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

92: Chapter 92: Tracing the Sword Intent and Surrounded by BonesThe crude bone compass floated in mid-air, and the weak but firm guidance coming from it was like a glimmer of light in the darkness, instantly igniting the flame of hope in Su Muxue’s eyes that had almost been extinguished.

Homologous Nirvana Sword Intent! It’s from the direction of Senior Brother Nangong!

Although Lin Mo’s consciousness was weak and his judgment was uncertain, this was already the first clear direction they had obtained since falling into this place!

”This direction...” Su Muxue suppressed her excitement and carefully observed the cave wall the compass needle was pointing at. That rock wall didn’t look special; it was as damp and thick as any other place.

Lin Mo’s light orb slowly floated near the rock wall, the dark patterns on its surface flowing slightly: ”...Behind it... is hollow... there’s a faint airflow... we should be able to break through...”

He needed to save his strength for self-repair and could not directly break through the rock wall.

Su Muxue understood immediately, took a deep breath to suppress her injuries, and aimed the zhenyuan remnant sword at the position indicated by the needle.

Ssh!

She didn’t use a large amount of spiritual power, but instead highly condensed her Lingxiao Sword Intent at the tip of the sword. Like a drill, it silently pierced into the rock wall. Wherever the Sword Intent passed, the rock was easily sliced through like tofu, without causing much noise.

Soon, a narrow opening just large enough for one person to pass through was carved out. Behind it was indeed a pitch-black and deep natural passage leading to nowhere, with a cold wind carrying the smell of earth blowing out slowly.

”Go!” Su Muxue didn’t hesitate, put away the bone compass, held Lin Mo in her arms, and slipped sideways into the passage.

The passage was rugged, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. The surroundings were silent, with only their footsteps and breathing echoing in the darkness. Lin Mo’s light orb was restrained to the extreme, only able to illuminate an inch under their feet, relying more on his exceptionally sharp Nirvana Perception to scout the path ahead and avoid danger.

The needle of the bone compass vibrated slightly the whole time, guiding the way. In this labyrinthine underground world, this small compass became their only beacon.

Along the way, they encountered many underground creatures, including giant blind cave worms, strange phosphorescent fungi, and once even almost stumbled into an underground scorpion nest. But thanks to Lin Mo’s early warnings and Su Muxue’s caution in restraining her aura as much as possible, they all bypassed the dangers without incident.

However, luck does not always favor them.

After they had walked along the underground current for about half a day, Lin Mo’s consciousness suddenly sent a warning: ”...Ahead... many... life signatures... blocking... the only way... it’s... the aura of those swamp Cultivators!”

Su Muxue’s heart tightened, and she immediately stopped, restraining her aura to the limit, and cautiously felt her way forward.

Turning a corner, the scene ahead made her gasp.

In a relatively open underground cavern, no fewer than thirty Cultivators were actually gathered! All were wearing dark leather armor with oil paint on their faces—they were the people of the ”Skeleton Gang”! They seemed to be using this place as a temporary base, lighting several campfires, and were resting and talking. And what they were blocking was exactly the main passage for the current to continue forward!

Looking at this lineup, the Skeleton Gang had clearly sealed off this area completely and were conducting a massive search for them!

”...Which water rat hole did that woman and that glowing treasure crawl into? We’ve been searching for a day now!” ”The Gang Leader gave a death order; we need them alive or their corpses! That light orb is definitely a rare treasure!” ”I heard the Black Tooth Gang and the Mud Dragon Society have also caught wind of it and are heading this way. Damn it, we can’t let them beat us to it!” ”Don’t worry, several main paths have been blocked by our people. They must still be in this underground maze...”

Listening to their conversation, Su Muxue’s heart felt heavy. The retreat was cut off, the path ahead was blocked, and once discovered, facing the siege of dozens of Foundation Establishment Cultivators in her current state, she would have no hope of survival.

She slowly backed away, returning to the dark passage, leaning against the cold rock wall, thinking of a countermeasure.

Forcing her way through was the worst option. Look for another way? Lin Mo’s compass clearly indicated they had to pass through the front. Wait? The enemy was numerous, and they would eventually search this branch passage.

Just as she was at a loss, Lin Mo’s consciousness came again, carrying a strange wave: ”...Perhaps... we can... make use of... the ’residents’ here...”

”...Right rear... three hundred paces... deep in that huge... fluorescent mushroom forest... lives a group of... ’Shadow Batss’... extremely bloodthirsty... sensitive hearing... they hate... strong light and... fire...”

A risky plan quickly formed through Lin Mo’s consciousness transmission.

Su Muxue’s eyes lit up slightly; although the risk was great, it might be the only chance.

She quietly retreated to the fluorescent mushroom forest Lin Mo mentioned. The mushrooms here were as huge as umbrellas, emitting a dim blue light that made the cave look hazy. Deep in the mushroom forest, one could vaguely see dense black shadows hanging upside down from the rock ceiling, and the air was filled with a strong, rank smell.

She carefully took out the tattered black robe she had seized in a previous battle from a Dark Flame City Emissaries (which still had a very faint trace of miasma on it) and picked up several hard rocks.

Then, she took a deep breath, her eyes becoming sharp.

First, she violently threw the tattered black robe toward a fork in the path to the front-left!

The black robe cut through the air, making a slight sound, and the unpleasant faint miasma on it was particularly conspicuous in the silent cave!

”Hmm? What was that noise?” ”Over there! Go check it out!” It immediately caught the attention of several Skeleton Gang guards nearby, and they immediately moved toward the fork alertly.

The moment their attention was diverted—

Su Muxue moved! She poured spiritual power into the stone in her hand and, with all her strength, violently threw it toward the entrance of the main cavern where the Skeleton Gang was gathered! The target was not people, but the campfires they had lit!

