Ouyang Min actually harbored some resentment toward this expedition team.
During the initial family meeting, the Great Elder had been suppressed by the other elders. Ouyang Min had sat behind the Great Elder and witnessed everything. However, Ouyang Jing was in seclusion, attempting to break through into the Xiantian Realm. Once he succeeded and emerged, it would be absolute doom for any disobedient members.
Struggles within a family were not child's play, nor were they some game where you stepped down today and someone else took the stage tomorrow. Beneath the surface calm lay a life-and-death conflict. Even if a family could present a united front to outsiders, its internal struggles were just as full of flashing blades and drawn swords.
Therefore, before the meeting, the Great Elder had already instructed his people not to argue too fiercely during it. They had to consider what would happen once Ouyang Jing emerged from seclusion. Their faction could suffer then.
Thus, during the meeting, the Great Elder had done his best to secure the interests of his faction. By arranging for people to participate in this expedition, he had fought for certain benefits. What truly tempted the Great Elder, however, was that this expedition might offer an opportunity to obtain a treasure capable of advancing one into the Xiantian Realm.
The Great Elder was already a Houtian Layer Ten Martial Artist at the peak of his level, but he had been stuck there for decades, unable to take that final step. Though he had tried countless methods, he remained unable to advance beyond Houtian Layer Ten. This was a pain buried deep in the Great Elder's heart.
After all, once the Great Elder advanced into a Xiantian Master, the position of clan leader would certainly be his. Every Martial Artist in his