opened it was a stunning woman who looked to be about twenty years old and had a gentle temperament.

She possessed a beauty like a blooming flower, with her slender eyebrows slightly raised and her watery eyes sparkling with a mysterious light. Even though she was wearing the same coarse linen clothes as the other villagers, it could not conceal her beauty.

Sha Lian cheered and rushed over: "Grandma Hua, I'm back!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Melen and the others became extremely interesting. They originally thought that the stunning woman in front of them was the daughter or granddaughter of "Grandma Hua", but they never expected that it was Grandma Hua herself.

Granny Hua comforted Sha Lian a little before she said to Melun and the others, "Guests, please move to my humble room."

The house where Grandma Hua lives is not big, but it is more than enough to accommodate several people.

After sitting down, Melen and the others felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to address the woman in front of them.

Granny Hua brought the tea and said with a smile, "If you don't mind, you can just call me Granny Hua, just like Xiao Shalian did. At ninety-six years old, I deserve that."

Melen seemed to be lost in thought. Apart from the initial slight surprise, he had already begun to have some vague perception of something.

Gao Haidong and others were extremely shocked. They never expected that the girl in front of them, who looked only 20 years old, was actually a 96-year-old old woman.

After the shock subsided, Gao Haidong suddenly had an idea and said, "Legend has it that after surpassing the Blood Moving Realm in martial arts, one can be called a Grandmaster and live for two hundred years. Are you a Grandmaster?"

Granny Hua smiled slightly and didn't answer directly. Instead, she said, "I'm just an old woman who has been favored by the gods."

"Xiao Shalian has already told me about your situation. Because of your help, we were able to successfully defeat the evil god's descending body. This is a great meritorious deed for this world. It is only right that you should be rewarded. That is, the blessing of the gods worshipped by my Baishen Cult... the Five Gods of Fortune."

"But, I must say this first. There are no special requirements regarding your status in order to receive the blessings of the Five Gods of Fortune. You don't even need to believe in them. The only thing you need to be aware of is that after you receive the blessings, you must not believe in other gods. Otherwise, not only will the blessings disappear, but they will also turn into bad luck. Do you understand?"

Grandma Hua said this very bluntly. After accepting the blessings of the Five Gods of Fortune, whether or not to believe in the Five Gods of Fortune is entirely voluntary, but at least one cannot believe in other gods.

Gao Haidong and the others had no objection to this. They didn't have any gods to believe in. At most, they would worship the God of Wealth, and that was all.

After seeing that several people had agreed, Granny Hua asked, "The Five Fortune Gods' blessing can only be bestowed upon five people at a time. There are six of you, how do you want to divide it up?"

Mellen took the initiative and said, "I don't need it."

Granny Hua looked at Melen, her gaze finally fixed on his arm. Frowning, she said, "You must be Melen, right? The original purpose of this God's Blessing is to help you expel the evil spirit from your body. How can you not participate?"

Melen smiled slightly and said, "I am a disciple of the Shenglong Sect. I have my own way to deal with the evil spirit's invasion."

"Shenglong Sect?" Granny Hua looked at Mellen carefully and nodded. "So that's how it is. The Killing Star has descended into the world. He is indeed a good seedling from Black Dragon Peak. How is Old Man Gu doing recently?"

Melen blinked, not knowing who the old man Gu that Grandma Hua was referring to was.

Granny Hua casually said, "That's your Black Dragon Peak Master, Gu Tianxiang."

Melun smiled bitterly and said, "The Peak Master is like a dragon that can't be seen from head to tail. I have never seen him before."

Grandma Hua nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Melen's heart moved. Looking at Grandma Hua's attitude, it seemed that she had some connection with the leader of the Black Dragon Peak. However, he didn't want to ask too much about such gossip.

Granny Hua said, "The festival will begin in three days. You don't need to prepare anything. Just follow the necessary rules. During this time, it's best not to run around, especially in the back mountains, to avoid offending the gods and being punished."

"Xiao Shalian, please take a few guests to the guest house to rest."

Melen suddenly said, "Grandma Hua, I have something to ask you."

Sha Lian stopped and looked at Grandma Hua. Grandma Hua nodded slightly, and then Sha Lian took Gao Haidong and others away.

Soon, only Melen and Granny Hua were left in the room.

Melen fell into thought, considering what to say, while Granny Hua drank her tea leisurely, not in a hurry at all.

After a moment, Melen decided to get straight to the point and said, "Grandma Hua, I came to visit the God Worshiping Cult this time to inquire about information about the upper realm."

Granny Hua paused while sipping her tea and muttered to herself, "The upper realm."

"Your Shenglong sect should already have records about the upper realm. Why bother to ask me about my long-deceased sect?"

Melen said, "I'd like to know if there are other ways to reach the upper realm besides achieving celestial perfection in martial arts and breaking through the void."

Even if Mellen has all kinds of cheats now, it will take at least a year for him to reach the peak of the Blood Moving Realm. It is even more unknown how long it will take to reach the Grandmaster Realm. If there is a shortcut to go to the Mountain and Sea Realm in advance, Mellen thinks it might be worth taking it.

