Yang Qi had known that he wouldn’t be able to maintain full control of the universal fortune forever, and had long since warned the old-timers about this. The overall plan was to infiltrate the Joyflower Palace, steal their treasure, and destroy them. Then, afterward, he would retake the Dao Defense League.

As for the women from the Joyflower Palace, all they cared about was the universal fortune, not the minor power struggles within the league.

“Very well,” said Orchid Purity with a nod. Pleased with the attitude of the leaders of the Dao Defense League, and the shift in universal fortune, she continued, “Henceforth, all former members of the Dao Defense League will take orders from the Joyflower Palace. You are all loyal members of the Joyflower Palace, with no affiliation whatsoever with the old alliance. Understand?”

“We will follow all of your orders, Flower Goddess,” said Yang Righteousness, the former Grand Emperor Ragefire Broilheaven. “From here on out, we belong to the Joyflower...