333: Thirteen billion years of cultivation

"Fire!"

Little Nine Nether's eyes lit up, and she immediately looked like she was drooling.

But very quickly, she felt the terrifying power emanating from these three Heavenly Divine Flames, and immediately shrank into a ball, trembling.

It was like a Yao Beast encountering a more Advanced Yao Beast, suffering from Bloodline suppression.

Wu Ning clicked his tongue in wonder, poked her Little One's face, and laughed, "Oh, why are you scared?"

"Such terrifying fire!"

"Master, are you going to let them devour me?"

Little Nine Nether immediately hugged Wu Ning's finger, pleading pitifully, "Master, please don't, I'll be obedient from now on, and I'll never call you bad Master again."

"Don't let them devour me!"

"Master..."

Wu Ning was speechless for a moment, not expecting this Little One to have such a cowardly side.

When he first met her, she was so Divine Qi, looking like she wasn't afraid of anything, but it seems she hadn't encountered anything she was afraid of.

She was actually afraid of being devoured by other Divine Flames...

Wu Ning curved his lips into a smile and said, "Don't worry, as long as you're obedient, Master won't let you be devoured."

Although the three Divine Flames he just signed in for were strong, none of them had intelligence; they were just pure Divine Flames.

Wu Ning paused and continued:

"If you are obedient, I will even find Divine Flames for you to devour, but if you are disobedient, I might just let other Divine Flames devour you..."

"I'll be obedient!"

"Master, I will definitely be obedient!"

Little Nine Nether immediately nodded repeatedly.

Wu Ning smiled slightly, pulled the Sky-Burning Profound Gold Flame into his hand, and with a thought, put away the other two Divine Flames.

Given Nine Nether Lightning Flame's current level, she could only devour one Divine Flame first.

After devouring one Divine Flame, devouring the other two Divine Flames would become much easier.

Subsequently, with Wu Ning's help, Little Nine Nether quickly devoured the Sky-Burning Profound Gold Flame.

However, this was only an initial devouring; it would still take a long time to completely refine and achieve Fusion.

After doing all this, Wu Ning took Little Nine Nether into his body and then continued to sign in at other places.

About five years later.

Wu Ning completed his sign-in in the Tianyan Sacred Realm, once again gaining nearly 500 million years of sign-in cultivation.

Next, Wu Ning left the Tianyan Sacred Realm and continued to sign in at other Major Thousand Worlds.

Wu Ning no longer went to the more Peak Major Thousand Worlds, but chose to go to Major Thousand Worlds like the Tianyan Sacred Realm, which were relatively less prominent.

...

Time flew by, and soon a hundred years passed.

Cangwu Heavenly Realm.

In an ancient Forbidden Ground.

Wu Ning leaned lazily against a bluestone, and not far from him, in an open space, a gigantic grill was set up.

"Whoosh whoosh~~"

Little Nine Nether released streams of blue-gold flames, roasting an incredibly thick beast paw.

The beast paw was roasted to a golden-yellow color, sizzling with oil, and emitting a rich meaty aroma.

Wu Ning nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad. After roasting so many times, it's finally up to standard."

Upon hearing this, Little Nine Nether immediately flew in front of him, showing a flattering smile:

"Master, can you reward me with the Myriad Dao Tribulation Fire now?"

"No rush, let me taste your cooking first."

"Don't stop the fire..."

Wu Ning stood up, stretched, and then walked to the grill, beginning to sprinkle various spices.

Immediately, an even more enticing aroma wafted out.

Whoosh whoosh!

Suddenly, several figures flew rapidly from a distance—three men and one woman, all Peak Immortal Emperors.

"What is that, it smells so good?"

The four sensed the anomaly and immediately stopped in mid-air.

"Huh, someone is actually roasting meat in the Forbidden Ground?"

A man in a gilded robe with a majestic appearance let out a surprised exclamation, his gaze instantly falling on Wu Ning.

The other three also simultaneously discovered Wu Ning's existence.

"How audacious! This is already deep within the Divine Desolate Forbidden Ground, where even we could fall if we're not careful. Is this person perhaps mad?"

"I can't see through this person's Qi, so his strength must be considerable, otherwise he wouldn't dare to do this."

The last woman in red swept her gaze over Wu Ning, then glanced at the grill beside him, and suddenly her eyes widened sharply:

"That... that is..."

The three noticed her anomaly and immediately followed her gaze, instantly noticing the golden-roasted beast paw, and their pupils contracted sharply.

"Is... is that the Beast Venerable's paw?!"

One person said with difficulty, his eyes filled with disbelief.

The master of the Divine Desolate Forbidden Ground, a terrifying Strange Beast (Yao Beast) that had stepped into the Dao Domain, was actually chopped off a paw and roasted by someone?

Moreover, looking at the peaceful state of the Forbidden Ground, that Beast Venerable was probably already dead, right?

"Have you seen enough?"

Just then, Wu Ning's faint voice echoed in their minds.

The four were startled, instantly feeling an urge to turn and flee, but they immediately forced themselves to hold back.

Facing a terrifying figure who supposedly slew the Divine Desolate Beast Venerable, if they dared to escape, it would definitely be a dead end.

The four put away the shock in their eyes, flashed down to an open space not far behind Wu Ning, and respectfully bowed:

"Greetings, Senior!"

"Junior did not intend to disturb you, please forgive us, Senior."

Wu Ning continued to sprinkle spices, ignoring them.

The four, however, dared not move, maintaining their respectful bowing posture, not daring to act rashly in the slightest.

About a quarter of an hour later.

Wu Ning finished sprinkling the spices and said to Little Nine Nether, "Alright, stop the fire."

"Yes, Master."

Little Nine Nether immediately withdrew the flames and flashed to Wu Ning's shoulder.

Wu Ning looked at the roasted beast paw, covered in spices and emitting a tempting aroma, a smile appearing on his face.

He turned sideways and glanced at the four people behind him, saying:

"Alright, you can leave."

"Thank you, Senior!"

The four felt as if they had been granted a great pardon; a short moment had felt like tens of thousands of years.

Hearing Wu Ning's words, they breathed a sigh of relief and immediately fled as if for their lives.

Wu Ning shook his head slightly and began to taste the roasted beast paw in front of him.

Not long ago, he came here to sign in and happened to encounter that Beast Venerable, who tried to devour him the moment they met.

Wu Ning had no choice but to slay it with a single sword, and adhering to the principle of not wasting, he decided to cut off a paw to taste.

It was his first time eating the meat of a Dao Venerable level creature.

The taste was quite good, the cooking was just right, and that Beast Venerable could be considered to have died for a good cause.

Wu Ning tasted the beast meat while checking his personal panel.

[Remaining Sign-in Attempts: 258]

During this past century, he had traveled to nearly twenty Major Thousand Worlds, including the True Spirit Upper Realm, the Black Tortoise Upper Realm, and the Grand Luo Heavenly Realm.

He had used up almost all of his accumulated sign-in attempts.

Anyway, the upcoming closed-door cultivation would take a long time, so keeping them was useless; after the closed-door cultivation ended, many new sign-in opportunities would accumulate again.

At the same time, his sign-in cultivation had already accumulated to over 13 billion years!

Half a day later.

Wu Ning ate and drank his fill, a satisfied smile appearing on his face, and he murmured to the sky:

"Next, it's time for closed-door cultivation and Breakthrough..."