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

83: Chapter 83: The Black Wind Cave Agreement and Earth Vein AnomaliesThe rough parchment lay quietly in Su Muxue’s palm, those few words weighing as much as a thousand catties.

The words ”Sword Trace” were like a pebble thrown into a deep pool, setting off violent waves in the lake of her heart. Aside from Nangong Xuan, she could think of no other ”Sword Trace” worth such a secretive message.

”The possibility of it being a trap is extremely high,” Lin Mo’s consciousness analyzed calmly. ”The Sha Chi Clan just suffered a setback at our hands, and then this note is sent; it’s too much of a coincidence. That Golden Pincer doesn’t look like the type to let things go easily.”

”But what if it’s real?” Su Muxue’s voice carried a hint of imperceptible trembling. Senior Brother Nangong’s whereabouts were one of the most important mental pillars she had held onto until now; even if there was only a slim hope, she could not easily give it up.

”It could also be a third party,” Lin Mo pondered. ”That old beggar? Or some other power spying on us, wanting to kill with a borrowed knife or fish in troubled waters. This Diyan Market is full of undercurrents.”

The two fell into silence. To go meant unpredictable risks, potentially walking into a trap. Not to go meant potentially missing the only clue about Nangong Xuan, leaving her with lifelong regrets.

After a moment, Su Muxue slowly raised her head, a flash of determination in her ice-blue eyes: ”Whether it’s a trap or an opportunity, I must go.”

”I knew you would choose that,” Lin Mo’s consciousness expressed no surprise, instead offering a bit of support. ”Then we go. But we must be fully prepared. In these three days, you need to recover from your injuries as quickly as possible and consolidate your Sword Intent. As for me... I need to try to figure out exactly what that power deep within the leylines, sensed by the star core, is. Perhaps it can become an unexpected aid for us.”

With the plan decided, the two no longer hesitated.

Su Muxue immediately began her secluded cultivation. She took out all her remaining Spirit Stones and swallowed several precious healing Medicinal Pills, fully circulating the ”Profound Yin Jade Soul Scripture” and her Lingxiao Sword Intent. Thanks to the residual power of that drop of Taiyin Origin and the newly comprehended essence of her Sword Intent, her recovery speed far exceeded expectations. Her parched Meridians were once again filled with icy and sharp power, and her injuries healed at a visible rate.

Lin Mo, meanwhile, fully immersed himself in the Perception of the nirvana star core. His consciousness followed the subtle throbbing of the star core, going down, and further down, penetrating thick layers of rock, perceiving the majestic, scorching, yet deathly power deep within the earth. It was not merely the fire of magma, but an older, more primitive power that seemed to come from the heart of the earth, containing the dual characteristics of creation and destruction.

The dark patterns on the surface of the nirvana star core became exceptionally active, even somewhat ”hungry,” as if encountering a delicious treat that was both of the same origin and complementary. Lin Mo cautiously guided a faint trace of Annihilation Power, attempting to establish a clearer connection with that power deep in the leylines.

Buzz... an extremely faint, low hum that seemed to come from ancient times responded to him.

It was not a consciousness, but a pure resonance of energy.

In an instant, Lin Mo ”saw” a blurred and grand scene: boundless dark red energy rushing underground like blood, but at certain nodes, this energy became exceptionally violent and... decayed, eroded and blocked by a dark purple power. And the summons he sensed came from a relatively ”clean” giant node; did it desire Annihilation Power to ”clear” those eroded blockage points?

This leyline was like a sick giant, asking him for help?

This discovery shocked Lin Mo’s mind. If he could truly trigger or even borrow a trace of such great power... the three-day limit passed in a flash.

During this period, the market seemed calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging. The presence of the Sha Chi Clan significantly increased, often lingering near the ”Rock Dwelling,” their intent to monitor being quite obvious. Other racial forces also seemed to sniff out something unusual, with many spying. The old beggar who had intervened that day never appeared again, as if he had never existed.

Su Muxue’s condition recovered to about seventy percent; though not at her Peak, her Sword Intent became increasingly condensed, and her strength surpassed what it once was. Lin Mo’s Perception of the leyline power also became much clearer; although far from being able to use it, he could vaguely perceive its general flow and several important nodes. Near the Black Wind Cave, there happened to be a smaller ”clean” node.

Midnight was approaching.

Su Muxue opened her eyes, her inner light restrained. She changed into a set of sleek night-traveling clothes, carefully hid Lin Mo’s light sphere in her bosom, and wrapped the zhenyuan remnant sword with specialized cloth strips to conceal its extraordinary aura.

Pushing open the stone door, the outside noise had ceased, with only the eternal rushing of the Molten Fire River as a background. The light in the market had dimmed significantly, as many fluorescent mosses had entered their dormant period.

