Please be my partner.

This line of text is imprinted on the Wanxian Stone Tablet, starting from the bottom and continuously pushing down names one by one as they climb upwards.

The first to suffer was naturally the original number one, who was directly pushed off the list of fledgling immortals, and then...

Nine hundred...

Eight hundred...

Seven hundred...

……

three hundred……

two hundred……

……

When Mellen surpassed the hundredth place and entered the upper half of the Ten Thousand Immortals Stone Tablet, everyone's breath caught in their throat.

To enter the top 100 of the Immortal Novice Ranking on one's first appearance is a rare occurrence since the birth of the Myriad Immortals Stone Tablet. Each time it happens, it signifies the rise of an unparalleled genius!

Mellen's name continued to move forward, but at a slower and slower pace, eventually stopping at seventeenth place.

Seeing this, Mellen muttered to himself, "Seventeenth place? Could it be that the sixteen people ahead of me are stronger than me, all possessing the strength of a True Immortal?"

Soon, Mellen shook his head: "It's probably impossible. The Myriad Immortals Stone Tablet gives a comprehensive evaluation, and strength is only one of the criteria. There are many other factors involved."

"Those ranked ahead of me may not necessarily be stronger than me, but in any case, these sixteen people should not be underestimated."

Mellen looked up and saw the first name in the list, with only one lonely character above it... Gu.

Turning his gaze away, Mellen prepared to return to the Golden Jade Immortal Sect. He now had only one way to continue improving his ranking: battle! Constant battle!!

Whether you defeat enough opponents or directly defeat those ranked ahead of you, you can improve your ranking.

The former is a kind of built-in points, while the latter directly determines one's ranking.

In any case, staying any longer would take too long and wouldn't be worth it for Mellen.

Murron looked up at the sky and could feel wisps of faint power descending and flowing into him. Murron immediately felt as if the heavens and earth were lending them strength, as if nothing could defeat him and he could solve anything.

This is the blessing of the celestial realm's fortune, similar to a shift in destiny!

Just as Mellen was about to leap into the air, a slightly fanatical voice suddenly rang out: "Mellen, the newly promoted true disciple of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect?! It's truly astonishing that he was able to directly reach the seventeenth place on the Rookie Immortal Ranking!"

"Then, let's fight!!"

A spear beam pierced the sky, passing directly in front of Mellen; clearly, this attack was merely a warning.

When Mellen turned his head, he saw a burly man wearing a sleeveless shirt, holding an ancient-style long spear, staring intently at Mellen with burning fighting spirit in his eyes.

The burly man with the gun introduced himself, saying, "I am Xingyun Qiangyi, and I hope you can teach me!"

Without waiting for Mellen's reply, Qiang Yi raised his gun and thrust forward. The countless gunshots seemed to transform into a scroll of starry sky, pressing down on Mellen from all directions.

Nebula Gun: Strong and Resolute?

Mellen glanced at the Myriad Immortals Stele out of the corner of his eye. He had seen this name before; it was ranked ninety-fourth. Although it was considered low-ranking among the top hundred, the prestige of the Young Immortals Ranking was enough to demonstrate Qiang Yi's strength.

Moreover, judging from Qiang Yi's appearance, he is clearly a battle maniac. Mellen was preparing to go back and resolve his own foundation issues, and he didn't want to be targeted by such a troublesome guy.

and so……

A crystalline light flashed in Mellen's eyes. He reached out and grasped, as if the entire space was held in his palm, turning and pulling, becoming inverted and hazy.

Qiang Yi stumbled, and the force of his gunshot instantly dissipated, the starlight disappearing.

Despite his thwarted attack, Qiang Yi's fighting spirit only grew stronger. He brandished his spear, unleashing a shower of starlight in an attempt to forcibly manipulate space.

However, when it comes to spatial manipulation, Mellen has long surpassed his current level, easily dismantling the strong offensive. Every fold and crack that appeared in space had its own meaning, vaguely forming the shape of a large array.

This was none other than the Hidden Killing Array that Yan San had used. However, compared to Yan San's perfected array, Mellen's technique was still a bit rough. But combined with his powerful spatial control ability, it could still produce remarkable results.

Qiangyi was trapped in the constantly rotating space, like an insect caught in a spider web, struggling in vain, but ultimately unable to escape his fate of being captured.

When Mellen clasped his hands together, Qiangyi was completely bound and unable to move.

