"Since you've already pledged yourselves to my Household, none of you are allowed to leave!" But as soon as she finished speaking, another scattered batch departed. The Flower Goddess could not help sweating slightly at the brow, because the flower basket had no way to refine the mother insect into her own possession. At most, she could control the gourd.
The mother insect was a living creature, so of course it would only listen to me. The Flower Goddess had no way to use this treasure. I smiled and said, "Goddess, you know that these Immortals came to pledge themselves to you, don't you? If so, why not treat them with courtesy first? This Dao-Extinguishing Supreme Treasure only listens to me, so it already belongs to me. It's true that your idea in taking the treasure was to win over fellow cultivators, but wasn't I also helping you win over fellow cultivators? You showed me no courtesy and instead tried to seize my treasure. To carry out such an utterly absurd idea—what Immortal would still be willing to pledge themselves to you?"
"Exactly. This item originally belonged to Yuchen, and Yuchen was even doing odd jobs for you, helping you win over fellow cultivators. Yet you first demanded that he hand everything over to you while getting nothing in return himself. That's far too hurtful!" Yuan Ci could not help sneering.
"Heh. Making your subordinates risk their lives for you while robbing them of everything they own—is your plan to have everyone work for love and fresh air? Where in the world is there such logic? Do you think everyone under the heavens lives by watching your expression?" Hua Ke also could not help letting out a cold laugh.
A whole crowd of Immortals joined in, naturally showering the Flower