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

174: Chapter 174: First Test of Skill and Whispers of the MistWithin the Sword Nurturing Pool, the Sword Qi gradually calmed, no longer boiling. Nangong Xuan stood in the pool and slowly opened his eyes.

His eyes were no longer pure Nirvana darkness, but deep as a Star Abyss, with countless fine silver lights flowing within. This was the manifestation of the preliminary Fusion of the extremely sharp Cutting Law and his Origin Nirvana Sword Intent. With a slight movement, the bones and muscles throughout his body produced light sounds like the clashing of metal. Surging power flowed ceaselessly through his Meridians, and his cultivation had surprisingly stabilized at the peak of the Late Golden Core Stage, only a step away from the Nascent Soul!

What surprised him even more was that the Innate Sharp Metal Barrier had completely fused with his Physical Body, becoming indistinguishable. At this moment, beneath his skin, it felt as if a layer of liquid white gold was flowing. With a thought, subtle dark-gold glimmers containing ancient sword patterns would surface on his body’s exterior, providing astonishing defensive power. His understanding of the Dao of the sword, especially his comprehension of ”severing” and ”destruction,” had reached a brand-new height.

He looked down at his reflection in the pool; that ”shadow hunter imprint” still existed deep within his Dantian, suppressed and isolated by his newly born power. Although it hadn’t been eliminated, it could no longer stir up trouble.

”Power... is sufficient!” Nangong Xuan clenched his fist, feeling a strength within his body he had never experienced before. His gaze was as sharp as a divine weapon about to be unsheathed. He felt no joy after his Breakthrough; his heart was filled only with worry for the situation of his wife and child.

He leaped out of the Sword Nurturing Pool. His clothes had already turned to ashes during the previous transformation, but with a slight thought, sword patterns flowed over his body, and a set of dark-gold robes condensed from pure Sword Essence and Sharp Metal Qi covered him. Though not a physical object, it offered more protection than ordinary dharma robes.

He looked again at the three sets of remains and the floating fragments of the dao cutting sword, performing a respectful deep bow. This Opportunity was all thanks to the Senior. He did not take any relics; this place should be the Senior’s final resting place and should not be disturbed. That Legacy and those insights were already priceless treasures he could use for a lifetime.

Immediately, he took out the ”phantom star key” that continued to grow hot, sinking his Divine Thought into it to sense with all his might.

This time, the Perception became much clearer! Although he still couldn’t pinpoint the exact location, he could vaguely sense that Su Muxue and Lin Mo were roughly in the northwest direction. Their auras were extremely weak, like candles in the wind, and they seemed to be in a bizarre state of constant movement and occasional stagnation. The surrounding environmental energy was chaotic and dangerous, completely different from the vast Sword Intent of this Deep Abyss.

”Bewitching Sword Fog Forest...” Nangong Xuan remembered the marking on the map, his eyes turning cold. He had to rush there immediately!

He no longer hesitated. With a flash of his body, he appeared at the cave entrance. Looking at the still violent and chaotic Sword Intent force field and the Deep Abyss of Evil Qi opposite him, there was no fear in his eyes.

He pointed his fingers like a sword and lightly slashed at the Void Realm ahead.

”Nirvana, Returning to the Void.”

A thin black scar, several times more condensed than before and with even more silver light at its edges, appeared quietly. It silently sliced through the chaotic energy field ahead, opening a brief passage.

Nangong Xuan’s figure was like lightning, instantly shooting into the passage. His speed was many times faster than when he arrived! Wherever he passed, the stray Sword Qi that attacked before even getting close was ground to dust by the Sword Intent barrier naturally flowing around him.

In just a few breaths, he had crossed the Deep Abyss and landed steadily on the opposite shore. Looking back, the crack slowly closed.

With the increase in strength, the natural chasm had become a thoroughfare!