Please be my partner.

The Yellow Wind King's eyes trembled slightly. He steadied himself and asked, "What if I want to die? What if I want to live?"

Mellen smiled slightly and said, "Tell me, who's behind you? You'd better not lie to me, my intelligence sources are very accurate."

King Huangfeng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I am under the command of the Star Devouring God, and I am ordered by the God to guard the Demon Eye Mountain and prohibit human cultivators from freely entering and leaving the Ten Thousand Mountains."

Mellen nodded slightly. A demon god-king was someone comparable to a Dao Lord. He continued, "Who are the other two demon kings of Demon Eye Mountain under your command?"

Since King Huangfeng had already spoken, he no longer concealed anything and said, "They are also under the command of the Star Devouring God."

"Hmm?" Mellen raised an eyebrow and asked in confusion, "As far as I know, you guys fight each other all the time. This doesn't seem like the behavior of colleagues."

King Huangfeng said, "What's so strange about that? Although we are all under the command of the Star Devouring God, there's no need for us to get along. Besides, it's not just us; the demon kings of the surrounding Flame Mountain, Rocky Mountain, Jade Mountain... are all under the command of the Star Devouring God."

"I, along with Mingya and Xuanhuo, often join forces to raid those mountains. If we encounter powerful attackers, we will also unite to fight them."

After the Yellow Wind King's explanation, Melon understood the relationship between the three demon kings of Demon Eye Mountain. He continued, "Guarding the passage to the outside world, you must get quite a bit of money on a daily basis, right?"

After a brief silence, King Huangfeng said, "Actually, it's not as much as you might think. Demon Eye Mountain is just one of the many gateways to the outside world of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. There are many similar gateways. So if we ask for too much, it will only make those mountains inside choose other gateways."

"Even so, only a few thousand mountains nearby are willing to trade with human immortal sects through the Demon Eye Mountain. These mountains first need to pay resources, and secondly, the demons themselves need to consume some. So, there may not be much left that can actually be traded."

"Moreover, ninety percent of the gains we ultimately obtain will be contributed to the Star Devouring God, and the remaining ten percent will belong to the three of us."

Although King Huangfeng said that, Mellen still smiled. Thousands of mountains are equivalent to thousands of worlds. Even after layers of reduction, the final 'tariff' revenue can only be 10%, but it is still a lot.

Most importantly, this is a long-term business.

With a smile, Mellen asked, "How did you three divide the profits before?"

King Huangfeng said, "I will take 40%, and the two of them will each take 30%. The distribution will be recalculated every ten years based on their strength. However, this distribution method has not changed for three hundred years."

As he spoke, King Huangfeng was very confident. For hundreds of years, his strength had always surpassed that of the other two demon kings.

Mellen nodded and said, "Your strength is too weak; you are simply not enough to help the Star Devouring God Lord guard the Demon Eye Mountain. So, from now on, let me... let the Demon King of Sirius Mountain help you. From today onwards, the interests of the Demon Eye Mountain will be redistributed. Sirius Mountain will take 40%, and each of you three Demon Kings will take 20%..."

Before Mellen could finish speaking, the Yellow Wind King immediately interrupted, "Impossible!"

A hint of murderous intent gathered in Mellen's eyes as he asked softly, "What did you just say?"

Sensing Mellen's emotions, the Void Dog, which had been obediently sitting beside him, suddenly stood up, its six golden eyes flashing with a cold light as it stared intently at King Yellow Wind.

Instantly, a terrifying sense of destruction permeated the entire void space.

But by this point, King Huangfeng had realized that Melon was unwilling to easily offend the Star Devouring God behind him, so even in the face of a life-or-death threat, he could not and was unwilling to give up such a huge benefit.

After a brief standoff, Mellen suddenly smiled, patted the Void Dog's head, and the killing intent that permeated the Void Realm instantly dissipated.

After thinking for a moment, Mellen said, "How about this, Tianlang Mountain takes 40%, and you three demon kings take 60%?"

Just as the Yellow Wind King was about to ask if this was the same as before, a thought suddenly struck him, and he understood the change in Mellen's words.

The distribution method of each of the three demon kings taking 20% ​​is completely different from the total of 60%.

King Yellow Wind fell silent.

