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

114: Chapter 114: The Spark Rekindled and the Choice of the FutureThe discovery of the Night Watchmen’s Ancestral Shrine and the Awakening of ancestral glory was like dropping a seed into a dry riverbed; though faint, it began to stir an imperceptible vitality beneath the deathly still soil of Black Stone Village.

The way the villagers looked at Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue had completely changed. It was no longer the awe of seeing a savior or a mysterious powerhouse, but a reverence and trust akin to seeing ”guides” or ”symbols of hope.” The Stellar Bloodline that had lain dormant within them for ten thousand years, though not immediately Awakening into majestic power, was no longer so numb and heavy due to this ignited sense of tribal identity and the call of distant glory.

The elderly village elder led the entire village in a simple but incredibly devout sacrificial ceremony before the ancient well’s Seal. They did not bow to the demons in the well, nor to Nangong Xuan and his companion, but through them, to the ancestors who died heroically in the murals, and to the watcher ”Star Scar” who left a remnant thought on the altar, expressing a sorrow ten thousand years late and a faint, reignited heart for inheritance.

During the ceremony, the villagers instinctively sang a broken and desolate ancient song with strange syllables, yet it contained an indomitable will. As they sang, the faint Stellar Bloodline within them actually produced an extremely subtle resonance, and specks of nearly invisible Starlight emanated from them. Although it was too weak to illuminate even an inch of ground, it slightly thinned the atmosphere of despair and deathly silence shrouding the village.

Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue stood silently to the side, quietly feeling all of this. They knew that spiritual Awakening was only the first step, and the pressure of reality remained immense. The ancient well’s Seal still needed Lin Mo’s chaos star core to be maintained, the villagers’ bodies still needed a long period of recuperation, and they had a reason they must leave—to find other star keys and head toward that slim but necessary attempt at the ”Guixu Star Origin.”

Over the next few days, Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue continued to slowly recover in their own ways while starting preparations for their departure.

The primary difficulty was Lin Mo’s chaos star core. It was currently the Core of the Seal; once it left, the evil entities in the well would likely counterattack immediately.

”Perhaps... there is a way.” Su Muxue gazed at the ancient well’s light screen, the starlight imprint on her forehead flickering. ”Senior Star Scar mentioned that the Bloodline of the Night Watchmen’s descendants can assist in maintaining the Seal. Although the villagers’ Bloodline hasn’t fully awakened yet, if we can guide it with a specific Formation to gather their newly awakened, same-origin power of Bloodline and belief, it might briefly replace some of the suppression effects of the chaos star core, buying us time to leave.”

This was a bold idea. It required a Formation to guide it, and even more so, the willing, unreserved devotion and trust of all the villagers.

Nangong Xuan’s gaze swept over the villagers whose eyes were no longer completely numb, and he said solemnly, ”It’s worth a try. I will use my Perception of the Nirvana Dao Rhyme to design a simple ’Belief Convergence Formation.’ It won’t need Spirit Stones or spiritual energy; it only requires them to stand in specific positions with their minds as one. You use the starlight imprint as a guide to communicate with the chaos star core and prepare for the detachment and transition.”

No sooner said than done. Relying on his understanding of the ancient well’s original Formation and his own subtle control of energy, Nangong Xuan used a branch to draw an extremely simple diagram on the ground that coincided with stellar trajectories, its range just enough to surround the ancient well. There weren’t many Formation eyes, exactly matching the number of villagers currently in the village.

Afterward, they gathered the villagers and honestly informed them of the predicament and their plan.

”...We need to leave to seek a way to completely resolve the calamity here. But the Seal needs power to be maintained. We need your help; we need you to stand in these positions, thinking of protecting the village and your ancestors, lending your newly awakened power and belief to this Formation, to this well.” Nangong Xuan’s voice was calm but carried a convincing strength.

The villagers were silent for a moment, their faces showing fear and bewilderment, but more so a solemnity of being needed and a faint sense of responsibility being ignited. The oldest elder was the first to tremblingly walk to a Formation eye, saying hoarsely, ”The Immortal Master is going to take risks for our sake. Our lives were saved by the Immortal Master, and our roots were left by our ancestors. If these old bones can still be of some use, it’s a blessing.”

With someone leading the way, the other villagers also plucked up their courage and, following the instructions, stood at their respective Formation eyes.

When the last villager was in place, all eyes converged on Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue.