Granny Hua shook her head and said, "There are no shortcuts in this world. 'Perfection of Heaven and Man, Shattering the Void' is the only way to the upper realm."

"Is that so?" Melen pondered for a moment, then asked, "Legend has it that the ancient Burning Emperor was a being from the higher realms who descended to earth. Is this true?"

Granny Hua smiled and said, "It's just an ancient legend. Maybe the Burning Emperor is just trying to flatter himself. In ancient times, weren't there many emperors who claimed to be descendants of gods to consolidate their rule? It's not clear how many of them were true and how many were false."

Melen was a little disappointed. If even the ancient God Worshiping Cult couldn't find any other way, then he could only endure the path of martial arts.

Seeing Mellen's expression, Granny Hua smiled dumbly and said, "Isn't the current colorful world good enough? Why do you have to pursue the ethereal upper realm? Even if you really ascend to the upper realm, what good will it do? It's not necessarily better than the current world."

Chapter 355: The Shocking Changes in the Book Collection and Sacrifices of the God Worshiping Cult

Seeing Mellen's gloomy face, Granny Hua burst out laughing, pointed at Mellen and said, "You, are you really taking shattering the void and ascending to the upper realms so seriously? Even if there have been a few records of such a thing throughout history, the talent, ability, perseverance, and luck of those who succeeded even surpass those in many legends. Throughout history, countless great geniuses have emerged, and countless peerless evildoers have been buried..."

"You, think you can stand on equal footing with them?!"

When she said the last sentence, Granny Hua had stopped smiling and exuded a fierce aura that made Melen almost breathless.

Of course, being breathless was nothing more than the body's instinctive reaction to Mellen after it was under pressure. Mellen only needed to activate the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit in his body slightly, and the pressure turned into a breeze blowing on his face, without any impact on him.

Melen stared at Granny Hua and spoke slowly, "The present isn't necessarily inferior to the past. Everything in this world is constantly moving forward. What those ancient sages were able to do, I can do too. I will even surpass them and do it better than them."

Granny Hua subsided, her expression softening as she smiled, "Ambitious young man, I hope you can always maintain this spirit. To reach the pinnacle of martial arts, it's not enough to simply tread cautiously; you also need a courageous and diligent heart."

Melen nodded slightly to show that he had learned his lesson.

Just as Melen was about to say goodbye and leave, he suddenly had something in his mind and a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

Granny Hua didn't care about Mellen's little tricks and smiled, "Just tell me if you have anything else to say, little one."

Mellen hesitated for a moment and said, "I have another unwelcome request."

"Oh?" Granny Hua deliberately dragged out the last word and said seriously, "Since it's an 'unwelcome request', what else is there to say?"

Mellen was immediately in trouble.

Granny Hua waved her hand and smiled, "Alright, little one, tell me what's going on."

Melen did not hesitate this time and said, "I wonder if the God Worshiping Cult has any ancient books or something like that. I would like to borrow them to read."

Granny Hua suppressed her smile and asked calmly, "Why, isn't the inheritance of your Shenglong Sect enough for you to learn?"

Melen said, "I want to learn more about Shinto, and I have read all the Shinto books on Bailong Peak."

Granny Hua sneered and said, "So, you've set your sights on my God Worshiping Cult?"

Mellen showed a helpless look. He also understood that this request was indeed a bit excessive. He bowed slightly and apologized, "Senior, I am sorry for being rude."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

When Mellen was about to reach the door, she suddenly heard Granny Hua's voice: "Wait a minute."

Melen turned around and saw Granny Hua looking pensive. After a long pause, she said, "Never mind. They're just piles of old papers that should have decayed into history. My God Worshiping Sect does have some books in its collection. Aside from the foundational sacred text of my God Worshiping Sect, the [Five Blessings], you can read the rest if you want."

Mellen's face lit up with joy as he thanked her, "Thank you, senior."

Granny Hua said, "When you become successful in martial arts in the future, if my Worshiping God Cult encounters danger, just remember what happened today."

Melen said seriously: "Junior knows."

Grandma Hua smiled slightly. Although she said so, she didn't actually expect Mellen to do anything.

The God Worshiping Cult is a secluded sect that rarely appears except when evil gods invade. Although it is not well-known nowadays, it is a powerful sect that has been passed down from ancient times to the present day, and it still has a lot of background.

After leaving Grandma Hua's room, Melen met Sha Lian who had just returned, and followed the latter to the guest house, which was actually a small house no different from the ones where the surrounding villagers lived. Although the interior was a bit simple, it was clean and tidy.

Gao Haidong and his companions' rooms were right next to Mellen's, each one having its own room.

Melen looked at the many guest houses and realized that these were probably the extra houses after the number of villagers decreased. He just didn't know whether something had happened to the cult that caused the population to drop sharply, or whether it was just a natural decrease over time.

Mellen guessed that it was most likely due to the latter.