Please be my partner.

“Boom!~Boom!~Boom!~…”

The impact of the aftermath caused the snowflakes falling from the sky to be blown back, and the thick ice layer on the top of the mountain that had accumulated over thousands of years also cracked.

After the exciting battle, the man and the ape roasted a few mountain goats in the cave, and added the wine that Melen brought, and had another feast.

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Red Dragon Peak.

"Since it's the Peak Master who has spoken, then the inheritance of my Red Dragon Peak will naturally be fully open to you. Speaking of which, Melun, you originally came to my Shenglong Sect to practice the Red Dragon Body Tempering Technique at the foot of the mountain. You should have been a disciple of my Red Dragon Peak. What a pity."

"The fundamental skills of my Red Dragon Peak are [Red Dragon Hundred Refinements] and [Dragon Tyrant Fist]."

"The Red Dragon Body Tempering Technique is merely a superficial refinement of the Red Dragon Hundred Refinements. Only by practicing the Red Dragon Hundred Refinements can one cultivate a true Red Dragon body. The Tyrant Dragon Fist is the most powerful and domineering. If one attempts to forcibly perform it without sufficient physical strength, it will almost certainly injure oneself."

"In addition, there are many secret techniques for strengthening the body on my Red Dragon Peak. If you want to truly unleash the power of [Red Dragon Hundred Refinements] and [Balong Fist], these are also very important. You must study them carefully."

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White Dragon Peak.

Elder Nalan frowned and said, "Meren, you want to learn the core inheritance of Bailong Peak. Even the Peak Master has given you permission. Naturally, I have no objection, but are you sure you want to do this? The path of martial arts emphasizes courage and perseverance. Before becoming a Grandmaster..."

At this point, Elder Nalan paused, then patted his head and said with a wry smile, "Whether you or the Peak Master, you must know more about these things than I do."

"Alright, this is the fundamental inheritance of my White Dragon Peak [Command the Gods] and [Binding Spirits and Dispatching Generals]. In addition, there is a fundamental secret method [Creating Gods], which can be used to create seeds of gods based on the power of faith for my disciples of White Dragon Peak to practice."

"If you had joined my White Dragon Peak, I would have given you a top-grade Killing God Seed. With its help, combined with the practice of [Command the God] and [Confine the Spirit and Dispatch the General], not only would I be able to quickly control the murderous aura and evil spirit within you, but I would also be able to use it to quickly mature the Killing God Seed, killing two birds with one stone."

"Even now, I still believe this is the fastest way for you to achieve Grandmaster status."

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By this time, Melen had obtained all the core inheritances of the three peaks of Shenglong Sect.

In the fairy tale kingdom, Spike relies on the inheritance of Black Dragon Peak to deeply study the mystery of murderous aura, Golden Hair practices the martial arts inheritance of Red Dragon Peak, and Nasus is immersed in the Shinto inheritance of White Dragon Peak.

It can be said that the three peaks inheritance of Shenglong Sect has been fully utilized in Melen.

Time flies, and soon it is January again.

It is still the top of Shenglong Mountain.

"...The Martial Dao True Spirit is the convergence of the three treasures of 'Essence, Energy, and Spirit'. It is the foundation of the Grandmaster, the beginning of the path to heaven and man, and the starting point of the evolution of body and soul..."

"...The most fundamental inheritance of our Shenglong Sect is a scroll called the 'Shenglong' True Spirit Atlas, which can help warriors comprehend the Shenglong True Spirit. This inheritance is also known as the Xiantian Martial Arts..."

"...The Shenwu Rock also contains an innate martial art, which was accidentally discovered by our Shenglong Sect ancestors. Unfortunately, the most crucial True Spirit Atlas is missing, so we can only comprehend some martial arts from it..."

"...In fact, even without a True Spirit Atlas, one can still condense a True Spirit to achieve Grandmaster status. However, if the True Spirit is scattered and unsystematic, not only will one's strength be weaker than that of a Grandmaster with a legacy, but future progress will also be slow, or even impossible..."

"...Grandmaster is just a term used by the public, while Celestial Being indicates our level of evolution. In fact, the true martial arts name for this realm is...Martial Master!"

After finishing this martial arts lecture, the gray-robed old man looked at Mellen and said with emotion: "Your progress is really fast. I have nothing more to teach you before you become a master. You don't need to come next month."

