Please be my partner.

After an unknown amount of time, City Lord Jin suddenly asked, "What time is it now?"

The old housekeeper immediately said, "It's already midnight."

The Lord of Jin City asked again: "Is there any movement from him?"

The old housekeeper naturally understood who 'he' was referring to and replied, "No, he has been in the living room."

Lord Jin stood up and walked towards the living room where Mellen was.

When he arrived at the living room, City Lord Jin saw Melun chewing on the spiritual fruit. A smile appeared on his face and he said, "It seems that my nephew likes this spiritual fruit very much. Ask the kitchen to bring some more."

The latter sentence was addressed to the old housekeeper.

After giving the order, a hint of hesitation flashed across Jincheng Lord's face, and he asked, "My dear nephew, I wonder if this evil plague..."

Mellen smiled and said, "Just right, I've found it!"

Chapter 608: The Dragon Crossing the River and the Hundred Thousand Mountains

The hazy moonlight suddenly lit up, overlapping with the bright moon in the sky, and sprinkled towards Luanfeng City like mercury pouring on the ground.

Under the moonlight, everything seems to have turned into a dream bubble. Even people in the room can clearly see the dreamy bright moon in the sky.

Lord Jincheng looked at this scene. Even though the moonlight had no effect on him, just like ordinary moonlight, a chill still rose in his heart for no reason.

City Lord Jin forced a smile and said, "My dear...my dear nephew, this...this is..."

Before he could finish, the moonlight began to dim, leaving only a faint moon floating towards the City Lord's Mansion.

Two men in brocade robes appeared above the City Lord's Mansion, looking at the bright moon with serious expressions.

Lord Jin's expression changed, and he sent a message to the two men in brocade robes. The latter two glanced in their direction and then slowly retreated.

Melun smiled and said, "Those two are the immortals serving in the City Lord's Mansion, right?"

City Lord Jin forced a smile and said, "Yes, that's Immortal Peng and Immortal Ge."

Lord Jincheng did not say much. After all, the inner disciples of the Jinyu Xianzong were higher in status than ordinary immortals. But immortals were immortals after all, and it was impossible for them to be humble when meeting an unknown inner disciple of the Jinyu Xianzong. This would lead to an embarrassing situation, so the best way was to try not to let the two sides meet.

As he spoke, Xiao Liuli returned to Melen's side. In the bright moon following behind it was the sealed Thousand-Faced Phantom Demon.

The Thousand-Faced Phantom Demon is a skinny ape with a thumb-sized colored crystal between its eyebrows. It doesn't look ferocious at all, but rather cute.

The reason why Melen was able to find it so quickly was also due to Xiao Liuli's innate ability.

All living beings have dreams, but their desires are ultimately different, so their manifestations in dreams will also be different.

After all, it would be difficult for a normal human being to dream of eating human flesh to his heart's content, becoming a peerless demon king, and playing and frolicking with different female monkeys.

Well, even if there really are some, there won’t be too many. Xiao Liuli can narrow the scope and easily explore them.

Thus, under Xiao Liuli's mythical talent of [Exquisite Fantasy Dream], the Thousand-Faced Fantasy Demon's talent of transformation became useless and was easily seen through by the little fox.

City Lord Jin had regained his composure and laughed heartily, "My dear nephew, what amazing magical powers you possess! You have truly solved the demonic plague that has plagued Luanfeng City for so long."

Mellen didn't laugh, but stroked Xiao Liuli, his eyes calm to the point of being cold.

The Lord of Jin City paused and asked, "My dear nephew, this..."

Melen said, "Lord Jin, I understand your words, 'The evil of human hearts is worse than the evil of demons.'"

City Lord Jin smiled and said, "My dear nephew, I was just..."

Without waiting for the other party to explain, Mellen stretched out his hand and wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth gathered into solid paper. Words were written on it one by one, and in a blink of an eye, it became a thick stack.

