Please be my partner.

Above the sky, a star map slowly unfolded. At the center of the star map, the 365th star gradually lit up, just like the finishing touch on a painting, bringing the entire star map to life.

Mellen's ethereal, layered voice echoed down: "Since you've saved me some trouble, I'll let you witness this power that transcends the world!"

Endless radiance poured down, engulfing everything.

"no, do not want!"

"Wait! Lord Mellen, I submit! Please..."

"Lord Mellen, please don't kill me, I am..."

"You monster, you will die a horrible death! Even if you kill us, there will always be those who resist in the future!!"

"..."

Whether it was begging for mercy or cursing, all the words were completely wiped away.

When the light faded and the dust settled, only Mellen and the low hill remained.

At this point, Dahua's conquest of the world seemed to have been accelerated. In just three months, it brought the other half of Dayong under its control. After half a year of rest and digestion, it took advantage of the situation to invade Xue Rong, which was already in chaos.

In less than a year, the snow had melted away.

Small countries and tribes on the borders have either voluntarily or involuntarily come into the embrace of the Great China.

After five years of the Great Hua Empire, the final purge was completed domestically, the turmoil gradually subsided, and the unified empire began to move towards a new stage of development.

The cabinet was officially renamed the Imperial Diet, and the number of members expanded from the initial eleven to the current twenty-one. The head of the Diet, who holds absolute dominance, has also become one speaker and two rotating speakers. While the power structure has become more complex, it has also become more reasonable.

Dahua, the capital city.

Standing atop the parliament building, overlooking the bustling cityscape of the capital, Mellen didn't experience much emotional fluctuation.

Several figures slowly emerged behind him; they were the disciples of the five sects undergoing training. They looked at Mellen with expressions of peace, joy, or complexity, at this junior who had accomplished a feat rarely seen in the history of the five sects.

Han Fangxuan had already adjusted his mindset. The initial jealousy was gone, leaving only a hint of envy. He asked, "Junior Brother Mei, you should have a better way to control this world. Why did you choose the current method?"

This is also the question that the other four people are wondering about.

Mellen calmly said, "A great man once said, 'Peace will survive if we seek it through struggle, but will perish if we seek it through compromise.'"

"I can indeed help them sweep everything away, but so what? In the end, all I get is a false peace forced by my power. Only peace that they win themselves will truly resonate with the people and last longer."

The others all looked thoughtful, but whether they truly cared was something only they themselves knew.

As Dahua gradually got on the right track, Mellen, as the head of the council, became less important and began to gradually delegate power to his disciples who had grown up, while he slowly retreated into the background.

Six years into the Dahua era, in Xiaojiang Village.

Counting the time, ten years have passed since Melen came to this world. Even with a time difference of one to seven, more than a year has passed in the original world. Melen is preparing to return to finish dealing with the remaining matters before heading to the Wudang Sect in the Upper Realm to begin a new cultivation journey.

By this time, Xiaojiang Village had been completely transformed. The villagers had all moved to the big city and were living a much more prosperous life than before.

The original passage between the two worlds could only be opened at a fixed time, but with Mellen's current strength, he can naturally mobilize the power of heaven and earth to force it open.

Under the illumination of "Heaven's Heart Belongs to Me", the small pavilion resembled a cracked void, which was slowly opened up as Mellen gathered enough power from heaven and earth.

Before stepping in, Mellen looked up at the sky, gave a slight nod, and then walked away.

High above, beyond the world, several figures witnessed this scene. One of them grinned broadly, his smile extremely pleased.

The original world, Linjiang City.

As Mellen strolled casually through this small town in Jiangnan, the discomfort of the dissonance between heaven and earth gradually faded, his spiritual awareness expanded, and under the illumination of "Heaven's Heart Returns to Me," he understood the special nature of this world.

The world barrier of this world seems to be extremely weak, and the consciousness of heaven and earth is even more chaotic, making it easy to be invaded by the outside world, which is why there are boundary zones.

