"Fifth Elder, what do we do? They're from the Soul Refining Sect!" A cultivator at the early Void Refinement stage asked the white-robed cultivator standing at the front, his expression grim.
The expressions of the others around him were not much better. They had clearly discovered this second-grade Immortal Ancient Jade first, but just as they were preparing to collect it, the Soul Refining Sect had stepped in, intending to snatch it from them by force.
If it had been any other faction, they would likely have turned and left the moment they saw the Chen Family's emblem, without daring to entertain any further thoughts. But this time, their opponent was the Soul Refining Sect—a second-grade cultivation faction far stronger than the Chen Family, and the most powerful soul-cultivation sect in the entire cultivation world. Once they fought a sect like that, despite their superior numbers, it was truly hard to say who would win or lose.
The Chen Family's Fifth Elder, standing before the group, silently watched the Immortal Ancient Jade gleaming in the distance. If he wished, he could take it with a single reach of his hand. Yet the soul pressure surrounding it told him that if he took it, the Soul Refining Sect would likely go to war with them within the Immortal Ancient Rift. What he carried on his shoulders was not merely his own life, but the interests of the entire Chen Family here.
"Let's wait and see. Even if we have to retreat, we should wait until the Soul Refining Sect's people arrive first!" The Fifth Elder said nothing; instead, a cultivator beside him spoke.
Hearing this, the others could only nod helplessly.
They were deeply conflicted as well. As a third-grade cultivation faction, they rarely suffered losses. Yet against the Soul Refining