Chapter 926 The Most Important Thing

Whether or not it had been a grueling battle, the fact that he had pulverized one of the top ten peak experts, scattering the remains to the edge of the universe, made Wei Yuan's scalp tingle. The main point was that this terrifying fellow had agreed to a full-force confrontation in their third encounter.

That look.

Wei Yuan noticed the Heavenly Emperor's gaze, spotting a flicker of interest in those indifferent pupils.

Wei Yuan was actually quite familiar with this feeling.

Back then, in the past world, when he was raising piglets, feeding them while looking forward to their rapid growth and fattening, so he could feast on them—that was pretty much the same look.

'You're overdrawing your strength.'

"Helping you comprehend the Clear-Turbid Chaos Dao Body will make things easier in the fight."

So, this wasn't a joke at all. All of this was actually a realistic assessment! Were you also a civil official?

Wei Yuan's lips twitched. The Heavenly Emperor pondered for a moment and said, "What was the power you used earlier to restrain the Turbid Qi Fuxi? His foundation and Fuyi's seem to have reached a comparable level now. And Fuxi was already able to withstand ten full-force strikes from Mount Buzhou head-on more than six thousand years ago."

"Your strength is not bad, but in terms of raw power, you are not as strong as Mount Buzhou was."

"And in terms of unpredictability, you are not as good as Fuyi was."

"To actually be able to force him away..."

Wei Yuan opened his hand, revealing several yellow-orange copper coins, inscribed with profound and all-encompassing Daoist runes, wondrous beyond description, faintly resonating with the aura of cause and effect. Dijun glanced at them, then lost interest, saying with some regret, "Forcibly establishing cause and effect?"

Wei Yuan nodded.

Looking at the copper coins in his palm, he couldn't help but sigh again. One copper coin could buy the whole world, with installment payments—obtaining the spiritual treasure first and then paying later. Shameless, utterly shameless! The guy who created this thing deserved to be hung up by Shi Yi, with the tightest rope around his neck.

But that didn't change the fact that this thing was truly useful.

Simple, direct, and effective, forcibly triggering an effect that could even affect the wounded Turbid Qi Fuxi, causing him to hesitate and become dazed.

Hmm? Wait, what did Dijun say?

The Turbid Qi Fuxi's foundation was similar to the current Fuxi's, and Fuxi was also heavily injured now.

In other words, this thing was also effective against Fuxi?

Wei Yuan was delighted, already thinking of ways to deal with that Fuxi fellow. The Heavenly Emperor nodded and said, "Use it on me once."

Wei Yuan nodded, flicking a copper coin, aiming it at the jade flute in Dijun's hand.

The Heavenly Emperor didn't react at all. After a long silence, he nodded and said, "A good technique, but unfortunately, it's just a trick. If I were you, I would connect sword qi, fists, and techniques like incantations with this principle of cause and effect."

No longer exchanging treasures for money.

"But exchanging treasures for enduring attacks."

"Making the opponent actively run over and willingly endure the attacks."

Dijun stroked the jade flute in his hand and said calmly, "Directly reversing cause and effect is naturally a simpler and more effective method, but the stronger the opponent, the more condensed their own cause and effect becomes, linked to the past, present, and future, making it even harder to shake."

"It's better to use this simple yet effective technique."

Not placing such a difficult demand as directly bestowing death through cause and effect.

"But allowing the opponent to reveal a flaw, and then killing them yourself."

"This kind of method is more suitable for you, the difficulty is lower."

The cold-faced man in black robes seemed to curl his lips into a slight arc that even a Celestial God couldn't detect, and said, "After all, you're not very good at conceptual techniques, are you?"

Wei Yuan: ...

Yes, yes, yes, I am a brute.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're number one, you're right.

The white-haired Daoist said, "You're telling me about these techniques, aren't you afraid I'll use them against you?" The Heavenly Emperor said calmly, "On the contrary, that's what I hope for."

Wei Yuan clicked his tongue.

Then Dijun seemed to think of something and said calmly, "Also, you need to restrain yourself a bit when using this technique of the Falling Treasure Copper Coins in the future. This thing doesn't directly erase cause and effect, but briefly completes the establishment of cause and effect, equivalent to completing a [transaction], and then taking time to fulfill it."

"The person who created this technique seems to be in a system where the importance of magical treasures surpasses everything else."

"After knocking down the magical treasure, then killing the opponent, the cause and effect cannot be fulfilled." "But Turbid Qi Fuyi is still alive."

Wei Yuan's expression gradually froze.

The Heavenly Emperor said, "Based on your previous technique, you should be fulfilling a part of the [cause and effect] to him. This part of the fulfillment agreement may come from your foundation, or from your Dao fruit, or from fate, depending on what you traded."

The white-haired Daoist's lips twitched, "A few spiritual treasures." "Some treasures."

"And the waistband of Fuxi's robes."

The Heavenly Emperor: "???"

The expression of the number one expert, usually so cold and detached, revealed a hint of doubt.

