Demon Emperor Cave.
Li Mu sat cross-legged inside the Dao Bell, shaking his head and sighing.
"It took three thousand years to give birth to its own consciousness, but it has to live for someone else. It can't be its true self. How sad, how regretful …"
"As a person … a corpse, it doesn't even have its own thoughts. What's the use of giving birth to its own consciousness?"
"If it was me, I'd rather die …"
"Some corpses might as well lie down for another three thousand years and live as someone else for a few hundred years. What's the point? It's so comfortable lying down …"
…
Li Mu seemed to be talking to himself, but his voice penetrated the Dao Bell and resounded throughout the entire Demon Emperor Cave.
At the entrance of the Demon Emperor Palace, the White Emperor Corpse sat cross-legged. Although its eyes were closed, the corners of its eyes were twitching, and its aura was fluctuating.
Li Mu sensed this change and struck while the iron was hot. He looked at Illusion Princess and asked, "Fox, what's the difference between this and possession?"
Illusion Princess glared at him and gritted her teeth. "Don't call me fox!"
Li Mu: "Be careful next time …"
Illusion Princess took a deep breath and looked at the White Emperor Corpse. She replied to Li Mu, "Of course there's a difference. A person who is being possessed knows how to resist and willingly let himself be possessed. I've never seen such a stupid person …"
"He's not a person to begin with. He's a corpse."
"Even a corpse wouldn't be so stupid …"
…
Inside the Law Bell, everyone watched as Li Mu and Huan Ji sang the same tune and sighed inwardly.
They were trapped in the Dao Bell by the White Emperor Corpse, so they could only talk and comfort themselves.
At the entrance of the Demon Emperor Palace, the Demon Emperor Corpse listened to the conversation between Li Mu and Illusion Princess. He felt his heart becoming more and more chaotic. He couldn't take it anymore and sealed his hearing.
Although he couldn't hear the voices of the couple, there were still two voices arguing in his heart.
One voice said, "You are White Emperor. Your body is his body. Your memories are his memories. You are Demon Emperor White Emperor!"
The other voice retorted, "White Emperor is already dead. He died three thousand years ago. You are not him. He forced these new memories onto you!"
"You are the White Emperor!"
"You are not the White Emperor!"
…
There seemed to be two consciousnesses in his Sea of Consciousness. The two consciousnesses kept arguing about who he was, and neither could convince the other.
The Demonic Corpse finally couldn't hold it in any longer and said angrily, "Shut up!"
Inside the Law Bell, Li Mu raised his chin and asked Huan Ji, "Who is he talking to?"
Phantom Princess shook her head. "I don't know."
Then she looked at Li Mu and asked, "Is it time?"
Li Mu looked at the demonic corpse that was beginning to mumble and said in a low voice, "Wait a little longer …"
Huan Ji thought about it and a jade thumb ring appeared in her hand. She handed it over to Li Mu. Li Mu asked, "What is this?"
Huan Ji said, "It can store Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Energy, allowing everyone here to send their Spiritual Energy in. If we wear it, we can use the Spiritual Energy within at any time. Our chances will be higher."
Li Mu did not take it immediately and asked suspiciously, "Is this another scheme of yours?"
Huan Ji snorted coldly. "Take it or leave it!"
The moment before she put it away, Li Mu snatched it from her and said, "You'd better wear it. It's safer to wear it."
As a fox, although Huan Ji was cunning and scheming, she was not stupid.
At this time, if she still set a trap for Li Mu, the word stupid would not be enough to describe her.
Li Mu passed the thumb ring to one of the consecrators and asked them to take turns to transfer their mana into the ring. No one had any objections to this. They also knew that whether or not everyone here could escape and survive depended on Li Mu.
While waiting, Li Mu continued to ask Huan Ji, "What other good things do you have? Take them all out. If you don't take them out now, you might not have a chance in the future."
Huan Ji thought about it and took out a jade bottle.
Li Mu asked, "What is this?"
Huan Ji said, "Some Heaven and Earth Power is sealed in the bottle. It can be used at a crucial moment."
Li Mu took the bottle from behind and said unhappily, "Why didn't you say so earlier …"
Ten Thousand Illusion God Lord was more thoughtful than him. Li Mu did not expect that Monster Emperor's cave would not have Heaven and Earth Power. If he knew, he would have asked the Empress to seal a few bottles for him. Then, he wouldn't be in such a bad state.