She did not take the main entrance, but like a ghost of the dark night, she slid silently out of the inn’s back window, climbing up the rift valley along the shadow-covered cliff walls.

The summit of the rift did not refer to the cliff top on the opposite side of the Molten Fire River, but the highest point of the cliff wall where the market was located. It was farther from the Molten Fire River below, with lower temperatures, turbulent air currents, and howling Astral Winds, hence the name ”Black Wind.” Ordinary Cultivators rarely went there.

The further up she went, the fewer Sha Chi Clan warriors were patrolling, as if even they were unwilling to easily step into this area. But in Lin Mo’s Perception, the feeling of being watched from the shadows did not decrease; instead, it increased, coming from various different auras. Clearly, more than one power was paying attention to the Black Wind Cave tonight.

Finally, she reached the cliff top. This was a relatively flat, giant platform with jagged rocks and howling winds that kicked up sand and stones from the ground, making a wailing sound. In the center of the platform was a bottomless pitch-black cave entrance, several zhang wide, from which violent black winds were pouring out, emitting a tooth-aching screech.

That was the Black Wind Cave.

Around the cave entrance, there was no one. Only the howling black wind and cold stones.

Su Muxue hid behind a giant rock, waiting patiently, her Divine Sense and Lin Mo’s Perception spreading to their limits, alert for any movement.

The exact hour of midnight arrived.

A blurred black shadow, like a phantom, appeared without warning on the other side of the Black Wind Cave entrance. That person was entirely covered in a wide black robe, with even their face hidden in the shadow of the hood, their aura so well-restrained that it was difficult to judge their cultivation or race.

After he (or she) appeared, they just stood there quietly, facing the direction where Su Muxue was hiding, without making any move.

The silent confrontation lasted for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

Finally, the Black-Robed Person seemed a bit impatient and slowly raised a hand, holding something.

By the dim light, Su Muxue and Lin Mo saw clearly—it was a piece of broken, dark-blood-stained black-green fabric, and a strand of severed hair... flickering with faint thunder light!

A fragment of Nangong Xuan’s Daoist robe! And his unique residual Thunder Sword Qi!

Su Muxue’s breath hitched instantly! Her heart felt as if it were being squeezed by an invisible hand!

The Black-Robed Person gestured with the fragment toward Su Muxue’s direction, then turned and leaped without hesitation into that bottomless, wind-howling Black Wind Cave!

”Chase!”

Almost without any hesitation, Su Muxue’s figure turned into a faint shadow, instantly crossing the platform and following right into that pitch-black cavern!

The second she leaped into the cavern, a sudden change occurred!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several powerful attacks suddenly erupted from behind the rocks where they had just been hiding, slamming hard into the Black Wind Cave entrance! Clearly, someone had been lying in wait here, preparing to launch a fatal blow when they came out or let their guard down!

At the same time, in the surrounding darkness, over a dozen pairs of compound eyes suddenly lit up, and the figures of Sha Chi Clan warriors emerged, led by none other than Golden Pincer! A sinister smile of a successful scheme was on his face!

”Seal the cave entrance! Don’t let them out!” Golden Pincer hissed his command!

However, their actions were still a moment too slow. Su Muxue and that Black-Robed Person had already gone deep into the cave.

Just as the Sha Chi Clan warriors were about to rush toward the cave entrance to cast a Seal Spell—

Buzz—!!!

The entire rift summit shook violently! As if some gargantuan creature was turning over deep underground!

An indescribable, scorching, and deathly majestic power erupted violently from the depths of the Black Wind Cave and from the rock layers beneath their feet without warning!

The earth cracked open, and blazing earth fire mixed with a grey-black, heart-palpitating energy spewed out!

”Leyline riot! It’s a leyline riot! Retreat, quickly!” The sinister smile on Golden Pincer’s face instantly turned into terror, and he shrieked, no longer caring about sealing the cave entrance as he retreated in a panic!

The Sha Chi Clan warriors were even more panicked, knocked over by the soaring earth fire and chaotic energy, suffering heavy casualties in an instant!

In the chaos, no one noticed that the spewing grey-black energy seemed to have a life of its own, mostly chasing after the Sha Chi Clan, as if carrying some kind of... ancient loathing.

Inside the Black Wind Cave, the violent energy impact caused the passage to vibrate frantically, with rocks falling.

Su Muxue only felt a massive suction force coming from the depths of the cavern, accompanied by Lin Mo’s urgent consciousness:

”The leyline node has been triggered! It wasn’t me... it was that Black-Robed Person just now! He intentionally triggered the node! Hold onto me—”

Before his words could finish, the world spun, and the violent energy turbulence instantly swallowed her figure, sweeping her toward the unpredictable depths!