Yes, that is not Xi Che’s inner demon. He does not regret saving Pu and has a clear conscience. Where does the inner demon come from?

This is Chu Yan’s inner demon.

When Chu Yan was born, although he was incarnated from the Jade Soul and was extremely strong and pure, it was not known whether to say it was misfortune or fate. When he escaped from the Jade Soul, he was tainted with a bit of vulgarity. From then on, the Jade Soul was no longer the pure Jade Soul.

After being found and brought back to Jiuyou, Chu Yan became a disciple of Mingzhao Shen. He was extremely intelligent, dignified and self-possessed, and had a high level of comprehension. In the eyes of Mingzhao Shen, Chu Yan was a perfect successor. But by chance, Mingzhaoshen discovered that Chu Yan was not as perfect as he had imagined. There was actually a hint of worldliness on him. This hint of worldliness was like an unsightly pattern in a transparent crystal, or a flaw on a beautiful jade. It was an eyesore no matter how one looked at it.

So Mingzhaoshen wanted to help Chu Yan refine that slight imperfection.

Chu Yan knew that his master was doing this for his own good, so he naturally did what his master said. However, they discovered that this flaw could not be refined at all. In order to prevent it from affecting Chu Yan's position in the divine world, Qian Mingzhao Shen had no choice but to seal it up.

This happened when he was very young. Chu Yan discarded the flaw in his jade soul, and the remaining part became cold and heartless, closer to God. But who would have known that the "Xia" that they sealed did not disappear. He seemed to be exiled, left to fend for himself in that small world.

The emotions of loneliness, abandonment, and disgust remained on Chu Yan's jade soul. Over time, he turned into a demon filled with resentment and turbid air.

In fact, Chu Yan could always feel the existence of "flaws" and could feel that his resentment was growing heavier, but Chu Yan controlled his emotions and did not look for him. He believed that the previous Mingguang God was right, and that only by getting rid of filth and flaws could he become a god.

Although Chu Yan has been very distressed because of this matter.

Until the day of Xi Che's graduation exam, he actually entered the small world where "Flaw" was sealed, and he did not kill himself, but said that he would live with him...

The resentment of "Flaw" disappeared, and followed Xi Che's footsteps and left the small world with him. He returned to his own body, but Chu Yan received too many emotions from it.

It turns out that this wisp of soul is not turbid air at all, but the heart of jade.

Chu Yan was considered the purest and most perfect god in the Three Realms. Unknown to everyone, his heart was actually so ugly.

He could no longer shirk responsibility and said that the "flaw" was the turbid air in his soul and that the ugly image was himself. Chu Yan knew that the reason why all beings in the three realms worshiped him was because they worshipped the perfect God of Light. Even his closest master could not accept the stain on him.

Chu Yan can only be the perfect image in everyone's mind.

When the possessed Jade Heart returned to his body, Chu Yan felt some vague emotions.

From then on, Chu Yan felt that he could not take his eyes off Xi Che - if he only admired and sympathized with him at first, his feelings really deteriorated later.

Chu Yan couldn't tell when he started to become like this, whether he had been attracted to this classmate a long time ago, or because of the soul he brought back.

He could only be sure that his inner demons were growing bigger and bigger, and becoming more and more exaggerated.

Chu Yan felt as if he had fallen into the first vicious cycle. The more he tried to suppress his inner demon and abandon it, the stronger it became. Chu Yan was just a newly-conferred minor god at that time. He knew nothing about matters of the heart, and his uncontrolled desires frightened him. Chu Yan was afraid that he would do something wrong and was also afraid of hurting Xi Che, so he wanted to solve the problem by drinking the water from the Wenxin Spring.

However, the Spring of Inner Conscience was only a temporary solution and did not address the root cause. The inner demon trapped in his body was clamoring more and more loudly, trying to break free from the shackles and truly possess the only person who had ever made "it" feel moved.

——The only one who didn't abandon it, didn't kill its ugliness, and the only one who could accept all of him.

Chu Yan understood that feeling. This child’s thoughts were straightforward and ridiculous, and its clamor was unnecessary.

After all, he had thought so before "Flaw" returned...

For Chu Yan, the most difficult thing was that Asa always appeared in front of him without any precautions, talked to him about everything, and often stayed in his palace to sleep, and never had the slightest doubt about him.

In Asa's eyes, he seemed to be the person in the world who was least likely to do anything to him, and he placed complete trust in him.

Therefore, he must not lose control.

Chu Yan was also afraid of seeing disappointment in Xi Che's eyes.

The illusion here is actually not that powerful at all. It is even just a formation set up according to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, without the use of any magic. Its power lies in the core of the formation. I don’t know what it is, but it has such a huge impact on me.

Could it be something specifically designed to deal with the gods? As a result, he was hit as soon as he came in, but Xi Che didn't react at all.

