A Conversation Between Two

As if remembering something, the Grey Cat suddenly said, "Since you've reached Rank 8, I hope you'll temper your Golden Body more thoroughly. Only by laying a solid foundation can you cultivate faster in the future, and your path on the Origin Dao will be much smoother!"

Zhang Tao understood what the Grey Cat meant. To be honest, if it were the Zhang Tao of the past, he certainly wouldn't have bothered with nine-fold Golden Body tempering; he didn't have the time to waste. But the current Zhang Tao knew the importance of a solid foundation.

He knew even better that humanity wouldn't fall apart without him. As a pawn for many sides, humanity would certainly continue to exist just fine. Besides, there was still the Heaven Suppressing King holding the fort.

He had planned to properly forge his Golden Body upon his return this time. As for the Catacombs, he had no intention of going there; after all, it wasn't the time for him to scramble for resources yet.

After eating a meal prepared by Brother Xian, Zhang Tao went back to cultivate. The Grey Cat had given him so much Indestructible Substance that he had to make good use of it.

While absorbing the Indestructible Substance to temper his Golden Body, he reflected on why it was so difficult for everyone else to temper their Golden Bodies. Firstly, they were limited by their spiritual power, and secondly, the birth of Indestructible Substance required time to accumulate.

With the benefits provided by the Grey Cat, Zhang Tao's cultivation was naturally extremely fast, and his progress was rapid!

At this moment, in Zhenxing City, the Heaven Suppressing King raised an eyebrow. He had been observing Zhang Tao's cultivation; it was so fast. He hadn't paid attention for just a few days, and the man had already reached Rank 8. Such speed was rarely seen even in the ancient era.

He glanced at his own descendant and sighed. Li Zhen was still struggling to temper his skull.

Even after advancing to Rank 8, it was impossible to quickly complete the tempering of the Golden Body without Indestructible Substance.

After a moment of thought, golden light appeared on the Heaven Suppressing King's finger, gradually converging into a golden sphere of light. The Heaven Suppressing King estimated that it should be enough for Li Zhen to complete his nine-fold Golden Body tempering. There was no help for it; if he didn't give his descendant a boost, the gap between his descendant and Zhang Tao would only continue to widen.

Holding the light sphere, the Heaven Suppressing King arrived at Li Zhen's room. Li Zhen was still cultivating desperately, completely unaware that his ancestor had arrived, let alone that he was there to give him a boost.

It wasn't until the Heaven Suppressing King spoke that Li Zhen woke from his cultivation. Seeing the Heaven Suppressing King, Li Zhen hurriedly said, "Greetings, Ancestor!"

The Heaven Suppressing King nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "This is some Indestructible Substance I recently obtained. I'm giving it to you. With this, you can significantly shorten the time it takes to temper your skull and Golden Body!"

As he spoke, a golden sphere of light appeared and floated in front of Li Zhen.

Li Zhen was stunned to see so much Indestructible Substance. He stammered, "Ancestor, this..."

"Take it if I give it to you. You are the next Apex of our Li family!" the Heaven Suppressing King laughed. It was true; the others weren't very promising. Despite the short distance of a thousand meters, no one else had been able to cross it, which left him speechless.

Li Zhen finally reacted, hurriedly using his Space Ring to store the golden light sphere, and said, "Thank you, Ancestor!"

The Heaven Suppressing King nodded and, ignoring Li Zhen, left on his own.

Li Zhen was overjoyed. With this Indestructible Substance, he could definitely catch up to Zhang Tao. No, he had to reach Rank 8 first.

Thinking of this, Li Zhen began to absorb the Indestructible Substance to temper his skull, and his speed increased instantly.

Meanwhile, the Heaven Suppressing King arrived at the space where the God Forger resided. The God Forger was reading a book, and upon seeing the Heaven Suppressing King enter, he immediately snorted, showing his extreme dislike for him.

Seeing the God Forger's attitude, the Heaven Suppressing King was instantly excited. One had to know that the Heaven Suppressing King had two great hobbies in life: one was fighting to a draw, and the other was bullying the God Forger.

Now this old thing dared to give him attitude? Heh, if he didn't give him a good thrashing, wouldn't he be doing a disservice to that expression?

And so, in this small space, the screams of the God Forger immediately rang out.

"You old thing, damn you, don't push me!" the God Forger cursed loudly. He was actually using a chain to whip him! Did the God Forger have no dignity? Did he think he was whipping a monkey?

The Heaven Suppressing King smiled and said, "Push you? What can you do if I do?"

As he spoke, he flicked the chain again, striking the God Forger. The God Forger was furious, but he couldn't beat the Heaven Suppressing King. In the end, the God Forger had to beg for mercy. Damn it, this old thing had no sense of martial ethics.

"Hmph, can you speak properly now?" The Heaven Suppressing King curled his lip. In his view, this old thing, the God Forger, just needed a beating.

"What the hell did you come here for?" The God Forger was speechless. He wondered if this old thing had been slighted outside and had come to take it out on him.

The Heaven Suppressing King hummed twice and said, "The cat has come out. You should know that, right?"

The God Forger didn't speak. Of course he knew, but what did the cat coming out have to do with him?

"Logically speaking, the Great Era hasn't arrived yet, but the cat came out early and is following that brat Zhang Tao. I feel like this time might be the last. You have clones outside, so you should know that kid too. What do you think?" The Heaven Suppressing King didn't mind the God Forger's attitude and continued to ask.

The God Forger remained silent, and the Heaven Suppressing King's brow twitched again. Tough guy, I like it!

Seeing the Heaven Suppressing King threatening to use the chain again, the God Forger hurriedly said, "What else can I think? You don't actually think we old things can do anything, do you? Become an Emperor? Heh, can't you, old thing, become an Emperor? Or are you afraid? Or perhaps, you also feel there is a major problem?"

The Heaven Suppressing King nodded. To be honest, he couldn't become an Emperor because someone was blocking him, but more importantly, he felt that becoming an Emperor was a huge trap—a super huge trap—so he didn't dare to. He wanted to find an answer, but for so many years, for eight thousand years, he hadn't found it.

As for the Emperors being dead? Heh, he didn't believe it for a second. He reckoned they were all in the Origin Dao plotting something. If even the Emperors couldn't do it, he didn't think he could either.

"Zhang Tao rose to power in just a few years. He's Rank 8 now, right? Heh, he cultivates really fast. But the situation is not optimistic. You old thing are too devious. I reckon that kid will have to guard against you while facing the Catacombs. Heh, who knows, there might even be variables!" the God Forger said calmly.

The Heaven Suppressing King didn't refute him. Variables—he hoped so. This time, he wanted to see true variables. He had guarded humanity for eight thousand years, and he was tired.

"By the way, that kid of yours is stupid enough. I really don't understand how someone as sinister as you could have a descendant of your brother who is so stupid!" the God Forger mocked. One had to know that his clone had been watching from the outside the whole time. He had seen that the Heaven Suppressing King wanted his descendant to become the leader of humanity, but unfortunately, Zhang Tao had snatched the opportunity.

The key was that Li Zhen was even willing to follow Zhang Tao. Isn't that infuriating?