Yang Qi had known all along that the Joyflower Palace would be difficult to deal with. Therefore, he had immediately decided to use the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect as a scapegoat. Either he could directly foster conflict between the two sects, or at least frighten the Joyflower Palace to some degree. After all, he knew that the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect was a major faction. Although they weren’t necessarily as big as the Joyflower Palace, they were powerful enough that a fight between the two would be a deadly affair that wouldn’t easily be resolved.

As expected, as soon as he pulled out the command medallion, the women from the Joyflower Palace all reacted with shock.

They had shown up very aggressively, planning to force Yang Qi and the Dao Defense League to submit to them, and were prepared to use the most ruthless methods necessary to succeed.

But now that they realized experts from the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect might be involved, things were different.

Junior Sister Fragrant snorted coldly. “You despicable brat. You think we’re scared of a little command medallion from the Cipher-Devil Sword Sect? If so, you’re gravely mistaken. The Joyflower...