Huan Ji snorted coldly and said, "Why should I tell you this? Am I close to you?"
Li Mu continued to ask, "What else is there?"
Huan Ji obviously had a bottle of Heaven and Earth Space. She didn't want to talk to Li Mu and poured out a bunch of things.
Li Mu's eyes lit up. He knew that his chance had come. This was actually another rich woman …
He loved such rich women the most.
Li Mu looked at these treasures and kept talking.
"There are so many spirit jades. Why didn't you take them out just now?"
"This string of Buddha beads is a good treasure. It might be useful later …"
"This pill has a strong medicinal fragrance. It will definitely be good for recovering magic power. I'll take it first …"
… …
Huan Ji was indeed a second generation demon. The pile of treasures dazzled Li Mu.
Li Mu finally looked at a white, furry thing and asked, "What is this?"
Huan Ji picked up the item and shook her wrist. The originally soft tail immediately became hard and straight like a sharp sword. The flow of spiritual power on it was not inferior to Li Mu's Qingxuan Sword.
This was obviously a top grade magic treasure.
At this time, Huan Ji said indifferently, "The Black Fox Tail is a treasure of my clan. It is useless to you."
Li Mu took the Black Fox Tail from her hand and said, "Take it first. If my weapon is damaged, I have a replacement …"
Now that they had a common enemy, Huan Ji did not think too much. She only said, "I've already taken out everything. What about you?"
Li Mu looked at her and said, "Young Mistress, do you think that everyone is like you and has a Seventh Realm father? I've already used up my things when I destroyed those demon corpses. Otherwise, why would I ask you for them? I'm not that kind of shameless person …"
The ring that stored magic power circled around in everyone's hands and returned to Li Mu's hand.
Everyone present, whether it was the elders of the six sects or the disciples of the demon sects, were all willing to transfer most of their remaining magic power into it.
Li Mu was still waiting for an opportunity to continue singing the same tune as Huan Ji.
"What a pity, what a pity …"
"What's the point of living like this …"
"Might as well continue to be an emotionless corpse …"
Next, Li Mu saw some strange changes in the White Emperor Demon Corpse's body.
He no longer responded to Li Mu and Huan Ji. He sat cross-legged at the entrance of the Demon Emperor Palace and began to talk to himself frequently. It was as if he was suffering from schizophrenia. The corpse aura on his body was sometimes stable and sometimes chaotic, sometimes high and sometimes low …
At a certain moment, when the corpse's aura weakened again, Li Mu looked at Huan Ji and said, "It's time …"
Huan Ji bit her lower lip lightly. After taking a deep breath, her gaze became firm. A shadow floated out of her body and entered Li Mu's body.
Li Mu stood up silently and walked out of the Dao Bell.
Inside the Dao Bell, everyone's gazes were on him.
The White Emperor Demon Corpse was still meditating at the entrance of the Demon Emperor Palace.
Under the control of the sword technique, the Qingxuan Sword shone with a bright green light and pierced towards the demon corpse's head.
The demon corpse's eyes suddenly opened. A blood-red light flashed in his eyes. He stretched out his hands and used his palms to hold the sword. The Qingxuan Sword could not move an inch further.
A moment later, his figure disappeared from the spot.
At the same time, behind Li Mu, a black shadow appeared out of thin air.
His ten fingers were like lightning. His black nails pierced through the air and pierced towards Li Mu's neck.
At this moment, a blinding golden light exploded from Li Mu's body.
Chi …
Like cold water being poured on a hot rock, the demon corpse's body, which was harder than magic treasures, was immediately burned by the golden light. The demon corpse let out an angry roar and wanted to teleport away. However, he realized that the space here was also affected by the golden light. He could not teleport at all.
His body quickly retreated, trying to escape from the golden light.
Seeing that Huan Ji's Heart Sutra was effective, how could Li Mu allow him to do as he wished?
The demon corpse retreated frantically. Li Mu followed him like a shadow, exposing him to the golden light.