Mellen continued, "I've reviewed your previous transactions with the Immortal Sect, and they were far too crude. From now on, entrust all dealings with the Immortal Sect to me. I guarantee that this 60% profit will be no less than your previous 100%!"

Finally, King Huangfeng let out a breath and said, "This matter is not up to me; it requires the approval of Mingya and Xuanhuo."

Mellen laughed and said, "As long as you agree, I will help you persuade the remaining two demon kings."

King Yellow Wind remained silent.

A moment later, Nasus entered the void space, wearing the same smiling expression as Melon. He took out three soul orbs and said to King Yellow Wind, Ancient Elephant, and Snake, "These are soul oaths I created using my supernatural powers. Please enter your soul imprints into them. Don't worry, you can read the contents of the soul oaths first. As long as you don't actively violate them, they won't have any effect on you."

"Moreover, this soul oath is not permanent; it can only last for one hundred years. After one hundred years, it will disappear and need to be signed again."

"This is also for the sake of our future cooperation."

King Yellow Wind remained silent for a moment, then reached out and pointed to the Soul Oath. Although he didn't understand the underlying principles, his knowledge confirmed Nasus's statement.

The content of the soul oath is also very simple, which is that the two parties form an alliance and shall not take the initiative to attack, etc., without forcibly controlling them.

In the end, the Yellow Wind King imprinted his soul mark into the soul oath, and seeing this, the Ancient Elephant and the Snake had no choice but to comply.

At this point, Mellen had finally managed to subdue the Yellow Wind King.

With King Huangfeng as an 'insider,' the Dark Crow and the Mysterious Fire were much easier to deal with.

Three days later, the four new major forces of Demon Eye Mountain gathered together.

The raven and the fire demon looked at the Yellow Wind King with resentment, but the latter remained calm and unmoved.

Mellen laughed and said, "Now that our four forces have formed an alliance, we should help each other from now on. I'll set a tone first: from now on, the profits from the entrance to Demon Eye Mountain will be divided among the three of you: Tianlang Mountain will receive 40%, and the remaining 60% will be distributed among the three of you. Tianlang Mountain will not participate."

"Furthermore, all future transactions with the Immortal Sects will be handled by Tianlang Mountain. I can guarantee that the resources I can exchange will be far more than what you could exchange before."

The Dark Raven asked in a deep voice, "Exactly how much more?"

Xuanhuo also looked over, clearly concerned about this issue as well.

"It's at least 50% more than before," Mellen chuckled.

Mingya and Xuanhuo gave Mellen a deep look and both nodded in approval.

They actually understood that they had suffered a great loss in their previous transactions with the human immortal sects, but this was the general situation in Yuheng Heaven, and they could only endure the losses.

Given Mellen's status, the benefits he could gain by getting involved in this transaction channel would be far more than just a 50% increase.

But frankly speaking, that's what Mellen is capable of, and he deserves to earn that benefit!

If future trade profits with the immortal sects can be increased by 50%, then even if 40% of the sect's profits are divided up and a portion of Demon Eye Mountain is allocated to Tianlang Mountain's territory, the three demon kings will still make a profit.

The demon race reveres the strong, and since Mellen has already subdued the three demon kings, the handover will naturally be simple and easy.

The three demon kings each carved out a piece of land from their own territory, which became the territory of Tianlang Mountain. Although these territories did not contain rare resources such as Yin Xuan Fruit, Hundred-Eyed Pearl, and Heavenly Golden Silk, they were still rich in basic resources.

Moreover, each of those rare resources requires a special environment and complex maintenance methods to produce a continuous supply.

Rather than having the trouble of handling them, it's better to have the three demon kings work for us. After all, Mellen controls the external channels, and if the three demon kings want to make these rare treasures more valuable, they can only come to him.

This resulted in a situation where the three demon kings reaped the rare treasures, while Mellen reaped the rewards from the three demon kings.

Once things are sorted out on the Demon Eye Mountain side, the next step is the other side.

Several days later, in Chaotic Wind City.

Lord Jin was organizing official business in his study.

After a long while, with the last stroke completed, Lord Jin put down the case file in his hand. Just as he was about to take a sip of spiritual tea, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure on the guest seat in the study.

Startled, Lord Jin instinctively pressed his hand against the armrest of his chair. It was at that moment that he saw the figure's face clearly...

