Xiaoyao Mountain has been recruiting people. After Xi Che and Chu Yan lived here for two days, they found out how to become a disciple of the Golden Bell Saint.

It turned out that they would hold a large-scale recruitment campaign every once in a while, and this time Xi Che and Chu Yan also signed up to participate.

That’s right, there is actually a formal registration, and I heard that there is an exam required.

Xi Che was wearing the uniform black robe that had been distributed to him and standing among a group of examinees. He had never been so speechless in his life. He and Chu Yan looked at each other for a long while, Xi Che twitched his mouth and said, "A bunch of people wearing black robes standing together like this, like a cult."

Chu Yan found it funny. When he saw them wearing white, he thought they were not good people because they were dressed coquettishly. When he saw them wearing black robes, he thought they were cultists. Asa was really hard to please.

He leaned close to Xi Che's ear and advised, "Don't say it out loud. If someone hears it, it will attract attention."

Xi Che curled his lips and replied in a low voice, "Got it."

So a group of people wearing black robes moved forward in a mighty manner. Xi Che and Chu Yan were mixed in the middle of the team, and they didn't know where their destination was. However, Xi Che was very anxious to reach his destination. He wanted to know whether the person who was causing trouble here was Jin Lingzi.

The crowd lined up and came to a cave. The leader told them that they had to undergo an examination here. Only those who could pass the examination would be qualified to become disciples of the Golden Bell Saint. It's understandable. After all, Jin Lingzi is famous and many demons want to join him. If he accepts them all in, not only will the demon clan be overwhelmed, but if he recruits a bunch of trash who can't work, he will have to support them.

After they entered the cave, Xi Che discovered that there were many other entrances besides the cave itself. Then a group of people wearing black robes came out and took them into a cave in pairs. Xi Che thought, the two demons he had seen before were also in groups of two. Perhaps these people will have to work in groups of two when completing tasks in the future, so they were assigned to two people? This is perfect, he is quite familiar with Chu Qi, it is better than teaming up with a stranger. However, what he was going to do now had to be kept secret from Chu Qi. He came here to seek refuge with Jin Lingzi, but what he was doing was to go against Jin Lingzi. If he knew his true purpose, he might give him away.

Two people were put into one of the caves together. The man in the black robe said to them: "If you can walk out of this cave alive, you will pass."

Xi Che was intuitively surprised. This question was unexpectedly simple, and even a bit like the internship god trial task they did when they were above Jiuyou. Xi Che then had some ideas. He thought that Jin Lingzi might have really taken his words to heart. When they were still in the Demon Realm, Jin Lingzi said that he wanted to establish his own sect and stand out. Xi Che had given him some guidance and experience. To establish a sect, some tasks must be set as a means of selecting and training disciples. The model he told him was similar to the trial tasks in Jiuyou. Did he do as he was told?

Xi Che felt a little comforted. He thought that if Jin Lingzi set up these checkpoints because he really wanted to select talents, it didn't seem like a cult. He suddenly found their black robes pleasing to the eye.

Xi Che and Chu Yan walked into one of the caves that was flashing with light. Surprisingly, a barrier slowly closed behind them, and the door that was originally the entrance of the cave turned into a stone wall. There was a vast expanse of white fog in front of him. Xi Che glanced at the person next to him and said, "It seems that we have to follow this road."

The road inside the cave was not very tortuous. It seemed that one only needed to keep walking and would be able to walk out of the glowing cave entrance on the opposite side. But everyone knows that this road is not that simple, and there must be many traps on this road. Xi Che subconsciously glanced at Chu Qi beside him. He looked very relaxed and didn't seem to take this road seriously. I don’t know whether it’s because he is too skilled or lacks experience. How can he be so confident at such a young age?

Xi Che walked forward on his own and tried to call Baihu in his mind: "Stop pretending to sleep and get up and work."

But Baihu just lay there and moved his claws, then lay back lazily: "There's no danger, can't you handle it yourself?"

Xi Che was puzzled for a moment, thinking that Baihu was not in spirit because he had just gotten rid of the cold poison and his cultivation level was declining particularly fast under the influence of Daquan Jiuqian. In fact, Baihu was just too lazy to come out because he felt the breath of Suzaku.

