"Senior!" In an elegantly furnished sealed chamber, Elder Jin addressed an old man. "The Mu Household's people have set out. Truly, man's calculations are no match for Heaven's! The Ye Household we arranged for never even came into play. Who knows where they found a cultivator at the core condensation middle stage? That gave them enough people to break the formation!"
"Understood," the old man said unhurriedly. "It doesn't matter. That Spirit-Replenishing Liquid isn't so easy to obtain. They only have two middle-stage cultivators and one early-stage cultivator. Whether they can even return remains to be seen! Go and wait for news."
"Yes, Senior!" Elder Jin replied respectfully, then headed outside.
"One more thing!" the old man suddenly said. "Don't take any unnecessary action! Just approach the Mu Household when the time comes!"
"Yes, Senior!" Elder Jin paused at his words, immediately abandoning his plan to seize the Spirit-Replenishing Liquid first. He respectfully closed the door.
After passing along a flight of stairs, Elder Jin entered a hall where four or five cultivators were already waiting. When the young married woman in black saw him emerge, she was the first to ask eagerly, "How did it go, Elder Jin? What did Senior say?"
"Ahem!" Elder Jin swept his gaze over the group and cleared his throat. "The operation is canceled. Senior told us to wait for news!"
"But! Doesn't that mean all the backup measures we prepared have gone to waste?" the woman in black protested reluctantly.
"Hehe! We should do whatever Senior tells us!" Elder Jin chuckled. "So what if they found someone to help? Senior said that even if they go, they might not come back! Let's just wait quietly for news!"
"Since Senior said so, we'll sit tight and wait for news!" Everyone's expressions relaxed, and understanding