What was Ye Zhen's strategic objective?
The strategic objective was to divert attention and buy time!
There was nothing new under the sun. If the great battle at Yizhi Temple, where they had turned defeat into victory, drew the attention of the Heaven Temple and all the forces of the Primordial Continent to the Yizhi Sand Sea, then the chances of Ye Zhen being exposed would become very high.
Some matters would still leave traces behind as long as they were investigated carefully.
For instance, the merchant caravans that had previously drawn the Demon Race's attention.
Ye Zhen had now plugged that loophole, but he ultimately could not bring himself to slaughter every caravan proprietor and companion.
Then there were the strange deaths of Lei Yi, Mu Dai, and the others. There were witnesses who had experienced them firsthand; if someone examined matters closely, they would find something.
And if they carefully investigated the mysterious deaths of Lei Qi, the Creation Realm Divine General of Lightning Prison Mountain, and Xuan He, they could also uncover clues.
The same old saying applied: for the powerful side, evidence was unnecessary. A tiny shred of suspicion was enough.
This was the logic of the strong.
Once the entire Yizhi Temple became the focus of everyone's attention, the greater Ye Zhen's chances of exposure would be, and the greater the chances of Yizhi Temple's destruction.
Therefore, releasing news of an alliance with the Demon Race at the right time was Ye Zhen's best choice.
Compared to the situation in the Yizhi Sand Sea, the impact this alliance would have on the situation across the Primordial Continent was what the various forces truly cared about.
After all, the Demon Race's strength was also extremely formidable.
Especially the four invading Demon Race armies—every one of them