Baihu really doesn't want to be in the same frame with Suzaku.

He already knew that the "big monster" beside him was not a big monster at all, but Chu Yan himself.

Damn it, he finally set his eyes on a tonic, but it turned out to be that bastard Chu Yan again.

But he knew that with Chu Yan here, this road would not be dangerous no matter what, so he could just sleep.

After Baihu's voice disappeared, the scene on this road began to change. The cave above his head turned into a black sky, and the surroundings also began to darken. Xi Che subconsciously looked back and found that Chu Qi had disappeared out of thin air.

Oh, they were finally separated, but how could this be the scene of the inner demon trial? Jin Lingzi, a demon from the clan, actually held an inner demon trial... Is it possible that demons don't have inner demons?

Xi Che could almost imagine what his inner demon was. It should be the scene of Taohua being killed...

However, the inner demon he had been waiting for for a long time did not appear. Instead, a very small figure appeared in the depths of the black fog. Xi Che was stunned for a moment and almost laughed out loud. This was not an inner demon at all, but a "graduation exam" he had experienced in Jiuyou. At that time, this batch of students from Fengzao Mansion were about to graduate, and they had to go through a final trial before they could be canonized as gods. Because it is the final trial, the secret realms they enter are all random small worlds. Those small worlds all have real dangers, and they have to solve the crises of these small worlds as gods.

This is a very normal operation. As gods, they often have to solve some difficult problems. The problems faced by these small worlds naturally correspond to gods in different positions. The small world that Xiche entered was occupied by demons and was full of wars and conflicts. This kind of world is easy to solve for a reserve god of war like Xiche. All he has to do is suppress the demons and resolve the disputes.

But the more difficult point is that Xi Che is an applicant. When he first came in, he had no idea what the problems in this world were. He could only grope his way forward on his own. Whether he should kill people or save people was entirely up to him to decide.

At that time, Xi Che was being clever. In any case, in the eyes of the Nine Netherworld Gods, the demons were not worthy of living in the world. They were disobedient and stirred up disputes. If he killed the demons when he saw them and rescued the humans when he saw them, he would not make any big mistakes.

Xi Che landed in an ancient battlefield, which was littered with corpses and ruins. The ground was scorched and there were piles of unburned flames. From time to time, unknown roars could be heard in the distance. This battlefield is very strange. Not only is there war, but it is also filled with an eerie aura, as if it has existed for hundreds or thousands of years. The souls of some people with powerful cultivation have not been worn away by time, but have instead gathered together and turned into ghosts, which is creepy.

Xi Che had already thought of how to deal with them, but plans could not keep up with changes. Not long after walking on this ancient battlefield, he saw a small figure curled up in a corner. Although he looked like a child, he was filled with demonic energy mixed with evil and yin energy. According to Xi Che's original idea, he should be killed immediately.

But in the end, he was still soft-hearted and couldn't do anything to the child. This is the weakness of his human side. Even though his identity as a god warned him that this was an evil creature, his human side was deceived by its appearance and made Xi Che soft-hearted.

Xi Che raised the saber in his hand and put it back, raised it up and put it back... He repeated this many times. He sighed deeply, walked up and squatted in front of the child: "Little guy, what are you doing here? Where are the adults at home?"

The child suddenly raised his head, and Xi Che saw his face clearly. The child is very cute, with a soft and chubby face, just like Snow Mei Niang. But the child's eyes, including the whites of his eyes, were all blood red, and there were some black lines on his neck that appeared along the blood vessels. It was obvious that he had been possessed by a demon for a long time. He sensed Xi Che's presence, raised his head and growled at him viciously in a low voice. The sound was not something a human could make, but rather the sound of a wild beast, as if the small animal was feeling threatened and was warning others not to come over.

He was demonstrating to Xi Che, not allowing him to get close to him, and even wanted to scare him away. But at that moment, Xi Che didn't know what was wrong with his brain. He didn't think that the child was dangerous. Instead, he felt sorry for him and felt compassion for him.

Xi Che looked at the little guy for a long time and sighed heavily - could this be his big problem?