The demon corpse was very close to Li Mu. On his body, it was rapidly burning and festering. He stretched out his hands. The nails on his hands flew out and pierced towards Li Mu. Li Mu used the Qingxuan Block. His body slowed down. In this short period of time, the demon corpse was already far away.
Although the Buddha's light was powerful, it also weakened quickly. When it was a few hundred feet away from Li Mu, the golden light could no longer affect the demon corpse.
However, it was impossible for it to attack Li Mu from the front.
The demon corpse hid in the shadow of the statue in front of the palace. In a place where the golden light could not reach, it roared. Suddenly, something flew out from the Demon Royal Palace.
Li Mu immediately noticed that it seemed to be a set of armor.
After the set of armor flew out, it automatically disassembled into a head armor, chest armor, arm armor, leg armor and so on. It automatically attached itself to the body of the demon corpse and started to wriggle. The gaps of the armor immediately fused together.
In this way, the body of the White Emperor Demon Corpse was completely covered by the armor.
Not only that, but there was also a giant sword weapon in his hand.
Even so, he did not charge towards Li Mu. Instead, he held the giant sword in his hand and slashed forward.
As he slashed down with his sword, a huge shadow appeared behind him.
This shadow was a few hundred feet tall and was also wearing armor. It held a giant sword that was a hundred feet tall and slashed towards Li Mu.
In the next moment, Li Mu felt that he was locked on by a powerful aura. It seemed that no matter how he dodged, the sword would land on his head.
This was obviously a Super Power that the demon corpse had used based on the memories of the White Emperor.
He could hide in the Law Bell and avoid the sword. However, he had left the Law Bell to defeat the demon corpse. For this, he had already drained the people in the Law Bell and Phantom Princess dry. If he returned now, everyone could only sit quietly in the Law Bell and wait for death.
He crushed the jade bottle that stored the Power of Heaven and Earth with one hand and formed a seal with the other. His lips trembled and two black and white fish appeared above his head, forming a giant Taiji Diagram.
The moment the Taiji Diagram formed, the giant sword fell.
The tip of the sword fell on the Taiji Diagram and was immediately swallowed. Then the body of the sword and the hilt.
The giant sword was swallowed by the Taiji Diagram and the armored shadow disappeared.
The Power of Heaven and Earth was limited. Li Mu did not waste any time. He changed his seal again and the Qingxuan Sword split into two, then four. In an instant, there were tens of thousands of sword shadows that shot towards the White Emperor Demon Corpse.
Streaks of sword shadows slammed into the armor, and the White Emperor Demonic Corpse kept retreating. Cracks gradually appeared on the armor, and after withstanding countless streaks of sword light, it collapsed. Countless streaks of sword light slashed his body.
Fine wounds appeared on the demon corpse's body. Some were so deep that bones could be seen, but no blood flowed out. Wisps of gray gas surged out from his wounds and covered his entire body. Under the nourishment of the gray gas, the wounds slowly healed.
The last move of the Demon Slayer Protection Incantation was extremely powerful. With Li Mu's current cultivation level, even if it could not directly kill a Sixth Realm Primordial Spirit, it could still cause fatal damage. Unfortunately, the White Emperor Demon Corpse was a corpse that had turned into a demon. Its consciousness was hidden in its physical body and it did not have a Primordial Spirit …
Li Mu formed another seal and said, "Heaven and Earth are boundless. Wind and thunder receive orders. Dragons fight in the wild. All ten sides will be destroyed. Heavenly Lord Taiyi, as the law commands!"
Thunderclouds gathered above the White Emperor Demonic Corpse's head, and a green gust of wind blew around his body. As the gust of wind blew, the wounds on his body that had just healed split open again. At the same time, countless bolts of lightning struck down from the thunderclouds above his head.
Finally, the thunderclouds descended directly and completely enveloped the demon corpse. Within the thunderclouds, purple lightning swam continuously. The rumbling sounds made one's scalp tingle.
The Power of Heaven and Earth stored in the jade bottle was only enough for Li Mu to use these three moves.
If he was forced into a corner, Li Mu would have no choice but to use the remaining Power of Heaven and Earth, even at the risk of being severely injured again.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the thunderclouds. That was their last hope.
After some time, the thunderclouds finally dispersed.
The demon corpse stood on the spot as if he had been dismembered. His body was covered in wounds and charred marks from being struck by lightning. The corpse aura on his body was almost non-existent.
