Please be my partner.

The four forces of immortals, demons, gods and monsters each occupy a corner of Qingshuizhou. These large forces, divided by their cultivation systems, are a mixture of many small and medium-sized forces. In addition, there are dual-cultivators like Huo Fengxian, and the mutual infiltration of various forces over a long period of time, so it can be said that there are good and bad people in the state.

However, in general, there is a consensus that all powerful forces should join forces to prevent those independent cultivators from entering Qingshui Province.

However, as the saying goes, every cat has its own way, and every mouse has its own way. There are also geniuses among the independent cultivators. They may have passed through some secret passages, or mastered unusual skills, or have found connections with some powerful forces... There are also many who enter Qingshui Province every day.

Qingshui Prefecture, Tianwu County.

Nasus found a random excuse to send the disciples of Qianliu Peak away, then chose a secluded corner and laid out the many rare treasures he had prepared.

Mellen's [Wolf Tamer] contract can support them in summoning each other, but if the distance is too far, the energy consumed by the summoning will become extremely huge.

Therefore, in order to summon Mellen directly to the Mountain and Sea Realm, Nasus studied some formations and rituals that could replace his own consumption. This was also thanks to the many miscellaneous studies in Qianliu Peak, otherwise Nasus would have to spend more effort.

After layer upon layer of formations and rituals were set up, and when the outermost formation used to conceal the summoning movement was activated, Nasus began to summon Melen through the contract.

Melen, who had been prepared, naturally responded to the call immediately. He took a step forward in the spiritual world, as if entering a viscous vortex of time and space, and moved forward quickly under the suction of a huge force.

The space gradually solidified, and there was even a feeling that it was collapsing into a solid entity. Even with Mellen's physique, he felt very uncomfortable in this situation, just like sinking into the sea in the mortal stage. Not only did breathing become difficult, but the heavy pressure around him also gave him the illusion that he could burst at any time.

Fortunately, this feeling did not last long. When the light and shadow in front of him changed, Melen had already arrived at the realm of mountains and seas.

Nasus returned to his dog form and threw himself into Melen's arms, rubbing his head against hers. He said, "Melen, I missed you so much."

Melen hugged Nasus with a smile, feeling quite happy.

After a long separation, Nasus kept talking and recounted his achievements during this period one by one.

"...After entering Qianliu Peak, I gradually displayed my strength and easily stood out. After becoming the eldest disciple, I was exposed to many immortal cultivation techniques and miscellaneous arts, and gained a clearer understanding of the immortal cultivation system of the Mountain and Sea Realm..."

"...In addition, I also obtained the cultivation methods of demons and monsters. Combined with the Shinto system I previously mastered, I discovered that the extraordinary systems of the entire Mountain and Sea Realm all lead to the same goal and are intrinsically connected to each other..."

"...Now, I have successfully walked through the three branches of the Soul Path. All that is left is to combine the three into one, and then I can completely perfect the Soul Path and achieve demigodhood."

"Regarding the secret realm of Jinding Mountain, I've been here for five or six days. In fact, on my first day in Qingshui Province, I sensed the guidance of Jinding Mountain. However, in order to wait for you to come, I suppressed it for the time being. Now we can enter the secret realm of Jinding Mountain at any time."

After listening to Nasus's story, Melen shook his head and said, "No hurry, let me go see the Immortal Immortal first."

Nasus nodded slightly, turned into a stream of light and entered Mellen's body. It was obvious that he had no intention of returning to Qianliu Peak.

Melen didn't care and followed his senses to walk towards the direction of the demon clan.

In the demon area, Xiao Liuli also sensed Mellen's arrival, and its nine tails danced with excitement unconsciously. Then, it found Huo Fengxian according to Mellen's instructions and told her that he had arrived.

Huo Fengxian was very happy to hear this, but she still asked cautiously, "Meren's strength shouldn't have broken through to the semi-immortal level yet, right?"

Both the Immortal of Longevity and the Immortal of Fire Phoenix valued Mellen's talent and strength. Unfortunately, his realm was not yet half-immortal, and he was not able to enter the secret realm of Jinding Mountain.

Coupled with the special feature that Mellen can borrow the power of his pet, Mellen is simply cheating after entering the secret realm of Jinding Mountain.

Even though some other major forces can allow their disciples to enter the secret realm of Jinding Mountain with some super-standard powers, those methods are nothing compared to Mellen's.

