Please be my partner.

When they looked towards the field, they saw three figures coming at high speed from a distance. When they reached above the field, they suddenly stopped and then slowly floated down.

The three figures are an old man dressed as a Taoist priest, a beautiful woman in palace dress, and a young man in modern casual clothes.

The five members of the Yuehai team were originally very awed when they looked at the three masters, but after seeing the young man's appearance clearly, their eyes immediately widened.

Chen Guang stammered, “Mei…Mei Lun…Brother?!!”

After hearing what Chen Guang said, Shen Qingyan wanted to say something with a smile, but suddenly realized that something was wrong. She looked at the young master, then at Chen Guang, and then at the young master again. After repeating this several times, she asked uncertainly: "Are you saying that the young master is the one you mentioned, Melen, Big Brother?!"

At this moment, Melen, who was invited to the Star-Pointing Holy Land to present the award to the final winner, seemed to have sensed something. He turned his head and looked in a certain direction. He saw that somewhere in the stands, the five members of the Yuehai team were looking at him in amazement.

Melen couldn't help but smile and nodded slightly to the Yuehai team.

"What's wrong, Grandmaster Melen?"

The beautiful woman in palace dress noticed Mellen's actions, curiosity showed in her eyes, and she asked while following Mellen's gaze.

Mellen retracted his gaze and said softly, "Nothing, I just saw some acquaintances."

Nebula Saint Wen Zuzhen looked at Mellen excitedly and respectfully took the winner's prize from him.

After Melen gave him a few words of encouragement, Wen Zuzhen, the Holy Son of Nebula, immediately flushed with excitement.

After the ceremony, the three masters left.

In the living room of the main hall, Dian Xingzi waved the dustpan in his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you for coming, young friend Melun. I didn't expect that you are not only incredibly talented, but also so insightful in teaching your disciples. My useless grandson has made great progress with just a few words of guidance from you. Otherwise, he would not have won this final match."

Mellen smiled and said, "No, the Holy Son is naturally gifted and has a very solid foundation. He just happened to be blocked by the barrier. I just happened to hit the nail on the head with a few words. If the Holy Son didn't have an astonishing understanding, it would be impossible for him to reach this level in such a short time."

"I would like to thank Senior Dianxingzi for allowing me to read the books of Dianxing Holy Land."

Dian Xingzi laughed heartily and said, "Our ancestors recorded knowledge in books so that it could be passed on to future generations. My dear friend Melun is so thirsty for knowledge, so how can I not help him?"

After some pleasantries and compliments, Dian Xingzi said, "Friend Melun, if you have anything to do, please feel free to ask Dian Xing disciples to do it. There are still some follow-up matters to be handled at the Luotian Grand Ceremony, so I'll excuse myself for now."

Mellen said, "Please."

Dian Xingzi bowed to the two of them and left, leaving only Melen and the beautiful woman in palace dress in the living room.

After a moment's silence, Melen calmly asked, "How is it? Grandmaster Shangguan Yin, is your master willing to agree to my terms?"

Shangguan Yin looked at Meilun with a smile, her beautiful eyes like flowing autumn water, and said with a giggle: "This is too strange, Meilun, you can call me Yinyin."

The corners of Mellen's eyes twitched unconsciously, and his face was expressionless and unmoved.

After the Grandmaster Banquet, Melen began to find ways to find out the news about the upper realm, mainly from two aspects. One is the ancient books collected by those powerful sects, and the other is to directly ask those Grandmaster-level strongmen.

With these two approaches, Mellen did find some clues. Shangguan Yin in front of him was the clue. Of course, the real clue did not lie with Shangguan Yin, but came from her master... Shangguan Wan.

Speaking of which, this was not the first time that Melen had dealt with Shangguan Wan. When Melen left the God Worshiping Cult, he encountered three great masters blocking his way. If the old man in gray had not arrived in time, Melen would have most likely exposed his true strength.

The beautiful woman among them was Shangguan Wan.

Chapter 362 The Way of the Martial Saint?

Mellen asked again with a blank expression: "Let's talk about the previous deal. Do you want to agree to it?"

Upon seeing this, Shangguan Yin also stopped her seductive look and acted coquettishly. As her expression changed, a sacred and peaceful aura naturally emanated from her.