At the same time, she flicked a finger from her other hand, and a tiny ice prick accurately shot deep into the mushroom forest, hitting a stalactite with a crisp sound!

Swish! Bang!

The stone accurately smashed into the largest campfire, causing sparks to fly instantly. The flames suddenly surged and flared up, and the light intensified in an instant!

Almost at the same time, the crisp sound deep in the mushroom forest was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, instantly startling the large swarm of resting Shadow Batss!

Screech—!!

Piercing shrieks erupted as thousands of fist-sized Shadow Batss with crimson eyes were completely enraged by the sudden strong light and noise. Like a black tide of death, they boomed up from the mushroom forest and then... accurately pounced on the brightest and noisiest light source at the cave entrance—the gathering place of the Skeleton Gang!

”What are these things?!” ”It’s Shadow Batss! Put out the fire! Block them!” ”Ah! My eyes!” ”Damn it! So many! Hack them to death!”

The cavern entrance fell into extreme chaos in an instant! The Shadow Batss frantically attacked everything that moved and carried fire or heat. The Skeleton Gang Cultivators were caught off guard, and screams, curses, and the sound of weapons hacking were heard incessantly! The firelight flickered, figures swayed, and the originally tight blockade collapsed instantly!

Now!

Su Muxue had already taken advantage of the moment the first stone was thrown and before the Shadow Batss were fully startled to increase her movement speed to the limit. Like a ghost blending into the shadows, she charged along the edge of the cave toward the chaotic cavern entrance like a bolt of lightning!

She held her breath, restraining her Lingxiao Sword Intent to the extreme, seeking only speed, and charged forward recklessly!

A Skeleton Gang Cultivator noticed her figure, but just as he was about to shout, his face was swarmed by the frenzied Shadow Batss, and he instantly could not even save himself!

She was like a petrel in a storm, passing through the chaotic battle group by the skin of her teeth and rushing into the dark passage on the other side of the cavern leading deeper!

Behind her, the roars of the Skeleton Gang and the shrieks of the Shadow Batss were still intense.

She didn’t dare stop and fled frantically along the passage until the sounds behind her completely disappeared. Only then did she dare stop to lean against the wall and pant, her face as pale as paper. The series of actions just now had almost exhausted the little spiritual power she had managed to recover.

In her arms, Lin Mo’s light orb flickered slightly, conveying a sense of praise and inquiry.

”I’m fine...” Su Muxue panted, and only after confirming there were no pursuers behind her did she feel slightly relieved.

She took out the bone compass; the needle still pointed firmly to the dark front.

After a short rest, the two continued forward.

The road ahead seemed to gradually lead upward, and the dampness in the air gradually decreased, replaced by a sense of dryness and desolation. The color of the rock walls also changed from deep black to gray-white.

Finally, after passing through a narrow rock crack, the scene before them opened up.

They had actually walked out of the underground maze and arrived in a vast, desolate canyon.

The sky was still eternally gray, but it was brighter than the swamp. On both sides of the canyon were thousand-foot-high gray-white cliffs where nothing grew. The ground was covered with gravel and broken rocks, silent and desolate, with no signs of life.

And here, without the need for the compass, Su Muxue could clearly feel an extremely weak but incredibly familiar sharp Sword Intent permeating the air!

The thunderous power, the unyielding pride, and... a deeply hidden pathos contained in that Sword Intent belonged exactly to Nangong Xuan!

He must be nearby!

Su Muxue’s heart pounded violently, and her ice-blue eyes were filled with excitement and urgency. Ignoring her fatigue, she ran quickly toward the depths of the canyon following the guidance of that weak Sword Intent.

Lin Mo’s light orb also vibrated slightly, as the nirvana star core resonated subtly with the homologous Sword Intent.

However, as they went deeper into the canyon, the permeating Sword Intent did not strengthen but instead became... more scattered and unstable, like a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any moment.

Moreover, another extremely unsettling aura began to permeate the air—a cold, evil, devouring, and greedy consciousness, like a maggot on a bone, entwined with that sorrowful Sword Intent, constantly eroding and obliterating it.

The hunters of Dark Flame City seemed to have found this place long ago and... were continuously attacking the target!

Su Muxue’s face changed instantly, and her speed increased again!

Turning a huge bend, the scene in the depths of the canyon finally came into her view—

Beneath a huge gray-white cliff covered in sword marks, a figure covered in blood, almost a bloody person, was leaning on a longsword covered in cracks and with dim lightning light, standing with difficulty.

He was shrouded in an extremely thin, flickering black-green Sword Intent Domain. Above the Domain, countless dark purple miasma chains like poisonous snakes were entwined, constantly contracting and eroding, making a tooth-aching sizzling sound.

Outside the Domain, three Dark Flame City Emissaries wearing black robes and faceless masks were standing in a triangular formation, constantly urging the miasma and grinning as they launched wave after wave of attacks.

The figure leaning on the sword would tremble violently every time he took an attack, and blood seeped from countless wounds, but he still kept his spine straight, his eyes as sharp as ever, stubbornly supporting that about-to-break Sword Intent Domain.

If it wasn’t Nangong Xuan, then who?!

And he had clearly reached the final moment of his strength!

”Senior Brother—!!!”

Su Muxue’s eyes nearly split, and she let out a sorrowful cry. No longer caring about her own injuries and danger, all the potential in her body erupted, turning into a black-green flash of light that tore through the desolate canyon, rushing toward the battle recklessly!

The zhenyuan sword let out an earth-shattering hum, and the long-accumulated anger and Sword Intent erupted like a volcano!