After receiving the affirmative reply, Huo Fengxian finally felt relieved. If it was someone else who wanted to cross the realm in a short period of time, she would not believe it, but she was not sure about Mellen's words.

Soon, Changshengxian, Huofengxian and Xiao Liuli quietly left the demon area. They didn't have to wait long before Melen broke through the space and came.

After a brief greeting, Changshengxian got straight to the point and said, "Melun, are you planning to enter the secret realm of Jinding Mountain this time?"

Mellen nodded slightly and said, "Yes, I remember that you seemed to want me to help you bring something out of the secret realm of Jinding Mountain."

Changshengxian said: "Indeed, in the secret realm of Jinding Mountain, there is a treasure that is extremely important to my demon clan. I hope that if you have the chance, you can help us get it back."

Melen looked as if he was listening.

The Immortal Changsheng explained, "When the Immortal Jinding first began to preach, an ancient emperor of my demon race also followed him. That emperor was the Demon Emperor Pengtian."

"To express gratitude to the Immortal Jinding for his impartial teachings, the Pengtian Demon Emperor, along with several powerful demons, have forged a supreme demon treasure... the Ten Thousand Demons Order."

"The Ten Thousand Demons Order not only incorporates the blood of the Ten Thousand Demons, but also carries a portion of the demon race's luck, possessing the ability to command and control the demon race."

"The Ten Thousand Demons Order is currently on the seventh level of the Golden Summit Mountain. Every time the Golden Summit Mountain opens, our demon clan will plan to bring back the Ten Thousand Demons Order. This is not only for the sake of harmony within our demon clan, but also to prevent the Ten Thousand Demons Order from falling into the hands of other forces, thereby reducing the demon clan to their vassalage."

There are nine floors in the Jinding Mountain Dojo. Each floor has many different tests and ways to reach the next floor, and the environment inside will change every time it is opened.

Mellen nodded, understanding the difficulty. However, after a moment's thought, he asked doubtfully, "You told me this, aren't you afraid that I might develop other ideas after obtaining the Myriad Demons Order?"

Changshengxian smiled and said sincerely: "Melun, you are a friend of our demon clan. We believe in you!"

Melen twitched the corner of his mouth and looked at Changshengxian without saying a word.

Changshengxian gave a dry laugh and added, "Of course, although the Myriad Demons Order sounds magical, it's actually not as powerful as imagined. As long as you reach the Real Crossing Realm and are not too close to the Myriad Demons Order, you can resist its commands. Once you reach the Semi-Immortal Realm, you can even ignore it directly."

"Moreover, not everyone can use the Ten Thousand Demon Order. Only the Pengtian Demon Emperor and the descendants of powerful demons who created the Ten Thousand Demon Order are qualified to wield it."

After hearing this, Melen finally understood. Although there were these restrictions, the various forces in the Mountain and Sea Realm had been hostile to each other for so many years. It was not impossible that the descendants of the Pengtian Demon Emperor or powerful demons would occasionally be left behind and controlled by other forces. Therefore, to be on the safe side, the Ten Thousand Demons Order must not fall into the hands of other forces.

And Melen, as an outsider, is the least likely person to control the Ten Thousand Demons Order.

As for Xiao Liuli, putting aside whether the Nine-tailed Heavenly Fox it inherited is a descendant of those powerful demon clans, the fact that it inherited only knowledge and did not involve bloodline is enough to exclude it.

Seeing Melun remain silent, Changshengxian immediately said, "As long as you can bring back the Ten Thousand Demons Order, our demon clan will definitely pay a commensurate reward. Even if we can't get it, at least we won't let other forces get it."

Mellen thought it was no problem, so he nodded in agreement, but he didn't say too much: "Okay, if there is a chance, I will try my best."

After bidding farewell to Changshengxian and Huofengxian, Melen left with Xiao Liuli who had returned to the team.

When we get to a secluded place, it will be natural for her to act coquettishly again.

After playing with the dogs for a while after a long absence, Mellen began to prepare for business.

Speaking of which, Melen has practiced the extraordinary inheritance of the Mountain and Sea Realm... martial arts, but his mediocre skills were basically improved by plug-ins, and his talent can only be said to be slightly better than that of ordinary people, and is far from reaching the level of being guided by Jinding Mountain.

Thinking of this, Mellen had an idea and summoned Spike who was adjusting himself.

After evolving into a [God Dog], Spike gained the ability to make himself more perfect according to the rules he mastered. Although this ability will continue to work even if he does nothing, Spike is not the kind of dog who likes to wait passively. He is trying to actively control this ability.

