When golden flames erupted wildly from all directions and swept toward Ye Zhen, Jian Qianxiong was greatly alarmed as well.
But in the next instant, the Sun Moon Divine Light Pearl in Jian Qianxiong's hand burst forth with boundless radiance. The golden flames immediately merged into that blazing light and vanished without a trace.
Seeing this, Ye Zhen, who had been terrified moments ago, let out a breath of relief. Yet Cult Master Jian Qianxiong broke out in a cold sweat instead. "You brat have some nerve. You actually dared to try something so reckless. Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Heh, Cult Master, wasn't that because you were here?" Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Jian Qianxiong, however, remained stern. "What do you mean, because I was here? You were fortunate to stop when you did. Otherwise, even this old man couldn't have saved you! Now that your spiritual sense has left a trace within the Sun Moon Divine Altar, I no longer fear telling you this: even I have not fully mastered the Sun Moon Divine Altar!"
"What?" Ye Zhen was shocked.
"Otherwise, with my cultivation approaching the sixth level of the Palace Opening Realm, merely activating the Sun Moon Divine Altar three times would not have injured me so severely. This Sun Moon Divine Altar is far more powerful than anyone realizes! It is only that I cannot unleash all of its might!"
Jian Qianxiong's words reminded Ye Zhen of the figure he had seen sneaking into the Sun Moon Divine Altar a year ago. Jian Qianxiong's explanation also resolved the question that had long troubled Ye Zhen.
Before this, Ye Zhen had kept wondering: since the Sun Moon Divine Altar had already been refined by Jian Qianxiong, why had Jian Qianxiong failed to notice someone