What Feng Jun had said reflected his distrust of the entire family cultivator system.
Everyone knew that the family cultivator system was fragmented, but that was not absolute. Whenever new opportunities for profit emerged, the first thing they considered was always presenting a united front against outsiders.
Thus, most independent cultivators were instinctively wary of the family system. In fact, even cultivators from sects guarded against family cultivators—if the latter truly wanted to steal someone's techniques, their methods could leave one defenseless.
Qian Zhong also knew the family cultivators' reputation, but she still wanted to fight for it. "Dispersing the refining work can effectively reduce the risk. I believe others will give you some face as well. But once the sects learn your methods, they will truly have taken them away."
Feng Jun nodded. "I support distributing the refining work, but it cannot all be handed to family cultivators. The families will handle one portion, and the sects another. That would be fair to both sides."
Qian Zhong was not satisfied with this outcome, but from Feng Jun's perspective, there was nothing wrong with his decision. She could only say, "I hope you can allocate a bit more to the family cultivators."
Yi Jue was somewhat curious upon hearing this. "Hasn't the Yao Clan gone into seclusion? They still have ties with other families?"
Qian Zhong replied, "They do not know that we exist, but the Yao Clan knows of their existence. We can still keep effective track of much information."
Yi Jue nodded, then asked Feng Jun, "Can't your sect refine this kind of artifact?"
My sect... Feng Jun did not want to deceive Yi Jue, but he could only force himself to answer, "I have my own considerations."
Over the following days, the three of them continued refining