Chapter 132 The Original Cause

  The Emperor looked at him and said in a low voice, "I know that even the Five Elemental Treasures are not easy for you to obtain. In fact, it's not an easy task for anyone..."

  "Senior, hand it over." Yang Yu Xi suddenly raised his head, and in the dark depths of the lake, his eyes shone brightly like stars.

  The Czar said nothing more, but his eyes remained fixed on him.

  "Senior, I know this is a difficult task, let alone five pieces of second-generation yuan equipment, even one piece is extremely challenging for me." Yang Yu Xi's voice was low and calm, but suddenly changed tone, with a hint of passion and determination. "But just because something is difficult, does that mean we shouldn't do it? Is there anything in this world that can be easily achieved? Maybe I'm not strong enough now, but I will get stronger, and when I become as strong as you, senior, the five pieces of second-generation yuan equipment should no longer be a problem."

  The emperor did not respond immediately, but quietly listened to Yang Yu Xi finish speaking. He then opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. Instead, he raised his left hand and heavily patted Yang Yu Xi's shoulder, the ring on his index finger shining brightly.

  The Emperor had one more sentence in his heart that he didn't say out loud: "You will indeed become stronger, but time waits for no man."

  The Czar's hand beckoned lightly, and the two crystal coffins that held Zhou Yu Xiao and Huo Qi Ma floated over.

  Yang Yu Xi looked at the two women with one eye, then turned to look at Sha Huang, with some doubt in her eyes.

  The tsar smiled slightly, his hand lightly brushing over the two coffins. The crystal coffin's surface flashed with a fleeting glow, and then vanished into thin air. Zhou Yuxiao and Huojimama stood suspended in mid-air, their eyelids twitching as they simultaneously opened their eyes.

  Zhou Yu Xiao opened her eyes to see Yang Yu Xi looking at her with concern, and her heart was both shocked and delighted. She seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, and she involuntarily called out: "Yu Xi!"

  Yang Yu Xi showed a happy expression and hastily walked in front of Zhou Yu Xiao, anxiously asking: "Yu Xiao, are you okay?"

  Zhou Yu Xiao's face was filled with joy after the reunion, and she shook her head gently, looking as if they had been through some kind of life-and-death ordeal together.

  "Hmm"

  A somewhat dissatisfied hum came from the side, and Yang Yu Xi only then remembered that Huo Qi Ma was still beside him. He scratched his head, lightly coughed, turned around with a smile, and asked: "Huo Qi Ma, are you okay?"

  "Hmph, you're still alive." Huo Qiema coldly replied with a single sentence.

  "Heh heh..." Yang Yu Xi awkwardly chuckled twice.

  At this time, Zhou Yuxiao saw the Tsar in front of her, with some vigilance in her eyes and a hint of doubt between her eyebrows. However, seeing that the Tsar was standing with a smile and had no hostility towards the three of them, she turned to ask Yang Yu Xi: "Yu Xi, who is this..."

  "Ah, this is the person we need to find at the bottom of the lake." Yang Yu Xi introduced Sha Huang to the two women, then he walked in front of Sha Huang and bowed respectfully, his face full of gratitude. "Thank you, Senior Sha Huang, for your forgiveness."

  "Heh heh, it's nothing, just a small misunderstanding from before." The Emperor waved his hand lightly, "If I had known earlier that you were determined to eliminate the evil, I wouldn't have had to take so many detours."

  "What's an evil ability?" Zhou Yuxiao was a princess, but after all, she was still young and didn't know much about evil abilities.

  On the other hand, Huo Qiema's face changed, and her eyes looked at Yang Yuxi with a surprised gaze.

  Yang Yu Xi turned around and said to Zhou Yu Xiao: "I'll talk about this with you later."

  Zhou Yu Xiao also knew that this was not the time for popularization, and nodded slightly, but then remembered something, his face suddenly became urgent, took a step forward, and said to Sha Huang: "Sha Huang senior, may I ask where my spiritual beast is? I have offended you before, I hope you won't hold it against me..."

  "Oh, look at me, I almost forgot about this." The Tsar smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand, a transparent light ball appeared in the palm of his hand. Xiao Hei was inside, rushing left and right, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't escape from what seemed to be just a thin layer of light.

  "Go."

  The Tsar said lightly, the light ball flew out of his hand and burst open in mid-air. Xiao Hei rushed forward without stopping, and actually pounced on Yang Yu Xi, with quite a bit of momentum.

  Yang Yu Xi's eyes were sharp, and he saw Xiao Hei rushing towards him. The "Bao Ti" in his body quickly circulated, and his hands suddenly swelled several times larger, embracing the rushing Xiao Hei in his arms.

  "Rustle"

  Xiao Hei's strength was considerable, and Yang Yu Xi only felt like he had been hit by a huge boulder. He was dragged out of the lake bed with great difficulty, but fortunately his "Badao" skills were somewhat effective, so he didn't get hurt.

  The emperor saw this scene, and his eyes slightly raised, he was even more certain about Yang Yuxi in his heart.

  Xiao Hei naturally didn't get hurt, jumped down from Yang Yu Xi's body, swept a glance with his big head, then rushed towards Zhou Yu Xiao and called out happily, spreading his four limbs and running over.

  Zhou Yu Xiao's face lit up with joy as she hugged Xiao Hei tightly into her arms, stroking its soft fur.

  Yang Yu Xi adjusted his clothes and walked back, only to hear Huo Qi Ma say to the Tsar: "Tsar senior, I have a question for you."

  Yang Yu Xi's expression turned stern, and she leaned in to listen carefully.

  The Tsar seemed to have expected this and glanced at Hu Qi Ma lightly before saying: "Ask away."

