Chapter 2053

Zi Chen arrived outside the Five Elements City and raised his head to look at the floating city. Around the city, five-colored light circulated.

The city gates were completely open, but no cultivators entered or exited.

All the array formations had been shut down, including the Five Elements Great Array.

Zi Chen looked ahead and listened to the panicked voices coming from the city. He mocked, "Have they completely lost their resistance?"

At this moment, figures appeared at the city gate. There were twenty people, led by the five family heads, followed by the Heaven Realm cultivators.

Just as they said earlier, the fake Heaven Realm cultivators were not qualified to stand beside Zi Chen.

"I didn't know Zi Chen was coming. Sorry for not coming out to meet you."

The five family heads came, and the Jin family head spoke. They all cupped their fists and bowed, as if they were welcoming an important figure.

"Please enter the city for a chat."

The crowd parted, and the Jin family head bowed and said. His attitude was somewhat humble, but he did not mention any grudges.

"Do you know why I'm here?" Zi Chen asked in a deep voice.

The expressions of all the Heaven Realm cultivators, including the five family heads, changed. The Jin family head's expression was not natural, but he still nodded and said sincerely, "We know. If we do something wrong, we must be punished. Today, Zi Chen, you have the final say in how you want to punish us."

The other four family heads nodded one after another, all showing an excellent attitude of admitting their mistakes.

Zi Chen's expression was indifferent as he walked forward.

The current him was no longer afraid of the Five Elements Great Formation. He believed that the Five Elements Family did not have the courage to use the strength of their entire family to fight him to the death.

When he walked into the city, the chaotic scene in the city had already disappeared. It was obvious that it had been forcefully suppressed. Then, Zi Chen was led by the five family heads to the highest meeting hall of the Five Elements Family.

These Heaven Realm cultivators followed behind Zi Chen expressionlessly, but they felt too much pressure in their hearts.

Zi Chen, who could easily become a heaven-defying cultivator, was like a peerless ferocious beast. And they were so close to such a ferocious beast. If they were not careful, they might be slaughtered. Naturally, they were terrified.

As they moved forward, cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of many Heaven Realm experts.

Zi Chen sat at the head, and the head of the Jin family sat beside him. He once more cupped his fists and said, "Zi Chen, we have to admit that the Five Elements were in the wrong. However, ever since Saint Rosefinch came last time, our enmity has been resolved, and we haven't taken the initiative to cause any more trouble. Instead, it was you, Zi Chen, who stole the five pages of the Heavenly Book in the Martial Heaven Continent that shook our foundation."

"You're blaming me now." Zi Chen frowned as a chill surged through his body.

"We wouldn't dare. We only want to say that the matter this time is not directly related to the Five Elements Family. If you truly want an explanation, us five old guys are willing to take the blame. If you want to kill us or torture us, do as you please."

Zi Chen looked at the head of the Jin family. His expression was still indifferent. His words seemed very sincere, but in reality, there was a hidden meaning behind them.

For example, when the head of the Jin family brought up the five pages of the Heavenly Book again, his meaning was that they wouldn't pursue the matter of the Heavenly Book anymore. Furthermore, Zi Chen was indeed in the wrong in that matter.

"If possible, we can also give you some compensation as long as you mention it." Looking at the frowning Zi Chen, the head of the Jin family said once more.

The enmity between Zi Chen and the Five Elements Family had existed for a long time. Just the enmity between them had been resolved countless times. However, it had always involved benefits.

If one were to count them one by one, although the Five Elements Family was in the wrong, they were still very sullen. It seemed that they hadn't gained any advantage in this enmity.

The most disastrous loss was naturally the loss of the five pages of the Heavenly Book. That had practically damaged the foundation of the Five Elements Family.

Putting aside their previous enmity, this time, the Five Elements Family's attitude was extremely good. They seemed to have guessed Zi Chen's nature and didn't push all the blame onto the Five Elements Family. They expressed that they were willing to take responsibility.

After pondering for a moment, Zi Chen said, "Forget about the compensation. As for the five of you, you can stay behind and command your clans to fight against the outsiders."

Hearing Zi Chen's words, the heavenly realm experts all sighed in relief. However, just at this moment, Zi Chen's tone changed. "However …"

That one word made everyone's hearts rise to their throats. They all knew that most of the things that came after wouldn't be good.

"However, you have to promise me one thing."

"Just one thing."

Everyone was stunned. As long as Zi Chen didn't pursue the matter, let alone one thing, even ten things wouldn't be a problem.

Sweeping his gaze over the heavenly realm experts, Zi Chen said, "This matter is to destroy the transportation formation to the Martial Heaven Continent."

"What? Destroy the transportation formation?!"

The Five Elements Family's transportation formation to the Martial Heaven Continent had been constructed at an enormous price. Once the Five Elements Family was in danger, they would be able to quickly send reinforcements.

For example, when Zi Chen had stolen the five pages of the Heavenly Book, the Five Elements Family had sent reinforcements. Although they hadn't been able to take back the Heavenly Book in the end, they had been able to quickly send reinforcements.

"A war can break out at any time. I don't want the flames of war to spread to the Martial Heaven Continent, so this transportation formation must be destroyed." Zi Chen's words were cold and resolute.