As soon as Spike appeared, he almost immediately sensed the call of the Golden Mountain. Bits of golden light gathered together and turned into an ancient mark that was branded on his claws.

After a brief perception, Spike discovered that it could activate the mark at any time and enter the Golden Summit Mountain. Moreover, unlike other entrants, Spike did not start from the first level, but could skip the first three levels and directly enter the fourth level.

Mellen: ...

Nasus: ...

Spike looked at the boy with an innocent look on his face.

Mellen coughed lightly, stroked Spike's head, and said, "In that case, you will lead us into the secret realm of Jinding Mountain."

Whether it was from Changshengxian or Qianliufeng, he had obtained some tricks that could make it easier to be selected by the Jinding Mountain Secret Realm. Originally, Melen was interested in giving it a try, but now it seems that he should give up, so as not to be worse than a dog and bring humiliation upon himself.

It would be nice to be able to climb fewer floors. For Mellen, there are probably no treasures worth looking at on the lower floors. Being able to reach higher floors as quickly as possible saves a lot of time.

Spike waved his claws, and golden light appeared out of thin air, gradually covering it. Then, relying on the connection of the [Wolf Tamer] contract, Spike spread the golden light to Mellen. The other dogs had already been taken away by Mellen.

The golden light is just a fixed screening mechanism and does not have much intelligence. Moreover, people like Mellen and Spike cannot be considered cheating. There is already a similar inheritance of beast taming in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

When the golden light flashed, Mellen and Spike disappeared. When they reappeared, they had arrived in a forest full of birdsong and flowers.

Melen looked around. Unlike the outside world, there was no trace of the Golden Mountain here. Melen guessed that they might have been teleported inside the Golden Mountain.

According to the information the dogs got, tests are everywhere in the Jinding Mountain Dojo, and the difficulty of these tests is usually adjusted according to the strength of the intruder. As long as you don't try to be tough, the danger is basically within the controllable range. In addition, you can leave at any time, so overall it is quite friendly to entrants.

Of course, even in such a relaxed atmosphere, many people still die every time the Jinding Mountain secret realm opens.

After confirming the surrounding environment, Mellen looked at Spike. The dog yawned and obviously did not intend to express any opinion.

Melen curled his lips and randomly chose a direction to move forward.

Mellen walked around casually for a while and found that the trees around him were not only all the same, but also had a confusing effect on his perception. Even he was a little lost in his sense of direction, so he simply took off into the air and wanted to fly over the forest.

But something strange happened. As Mellen's body continued to grow taller, the surrounding trees seemed to grow synchronously, making it impossible for him to fly out of the woods.

Looking down, Mellen found that he was only two or three meters away from the ground, but he knew for sure that he had just flown at least hundreds of meters.

Mellen narrowed his eyes slightly, and the idea of using violence to break the current situation emerged in his mind.

Fortunately, Nasus's words stopped Melen's movements. "Melen, this is probably a formation, containing space and infinite changes. If you rush in recklessly, you will only get lost and sink deeper and deeper. If you forcefully attack, you will only trigger more changes and even trigger the killing formation buried within."

Mellen asked, "Is there a way to crack it?"

Nasus nodded slightly and said, "It's quite difficult. The tests in the Golden Summit Secret Realm are determined by the level and the individual being tested. Logically, neither you nor Spike are proficient in formations. Even if this is the fourth level, the test you encounter should be the simplest maze. This situation only proves that the Golden Summit Secret Realm treats us as a whole. Even though I didn't show up, my knowledge of formations is factored into the difficulty of the test."

Melen understood what Nasus meant, sighed, and said, "So, including this one, all the trials we encounter from now on will be 'enhanced' versions?"

Nasus nodded affirmatively.

Chapter 529 The Fourth and Fifth Floors

The increase in the difficulty of the test did not affect Mellen's mood. After all, he was cheating a lot. Let alone these tests, even if the Golden Summit Immortal himself appeared in front of him, he would probably not be his opponent.

Of course, according to Melen's current understanding, there are still significant differences between the immortal system and other extraordinary systems. Various formations and the application of the power of heaven and earth can often enable them to exert strength far beyond their own, not to mention the deliberately built Taoist temple in the secret realm of Jinding Mountain.

Therefore, Melen did not intend to expose his strength directly, so as to avoid having Xiao Honglian to clean up the mess in the end.

