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

109: Chapter 109: The Lunar Pact and the Secrets at the Bottom of the WellThe decision was made; there was no turning back.

Nangong Xuan knew the danger of this move. Both he and Su Muxue were currently as fragile as candles in the wind; any trace of energy beyond their control could bring disastrous consequences. But he knew even more clearly that if he did nothing, Su Muxue’s Origin would continue to wither, and she would eventually perish.

He closed his eyes again, sinking his mind into that wisp of pure Nirvana Dao Rhyme that had just been born. This Dao Rhyme was like the first glimmer of light nurtured in the darkness; though weak, it contained the embryonic form of the supreme Laws of ’All Things Returning to the Void’ and ’Extreme Adversity Bringing Rebirth.’ He steered it with extreme caution, making it like the finest silk thread as it slowly flowed through his own shattered Meridians, familiarizing himself with its characteristics and consolidating its existence.

Simultaneously, his Divine Thought spread out once more. This time, his target was not the stray Death Qi leaking from the ancient well, but the Starlight light curtain itself that shrouded the well’s mouth—more accurately, the Core of that light curtain: Lin Mo’s star Core, which had transformed into the Seal.

The moment his Divine Thought touched the light curtain, a vast, tragic, yet incomparably firm suppressing will met him head-on, causing his Divine Soul to shake violently, nearly dissipating again. That was the sealing power formed by the star Core combined with the world key fragment, possessing an instinctive rejection of external probing.

Nangong Xuan immediately steadied his mind. Instead of forcibly resisting, he gently transmitted his own newborn wisp of Nirvana Dao Rhyme like an introduction. It was an aura of the same source but a different quality, carrying intentions of friendliness and a plea for help.

As if sensing this similar ’Annihilation’ fluctuation, the rejection force of the Starlight light curtain weakened slightly. In particular, the intense will within Nangong Xuan’s Divine Thought—prepared to sacrifice himself to save his companion—seemed to vaguely touch some residual instinct deep within the star Core.

Now!

Nangong Xuan seized this fleeting opportunity. His Divine Thought, like a vine, slowly wound its way up the light curtain and finally lightly touched the Chaos-colored star Core itself.

Boom—!

An indescribable sense of vastness washed over his consciousness. He seemed to see the birth and death of stars, the Universe returning to the void, and countless Law lines intertwining, annihilating, and being reborn at the boundary of life and death. Inside the star Core, the massive deathly Qi that had been swallowed was being slowly refined and purified by a more Advanced power, transformed into a Chaos energy of incomparable purity—stripped of all tyranny and resentment, leaving only the most primal ’End’ and ’Void’ powers.

This energy was cold and deathly, yet no longer evil; instead, it carried a kind of purity found in the heartless Great Dao.

This was his goal! The purified Annihilation Origin provided by the star Core that could be utilized!

Using his own wisp of Nirvana Dao Rhyme as a guide, he attempted to send out an extremely weak, almost pleading signal: he needed a trace, just a trace of this energy to enter Su Muxue’s body.

The star Core remained silent, offering no response, still focused on suppression and refinement.

Nangong Xuan did not give up. He continued to transmit his intent patiently, while unreservedly displaying the wisp of Dao Rhyme he had comprehended, proving he was of the ’same kind’ rather than a predator.

Time passed bit by bit. His Divine Soul power was heavily consumed, cold sweat drenched his forehead, and his body swayed unsteadily.

Just as he was about to give in—

The surface of the Chaos-colored star Core shifted with an imperceptible flash of light. A wisp of grey-black Chaos Qi, thinner than a strand of hair yet incomparably pure, quietly seeped out from the light curtain. It did not dissipate but instead, as if possessing a spirit of its own, entwined itself around the wisp of Nirvana Dao Rhyme Divine Thought Nangong Xuan had extended.

Success!

Nangong Xuan was ecstatic, yet he dared not be the least bit careless. Holding his breath, he guided this tiny yet heavy-as-a-mountain Chaos Qi with the utmost caution, slowly, slowly withdrawing it.

This process was extremely slow, like pulling a mountain along the edge of a blade. Any slight fluctuation could cause this wisp of Qi to spiral out of control, with unimaginable consequences.

Finally, he successfully introduced this wisp of Chaos Qi into his own body.

Instantly, an extreme cold swept through his entire body, as if even his Soul were about to be frozen. But his Nirvana Dao Rhyme immediately became active, as if meeting a supreme monarch. It circled the wisp of Chaos Qi, and instead of rejecting it, it began slowly absorbing the faint aura it emitted, growing a trace stronger itself.

Nangong Xuan did not dare let this wisp of Qi stay in his body for long, immediately guiding it toward the unconscious Su Muxue.

The moment this wisp of pure Annihilation Origin Qi from the star Core touched Su Muxue’s body—

A sudden change occurred!

The faint starlight imprint on Su Muxue’s brow suddenly flared to life!

It was no longer a glimmer, but emitted a clear, cold, azure radiance, like the purest star in the night sky! A long-dormant, noble, and frigid power was awakened within her—the Origin power of the Taiyin Immortal Body!

However, this Origin power did not reject the wisp of Annihilation Chaos Qi. Instead, as if meeting a long-lost partner, it took the initiative to welcome it!

