Chapter 2178

In this world where martial prowess reigned supreme, there were many ways to add flowers to embroidery and even more to add insult to injury.

After learning that the last Saint of the Nico Family had died and that the family's restrictions had somehow exploded, the Five Great Clans that had not expressed their stance towards Zi Chen took the initiative to attack.

In addition, some of the previously inconspicuous forces also began to stir. Their strength was limited, and they were unable to make a move on those large trading grounds. Instead, they went to those small trading grounds and began to loot one shop after another.

It had to be said that when these small forces joined forces, they were a force that could not be underestimated.

The news quickly spread to the Geng Family, causing a commotion in the family.

The Nico Family was previously stronger than the Geng Family. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, more than half of their resources had been plundered, and many of their trading sites had changed owners.

While many of the Geng Family's disciples were gloating, the higher-ups of the Geng Family gathered together. From their expressions, one could see the obvious anxiety and worry.

They saw Zi Chen's shadow in this incident. This was a response to the previous incident, a real revenge.

This time, it was the Nico Family. Once the Nico Family was destroyed, the Geng Family would definitely be next.

"What should we do now? Do we just watch the Nico Family be destroyed?"

An elder had a worried look on his face. Under normal circumstances, he couldn't wait for the Nico family to be destroyed. However, the current situation was special. The two families were like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. Their fates were closely linked. They didn't want the Nico family to be destroyed.

"When the Nico Family is destroyed, I'm afraid the next family will be our Geng Family." Another elder sighed.

The other elders were silent, and their expressions were very solemn.

"The purpose of our troops was to establish a relationship with the Doff Family. Now that we have caused the family to fall into a crisis, the Doff Family is also responsible. Can we contact the Doff Family and ask them for help?" A green-robed elder said.

"The Doff Family has always been mysterious. How can we ask for help? Besides, this incident was handled by Geng Yuanmin. Even if we find the Doff Family, what reason can we use to talk to them?" The Geng Family's great elder sighed.

"Hmph, it's all because of that damned Geng Yuanchi. Not only did he court death, he even dragged down the entire family." The elder in the green robe said with a gloomy expression.

If it was in the past, he certainly wouldn't dare to say these words. However, Geng Yuanchi's soul imprint had disappeared, which proved that he had been killed by Zi Chen. Naturally, he wasn't afraid of a dead person.

Moreover, because this matter was agreed upon by the Patriarch, many Elders had reservations at that time, so only these Elders were present at this meeting. As for the Patriarch, after receiving the bad news that all four Saints had fallen and seeing Geng Yuanchen's dissipated soul, he had already apologized with his death under the pressure of a group of Elders.

The Great Elder said in a deep voice, "Our top priority is to protect the Nico Family. We can't let them fall. Our Geng Family won't be able to protect them if something happens to them."

"Then what should we do now?"

"Send reinforcements," the Great Elder said.

"According to the news, the Nico Family's great array suddenly exploded for some reason. Now, the five families led by the Meng Family have all gone there. I'm afraid it's too late to send reinforcements now," the elder in the green robe said.

"Then directly attack the core areas of the five families and force them to retreat. No matter what, our goal is to protect the Nico Family."

After the Great Elder spoke, the Geng Family quickly gathered a team and left the Geng Family's residence for the core areas of the five families.

However, as soon as they left the Geng Family's area, they saw a person blocking the front of the team.

It was a very young man standing in the sky, holding a long black scabbard in his left hand. Seeing the large team coming over, he had no intention of giving way.

"Who are you? How dare you block the Geng Family's path? Are you courting death?"

A leading false Saint walked out from behind and shouted coldly at the young man.

The young man looked at the false Saint with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Soon, the smile turned cold. The false Saint stepped forward, holding the scabbard in his left hand in front of his chest, and unsheathing the blade with his right hand.

Swoosh.

A golden blade light appeared. Pure Saint Energy surged within this blade light. It was like a waterfall as it slashed forward.

"This is Saint Power."

When the false Saint saw the blade, his pupils suddenly shrank, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

He desperately urged the energy in his body to form layers of defense. At the same time, he retreated, trying to block the blade.

Seeing the Saint Power blade, he couldn't summon the slightest thought of resisting. As long as he could survive this blade, he would be lucky.

The speed of the golden blade light was far beyond his imagination. Before he could take a step back, the blade light had already arrived in front of him.

The blade light turned into a waterfall and swept past the false Saint's body. Then, it moved forward and swept past many Geng Family cultivators who couldn't dodge in time.

The others' faces changed drastically. They cried out in alarm and retreated, but there were still too many people who couldn't retreat in time.

As the waterfall-like blade light disappeared, the cultivators who couldn't retreat in time all froze. They stood there motionless as if they were frozen.

At the same time, their faces were frozen with shock and fear.

