Transmigrating Into a Fantasy World: Signing in During Pregnancy, Reaching the Summit with My Childhood Sweetheart

70: Chapter 70: Healing in the Forest and the First Sound of the Sword SealThe night was deep, the Ancient Forest silent.

The bizarre interlude of the Wolf Pack’s sudden retreat had left both Su Muxue and Lin Mo shaken, not daring to stay in one place for too long. They traveled swiftly until they found a hidden, naturally formed depression within the roots of a massive, gnarled tree, only then reluctantly coming to a halt.

The tree hollow was dry, emitting the scent of earth and Rotten Wood. The entrance was concealed by dense Vines, making it relatively safe.

Su Muxue could hold on no longer. She slid down, her back against the rough inner wall of the hollow, breathing heavily, fine beads of cold sweat forming on her forehead. Forcibly mobilizing her power to repel the demonic wolves had caused her already severe injuries to show signs of relapse, and the pure Taiyin Origin within her body was also becoming agitated and unstable.

Lin Mo’s light sphere hovered before her, its glow still dim but slightly more condensed than before.

”You must heal your wounds first,” Lin Mo’s mental message carried an undeniable resolve. ”I will act as your Protector. Although this place is secluded, there’s no guarantee other dangers won’t appear. That White Mask... might not have truly left either.”

Mentioning the White Mask caused a weight to settle in both their hearts. That mysterious being, whose decision to save them or not seemed a mere whim, its purpose shrouded in mist, was more unsettling than a direct enemy.

Su Muxue nodded, not forcing herself. She closed her eyes, her hands with difficulty forming a profound Hand Seal which she placed upon her knees. The ice moon imprint between her brows gradually brightened, channeling the vast Taiyin Origin within her body to begin systematically repairing her damaged Meridians and Organs.

A faint, glowing moonlight radiated from within her, casting her pale cheeks with an almost unreal translucence. The aura around her gradually stabilized, but the process was slow and painful.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo fully extended the now-peculiar Perception of his nirvana star core, enveloping an area dozens of yards around the tree hollow. His Perception had grown more acute. The breathing of Plants, the wriggling of Insects in the soil, the subtle sound of Night Dew condensing and dripping... even further away, those lurking creatures bearing faint Demonic Qi or Death Qi were all clearly fed back to him.

This Perception was not a simple energy scan; it was more like an absolute insight into states of ’Vitality’ and ’Stagnation.’ He could even vaguely ’see’ the distribution of Su Muxue’s internal injuries—the congested Death Qi, the severed Meridian Pathways—slowly being repaired under the flow of the Taiyin Origin.

Simultaneously, he was also carefully introspecting his own nirvana star core.

The star Core rotated slowly, its surface interwoven with gray-blue and dark gold patterns, more complex and profound than before. After devouring the Star Miasma, a wisp of Guixu Origin, and fusing with that ancient star core fragment, the power contained within it had become vast and heterogeneous, yet also more difficult to control.

He attempted to touch the star Core’s Core, to understand the source of that icy, majestic will that had frightened away the wolves earlier.

However, that will remained deeply hidden, as if it had never existed. The star Core merely operated in silence, devouring the sparse Stellar Power and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi around it, transforming it into a more condensed energy imbued with nirvana characteristics, slowly nourishing his weakened Divine Soul and Dao Seed.

The only anomaly was the extremely fine dark pattern on the star Core’s surface. It still existed, its color seemingly a shade deeper than before, like a slumbering shadow—harmless for now, yet impossible to ignore.

”I must gain better control over it as soon as possible...” Lin Mo thought to himself. This power was both a lifeline and a potential time bomb.

Time passed slowly in the silent healing process.

The moon passed its zenith, its clear light filtering through gaps in the Vines, casting scattered patches of light.

Finally, the Taiyin Origin within Su Muxue’s body was initially tamed, guided to flow through her major Meridians. Her injuries stabilized and began to repair at an accelerated pace. A hint of color returned to her face, and her breathing became long and steady.

At that very moment, another change occurred!

Not from the outside, but from within herself!

The zhenyuan remnant sword resting on her knees suddenly emitted a faint, yet distinctly joyful, sword hum!

Simultaneously, the black-green sword pattern between her brows, which had previously been only a faint shadow, abruptly lit up! It became crystal clear! A miniature, yet incredibly sharp, Lingxiao Sword Intent erupted from the sword pattern, instantly creating a wondrous resonance with the Taiyin Origin circulating within her!