"When you are confident that you can reach the Grandmaster level, go to the main peak and ask them to help you unlock the True Spirit Atlas. The Shenglong True Spirit is the most suitable True Spirit for our Shenglong Sect to inherit. There are also traces of subsequent improvement. It is much stronger than those masters of Wild Fox Zen."

After saying that, without waiting for Mellen to answer, he waved his hand to signal him to leave.

Melen saluted respectfully and then left the mountaintop.

Just as the gray-robed old man said, with the abundant resources of Shenglong Sect and his own cheating skills, in just over a year, Mellen had almost completed the bone and internal organ tempering. In addition, he was mentally strong and full of energy. He only needed a little more polishing to complete the three treasures of "essence, energy and spirit" and meet the conditions for becoming a master.

It was precisely because he saw that Melen had reached such a level that the gray-robed old man placed emphasis on the true spirit of martial arts during his lecture on martial arts.

After the gray-robed old man's in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation, Melen's doubts about the true spirit of martial arts and the promotion to the master were resolved, and he gained enough confidence.

At Yanwu Cliff, the morning light is dim and the morning sun is just beginning to appear.

Melen was immersed in the martial arts performance, and he performed every move of the [Black Dragon Soaring Dance] as smoothly as flowing clouds and water, without any worldly air.

The sea of clouds in front of him was like scales. When Melen was performing martial arts, apart from causing the breeze to rise and fall, there was no other strange phenomenon. Until the end, everything was so natural and harmonious.

Mellen exhaled slowly, his 'spirit' having been adjusted to its peak state. He smiled and said, "Elder Liu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

Elder Liu's expression was somewhat complicated, seemingly filled with loss, relief, regret, and finally a smile. He said, "Seeing your current achievements, it doesn't matter how long I have to wait."

"Let's go."

The two walked side by side towards the main peak.

The purpose of this trip was naturally to view the True Spirit Atlas collected in the main peak. Originally, Melen should have gone alone, but although he had joined the Shenglong Sect for quite some time, he had basically been immersed in martial arts practice or reading, and seldom moved around. He only knew a few people and places, so he asked Elder Liu to help lead the way.

Because they had applied in advance, when the two arrived at the main peak, an elder came to receive them immediately. Elder Liu and Elder Han were very familiar with each other, and they exchanged greetings as soon as they met. Elder Han also complimented Mellen.

After a brief exchange, the three, led by Elder Han, entered the interior of the main peak. Part of the mountain here was hollowed out and transformed into some secret rooms, and there were many guards and technologies guarding it.

After going through layers of verification, Mellen was brought to a secret room. Elder Han said to Mellen, "The core secret of my Shenglong Sect, the Shenglong Atlas, is inside. After you enter, I will seal the room from the outside, but you can open it from the inside at any time. There is plenty of food in the room for you to use as you wish."

"Well, good luck to you."

Mellen nodded slightly to Elder Liu and Elder Han, then stepped in. After turning a curved corridor, he entered a spacious square room with metal walls on the left, right and back sides, and a huge dragon relief directly opposite.

This dragon relief is similar in appearance to the Eastern dragon, but is somewhat different. It has a single sharp horn on its head and hideous bone spurs on its back. It looks extremely ferocious overall. This is the legendary mythical beast... the Shenglong.

The relief is so lifelike that the dragon in it seems to come alive.

Melen looked into Shenglong's eyes and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity. He soon recalled that when he left the Worshiping God Cult, he met an old man in gray on the way. At that time, the old man in gray used the martial arts spirit to reverse yin and yang. The huge eyes that opened in the darkness and covered the sky were exactly Shenglong's eyes.

Melen walked slowly forward and sat cross-legged in the center of the room, focusing all his attention on the victory dragon relief in front of him, and immersed himself in it.

Gradually, the Shenglong relief was no longer just lifelike, but had truly come alive.

In a trance, Melen saw a victorious dragon soaring into the sky, shaking its head and tail in the air, showing its majestic appearance.

At the same time, the surrounding scenery began to change rapidly, sometimes the sky, sometimes the earth, sometimes the ocean...

The victorious dragon is not just flying and playing, it is also fighting, foraging, escaping...all kinds of postures are displayed to the fullest.

Melen seemed to have merged with Shenglong and experienced its joys, sorrows, anger and happiness.

During this process, Mellen's understanding of Shenglong gradually strengthened, not only in terms of appearance, but also in terms of inner qualities. He became like a real Shenglong.