"Bang." "Bang." "Bang."

A burst of energy surged, and the bodies of these frozen cultivators suddenly separated from the middle. Blood gushed out, and they lost their vitality one by one and fell to the ground.

All the cultivators within the range of the blade light lost their vitality, including the three false Saints.

With just one blade, the large team suffered heavy losses, which terrified them.

The sheathed long blade had been sheathed. The young man stood in the air with a cold expression.

It was quiet all around. It could even be said that it was dead silent. Everyone looked at the young man in horror, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.

The young man alone had intimidated a group of people.

"Run."

Facing this invisible pressure, they felt that even breathing had become difficult. The threat of death shrouded their hearts. It was not known who shouted, but it seemed to have resonated with everyone. The group of cultivators turned around and ran back. In their opinion, only in their families would they be safe.

Swoosh.

Looking at the Geng Family cultivators who turned around and ran, the young man drew his blade again. The waterfall-like blade light swept past everyone's bodies again, and more cultivators fell from the sky.

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In the Geng Family's base camp, the guards guarding the restriction saw the people who had just left not long ago and turned back.

They knew that the young man went to the core area of the five families to intimidate them, but they did not understand why he suddenly turned back.

"Open the restriction and let us in."

"That person is here. He's here to kill."

"Five false Saints have died. Hurry up and open the restriction."

Still some distance away from the formation, these cultivators from the Geng Family shouted loudly. They were not injured, but they looked very frightened.

Seeing how easily the false Saints were killed, and seeing that strange sheathed long blade, they guessed the young man's identity when they fled.

However, it would have been better if they hadn't shouted. Perhaps these people would have let them in. However, as the shouts fell, the elder who had heard the news stood in the middle of the restriction and shouted loudly, "The restriction can't be opened. It can't be opened."

Below, the people of the Geng Family had run to the gate of the family, but they could not open the restriction. In the distance, shrill screams still sounded.

"Damn it. Hurry up and open the restriction and let us in."

"Do you want to kill us? Hurry up and open the restriction."

"Elder, Zi Chen is here. Hurry up and open the restriction and let us in."

Roars came from below. The elders' expressions did not change at all. They all looked at the dense forest in front of them indifferently.

Screams kept coming from the dense forest, but there was no trace of Zi Chen. The continuous screams filled the cultivators of the Geng Family who had run to the restriction with great difficulty but were still blocked by the restriction were full of despair.

The sounds of killing gradually stopped. No more cultivators could be seen running out of the dense forest in front of them. Obviously, the remaining people were all killed.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the dense forest in front of them. A moment later, a black-robed figure walked out of it.

The restriction was still not opened. When these people saw the black-robed figure, they were terrified and despaired.

However, Zi Chen did not continue to move forward. He stood at the edge of the dense forest and looked at them indifferently, then turned and left.

These people breathed a sigh of relief. Many of them collapsed to the ground as if they had lost all their strength in an instant.

"That's Zi Chen. Damn it. His purpose was to stop us."

Seeing this scene, the great elder's expression became more and more indifferent.

"What should we do? If we can't help, wouldn't we have to wait for the Nico Family to be destroyed? At that time, wouldn't it be our Geng Family's turn?" An elder said with a very ugly expression.

"That's not the most serious problem. The most serious problem now is that Zi Chen has been guarding the outside world. Our people can't get in touch with the outside world. All the shops have been destroyed by the enemy, and we may not even know about it. What we will face next is the siege of all the forces in the entire Star Field."

The great elder looked up at the sky and sighed, "Geng Yuancha, the great foundation of our Geng Family has been ruined by a greedy thief like you."

At this time, there was no use regretting it. Geng Yuancha was dead after all. If they could not find a way to resolve this situation, the entire Geng Family would follow in the footsteps of the Nico Family.

Moreover, they had reason to believe that Zi Chen's hatred for them was stronger than the Nico Family's.

"Let's reconcile."

The great elder sighed and said, "Now that things have come to this, we can only reconcile with Zi Chen. We admit our mistakes and accept the price we have to pay."

There seemed to be no better way than this. The other elders were silent for a moment before unanimously agreeing.

Thus, the cultivators outside entered the dense forest again under the elders' orders.

However, this time, they went with a mission, so they had some confidence in their hearts.

However, Zi Chen did not appear at all. It was as if he had completely disappeared.

However, when they gathered again, Zi Chen appeared again to kill. The elders' hearts were completely cold. It was obvious that Zi Chen had made it clear that he would not reconcile.

In this world, not everything could be reconciled.

"Let them come in first. It seems that we can only defend this place to the death."

The great elder waved his hand and the restriction was fully opened. These people walked towards the restriction, and their tense hearts finally relaxed.

Among the crowd, a cultivator from the Geng Family revealed a cold smile.