With a gentle push, the stack of papers fell into the hands of Jin Chengzhu. Jin Chengzhu quickly flipped through them, his expression becoming more and more exciting, with a hint of... murderous intent in his fear.

However, when City Lord Jin turned to the last page, all the expression on his face disappeared, and instead he showed a hint of joy. He asked in a slightly trembling voice: "My dear nephew, these... these..."

Mellen said casually, "I can understand that everyone lives off the land, but the premise is that we have to control it and not cause too much trouble. Don't you agree, Lord Jin?!"

The City Lord of Jin laughed heartily and said, "I understand! My dear nephew! I understand everything! We in Luanfeng City may not have mountains of gold and silver, but we do have plenty of local specialties. It's not easy for my nephew to come here, so I won't let him go back empty-handed!"

After a "very pleasant conversation", Lord Jin left in a hurry, and Mellen was arranged to rest in a luxurious room.

The conversation between the two seemed like a riddle, but it was actually very easy to understand once one understood the environment of Luanfeng City.

Luanfeng City is close to the Shiwan Mountains.

In Yuhengtian, because the Jinyu Xianzong is the only dominant sect, the vast majority of demons have accepted their fate and live in peace with humans.

However, among the demon race, there are always some that are wild and difficult to tame, and these demons are all concentrated in the demon race’s last paradise... the Ten Thousand Mountains.

The Ten Thousand Mountains are wild and primitive, with many natural treasures. However, it is extremely difficult for cultivators to obtain these treasures. If they go deep into them, there is a high probability that they will never return and become the "takeout" of the monsters.

The demon tribe in the Ten Thousand Mountains also needs many resources from the immortal cultivators.

In this case, even if the two sides are hostile, there is a basis for trade.

These trade routes naturally fall on the many cities around the Shiwan Mountains.

It can be said that in Luanfeng City, no aristocratic family is clean, and behind the rise of every aristocratic family, there must be a powerful demon king.

In fact, this should be considered an open secret. These cities, and even the surrounding immortal gates, must have formed a complete industrial chain.

Of course, even if it is done openly, colluding with the demon clan will still lead to death in the light, and can only be done quietly in the dark.

When Melen was investigating the Thousand-Faced Phantom Demon, he naturally noticed the evil hidden in these families, and he could even name a specific person.

The list that Melen gave to Lord Jincheng was the evidence that these aristocratic families were colluding with the demon clan.

Of course, Mellen was not stupid enough to offend everyone. He just picked a few families at random with his eyes closed, and turned a blind eye to the obvious demons in the City Lord's Mansion.

That's why Lord Jincheng behaves arrogantly at first and respectfully later.

From the perspective of Lord Jincheng, if Mellen was really a young and inexperienced person, he would be quite troublesome. On the contrary, his current attitude of clearly asking for benefits would be easier to deal with.

Among these randomly picked families, some are in the Jincheng Lord's camp, and some are at odds with the Jincheng Lord. Melen doesn't know and doesn't want to care.

Mellen only knew that as a river-crossing dragon, since he saw there was meat to eat here, he naturally had to share a portion. Moreover, this "meat" had to be the kind that was so fat and juicy that he could eat it to his satisfaction. Otherwise, wouldn't his trip be in vain? ! !

How much benefit City Lord Jin can squeeze out of the list is up to City Lord Jin himself. Mellen just needs to have a good meal.

Things turned out just as Melen had expected. In the next three days, the City Lord's Mansion held a total of three banquets. The guests attending each banquet were different, and all the noble families in Luanfeng City took turns to attend.

Those noble families who were not named by Mellen were quite knowledgeable and considerate, and each family prepared a "small gift" for Mellen.

As an inner disciple of the Jinyu Xianzong, the cultivation resources distributed to Melen every month are already quite generous, and the gifts sent by the families that were not named are roughly equivalent to Melen's cultivation resources for a hundred years.