*Hum—!*

Su Muxue’s body trembled slightly as she felt a ’boom’ resonate in her mind!

Fragmented images, broken insights, flooded into her Sea of Consciousness like a breached dam!

It was the Lingxiao Sword Cultivator’s deeper understanding of the *Vast Righteous Sword Heart Art*! The Profound Truths of ’Sword Intent Materialization’ and ’Heart Sword Without Trace’! Scattered memories of his enlightenment by the Star Lake, his bloody battles in the Burial Ancient Abyss!

This Legacy information had been lying dormant deep within her Sea of Consciousness, like a sealed Treasure Trove. Now, stimulated by the external Taiyin Origin, it interacted with her newly gained Sword Intent and the zhenyuan remnant sword, spontaneously unsealing a portion!

”Ugh...” Su Muxue let out a suppressed groan, veins faintly visible on her forehead. Digesting this sudden influx of information placed an immense burden on her.

But after the pain came immense gains!

Her comprehension of the Lingxiao Sword Intent instantly soared to a whole new level! The Sword Intent within her, which she had only passively received and barely driven before, began to actively merge with the Origin of her Profound Yin Immortal Body, becoming as easy to command as her own limbs!

Inspired by a sudden flash of insight, she subconsciously raised two fingers like a sword and traced a pattern in the air!

*Ssshh!*

A supremely condensed, barely foot-long, nearly transparent black-green miniature sword appeared out of thin air, circling and dancing merrily around her fingertips. Where its edge pointed, the Void Realm rippled faintly, its sharpness far surpassing any Sword Qi she had previously manifested!

This was—the embryonic form of Sword Intent Materialization!

Though weak, it signified she had truly stepped onto the threshold of a high-level Sword Cultivator!

Lin Mo watched this scene in surprise. He could sense the formidable power contained within that small sword, and the rapidly rising, increasingly seamless and sharp Sword Intent aura emanating from Su Muxue.

”A blessing in disguise?” his mental message inquired.

Su Muxue slowly opened her eyes. Her ice-blue pupils gleamed with a sharp light, keen as a peerless unsheathed sword, yet it quickly receded. Looking at the black-green small sword circling her fingertip, a flicker of joy passed through her eyes, but it was overshadowed by gravity.

”It’s Senior Lingxiao’s Legacy... unexpectedly triggered by that Taiyin Origin,” she explained softly. With a tremor of her finger, the black-green small sword dissolved into specks of flowing light and vanished into her body.

”How do you feel?”

”My injuries have recovered by about thirty percent, but my control over Sword Intent... has increased severalfold,” Su Muxue said, sensing the surging yet much more docile power within her. ”However, the White Mask’s purpose has become even more unsettling.”

She didn’t believe the other party acted out of pure goodwill. The price for this ’gift’ was unknown.

Lin Mo was silent for a moment before replying, ”Regardless, gaining more strength is a good thing. First, recover completely. After dawn, we must figure out where this place is and... how to return.”

His mental sense swept outside the tree hollow. The Perception of the nirvana star core pierced through the layers of night, extending further into the distance.

Suddenly, his Perception touched upon something roughly several miles to the northwest.

It wasn’t a living creature, nor was it a lifeless natural landscape.

But rather... the remnants of a stone structure? Extremely ancient, exceedingly faint, yet bearing clear signs of artificial carving? Moreover, upon those ruins, there seemed to linger a trace of a familiar stellar fluctuation... one that caused a slight tremor within his own star Core?

”Hmm?” Lin Mo’s light sphere quivered slightly.

”What is it?” Su Muxue immediately noticed his anomaly.

”To the northwest... there seems to be something,” Lin Mo’s mental message carried a note of uncertainty and curiosity. ”My star Core... has a reaction to that place.”

Su Muxue’s Ice-like Brow furrowed slightly. She also attempted to extend her Divine Sense, but it was blocked by the dense forest and layers of night, unable to reach far.

”Fortune or misfortune?” she asked.

”Unknown,” Lin Mo replied. ”But that stellar fluctuation... is very special. It shares the same source as Old Man Star Remains’s, yet it feels more... ancient and weathered.”

The two exchanged a glance, seeing determination mirrored in each other’s eyes.

Healing was temporarily set aside. Exploring the unknown and searching for clues were their only current path forward.

”After dawn, we’ll go and investigate,” Su Muxue said, gripping the zhenyuan remnant sword tighter. A faint resonance came from the blade.

The night slowly passed, filled with both anticipation and vigilance.