After an unknown amount of time, the barrier between reality and illusion became increasingly thin. At a certain moment, Melen broke through an invisible barrier, and his 'spirit, energy, and spirit' merged into one. Following a long roar, an illusory victorious dragon emerged above Melen.

The illusory victory dragon danced wildly as if celebrating its own birth. After a moment, it suddenly turned around and returned to Melen's body.

With the addition of Shenglong's true spirit, Melen has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The 'essence, energy and spirit' were completely integrated into a higher level of true spiritual power, and the flesh, bones and internal organs that had already reached the limit of the human species began a new round of strengthening.

The flesh and blood contain greater power, each cell stores more energy and is more vibrant; the bones are tougher, and the blood produced by the bone marrow is as heavy as lead and mercury; the internal organs are stronger, generating energy continuously like furnaces.

Muscle fibers, blood vessels, nerves, internal organs, bones... the entire body seems to have undergone a rejuvenation and reorganization, starting from the smallest structure, like precise gears meshing with each other, completing a true "rebirth".

Even though Mellen had some cheats when he was practicing before, some minor damage would naturally occur, but now it has been completely repaired with this "rebirth".

What made Melen even more delighted was that as he condensed his martial arts spirit and became a master, the virtual and the real were completely integrated. He had truly integrated into this mountain and sea community, and even if he used the ability of the [Wolf Tamer], he would no longer be rejected.

In other words, the guys who have been offline for so long can finally log in and lead the team.

Chapter 360 Grandmaster Banquet

The door of the secret room was opened with a rumbling sound, and Mellen walked out slowly. He looked calm at this moment, just like an ordinary person.

Elder Liu and Elder Han, who had been waiting for a long time, looked at each other, both a little uncertain.

Elder Liu asked carefully: "Meren, you..."

Melen smiled and nodded, and at the same time released a ray of master's aura, directly confirming Elder Liu's guess.

Elder Liu and Elder Han were stunned on the spot. Even though they knew that Mellen entered the secret room this time just to break through to the Grandmaster level, and they should be very confident, but when Mellen really achieved the Grandmaster level, they still felt incredible and unbelievable.

Mellen chuckled and continued walking out.

Elder Liu and Elder Han came to their senses and hurried to catch up.

Elder Han said cautiously, "Master Meilun... According to the rules of our Shenglong Sect, a new Grandmaster must hold a Grandmaster Banquet and invite fellow disciples to celebrate. You see..."

Mellen nodded without comment, and Elder Han immediately said that he would take care of the matter.

Elder Liu had already adjusted his mind and asked, "Meren, what are your plans next?"

Mellen thought for a moment and said, "I think I should travel around the world. Unfortunately, I wanted to attend the Luotian Grand Ceremony at the Dianxing Holy Land, but now I don't know if I'll have the chance."

Elder Liu said speechlessly, "If you go there as a Grandmaster, they naturally have no reason not to welcome you. But if you want to participate in the competition among the younger generation, forget it."

Mellen shook his head with some regret, and he also understood that it would be too bullying for him to participate in the competition of the younger generation with his current strength.

After arranging some necessary matters, Melen broke away from the others and climbed to the top of Shenglong Mountain in a low-key manner.

After a moment, the hearty laughter of the old man in gray was heard.

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The news that Shenglong Sect was holding a grandmaster banquet and inviting fellow practitioners to attend spread quickly throughout the world.

The man holding the sword, the beautiful woman, and the vigorous old man looked at each other in disbelief after receiving the news. They had originally planned to take advantage of the Luotian Grand Ceremony in the Dianxing Holy Land to lure Mellen out so as to extract some useful information from him. However, they did not expect that before the plan even started, the little guy had already become a master like them.

Although this made the three of them more certain that Mellen was holding a big secret, the plans they had made before were obviously not feasible.

A month later, Shenglong Sect was bustling with activity, and all the disciples were in high spirits. Of course, there were also many disciples who were still in a dream, including Wang Gengshan and Wei Zichun. As the fellow disciples who had the best relationship with Mellen on the surface, their status in Shenglong Sect improved significantly after Mellen was promoted to Grandmaster. Not only in Shenglong Sect, Wei Zichun could clearly feel that his status in the family had soared as well, which made them once again truly realize the importance of a Grandmaster.

At the Grandmaster Banquet, it can be said that all the famous martial arts sects in the world sent people to attend, and there were more than ten Grandmasters alone.

The former was due to the influence of the Shenglong faction itself, while the latter were mostly directed at Mellen himself. After all, as the news spread, Mellen's deeds inevitably spread...

