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

178: Chapter 178: The Secrets of the Star Core and a Glimmer of Hope AheadDeep within a hidden valley, inside a naturally formed grotto, Nangong Xuan set up several layers of Sword Intent Restrictions to isolate their presence from the outside world before finally feeling a slight sense of relief. He carefully settled the still-weak Su Muxue onto a dry stone surface.

Having experienced a soul-stirring moment in the sword grudge domain, although they had successfully escaped, both had consumed a significant amount of energy. Su Muxue’s injuries were compounded by the shock, leaving her Divine Soul unstable. Nangong Xuan, on the other hand, had forcibly pushed his Nirvana Sword Intent to simulate the Domain’s frequency and then pushed his escape techniques to the limit, resulting in a massive depletion of his Sword Essence and mental energy.

He immediately sat cross-legged, pressing one hand against Su Muxue’s back. Pure and peaceful Nirvana Sword Essence, mixed with a trace of the ancient vitality from the Sword Nurturing Pool, slowly flowed into her again, helping her stabilize her turbulent Sea of Consciousness and calming the injuries that had flared up once more due to the impact of the terrifying external will.

With his other hand, he held the silent chaos star core in mid-air. At this moment, the humming on the star Core’s surface had completely stopped, and the speck of chaotic light had dimmed to the extreme, like a candle flickering in the wind. It seemed to have even lost the ability to autonomously absorb the weak surrounding energy. Clearly, the successive outbursts—especially that strange fluctuation at the end that interfered with the sword grudge domain’s lock-on—had taken a massive toll on its Origin.

Nangong Xuan’s gaze was solemn as he tried to probe a strand of extremely gentle Sword Essence into the interior of the star Core.

This time, his Divine Thought no longer sensed a boundless chaotic nebula, but a nearly depleted ”starry sky.” The energy was sparse, and the glimmer at the Core had become extremely faint, pulsing slowly as if it might go out at any moment. Lin Mo’s consciousness was as silent as a deep pool, with almost no fluctuations detectable.

Heartache and guilt instantly gripped Nangong Xuan’s heart. This child had paid far too high a price to protect them.

He did not dare to be careless, cautiously controlling that strand of Sword Essence like he was nurturing a precious treasure, slowly approaching that Core glimmer in an attempt to inject a bit of strength into it.

However, as soon as his Nirvana Sword Essence touched the glimmer, it was pushed away by a soft yet firm force. The glimmer seemed to instinctively reject any direct replenishment of energy with external attributes; it only accepted the most original, attribute-less nourishment, or the chaotic energy it converted itself.

Nangong Xuan’s heart sank. In that case, it would be difficult for him to forcibly help Lin Mo recover.

Just as he was at his wits’ end, Su Muxue, who was regulating her breathing beside him, slowly opened her eyes and said softly, ”Brother Xuan, let me try.”

She reached out a pale hand and gently covered the star Core. The strand of Taiyin Star Power within her body, which had been nourished by chaotic energy and acquired a very weak chaotic characteristic, acted like a mother’s gentlest hand as it slowly probed into the star Core.

This time, the Core glimmer did not resist.

Like a weary infant sensing its mother’s presence, it trembled slightly, transmitting an extremely weak emotional fluctuation of dependence and relief. It began to slowly and greedily absorb that gentle power of the same Origin.

Although the speed of absorption was agonizingly slow, the nearly depleted scene inside the star Core finally showed a tiny bit of improvement. The pulsing of the Core glimmer also seemed to become a fraction stronger.

Seeing this, Nangong Xuan felt slightly more at ease, yet a deeper sense of emotion welled up within him. A mother and child’s hearts were linked; this kind of original connection was something he ultimately could not replace.

”Moer... will be fine,” Su Muxue said softly, both to comfort Nangong Xuan and herself. She continuously outputted that tiny but same-Origin power; her face grew even paler from the depletion, but her gaze was incredibly firm.

While Su Muxue was stabilizing the star Core’s state, Nangong Xuan calmed his mind and began to recall and organize the perilous experience from just moments ago.