Boom! Crack!
Although one cannot use the Spiritual Power within their body in Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven, one can still mobilize the Spiritual Power from the outside world. Chen Mu's Eight Gates Dunjia Array is incredibly ingenious; even gods would feel pressure within this formation, let alone a group of fire-based beings.
As screams rang out, the fire creatures rushed into Chen Mu's formation for less than a kilometer before most of them were struck dead by lightning.
However, these fiery creatures were extremely unintelligent, and still rushed towards Chen Mu like moths to a flame.
About half an hour later, all the fire creatures were killed by lightning, and the area returned to calm.
"Sure enough, some powerful fire creatures also have Innate Runes within them, that's great!"
Chen Mu found some natural runic patterns in the bones and flesh of the fire creatures. He quickly studied them carefully and stored these Innate Runes in the memory of his Biological Intelligent Brain.
And so, Chen Mu stayed in Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven for a full six months.
For the past six months, he has maintained his safe zone and used it to continuously attract fire creatures.
Of all Chen Mu's abilities, his ability to utilize his Divine Soul is undoubtedly his strongest, so he has no problem dealing with these fire creatures at all.
After such a long period of research, Chen Mu has memorized almost all the Innate Runes of Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven. His ability to use his Divine Soul has also improved by leaps and bounds, and his abilities in array formation, talisman making, and alchemy have also improved a lot.
"Master, I plan to leave in a little while."
Chen Mu made a special trip to the safe area where Elder Ming was and greeted him.
"Alright! My comprehension ability isn't as good as yours, so I estimate it will be about two more years before I leave."
Elder Ming opened his eyes and nodded to Chen Mu.
"Alright! Let's set a time then."
"If you emerge on time two years from today, I will be there to greet you at the entrance to the secret realm."
At the exit of the Kunlun Secret Realm, several Heavenly Court deities were still watching with predatory eyes. Chen Mu naturally couldn't let Elder Ming leave the Kunlun Secret Realm Kunlun Secret Realm alone. He wanted to gather everyone together before leaving.
In Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven, Elder Ming now possesses a multi-layered reinforced defensive formation, ensuring Elder Ming safety even if other powerful Divine Soul cultivators enter Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven.
However, once Elder Ming leaves Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven, he will be in great danger outside. If he encounters a divine son of the Heavenly Court, it is hard to say whether he can defeat him.
"No problem, let's go with the time you said! I'll definitely be out on time."
Elder Ming naturally understood Chen Mu's concerns, so he agreed without hesitation.
"Then I'm leaving! Master, please take care!"
Chen Mu bowed to Elder Ming, then turned and flew back to his own safe zone.
This time, instead of fusing his substitute puppet into his main body, he directly helped the substitute puppet construct a massive array with a radius of ten kilometers.
Boom! Crackling and popping...!
Perhaps Chen Mu had slaughtered too many fire creatures during this period, because even though Chen Mu created two safe zones exceeding ten kilometers in length, they only attracted a few dozen fire creatures.
These fire creatures died within a hundred meters of entering their formation.
Clang! Clang!
Two beams of golden light descended from the sky, enveloping Chen Mu and Chen Mu double almost simultaneously.
Congratulations on completing the test of Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven!
These are the reward items from Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven; you can choose one to take with you.
The same description echoed on both Chen Mu and his double. Chen Mu, familiar with the process, carefully examined the reward items from the Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven.
"Eight more rewards? Does this mean each of the nine grotto-heavens has eight rewards?"
Chen Mu looked at the eight divine objects surrounding him and began to speculate.
Legend has it that in ancient times, the Kunlun Secret Realm would open once every thousand years. This time, however, the Kunlun Secret Realm has only opened again after more than eight thousand years. If we consider that one divine object is born every thousand years, then the eight divine objects here are just right.
" Grandpa Turtle said that the Kunlun Secret Realm will last for at least three years after it opens, and at most ten years."
It seems I need to hurry, lest the Kunlun Secret Realm close before I've collected all the obtainable divine artifacts.
According to Chen Mu's plan, his talent allows him to enter eight grotto-heavens. If he uses a substitute to undergo double trials in each grotto-heaven, he can obtain sixteen divine artifacts. This feeling is simply too awesome.
He turned his gaze back to the eight divine artifacts around him, and among them he saw something familiar again: the World Seed.
"We can't let the World Seed slip away, whether it's for A Huo, Mingye, or Duoduo Yin Zhan."
Although a cultivator can only absorb one World Seed, planes can merge with each other. If A Huo, Mingye, and the others also open up their own planes in the future, they will definitely become stronger when they merge together.
Moreover, Chen Mu has actually opened up multiple dantian within his body, and it is unknown whether he will be able to break the norm and open up multiple dimensions in the future.
Besides the World Seed, Chen Mu hesitated for a long time before deciding on the second reward he would take.
It was a Divine Source Stone the size of a human head, a natural mineral containing Divine Power.
The Divine Source Stone is of great use in opening up a real external world, and it is an item that Chen Mu needs right now. So, although he also coveted other divine objects, he still made his final decision.
Let's go back to the entrance of the secret realm.
In Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven, Chen Mu could communicate with his substitute from a distance, so he manipulated his substitute to take the reward almost simultaneously with himself. He took the World Seed, while the Divine Source Stone was taken by his substitute.
"Trial complete! Now we'll send you back to the entrance of the secret realm."
The familiar voice rang out, and Chen Mu felt a dizzying sensation as he found himself back in the space tunnel.
"This is the enemy, kill him!"
When Chen Mu regained consciousness, he felt a sharp Sword Qi coming from the front. In a panic, he had no choice but to cross his arms and use his body to forcefully block the attack.
With a clang!
Having undergone the trials of the True Body Grotto-Heaven, Chen Mu's physical body was only half a step away from the God Level. Although this Sword Qi was powerful, it did not reach the God Level; it only barely pierced the skin of his hand.
Using the force of the sword strike, Chen Mu took a few steps back, creating distance between himself and his opponent.
"Another Heavenly Court goddess!"
He finally realized who was attacking him.
This was a tall, stunningly beautiful woman, dressed in a tight-fitting battle suit, holding a crystal-white longsword, exuding an incomparably sharp aura.
" Mingye, you've come out too!"
Chen Mu turned his head and saw that Mingye was confronting Han Zishu. It was clear that Han Zishu had just ordered this woman with the sword to attack him.