Although Beimu has not yet reached the level of a true demon, he is at least a demon who has become a demon, and has even surpassed the realm of ordinary demons.
In Ji Yuan's previous life, there was an online joke that said the darker you become, the stronger you become, while the whitened you become, the weaker you become. There is actually some truth to this in how you deal with those who are possessed by the devil. No matter if they are human or demon, the deeper the possession, or even after they become a demon, they will be much stronger than their original path of cultivation. Their minds will become cunning and extreme, but the flaws in their state of mind will be much smaller, after all, they are already demons.
This does not mean that Beimu will not feel fear. Even real demons will be afraid of things, let alone him. Demons are generally afraid of righteous people like Ji Yuan who are so powerful that they cannot be contended with. However, there is a kind of fear that is more strange. Beimu has only encountered it twice since he became a demon.
The first time was after he and Lu Wu became partners. Bei Mu gradually felt it. He accidentally discovered that sometimes when Lu Wu revealed certain auras, he would actually feel fear in his heart, as if the demons beside him were some even more terrifying monsters. However, Bei Mu would never show it in front of Lu Wu.
The second time was now, when I heard that hoarse laughter. This feeling of fear was actually a bit like when I faced Luwu, but it was also very different. And the degree was much stronger than the vague feeling when I was with Luwu before. It was so strong that it was as if I was still a mortal facing a ferocious beast in the mountains.
"Who are you? Why don't you show yourself?"
Beimu's roar spread in the empty and dark environment, but those voices disappeared one after another. The voice just now was openly discussing eating him. This kind of thing should have happened only among evil demons, but it happened in the sleeves of an immortal like Ji Yuan.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly light appeared in this dark environment, and a bright crack seemed to appear on one side of the sky and earth, and then the crack became bigger and bigger, and the light became stronger and stronger.
Bei Mu subconsciously covered his eyes, and then he saw that he could see the outside scenery on one side. He could see the blue sky and white clouds, as well as the mountains and rivers in the distance. However, the boundary of his vision was limited by an irregular ellipse, and this shape was constantly shaking.
"Jiyuan's cuffs?"
Bei Mu suddenly realized that his body was tumbling. Every time his sleeves moved, his perspective shifted and the position between heaven and earth was reversed. There was no light and gold, and the boundaries of the starlight in the darkness were exactly the same. He did not feel anything physically or mentally, so he did not realize that he was shaking like a sieve in a bowl.
Then, when Beimu was still in a brief daze, the next moment, Beimu saw an extremely huge head appear in the direction of the light, blocking a large area of light and shadow. The head had white hair and beard, and was obviously an old man, but because it was too huge and the perspective was constantly rotating, it looked a little scary.
The owner of this head was none other than Ju Yuanzi. At this moment, Ji Yuan opened his sleeves, and he looked inside curiously. He saw a little man with demonic aura inside his sleeves, rolling around from time to time as Ji Yuan's sleeves rolled up.
"Hey, there really is a little devil in my sleeve, but it's not much bigger than a grain of rice. It's really magical. Mr. Ji, is this magical power called 'The Universe in the Sleeve'?"
Ju Yuanzi looked at Bei Mu in his sleeve curiously while asking Ji Yuan, and the latter's voice was also heard.
"Yes, what do you think, Brother Ju? Is it still worthy of your attention?"
"Mr. Ji, you are joking. After listening to Fellow Daoist Lian's description and seeing the devil in your sleeve now, I feel that such magical skills are simply shocking and are the only ones I have ever seen in my life!"
When Ju Yuanzi heard this, he couldn't help but smile, stood up straight, shook his head and laughed.
The moment Ju Yuanzi's head moved away, Bei Mu was cheered up.
'good chance!'
At this moment, he no longer cared whether he was under Ji Yuan's nose or not. He directly used his magic power and tried his best to fly out of the sleeve. However, he felt weak and uncomfortable during the flying process. After finally flying to the cuff, he found that the last distance was simply out of reach.
Then suddenly the sky began to spin, and there was a strong pulling force coming from outside. Beimu was blown out of his sleeves by a gust of wind, and faced with a dark shadow of the earth.
After a "bang..." sound, Beimu was thrown out of his sleeve by Ji Yuan and fell on the back of the Sky-Swallowing Beast.
Even though his sleeves had already been taken out, Bei Mu still felt dazed and everything seemed unreal to him. It was not until he saw the faces of Ji Yuan and the others that he slowly came to his senses.
By now Beimu had returned to his normal size and came back to his senses. Seeing Ji Yuan and several great monks around him, he felt a chill and became much more sober. At this moment, he was not standing on the brown ground, but on the Sky-Devouring Beast. Standing on one side were Ju Yuanzi, Lian Baiping, Jiang Xueling and Ji Yuan, all looking at him.
Bei Mu felt a chill in his heart and quickly stood up, bowing to Ji Yuan and the others, as if he was just a junior practitioner meeting his elders.
