Magic City Catacombs

Seeing the unfriendly look in Li Zhen's eyes, Zhang Tao curled his lip. He glanced at the bags they were both carrying—that was about enough. With this much, it should be fine, right?

So, Zhang Tao said, "Alright, that's enough. I wonder if Nan Yunyue and the others have arrived yet!" As he spoke, Zhang Tao muttered a few words to himself and headed toward the agreed-upon meeting spot.

When they arrived at the seaside near the entrance to the Magic City Catacombs, Nan Yunyue and a young man were already waiting there.

Seeing Zhang Tao and Li Zhen approach, Nan Yunyue said impatiently, "What's the situation with you two? Why did it take so long?"

You have to understand, she had rushed over in a flurry to find an old friend and dragged him along, only to end up standing there blowing in the sea breeze for an hour without seeing a sign of Zhang Tao or the others.

"Heh!" Li Zhen didn't want to speak. What's the situation? Can't you see for yourself? Didn't you see me buying a pile of cat food?

Zhang Tao skipped over the topic and said to the man, "Sorry for being late. Nan Yunyue, aren't you going to introduce us? Who is this?"

Before Nan Yunyue could open her mouth, the man said, "Hello, Supervisor Zhang. I've heard so much about you. My name is Yu Feng, a local from Magic City!"

Zhang Tao was stunned. Yu Feng—if he remembered correctly, this would be the future principal of Magic Martial University. Looking at him now, he appeared to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight, and his cultivation was quite impressive for his age, at the early stage of Rank 5. He seemed well-mannered, though it was a pity that the future Magic Martial University always seemed to produce troublemakers.

"Yu Feng, don't call him Supervisor. He's just a deadbeat. Zhang Tao, hurry up and tell me why you came to the Magic City Catacombs!" Nan Yunyue interrupted their pleasantries impatiently; she was incredibly curious.

Zhang Tao was speechless. This woman—no wonder no man wants her later on. Who on earth would like someone like this?

"It's like this: I want to learn about the terrain of the Magic City Catacombs. I wonder how much Brother Yu knows?" Zhang Tao had no choice but to get straight to the point.

Yu Feng gave a bitter smile and said, "Aside from the data provided by the authorities, I only know the terrain within a few hundred miles of Hope City. As for the rest, my strength is too low, and I haven't explored it."

Zhang Tao nodded. In truth, he had expected this. After all, given Yu Feng's strength, one couldn't exactly expect a mid-rank martial artist to go out and map the area.

"Zhang Tao, you came all this way just to ask this?" Li Zhen asked in disbelief. Don't you see the wealthy second-generation heir standing right in front of you? Who could possibly know more than those in Zhenxing City?

Zhang Tao paused, then looked at Li Zhen. He finally remembered that this guy was a martial second-generation from Zhenxing City. With the Old Ancestors of Zhenxing City stationed at Sea-Suppressing Mountain, they should be very familiar with the terrain of the Magic City Catacombs.

"Look at my memory. Li Hanhan, do you have any information on your side?" Zhang Tao asked hurriedly.

Li Zhen curled his lip, found a phone booth, and made a call. Soon, the call was returned. After listening, Li Zhen ended the call and said, "It's settled. We can go find Brother Jiang. He's currently in the Magic City Catacombs, and he knows this terrain well!"

Hearing the name "Brother Jiang," Zhang Tao didn't know who it was for a moment, so he asked, "Hanhan, who is this Brother Jiang?"

Li Zhen rolled his eyes; he was very annoyed by Zhang Tao calling him "Hanhan," but he explained anyway, "He's a descendant of Old Ancestor Jiang, Jiang Yuanhua. He's currently training here in the Magic City Catacombs!"

At this moment, Yu Feng suddenly said, "Oh, Grandmaster Jiang. That makes sense!"

Zhang Tao nodded, remembering now. It seemed this guy had two grandsons: one was Jiang Hao, the reincarnation of Mo Wenjian's spiritual consciousness, and the other was the cowardly little fatty, Jiang Chao.

"Let's go then. Are you looking for a specific place with this terrain map?" Li Zhen asked curiously.

Zhang Tao nodded but didn't elaborate. Li Zhen didn't press him; after all, there was an outsider present, and since Li Zhen didn't know this Yu Feng, he didn't say anything more.

After entering the Magic City Catacombs and completing the registration, Yu Feng, who frequented the area, knew where Grandmaster Jiang was and led the group over.

When Jiang Yuanhua saw Li Zhen, he smiled and said, "What brings you to the Magic City Catacombs? It's quite dangerous here lately, you need to be careful!"

"Brother Jiang, this is my friend. I want a terrain map of the Magic City Catacombs!" Li Zhen didn't dawdle and spoke directly on Zhang Tao's behalf.

Although Jiang Yuanhua didn't know why Li Zhen wanted it, he searched his room, handed a map to Li Zhen, and said, "It's all here!"

After saying that, he pulled Li Zhen aside and whispered, "That's Zhang Tao next to you, right? I've heard of him—he's very reckless. You should be careful."

Li Zhen was caught between laughter and tears. He gave a perfunctory reply and took the items away.

In a corner of Hope City, Zhang Tao studied the terrain map while Li Zhen leaned against the wall to take a nap. He didn't even want to ask anymore; he would just follow along when the time came.

Nan Yunyue was a bit restless. There was no helping it; both of these guys were cultivating too fast, and she wanted to keep up. Besides, she didn't believe for a second that Zhang Tao had run all the way here without there being some benefit.

Yu Feng felt a bit awkward, unsure whether he should leave or not. He looked at Nan Yunyue, but ultimately felt he wasn't close enough with Zhang Tao and the others, so he said, "I'll be heading off then; I have some things to take care of!"

Nan Yunyue simply waved her hand, ignoring Yu Feng entirely, which left him feeling quite hurt. Damn it, you were the one who called me here, and now you're this impatient?

Women, heh!

And so, Yu Feng left. Zhang Tao continued his research. A while later, Zhang Tao closed the map, having memorized everything. He said, "I want to go to the Boundary Land over there, near Kuocang Mountain."

Li Zhen plopped down onto the ground, looking at Zhang Tao in disbelief. "Are you crazy?"

The Boundary Land—a place many ancestors wanted to explore, yet it was incredibly dangerous and located deep within the Catacombs. Damn it, Zhang Tao is looking for trouble right out of the gate.

Nan Yunyue was confused at first, but she quickly grabbed the map to look. Finally, she gasped. Holy crap, Zhang Tao is definitely insane. No, wait—this guy must know something. But still, this is too crazy.

No wonder everyone who follows this kid ends up dead. Running this far, how could they not die?

Nan Yunyue immediately felt conflicted. It was so far, and she was only Rank 5. If they ran into danger, she wouldn't be able to escape. However, she didn't want to give up; after all, Zhang Tao's rapid cultivation made her very envious.

"No, why are you running over there? I'm warning you, according to internal intelligence, there are many powerful entities in that area. Not to mention that, but the journey there—and the Forbidden Sea—are not things we can cross!" Li Zhen said immediately.

Zhang Tao smiled and said, "I know. Nan Yunyue, you shouldn't go. I'm not going there for benefits this time!"

Nan Yunyue was stunned. Not for benefits? Li Zhen also blinked. If there were no benefits, why run all the way over there? Without another word, Li Zhen turned and walked away.