Arrival at the Otherworld and the Laws of Fire

Wu Ning regained his consciousness and realized that he had become an infant.

He looked up and saw that he was in a cave. He was being held in a woman's arms. This woman looked to be his mother in this life.

Wu Ning wondered what kind of Otherworld this was and what Laws he could comprehend.

"Ding! The foreign world's auxiliary cultivation system has been activated. Congratulations, Master, for obtaining the novice gift bag. Do you wish to activate it?"

Hearing the mechanical voice in his mind, Wu Ning's eyes lit up.

"A system?"

He did not expect that the system would only be activated after he descended into the Otherworld.

"Open the novice gift bag!" Wu Ning shouted excitedly in his heart.

"Ding! Congratulations on obtaining 10,000 Comprehension Points and a pair of Heavenly Eyes (Elementary). 10,000 points can be exchanged for two Soul Nurturing Dragon Pills. Do you wish to proceed with the exchange?"

"Yes!" He muttered in his heart.

Wu Ning really wanted to take the Soul Nurturing Pill right now to strengthen his soul so that he could cultivate the Nine-Level Soul Palace.

However, he was still in the arms of his mother in this life. If she found out that he suddenly had an extra pill in his hands, he did not know what she would think.

Therefore, Wu Ning could only hold it in temporarily and wait for his mother to go out before consuming the pill.

At this moment, a person walked into the cave. That person was tall and big, blocking out the only light source in the cave. However, that person did not stop. He walked quickly to Wu Ning and his mother and threw the thing in his hand to the side.

The light in the cave quickly returned. Only then did Wu Ning see clearly. That person was tall and big. His hair was disheveled. He did not have his hair tied up. There was only a piece of animal skin wrapped around his waist.

Wu Ning carefully looked around the cave. In a corner of the cave, there was some straw and a few pieces of animal skin on it. That was probably their bed.

Beside them was something that the man had just thrown down. Wu Ning looked over and saw a few carcasses of rabbits and wild chickens lying on the ground, oozing blood.

Wu Ning rolled his eyes in his heart. It seemed that he had transmigrated to an uncivilized world.

However, since he was already here, she could not go back now. After all, this was the only chance for him to come to the Otherworld for free.

The man looked at the woman and the child in the woman's arms, then squatted down and started to clean the meat he had just brought.

Wu Ning reckoned that this man was his father in this life.

The man's actions were very fast. In no time at all, he finished dealing with the rabbits and pheasants, then he picked one up and handed it to the woman.

The woman placed Wu Ning on the bed that was made of straw and animal skin. Then, she took the rabbit that the man handed to her and began to chew on it.

She chewed until her mouth was full of flesh and blood, which disgusted Wu Ning very much.

The man also picked up a rabbit and began to eat it. The cave was filled with the sound of the two of them tearing at the flesh and chewing on it. There was also the sound of drinking water. It was the two of them sucking blood.

Wu Ning turned around. Even just by listening to the sounds, he felt a chill.

Wu Ning felt sad for himself. He did not expect that he had actually descended into a primitive foreign world. The people here were not civilized yet. They did not even know how to start a fire and eat cooked food.

He sighed in his heart and accepted the reality. Even if there was nothing in this Otherworld, he had to find resources to cultivate.

After the two of them finished eating, the man cleaned up the cave along with the leftovers.

Wu Ning thought to himself, 'He likes to be clean.'

Then, the two of them embraced Wu Ning and started to sleep.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Ning had already descended to the Otherworld for five years. Five years ago, Wu Ning had taken the Soul Nurturing Pill and had already cultivated a level of Soul Palace.

Wu Ning looked at his Formation Mark.

[Activating Formation Mark]

[Name: Wu Ning]

[Status: Foundation]

[Attributes: Mixed]

[Laws: None]

[Treasure: None]

[Base Technique: Soul Palace Level One, Rank Two]

[Cultivation Method: Tiger Hall Technique]

[Treasure point: 0]

Wu Ning withdrew from the Formation Mark and looked up into the sky. It was morning. Wu Ning's father had gone out to hunt, and his mother had gone to collect wild fruits. Over the years, Wu Ning refused to eat raw meat and survived only on fruits and nuts.

He wanted to light a fire by burning wood. It was so he didn't have to eat fruits and nuts for the rest of his life.

Wu Ning went to look for some dry branches and some inflammable dry leaves. Then, he began turning wood to make fire.