Therefore, it is difficult to travel to other worlds through the border, because there are world barriers between them. The pavilion that Melen used to travel to the Great Hua world is just a special case.

However, the forces of other worlds can easily influence the original world through the boundary.

After confirming the direction, Mellen took a step and his figure disappeared.

Hanjiang City, pond.

Mellen's return immediately alarmed Uncle Zhong. Before long, Uncle Zhong came to the pond and asked, "Young Master, where have you been for more than a year? Miss has been looking for you everywhere, and Master misses you very much too."

Mellen chuckled, "They went to... well, a very magical place. Where's Master? Where is he right now?"

Uncle Zhong said, "The master is not in the country. He is in Ados dealing with a tricky border situation."

Mellen nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I'll go over there. I'll also contact my senior brothers and sisters. If they're free, it would be best if they could come along too. I have some things to discuss with Master."

Uncle Zhong hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't ask any more questions. He simply agreed and hurriedly left to make the arrangements.

After a while, the sound of footsteps came from outside the door. Zuoqiu Shiyu ran over quickly and stopped outside the door.

Upon learning of Mellen's return, Zuoqiu Shiyu was overjoyed and had a lot to say, but when she actually saw Mellen, all her words vanished, leaving only one sentence: "You, you're back."

Mellen looked at Zuoqiu Shiyu and chuckled, "Yes, I'm back."

Half an hour later, Mellen, Zuoqiu Shiyu, and Uncle Zhong boarded the prepared plane and flew for nearly ten hours before arriving in Ados.

Actually, if Mellen had personally taken Zuoqiu Shiyu and Uncle Zhong on the trip, it would have taken less than a tenth of the time. However, he wasn't in a hurry, so he didn't do that.

When they arrived at the border area where Zuoqiu Wudi was dealing with the situation, another three hours had passed. By then, it was already late at night in Athos, and Zuoqiu Wudi was still in the border area.

Mellen naturally wouldn't wait foolishly any longer. Under the illumination of "Heaven's Heart Belongs to Me," he gained insight into everything at this border region.

As Mellen reached out, the wind and clouds surged, as if an invisible hand had reached into the boundary and stirred it up. The surrounding electronic devices were the first to malfunction, and all life trembled in fear under this pressure, as if they had encountered a deadly enemy and lost all ability to move.

One after another, void rifts were torn open, and hundreds of people, including Zuoqiu Wudi, were pulled out by an invisible force. Once there was no one left in the boundary area, the power of heaven and earth poured in through the gaps, directly erasing the boundary area.

Zuoqiu Wudi's face was blank, but when he saw Xiao Jiu greeting him with a smile and his beloved granddaughter covering her mouth and giggling, he seemed to vaguely understand something.

Zuoqiu Wudi said irritably, "You little brat, you've really gotten bold!"

Mellen chuckled and said, "Master, it's been a long time."

Chapter 654 Farewell

"...So, I went to the coordinates that Li Xunhuan had given me..."

"...I joined the Wudang Sect, only to discover that this sect is not simple..."

"...Through continuous cultivation, I quickly became a Martial Saint, and then I had even more plans..."

"...The martial arts competition went very smoothly, and my martial arts skills have also improved significantly..."

"...I sealed off the capital, allowing the Great Yu to descend into chaos, which stirred the desires of warlords and ambitious individuals..."

"...After establishing the Great Hua, I immediately began the western and northern expeditions, successively conquering Dayong and Xuerong. During this period, I also spent some time settling accounts with internal factions..."

"...After unifying the world and stabilizing the Great Hua, I will return..."

"..."

Zuoqiu Wudi, Zuoqiu Shiyu, Uncle Zhong, Zhang Wei (eldest brother), and Song Jiajing (fourth sister) listened to Mei Lun's calm narration, and their emotions rose and fell with it. Even the resilient Zuoqiu Wudi couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows from time to time.

After Mellen finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.

They were all somewhat dazed, the sense of unreality making them feel as if they were in a dream.