However, the wounds on his body were still wriggling and healing. His aura was also rising bit by bit.
The demon corpse let out a long howl and took a deep breath. After the howl, countless corpse aura gushed out from the tombstones around the Demon Palace and surged into his body.
In just an instant, all the wounds on his body were completely healed. His aura also reached its peak again.
Within the Law Bell, everyone's faces were filled with despair.
Was a Ninth Realm powerhouse really so powerful that they could not even defeat his corpse after he died …
The demon corpse, who had recovered to its peak, stared at Li Mu with blood-red eyes and said eerily, "I can feel it. The page of my Heavenly Book is on you. Greedy human, I will be the first to kill you …"
He stared at Li Mu. Just as he was about to take a step forward, his body suddenly froze.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if the end of the world was coming.
This was a premonition.
For a powerhouse of his level, premonition represented foresight to a large extent.
The source of this feeling came from that human.
It was obvious that if he continued to attack that human, something terrible would happen.
The demon corpse calculated with his fingers, and the premonition in his heart became even stronger.
This feeling of impending doom made him involuntarily take a step back.
At this moment, a voice in his body shouted, "Are you afraid? Hurry up and kill him and devour his soul and flesh. This is the price he has to pay for stealing the Heavenly Book and violating the Demon Emperor's authority!"
At this moment, another voice said, "You are you. You are not the White Emperor, and you are not anyone else. Follow your heart and don't become someone else's puppet …"
"Kill him!"
"Be yourself!"
"Kill him!"
"Be yourself!"
…
Two voices echoed in his mind at the same time. The White Emperor Demon Corpse held his head and shouted, "Shut up, both of you shut up …"
Seeing the White Emperor Demon Corpse holding his head and muttering to himself again, his aura fluctuating, Li Mu quietly withdrew his hand gesture.
This was the trump card he had prepared. Now, it seemed that he might not be able to use it.
Li Mu looked calmly at the struggling demon corpse. It was obvious that there were at least two consciousnesses fighting for control of the body. Under normal circumstances, this was a normal sign of encountering inner demons.
Some inner demons would produce a second or even more consciousnesses in the mind. This was called a split personality.
The personality of the body depended on which consciousnesses controlled the body.
If one was controlled by the evil consciousnesses, most cultivators would become killing machines. If they were controlled by other inner demons, their personality would change drastically.
For this demon corpse, if the consciousnesses that insisted that he was the White Emperor won, then he would be the White Emperor from then on.
If the other consciousnesses won, then he would be an ordinary demon corpse. Although he would not have the White Emperor's memories and abilities, he would have his own corpse rebirth. Everything in this world would be new to him.
Li Mu looked at the pained demon corpse and shouted, "You just came to this world. Don't you want to use your own eyes to explore everything in this world?"
"The White Emperor is only an antique from three thousand years ago. This world is no longer the world he knows!"
"Be yourself, or be someone else. Which will you choose?"
…
With the support of spiritual power, his voice echoed in the cave abode. The demon corpse hugged his head and growled, "I am the White Emperor. I am not the White Emperor. I am the White Emperor. No, I am not the White Emperor. The boat, the boat is no longer the boat. I am not the White Emperor. Damn it, get out of my body.
Get out of my body! "He roared at the sky. The corpse aura on his body suddenly exploded. A ball of light was forced out of his body.
After the ball of light left his body, the demon corpse suddenly quieted down.
Confusion appeared in his eyes. He muttered, "Who, who am I …"
Soon, the confusion faded. He no longer had the memories of the White Emperor. Looking at Li Mu, his mind was filled with the thousands of sword shadows and the torturous wind and thunder.
At this moment, the golden light emitted by this human made him feel uneasy and disgusted.
The demon corpse looked up at the sky. Suddenly, he flew up and tore open space, revealing another azure sky.
He jumped out of the space crack. The crack quickly closed. The Demon Emperor's cave abode was silent.
It was easy to leave the Heavenly Flask Cave Abode. However, it was impossible for him to enter by himself.
"He ran away?"
"The demon corpse left?"
"We are safe!"