Recalling the Daoist's earlier question about whether it could transform into a Yin-Yang union state, he fell silent.

That hint of doubt and hesitation grew heavier. He took half a step back, without changing his expression.

The Daoist's expression solidified, "And this as well."

His right hand rose, and the Creation Lotus, having lost most of its spiritual essence, slowly emerged, gently spinning in his palm. It no longer had the instinct to break free as before, but instead calmed down, emitting a soft aura, with the boundless power of creation faintly attempting to create a world in this desolate space.

Faintly creating all things, evolving heavenly secrets.

Those wisps of scarlet light intertwined, wrapping around the Daoist's palm like flowing waves.

As if comforting, as if caring, and the slight injuries on the white-haired Daoist from the battle with Turbid Qi Fuyi quickly healed. In exchange, the foundation within that Creation Lotus was reduced once again. The Daoist had no choice but to seal the cause and effect, and put it away again.

The Heavenly Emperor's brow slowly relaxed, "So that's how it is. No wonder Turbid Qi Fuxi's growth rate is so fast. Could it be because he's borrowing the power of Nüwa's creation? In that case, Houtu is also in some danger."

Dijun explained, "Condensing the imprint of the Grand Dao into the speed of Turbid Qi's top ten peak, rapidly restoring injuries, and quickly transforming the foundation of Turbid Qi into a Demon God, is the power of creation; while accelerating the Turbid Qi's devouring of the foundation of the strong in the Clear Qi world, transforming it into its own foundation, and restoring the source of Turbid Qi is the need."

"It is Houtu's virtue of bearing all things."

Wei Yuan's expression slightly tightened, and he had already thought of this point, nodding in agreement.

The Heavenly Emperor said, "However, you really did 'buy' something extraordinary." He paused, then asked, "How do you plan to resolve this?"

"Do you need my help?"

Wei Yuan sensed his own cause and effect, then opened his eyes, saying expressionlessly, "It has already been completed. Turbid Qi Fuxi attacked me immediately after leaving, but it was just an exchange of cause and effect and heavenly secrets. The result is still acceptable."

The Daoist raised his hand to his forehead, speaking with difficulty.

"Hmph, the power of cause and effect, although unpredictable, still has cause and effect."

"You are still far from reaching the beginningless and endless state, jumping out of cause and effect..."

The scholarly-looking man with graying temples reached out his hand.

His face was pale, but his hatred for the enemy outweighed his desire for his own injuries to heal. He clenched his five fingers and said slowly, "My cause and effect, my things, are not so easy to take!"

Reversing the innate.

Directly transcending the past, present, and future.

"One of the fates that the Yuanshi Tianzun cares about the most!"

Transaction completed...

Turbid Qi Fuxi felt that a certain fate that the Daoist had always cared about was taken away from him from the levels of the past, present, and future. In other words, from the first life in the past, all the way to the future, as one of the top ten peak existences, that Daoist would completely lose a fate that was quite important to him.

With a flick of his sleeve, the fate was added to his body.

Sensing that the fate was directly superimposed on his body, Turbid Qi Fuxi felt very good.

Because it was a [past], [present], and [future] fate.

The superposition of this fate across various timelines made the effect extremely good!

Whether it was an epiphany of the power of cause and effect, or some other comprehension of the Grand Dao...

Turbid Qi Fuxi was in a good mood as he walked forward, when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He slowly lowered his head and saw that he was stepping on a very fine gemstone. He frowned and casually brushed it aside.

Such vulgar things were worthless to him.

With a flicker of his body, he looked for a place to heal his wounds.

Closing his eyes and concentrating his qi, he suddenly noticed an anomaly and tapped his finger. The nearby stone wall shattered with a crackling sound.

A whole piece of extremely rare jade appeared next to Turbid Qi Fuxi.

His expression gradually froze, and a hint of bewilderment and unwillingness appeared on his face. After carefully experiencing the changes in his body, this unwillingness gradually grew, gradually causing his right hand to clench tightly—Wealth?!

How could it be wealth?!

What I clearly traded for was a fate that even the top ten peak experts cared about.

It was actually wealth?!!

Turbid Qi Fuxi was silent for a long time, then pressed his fingers against his brow and said slowly, "Heh, silently reversing my heavenly secrets, replacing what I traded? Exchanging the fate I originally intended to exchange for worthless wealth."

'How could a dignified member of the top ten be moved by mere money?'

"In that case, he does have some skill!"

"So understated, he cannot be underestimated! But why, even though I had already noticed it and tried to stop it, did I still choose to fulfill the cause and effect, giving my wealth from the present, past, and future to me?"

The scholarly-looking man was silent for a long time, then, from his own mindset and choices, he shifted to the white-haired Daoist's perspective, thinking about whether he would make such a choice if he were in his situation, and why he would make such a choice. Gradually, he understood, and muttered in a daze:

'Firstly, as the Yuanshi Tianzun, the Cause of All Fruits, he still adheres to the spirit of the Grand Dao of Cause and Effect, regretting nothing; secondly, it is a reminder, a covert warning, telling me that he has already noticed my methods, declaring his own strength, telling me not to act rashly!'

