Descending into the Catacombs 2

After hesitating for two seconds, Guo Weicheng said, "Zhang Tao, since you have already obtained the Heart Core and Brain Core of a Rank 7 Monster Beast, and you have also acquired quite a few Energy Fruits, let's just leave it at that!"

There was no help for it; humanity was currently too weak and could not withstand a major war. Therefore, Guo Weicheng dared not take risks, nor did he dare to send people to seize it. If something were to happen and trigger a war between the Catacombs and humanity, he would be the one to blame.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tao sighed. He understood Guo Weicheng's predicament, but he also knew this was an opportunity. However, being in that position meant having to consider many issues. At this moment, there were barely any Rank 9s among humanity, so how could they fight the Catacombs?

If not for the Heaven Suppressing King holding the line and the schemes of many old hidden figures, they would have likely been wiped out long ago. Rolling up his Snake-skin Pouch, Zhang Tao slung it over his shoulder and walked out of the Catacombs.

He still had to distribute some of the Energy Stones inside to the families of Wang Feng and the others.

Brother Li at the entrance stared with wide eyes at Zhang Tao. He knew you were a prodigy, but damn, is it really that easy for you to earn resources by taking a trip into the Catacombs?

How long has it been, and you're already carrying a whole sack out?

Many people coming and going also looked at Zhang Tao, their eyes filled with envy. Look at him, then look at themselves; they've lived their lives in vain.

"You damn rascal..." At this moment, someone shouted from afar.

Zhang Tao looked over and saw Li Zhen flying over with large strides, staring at Zhang Tao with a face full of disbelief.

"What is your situation? You looked like you were about to die just a moment ago, but now—wait, you're Rank 6? And what is this..." Li Zhen pointed at the sack on Zhang Tao's back, unable to speak.

Seeing that everyone around was paying attention to him, Zhang Tao had a thought and opened the Snake-skin Pouch. Immediately, a surge of spiritual energy gushed out. Whether it was the high-quality Energy Stones, the Energy Fruits, or even the Heart Core and Brain Core of the Rank 7 Monster Beast inside, it left the surrounding people stunned, and many even had red eyes.

Even Li Zhen gasped after seeing it. Damn it, did this guy get lucky again? There was no helping it; this guy had a history.

The reason Zhang Tao did this was because he thought of Fang Ping later on. That kid was exactly like this, walking the Human Emperor Path step by step. It was only at the end that the kid didn't want to be the Emperor and merged his path into him. It was evident that Fang Ping's method was the correct one. Looking at how long he, old Zhang, had walked only to end up on a fake Human Emperor Path, the difference was clear.

Now, Zhang Tao also wanted to imitate him. When the time came, who knows, he might just walk onto the correct Human Emperor Path himself.

"You damn..." After Li Zhen reacted, he immediately sealed Zhang Tao's Snake-skin Pouch and dragged him away. This place was no longer safe to stay in.

Zhang Tao rolled his eyes; he had wanted to show off a bit more.

"Speak, what the hell is wrong with you? What's the deal with these things?" Li Zhen immediately grabbed Zhang Tao by the neck and asked. In the time it took him to turn his head, you were fine, and you were even Rank 6! Not only that, you took a turn in the Catacombs and brought back so much stuff. Is this normal?

Zhang Tao did not hide anything and explained the situation. After all, some of this belonged to Wang Feng and the others.

After listening to Zhang Tao, Li Zhen sighed. Thinking about that Small Mineral Vein, Grandmaster Guo Weicheng dared not go, but they could. It was just uncertain whether there were high-rankers inside; if there were, it would be difficult.

"Li Zhen, shall we go pull a job?" Zhang Tao said immediately. One had to know that Li Zhen was from Zhenxing City. The Heaven Suppressing King must have left some insurance on Li Zhen; otherwise, so many people who followed Zhang Tao to mess around had died, yet Li Zhen was still alive. Haha, who would believe there was no insurance?

Li Zhen's brows twitched. Pull a job? He was truly poor lately. If possible, he really wanted to do it, but he also knew Zhang Tao was too reckless. Wang Feng and the others were a cautionary tale. Furthermore, the people in the Catacombs had already discovered the incident there. Going back now would be like throwing themselves into the fire, wouldn't it?

What's more, they didn't have storage equipment. If just the two of them went, they wouldn't be able to carry it all back!

"Don't tell me you're scared!" Zhang Tao teased.

Li Zhen curled his lip and said, "You damn rascal, your provocation won't work. It's just the two of us, and as you said, there's a whole group of people over there, and there might even be high-rankers. The two of us won't be enough."

Zhang Tao chuckled and said, "You have so many experts in Zhenxing City. Just grab one expert from your Li Family, and wouldn't we be set?"

Li Zhen snorted, feeling somewhat tempted.

"Hurry up, or the Catacombs people will have finished moving the mineral vein!" Zhang Tao rolled his eyes and said. His round trip had already taken three hours.

"Let's go!" Li Zhen said immediately. There were experts from their Li Family in the Forbidden City.

"Wait, do you have, you know, an Old Ancestor's Avatar?" Zhang Tao immediately grabbed Li Zhen and asked. This thing was a great treasure, so Zhang Tao naturally had to ask clearly.

"What do you want that for?" Li Zhen asked, immediately on guard.

Zhang Tao smiled, wrapped his arm around Li Zhen's shoulder, and said, "Nothing, let's go!"

Looking at Li Zhen's reaction, it was clear the kid was carrying one. Damn it, whatever he did in the future, he had to bring Li Zhen along. At the very least, the Heaven Suppressing King could cover them in the early stages.

Just like that, the two of them rushed back to the Forbidden City. Guo Weicheng frowned as he watched this kid return, and not only that, but he had also dragged Li Zhen from the Li Family along. Damn it, this was definitely going to cause trouble.

Sure enough, without a word, Zhang Tao dumped the Snake-skin Pouch in front of Guo Weicheng and said, "Old Guo, sorry to trouble you, please take a look for me."

Guo Weicheng's beard twitched. This guy really didn't treat himself as an outsider. Li Zhen also saw the items inside clearly and couldn't help but swallow his saliva. It wasn't that he hadn't seen such scenes before; in Zhenxing City, he had seen even bigger ones. But now that he was working in the military department, he didn't ask his family for much anymore, and some of his subordinates and colleagues in the military were still waiting to be fed.

"You... forget it, be careful!" Guo Weicheng sighed. He knew he couldn't talk them out of it. However, since the eldest young master of Zhenxing City was involved, there would be some guarantee of safety. As a Rank 9 Grandmaster, he still knew a few things.

Zhang Tao tucked the Snake-skin Pouch into his chest and said to Li Zhen, "Ten minutes, see you at the gate of the Forbidden City!"

He also had to find some people willing to go. Of course, he would make the dangers clear.

Soon, at the gate of the Forbidden City, Li Zhen had five people with him. Zhang Tao recognized one of them as a Rank 7 Grandmaster from the city, while the other four he did not know.

As for Zhang Tao's side, there were ten people. Hearing that they were going to find a mineral vein, these people had followed him on their own.