The azure Taiyin Starlight and the grey-black Annihilation Chaos Qi—two powers with completely different attributes that should have conflicted—miraculously intertwined and wound around each other. Far from annihilating one another, they formed a delicate, balanced, symbiotic state!

It was as if the ’Stillness’ and ’Cold’ of the Taiyin Power and the ’End’ and ’Void’ of the Annihilation Power had reached a harmonious unity on some higher level!

Nangong Xuan watched dumbfounded, waves of shock crashing through his heart. Taiyin Power and Annihilation Power could coexist? Even... complement each other?

As these two powers merged, a rosy hue returned to Su Muxue’s pale cheeks at a visible rate. Her weak breath became steady and strong, and the parched, cracked Meridians in her body began to radiate an astonishing vitality under the nourishment of this gentle yet powerful symbiotic energy.

More importantly, Nangong Xuan felt his own wisp of Nirvana Dao Rhyme become exceptionally active and transparent within the field where these two powers merged, his understanding of ’Nirvana’ deepening at an unprecedented speed.

It was as if Su Muxue’s body had become a special Cauldron, playing out some profound Law of the Great Dao.

Just as he was immersed in this wonderful state—

Through that wisp of Nirvana Dao Rhyme serving as a bridge and the starlight imprint on Su Muxue’s brow as a medium, his Divine Thought seemed to be infinitely stretched and suddenly plunged downward!

Plop!

A sensation of penetrating endless darkness and water pressure came over him.

His ’vision’ suddenly shifted!

He seemed... through some strange link, to ’see’ the scene beneath the ancient well!

It was not the mud and turbid water he had imagined, but a vast, pitch-black, and deathly... underground space!

In the center of the space was not a physical object, but a mass of... twisted, constantly roaring and struggling... dark energy aggregate, tightly bound and restrained by countless phantom chains flickering with Star Runes!

That aggregate emitted a sky-blotting resentment and deathliness; it was the very source of the black Qi! Its form was ever-changing, sometimes appearing as a hideous beast, sometimes as thousands of wailing human faces. At its Core, a point of dim light pulsed like an evil heart.

The phantom star chains were deeply embedded in the dark aggregate, constantly grinding away its power, but the chains themselves had grown dim, with cracks appearing in many places. The ends of the chains were connected to the ancient star Formations carved around the well walls, which had long since become blurred and indistinct.

And the star Core transformed from Lin Mo was floating above this underground space like a treasure suppressing the Formation eye, constantly emitting Chaos-colored radiance, reinforcing those phantom star chains and swallowing the power leaking from the dark aggregate.

This was the truth of the ancient well’s Seal!

That dark aggregate was absolutely a terrifying evil entity sealed here by an ancient powerhouse (very likely from the Star Palace)!

Just then, the restrained dark aggregate seemed to sense this weak external Divine Thought and suddenly ’turned its head.’ Countless eyes composed of pure resentment instantly locked onto Nangong Xuan’s Divine Thought perspective!

An indescribable great terror and great cold instantly seized Nangong Xuan’s heart!

Just as he felt his Divine Thought was about to be pulled and swallowed by this terrifying existence along the link—

Dong!

A sigh that seemed to come from ancient times, extremely weak yet incomparably clear, sounded from nowhere, gently brushing away that terrifying lock.

It was that sigh! It shared the same source as the sigh from Ling Xu Sword Venerable’s remnant Soul he had sensed at the lake bottom before, but it was even more ethereal, as if originating from this land itself, from those near-obliterated star chains!

Simultaneously, a fragment of broken, chaotic images and information was forced into Nangong Xuan’s consciousness:

...The starry sky falls... demons bleed... using the body as a monument... sealed in the Nine Serenities... ...The The Night Watch Lineage... the sparks never die... the oath... must not be forgotten... ...The earth veins are exhausted... the Seal is loosening... ’they’ are about to wake... ...Find... the ’main star stele’... reshape... light... The information abruptly ended.

That terrifying gaze and cold sigh vanished at the same time.

Nangong Xuan’s Divine Thought snapped back as if burned. He panted heavily, his face deathly pale, his eyes filled with horror and bewilderment.

The evil entity at the well bottom! The star Seal! The Nightwatch oath! The main star stele!

The shock brought by that moment’s glimpse and the impact of information far surpassed all his previous experiences!

He looked down at Su Muxue. The imprint on her brow had slowly faded, and the wisp of Chaos Qi was exhausted, but her face was flushed and her breathing long. She had clearly gained immense benefits; though she hadn’t awakened, her Origin deficit had been largely replenished, and she was out of danger.

As for himself, under the baptism of that momentary impact and information, though his Divine Soul was shaken, his understanding of the Nirvana Dao Rhyme seemed to have deepened by several degrees, and a subtle connection had been established between him and the ancient well’s star Core.

However, even greater mysteries and heavier pressure descended along with it.

This well was linked to ancient secrets and a world-shaking Seal. Was their arrival an accident, or some kind of destiny?

What was the so-called ’The Night Watch Lineage’? Where was the ’main star stele’?

Nangong Xuan gazed at the ancient well shrouded in Starlight outside the window, his gaze becoming incredibly deep.

They had not escaped their desperate situation, and now the road ahead was filled with even more layers of thick mist.