…
Inside the Dao bell, everyone was cheering. Li Mu kept the ball of light without leaving a trace. Then, he put away the Dao bell and forced Huan Ji's primordial spirit out of her body.
Huan Ji's primordial spirit returned to her body. She stared at Li Mu and gritted her teeth. "You took the Heavenly Book?"
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to that guy's nonsense. I was the first to leave. How could I have taken it?"
Huan Ji gritted her teeth and looked at him. She said in a low voice, "Return my treasures to me."
Li Mu looked at her and asked curiously, "Treasures? What treasures?"
Huan Ji was stunned. She looked at the thumb ring on Li Mu's hand.
A white light flashed and the thumb ring on Li Mu's hand disappeared.
Huan Ji raised her head and looked at Li Mu. She said seriously, "Although I am not human, you are not human either."
Li Mu's face didn't turn red and his heart didn't skip a beat. He had never forgotten that Phantom Princess was his enemy.
There was no need to be polite with his enemy.
Moreover, if it was not for him, Huan Ji would have died at least twice. She even possessed his body and took advantage of him. It was only right for him to take some benefits from her.
Looking at Huan Ji's disdainful eyes, Li Mu said, "I saved you twice. Is this how the Heavenly Fox race treats its benefactor?"
"Okay." Huan Ji seemed to have thought it through. She said, "I don't want those things anymore. Just take it as the reward for saving me. From now on, I don't owe you anything."
Li Mu looked at her and shook his head. "As the daughter of a Heavenly Lord, is your life only worth those things? Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say that we don't owe each other anything?"
Huan Ji said angrily, "I …"
Li Mu said, "What about you? If you want to think like that, I can't do anything about it. Anyway, I'm not asking you to repay me. What about the Heavenly Fox race repaying kindness? That's all …"
Huan Ji's face turned red. Her chest heaved up and down. After a while, she stretched out her hands. Two short swords appeared in her hands. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll kill you first and then kill myself. Once we die, our enmity will be erased …"
Li Mu walked to the front of everyone and said, "The Demon Emperor's cave has no owner now. Everyone, cast your spells and leave this place."
Demon Nation, on a mountain peak.
There was a fluctuation in space. Dozens of figures appeared out of thin air.
Breathing in the fresh air and feeling the vitality of the surrounding plants and animals, everyone had a look of relief on their faces. They had never felt that a world with plants and animals was so beautiful.
That dead space had left an indelible shadow on them.
The demon corpse had disappeared. No one knew where it went.
In the distant sky, a stream of light suddenly streaked across.
A middle-aged man appeared in front of everyone.
This man did not have any spiritual power fluctuations. He looked like a mortal.
But a mortal could not cross such a long distance in an instant. The only explanation was that his cultivation was much higher than everyone present.
When Huan Ji saw the middle-aged man, she flew into his arms and cried.
Li Mu's expression changed. He was very familiar with the aura of this man.
Cui Ming had this aura when he was possessed by the Ten Thousand Illusion Heaven Lord's clone.
Without a doubt, the man in front of him was Huan Ji's father, the master of the Demon Path's Mirage Sect and Meizong Sect. He was the former Grand Elder of the Mirage Sect, the Ten Thousand Illusion Heaven Lord.
If he knew that this person was nearby, he would have treated Huan Ji better. Unfortunately, it was all too late.
The middle-aged man looked at Huan Ji with heartache and asked, "My dear daughter, what's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Huan Ji wiped her tears and pointed at Li Mu.
At this moment, Li Mu felt that he was locked on by an extremely powerful aura.
A chill rushed from his tailbone to the back of his head. His body and mind seemed to be frozen at this moment. Not only was his body unable to move, but even his mind stopped working.
This was the first time Li Mu truly experienced the power of the seventh realm. Although he was with the Empress every day, he had never seen the Empress display her full strength.
This was the most dangerous moment Li Mu had ever encountered.
At this moment, his life was completely controlled by someone else.
However, this feeling of being at the mercy of others only lasted for a moment.
In the next moment, Li Mu regained control of his body and mind.
A figure appeared in front of him.
Looking at the figure in front of him and smelling the familiar fragrance, Li Mu was so touched that he wanted to cry. He blurted out, "Your Majesty …"
Zhou Yi looked at him gently and said softly, "I'm here. Don't be afraid …"
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