Chu Yan's inner demon is "Xia". He saw it being killed by countless people who came for the trial in that small world, and then reborn again, over and over again... He cannot accept these things like a bystander, because he knows that the "Xia" that was separated and sealed is himself. Its existence seems to remind himself that he is not as perfect as others see him.

Chu Yan also knew why Asa liked to make friends with him. Asa was a true gentleman. He was upright and responsible. Although he sometimes behaved unruly and was even said to be the bane of the three realms because of that war, Chu Yan felt that he was more open-minded than anyone else.

The war between gods and demons had already shown signs, and the conflict between the two races was a historical issue. How could it be simply blamed on Asa?

So when facing such an Asa, Chu Yan could only hide his own dishonesty to prevent him from feeling disgusted with himself.

He saw many gods in front of him with their weapons raised high against him. Whether they were his former colleagues or his master, they all wanted to get rid of him. Chu Yan finally couldn't help but raise his sword to resist, but the person in front of him turned into Asa's face. He opened his arms towards him and wanted to hug him.

...

This illusion made Chu Yan very confused. The black shadow that turned into Xi Che's appearance was the deformed monster that Xi Che saw in the cave. It was the deformed monster that wanted to attack Chu Yan. He hesitated for a moment and did not make a move, and was almost attacked by the monster.

"Are you okay? Speak, why are you daydreaming?"

Xi Che's voice pulled Chu Yan out of the illusion. He came to his senses and found Xi Che looking at him with wide eyes, puzzled, "Strange, your Taoism is obviously more advanced than mine, how come I didn't get tricked, but you did."

Chu Yan just shook his head expressionlessly and said his guess: "This should be a radiation zone of the Bagua formation, which has formed many small illusions. A radiation zone can be so powerful, the object that forms the center of the formation must be unusual."

When Xi Che heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He naturally thought of his two troublesome magic weapons. If the core of the formation here was Da Chi and Zhu You, then this effect would most likely occur. But this must not be the case, otherwise, even he himself will be helpless about it - or rather, no one in the world will be able to do anything about it. These two magical weapons are extremely powerful, and have the characteristic of becoming stronger when facing a stronger opponent. The purer the bloodline of a race, the stronger their power.

Could this be the reason why Chu Qi was affected more than himself? Perhaps because his Taoism was too profound, Zhu You felt threatened and attacked with all his strength.

This attribute is invincible to a certain extent. The weak cannot hurt them, and the strong cannot do anything to them.

Xi Che and Chu Yan walked out of the cave passage. A man in a black robe came forward from outside the door, handed a sign to Xi Che and Chu Yan respectively, and asked them to follow him. The two looked at each other, and Xi Che thought, this probably means passing the test, right?

The demon who led them brought the two to a hall where many men in black had gathered, and they seemed to be very nervous. There was a chair right above the hall. Xi Che guessed that it might be prepared for the Holy Lord of Golden Bell.

"Although I don't want to say it, this scene looks like a fucking cult meeting."

Xi Che muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the chair, waiting for Jin Lingzi to appear. Chu Yan frowned, looking like he was feeling very uncomfortable. After waiting for only twenty minutes, a young man wearing a moon-white brocade robe embroidered with silver bamboo patterns walked out from behind.

"Congratulations, everyone, you have passed the Xiaoyao Mountain primary exam. From now on, you will become a member of Xiaoyao Mountain and serve the Golden Bell Saint."

After he finished speaking, the noisy voices quieted down. Suddenly, someone said, "Who are you? We came here to see the Golden Bell Saint, not you."

The young man suddenly chuckled, "You have just joined and are not qualified to see the Golden Bell Saint. My name is Meng Xinghe, and from today on, I will be your direct supervisor."

After hearing what he said, everyone fell silent. However, Xi Che could not help but open his eyes wide and stare at Meng Xinghe who was sitting in the seat - isn't this his grandson? !

He didn't want to curse, but he recognized the young man's appearance. He was the person that the old man from the Gou Tu clan who poisoned him was looking for. Or rather, he was the old man's grandson... He actually became a small leader in Xiaoyao Mountain?

Chu Yan obviously noticed this as well, but he quickly frowned and whispered to Xi Che, "He doesn't look like a living person."

Xi Che glanced at him, "What do you mean?"

He thought about it for a moment, and said, "You mean, he is controlled by the Golden Bell Saint, or made into a puppet?"

Chu Yan was silent for a moment, "Why did you think of this? I just think he doesn't look like a living person."

Xi Che realized that he had spoken out of turn. A normal person would not immediately think of this kind of thing, perhaps because he subconsciously had already determined that these things were done by Jin Lingzi, and Jin Lingzi had also learned some of the methods of controlling others or making people into puppets from him...

"Xi Che, Xi Che..."

Xi Che came back to his senses and saw Chu Qi looking at him, "What's the matter?"

Chu Yan smiled at him, "Don't worry, we'll know tonight."

Huh? What's the meaning?