Nangong Xuan took a deep breath, his Divine Soul power spreading out to shroud the entire simple Formation, and shouted in a low voice, ”Concentrate your minds, hold your thoughts!”

All the villagers closed their eyes as told, trying to discard distracting thoughts, recalling the figures on the murals, the tragedy of the altar, and the little light that had ignited in their hearts over the past few days, gathering all their expectations and thoughts of protection in their hearts.

At first, the Formation had no reaction.

But gradually, as the villagers’ beliefs concentrated, especially when the faint Stellar Power in their Bloodline began to flow spontaneously due to their emotional excitement—

Buzz... That simple Belief Convergence Formation actually lit up with an extremely faint but continuous white soft light! Like a sparse but determined cluster of stars in the night sky!

Although every ray of light was incredibly weak, when gathered together, they formed a warm and resilient force field, slowly reinforcing the stellar light screen of the ancient well!

The light screen fluctuated slightly; it didn’t become stronger, but it became more stable, as if it had a Foundation supported by the people’s will!

”Now!” Nangong Xuan shouted.

Su Muxue had been prepared for a long time. The Starlight on her forehead shone brightly as Taiyin Power and nirvana starlight blended, turning into a beam of pure light that shot toward the chaos star core above the ancient well!

”Senior Brother Lin Mo... for now... leave it to us...” She transmitted the message through Divine Thought.

The chaos star core seemed to understand her meaning; its Chaos-colored light began to withdraw and contract, and its tight connection with the ancient well’s Seal began to detach bit by bit!

The evil entities beneath the well seemed to sense the change in the suppression power and immediately became restless, letting out low roars and impacting the Seal’s light screen, making it shake violently!

On the periphery, the light of belief formed by the villagers also swayed violently. Many people’s noses and mouths bled, and their faces turned pale, but not one person retreated. Instead, they concentrated their belief even more desperately, unconsciously singing that ancient song. Although their voices were weak, they merged into one, faintly resonating with the Formation and stabilizing the belief power that was about to dissipate!

Su Muxue gritted her teeth and accelerated the detachment process.

Finally!

Pop!

With a soft sound, the chaos star core completely detached from the well’s Seal, turning into a streak of light that vanished into Su Muxue’s hand. Its light was dim, as if its power had been exhausted, but the ”Guixu” true intent at its Core was deeper than before.

At the same time, the simple Formation supported by the villagers’ belief burst with light to its limit, firmly resisting the impact of the evil entities in the well. Although it was precarious, it miraculously did not collapse immediately!

”Go!” Nangong Xuan grabbed the weak Su Muxue and turned around without hesitation.

”Immortal Master! You must come back!” Behind them came the villagers’ blood-stained, all-out shouts.

Their hearts were heavy, but they didn’t dare look back, using the fastest speed they could currently manage to hurry toward the outskirts of the village.

They knew the villagers’ belief wouldn’t last long; they had to get away as quickly as possible, otherwise, if the evil entities escaped, they would be the first to suffer.

Just as they rushed out of the village and stepped into the outskirts of the Black Stone Mountain Range—

The world key fragment (jiyun star key) and the chaos star core in their possession seemed to react simultaneously because they had left the strong interference zone of the ancient well’s Seal!

The world key fragment emitted a faint azure Starlight, pointing in a certain direction.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo’s chaos star core trembled gently in Su Muxue’s hand, transmitting an extremely weak, intermittent thought:

”...Sensing... same kind... star key... is... moving... direction... roughly... same... danger... also... present...”

The information was extremely blurred, yet it made both their hearts tighten suddenly!

Lin Mo’s chaos star core could actually vaguely sense the existence of other star keys? And it seemed to be in the general direction pointed to by the world key fragment?

But... danger also present?

Did it mean the person holding the other star key was in danger? Or that the star key itself was accompanied by danger?

The path ahead was unknown, yet a tip of the iceberg had already been revealed.

Nangong Xuan gripped the tree branch serving as his cane, looking toward the distance guided by the Starlight, his gaze as sharp as ever.

”Regardless, the direction is set. Let’s go.”

Su Muxue nodded, carefully putting away the dim chaos star core, and followed closely behind.

Their figures slowly disappeared into the mist of the Black Stone Mountain Range, embarking on the long journey to find the star keys and head to the Guixu Star Origin.

Behind them, in the direction of Black Stone Village, the gathered light of belief still flickered stubbornly in the deathly world, like a spark, tiny but inextinguishable.