Shennong Daojun.

Chapter 583 The Three Origins, All Complete?!
The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds was a powerful figure who once competed with Emperor Luo for the title of God Emperor.

Although he was defeated, the Dao Palace he left behind is still fraught with danger.

Although Zhao Xing and Du Yun understood that this place was not controlled by the Nian beast, they didn't have any good ideas for the time being.

Go explore on your own? Wandering around recklessly might lead to your death, not to mention the Nian beast is watching. You can only proceed slowly and cautiously.

A few days later, Zhao Xing began urging Du Yun:
"Brother Du, you should recover quickly. If it takes too long, the Nian beast will be unhappy and might eat us both."

Du Yun said with some melancholy, "I never thought that one day I would be treated as food, especially the kind that's kept in captivity."

Zhao Xing said calmly, "You haven't experienced enough. You don't know that the God of Qingyuzi was not only once a beef cattle, but was also branded. After going through all sorts of hardships to level up, he eventually became someone else's mount."

"You should learn from him and be more open-minded."

Du Yun's gossip-loving nature burned fiercely: "Uncle-Master has experienced such a thing?"

"Of course, he transformed into a demon bull using Hou Bianfa, but was taken away by the demon hunters."

"Oh? Uncle-Master Qingyuzi didn't offer any explanation?"

"What's the use? They don't care whether you're a transformation of the Minister of Agriculture or a real demon. During the Five Emperors era, they mostly regarded the demon race as enemies. In short, it's a merit."

"and after?"

"Later, he was mistakenly identified as the Minister of Agriculture of the Geographical Faction and was sent to mine."

"Pfft~" Du Yun's laughter and the sound of cutting meat rang out at the same time.

Du Yun could no longer laugh.

Zhao Xing grabbed two pieces of meat and put them into the fragrant wood food box, then patted Du Yun on the shoulder to comfort him.

Then they walked towards the square, because the Nian beast had returned and was constantly staring at them.

Zhao Xing was so conscientious mainly because he felt that he was going to cut off Du Yun's flesh to feed it no matter what.

Why can't we let the Nian beast have a good time?
Perhaps if we can appease the Nian beast, we can glean some information.

"Your food is here, esteemed Nian Beast."

"You're quite good." The Nian Beast was very satisfied with Zhao Xing's understanding.

Zhao Xing not only cut off the flesh, but also specially made a food box from the materials of the divine tree. This not only kept the flesh fresh, but the food box itself could also stimulate its appetite.

With a "slurp," the Nian beast's tongue curled up and swallowed Du Yun's flesh and blood in one gulp.

It squinted its eyes contentedly, enjoying the delicious food.

After a while, it opened its eyes and said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Cook, why is there so little?"

Zhao Xing didn't mind the way the Nian beast addressed him, and said respectfully, "Lord Nian beast, please forgive us. It was indeed our fault. We recovered too slowly. I will definitely bring more next time."

The Nian beast's dissatisfaction vanished instantly, perhaps because it exuded an aura that made it feel close to the cook, and it found the cook quite agreeable.

"Whoosh~"

The Nian beast wagged its tail and left from the other end of the square, disappearing into the heavy black storm.

Zhao Xing returned to the green meadow thoughtfully, prepared some nourishing ingredients from his inner world, and then used the divine needles to repair Du Yun's injuries and promote the growth of flesh and blood.

"I saw you communicating with the Nian beast; did you find out some information?"

"No, how could it be so fast? It's probably because it thinks I didn't cut enough."

"I..." Du Yun was speechless.

"Get well soon. I'll bring more next time. The Nian beast isn't complicated; if we can communicate with it, we'll have a chance to leave."

"Understood." Du Yun devoted himself wholeheartedly to his plan to gain weight.

He opened his mouth wide and swallowed the food Zhao Xing provided. Then, the area that had just been cut off quickly began to grow flesh and blood.

"By the way, did you see Yi Ren when you woke up?"

"Yi Ren, that imposter's name?"

"Ah."

"died."

"Killed by the Nian beast?"

"In a way, he brought it on himself," Du Yun pondered. "I don't know why, but at first, the Nian beast didn't seem to target you and Yi Ren; it was only eating me."

"Afterwards, Yi Ren took out a divine object to try to ambush the Nian beast. The Nian beast was enraged and was swallowed whole."