Xi Che was not a good student when he was studying at Fengzao Mansion. Although he was smart, few teachers liked him. Compared to a good student like Chu Yan, he is simply a devil. The teachers were all old masters with profound spiritual practice and rarely had any emotional fluctuations. But once, the teacher in charge of their final examination was so angry that he became sarcastic and mocked him for being extremely vulgar.

However, even in the face of such ridicule, Xi Che did not care at all. After thinking for a while, he retorted calmly: "I won't burn the piano and cook the crane. Cranes are better to be roasted, and the meat will be dry if boiled."

The gentleman was so angry that he cursed, thinking that he had no mercy and could even kill such a beautiful creature as the crane. Xi Che laughed and said, "I think you are obsessed with beauty. Cranes are beautiful and poultry are ugly. But why can ugly poultry be used to feed humans, but cranes can't be used to feed me? Is ugliness the original sin of these creatures? You are so biased, sir, you are stubborn and refuse to change your ways."

The gentleman could not argue with Xi Che, who mocked him, humiliated him, and threatened to prevent him from graduating.

Presumably, the master wanted to give him a difficult time during this final trial. He had mocked the master for being burdened by beauty and confused by appearances. So the master let such an evil child block his way, so that he could personally taste what it felt like to be confused by beauty.

He also roughly guessed the solution to this problem, which was to kill the child in front of him and save this small world.

Alas, it’s a pity that he just can’t do it. He hasn’t figured out whether the child is a human or a demon. Even if he is a demon, it is not necessarily impossible to educate him.

Xi Che looked at the little guy in front of him and raised his eyebrows: "Forget it, since they don't like me to be a god, I won't be one. I'll spare your life, little guy."

After Xi Che finished talking to himself, he went to hug the child. Who knew that the child was full of anger and bit Xi Che's arm hard, making him bleed.

"You little beast, you are really ungrateful and you still won't let go! Be careful or your teeth will fall out!"

Xi Che slapped the child on the head lightly, saving his arm from his mouth, then picked up the child and walked towards the depths of the ancient battlefield.

They walked in the ancient battlefield for several days and only encountered a few demons on the way. Those who had the intention to attack him were killed by him, and those who did not attack him were released by Xi Che. Since he couldn't even pass the test, why bother committing murder? He couldn't solve the problems of this small world so simply and crudely now. He should find out the problem here and then solve it.

So he took care of the child all the way, and they finally walked out of the ancient battlefield and saw the human world and the relatively peaceful demon world. It's not as tragic here as the ancient battlefield, but the sky above is also shrouded in black air all year round, which looks abnormal.

The child in Xi Che's arms never spoke, but compared to the aggressiveness at the beginning, he gradually calmed down and no longer bit him for no reason. Xi Che also discovered that this child was not a demon at all, but a human being. For some reason, as they stayed together for a long time, the evil and hostility in the child gradually faded, revealing his original appearance.

Quite cute.

"Whose child are you who fell on the battlefield? You look like this, you must be the young master of a wealthy family."

Xi Che talked to himself while pinching his soft face. The child still didn't say anything, but was annoyed by his pinching, so he lowered his head and hid his face in Xi Che's arms to prevent him from pinching him.

Although this action is an evasive one, it is full of the dependence of a child.

Xi Che smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I will take you to visit all the wealthy families in the human world and ask them if they have lost children so that I can send you back as soon as possible." -

Of course, the prerequisite is that all the evil spirit in his body must be purified. Even if there is still a little bit of evil spirit in his body, Xi Che dare not return him to his family.

But the child was very unhappy when he heard Xi Che's words. He frowned, leaned on his shoulder, and said the first words in such a long time: "Are you going to abandon me?"

Xi Che felt strange and felt sad at the same time. Why did he sound as if he had been abandoned?

He gently tapped the little brat's forehead: "I won't abandon you, I'm sending you home."

"You want to give me to someone else, and you say you don't want to abandon me."

Xi Che didn't know how to explain for a moment, and the little brat continued: "You are going to throw me away like them, right."

Xi Che was helpless, but he saw that the little brat's hostility was getting worse, so he gave up the idea: "Forget it, forget it, if you don't want to go to the human world, then don't go. Anyway, I'm probably going to fail the exam... How about we find a place to live in seclusion together? I won't abandon you."

