Leaving the City

Looking at the look of resistance on the face of Li Zhen, Zhang Tao sighed. He didn't want to do this either, but he wasn't yet strong enough to ensure his own survival.

Having transmigrated and replaced the original Zhang Tao, the subsequent developments had long since spiraled out of his control. He had no intention of dying for no reason.

"You scumbag, I just helped you break through, and now you want to dump me?" Zhang Tao scoffed.

Li Zhen immediately felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively backed away a few steps. Damn it, what kind of madness had possessed this bastard again?

Just then, Nan Yunyue ran over, looking at Zhang Tao and Li Zhen with an expression of disbelief. She had just heard that Zhang Tao had sealed three gates in a single day. Not only that, but he had also brought Li Zhen along to seal his gates as well. This meant that both Zhang Tao and Li Zhen were now experts at the level of Essence Blood Unity.

They were the top individuals below the rank of Grandmaster.

How much time had passed? Only one day. She had already been insanely jealous when she saw Zhang Tao break through to Rank 6, and now he had skipped the three gates that took others years or even decades to seal, becoming a peak Rank 6 expert.

Nan Yunyue wasn't just jealous anymore; she was practically falling apart.

"How did you do it? Teach me!" Nan Yunyue grabbed Zhang Tao's hand and asked, no longer caring about anything else.

Zhang Tao curled his lip and quickly pulled his hand away from Nan Yunyue, saying, "I don't have time right now, and you're too weak. I have things to do!"

Nan Yunyue stood there as if petrified, a bolt of lightning seemingly striking her mind. What had she just heard? She was too weak, she was too weak...

Back in the day, when this little punk Zhang Tao was only Rank 3 or 4, he hadn't said things like that. Back then, it was "Sister Nan, please take care of me" every other sentence. Now, he was actually looking down on her for being weak?

She was a Rank 5 expert, for heaven's sake! Didn't his conscience hurt when he said that?

Li Zhen, standing to the side, felt his mouth twitch uncontrollably. Zhang Tao's ability to kick away the ladder after climbing it was truly impressive. No, he had to work harder; he absolutely could not let this bastard leave him behind. Otherwise, if Zhang Tao were to say "you're too weak" to him later, Li Zhen felt he might go insane.

"I'm going to get the car!" Zhang Tao said, heading to the garage.

Li Zhen and Nan Yunyue stood in awkward silence. Once Zhang Tao drove over, he said, "Li Zhen, get in!"

Although Li Zhen didn't know what Zhang Tao was planning, the guy had seemed mysterious ever since he woke up. Plus, regarding the matter of helping him seal his gates, Li Zhen felt that since Zhang Tao wanted to drag him along, it was better to follow. Who knew, there might actually be benefits; after all, this guy was the type to stumble upon a Monster Plant just by walking down the street.

At this moment, Nan Yunyue came to her senses and grabbed the back door, climbing inside.

Zhang Tao said speechlessly, "Get out. Why are you following us? It's very dangerous!"

It was true; Zhang Tao was indeed in a very dangerous position right now. Those Evil Cultists might be looking to target him at any moment. The only reason he brought Li Zhen was because Li Zhen carried a mental projection of Li Wukai, which could save his life in a pinch. Damn it, if Nan Yunyue followed, she might not survive to the end.

Nan Yunyue, however, stubbornly stayed in the car. Dangerous? Heh, when was a martial artist ever not in danger? She had been left too far behind, and she had to fight to close the gap.

Zhang Tao sighed. Fine, let her follow if she wanted to. He just hoped she wouldn't regret it.

"Why are you going to Magic City?" Li Zhen asked, trying to break the stifling atmosphere in the car.

In Li Zhen's view, Zhang Tao shouldn't have any connections or business in Magic City.

Zhang Tao pondered for a moment before saying, "I need to go to the Magic City Catacombs!"

Li Zhen was shocked. "You want to go to the Magic City Catacombs? It's too dangerous over there, and are you even familiar with the place? You're just going to run over there?"

Zhang Tao shook his head. He wasn't familiar with it, but he could ask around or look up the data.

Li Zhen rolled his eyes. You bastard, you aren't even familiar with it, and you're just going to run over there? Did you have to be so reckless?

Just then, Nan Yunyue suddenly said, "I'm fairly familiar with the Magic City Catacombs; I have quite a few friends there! Besides, the Magic City Catacombs aren't that dangerous, are they?"

As she spoke, Nan Yunyue gave Li Zhen a look of disdain. A pampered young master would always be a pampered young master.

Seeing Nan Yunyue's expression, Li Zhen immediately bristled. What was that look for? He wasn't talking nonsense.

"You guys don't know, but the one holding down the fort at the Magic City Catacombs is Old Ancestor Jiang. Old Ancestor Jiang is known as the War King, and his personality is, well, a bit erratic. He likes to stir up trouble, so the Magic City Catacombs are actually very dangerous. War can break out at any moment. And there's never any warning!" Li Zhen said quickly.

Among all the Old Ancestors, only Old Ancestor Jiang was restless, constantly starting wars with the True King on the other side. It would be a miracle if the Magic City Catacombs were peaceful.

Nan Yunyue was stunned. Come to think of it, that was true. It was just that they were only Rank 3 or 4 martial artists back then and hadn't felt it personally, but it was true that wars happened there often.

"Zhang Tao, what exactly are you trying to do? Speak clearly!" Li Zhen said, feeling speechless.

Just as Zhang Tao was about to speak, he jerked the steering wheel, and Li Zhen was almost thrown out of his seat. Nan Yunyue was thrown into the front row, her face slamming against the window glass.

The entire window shattered into pieces.

"Zhang Tao..." Nan Yunyue was furious. Damn it, did he even know how to drive?

But before she could finish, Zhang Tao hauled her out of the car and even tossed her away.

"Go find reinforcements!" The flying Nan Yunyue only heard this one sentence from Zhang Tao. When she looked back, she saw several figures in black robes already clashing with Zhang Tao and Li Zhen.

"Damn it!" Nan Yunyue cursed under her breath. To think they would run into Evil Cultists here! No wonder everyone who followed Zhang Tao ended up dead.

Nan Yunyue didn't dare to hesitate and began sprinting toward the city. Regardless of anything else, she had to go get help.

However, Nan Yunyue suddenly felt a blur before her eyes, and two burly men appeared in front of her. One of them slashed at her with a blade. Nan Yunyue tried to block it, but a massive force came from the blade, sending her flying and causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.

In just one exchange, she had been beaten back and injured.

"Rank 6!" Nan Yunyue looked at the two men in front of her in shock. To deal with a single Rank 5, they had actually sent two Rank 6s? Weren't they overestimating her a bit too much?

"Damn it, I knew it!" Zhang Tao cursed inwardly. Sure enough, the Evil Cultists had come. It was fortunate he had dragged the blockhead Li Zhen along; otherwise, he might not have been able to handle being surrounded!

But were these people being too careless? Was there really only Rank 6?