After a long silence, Zuoqiu Shiyu chuckled dryly and said, "Mei...Mei Lun, what you just said, is that the outline of your new novel?"

Mellen laughed and said, "That's clever. Do you think it would become popular if I wrote it like this?"

Zuoqiu Shiyu declared confidently, "I will absolutely become a god with just one book!"

After a moment, Zuoqiu Shiyu angrily said, "Is this a time for jokes?!"

Mellen shrugged innocently and said, "Didn't you start the joke?"

Zuoqiu Wudi rubbed his temples, stopping the two from bickering, and asked, "Xiao Jiu, does that mean you're about to go to that... Upper Realm Wudang Sect to cultivate?"

Mellen nodded and said, "Yes, I came back this time to say goodbye to you all, Master. I don't know the specific situation over there, and I'm not sure when I'll be able to come back."

Song Jiajing suddenly asked, "Just like that, you leave? What about the... Dahua that you built?"

"What should we do?" Mellen laughed. "We'll just have to deal with it! The system in Dahua is already basically perfected, so even if I leave, there won't be any problems."

Song Jiajing hesitated, unsure of what to say. Dahua, an empire that ruled the world, was being given up so easily?

"When I first arrived there, I thought I had traveled through time, since it was very similar to a certain period of history in our world," said Mellen. "But after making some inquiries, I found out that there was no Shenlong Stream there."

"As my martial arts improved, one day I wondered what it would be like if I could recreate the Divine Dragon Style. So I began to refine it based on my own mastery of the Divine Dragon Style."

Upon hearing this, Zuoqiu Wudi and Zhang Wei's hearts skipped a beat.

"In this process, I also took in some disciples and let them inherit the lineage of the Divine Dragon School. It wasn't until around the time the Great Hua unified the world that the Divine Dragon School was finally completed."

Looking at Zuoqiu Wudi, Mellen smiled and said, "Didn't you say that the Divine Dragon Stream's Divine Treasure Cultivation is an invincible holy body with 108 Heavenly and Earthly Fiends? Although we don't know the final specific effect yet, it shouldn't be too different from the original."

"Xiao Jiu, you..." Even Zuoqiu Wudi was too excited to speak.

Mellen nodded and smiled, "I will now pass on the perfected Divine Dragon Stream to you..."

The interior unfolds, instantly drawing the five people present into a virtual world.

After an unknown amount of time, the interior scene dissipated, and the group slowly came to their senses.

Zhang Wei couldn't help but say, "The path of martial arts is truly irresistible!"

Zuoqiu Wudi said in a deep voice, "You are not allowed to utter a single word about what happened today, understand?"

Everyone nodded solemnly. They understood what Zuoqiu Wudi meant. If Mellen hadn't left, things would have been fine. With his absolute power that was invincible in the world, naturally no one would dare to provoke him.

However, Mellen will be leaving soon, and they probably can't keep such a big secret on their own. Both the World Passage and the newly completed Divine Dragon Style martial arts are enough to drive people crazy.

Never test people's hearts.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Wei asked, "Master, what about the third and eighth brothers...?"

After a moment's thought, Zuoqiu Wudi said, "Let's forget about the third brother. Since he has already given up martial arts and missed this opportunity, he should just focus on his career. As for the eighth brother, if he can become a Martial Saint, I will pass on these martial arts techniques as appropriate."

Hearing this, Song Jiajing couldn't help but feel grateful for her good fortune.

In this world, martial arts are truly extraordinary. Becoming a Martial Saint can extend one's lifespan, and this alone is enough to make the vast majority of people in the world flock to it.

The reason why Song Jiajing and Shi Wusheng (the third senior brother) gave up martial arts and went into business was not because they didn't want to continue practicing martial arts, but because they clearly recognized the limits of their own abilities and were certain that they would not achieve anything by continuing on the path of martial arts, so they rationally gave up.

Today, through the demonstration and transmission of martial arts techniques by Mellenne, not only was the complete Shenlongliu martial arts passed on to them, but also a wealth of related martial arts wisdom.