Mellen's eyebrows twitched again, and he thought to himself, no wonder the old man in gray called Shangguan Wan a "witch" when chatting with him.

Shangguan Yin said, "Grandmaster Melen's offer is quite good. Both the skills and the rare resources are very tempting, but that's not what my master wants."

Melen asked: "Tell me about your conditions."

Shangguan Yin smiled and said, "If you want the branch of the Tongtian Spiritual Wood in my master's hand, ordinary conditions will not work! My master, including me, want to share the secret of Master Melen!"

Melen was speechless and said, "Me? Secret? What secrets can I have?"

Shangguan Yin said solemnly, "Master Melen rose from an ordinary person to a Celestial Master in just two years. How could he not have any secrets?!"

"Well..." Melen said helplessly, "I really don't have any secrets. Or rather, my secrets are useless to you. Rather than saying that I ascended from an ordinary person to a Heavenly Master in two years, it's better to say that I spent two years recovering."

Shangguan Yin was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed drastically as she said, "A celestial being reincarnated?! Could it be that you are...?!"

"I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!" Mellen denied it three times in a row, and then explained: "I'm not the reincarnation of the celestial being you mentioned. My situation is more complicated."

Regardless of whether Shangguan Yin believed it or not, Melen himself believed it.

Shangguan Yin was naturally incredulous. In her heart, she already considered Mellen the reincarnation of a celestial being, or even a visitor from the higher realms. Otherwise, why would he be so obsessed with finding a way to reach the higher realms?!

"Anyway..." Melen said, "I told you, I don't have any secrets. Even if I did, they would be useless to you. What do you want in exchange for handing over the remaining branch of the Tongtian Spiritual Wood to me?"

"Well..." Shangguan Yin hesitated for a moment and said, "I need to discuss this with my master."

Seeing Shangguan Yin leave in a hurry, Mellen's mouth curled up slightly. After all, there were too many suspicious points about him, and he couldn't withstand careful scrutiny, so he simply made some wrong guidance. As for what other people would think, that was their own business.

With Mellen's current strength, it wouldn't be a big deal even if some seemingly plausible 'secrets' were guessed.

Soon, under the guidance of the disciples of the Dianxing Holy Land, the five members of the Yuehai team carefully came to the living room of the main hall and saw Melen who was leisurely sipping tea.

Chen Guang blinked and stammered, "Melen...Brother?"

Melen showed an amused look and said, "It's only been a few days since we last met, how come you don't recognize me?"

Chen Guang exhaled, immediately jumped over, and said excitedly: "Brother Mellen, it really is you! I thought I was seeing things just now."

Melen stretched out a finger and tapped Chen Guang's head lightly.

Chen Guang covered his head with his hands, a silly smile on his face.

Gao Haidong walked over, his face a bit complicated, and asked, "Mei Lun... Junior, have you become a Grandmaster?"

Mellen asked them to sit down and nodded, saying, "That's right."

"Originally, when the Star Point Holy Land held the Luotian Grand Ceremony, I was planning to come and participate in the competition among the younger generation. Unfortunately, I accidentally became a Grandmaster, and it would be too much of a bully to compete with them again. I had to give up."

"Then I accepted Senior Dian Xingzi's invitation and became one of the referees for the competition."

The five members of the Leaping Sea Team: ...

Mellen asked, "What about you guys? How did you find time to travel here?"

The main responsibility of the Holy Guards is to deal with supernatural events, and their activities are basically limited to the Holy City Federation. Star Island is far away from the federation.

Chen Guang immediately said, "We've accepted a transnational mission this time. We still have some time after completing the mission, so we decided to come to the Luotian Grand Ceremony at Dianxing Holy Land to join in the fun."

Mellen nodded slightly and said, "It's good to see more of this kind of large-scale event."

After a brief exchange of greetings, Melen invited the five members of the Yuehai team to stay in the Dianxing Holy Land, but Gao Haidong declined. It was obvious that Chen Guang and Lu Shu looked a little regretful, but they also followed the captain's wishes.

After the Yuehai team left, Mellen shook his head with a sigh. As his strength increased, his former friends would eventually drift further and further away from him, and there was nothing he could do about it.

After all, Mellen will not stop moving forward for any other reason.