Zhao Xing nodded: "It should be because both Yi Ren and I possess some of the aura of the origin of heavenly timing, so the Nian beast did not make a move at first."

"By the way, how did you get out of my inner world?"

"I don't know." Du Yun recalled, "The moment I saw the Nine Netherworld Palace, I was like I was possessed, and I walked towards it, and that's how I came out."

"I soon realized that I had not entered the palace, but instead had entered the mouth of the Nian beast."

"but……"

"But what?"

"I had a strange feeling at the time, that the Nian beast seemed to be a little afraid of you."

"Afraid of me?" Zhao Xing was taken aback.

After saying that, Du Yun laughed self-deprecatingly, "I must have been influenced at the time and was hallucinating."

……

About half a month later, the Nian beast returned from the black storm that filled the sky.

It looked a little tired and hungry.

As soon as he got back, he shouted "Cook!"

Zhao Xing immediately ran over with the food box.

The Nian beast immediately swallowed it in large gulps.

Zhao Xing noticed that the Nian beast seemed to have consumed a lot of energy, as it acted very urgently and even ate the food box along with it.

"Could it be that the Nian beast was injured while exploring the Nine Netherworld Palace?"

"It looks like they've been in a battle..." Zhao Xing thought to himself.

However, he did not ask, because the Nian beast disliked being disturbed while eating.

Even the slightest movement from Zhao Xing would provoke the Nian beast to glare at him.

So he could only stand there like a wooden statue, quietly waiting for the Nian beast to finish eating.

The Nian beast ate its fill this time because Zhao Xing had been cutting flesh off Du Yun's body every day and had prepared several large boxes of it.

Once the Nian beast was full, it was happy.

Zhao Xing mustered his courage and asked, "Lord Nian Beast, are there any other people in the Nine Netherworld Palace?"

The Nian beast was somewhat dejected: "There are a few guys I really want to eat."

"If I can eat one of them, my strength will greatly improve."

"I don't need to hide in the Nine Netherworld Palace, and they won't be able to find me."

"But I didn't win."

They are probably referring to the forces that captured the Nian beast, the faction of the Ancient Xiao God King.
There are still living beings in the Nine Netherworld Palace?
Zhao Xing received two pieces of information and kept them in mind.

"Cook, it must be because I didn't eat enough that I couldn't beat them. Hurry up and cook some food."

"Yes, Lord Nian Beast." Seeing that the Nian Beast had closed its eyes, Zhao Xing immediately bowed respectfully and withdrew.

"Wait!" Just then, the Nian beast suddenly spoke again.

"Lord Nian, what are your orders?"

"Chef, I'm tired of you always cutting the same part of meat for me. I want to try something different."

Zhao Xing was speechless; the Nian beast had already served its meal.

The Nian beast thought Zhao Xing didn't understand the principle, so it taught him:

"The divine body absorbs Qi, and each part of its body corresponds to the six Qi of Heaven."

“Each bone, each piece of flesh and organ has a different effect and tastes different.”

"In some places, the flesh and blood are full of fiery energy, making them refreshing and intense; in other places, the flesh and blood melt in your mouth, soothing and delightful..."

"The marrow of the divine bone is the most delicious of all, especially that guy named Yun. His cultivation method is special. He has plundered the origin of many ancient gods and devoured many True Spirit Tribulations and Divine Tribulations. Eating a piece of him is equivalent to eating countless delicacies."

He spoke quite eloquently about the Nian beast.

They treated Du Yun as if she were a delicacy to be studied.

"I wonder which part of the Nian beast would like to eat next time?"

The Nian beast suddenly opened its eyes, a mischievous glint in its purple pupils.

……

"What? No way! Absolutely not!" Du Yun jumped up. "Zhao Xing, this is absolutely unacceptable! I'd rather die a quick and painless death than agree to this!"

“Brother Du, calm down.” Zhao Xing sighed. “Actually, what difference does it make? If you were swallowed whole, wouldn’t it be the same… It’s still just a piece of meat after all.”

"..."

Du Yun was speechless and choked with emotion. He plopped down on the ground, looking somewhat dazed.

A moment later he suddenly smiled.

They were clearly speechless.

"Brother Du, I..."

"Stop talking, and don't ever say it again!"

"Understood." Zhao Xing raised his hand. "I swear, I will never tell anyone." Du Yun didn't react. Zhao Xing cautiously continued:
"So, will you do it yourself, or..."