This is still a small part. The real big ones are those families that have been named. Although there are only a few of them, the generous gifts they sent together are equivalent to 500 years of cultivation resources.

In other words, Mellen only made a small move when he came to Luanfeng City, but he got a total of 600 years of cultivation resources. It can't be said that he got rich overnight, but it did make him "well-fed".

With these resources in hand, exchanging them for fighting spirit may be enough for Spike to advance the [Atlas of the God of War] to the level of mastery.

During these few days, some noble families have been trying their best to win over Mellen, constantly introducing him to noble ladies from noble families, and almost sending them directly to his bed.

Moreover, these noble ladies from aristocratic families were not only bright and beautiful, but more importantly, their eyes were bright and clear. The gazes they gave Mellen were full of admiration and adoration, without any of the calculations of their elders.

Melen felt that these noble ladies from aristocratic families must have been trained this way on purpose, as those in power in the aristocratic families knew very well what kind of beauties the young hero liked.

Unfortunately, Melen is an exception. Compared with these noble ladies from aristocratic families, he would rather go to Huanyue Tower or Qingyin Boat to chat with those top-notch courtesans.

It's not that he can't handle small matters, but rather, instead of talking about feelings with these noble ladies from aristocratic families, it's better to negotiate the price directly with those top-notch courtesans.

When the money is in place, the latter's variety is absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Do you think rich people are as happy as you think?

Wrong! You can’t even imagine the happiness of rich people!

After receiving the benefits, Mellen immediately bid farewell to City Lord Jin. However, before leaving, he said meaningfully, "City Lord Jin, perhaps we will have more room for cooperation in the future."

City Lord Jin raised his eyebrows. He instinctively thought that Mellen wanted to continue cooperating to blackmail other families in Luanfeng City, but this kind of thing could not happen again. If this happened again, it would inevitably cause a joint boycott by all the families.

But on second thought, Lord Jin rejected this idea. After all, through the contact during this period, he had come to understand that Mellen was neither greedy nor insatiable, and was also quite smart, so he would not fail to think of such a thing.

Seeing that Mellen had no intention of continuing, City Lord Jin could only nod and say, "That's really worth looking forward to."

After leaving Luanfeng City, Melen did not return to the Jinyu Immortal Sect immediately, but headed towards the Shiwan Mountains.

Although geographically speaking, Luanfeng City is located around the Ten Thousand Mountains, this distance is already quite far for ordinary cultivators.

As he got closer, Melen could sense that the surrounding environment was gradually changing, a feeling of moving from order to barbarism.

It took Melen nearly half a month to reach the outskirts of the Shiwan Mountains.

The Ten Thousand Mountains, whether it is "hundred thousand" or "mountains", is just a vague reference.

Among the 100,000 mountains, the number of mountain peaks far exceeds 100,000, reaching a million or even more, and each of them, even the smallest one, is as big as a world in the starry universe.

However, such a vast area is just the tip of the iceberg for Yuhengtian.

In the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are many demon kings and demon immortals everywhere. Even there are several powerful demons who are comparable to the Taoist Lords.

This is also because the latter has always been honest, and the existence of the Ten Thousand Mountains is beneficial to Yuhengtian as a whole. Otherwise, the Taoist master of the Jinyu Immortal Sect would have come with immortal treasures to eliminate the monsters.

It is precisely because of the chaos in the Ten Thousand Mountains that there are often ignorant little demons running away, which causes cities such as Luanfeng City, which are close to the Ten Thousand Mountains, to often suffer from demon plagues.

The reason why Mellen came here was naturally to let his dog go "wild".

If Spike were to absorb his fighting spirit, where better to place it than in the primitive and barbaric Hundred Thousand Mountains, where the law of the jungle prevails?!

Spike, Xiao Liuli, and Nasus, the three dogs appeared one by one.

Spike looked calm and nodded slightly to Mellen, indicating that the boy didn't need to worry.