"My name is Beimu, nice to meet Mr. Ji and the other immortals!"
Ji Yuan looked Bei Mu up and down, and spoke after a long time.
"I seem to have seen you somewhere before, but I don't have a deep impression of you."
Bei Mu raised his head, and a slightly pale smile appeared on his weird face.
"Back then in the northern part of Yunzhou, I had the honor of witnessing the might of Mr. Ji's Heavenly Sword. However, I had already left by then, so Mr. Ji might have caught a glimpse of my demonic energy from afar."
"Oh, I see. Was it really the Apocalypse Alliance that time?"
"yes"
Bei Mu smiled awkwardly and nodded in answer. He was very single at the moment, so he answered this irrelevant question straightforwardly. At the same time, he was thinking hard about how to deal with the questions that Ji Yuan might ask later.
"What exactly are you, the Apocalypse Alliance, planning to do?"
Sure enough, Ji Yuan asked this question, and the other three great monks nearby also listened attentively.
"Well... Actually, we just want to seek some benefits everywhere, so we will cause some chaos..."
"Yeah?"
Ji Yuan smiled, thought for a while, and suddenly said.
"I'll give you a chance to choose. As long as you tell me everything, I'll help you escape the calamity that's claiming your life, and cut off your connection with that true demon!"
Bei Mu was suddenly startled and looked up at Ji Yuan with a strange expression of surprise and excitement on his face.
"this… "
Bei Mu quickly shut up after uttering just one word, fearing that something might happen. However, Ji Yuan at the side smiled and comforted him.
"Don't worry, he can't hear it, and he doesn't want to appear in front of Ji for at least a few decades."
It turned out that Ji Yuan felt that Beimu was a little familiar before, but it was not because he had really seen Beimu in the past, but because of the real demon that was driven out of Dazhen by him and Lao Long. The so-called Beimo was actually an incarnation of that real demon.
Back then, Beimu entered the evil path and gradually became a demon, all because of the work of the real demon. This incarnation with autonomous consciousness can be regarded as a backup means of saving lives when necessary, but for Beimu who gradually realized the truth, he could never find peace.
"I have sworn a solemn oath not to betray the Apocalypse Alliance. However, even though the oath is serious, a devil like me can still find loopholes..."
Beimu's eyes flashed and he looked at Ji Yuan.
“If you trust me, Mr. Ji, you can let me go first, and then I will go find my companion. His last name is Lu Wu. Although he is extremely talented, he still doesn’t know the core secret of our Apocalypse Alliance, and naturally he has never sworn a blood oath. I will tell Lu Wu about this, and that’s all I will do. As for how to find and deal with Lu Wu, it’s up to you, Mr. Ji… Although I will have to pay a price for my oath, I can barely bear it.”
Yes, he didn’t forget to sell out Lu Shanjun at this time. It seems that he really hates him to the core.
"By the way, sir, please don't do anything to me. You have to let me go like this. Otherwise, I won't say anything to Lu Wu."
Jiang Xueling on the side laughed when she heard it.
"Interesting, your calculations are really good. As you said, everything is decided by you. How can we know that you, the devil, are not deceiving us?"
Bei Mu shook his head and said with a weird smile.
"There's really nothing I can do, and I can't swear to you."
Ji Yuan pondered for a moment, then stared at Bei Mu for a few breaths. Those dark eyes seemed to see through everything, which made Bei Mu feel nervous.
"You're not lying to me?"
"How dare I lie to Mr. Ji? Everything I say is true!"
…
Half a day later, as the external injuries of the Sky-Devouring Beast healed, its speed became faster and faster. It had already moved away from the range of the Southern Wilderness Mountains and was flying towards the location of the Tianji Cave. Ji Yuan, Lian Baiping and Ju Yuanzi returned to the observatory to play chess again, while Jiang Xueling and the monks of the Weimei Sect were busy everywhere around the Sky-Devouring Beast.
"Mr. Ji, is it really okay to let that devil go? The devil is untrustworthy and I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep your promise."
"Ok, I know."
"Then why are you letting him go, sir? You might as well just kill him without restraining him."
Ji Yuan looked at Ju Yuanzi who was talking and smiled.
"Who said that Ji didn't leave any restraints? It's just that the Northern Demon himself doesn't know."
Bei Mu admitted that he had not really sworn those words before, but the promise he made in front of Ji Yuan was not necessarily an empty promise. A painting of Xiezhi had always been unfolded in Ji Yuan's sleeve. The promise made in front of Xiezhi, whether the oath would be fulfilled or not was up to Xiezhi.
It was during this time when Ji Yuan was playing chess that the voice of Xiezhi reached his ears.
“Ji Yuan, I bet this little devil will still end up in my stomach.”
"Just go in."
Ji Yuan replied calmly, and when he looked up again, he could already see a mountain shrouded in mist in the distance, and vaguely visible the ups and downs of the mountains in the mist were very regular.
"Sir, we are here. The Tianji Cave is hidden in this Mengshan Mountain."