The moment Ye Zhen uttered the words "insubordination," Moon Priest Lu Wu's expression changed at once.
The charge of insubordination could be made great or small.
But if it were truly pursued, it would be no laughing matter. Even as a Moon Priest whose cultivation had reached the World King Realm Ninth Heaven Peak, he would not be able to bear the consequences.
Besides, they had not known Ye Zhen's identity before this.
"Left Chief Priest Ye, we did not know your identity before. Those who do not know are not guilty. I ask that Left Chief Priest Ye..."
Ye Zhen did not take in a single word of Lu Wu's explanation. Instead, he turned to Yi Jue, the leader of the sacrificial guards, and barked, "In my name, send a message to Battle Soul Hall. Tell them that their Marching Priest Lu Wu committed insubordination, attacked and insulted this Left Chief Priest. Let them decide how to handle it themselves."
"Yes, Lord Chief Priest!"
Yi Jue's response made Lu Wu completely panic.
The halls of the Ancestral God Hall all had strange tempers and a tradition of protecting their own. Yet between the halls, there was also a tradition: if you gave me face, I would give you even more face in return.
Simply put, if Ye Zhen were to use the rules of the Ancestral God Hall and directly punish this Moon Priest of Battle Soul Hall under his authority as Chief Priest, then so be it. You had dealt with my man without so much as a word to me—Battle Soul Hall would absolutely refuse to accept Ye Zhen's punishment, no matter what form it took.
That was called protecting one's own while preserving face.
But if Ye Zhen showed such understanding and handed the offending priest