After a few quiet seconds, Mellen calmly released his grip, and the tight bindings immediately dissipated, allowing Qiangyi to fall to the ground.

After Qiang Yi steadied himself, he looked at Mellen and said with a wry smile, "The Myriad Immortals Stone Tablet was set up by a powerful being in the Immortal Realm, so of course it wouldn't make a mistake. But I didn't expect the gap between us to be so great."

After a moment of disappointment, Qiang Yi rallied, his eyes blazing with an even stronger fighting spirit, almost as if it were solidifying into flames. He said, word by word, "The true teachings of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect are indeed well-deserved! Mellen, I will challenge you again!!"

After finishing his own words, Qiang Yi turned and left.

Mellen's lips twitched. His original intention was to demonstrate overwhelming strength and solve the problem once and for all, but it seemed that he had made a mess of things and provoked a seemingly troublesome guy.

Shaking his head, putting the matter out of his mind, Mellen didn't give the other challengers a chance. He took a step and disappeared into the spatial ripples.

Although Mellen has left, the events that occurred at the Myriad Immortals Stele have spread like wildfire throughout the Immortal Realm, and spies from various factions have reported back immediately.

On the way back, Mellen stopped thinking about fighting. Given his current ranking on the Immortal Ranking, if he started fighting, it would probably never end.

Therefore, Mellen concealed his tracks and left the Myriad Immortal Plains, returning directly to the Golden Jade Immortal Sect.

Jade Balance Heaven, Golden Jade Immortal Sect.

Mellen's trip took more than half a year, but he has done everything he needed to do, and now he just needs to go into seclusion in peace.

As soon as Mellen entered the Golden Jade Immortal Sect, whenever other disciples passed by, he could hear exclamations of varying degrees of surprise. After paying a little attention, he realized that the news of the Rising Immortal Ranking had already spread back. Now, almost all the disciples in the inner and outer sects of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect regarded him as an idol.

Although he felt pretty good, Mellen didn't pay much attention. He first went to the sect's library and recorded the cultivation techniques, supernatural abilities, and secret methods he needed. This process took four or five months.

Fortunately, Mellen is now a true disciple of the Golden Jade Immortal Sect, and all the inherited cultivation techniques are freely available to him. He can read them at will without having to painstakingly earn sect contribution points to exchange for them.

In the courtyard of floating clouds, in the secluded and quiet room.

Mellen and the dogs formed a circle. Mellen said, "It seems I was a little wrong before. For the demon race, especially for you demons with strong talents, the most suitable thing is innate divine power, that is, your innate abilities. If you can start from your own talents and continuously strengthen them, eventually evolving them into immortal arts, it will be more beneficial to your growth."

"However, the supernatural abilities you have learned are not useless. On the contrary, with this foundation, you can better understand the path ahead and better develop your own talents. These supernatural abilities can be applied in other ways to enhance your innate supernatural abilities. Nasus has done a very good job in this regard."

At this moment, Nasus was dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a top hat. After hearing Mellen's praise, he stood up and tipped his hat to the other dogs.

Ignoring Nasus's antics, Melen continued, "Over the past few decades, everyone has learned many supernatural abilities that suit their own talents. Now, I need you to absorb and digest these supernatural abilities, using your own talents as the core, and strengthen your own innate supernatural abilities."

The dogs nodded earnestly.

Spike's [Divine Immortality, Chaotic Eternity] was originally meant to be fully developed only after achieving mythology. However, after coming into contact with the Immortal Path system and cultivating many War God abilities, Spike's talent was successfully awakened, which was the War God Dharma Form he displayed in the War God Palace Secret Realm.

The War God Avatar has absorbed almost all the advantages of Spike's supernatural abilities, enabling it to unleash its power many times over, and it still has considerable room for improvement.

After being baptized by the sea of ​​blood and suppressing the Asura race, Xiao Honglian's [Lord of Blood Prison - Divine Blood Hegemony] has completed a new reorganization and sublimation of the Blood Prison world, and it can even be said that it has pushed the progress to the end ahead of schedule.

Although Garuru has not yet been able to advance from [Dimensional Wolf] to [Infinite Wolf], his experience in the Outer Heaven has given him a revolutionary boost in his understanding of dimensions and space.

Mellen even had a feeling that if he were to explore Garuru's bloodline now, he might be able to create several new evolutions. However, Mellen gave up on this idea because he felt that the Infinite Wolf, which was of the same lineage as the Dimensional Wolf, was already the best choice.