The five family heads exchanged a glance, clearly troubled. Destroying the transportation formation was cutting off one of their paths of retreat. They would lose their connection to the Martial Heaven Continent. That would be a huge loss.

However, after considering the current situation, the five Family Heads nodded their heads in agreement after weighing the pros and cons.

Under Zi Chen's request, the five heavenly realm experts brought Zi Chen to the five transportation formations in the Five Elements City.

As expected, Zi Chen hadn't started a massacre in the city. Many of the cultivators in the city were curiously sizing up Zi Chen.

"This is the transportation formation to the Jin family."

The head of the Jin family pointed at the heavily guarded building in front of them.

Such a place naturally had many experts guarding it. This was the Jin family's escape route.

Under the Jin family head's lead, Zi Chen walked into the building. At the center of the building, he saw the transportation formation emitting golden light.

Zi Chen went to the transportation formation and released his spiritual sense to investigate it. Then he activated a powerful energy that poured into the transportation formation.

Under the influx of berserk energy, the transportation formation began to distort crazily. Waves of berserk energy wreaked havoc. In the end, the transportation formation exploded. The transportation formation was completely destroyed.

Following the collapse of the transportation formation, the space above the Jin family on the Martial Heaven Continent also began to distort violently. Following that, an explosion rang out in the sky. It was a spatial node that had exploded. A golden energy ripple spread out.

The berserk energy surging above the city caused the expressions of the cultivators in the city to change. They raised their heads to look at the sky, mistakenly thinking that they had been attacked.

"The transportation formation disappeared. Could it be that something has happened to the family?"

"Hurry up and send a message to ask."

"It couldn't be that the foreign races have invaded and attacked the family, right?"

Following the disappearance of the spatial node, the entire city fell into chaos.

Following that, the same thing happened in the other four cities. However, in this short period of time, they already knew what had happened. They no longer panicked.

"Zi Chen actually became the world's number one heavenly realm expert. It seems that we need to have a good relationship with the Everlasting Sect."

News of what had happened on the Martial Heaven Continent quickly spread to the Five Element Aristocratic Families.

Zi Chen had personally destroyed the five transportation formations of the Five Element Aristocratic Families. That was the main reason he had come to the Martial Heaven Continent. He had too many things to worry about in the Martial Heaven Continent. Before he stepped onto the star path, he needed to make some guarantees for the continent.

Other than that, Zi Chen also asked the five families which powers possessed a transportation formation to the Martial Heaven Continent.

Following that, the Five Element Aristocratic Families told two families. One of them was the Sword Sect. That surprised Zi Chen.

Thus, Zi Chen left the second continent, preparing to go to the fourth continent's Sword Sect.

The five family heads personally sent Zi Chen off. They even escorted him all the way to the border of the second continent. Only when they saw Zi Chen's figure disappear did they relax.

The Five Element Aristocratic Families had passed this calamity.

News of Zi Chen going to the third continent quickly spread. During that time, the Luo family's reaction was the most intense. They immediately summoned all their experts back to the city, afraid that Zi Chen's target was them.

However, that worry was unnecessary. Zi Chen didn't go to the Luo family. Instead, he used a transportation formation to go to the border city of the third continent and directly went to the fourth continent.

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The fourth continent, the Sword Sect.

According to his master, Qingcheng would be coming out of seclusion in a few days. Jian Na had been waiting for her in seclusion. At the same time, he held an ice lotus in his hand.

He had found it in the ten-thousand-year-old ice. It was extremely beautiful. He was planning to give it to Jin Qingcheng. It indicated that she had the cold temperament of an ice lotus.

When he thought of Qingcheng, his heart burned with passion. His eyes were filled with adoration. However, he soon thought of Zi Chen. Although he had become the number one expert, Jian Na still looked down on him. That kind of character was too bad. So what if he became the number one expert in the world?

Because of Zi Chen, Jian Na looked down on those two in the sect. Those two fellows were Zi Chen's friends, so they definitely wouldn't be any better.

And because of him, the other people in the sect didn't have a friendly attitude towards Man Shi and Wu Xie.

The tightly shut stone door opened with a creak. The aura of a Heavenly Realm expert spread out.

Jian Na's heart was filled with excitement as he stared at the front.

He saw two figures walking out of the stone room hand in hand.

"Qingcheng."

Looking at the tall and perfect Jin Qingcheng with a few scars on her face, Jian Na couldn't help but call out.

"It's you, Jian Na. Why are you here?"

Jin Qingcheng looked at Jian Na outside, and a look of surprise flashed across her eyes.

"Master said that you would be coming out of seclusion in a few days, so I have been waiting here. This is an ice lotus that I personally picked. It's for you." While speaking, Jian Na handed the ice lotus over.

"Jian Na, aren't you a little too stingy? Why did you only give it to Qingcheng?" Dong Qing couldn't help but tease.

"There's only one here. Besides, didn't you ask someone to give it to her?" Jian Na's tone was a little unfriendly.

The two of them weren't angry at Jian Na's attitude because they knew why Jian Na was angry.

"Oh right, how is Zi Chen now?" Dong Qing purposely asked.

"He's dead." Jian Na replied unhappily.