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

184: Chapter 184: The Star Key Shines and Mo’er’s First AwakeningDark gold Sword Gang tore through the air, emitting a shrill scream. Nangong Xuan pushed his speed to the limit, not even hesitating to burn his Life Source Sword Essence once more, transforming into a streak of light that traveled a thousand miles in an instant, frantically fleeing that already enraged, eerie ancient forest.

Behind him, the cold and massive will of the forest, like a thoroughly provoked prehistoric behemoth, let out a silent roar that shook heaven and earth. Countless thick roots and vines, like crazed dancing tentacles, soared into the sky, attempting to entwine and pursue. However, they seemed restricted by some regional Law; after extending a hundred miles beyond the ancient forest’s boundary, they seemed to lose their source of power, their speed dropping sharply, before finally retracting slowly and unwillingly, leaving behind only a sky full of dissipating violent vitality and heart-palpitating resentment.

It wasn’t until he could no longer feel that suffocating lock-on and pursuit that Nangong Xuan abruptly slowed down. He found a barren rocky mountain range and swung his sword to carve out a crude Immortal Cave, laying down layers of Nirvana Sword Intent to isolate the interior from the exterior. Only then did the three of them collapse to the ground as if exhausted.

”Cough...” Nangong Xuan’s face was as pale as paper. He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of dark golden blood carrying the aura of Nirvana, and his aura instantly withered. Forcibly activating the ”Nirvana Return to Nothingness” strike, which exceeded his own limits, had nearly drained his Sword Essence and mind, and had even caused his Dao foundation to vibrate, resulting in significant injuries.

”Brother Xuan!” ”Senior Nangong!”

Su Muxue and Zi Linger cried out simultaneously. Su Muxue endured her own weakness and immediately stepped forward to support him. Pure Taiyin Star Power, mixed with concern, was funneled into his body, only to be slightly repelled by the turbulent Nirvana Sword Intent within him.

”It’s fine... just a backlash of power. I just need to regulate my breathing.” Nangong Xuan waved his hand, with difficulty took out a few Medicinal Pills and swallowed them, then immediately closed his eyes to meditate, guiding the stray Nirvana Sword Intent back to his Dantian.

Zi Linger was also seriously injured and her mind was heavily drained, but she still immediately held the ”key of living beings” to her chest. A gentle emerald-green glow descended, enveloping the three of them. Boundless and pure life source power slowly permeated their bodies, repairing their injuries and smoothing the agitation of their power.

Nourished by this most fundamental life force, a trace of color quickly returned to Nangong Xuan’s pale face, and the churning blood and Sword Intent in his body gradually calmed. The Divine Soul power Su Muxue had consumed was also greatly replenished, and her expression relaxed considerably.

A brief silence fell within the Immortal Cave, with only the reassuring life glow emitted by the key of living beings flowing slowly.

While meditating, Nangong Xuan’s mind was immersed in a wonderful state. The nirvana true seal fragment he had newly acquired, under the stimulation of the life-filled power from the key of living beings, did not repel it. Instead, it trembled slightly, transmitting an extremely subtle, indescribable sense of ”pleasure”? It was as if at the end of Nirvana, there truly lay hidden a trace of the Profound Truth of life that emerges when misfortune reaches its limit. His understanding of ”Nirvana,” under this extreme consumption and nourishment of vitality, seemed to have deepened by another level.

And the chaos star core in Su Muxue’s arms had the most violent reaction to the key of living beings!

Under the coverage of the emerald glow, the long-dormant star Core suddenly emitted a bright yet gentle light. The speck of Chaos light at its Core throbbed with an unprecedented frequency, transmitting emotions of immense ”comfort” and ”longing.” Like a traveler thirsty for ten thousand years, it frantically yet orderly absorbed the life source power emitted by the key of living beings.

Its surface, which had been dull for a long time, became warm and full at a rate visible to the naked eye, appearing more vibrant than at any previous moment. Inside the star Core, the nearly exhausted Chaos nebula began to rotate slowly again, giving rise to new Chaos air currents imbued with vitality.

What shook the minds of Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue even more was—

A wave of consciousness, clearer than any before, though still weak and no longer intermittent, rang softly in their hearts like the first vague yet distinct cry of a newborn opening its eyes:

”Father... Mother...”

Buzz!