Furthermore, Mellen already has ideas about Garurumon's [Infinite Wolf] evolution.

The many illusionary techniques that Xiao Liuli learned in Qingqiu are a great supplement, and can be used to enhance her talent [Exquisite Dream].

Golden Retriever's situation is similar to Garurumon's; it also received great benefits in the Outer Heaven, and Golden Retriever has already completed its evolution.

The only drawback was that the Golden Retriever's evolution ritual was a bit crude, as it was simply a combination of two territories forcibly stolen from the spirit world, which made the Golden Retriever somewhat inherently weak.

However, there was no other way. Firstly, it was difficult to find a suitable pair of sun and moon stars at that time; secondly, there were many hidden dangers at that time, and strong strength was urgently needed.

Fortunately, congenital deficiencies are not insurmountable. After arriving in the Celestial Realm, in addition to having Golden Hair cultivate suitable supernatural powers and secret techniques, Melon also prepared a large number of Yin-Yang attribute treasures for Golden Hair. With these supplements, the sun and moon that Golden Hair carried also shone with their due brilliance.

Nasus is the most thoughtful of all the dogs. After acquiring many soul powers, he uses them more as a springboard to study the path of the soul. It is precisely because of this that Nasus has been on the 'right' path from the very beginning.

As for Void Dog, it was a case of a fool being lucky. Back then, in order to solve the problem of insufficient strength, Mellen had Void Dog cultivate the supernatural power of [Palm Void Realm].

At that time, Mellen had already made up his mind that even if he encountered better supernatural powers in the future and spent more time adjusting, it wouldn't matter; what mattered was his current strength.

As a result, the compatibility between [Palm of the Void] and Void Dog was beyond imagination. As Void Dog practiced, he easily integrated this divine ability into his own Ancient Realm and used it as a foundation to improve and develop his talent. At this time, his talent and divine ability were already close to reaching the pinnacle.

Little Li has never needed Mellen to worry too much; it has long since found its own path.

Needless to say, the Forest Wolf used its innate ability to fuse with the Eternal Tree, which allowed it to undergo a complete transformation. Now, the Forest Wolf's original talent has disappeared, replaced by the shared talent of the Eternal Tree.

The Eternal Tree is an ancient relic that has survived for countless years in the high-dimensional world of the starry universe. Even though its own thoughts have been scattered by countless rules, it is still a powerful being that can instinctively use its innate divine abilities.

After integrating the power of the Eternal Tree, the Forest Wolf could be said to have ascended to the heavens in one step. With its immense size and accumulated power, far exceeding the imagination of any being, it could learn almost any supernatural ability in one go and master it in one go.

What interests Senlang most right now is not any supernatural powers or secret techniques, but rather the enlightenment enhancement from the Enlightenment Tree. Senlang really wants the Eternal Divine Tree to replicate this powerful ability to enhance enlightenment.

Mellen was naturally pleased with this outcome.

If the Eternal Tree truly succeeds, even if it only achieves one-tenth or even one-hundredth of the effect of the Enlightenment Tree, it will still be an extraordinary gain.

Chapter 712 Sublimation, Transformation, Promotion

Time flows like water, and years pass like fleeting glory.

Having set his goals, and with all his supernatural powers, cultivation techniques, and resources at his disposal, Mellen began the longest period of seclusion in his history.

Regardless of the passage of time and constant changes in the outside world, Mellen and his dogs always sit quietly in the room, methodically completing one set goal after another. This is actually Mellen's favorite state.

He remains silent until he makes a stunning appearance, and once he emerges from seclusion, he is invincible!

Thirty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the years, the Golden Jade Immortal Sect has welcomed batches of geniuses. The sect's top ten disciples have always been prominent figures, while the true disciples, who are rarely seen, have long become legends. Their stage has never been just the Golden Jade Immortal Sect or Jade Balance Heaven, but the entire Immortal Realm, and even the Outer Heavens. Only occasionally can one catch a glimpse of them.

The most talked-about change is, of course, the alteration of the Young Immortal Ranking.

Previously, Xiang Shenqi, the senior disciple of the true lineage, was already worthy of the title of a prodigy, ranking among the top 100 on the list of emerging immortals. However, the fact that the true disciple Mei Lun was able to leap to the seventeenth place on the list of emerging immortals is even more astonishing.