His hands turned the wooden stick with great force, making the wooden stick rub against the wooden board. Wu Ning was only five years old now, so he didn't have much strength. His two tiny hands barely held the wooden stick firm, and soon, his head was covered in sweat.

After about two hours, Wu Ning caught a whiff of charred wood. It was the prelude to the ignition of the fire.

After smelling it, Wu Ning began turning even harder. He hoped to start a fire as soon as possible so that he could eat hot food.

Although Wu Ning didn't have a strong appetite, he couldn't stand eating wild fruits every day.

Finally, with Wu Ning's efforts, the kindling was lit. Wu Ning quickly put the kindling into the dry flammable material that he had prepared beforehand, and then carefully blew into it.

Soon, thick smoke rose. Wu Ning's eyes were teary from the smoke, he couldn't even open them. Yet, the excitement kept him blowing. Now was the most critical moment, and any relaxation would be a waste of effort.

Finally, a small flame burst out from the kindling. Wu Ning was so excited that he almost extinguished the small flame.

Then, he moved the flame into the firewood that he had prepared beforehand. Just like that, the flame lit up the firewood bit by bit, and the flame slowly grew into a bonfire.

Wu Ning sat quietly by the bonfire, feeling the heat from the fire. It had been five years, and this was the first time he had felt the heat of the fire.

Wu Ning sat at the side, admiring the fire. He had unknowingly entered the Selfless State.

If anybody else witnessed this, they would be shocked. Everyone wanted to achieve the state but it was a state of cultivation that could be encountered but not sought. Yet, Wu Ning could easily enter it.

Even until then, Wu Ning assumed just about anybody could achieve the Selfless State.

Wu Ning stared at the fire for the entire day before he gradually saw Patterns forming in the fire.

However, when Wu Ning took a closer look, the patterns disappeared. He thought it was just an illusion, but on second thought, realized it couldn't be so. He did see some strange patterns just now.

Wu Ning placed his hand on his forehead. When he took it down again, an eye appeared on Wu Ning's forehead. This was the Heavenly Eye given by the system when he arrived at the Otherworld five years ago.

Wu Ning did not know what the Heavenly Eye was for. He just wanted to use the Heavenly Eye to see if he could see anything.

A white light flashed across the Heavenly Eye, and then they opened. Wu Ning used the Heavenly Eye to look at the bonfire. This time, he clearly saw those strange patterns. It was not an illusion.

Wu Ning's three eyes reflected on the fire, and the fire burned fiercely in Wu Ning's eyes.

Wu Ning looked at the patterns and kept tracing the patterns in his mind.

Suddenly, Wu Ning had an epiphany, and only then did he realize that these patterns were the Patterns for the Laws of Fire.

"Ding! Congratulations to the master for comprehending the Laws of Fire, 10000 points added to your Comprehension Points."

After five years, Wu Ning finally heard the mechanical voice of the system again, but how were the Comprehension Points going to help him?

The system sensed Wu Ning's doubts and took the initiative to answer, "Comprehension Points can be used to purchase goods in the system store."

Hearing that goods could be purchased, Wu Ning opened the system store. Inside, there were various cultivation techniques, pills, and weapons.

Wu Ning was the first to open the cultivation technique store. Looking at the various divine level cultivation techniques inside, he was almost dazzled.

However, very soon, Wu Ning's excitement was extinguished by a long string of zeros behind the price tags of divine-level cultivation methods.

Initially, he thought that 10,000 Comprehension Points were enough for him to go for a shopping spree in the store. However, he did not expect that even a Soul Nurturing Pill would cost 5,000 Comprehension Points.

Wu Ning gritted his teeth and bought two Soul Nurturing Pills. Then, he consumed all of the Soul Nurturing Pills and looked at the Formation Mark.

[Activating Formation Mark]

[Name: Wu Ning]

[Realm: Foundation]

[Attributes: Mixed]

[Laws: Law of Fire (Embryo)]

[Treasure: None]

[Base Technique: Level 4 Soul Palace]

[Cultivation Method: Tiger Hall Technique]

[Treasure Point: 0]

The two Soul Nurturing Pills only raised the Soul Palace by two levels. It seemed that it would get exponentially difficult to raise the Soul Palace. However, Wu Ning was not discouraged. As long as he could raise it, he was not afraid of the difficulty.