In the following days, Melen stayed in the Star Point Holy Land to read books. As an ancient sect, the Star Point Holy Land can be traced back to a very long history, and its collection of various books is also very rich.

Shangguan Yin has not appeared since she left that time, but Mellen is not in a hurry. He just acts step by step at his own pace.

The Tongtian Lingmu is said to be a sacred tree from ancient times. It is big enough to connect heaven and earth, and one can use the power of the sacred tree to travel to other worlds.

Of course, the so-called Tongtian Spiritual Wood has long disappeared in the long river of history, and even whether it really existed remains to be investigated. However, there are indeed accurate records of the remaining branches of the Tongtian Spiritual Wood in history. Its ability is to communicate with other worlds, and it is an important material for many gods and sects to create "instruments of communication with gods".

Melen felt that this broken branch of the Tongtian Spiritual Tree might help him understand other worlds, so after learning that Shangguan Wan had this treasure, he proposed a trade. He could offer the modified secret method and many precious treasures, which were definitely more than enough in value.

However, Shangguan Wan seemed to think that Mellen was in dire need of the broken branch of the Tongtian Spiritual Wood, and she thought she had him in her control, so she didn't want to complete the transaction so easily.

Mellen didn't care much about this, and didn't want to make things too ugly, so he kept waiting.

In this way, until Melen finished reading the books that interested him in the Dianxing Holy Land, Shangguan Yin still did not show up. Melen said goodbye to Dianxingzi and set off for the next martial arts sect.

Melen's target this time is the Purple Thunder Palace, which was originally just a second-rate sect that excelled at forging the body with the power of thunder, and its techniques were extremely explosive.

In fact, the flaws in the Purple Thunder Palace's martial arts were quite large. In the early stages, one needed to rely on one's own bioelectricity for cultivation, but after reaching a higher stage, one needed the thunder between heaven and earth to continue to improve in martial arts. The gap was so large that it was like asking a child who had just learned addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to skip a grade and study calculus.

A mere genius can't handle it; it requires exceptional talent, a suitable physique, and other limiting conditions. For a genius with these conditions, wouldn't it be better to join another powerful sect? Why risk coming to the Purple Thunder Palace?!

But in modern times, due to the development of science and technology, especially the application of electricity, and the sudden burst of luck in the Purple Thunder Palace, many geniuses were born in successive generations. They used the power of science and technology to complete the middle part of the two extreme exercises. With this part that connects the past and the future, the Purple Thunder Palace has soared to the sky.

In fact, based on the history collected by Melen, the true situation that was pieced together was probably that the Purple Thunder Palace's skills originally required the blessing and protection of a certain god to practice, but for unknown reasons that god "left", so the sect declined.

The Purple Thunder Palace should have inherited the legacy of that original sect.

When Melen arrived at the Purple Thunder Palace, he was naturally warmly received, but when he expressed his wish to view the books collected in the Purple Thunder Palace, the latter immediately became cold.

However, Mellen has special negotiation skills.

Melen invited Patriarch Zi Lei to discuss the Dao, and the two sides communicated in the sealed hall for a whole day.

According to the disciples of the Purple Thunder Palace, wind and thunder surged above the hall where the two masters were discussing Taoism, and strange phenomena occurred frequently.

A day later, after the discussion ended, Patriarch Zi Lei politely led Melen to the Zi Lei Palace library. Melen was naturally extremely grateful.

Another week passed, and Melen left the Purple Thunder Palace with the respectful farewell of the Purple Thunder Ancestor and headed for the next stop.

In this way, Mellen traveled around the world quickly, visiting martial arts holy places or sects one after another, and occasionally he would stop by some distinctive cities to experience the local customs and food.

During this process, the Wei family of the Holy City Federation provided Mellen with a lot of conveniences. Wei Zichun could be said to have been at his beck and call all the way and took very good care of him.

Mellen naturally accepted this with pleasure. As his reputation spread, he didn't even need to do much. Just serving him was enough for the Wei family to reap huge benefits.

During this process, Mellen's needs naturally spread, and occasionally there would be masters coming to trade with him, or some ordinary people coming to offer treasures.

Mellen accepted everyone who came to him. He ignored the useless ones, but followed the principle of equal exchange for the useful ones, giving them the value he thought was appropriate.