Du Yun looked at his genitals and gritted his teeth, saying:
"I, I can do it myself!"

"Leave the box behind and run away."

"Understood." Zhao Xing nodded and immediately ran away.

"Beast, beast..."

I could faintly hear Du Yun's grief and indignation from behind.

But soon we couldn't hear it anymore.

Zhao Xing stood on the edge of the grass and square, lost in thought.

It was a very sad thing, but for some reason he felt like laughing.

"I wonder if Lao Du will be traumatized by this..."

As time went by, Zhao Xing became more and more skilled at restoring Du Yun to her best appearance, and his medical skills even improved in the process.

Du Yun gradually got used to being eaten, and in the process, his recovery ability became stronger and stronger.

As an unparalleled genius of the Origin Heavenly Palace, where would Du Yun have had such an experience before?
He rarely suffers serious injuries.

Now, however, he has to scrape off his own flesh and blood almost every day, and then stimulate his spiritual bones and marrow to regenerate his flesh and blood.

Gradually, Zhao Xing realized that his knife was no longer able to cut Du Yun.

……

The thirtieth year of being trapped in the Nine Netherworld Palace.

Every so often, the Nian beast would leave its lair in the square and disappear into the black storm outside, heading to an unknown place.

His demands on Du Yun's flesh and blood increased, and gradually more and more people than Du Yun could bear it.

Zhao Xing couldn't stand it either.

Because the internal world's tonics are always limited, a Qi Master like Du Yun would need to replenish a large quantity of immortal herbs and divine fruits to recover.

The forty-fifth year of being trapped.

On this day, the Nian beast returned.

But Zhao Xing did not bring any food.

"Cook, why did you come empty-handed?" The Nian beast's eyes were hostile.

"Lord Nian, please forgive me."

“I can’t absorb any spiritual energy here, so I can’t grow anything good, and therefore I can’t regenerate Du Yun’s flesh and blood,” Zhao Xing said.

"Cook, why didn't you say so sooner?" The Nian beast scratched its hooves, somewhat dissatisfied.

However, it only scolded him once before walking towards a certain place: "Come with me."

"Yes." Zhao Xing took a deep breath and quickly followed.

……

A fierce wind howled, and the air was filled with an aura of destruction. Coldness and deathly silence seemed to be the themes of the Nine Netherworld Palace.

Zhao Xing couldn't sense any vitality here at all; even the earth's veins seemed lifeless.

For the first time in forty-five years, he left the safe zone surrounding the plaza and immediately realized how terrifying the Nine Netherworld Palace was.

"Boom!"

Black lightning suddenly burst forth from the spatial rift, carrying a destructive force as it struck Zhao Xing and the Nian Beast.

The terrifying pressure rendered Zhao Xing completely immobile, as if his very soul was suffocating.

"Roar!" The Nian beast exhaled aurora, dissolving the black lightning.

"Cook, stay close, it's dangerous here," the Nian beast warned, turning back to give a warning.

"Yes." Zhao Xing stayed close by.

The desolate black land stretched endlessly, and after leaving the Nine Netherworld Palace, it seemed to have fallen into endless darkness and desolation.

Everything was flat and smooth, with no signs of buildings or life.

Zhao Xing guessed that this should be an independent space where the Nine Netherworld Dao Master lived before his death, but it was where a great destruction or a terrifying battle had taken place.

Otherwise, the earth's veins wouldn't have been compressed into dead veins, and they wouldn't be in a completely flat state.

Perhaps there were once magnificent buildings and magic arrays here, but they were destroyed in high-level battles, leaving only a pure path of destruction.

"It's very similar to the situation in those realms of annihilation, where only the pure Dao of Destruction remains, and the other Daos cannot be sensed," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

Space constantly shatters and reassembles, giving birth to winds and thunder of destruction.

The aurora borealis emanated from the mouth of the Nian beast, and the light source formed a small, moving barrier.

Zhao Xing felt that as soon as he left the area covered by the aurora, he would be torn to shreds, leaving not even a trace.

After traveling for about half a month, the Nian beast stopped.

It emitted a ball of light, like the rising sun, illuminating the surroundings.

For the first time, the unchanging semi-white and semi-dark world has changed.

A black mountain appeared ahead, but strangely, Zhao Xing could not sense any earth vein fluctuations.