The Cloud-Floating Courtyard, a secluded and quiet room.

Mellen slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the dogs surrounding him, smiled slightly, and said, "This Enlightenment Tree is truly a cheat code. With its blessing, even a mortal with low aptitude might be able to glimpse the true path of immortality."

"Unfortunately, once you become a true immortal, you won't have such great benefits."

The path after becoming a True Immortal, while the enhancement of comprehension can be a bonus, is limited to that. The true path to becoming a True Immortal lies in traveling through universes and witnessing different rules and extraordinary systems. In this context, the role of the Enlightenment Tree in enhancing comprehension is diminished, making it far more valuable to reserve it for true disciples to cultivate into True Immortals.

Upon hearing Mellen's words, the wolf howled softly, and the branches of the small tree above its head swayed.

Mellen chuckled and patted the wolf's head, saying, "Alright, you've worked hard enough, and you've already achieved results!"

Senlang wanted to replicate the Enlightenment Tree's ability to enhance comprehension by relying on the characteristics of the Eternal Tree. Although he did not completely fail, he could only say that he succeeded in part, replicating about one percent of the effect. Moreover, it was one percent of the nine-tenths of the Enlightenment Tree's overall comprehension enhancement.

This level of aptitude would be more than enough to turn an ordinary mortal into a one-in-a-million genius, but it seems too weak for Mellen and his dogs.

Fortunately, after the Eternal Tree copied the abilities of the Enlightenment Tree, it was able to split off thousands of roots using its own talent, so that everyone who made a contract with its roots would receive the same blessing effect, only differing in the amount of energy consumed.

With this insightful understanding, it's as if Mellen can create a large number of one-in-a-million geniuses at any time, which can greatly help improve the strength of his forces.

More importantly, this ability to enhance comprehension is bidirectional. When geniuses blessed by the Eternal Tree have their wisdom and comprehension improved, it will also in turn strengthen the Eternal Tree's ability to enhance comprehension.

Unfortunately, this reverse reinforcement is extremely slow and weak. If the Eternal Tree wants to reach the level of the Enlightenment Tree, it would probably take millions of years.

However, it's still something to look forward to.

After thirty years of preparation, Mellen and his dogs have reached their peak. Whether they become dragons or worms depends on this final showdown!

After playing with the dogs for a while, Mellen leisurely brewed the last leaf of the Enlightenment Tree into tea...

Mellen obtained a total of three Enlightenment Tree Leaves. He drank the first one on Sirius Mountain, but the Forest Wolf hadn't arrived yet, so he missed it.

The second episode takes place during the twelfth year of seclusion. Mellen and his dogs have accumulated a wealth of questions and inspirations, so they drink it again. This time, Little Red Lotus doesn't drink it because, with the support of countless Asuras and the Demon General, Little Red Lotus has already reached the end of the Immortal Seed Realm, and the Enlightenment Tea has little effect on it.

This third time, naturally, also involved Xiao Honglian's sacrifice. Although we felt somewhat sorry for Xiao Honglian, the situation was urgent and we had no other choice for the time being.

Mellen patted Little Red Lotus's head, and the little one immediately nestled happily in his hands.

Of course, Mellen wouldn't favor one over the other. Once he gets over this hurdle, he'll naturally make up for the difference between Little Red Lotus and Forest Wolf.

In fact, with Mellen's current immense wealth, buying a few Enlightenment Tree leaves wouldn't be difficult. However, he has already spent all his savings, including the channel from the Demon Eye Mountain itself.

If the sect hadn't forbade it, Mellen would have even wanted to mortgage the Floating Cloud Court.

It should be noted that Mellen's wealth is beyond what immortals can compare to, and even far exceeds their imagination. Not to mention the various rewards given by the Golden Jade Immortal Sect, the channel through the Demon Eye Mountain is a continuous gold mine.

Such wealth wouldn't be considered bottom-tier even among true immortals; it might even rank in the middle to lower ranks.

All of this was exchanged by Mellen for the magic gourd in his hand.

The gourd was only the size of a palm, made of jade, with a purplish-blue color, and adorned with white cloud patterns.

Of course, this gourd is actually just a decent spiritual material; what's truly precious is the treasure inside... its innate spirituality!

A gourd of innate spirituality!

The blessing of the Enlightenment Tree also has an activation mode that can allow a person to enter a state comparable to enlightenment, but it requires the consumption of precious innate spiritual energy.