As a beneficiary of Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na's legacy jade slip, Ye Zhen attended the meeting concerning Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na's funeral arrangements in his capacity as Left Grand Chief Priest of the Barbarian Spirit Hall.
For now, Ye Zhen's position as acting Hall Master of Fire Spirit Hall had only come about because he had refined the Primordial Golden Crow Divine Staff, the Fire Spirit Hall's hall-suppressing treasure. It could not be brought out into the open.
Thus, Ye Zhen could only attend this meeting, listen, and had no right to speak.
Fortunately, both Great Zhou and the Ancestral God Hall treated their own people fairly well, especially those who had died for the nation. At least among the upper ranks, there was no sordid wrangling over posthumous honors.
By the Ancestral God Hall's rules, Authority Priests who died naturally or passed away in meditation would be buried with the honors of a Duke.
Those who died for the nation could even be buried with the honors of an ordinary King, exceeding the usual standard.
Unfortunately, although Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na had died for the nation, he had, to a certain extent, also borne responsibility for the fall of Bloodlight Fortress and the Blood River Forbidden Zone.
Under such circumstances, the Ancestral God Hall's meeting ultimately decided to bury Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na with the honors of a Duke.
Though it was not the honor due a King, the honor of a Duke was still acceptable.
Likewise, the posthumous compensation could not be raised to the level of a King and could only be granted according to the standards of a Duke.
Great Zhou had a rule: while serving as an Authority Priest, Hall Master, or similar post within the Ancestral