Retracting his attention, Melen looked at Nasus. It was obvious that the dog was quite proficient in the art of formations. Except for the slow pace at the beginning, he became more and more adept and took Melen through the dense forest quickly.

After Melen summoned the little silver clone to provide auxiliary computing power reinforcement, Nasus's analysis of the formation became faster.

A few hours later, two bright lights appeared in front. One of them could be vaguely seen leading to the outside of the forest, while the other one was unpredictable and constantly twisting, and it didn't seem like it was a good place to go.

Nasus paused and said, "Merlen, the trials within this secret realm of Golden Summit Mountain are indeed very low in danger, provided you don't actively seek them out. It's like when we first entered the forest maze. If we had retreated, we could have escaped."

"But entering isn't entirely without benefits. By analyzing this forest maze, I can clearly feel that my attainments in formations have improved significantly."

"The two paths before us are the ends of the forest maze. One leads directly out, and the other leads to a higher level of maze test."

After saying this, Nasus looked at Meren, obviously waiting for him to make a decision.

Mellen looked at the higher-level test and asked, "Are you sure?"

Nasus said simply, "Half and half."

Melen pondered for a moment and originally wanted to leave the forest maze directly. After all, the art of formation was somewhat beyond his knowledge.

However, after seeing the eagerness in Nasus's eyes, Melen immediately changed his mind and said, "It's not a bad idea to give it a try."

Nasus blinked and jumped directly onto Mellen's shoulder. He waved his little paws very proudly, and the man and the dog stepped into the bizarre passage.

When he opened his eyes, all he saw was thick fog, with no distinction between front, back, left, or right. Since he already knew that this was within the range of the formation, he naturally would not act rashly and looked at Nasus on his shoulder.

Nasus observed for a moment, seeming a little hesitant.

Mellen smiled and encouraged: "It's okay, go for it boldly, I'll cover you if anything goes wrong."

Nasus smiled happily, thought for a moment, and said, "The formation is now completely still. I can't see any changes at all, let alone calculate or analyze them."

"Is that so..." Mellen nodded slightly, took a step forward, and suddenly the world turned.

When they came to their senses, Melen and the others appeared on a battlefield plain, with black-armored warriors fighting on both sides.

What was strange was that the entire battlefield seemed extremely quiet except for the sound of swords clashing. This was because both sides of the battle were clay dolls, fighting desperately. Whenever a clay doll fell to the ground with wounds, it would be completely decomposed into a pool of clay powder in a short period of time, and then a new clay doll would appear in the fog behind the battlefield to join the battle.

Endless, without beginning or end.

When Melen appeared, the entire battlefield fell into a moment of silence. All the clay dolls stopped moving at the same time. They turned their heads to look at Melen, and the originally dull eyes of the sculptures gradually filled with wisps of scarlet.

Mellen frowned slightly. If he were in a normal state, even if there were more of these people who were not even extraordinary and were not clay dolls, they would not be enough for him to deal with in one breath, but...

Melen looked down at his outstretched hands, which had suddenly turned into clay dolls, and all his strength seemed to have disappeared.

Suddenly, the clay warriors moved and rushed towards Melen together.

The power is sealed, and the army is coming towards them. This scene can indeed shock ordinary people and even frighten them.

But Mellen did not move. Firstly, he was fully aware that he was in the formation. He had just taken a step and was trapped in this situation. If he continued to move, who knew what would happen. Secondly, he had enough confidence to ensure that even if the worst happened, he would be able to protect himself.

Melen asked, "What now? You can't just leave me standing there facing this army of clay dolls, right?"

Nasus calculated quickly as he said, "We can advance, but we cannot retreat."

Melen nodded slightly and rushed directly towards the army.

In this world, even the same power, in the hands of different people, can produce vastly different effects.

After all, Mellen had practiced martial arts to the level of heaven and man. Just relying on his perfect control over himself, he was able to charge into the army as if he were in an empty space.

Facing the spears attacking from all directions, Mellen's body twisted like a ball of mud. His fingers pointed quickly, and the necks of several clay warriors in front of him exploded and fell to the ground, motionless.

This was something Melen had observed before. Although clay dolls were clay dolls, they also had human weaknesses. Once a vital point was hit, they would die instantly.

He picked up a spear. With the weapon in hand, Melen's lethality increased sharply. Anyone who approached him within ten feet would be killed.

Unfortunately, the good times don't last long.

"Kakaka!~"

As the sound rang out, large cracks began to appear on Mellen's clay doll's body, especially the arms and legs, which seemed like they could break and disintegrate at any time.