Two months later, Melen was reading a book in an ancient secluded sect. Suddenly, his expression changed and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Melen closed the book in his hand and put it back where it was, then walked out. After just a few flashes, he arrived at the top of a low hill.

Melen looked up at the bright moon in the sky and said softly, "Since you're here, why don't you come out and see me?"

A clear laughter like a silver bell rang out, and Shangguan Wan appeared like a shadow thirty meters away from Mellen. At the same time, the man with a sword and the vigorous old man also appeared in the other two directions. The three of them surrounded Mellen at an angle.

Mellen chuckled and said, "From this position, it doesn't look like you are here for a normal transaction."

Mellen turned his head to look at the other two people. Now he was no longer a newbie and already knew the identities of the other two people.

The man holding the sword is named Dongfang Shuo, and he is the successor of a secret sword sect. This sect has only one disciple in each generation, but it has always produced masters, which is quite strange.

The vigorous old man is named Teng Junqing, from the Shui Mo Mansion. Although the Shui Mo Mansion is not as good as the Shenglong Sect, it is also one of the top sects. Teng Junqing has a lot of experience and a wide circle of friends. No matter where he goes, he has a good reputation.

It was these three people who almost blocked Mellen in the beginning, and now it was them three again. However, Mellen could vaguely sense that there were still many eyes cast at him, mixed with all kinds of inexplicable meanings, but none of them were very friendly.

Shangguan Wanjiao smiled and said, "Master Melen, we are here to make a deal, but we think we need to discuss the bargaining chips a little bit."

"Oh?" Mellen asked calmly, "How do we negotiate this? Could it be that the conditions I offered earlier weren't enough to satisfy you?"

Shangguan Wan said, "If we're just exchanging for the Tongtian Spirit Wood, then what Grandmaster Melen offered is certainly enough, and there's even a premium."

Melen looked at the other party and waited for what to say next.

Shangguan Wan continued, "But, for Grandmasters like us, the value of treasures is naturally arbitrary. Only what we need is valuable. What we don't need is worthless."

Mellen nodded slightly, agreeing with this statement.

The Grandmaster is already the pinnacle of this world, possessing wealth, power, and everything he wants. Even those powerful countries can only coax and respect him. In this case, the value of those so-called precious treasures to the Grandmaster is naturally determined by his heart.

Mellen asked, "So, you're not satisfied with the price I offered? Well, I can add another 30%, and if it's more, forget it."

Dongfang Shuo said in a deep voice, "Meren, you should know what we want. Just give us what we want, and we will not only give you the Tongtian Spiritual Wood, but also a Heavenly Fire Stone as a gift."

Skyfire Stone is actually a meteorite from outer space, usually a treasure from other worlds.

Although this world also has the concept of void, the void is simply void. The worlds are covered by thick barriers. Even if you leave the world and fly outward, if you cannot break through the barriers of the world, all you will face is endless nothingness.

In this case, there is actually no such thing as a meteor. All meteorites from outer space are basically products of other worlds, and those that can pass through the world's barriers are most likely treasures.

Mellen chuckled and said, "I really don't know what you want. Can you please stop playing tricks and just be frank?"

"You..." Dongfang Shuo raised his eyebrows, and there was a faint whistling sword energy around him.

Seeing this, the vigorous old man Teng Junqing hurried to smooth things over, saying, "Don't be angry! Don't be angry! Young friend Meilun, we are rude. It's our fault for not explaining ourselves clearly. Please forgive us."

"Young friend Melun is the reincarnation of a celestial being, and he was able to return to Grandmaster status in such a short time after awakening his wisdom. He must have extraordinary qualities. We have no intention of exploring your past life. We only hope that you can, considering our steadfast determination to pursue martial arts, point the way for us..."

"I wonder if my friend Melen knows how to become a Martial Saint?!"

Melen suddenly realized, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The Grandmaster in martial arts is also called Martial Master, and the realm of martial arts above Martial Master is called Martial Saint, the Saint of Martial Arts, and the Saint among Martial Arts!

The martial arts in this world reach their peak when they reach the limit of Martial Sect, and there is no way to achieve Martial Saint.

Could it be that these martial masters thought that this alien from outer space could actually possess the path to becoming a martial saint?!