Xiao Liuli came to rub against Mellen, then retreated to Spike's side.

Nasus said, "Don't worry, Melen. With the three of us, as long as we don't go too deep, we can thrive in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. I'm also very interested in the demons in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. There are plenty of experimental subjects here for my research."

Before in the Starry Universe, Melen let Garuru, Golden Retriever and Void Dog go out to "fight in the wild", and this time it was the turn of Spike, Xiao Liuli and Nasus.

It can be considered a kind of rotation.

Of course, the "rotation" ends here, and the remaining three dogs do not have the conditions to go out to "play in the wild".

Xiao Honglian will definitely not leave Mellen's side. Xiao Li is free to move around on weekdays, and Senlang hasn't even finished his own work.

After a brief farewell, Spike nodded slightly to Mellen, then took the lead and walked towards the Ten Thousand Mountains, with Xiao Liuli and Nasus following behind him on his left and right.

Melen watched the three dogs enter the Shiwan Mountains, then he sighed slightly and turned around to return to the Jinyu Immortal Sect.

According to Melen's original plan, he was going to do more tasks, or find some ways to get more resources for cultivation. Unexpectedly, the group in Luanfeng City was ready right away. Now he can return to the Jinyu Xianzong to practice in peace and concentrate on waiting for the inner sect competition.

The three dogs entered the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Nasus patted Xiao Liuli, who kept looking back, and asked, "Where should we start?"

Spike looked around and woofed softly.

Nasus nodded and said, "Indeed, we should first occupy a piece of territory and recruit some subordinates. This will not only help you cultivate your magical powers, but also facilitate external expansion."

"According to my research, the demon race doesn't have a very clear hierarchy. Below the demon fairy level, basically the strongest one wins. The demon race worships the strong. As long as you conquer enough demons, you can be called the demon king."

"With our strength, it's hard to encounter opponents below the level of Demon Immortal. Even if there are Demon Immortals, with Mellen's long-range support and the combined power of the three of us, we might be able to fight them. However, for the sake of safety, in the early stages of our development, it's better not to fight against Demon Immortals if possible. After all, when they reach the Demon Immortal stage, who knows how close their relationships are. If they call a bunch of Demon Immortals to besiege us, that would be disastrous."

Spike looked at Nasus speechlessly. He just barked. He didn't expect the latter to talk so much. However, his analysis was indeed on point.

Nasus ignored Spike's expression and continued, "Let's go greet the nearby demon tribes first and confirm some intelligence. Even if we have to seize territory, it's best to take those with local specialties. We can then use the City Lord's connections to sell them and accumulate more resources for Melen and us."

Spike nodded. He had already sensed that many demons were gathering not far ahead.

Chapter 609 Tiger King

"Hey, you guys, who's the leader?"

Nasus' voice came from afar, startling the little demons who were fighting.

These little demons have a human-like appearance, but whether it is their strange appearance or the appearance of being covered in fur and armor, it is enough to show that their transformation is incomplete.

However, there is also a chain of contempt among the monsters. Although these monsters are very bad at transforming, they still think they are superior to those monsters who can't even transform. When they see two dogs and a fox walking towards them so smartly, they can't help but be a little dazed.

At this moment, the dog floating in the air, clearly a dog but dressed strangely like a human... said impatiently, "Didn't you hear me? I asked you who's the leader. Come up and answer me!"

The little demons looked at each other and rushed directly towards Spike and the others. Looking at their aggressive appearance, it didn't look like they wanted to communicate peacefully.

Nasus muttered, “This uncivilized little monster is really rude.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Nasus flashed in front of the little demon with the highest cultivation level, and before the latter could react, he slapped him on the head with a claw.

"Bang!~"

The little demon being photographed felt as if time had slowed to an extremely slow pace. He had no control over his movements at all. What terrified him even more was that the figure before him was no longer the dog patting him, but a familiar figure...

That's... me?!