The young man was handsome and refined, his brilliance radiating from him. Even just sitting there casually, flipping through a book, he exuded an air of authority.

Isn't this Mellen, who came to Chaotic Wind City more than a year ago to carry out a demon-slaying mission?!

Although the Golden Jade Immortal Sect's inner sect competition has only been over for a short time, its excitement, especially the much-talked-about battle of geniuses, has already caused a great stir in the Jade Balance Heavenly Path.

Lord Jin immediately recognized several identities in the young man before him and, not daring to be negligent, stood up respectfully and said, "So it is the leader of the Ten Heroes who has arrived. I am so sorry for not welcoming you properly!"

Mellen put down his book and smiled gently, "Lord Jin, it's been a long time. Please forgive my abrupt visit. I saw you were working diligently, so I didn't want to disturb you."

After exchanging a few polite pleasantries, without mentioning Mei Lun's unauthorized intrusion, Lord Jin Cheng cautiously inquired, "May I ask, Chief Mei, what brings you here today?"

Mellen then got straight to the point, taking out a stack of gold paper and placing it on the table.

Lord Jin glanced at Mellen, and at the latter's prompting, picked up the gold paper and began to read it. The more he read, the uglier his expression became.

After a moment, Lord Jin asked with a bitter face, "Chief Mei, this..."

Mellen laughed and said, "This is a detailed list of transactions between the three demon kings of Demon Eye Mountain and some aristocratic families in Chaotic Wind City."

The bitter look on Jin Chengzhu's face deepened. Last time, Mei Lun was just an ordinary inner disciple of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect. If Mei Lun had wanted to overthrow the entire system of Luanfeng City back then, he would have dared to harbor murderous intent. Of course, he certainly wouldn't have taken action himself.

However, on that occasion, Mellen was very accommodating and only ate a small piece of meat before leaving.

This time, what Mellen brought out could easily bring down Chaotic Wind City if not handled properly.

After all, at best, this is their collusion with the demon race; at worst, it could even be considered as them fleecing the Golden Jade Immortal Sect.

At this moment, Mellen's status is different. Not to mention the strength Mellen has shown, the entire Chaotic Wind City is no match for him. Even if they could deal with him, no one would dare to make a move.

The top of the Ten Heroes of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect—even if this title were given to an ordinary person who couldn't even kill a chicken, they would still have to coax and worship him.

In Yuheng Heaven, the Golden Jade Immortal Sect is the true 'Heaven'!

Mellen paused deliberately for a moment, and seeing the Jin City Lord's hesitant expression and the cold sweat on his forehead, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Jin City Lord, I'm not here to interrogate you."

"However, I have recently made some friends among the demon race. They have already settled down in the Demon Eye Mountain and reached an agreement with the three demon kings there. From now on, they will control all the resource transactions in the Demon Eye Mountain itself."

"Lord Jin, I think you understand what I mean, right?"

As a seasoned veteran, Lord Jin naturally understood the implied meaning. While he was alarmed by Mellen's strength, he was also quickly considering the pros and cons of this matter, and then cautiously asked, "Chief Mellen, what do you mean?"

Mellen calmly said, "Anyone in business likes to have regular customers. Making a living isn't easy for anyone, so I don't think we need to change our existing business partners. However..."

Just as Lord Jin breathed a sigh of relief, his heart jumped again upon hearing the word "however".

"However, I think the price of this deal can be adjusted a little, Lord Jin, what do you say?"

"This...this..." Lord Jin gave a wry smile and said, "I'm not afraid of Chief Mei laughing at me, but actually, I can't make that decision."

Mellen nodded slightly, not surprised at all, and said, "It's alright. Just convey my message. I will stay in Chaotic Wind City for a few days and let the person in charge come and talk to me."

"Remember, I need to be substantial."

Mellen does not produce resources; he is merely a transporter of resources. Only by controlling both ends of the supply chain and becoming a middleman can he continuously profit from them.

In fact, in his plan, the Demon Eye Mountain was just the beginning.

It should be noted that thousands of mountains trade with the outside world through the portal of the Demon Eye Mountain, and each of them has its own fixed trading partners.

Mellen's ultimate goal is to also control the sale rights of these thousands of mountains, and then set a uniform price, thus creating a regional monopoly.

Of course, with Mellen's current strength and status, he cannot handle such a big 'business' at least until he becomes a true disciple of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect.