The little brat finally stopped frowning, and hugged Xi Che's neck affectionately and nodded. Xi Che said again: "What's your name, you have to tell me your name."

He looked about four or five years old, and he stuttered, so he should know his name.

"My name is Xia."

Xi Che frowned: "Xia? Oh - I know, it's the Xia of hero, right?"

"No, it's the Xia of flaw, a flaw on a beautiful jade."

Xi Che thought at the time that the child's parents were so ignorant. How could they give their child such a name and let him know the meaning of his name... Isn't this a complete childhood trauma?

He thought about it, and suddenly smiled and said, "This name is not good. Why don't I change your name. From now on, you will be called Pu, which means uncarved jade. Maybe people tell you that you didn't shine, not because you are not good, but because you are still young and uncarved. The jade hidden in the stone is mistaken for a flaw. When you grow up, you will be as radiant as jade."

The little guy looked at Xi Che for a long time, his long eyelashes like a cattail fan flickered twice, and then nodded: "Okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xi Che felt that the black air around him suddenly dissipated. Xi Che raised his head in confusion and looked at the sky above his head. The dark clouds above his head dissipated, revealing the clear sky, and the sun shone on the earth. This small world was surprisingly and quickly purified from a source of evil into a normal world.

Before Xi Che could figure out what was going on, he suddenly felt a saliva mark on his face from the child in his arms - he actually kissed him?

Then he said, "I will find you."

Xi Che's graduation exam ended successfully. He left that small world and came to the teacher in charge of the graduation exam. The teacher was stroking his beard and smiling at him: "I didn't expect that you have the potential to be a god. I underestimated you."

Xi Che was completely confused: "What happened just now? Who is that kid?"

The teacher shook his head: "I can't see what happened in your small world, but the fact that you can successfully walk out of there proves that you are indeed a qualified god."

Xi Che later thought that perhaps "Pu" was really the source of evil in that world. He was abandoned and naturally had resentment in his heart. He also absorbed the devilish energy in the ancient battlefield, so he had such great power. But this kind of evil cannot be killed with swords and the time that I lived with him helped the resentment in his heart dissipate.

I just don't know what that guy meant by coming to find him, and later on he never came to find him.

Xi Che thought this and found it funny. How could he take the words of a kid whose identity he didn't even know seriously?

But Xi Che was very happy to see this kid here today, so he stepped forward and greeted him: "Pu, why are you here?"

When Pu heard the voice, he looked at Xi Che, and his eyes turned blood red again. But he seemed to recognize Xi Che quickly, the redness in his eyes quickly faded, and he opened his hands towards him. Xi Che picked him up directly and said, "Oh, that's strange. I haven't done anything wrong to you, but why have you become my inner demon?"

Pu didn't say anything. At this time, Xi Che heard some noise in front of his left. He looked up and saw Chu Qi standing there stiffly with a sword in his hand. In front of him, there was a sticky black shadow rushing towards him with its fangs and claws. However, Chu Qi didn't move at all. Even with the sword in his hand, he didn't move. Chu Yan had already disguised the Taiyi Sword, for fear that the sword would be seen by Xi Che and his identity would be exposed, so the sword in his hand that he saw now was just an ordinary sword.

Xi Che was startled. He could feel that the sticky black shadow seemed to be the lowest level of magic he had created before. It would mainly cause hallucinations, but it would be very dangerous if it really hit him. Xi Che didn't have time to think, and hurriedly stretched out his hand towards the black shadow and shouted, "Break!"

The black shadow was easily broken, and Chu Qi was like waking up from a dream, with sweat pouring down his forehead. Xi Che also discovered at this time that the jade that was originally held in his hand had disappeared.

...It's normal, they are all illusions. Once the illusion is broken, these illusions will naturally disappear.

Xi Che walked up to Chu Qi and looked at him puzzledly: "What's wrong with you? You look bad. The illusion just now was obviously very low-level, how did you fall for it?"

Isn't this guy very skilled in Taoism?

Chu Yan came back to his senses, he lowered his head to glance at Xi Che, pursed his lips and shook his head: "Nothing, it's all right now..."

Xi Che was even more confused - everything is fine? He doesn't look like he's alright at all.