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ's voice was calm and composed: "The special physique of the villagers in this oasis, does it have anything to do with you?"

  The tsar remained silent for a moment before nodding his head.

  Hu Qi Ma and Yang Yu Xi exchanged a glance, the secret was indeed here!

  The Emperor looked at the two of them and said, "You've come here to get to the bottom of this matter, haven't you?"

  Zhou Yu Xiao also walked over at this time, patted the head of Xiao Hei to signal it to calm down, and then looked towards Sha Huang.

  The tsar sighed and said, "As a tsar, I naturally don't want the skills I've learned in my lifetime to be left unpassed."

  Yang Yu Xi and the other two exchanged a glance, furrowed their brows, then continued listening.

  The Emperor said: "I don't want the skills I've learned in my life to be lost, but I also don't want to casually pass them on to just anyone. So, I transformed this lake water to influence the villagers around it, slowly changing their physical bodies, hoping that one day I can cultivate someone suitable for my Taoist methods, so that my lifelong skills won't be buried in history. It's also a bit selfish of me..." As he spoke, the voice of this once powerful Emperor sank low, his eyes becoming dim, filled with regret.

  "Senior said where the words are." Yang Yu Xi said, "The senior is concerned about the world's creatures, and unfortunately died in battle for the sake of the creatures and the evil spirits. After death, no one inherited his mantle, so it's natural to have endless regrets. That's why he did these things, but didn't expect the wonderful technique to be lost, what fault does he have?"

  The czar's eyes flashed with a hint of light, and he stared at Yang Yuxi again: "Young man, if everyone in the world could think like you and not blame me, that would be great."

  "Elder brother, rest assured, there are still more people with discerning eyes in this world."

  The Emperor scrutinized Yang Yuxi again, and to his surprise, there was a hint of disappointment in his eyes. He sighed silently: "Alas... you have a clever mind and an excellent temperament, but unfortunately, your physical body is not suitable to inherit my legacy. How lamentable! Is it possible that the skills I've honed as the Emperor will be buried with me?"

  Yang Yu Xi and the other two were at a loss for words, not knowing how to comfort this senior. Huo Qi Ma was deeply moved in her heart, and the current state of the Ba Zu was indeed pitiful.

  "Huh?" Zhou Yuxiao suddenly remembered something, a hint of joy flashed across his face, and he said to the Sha Huang, "Senior, have you checked every villager around?"

  The Emperor didn't understand why she asked that, but still shook his head and said: "That's not the case, I just maintain the power in the lake water. Generally speaking, every ten years I will detect it once, a few years ago when I detected it was still nothing."

  Yang Yu Xi and the other person did not react in time, both looking at Zhou Yu Xiao with some confusion.

  Zhou Yuxiao smiled and said, "Then let's take another look at the physique of a child named Donger."

  As soon as this was said, Yang Yu Xi and Huo Qi Ma both suddenly understood, Yang Yu Xi thought for a moment and also showed joy on his face, laughing: "Indeed, senior please investigate again. Dong Er's physique is not ordinary, although still young, but in this desert he moves agilely, any sandstorm dust has no effect on him, and it's said that he has some control over the sand."

  "What? Is this true?" The Tsar heard these words and became visibly agitated, his voice even trembling slightly.

  Zhou Yuxiao smiled and said, "Senior will know after investigating."

  "Good! Now tell me what this child looks like." The emperor's heart was stirred, and his urgent tone overflowed with words, it seemed that this old predecessor really cared about the inheritance.

  "Uh-huh." Zhou Yuxiao nodded and then roughly described Dong'er's appearance, especially her unusually large eyes.

  The emperor no longer hesitated, gently closed his eyes, and then the three of them felt that the surrounding lake water seemed to have stopped in an instant, a profound and extreme vibration was subtly transmitted.

  Yang Yu Xi and the other two did not speak, quietly waiting for the Tsar's reaction.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, then the three people saw a joyful color that could not be restrained appearing on the Tsar's face, becoming more and more intense.

  The Czar suddenly opened his eyes, and those eyes were brighter than before by more than a little bit. He suddenly spoke: "Good! Good! Good!"

  Saying three good things in a row, I feel joyful and can't help but know it.

  "Is senior still satisfied?" Zhou Yuxiao asked with a smile.

  The Tsar nodded his head heavily, if it weren't for his mature and steady temperament, he would have been so excited that he would have started dancing with joy by now. Even so, he was still quite agitated at the moment, his face flushed with a reddish glow, as if he had become many years younger.

  "Haha, you three are indeed my lucky stars!" The Tsar was overjoyed and his attitude towards the three became even more amiable.

  "Senior spent so much heart and soul, finally the heavens reward those who are diligent, congratulations!" Yang Yu Xi clasped his hands together, genuinely delighted.

  "Haha......" The Czar had a smile on his face, he hadn't been so happy in a long time.

  Huǒ Qí Mǎ is the person with the least joy among everyone, at this time she walked forward and said: "Senior, junior still has one thing that is not clear."

  "Hmm? You said." The Emperor's mood was exceptionally good at this moment, and he spoke in a clear and bright tone.

  Huǒ Qímǎ took a deep breath and said, "May I ask why your power would help me break through to the second level of the 'Indestructible Dominant Body'?" For some reason, Huǒ Qímǎ believed that Shāhuáng must have heard of the Bàzú, even though it had been several hundred years since the Bàzú was no longer renowned.

  "Huh?!" As expected, the Emperor was taken aback when he heard Huo Qima's words, and the joy on his face slowly faded away. The Emperor's gaze locked onto Huo Qima.

  "Are you from the Ba tribe?"