Chen Mu clasped his hand with the substitute's hand, then invaded the substitute's body with his own Divine Soul, guiding the Divine Soul within the substitute back to his own body.
"Huh? The Soul-Devouring Insect don't seem to be reacting."
He thought the Soul- Soul-Devouring Insect Soul-Devouring Insect would immediately erupt in a frenzy, but to his surprise, they remained completely still, seemingly asleep.
"Could it be related to the mysterious power of the Kunlun Secret Realm?"
Chen Mu guessed.
But he couldn't be sure about such things. In any case, it was a good thing that the Soul-Devouring Insect didn't riot, so the substitute wouldn't have to be discarded for the time being.
After a while, his Divine Soul was completely satisfied, and he felt much more comfortable.
After the fusion of their Divine Soul, although he inherited the memories and feelings of being chased by Talisman-Robed Chen Mu these past few days, his willpower was not strong enough to cause him to have too many emotional fluctuations.
"Huh, what's this...?"
He suddenly discovered that another crimson mist had appeared in his sea of consciousness. This crimson mist was almost identical to the mist in his original body, only much lighter in color.
"Is this the True Body Grotto-Heaven?"
His mind raced, and he instantly considered many possibilities.
"Can my double also undergo the test?"
Does that mean if I complete both tests, I can get two rewards?
He was secretly pleased with this conclusion, but he didn't get carried away, after all, it was still just his guess.
"Don't think about that too much, let's complete the main body test first!"
Chen Mu stood up and looked at the flesh and blood substitute lying on the ground like a corpse, and immediately felt a headache coming on.
"All the storage gadgets are unusable. Am I supposed to carry them around myself?"
One can imagine how bizarre it would be if he were running through the mountains carrying a corpse that looked exactly like himself.
This was hard for him to accept, so he squatted down and began to ponder deeply.
"The reason why you can't use the storage ring is because external energy is blocked and cannot enter the body."
"What if it were my own physical body? Could my own physical body be stored in the storage ring?"
After a high-level magic weapon is refined by a cultivator, it becomes part of the cultivator's body. Therefore, Chen Mu discovered that although the storage ring cannot store or release things from the outside world, it can be activated within the body.
He moved the storage ring to his dantian area, and then tried putting a strand of his hair into the ring.
The experiment went smoothly; he succeeded.
He then reached out and grabbed the flesh substitute's hand. The flesh began to writhe at the point of contact, and he slowly absorbed the flesh substitute into his own body.
"Fortunately, this body was cloned using my own cells, so there won't be any rejection; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to do this."
Since the advent of the Cell Symbol Culture, Chen Mu has become a super species far exceeding ordinary people, and his cloned cells can, strictly speaking, be considered part of his body.
He is now transferring the substitute's flesh and blood into his storage ring through his own body.
Although the substitute's body contains other things besides flesh and blood, such as Soul-Devouring Insect, those things seem to have their own alternate dimensions and do not affect the movement of his flesh and blood.
Not long after, Chen Mu transferred all of the substitute's flesh and blood into the storage ring. Although this might cause some damage to the substitute, given its cellular vitality, it would not lose its activity in a short time.
"Let's go! Let's find something to eat first."
After the battle with the Dark-Gold Ferocious Ape, Chen Mu was also greatly exhausted and urgently needed to eat to replenish his energy.
So after quickly tidying himself up, he left the cave.
The ferocious apes outside the cave had all disappeared. Presumably, they had heard that the Dark-Gold Ferocious Ape had been killed, and knowing they were no match for Chen Mu, they had fled long ago.
Chen Mu wasted no time and ran towards the edge of the canyon.
Having inherited the memories of the substitute, he now harbors a deep hatred for the two divine sons of Heavenly Court, because the substitute suffered such a miserable fate due to their pursuit.
If Talisman-Robed Chen Mu was truly his original form, and if he only possessed Talisman-Robed Chen Mu's level of strength, he would probably already be a dead man under Fu Pao Chen Mu's command.
Since the other party is determined to kill him, he will not hesitate and will make them pay the price.
One week later.
Beside a clear stream, a small campfire was lit, and Chen Mu, holding a wooden fork, was grilling and enjoying the meat of a ferocious beast.
"Mmm! Delicious. As expected of True Body Grotto-Heaven teeming with blood energy, this beast meat is incredibly nourishing!"
Chen Mu devoured a whole beast's leg, secretly praising it.
His Runic Body has reached its current level primarily through absorbing rare and precious materials, which, while extremely efficient, actually carries some hidden dangers.
This is like people taking vitamins and calcium supplements to improve their nutrition, but not eating enough vegetables and meat. Although they may get enough nutrition, this unnatural way of improving their physical condition can easily leave unknown health risks.
The ferocious beasts in the True Body Grotto-Heaven possess rich blood energy, and the nutrients they contain are in no way inferior to those rare and precious treasures.
Therefore, Chen Mu inexplicably enjoyed his life here. Although eating the flesh of ferocious beasts did not bring him a significant increase in strength, he could feel his physical body gradually becoming perfect, and even his lifespan seemed to be increasing. This was an improvement in his foundation, which was much more important than simply increasing his strength.
It took Chen Mu about fifteen minutes to fill his stomach.
He then dug a hole in the ground, buried all the barbecue utensils, and cleaned up all traces of his activity.
Three days ago, he had already located the two Heavenly Court Divine Sons, but since the two Divine Sons were traveling together, Chen Mu had not found a suitable opportunity to make a move, so it had been delayed until now.
"I can't delay any longer; I simply can't hunt the ferocious beast in peace."
Chen Mu has been tracking the enemy these past few days and hasn't managed to hunt down many ferocious beasts. If this continues, he doesn't know when he'll be able to complete the True Body Grotto-Heaven trial.
Therefore, he had made up his mind to take action against those two divine sons tonight.
Although those two divine children were powerful, they were probably used to a privileged life from a young age and lacked experience in surviving in the wild.
He was different. He grew up in the Wilderness, had rich hunting skills, and was very familiar with the living habits of animals. As long as he stirred up the situation, the two divine sons would definitely not be his match.