This was just like a wise man imparting knowledge in a novel. Although it wouldn't make them advance by leaps and bounds in strength, it would break down all the obstacles they might encounter on their future cultivation journey, opening up a path to the heavens for them.

Even Song Jiajing, who had long since become lax in martial arts and only performed routine maintenance every day, rekindled her confidence and felt that as long as she continued to cultivate step by step, she would soon be able to reach the Martial Saint level, or even reach higher levels!

Thinking about this, Song Jiajing's feelings were somewhat complicated. By chance, a casual choice might change her future life.

As fellow students, she and Shi Wusheng were fairly close, but since they were both in the Tenglong Group, there were bound to be occasional factional conflicts. If the latter was unlucky, Song Jiajing would secretly rejoice.

But this time, Song Jiajing only felt a little regret, regret that Shi Wusheng had missed a great opportunity.

Even Dongfang Huaijing (the eighth senior brother) may need to put in a thousand times more effort in the future to possibly stand on the same level as them now.

And this is the consequence of their failure to heed their ninth junior brother's call to come and meet with their master.

After the group finished their conversation, Mellen asked, "Master, is there any news about... Li Xunhuan?"

Zuoqiu Shiyu's expression tightened, clearly she was also concerned about this issue, but she had asked about it more than once before and had never received a direct answer.

Zuoqiu Wudi sighed, glanced at his granddaughter, and shook his head, saying, "No, he disappeared. I used to have some doubts, but now it seems that Xiaoqi must have come into contact with a powerful force that can cross worlds, and perhaps she has already left this world."

After learning more of the 'truth' from Mellen, Zuoqiu Wudi's long-dead heart was rekindled with a glimmer of hope. Perhaps Xiao Qi was right? Perhaps his daughter really hadn't died, but had simply been transported to another world?

Mellen naturally understood Zuoqiu Wudi and Zuoqiu Shiyu's thoughts, and said, "Don't worry, Master, Shiyu, I already know the basic situation of that border area. When I arrive at the Wudang Sect in the Upper Realm, I will keep an eye out for you if there is an opportunity."

After thinking for a moment, Mellen added, "If you wish, you can also travel to the Great Hua World through that rift. Just find the Wudang Sect and give them my name. My name is quite useful there. Moreover, the Supreme Elder of the Wudang Sect in the Great Hua World is on good terms with me. If you go there, he will take care of you for me."

Compared to the others' amazement and sighs, Zhang Wei's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked impatiently, "Really, Ninth Junior Brother? I want to go right now, is that okay?!"

For a martial arts fanatic, nothing is as tempting as the prospect of traveling to a golden age of martial arts.

Although Zuoqiu Wudi was also tempted, he had too many concerns, and even if he wanted to leave, it wouldn't be something he could do in a short time.

Mellen replied with a smile, "If you, Senior Brother, wish to go, you can come with me this time."

He then looked around at everyone and added, "Even if we miss this one, it's alright. That world rift opens naturally every once in a while, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

Song Jiajing breathed a sigh of relief. Her passion for martial arts had been rekindled, and she naturally longed for the Great Hua world. However, she now represented not only herself, but also her relatives, friends, and many subordinates. Of course, she couldn't just leave like Zhang Wei; she had to hand over and sort out many tasks before she could leave.

Zuoqiu Shiyu felt relieved. To be honest, she still had some complicated feelings for Mellen, but it was indeed unlikely that she would give up everything for Mellen. In addition, Mellen was now far beyond her reach, so she kept these feelings to herself.

As for Uncle Zhong, his thoughts were even simpler. He himself never expected to receive the young master's martial arts inheritance, but this did not change his mindset. He would still simply obey the orders of the master and young lady.

Over the next ten days or so, Mellen's footprints covered almost the entire world. His purpose, of course, was to travel to various borderlands, absorb the overlapping fragments of 'other self' personalities, and at the same time record the aura of these worlds.