However, some preparatory work can now be started in advance.

Chapter 622 The Jade Balance Heavenly Prodigy and His Trials in the Outer Heavens

Mellen strolled leisurely among the sea of ​​clouds. Due to the improvement in his strength in all aspects, his movement speed was much faster than before. So even without focusing on traveling, he returned to the Golden Jade Immortal Sect in less than half a month.

Previously in Chaotic Wind City, Mellen did indeed wait for three days and finally met with five representatives from the immortal sects. After a series of friendly consultations, the two sides reached a fairly satisfactory result.

Well, at least Mellen is quite satisfied.

With the basic framework set, Mellen didn't need to worry about the rest. Nasus and Lord Goldtown would handle the negotiations. As a 'major shareholder,' Mellen just needed to wait to collect his money.

In addition, Mellen introduced the Treasure Pavilion, which is responsible for handling those treasure resources and exchanging them for other treasure resources of equal value that Mellen and his dogs need.

Incidentally, Mellen also took this opportunity to ask Yu Linglong if the Treasure Pavilion could contact the Qingqiu Immortal Fox Clan of Yuanhetian.

Unexpectedly, Yu Linglong herself had a trace of the Qingqiu Immortal Fox Clan's bloodline. Although many generations had passed and the Immortal Fox bloodline had become extremely thin, one of her ancestors was a great figure in the Immortal Fox Clan.

However, when Mellen expressed his desire to learn the top supernatural abilities of the Qingqiu Immortal Fox Clan, Yu Linglong immediately shook her head vigorously, declaring that there was absolutely no chance.

It is important to understand that supernatural powers are the foundation of a power. Possessing top-tier supernatural powers gives a power the basis to become a truly top-tier power. For any power, top-tier supernatural powers are absolutely secrets that must not be passed on to outsiders.

Don't be fooled by how easily Mellen learns top-tier supernatural abilities at the Golden Jade Immortal Sect, and how seemingly unrestricted they appear. In reality, these abilities have already been conceptually locked in by the Golden Jade Ancestor, making it impossible for them to be passed on to outsiders.

The reason why Mellen was able to teach the dogs these supernatural abilities is because they were originally one entity.

Since the Treasure Pavilion's approach was blocked, Mellen had to think of other methods, but he also needed to reach a certain level of strength; otherwise, he might not even be qualified to negotiate with Qingqiu.

The only good news was that Mellen confirmed with Yu Linglong that the Qingqiu Immortal Fox Clan did indeed possess top-tier supernatural abilities related to dreams.

Since there are better options, and since Mellen doesn't need to make all the dogs move forward together, he can let the rich get rich first and help the poor get rich later.

Time is on his side.

In the Cloud Mountain Cave, Melon sat cross-legged atop the clouds, surrounded by the celestial energy generated by the union of the two poles. The clouds and mist swirled around him, resembling a legendary fairyland.

The Void Dog lay obediently beside Mellen, seemingly calm and peaceful, but the power within its body surged like the ocean, increasing every moment.

With the size of Void Dog, cultivating the immortal path is incredibly easy for him; his speed of cultivation is beyond description.

From the moment Mellen made the decision, Void Dog completed its Foundation Establishment in an instant. It could also achieve one revolution per month in the Nine Revolutions of the Immortal Seed. This was only because Mellen wanted Void Dog to solidify its foundation, so he deliberately delayed it for a while. Otherwise, if he had ignored it, it would have been even faster.

What's truly holding him back is his cultivation of supernatural powers. Void Dog needs to elevate the [Palm Void Realm] to its perfect peak before he can use the Nine Transformations Divine Method to advance it to the level of a great supernatural power.

Fortunately, although the [Palm-sized Void Realm] also requires comprehension, it is a supernatural power that emphasizes accumulation. In other words, with sufficient resources, it can indirectly and significantly accelerate the improvement of supernatural powers.

This is one of the reasons why Mellen was in such a hurry to make arrangements in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

With the dual resource supply from the Treasure Pavilion and the Demon Eye Mountain, coupled with Void Dog's own [Ancient Starfield] talent and massive size, as well as the geographical conditions of Cloud Mountain Cave and the foundational support of Melon, it will only take three or four years at most for Void Dog to advance [Palm Void Realm] to its pinnacle.