“Get over here!” Leaf Dao-Denier said. “Empress Joyflower just summoned me for dual cultivation. This is our best chance to kill her! Get to my palace immediately!”

Heart pounding, Yang Qi called the sect leaders to him, then became a rushing breeze that raced over to Leaf Dao-Denier’s residence.

Leaf Dao-Denier stood there looking as calm as could be, with an unreadable expression on his face. Almost immediately, Yang Qi detected power fluctuations from him that resembled the Strength of the Hell-Crushing Godmammoth. Examining him through the devil seed, Yang Qi could see that he had been forcibly cultivating the technique, despite the warning not to do so. Truth be told, it was no surprise. If Leaf Dao-Denier wanted to do something suicidal, Yang Qi would let him, and wouldn’t provide any help when the deadly moment of truth arrived.

“Just what exactly is going on?” Yang Qi asked. “Where will the dual cultivation be happening? There...