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

97: Chapter 97: Reversed Earth Veins and Mysteries of the Remnant PeopleLeaving the tragic and heroic site at the Core of the Valley of Fallen Stars, the three of them rapidly returned along the Ancient Star Remains Path they had come from. Thanks to the power that burst forth at the end from Ling Xu Sword Venerable’s remnant soul, the residual stellar Restrictions within the ancient path seemed to have been completely activated. Those skeletons corroded by miasma no longer revived, and pure Starlight illuminated the way forward, dispelling some of the cold and deathly stillness of the underground.

However, whether it was Nangong Xuan’s newly obtained nirvana sword seed or Lin Mo’s evolved Star Core, both clearly perceived that the terrifying pressure from the abyss below had not disappeared; it was merely being forcibly suppressed by the temporary eruption of the stellar Core. It was like the dead silence before a storm, oppressively heart-palpitating.

Ten days! They only had ten days!

Passing through the Ancient Star Remains Path and returning to the cave covered in murals, the three of them tacitly did not stop. Su Muxue took one last look at those ancient carvings recording grievances and warnings, deeply engraving the name ”Valley of Fallen Stars” into her heart.

Following the northwest direction indicated by Ling Xu Sword Venerable, they left the cave and stepped once more into that desolate and deathly silent canyon.

Behind them at the canyon entrance, the mess left by that self-detonation remained, and the aura of the three Dark Flame City Emissaries had long since completely dissipated, assimilated by the thick aura of withered desolation in this place. But everyone knew that more hunters were inevitably on their way.

”We cannot travel along the surface; the target is too large and easily detected,” Nangong Xuan said in a deep voice. After absorbing the nirvana sword seed, his aura was more condensed. Although his strength had not fully recovered, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle’s, and his Perception of danger far exceeded what it was before. ”The ’falling star monument’ mentioned by the Sword Venerable Old Ancestor is three thousand li away. We must use underground paths to avoid pursuit as much as possible.”

His gaze swept over the jagged rocks and bottomless fissures in the surroundings, finally settling on an inconspicuous rock crevice to the northwest that emitted a faint heat. ”There are faint traces of Earth Fire flowing here; perhaps it leads to a deeper branch of the leylines. The leylines are chaotic and can interfere with Divine Sense probes, making it the best choice for concealing our tracks.”

Su Muxue and Lin Mo had no objections. Lin Mo’s Nirvana Perception also confirmed that an active but chaotic energy channel indeed existed behind that rock crevice.

Nangong Xuan was the first to transform into a bolt of thunder and vanish into the rock crevice, with Su Muxue following closely behind while holding Lin Mo.

The rock crevice was extremely narrow at first, with a scorching air current rushing at them. But after traveling downward in a winding path for several hundred feet, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a surging and roaring river of molten Earth Fire emitting a dark red glow!

The scorching heat waves distorted the air. The river was not pure lava but was mixed with a large amount of pure yet extremely violent Earth Fire Elemental Power, as well as scattered Star Remains and minerals washed down by the current. On both sides of the river were rock walls baked pitch-black, and from time to time, huge scorching bubbles rose from the riverbed and burst, splashing fire rain across the sky.

The environment here was extremely harsh, and Cultivators below the Golden Core stage would likely find it difficult to stand for long. However, just as Nangong Xuan had expected, the violent Earth Fire Elemental Power perfectly masked their presence.

”Following the direction of the river, it’s roughly northwest,” Lin Mo’s thought transmitted. His Star Core actually felt a hint of comfort here, as its Annihilation Power quietly absorbed the intent of ”Ending” from that violent energy, converting it for his own use.

The three of them immediately sped upstream along the surging Molten Earth Fire River.

There was no sun or moon underground, and it was unknown how much time had passed. Perhaps it was one day, or perhaps two.