A group of elderly men came into view, their faces unable to conceal their anxiety.
It was clear that Chen Qingfeng's words had frightened them.
Chen Wen's gaze landed on the leading elder, and his pupils contracted slightly.
This elder was already at the Peak Fifth Layer Great Emperor Realm, no weaker than Chen Tianshan.
"Elder Ye, sorry for the trouble."
The moment Chen Qingfeng saw him, he immediately went forward and spoke repeatedly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Wen hurriedly said, "Elder Xiao, this matter is no small matter. If it cannot be resolved, we will all be in trouble."
Ye Shan nodded. "Do not panic yet. Let this old man inspect it first."
With that, he walked toward the formation and the crystal.
Chen Qingfeng unconsciously swallowed, looking deeply uneasy.
He knew that the Heavenly Mandate crystal core had truly gone wrong, and he would be the first to bear responsibility.
If someone had to die, that person would definitely be him.
As for Chen Wen, although he appeared nervous on the surface, he was secretly accelerating the refining process.
He knew that the longer this matter dragged on, the more likely they were to be discovered.
Therefore, he had to seize the time.
Very quickly, nearly two-thirds of the more than one hundred Life Souls vanished in a short span of time.
As for the remaining third, they would all be refined before long.
In the blink of an eye, several quarter-hours passed.
At this point, less than one-tenth of the Life Souls remained in the space.
Watching all this, Chen Qingfeng's expression had completely changed.
One had to know that these Life Souls had been extracted and created only after they had paid an enormous price.
Leaving aside the immense energy required to create new Life Souls—