Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

After the jade box was opened, a fresh and elegant yet highly penetrating floral fragrance wafted out, gradually filling the entire Sea God Pavilion.

"This is a divine herb—the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid!" Mu En said solemnly. "This Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid was found by that little fellow Ye Qing, and it's also the reason for this Sea God Pavilion meeting!"

The divine herb, the eight-petaled fairy orchid!

These simple eight words excited all the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

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.

Based on Ye Qing's impression of Shrek Academy, the entire Shrek Academy is like a miniature version of America, while 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 investment relationships 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 one thing, 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, the 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 Dragon Core's malevolent energy from his body and replenish part of his essence.

With his current Limit Douluo level cultivation, 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 kind of nonsense 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 good-for-nothing, 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.

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 object 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!

Chapter 170 Information Cocoons: Three Treasure Troves

If it weren't for the fear that the secret of the immortal herb would be exposed after his death, leading to a split within Shrek Academy, Moon wouldn't have decided to openly discuss this topic.

He was just too confident in himself.

He may have that prestige in normal times, but when faced with interests that would make people disregard everything, he doesn't have the ability to suppress everyone.

Why was Huo Yuhao in the original novel able to escape unscathed?

Because he refined all the immortal herbs he took from the Yin-Yang Well into pills for everyone to use, everyone could get a share, so naturally there would be no fighting or infighting.

Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.

It's one thing if no one gets anything, but what if you're the only one who gets something while none of us do? How would the other people who didn't get anything think?

Soul bones can drive soul masters crazy. The immortal herbs that Tang San mythologized will only intensify the exposure of their true nature as soul masters, even if they are all titled Douluo.

That's why they waited for Moon's answer with perfect understanding after Song Yunzhi raised the most important question.

Instead of drooling over the eight-petaled fairy orchid, why not see if Mu En knows where Ye Qing got the fairy herb? What's the use of only focusing on immediate gains? They want more!

'Forget it, let it be destroyed.' Moon sighed heavily in his heart.

"I convened this meeting of the Sea God Pavilion precisely to discuss this matter, but before I've even spoken, you've already behaved so poorly!" Mu En's face was somewhat gloomy. "Who are you? Where is this place? Remember your identities: you are from Shrek Academy, elders of the Sea God Pavilion, and among the strongest in the Douluo Continent!"

"It's just a magical herb, yet it has made you all behave so disgracefully. I am truly disappointed!"

Chaotic times require severe punishments, and serious illnesses require strong medicines.

Moon doesn't have much time left, but he really can't see any future for Shrek in this state, and he doesn't have the time to guide them slowly anymore. He can only try to wake them up with harsh words.

Under Moon's rebuke, the group of elders all looked ashamed and seemed to feel guilty, but in their hearts they did not take it seriously.

This is a divine herb, the foundation for becoming a god! You, Mu En, are about to die, yet you speak so lightly of it. A mere divine herb? We don't believe you haven't even entertained the thought of giving this divine herb to your great-grandson, Beibei.

Believe it or not, Mu En did have that thought, but his will was firm and he wasn't blinded by the immortal herb. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been any Sea God Pavilion meeting.

It wasn't that no one was completely awakened by Mu En's scolding. Song Yunzhi and Lin Huiqun, Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier, Xian Liner and her dog, as well as Elder Zhuang and others were genuinely brought to their senses by Mu En's words. They stopped worrying about the immortal herb and instead decided to see how Mu En would handle it.

Anyway, they won't have any objections.

"Have you ever heard of the 'Three Great Treasure Basins'?" Mu En suddenly asked.

"Three treasure troves?"

Mu En's words made all the elders fall into deep thought, except for Elder Zhang, whose eyes lit up after a moment's thought: "The three treasure basins that Elder Mu mentioned, could they be the treasure lands that Tang San's ancestors once mentioned, the lands that seize the creation of heaven and earth? The records of Tang San's ancestors in the library contain information about the Tang Sect that mentions it."

"I once tried to find out where these so-called three treasure troves were, but in the end I only got three sentences."

"Which three sentences?" Xuanzi, who had been itching to ask, asked impatiently.

Mu En frowned at Xuanzi's eager behavior, but considering that this guy was uncultured and it was normal for him to be so eager to know the answer, he didn't say anything more.

Old Zhang glanced at everyone. Although his expression remained solemn, there was a hint of arrogance in his eyes.

He held the lowest position in the Sea God Pavilion. Even though he could be on par with others based on his theoretical abilities, his weak strength made him look down upon. Although he had not been openly belittled by the other elders, everyone secretly disregarded him as a Soul Saint.

And now, you powerful Title Douluos still have to come and ask me?

"Those three phrases are: 'Ice and fire meet at the Yin-Yang Spring,' 'Sun and moon shine together at the Qiankun Lake,' and 'Ten thousand dragons sleep together on the boundless island.' These three phrases represent three treasure basins, but apart from these three phrases, there is no other documented record of the existence of the three great treasure basins." Old Zhang said with some regret, and then looked at Mu En.

"I wonder if the three treasure basins Elder Mu mentioned are the three places recorded in the Tang Clan's classic texts?"

Mu En nodded slightly, acknowledging Elder Zhang's extensive knowledge: "That's right, it is these three treasure troves. I won't hide it from you, I discovered Ye Qing the moment he returned to the academy. He had been out of contact for a full six months last year, and out of concern for him, I inquired about his whereabouts in detail."

"According to his answer, he originally wanted to go to the Sun Moon Empire to learn about soul tools, hoping to better analyze the Sun Moon Empire as an enemy through soul tools. However, during his travels, he accidentally entered an alternate dimension."

“That place is very peculiar…” Mu En repeated Ye Qing’s description and concluded: “After listening to Ye Qing’s words, I also explored the place he described in depth and finally focused on the three treasure basins recorded by the Tang Sect.”

Its name is... Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

It can only be said that he is indeed the Limit Douluo. Even if the way to obtain the information is difficult, he can still get it in the end. At least Ye Qing never mentioned the five words "Qiankun Wenqing Valley" to Mu En.