Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 169 Greed is hard to conceal, desire blinds the eyes

Smelling the delicate and refreshing floral fragrance, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion couldn't help but stare intently at the eight-petaled fairy orchid in front of Mu En.

His eyes were filled with fanaticism and greed, and even the expression on his face revealed an undisguised possessiveness.

After all, this is a divine herb!

Don't be fooled by their usual calm demeanor and kind, sage-like appearance. This is only because nothing has yet come along to drive them crazy. Once they find the bait that will make them bite the hook without hesitation, they will be more frantic than anyone else.

According to Ye Qing's impression of Shrek Academy, the entire Shrek Academy is like a miniature version of America, and these elders are like miniature states and counties, each representing a part of the interest group. Together, they form the behemoth that is Shrek Academy.

Those members of the Inner Court Inspection Team sent out on missions, don't they resemble America's group of world police inspectors who are searching the world for oil?

Oil breeds mold, and evil spirit masters develop faith. The former fuels America's growth, while the latter provides the nourishment for Tang San to become stronger!

There are no fish that can't be caught, only bait that isn't precious enough to make the fish desperately want to bite!

The classic has been recreated.

The celestial herbs were among the few things that could drive these elders crazy, especially since they were the eight-petaled celestial orchids, a celestial herb with a name and a provenance in historical records, which had once created a deity.

Not to mention the elders who only had an investment relationship with Ye Qing, not to mention Yan Shaozhe, Ye Qing's senior brother, even Ye Feng, Ye Qing's own grandfather, all showed a greedy look towards the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.

He joined Shrek Academy to strengthen the Ye family and make it a top-tier power, and the ultimate treasure that would allow the Ye family to be passed down through the ages was right before his eyes.

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied and angry with his grandson. If Ye Qing didn't have much time to spend with him because of his cultivation, that would be fine, but he was completely unaware that Ye Qing was such a rare and precious herb as the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid.

If Mu En hadn't brought it out in public after convening the Sea God Pavilion meeting, he wouldn't even have known that Ye Qing had actually obtained such an opportunity!

With keen insight, Mu En observed the expressions of the elders before him, taking in all their varied emotions. He paid particular attention to Ye Feng, Ye Qing's grandfather, noticing the dissatisfaction and anger in his eyes.

The shrewd and experienced Mu En easily figured out who Ye Feng's dissatisfaction and anger were directed at, and his heart sank.

He knew he couldn't go on like this.

The eight-petaled fairy orchid even had an effect on him, a Limit Douluo. Its effect of strengthening his foundation and nourishing his vital energy might even heal his hidden injuries. After all, the biggest reason why he was going to die soon was the injury caused by the poison and the malevolent energy that the dragon pill had wrapped around his essence.

With the effects of the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, even if it cannot completely cure him, it can clear the malevolent energy of the Dragon Pill from his body and replenish part of his essence.

With his current level of cultivation as a Limit Douluo, it wouldn't be impossible for him to completely heal his body.

Once his body is healed, given the vitality of a Limit Douluo, even if he was injured before, he can live for at least another hundred years. That's a hundred-year lifespan, which only requires consuming one herb.

If it works on him, it will naturally work on these elders as well. Mu En dared not let them continue to have wild thoughts, otherwise, once their greed was truly aroused, it would not be so easy to suppress it.

Ultimately, it's all Tang San's fault. He made the immortal herbs sound incredibly miraculous, leading people in the Douluo Continent era to equate immortal herbs with becoming a god.

Even if these elders don't consider themselves, they still have to consider their descendants. The temptation to make their descendants gods is no less than the temptation to become gods themselves.

God, the eternal pursuit of Douluo Soul Masters.

This was also the culprit that fueled the greed of this group of old Dengs. Everyone has desires, and this group of old Dengs, resembling a motley crew of American capitalists, were particularly driven by greed when faced with sufficiently large profits…

What is Shrek?

Even if not all of them are driven by greed, it is enough if there are one or two who are less resolute.

dong dong...

"Alright, everyone snap out of it and get down to business."

Mu En gently tapped the table, the dull sound clearly reaching the ears of every elder, causing their gazes, which had been fixed on the eight-petaled orchid, to clear and quickly suppress any inappropriate thoughts that might have been swirling within them.

This includes powerful figures such as Song Yunzhi, Lin Huiqun, Yan Shaozhe and his wife, Xian Lin'er, Xian Lin'er's dog, Elder Zhuang, and so on.

Xuanzi, who was usually no different from a salted fish or a piece of trash, withdrew his gaze like everyone else, but the corner of his eye that occasionally swept over the eight-petaled fairy orchid still carried a fiery and possessive look.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

He has been stuck at level 98 for nearly a hundred years. If he can consume the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, breaking through to the Limit Douluo level will be a piece of cake. He might even be able to look forward to becoming a god with his aptitude for consuming immortal herbs.

Having not experienced the Death Messenger incident, and with the Soul Hunter Squad incident having been minimized due to Ye Qing, Xuan Zi, lacking the composure gained from psychological torment, was immediately aroused by the greed of a gluttonous beast upon seeing something that could help him break through his limits.

As for the other elders who harbor dark thoughts, let's not talk about them; they will all come out one by one later.

"Elder Mu, how did Ye Qing obtain the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid? Ever since our ancestor Tang San and the others ascended to the God Realm, our academy has been searching for traces of immortal herbs for ten thousand years, but to no avail." Elder Song frowned deeply, his eyes full of confusion.

"How did he find the divine artifact that our academy has been searching for for ten thousand years?"

Not only Elder Song, but other elders of the Sea God Pavilion also had the same doubts. They even had some expectations in their hearts, especially those who had other ideas in mind.

If we can obtain the immortal herb from a certain place, could there be other immortal herbs in that place?

One eight-petaled orchid is hardly enough for them to share.

If they knew the exact location where the immortal herb grew, would everyone be able to consume it and have a chance to become a god?

Looking at the anticipation and eagerness in everyone's eyes, for the first time in nearly a century, Moon felt a sense of regret.

Knowing this would have been better, Mu En felt he should have just had Zhang Lexuan come over and secretly consume the herb.

When things are peaceful, everyone lives behind a mask. Who knows that after the appearance of the magic herb, these bastards will take off their masks and reveal their true, ugly faces?

These faces, each with ulterior motives, are truly disgusting!

(End of this chapter)