Chapter 920: Plotting Against the Empress Part 3
Chapter 920: Plotting Against the Empress Part 3
Chapter 920: Plotting Against the Empress (Part 3)
"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 will definitely be defensive measures in place. How are we supposed to get inside?"
Remaining as calm as ever, Leaf Dao-Denier produced a command medallion and said, "Once I’ve arrived at my destination, I’ll set up a spatial nexus connected this command medallion. Then, when I'm in place, you can use the medallion to teleport to my location."
"That works," Yang Qi said, taking the medallion he was offered. Glancing at the sect leaders, he saw a variety of expressions on their faces. Obviously, some of them were less than happy with him, but considering he had infected them with devil embryos, there was no way they could plot or scheme against him.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly.
"We’ll wait for your call, then," said Cipher Ever-Heaven. "Remember the oath you swore, Leaf Dao-Denier, and how we helped you with your Secret-Ensconcing All-World Anything-Everything Fundamental-Law Magic. If you reveal our plan to the empress, all of us will end up dead."
"Don’t worry, I won’t let that happen," Leaf Dao-Denier said. "You think I want to be a consort for the rest of my life? I'm relying on all of you to help make sure Empress Joyflower ends up dead. I would be a complete fool to let this opportunity pass me by. If she continues making progress in her cultivation, it will become increasingly difficult to do anything. Remember, I face the prospect of immense humiliation if you fail."
"Focusing on doubts won’t do any good," said Battle Resister. "Don’t forget the oath you swore. If you do anything to betray us, and we don’t kill her today, you’ll definitely be a consort for the rest of your life.
"He's right," Daolord Cloud Severing said. "If we fail, you’ll remain as a consort, but she’ll pick someone else to be her favorite. Your ultimate fate will be dismal."
"I'm fully aware of all the potential consequences," Leaf Dao-Denier said. "Wait here for my next update."
"We will," Yang Qi said, still refraining from activating the devil embryo. Not only did he not want to alert Leaf Dao-Denier to its presence, but he could also sense something Empress Joyflower had left in Leaf Dao-Denier, sealed, calling to him. Activating the devil embryo now would most likely warn her as well.
Unfortunately, without proactively using the devil embryo, Yang Qi couldn't get a read on Leaf Dao-Denier’s thoughts and feelings, thus he had no way to know what he was really thinking.