Su Muxue’s entire body trembled violently, and tears instantly burst from her eyes. She covered her mouth tightly, looking down at the glowing star Core in her arms in disbelief, so excited she could hardly breathe.

Nangong Xuan also snapped his eyes open, an unprecedentedly brilliant light erupting from them as he stared fixedly at the star Core, momentarily forgetting even his meditation!

”Mo... Moer?” Su Muxue’s voice trembled beyond recognition as she carefully and gently touched the star Core with her Divine Thought.

”...Mother... hurts...” That weak intention came through again, carrying a trace of the ignorance of just waking up and a slight sense of discomfort, as if still adapting.

”It’s alright, it’s alright, Mother is here, Father is here too, it’s okay, it’s okay...” Su Muxue wept with joy, holding the star Core tightly in her arms as if holding a long-lost peerless treasure, constantly and tenderly comforting it with her Divine Thought.

Nangong Xuan also leaned in, his rough fingers trembling slightly as he stroked the warm surface of the star Core. That iron-blooded and resolute face was now filled with indescribable excitement and tenderness. He could feel that the intention inside the star Core, though weak, had truly ”come alive,” no longer in that ethereal state where it could dissipate at any moment!

Zi Linger also felt this miraculous change. A sincere smile appeared on her pale face as she worked even harder to activate the key of living beings, gently guiding more life source power toward the star Core.

Under the continuous nourishment of the vast life Origin from the key of living beings, Lin Mo’s newborn intention consolidated and grew at an astonishing speed. Although still unable to transmit complex thoughts, those vague calls of ”Father” and ”Mother” became clearer and clearer, filled with dependence and attachment.

After a long time, Lin Mo’s intention seemed to fall back into sleep, but this time, it was the normal, steady sleep following great exertion, as rhythmic and orderly as breathing.

Nangong Xuan and Su Muxue’s excited emotions were difficult to calm for a long time. Their child finally showed signs of truly waking up; this made them more ecstatic than any increase in strength or acquisition of any treasure!

”Thank you, Miss Linger!” Nangong Xuan solemnly thanked Zi Linger. If not for the key of living beings, it would have been impossible for Lin Mo to show signs of awakening so quickly.

Zi Linger waved her hands hurriedly: ”Senior, you overstate it! If you hadn’t risked your lives to save me, I would have already become nourishment for that ancient tree. I’m more than happy to be able to help little Moer!” She paused, looking at the key of living beings, a strange look flashing in her eyes, ”Moreover, I feel that while helping Moer, the key of living beings seems to have... become more active, and its connection with me has deepened.”

Just then, Nangong Xuan’s heart stirred, and he took out the phantom star key again.

On the star key, the light representing the ”key of living beings” had become exceptionally brilliant and stable. The light representing the nirvana true seal fragment also seemed stimulated by the vitality; its gray color faded slightly, becoming more solid.

Even more surprising was that the long-dim light representing the ”sharp metal star key” actually began to flicker slightly at this moment! Although its exact location still couldn’t be determined, its flickering frequency seemed to faintly echo the fluctuations of the key of living beings and the nirvana true seal fragment!

The three star keys (fragments), in close proximity, produced a wonderful resonance for the first time!

A blurred and intermittent stream of information, through this resonance, with difficulty penetrated the endless spatial barriers and flowed into Nangong Xuan’s heart.

”...Sharp... Keen... Far West... Gold... Death...”

The information was extremely fragmented, yet it caused Nangong Xuan’s pupils to shrink suddenly!

Far West! Sharp Metal! Death!

This matched the information fragments they had obtained before! And that word ”Death” carried an incredibly tragic, unwilling, and... sky-piercingly sharp Sword Intent!

The situation of the sharp metal star key seemed not to be a simple loss, but related to some massive upheaval or a place of tragic events!

Nangong Xuan suddenly looked up, his gaze seemingly penetrating the stone walls to look toward the distant western horizon.

He looked at Su Muxue, whose aura had stabilized significantly, then at the star Core sleeping peacefully in her arms, and finally, his gaze fell on the flickering Sharp Metal light on the phantom star key.

”Mu Xue, Miss Linger,” his voice was low but firm, ”we need to recover as soon as possible. Once our condition has slightly restored, we will set off immediately and head west!”

”To find the sharp metal star key!”