"What a self-respecting, aloof, and cold person!" "What arrogance!"

"As expected, those who act together with Dijun are all like this." The scholarly-looking man sneered, "Yuanshi Tianzun, not bad."

I look forward to our next encounter...

"What fate did you lose?"

Having already returned to the Clear World, the Heavenly Emperor looked at the white-haired Daoist who was dejected and lost in thought, and asked in confusion, "What could have moved you so much?"

Wei Yuan's lips twitched, and he sighed, "No, it's not that I'm upset, it's just that I understand some things, which instead makes me not know what to say, and I just feel empty."

Who made me poorer?! It was me, it was me!

It wasn't Fuyi, it was Turbid Qi Fuxi!

The Daoist pressed his brow, and his thoughts gradually became clear. Since his wealth, and even all his wealth from the past, future, and present, had been taken away by that guy, then all he needed to do was improve his strength, and if he had the chance to kill Turbid Qi Fuxi again, he could take it back.

Dijun looked at the white-haired Daoist and said calmly, "Go, return this thing to its original owner."

"Also, remember that the outside of the stars is just one point of contact with the Turbid World."

"There are many ways to enter its core area, such as the Central Sea of Chaos, or the earth veins beneath Mount Buzhou. The Turbid Qi is below, and the Clear Qi is above, but this so-called above and below is not the spatial perception understood by ordinary people."

Wei Yuan nodded, and when he turned to leave, his movements paused. He asked, "Are the Kunlun Ten Heavenly Gates also one of the areas where the Clear and Turbid intersect?" Dijun calmly nodded, "Yes."

Wei Yuan sighed, "I see."

Kaiming.

His changes were probably related to the Ten Heavenly Gates.

Curiosity killed the cat.

Wei Yuan didn't go to Mount Buzhou, nor did he try to directly hand the Creation Lotus over to Nüwa.

Instead, he went directly to the Taiching Heaven where Fuxi was.

He needed to figure out in advance whether Turbid Qi Fuyi had left any tricks on this heart, otherwise, it wouldn't be saving someone, but directly poisoning Nüwa. When Wei Yuan arrived, he immediately saw the blue-robed Celestial God sprawled on the ground, twitching all over, and his face froze.

Then, in the next second, Fuyi rushed directly in front of him along the ground.

He suddenly stood up, grabbed the Daoist's collar with both hands, and two lines of blood and tears streamed down his eyes as he shook him violently:

What the hell!

"What have you been doing down there again!!!"

"You even cut off my kidneys without anesthesia!"

"Calm down." The white-haired Daoist patted Fuxi's shoulder forcefully, and said calmly and rationally, "Anesthesia is useless to you."

"Besides, if I were to attack you, I would definitely want your snake gall."

"Your kidneys are basically useless, old fellow."

Fuxi: ...

Enraged.

"You're insulting me!!"

"Your kidneys are useless, you haven't used them for thousands of years, it's bad luck to be with you, you might as well donate them!"

"I must kill you today..."

His voice stopped abruptly, Fuxi's pupils widened, and his expression suddenly became clear. He stared fixedly at the Creation Lotus in Wei Yuan's hand, and the previous arrogance and recklessness disappeared from his face, replaced by sadness. The Daoist sighed and said softly:

"I brought her heart..."

"Back."

"And I'll see if any tricks have been left on it."

Fuxi was silent, then stretched out his hands and carefully held the lotus. After a while, the Daoist saw a flash of spiritual light on Fuxi's body, and layers of strange and occult auras appeared on the lotus, gradually dissipating, with hundreds of linked cycles.

Turbid Qi Fuyi had indeed left a trick.

Wei Yuan was afraid.

If he didn't have Fuxi, even if he snatched back the heart, he would only be doing what Turbid Qi Fuyi wanted.

He would even become an accomplice.

Fuxi's expression flickered, and he said, "This..." His face changed several times, and then he pointed his fingers, grabbed the wisps of cause and effect surrounding the Creation Lotus, and pulled out the most subtle and hidden one, shaking it open violently.

A picture appeared in the Taiching Heaven.

It was a jade coffin made of ice jade divine marrow.

The white-haired Daoist and the blue-robed Celestial God looked up, and their expressions changed...

Because inside the jade coffin, a girl was lying.

Dressed in ink-dyed black clothes, her eyes were tightly closed, as if they had never been opened.

Her white hair hung down quietly.

Her face...

Was exactly like Nüwa's.

ps: Today's second update is 4,200 words~

[The characteristics of the Falling Treasure Copper Coins were mentioned in Chapter 892~ but many people have guessed the effect of this side effect.

Of course, poverty is not the result of hitting the God of Wealth, the Golden Crow Bird is not weak, but it cannot interfere with the current Yuan.