The Old Ancestor is Awesome

Zhang Tao prepared for a moment before saying to the Grey Cat, who was watching television, "Brother Cat, I'm going to the Kyoto Catacombs. I might be away for a while. Will you be alright on your own?"

The Grey Cat waved its paw impatiently. Who are you looking down on?

Haven't I been taking care of myself all these days? Did you ever call for takeout for me?

Once they stepped outside, Li Zhen asked, "Is this cat really okay? Shouldn't we bring it along?"

Zhang Tao shook his head and said, "Since you want to temper yourself, how are you supposed to do that if you bring the cat?"

Li Zhen chuckled, feeling a bit disgruntled; last time, he had been pinned to the ground by the cat.

This time, the two arrived at the Kyoto Catacombs. After registering, Li Zhen asked, "What's the plan?"

Zhang Tao pulled Li Zhen out of the city and said, "We are both Rank 7 now, so naturally, our priority should be increasing our mental power. Let's head to the coast first to take a look!"

Li Zhen was stunned, then hurriedly said, "Are you crazy? You want to enter the sea? There are tons of Rank 9s in there! The Mental Power Avatar inside my body might not be able to protect us!"

After all, it was one thing to be on the shore, but entering the sea was a different story—that was risky.

Li Zhen then transmitted his voice, "Besides, the method for cultivating mental power..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Zhang Tao interrupted him, "Don't talk nonsense!"

There were too many experts inside the Catacombs. A Rank 7 voice transmission couldn't be hidden from those people; if they spoke carelessly, they would be in trouble.

Li Zhen was taken aback. He had used a mental power transmission, but he didn't continue. The meaning was clear: Zhang Tao should know, as the method for cultivating mental power was created by this guy himself. There was no need to take such a huge risk just to speed up mental power cultivation.

"I have my considerations!" Zhang Tao said, ignoring Li Zhen and continuing on his way. Li Zhen felt helpless; what else could he say? Since the guy had already said that, he could only choose to trust him.

Back on Earth, Nan Yunyue finally located the Three Burner Gates and successfully stepped into the threshold of Rank 6. Just as she was feeling excited, she heard from her sister that Li Zhen had also broken through to Rank 7. Nan Yunyue was instantly stunned. She could understand Zhang Tao, but how could Li Zhen be so fast?

This didn't make any sense. After all, Li Zhen had said a long time ago that he wouldn't squander the resources of Zhenxing City anymore.

"Damn it, there's definitely something wrong! That idiot Li Hanhan must have run back to sponge off his family," Nan Yunyue cursed. There was no helping it; now that her peers were all Grandmasters and she had only just entered Rank 6, she was lagging behind quite significantly. To be honest, she felt more envious than anything. She wanted to sponge off her family too, but looking at her sister—well, her sister was only Rank 5.

In reality, becoming a Rank 6 at Nan Yunyue's age was already a sign of a prodigy. Unfortunately, with Zhang Tao and Li Zhen as shining examples, Nan Yunyue didn't seem as dazzling by comparison.

"Yueyue, don't put so much pressure on yourself!" Nan Yunping sighed as she spoke to Nan Yunyue. She felt that Nan Yunyue was putting too much pressure on herself. Zhang Tao and Li Zhen were simply not ordinary people; one could stumble upon Rank 9 existences, and the other was a second-generation martial artist. They were impossible to compete with.

"Hmph, I will definitely catch up to them!" Nan Yunyue clenched her fists and ran out. She was going to find Zhang Tao; he had promised to help her once she reached Rank 6.

Nan Yunping watched her sister rush off and shook her head. Some people were just unreasonable; they couldn't be caught. Nan Yunping was very open-minded about this.

When she arrived at Zhang Tao's house, only the Grey Cat was there. Zhang Tao and Li Zhen had already left for the Catacombs together. Nan Yunyue was speechless. Were they not calling her for Catacomb trips anymore? As expected, those two bastards must think she wasn't good enough and was just holding them back.

The Grey Cat looked at Nan Yunyue speechlessly. What was this woman gnashing her teeth about all by herself?

In the end, Nan Yunyue also ran to the Kyoto Catacombs. She was Rank 6 now, and she needed to get familiar with her power as soon as possible. Going to the Catacombs was undoubtedly the best choice.

At this moment, on the edge of the Forbidden Sea, Zhang Tao and Li Zhen looked at each other. To be honest, neither of them felt confident.

Zhang Tao had originally been confident and had even specifically begged the cat for a Mental Power Avatar, but it had been suppressed by the Kongtong Seal. Where could he even go to complain about that?

He didn't know if what the cat said was true or not. As for Li Zhen, he felt even less confident. There was no way around it; the avatar given by the Old Ancestor was sealed inside his body, and he didn't know anything about it.

Testing the waters at the shoreline was one thing, but this madman Zhang Tao wanted to enter the Forbidden Sea. That was something he wasn't sure about.

"Li Laoer, you go in and try it!" Zhang Tao said, blinking his eyes.

Li Zhen was so angry his nose crooked. Why the hell don't you go try it? You want me to try? This is literally a "try and die" situation.

"You go!" Li Zhen huffed.

Zhang Tao rolled his eyes and bluffed, "I can't! The Old Ancestor's Mental Power Avatar is on you, not me!"

"Heh!" Li Zhen ignored him. He would have to be insane to go into the Forbidden Sea alone.

"Ahem, the cat said there are many Heavenly Gold Lotuses in the Forbidden Sea. If we want to quickly break through to Rank 8, eating heavenly treasures is undoubtedly the fastest way!" Zhang Tao said earnestly.

Li Zhen didn't even look at Zhang Tao. If they were going, they were going together. He wouldn't be used as a lab rat.

Zhang Tao was speechless. The idiot Li Hanhan wasn't easy to fool anymore. But in order to reach Rank 8 faster, Zhang Tao gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go take a look together!"

As he spoke, Zhang Tao jumped onto Li Zhen's back. Li Zhen stumbled and almost fell, immediately raging, "Get the hell off me! Why should I carry you?"

No matter how much Li Zhen tried to shake him off, Zhang Tao wouldn't budge, clinging tightly to Li Zhen's neck. Li Zhen was so angry he started cursing. He had never seen anyone so shameless.

With no other choice, Li Zhen hesitated, then suppressed his aura and flew toward the sea surface. If he was going to die, he would die; if not, he would live for ten thousand years.

Li Zhen frantically cheered himself on. He found that after flying a short distance, nothing happened, and he was overjoyed. It really worked? "The Old Ancestor is awesome!" Li Zhen silently praised the Heaven Suppressing King in his heart.

Zhang Tao raised an eyebrow. He didn't know if it was the Heaven Suppressing King's Mental Power Avatar that was working or the Kongtong Seal inside his own body. Regardless, Zhang Tao didn't dare to test it himself. By dragging Li Zhen along, at the very least, if things went south, he would have the avatar inside Li Zhen to fall back on.

"Zhang Tao, I didn't expect the Old Ancestor's avatar to be so awesome! We're going to be rich in the future!" Li Zhen excitedly transmitted to Zhang Tao.

Zhang Tao gave a perfunctory reply, his eyes darting around. He hadn't come to the Forbidden Sea for a sightseeing trip; he was looking for Heavenly Gold Lotuses.

"You dead scoundrel, you..." Li Zhen cursed inwardly. To think he was being so dismissive of him! He shouldn't have brought this scoundrel along; he should have searched the Forbidden Sea by himself.