"An explanation? Fine, I'll give you one!" Ye Zhen laughed loudly and was about to speak when Cult Master Jian Qianxiong's Soul Transmission suddenly sounded in Ye Zhen's sea of consciousness.
"Ye Zhen, Jin Mu is the Chief Artifact Master of our Sun Moon Divine Cult. Do not blow this matter up.
More than two-thirds of the artifact refiners in our Sun Moon Divine Cult are Jin Mu's disciples. Eighty percent of the Divine Sect's treasure artifact output comes from Jin Mu or his disciples.
Moreover, Jin Mu himself has once forged a Mid-grade Spirit Weapon. He is also the Divine Sect's only artifact master capable of steadily forging Low-grade Spirit Weapons.
Do not make things so awkward that he cannot step down."
Jian Qianxiong's words surprised Ye Zhen somewhat.
He was not surprised that Jian Qianxiong was stopping him, or even somewhat favoring Master Jin. Ye Zhen had not found that surprising at all.
When considering the interests of the Divine Sect, one must not be swayed by any emotions. Only then could one be considered a qualified superior, and Ye Zhen had seen such things far too often.
What surprised Ye Zhen was that Jian Qianxiong was so certain he would leave Master Jin unable to save face?
In truth, if Ye Zhen had known that Jian Qianxiong had already investigated most of his deeds in the Black Dragon Domain, coupled with the astonishing strategic ability Ye Zhen had displayed while handling all matters in Chihuo Martial City after being entrusted with the task in a crisis, such a judgment would not have been strange.
A commander who had always planned before acting—since he had openly challenged Jin Mu before so many people, he must have come prepared.
Although even Jian Qianxiong himself could not understand why Ye