" Mingye, you choose first! Which divine item do you want?"
Chen Mu had already obtained a large number of divine items in the previous trials, so there was nothing he really needed anymore. Therefore, he let Mingye choose first, and then he would decide.
Mingye didn't stand on ceremony with Chen Mu and directly chose a divine object. Chen Mu took a closer look and saw that it was the World Seed.
"Haha, I already have three of these seeds, I'll give them to you even if you don't choose them."
"But this is indeed a good item. You can keep it for now. If you want any other rare or magical items, just let me know and I can get them for you."
It's already quite remarkable that Chen Mu was able to enter eight grotto-heavens by himself, but he also managed to obtain two rewards through clever means. He will undoubtedly be the biggest winner of this trip to the Kunlun Secret Realm.
"No need! There's no suitable divine object here for me. You decide."
Mingye waved his hand dismissively.
"Alright then! I'll decide."
Chen Mu carefully examined the remaining six divine objects, compared them in his mind, and then he and his substitute puppet reached out and each grasped one of the divine objects.
"Okay, let's leave together!"
After Chen Mu finished speaking, the three figures simultaneously took down the divine artifacts. As the golden light contracted, they stepped onto the teleportation channel back.
After returning to the entrance of the secret realm, Chen Mu checked the image-recording runes again.
"Oh no! Someone else has come in."
Through the image-recording runes, Chen Mu observed that more than twenty people had entered the secret realm during his three months in the Nimble Grotto-Heaven. They were divided into six groups and likely came from different forces.
He also observed that the White Turtle had come out, but now it had entered the Fifth Grotto-Heaven. The White Turtle's physical body was stronger than his own, so the trials of the Fifth Grotto-Heaven were no challenge for him at all.
"Let's go! We'll enter the Fourth Grotto-Heaven, and then we'll see if you can stay there first."
Now that Mingye can no longer visit any other grotto-heavens besides the Fourth Grotto-Heaven, Chen Mu has no choice but to go here.
Although we don't know what's happening outside, one thing is certain: more and more people will come here to undergo the cave trials.
Therefore, Chen Mu could not leave Mingye at the entrance of the secret realm, otherwise, if a large number of enemies entered at the same time, Mingye might not be able to handle them.
He himself still had three or four cave heavens to complete the trials in, and those cave heavens contained priceless divine objects, which he absolutely could not let go of.
"Alright! Let's set off now."
Mingye understood Chen Mu's concerns and cooperated with his actions without hesitation.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, Chen Mu immediately set off for the Fourth Grotto-Heaven.
The Fourth Grotto-Heaven, the Destruction Grotto-Heaven, is a world filled with blood and fire.
Within this cave, ferocious and brutal demons roam everywhere.
They have long, sharp teeth, scarlet eyes, and sharp claws. They will attack any creature they encounter without hesitation, defeat it, and then devour its flesh to evolve themselves.
"These demons may not be highly skilled, but they are extremely bloodthirsty. If there are enough of them, even I might be in danger."
Chen Mu had just fallen out of the space tunnel when he was attacked by three King Level demons. In his haste, he had to use some of his skills to kill them.
"Fortunately, apart from external items like storage rings and divine artifacts that I can't use, it seems I can use all of my own power in this grotto-heaven."
Chen Mu withdrew the released domain back into his body, looked around, and received the secret realm's will telling him about the trials of this cave.
The trial of the Destruction Grotto-Heaven requires either killing one million demons or destroying a demon castle, with a time limit of one year.
"As expected of the Great Dao of Destruction, it either destroys the enemy or destroys itself."
Chen Mu sighed inwardly. These demons were generally a level stronger than the Yin Soul in the Reincarnation Grotto-Heaven. The one-year time limit meant that more than three thousand demons had to be killed every day. Without sufficient means, even gods would find it difficult to accomplish this.
However, he tried again and found that he could summon the five thousand Specter Legion and the Five Elements War Soldiers within his body. This gave him enough confidence. With them, completing this task was not too difficult.
"Go and meet up with the substitute first, then go find Mingye."
Aside from the Nimble Grotto-Heaven, it seems that all trial participants are randomly teleported upon entering the cave heaven, so Chen Mu must first go and meet up with them.
With Mingye's strength, completing the mission in the Destruction Grotto-Heaven wouldn't be easy, but if he just wanted to protect himself, it wouldn't be a big problem.
However, his substitute puppet didn't have as many trump cards and methods as his original self, so Chen Mu decided to find the substitute puppet first.
On the other hand, he has a soul connection with his substitute puppet, allowing them to sense each other and quickly reunite, while finding Mingye's location on his own is much more difficult.
"Fire Element, Fire-Treading Meteor!"
Without restricting his own strength, Chen Mu immediately used a new spell he had recently mastered.
Suddenly, flames erupted from beneath his feet, propelling him into the sky like a rocket. The surrounding scenery changed rapidly, and his speed was unbelievable.
This is a new application of the Runic Body after he comprehended the innate runes in the Yang Soul Grotto-Heaven.
With Chen Mu's current perspective and knowledge, even if the spells he creates cannot compare to divine spells, they are actually not far off.
He is now like a humanoid warship, moving at supersonic speeds in the sky, able to traverse nearly 10,000 kilometers in just one hour.
At that speed, even some flying demons couldn't catch up with him and could only watch him leave.
After flying for half a day, Chen Mu found a relatively secluded valley and stopped to rest.
"This world is so desolate, full of rocks and volcanoes, and there's not a single piece of food that a normal person could eat."
"If they were those undergoing body-cultivation trials, they would likely only be able to devour these hideous demons."
Even at Chen Mu's current cultivation level, it doesn't mean he doesn't need to eat at all; it depends on his cultivation method and his preferred fighting style.
Chen Mu's Battle Talisman Master System is a cultivation method that focuses on Dharma Power. It can absorb cosmic energy to power the body. At Chen Mu's current level, not eating for one or two years will not affect his combat power.
However, for those Sage cultivate their physical bodies, or for demonic beasts with enormous true forms, their bodies will become weak if they do not eat for a long time, and they will absolutely not be able to complete the cave heaven trial.
Thinking about this, Chen Mu felt fortunate to have his omnipotence. If he were really forced to eat these ugly demons, it would be a terrible ordeal.