Rank 7 Divine Weapon

After all, Li Xianling's attitude had already made everything clear. If they searched his home later, they really might uncover something. It was a shame that after being cautious for most of his life, he'd ended up falling because of that brat Zhang Tao.

He didn't expect Li Xianling to skip the search. Given their relationship, Li Xianling would surely trust his successor. And he couldn't stand up to an investigation.

The Grandmasters around them sighed when they heard Zhao Changfeng's words. There was no doubt about it: Zhao Changfeng had admitted it himself, so it had to be true. Several of those closest to him were furious. They'd never imagined their friend was a Holy Sect martial artist.

After all, they were the kind of people who could trust each other with their backs even in the Catacombs.

Seeing the Grandmasters glaring at him, Zhao Changfeng's gaze wavered for a moment. Then he fell silent, only shooting Zhang Tao a venomous look. The Holy Sect wouldn't let a genius like him live.

He, Zhao Changfeng, would wait for him in hell.

"Let's go. Back! Not a word about what happened today—not to anyone outside!" Li Xianling said, carrying Zhao Changfeng, whom he had already restrained with his mental power.

The Grandmasters all nodded. The matter was far too serious, and they'd also uncovered a Holy Sect martial artist at the Grandmaster level. They were all deeply troubled. There was no way they could make this public; doing so would only embolden the Holy Sect. If even a Grandmaster could betray them, one could imagine the impact that would have.

When they returned to the Culture Building, Zhao Changfeng had already been taken into custody, and the other Grandmasters had dispersed. Only then did Li Xianling sigh and pat Zhang Tao on the shoulder. "Zhang Tao, you'll probably be in danger from now on. Wherever you go, I hope you'll stay alert. Understand?"

After all, Zhang Tao was the successor he'd chosen. He truly didn't want anything to happen to him, but he couldn't stay by Zhang Tao's side all the time. New Martial didn't have that many resources, nor that many people to spare.

Zhang Tao nodded. He was definitely keeping his wits about him. Otherwise, would he have brought the cat out of the Catacombs? Would he have taken Li Hanhan everywhere he went?

"This is your Rank 7 Divine Weapon. I didn't expect you to put it to use so soon!" As he spoke, Li Xianling tossed Zhang Tao the newly made weapon. The Rank 7 beast's Heart Core and Brain Core had come from Zhang Tao himself, so there was no violation of the rules.

Divine weapons were always in short supply. Only those who had rendered outstanding service had a chance to obtain one. Of course, if you were lucky enough to hunt a beast yourself and use it to make a divine weapon, that was allowed too. But most high-ranked beasts blew up their Heart Cores or Brain Cores before dying. That was why divine weapons were so scarce.

Zhang Tao took the weapon and twirled it through a few flourishes before putting it away. "Chief Overseer, I'll get going, then!"

Li Xianling nodded. Now that Zhang Tao had reached Rank 7, he needed to get used to controlling his power.

Before long, Zhang Tao was back home. It wasn't far. When he stepped inside, he saw Grey Cat already eating takeout, and shrugged. That cat sure picked things up fast.

He left Grey Cat alone and decided to refine his divine weapon first. From now on, he, Zhang Tao, would be a big name among Rank 7s. His battle with Zhao Changfeng had also shown him just how much the Kongtong Seal had boosted him. He'd only just entered Rank 7, yet he'd still managed to take down Zhao Changfeng, a High-stage Rank 7. That showed just how powerful Zhang Tao's qi and blood were.

After a full day of refining, Zhang Tao had stored the divine weapon inside his Gate of Blood and Qi. He was even nurturing it, constantly infusing it with qi and blood. He recovered quickly, after all. When the time came, he might be able to catch a Rank 7 off guard and kill him with a single slash.

Blade Nourishing Technique and Sword Nourishing Technique had existed for a long time, and Zhang Tao naturally knew them.

Only then did Zhang Tao have time to examine his Kongtong Seal. When he had manifested his mental construct, the Kongtong Seal had briefly left him and rushed straight into the construct. It had then merged with it before returning.

He hadn't had a chance to investigate it yet.

"Let me see." Zhang Tao began releasing his mental construct. But the construct came out without the Kongtong Seal. Zhang Tao raised an eyebrow. It seemed his strength was still too low; he couldn't activate the Kongtong Seal.

After experimenting for a while, Zhang Tao gave up in frustration. There was no helping it. The Kongtong Seal might as well have been dead for all the response it gave him. Whether he used his mental construct or his mental power, nothing worked. He simply couldn't activate the seal. In the end, he could only conclude that he wasn't strong enough and had no idea how to handle the Kongtong Seal.

"Zhang Tao! Zhang Tao!" A shout came from downstairs. Zhang Tao pursed his lips. He didn't even need to guess who it was!

"Li Hanhan, why are you shouting so loudly?" But when Zhang Tao went downstairs, he laughed. There was no helping it: Li Zhen had been pressed into the ground, and now he was shouting from below.

"Brother Cat, don't be mad. What happened?" Zhang Tao hurried over and picked Grey Cat up.

Grey Cat yawned. "That Li Hanhan woke me up. So annoying!"

When Li Zhen climbed out of the ground, he glared furiously at Zhang Tao. This was all because of the cat you brought here! Look at it, bullying me now! And I'm not called Li Hanhan! Li Zhen was absolutely livid.

He'd been at the Military Department when he suddenly heard that Zhang Tao had reached Rank 7. That was way too fast! Already in a bad mood, Li Zhen had rushed over, wanting to see what was going on with Zhang Tao. But after just calling out twice, he'd been shoved into the ground.

After all, he was Li Zhen, the young master of Zhenxing City. No one had ever dared to pin him down—not even a Rank 9. But now he'd been pinned down by a cat.

"Uh, Brother Cat, go back and get some more sleep." After soothing Grey Cat, Zhang Tao glanced at Li Zhen. Li Zhen was still glaring, and Zhang Tao didn't even know what to say. Seriously, you've got a hard head. You can't even beat that cat, so who are you glaring at? Better watch out. If the cat gets annoyed, it might scratch you again.

Grey Cat strutted off with a carefree swagger and went back to sleep. Life felt wonderful now. Not only did it have a bed, but whenever it wanted something to eat, it could sweep the area with its mental power, find a restaurant's phone number, and place an order. They'd deliver it right over. It couldn't get much better.

Waking up naturally every day, eating its fill, and then watching TV—that was the life of a cat.

"You little brat, what's going on?" Li Zhen grabbed Zhang Tao by the neck and demanded. They'd only been apart for a day, and he'd already broken through. Who was Li Zhen supposed to complain to?