Do you have any proof?
Although Gu Ningbi's expression didn't seem fake, Chen Mu couldn't believe her just based on a few words.
"I can't prove it here, but I can prove it to you once we're out here."
In this grotto-heaven, everyone is a mortal, unable to use magic or open spatial artifacts, so it's indeed inconvenient to prove it to Chen Mu.
"Okay, let's go out together first."
Chen Mu didn't dwell on Gu Ningbi's words. Since the finish line wasn't far off, he walked straight ahead.
However, on their journey, Chen Mu discovered that Gu Ningbi was moving much slower than him. At this rate, it would take at least two or three more months before they could leave.
" Xinle, go and help Miss Gu. Let's finish this trial as soon as possible."
With the help of Zhou Xinle and Chen Mu, Gu Ningbi progressed much faster, and in half a month, they both completed the trial of the Mind Grotto-Heaven.
"There are four divine items, one for each of us. You can choose first! I'll take mine after you've chosen."
Sure enough, by now, the divine objects from all the major grotto-heavens had been almost completely distributed, and Chen Mu just happened to complete the trial of the last grotto-heaven at this last moment, which was a good thing.
Although the divine objects of the nine great grotto heavens each had their own characteristics, their quality was not much different. After each of them chose a divine object, they were quickly carried away by the pillar of light.
After returning to the entrance of the secret realm, Chen Mu was just about to have a good talk with Gu Ningbi when he suddenly noticed more than a dozen figures appearing around him.
Chen Mu and the other two quickly huddled together, watching the people who had suddenly returned warily.
"These should be the trial participants from the Mind Grotto-Heaven. The Mind Grotto-Heaven's resources were exhausted, so the trials naturally ended, and they were all sent out."
Gu Ningbi spoke up, revealing her guess.
The trial participants were also very cautious after they emerged, quickly distancing themselves from the others. Most of them didn't understand what had happened and looked bewildered.
Some people knew each other, and they whispered to each other for a while. Some of them were able to enter other cave heavens, so they directly opened the cave heaven passages and went to other cave heavens to undergo trials.
"Hey! Which dimension are you from?"
After a while, some people eventually set their sights on Chen Mu and his two companions. Most of the people who remained were unable to open the trials of other cave heavens and were unwilling to leave empty-handed, so they turned their attention to others.
"Hmph! You're asking for it."
Chen Mu was too lazy to say anything more to this person, so he directly displayed his Quasi-God Level cultivation and crushed the person who dared to provoke him with thunderous force.
Seeing this, the others dared not linger and quickly opened the exits of the secret realm, fleeing the Kunlun Secret Realm.
"You've already reached the Quasi-Divine Realm? It seems you've truly gained a lot here."
Gu Ningbi showed a surprised expression after Chen Mu demonstrated his strength.
In this light, her act of entering the Kunlun Secret Realm to rescue Chen Mu undoubtedly seemed somewhat unnecessary.
"That's right, so Miss Gu, we don't need to beat around the bush."
Please prove now your relationship with our ancestors.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Chen Mu had no more reservations and directly asked Gu Ningbi.
Gu Ningbi did not refuse. After putting some distance between herself and Chen Mu, she unleashed a set of physical techniques.
This set of physical exercises is simple, conventional, and upright. If you only look at it from the outside, it is just a very crude body-training exercise.
However, under Gu Ningbi's skill, one could feel that her blood and qi were as vast as the sea, surging like thunder, reaching their peak.
"Impossible! How could there be Soul Clan with such powerful bloodline?"
Upon seeing this scene, Zhou Xinle couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
" Chen Clan Eight Forms of Body Tempering, the complete version!"
Chen Mu didn't focus on the other party's blood energy, but instead discovered that the other party was using the secret inheritance of his Chen Clan, the Eight Forms of Body Tempering.
When Chen Mu was young, the villagers of Chen Village had been practicing the Eight Forms of Body Tempering. Unfortunately, the Chen Clan experienced several periods of discontinuity in the Wilderness. By the time of Chen Mu's generation, the Eight Forms of Body Tempering they had learned were merely superficial. Even the mental techniques and incantations had been lost, so they could not play much of a role.
On the other hand, the Chen Clan Eight Forms of Body Tempering Techniques is a method for tapping into the body's potential. It is only effective for those with abundant Spiritual Power and strong bodies. If a practitioner is starving and malnourished, their body has no potential to tap into. In that case, going too far may damage the practitioner's foundation.
This is one of the reasons why Chen Village, which was so weak before, progressed so quickly after Chen Mu led the villagers to become wealthy.
Many things passed down by the Chen Clan only gradually came into play after Chen Village became powerful.
"How was my training? Not bad, right?"
Although our Soul Clan is born with a stronger Divine Soul than ordinary people, our physical constitution is very weak, which is our clan's greatest weakness.
To compensate for this weakness, I have never neglected the practice of the Eight Forms of Body Tempering over the years.
After Gu Ningbi finished her move, she looked at Chen Mu with a smile.
"Excellent! I reckon no one in the entire Chen Clan is better trained than you right now."
In fact, Chen Mu mastered the complete Eight Forms of Body Tempering only after receiving the inheritance from his ancestors in the birthplace of the Chen Clan.
Gu Ningbi's proficiency in the Eight Forms of Body Tempering Techniques could not have been achieved without decades of hard work, so there is no doubt about Gu Ningbi's identity. Even if she was not the ancestor's wife, she had a close connection with the ancestor.
"Your unfilial son, Chen Mu, greets your great-grandmother!"
Although Chen Mu felt very uncomfortable with this great-grandmother who had suddenly appeared, she had entered the Kunlun Secret Realm to save him, so he should show her enough respect.
"Alright, we practitioners don't need to follow these worldly customs. Let's just do our own thing from now on!"
From now on, you can continue to call me Miss Gu, or you can just call me Ningbi.
Gu Ningbi waved her hand, indicating that Chen Mu didn't need to stand on ceremony.
In the cultivation world, strength is paramount, so there's no need to be overly concerned about seniority, especially with someone like Gu Ningbi, who is from a generation removed. If you really took it too seriously, things would get chaotic.
"Alright then! Ningbi, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go over here and talk."
As Chen Mu spoke, he gently waved his hand, opening a corner of the nearby concealment array, and led Gu Ningbi and Zhou Xinle inside.
" Grandpa Turtle, Master, Mingye, you must have heard our conversation just now."
Her name is Gu Ningbi. She has a connection with my Chen Clan ancestors and is one of our own. Everyone can trust her completely.
After Gu Ningbi joined, their group grew from four to six. The biggest challenge they faced in the Kunlun Secret Realm was how to leave.
" Xinle, Ningbi, do you two have someone waiting for you outside?"
Chen Mu smiled broadly and looked at the two of them with great interest.