Could this be the place the Nian beast mentioned where we could resupply?

"Lord Nian, this mountain seems to be dead; we can't resupply it."

“This is not a mountain,” the Nian Beast said. “It is the Devouring Heaven Sea, which took the shape of a mountain due to the battle.”

"The Devouring Heaven Boundary Sea?" Zhao Xing was puzzled.

"In the past, in order to fight against Emperor Luo, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds drained almost 60% of the water veins of the primordial ocean in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths."

"The Primordial Ocean is the life-giving ocean of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. The Nine Nether Dao Lord's actions have angered the masses, causing many to turn around and help Emperor Luo."

"Later, some of it was taken back and returned to its original place, but some of it was refined into the Devouring Heaven Sea."

"It looks like this right now."

Zhao Xing couldn't see anything strange about it at all.

"Lord Nian Beast, why did the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds do this?"

The primordial ocean is known as the ocean of life. Without it, many regions would become wastelands, and there would even be extinction of life and terrifying natural disasters.

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds must have known that this would provoke public outrage, so why did he still do it?

"You're so stupid. Didn't I already tell you? It's for refining the Devouring Heaven Realm Sea."

"..."

"Your subordinate is dull-witted; what use is this Devouring Heaven Sea?"

"Devourer, cook, you're so stupid."

Zhao Xing was filled with deep resentment.

And this Nian beast even looked down on me!
"At that time, Emperor Luo had already completed the sacrificial ceremony to Heaven."

"After sealing the heavens, Emperor Luo has received the help of the heavens, and the North Star has also appeared in the world."

“If the Nine Netherworld Dao Lord doesn’t do this, and the Luo Emperor completes the Earth Sacrifice Ceremony, he will far surpass the Dao Lord and reach the Divine Emperor realm.”

“Once Luo Huang rises from the Dao Lord realm to the God Emperor realm, he will either submit or await his death.”

"Nine Netherworlds certainly won't just wait to die, that's why they're doing this."

"However, his actions actually accelerated the promotion of Emperor Luo."

Hearing the explanation from the Nian beast, Zhao Xing suddenly understood. He seized the opportunity to flatter the Nian beast: "Lord Nian beast is indeed knowledgeable and insightful. Your subordinate admires you."

The Nian beast seemed quite pleased and less hungry: "Cook, everyone says you're a very capable Minister of Agriculture. Do you know why the Nine Netherworld Dao Lord wanted to refine the Devouring Heaven Realm Sea?"

Zhao Xing pondered, about to answer, when he noticed the Nian beast asking and answering itself: "You're really stupid, you don't even know the Great Sun Qi Sea Theory of the Tian Shi School."

"The polar star was born from the primordial Qi sea, which preserved the characteristics of the Qi sea at the beginning of chaos."

"The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds refined it to cover up the Polar Star and prevent its light from shining on him."

"I see." Zhao Xing pretended to suddenly understand. "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Nian Beast."

Clearly, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds failed. He must have only managed to refine a half-finished product, which was far from enough to conceal the brilliance of the Polaris. Therefore, he was no match for Di Luo, a half-step Divine Emperor.

"Fengchan, so the step to becoming a God Emperor really was Fengchan... In that case, the Xuanhuang Realm in ancient times was truly an awesome place." Zhao Xing was somewhat shocked.

"Alright, cook, I'm tired of talking." The Nian beast interrupted Zhao Xing's reverie. "Go and try to see if you can extract the essence of the Boundary Sea from it."

The Nian Beast dared not go there because the Boundary Sea 'Swallows the Sky'. As a colossal beast of the heavens, the Nian Beast instinctively feared it, even though it was in a sealed state.

Zhao Xing was taken aback: "Lord Nian Beast, can I... can I do it?"

The Devouring Heaven Sea is so powerful, sending me there to collect spiritual energy is a recipe for disaster, isn't it?

"I'm just letting you try. If it doesn't work, come back." The Nian beast was getting impatient. "Trying won't kill you."

The Nian beast spat out a ball of light, which floated in front of Zhao Xing.

"The source of the polar star will protect you for a short time; you must return before it goes out."

Zhao Xing was stunned once again.

The origin of the polar stars?

Is this mass in front of me the origin of Polaris?
The thing I was desperately searching for, I just got it like that?

(End of this chapter)