"May I ask Grand Priest, esteemed Authority Priests, and Hall Masters: who among you witnessed Ye Zhen's claims with your own eyes?"
Dongyang Jin bore an aggressively domineering air, overwhelmingly forceful.
"Though this old man did not witness it personally, without Long Ruo's assistance, it would have been utterly impossible for Ye Zhen to gain even preliminary control of the Primordial Golden Crow Divine Staff so quickly." Third Grand Authority Priest Kan Mo was the first to state his position.
Third Grand Authority Priest Kan Mo had been gravely wounded back then. Without Ye Zhen, whether he could have returned alive at all was still uncertain. Naturally, he firmly supported Ye Zhen.
Dongyang Jin shot Third Grand Authority Priest Kan Mo a sidelong glance and laughed. "Authority Priest Kan, if Hall Master Long Ruo had died and handed the Primordial Golden Crow Divine Staff to me, I too could have gained preliminary control of it immediately."
"You!"
Such sophistry brought a greenish cast to Third Grand Authority Priest Tong Na's face. Just as he was about to flare up, Dongfang Jin solemnly cupped his hands and said,
"Authority Priest Kan, faithful words grate upon the ear. No one saw Hall Master Long's final words, and they are merely Ye Zhen's own self-serving explanation!
"If that is the case, then can I, Dongfang Jin, also claim that Hall Master Long Ruo's remnant soul transmitted a message to me through a secret art?
"That Ye Zhen was the one who killed the gravely wounded Hall Master Long Ruo, that Hall Master Long Ruo wished to pass the Hall Master position to me, and even instructed me to seize back the Primordial Golden Crow Divine Staff..."
"Impudent!"
Grand Priest Bai Xiang's thunderous shout cut Dongfang Jin off. "Dongfang Jin, if you continue spouting