He was born an orphan without any background. He was an ordinary person before the age of twenty. After he came into contact with martial arts, he soared to the sky. In just two years, he went from a complete outsider to a master. Even in those cool novels and stories, they would not dare to write about this experience. Of course, it would arouse the curiosity of the masters.

The banquet was held with great ceremony. For Shenglong Sect, this was also a rare opportunity to further expand its influence. Melen did not participate too much. He simply appeared and gave a speech before leaving. Next came the area dedicated to external elders. Various overt and covert cooperation and consensus were quickly reached, including between sects and between sects and countries. These will not be discussed here.

The small banquet was very casual, with only about twenty people in total. Apart from the Grandmaster, the others were all high-ranking officials from top sects. At the banquet, everyone toasted each other, and Mellen answered all kinds of questions and challenges with ease. With the gray-clothed old man in charge, even if there were occasional "nags", they were all within an acceptable range.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, a man dressed like a retro scholar suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "My friend Melun, I've heard so many stories about you over the past month that my ears are calloused. Now that so many of you are here, why don't you show us a few things so we can open our eyes?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence, and many people looked over, some with curiosity, some with joking.

Melen, who was talking with others, paused and looked at the retro scholar with an unchanged expression. He had recognized this person in the previous introduction. His name was Ouyang Jie. Although he was a casual cultivator, he had inherited the legacy of a great ancient sect and seemed to be quite powerful. Now he seemed to be planning to establish a sect with three or two good friends, and also wanted to be honored as the ancestor.

Melun asked, "Brother Ouyang, how can I demonstrate this to open your eyes?"

Ouyang Jie smiled and said, "As warriors, the ultimate competition is naturally to see who has the harder fist."

"Oh?" Melen said with a smile, "Brother Ouyang, do you want to compete with me?"

Ouyang Jie quickly waved his hands and said with a smile: "No, no, Brother Mei is a senior disciple of the Shenglong Sect, so he must be very skilled. I am only a few years older than you. If I win, it would be unsportsmanlike, and if I lose, wouldn't it be even more embarrassing?"

Melen smiled and said, "I've heard that Brother Ouyang has inherited the ancient legacy and has extraordinary skills. I really want to learn from him. How about Brother Ouyang teach me a few moves and then we can call it a day?"

There were immediate cheers and jeers from below.

Seeing this, Ouyang Jie smiled and said, "I don't deserve your guidance, but since Brother Mei is so kind, then Ouyang will accept it."

For a master, even a tiny difference can make him see the whole world, so the two of them don’t need to go anywhere else for their fight, the banquet hall is enough.

After the two of them stood still in the middle of the field, Ouyang Jie extended his hand and said with a smile, "Brother Mei, please!"

At this point, Melen naturally would not be polite. As his eyes opened and closed, a dragon roar suddenly sounded, and the spirit of the victorious dragon soared into the sky. The surrounding world changed instantly, as if entering a wild era.

This is the master's unique ability of true spirit illusion, which can pull the enemy into the illusion constructed by the true spirit.

As the Grandmaster progresses, the illusion of the true spirit will gradually turn from virtual to real, becoming a real world.

Seeing Mellen's move, Ouyang Jie did not delay either. He stretched out his hand and made a fist in front of him. Invisible power gathered and finally formed a white chess piece.

"Pah!~"

The chess piece falls, and the Tianyuan is established!

The world seemed to be divided into a grid, turning into a huge chessboard.

'Roar!~'

The victorious dragon transformed into a black dragon and spread out, turning the world into pitch darkness.

Melen's body was as graceful as a flying dragon and as light as a startled swan. He used his palm as a sword and slashed with it, splitting the world in two.

Ouyang Jie had a smile on his face, his figure constantly flashing on the chessboard, while white chess pieces fell one after another, and the traces left by each of Mellen's attacks would also condense into black chess pieces and fall into the chessboard.

There was no contact between the two sides, but the chess pieces formed by each movement seemed to be experiencing a more brutal fight.

Ouyang Jie's white pieces were in good order, constantly devouring the "energy" of the black pieces left by Mellen, which was in stark contrast to the actual battlefield where Mellen was chasing Ouyang Jie everywhere.

Many masters have already seen the trick. Mellen fell into Ouyang Jie's "chess game" from the beginning. If he cannot break out of the game, he will definitely lose.

Melen naturally noticed something was wrong and stopped attacking.