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

The scarred man’s expression softened slightly, but his wariness did not vanish. He waved his hand, ”Take them back to the village first and keep them under guard! Wait for the Elder’s decision!”

Several men jumped into the water and hauled the three, who were almost unable to move on their own, onto the rafts. They confiscated Nangong Xuan’s ancient sword and the three’s accompanying Storage Pouches (fortunately, the most important star keys and star Core were in his Dantian or his robes and were not discovered), then rowed the rafts toward the village by the lake.

The village was larger than it looked from a distance. The houses were orderly, mostly built of giant stones and rough wood in a rugged and ancient style. Villagers flocked around upon hearing the news—men, women, young and old, all dressed in hemp clothes, observing these three uninvited guests with curiosity and wariness. Their eyes held a sense of isolation, untouched by the outside world, within their simplicity.

Nangong Xuan observed secretly and found that these villagers indeed had no traces of cultivating Spiritual Qi in their bodies, but their Physical Body strength generally far exceeded that of Mortals. Even the children appeared exceptionally agile as they ran and jumped. The Spiritual Qi in this valley was also quite thin, even worse than the outside world, but it contained a peculiar aura that nourished the Physical Body.

They were taken into the largest stone house, where an old man with white hair and a beard sat. His face was covered in wrinkles, but his eyes were exceptionally clear and bright. He leaned on a gnarled wooden staff, his aura calm as if he were one with the entire valley.

”Elder, the people have been brought. They say they are shipwrecked merchants,” the scarred man reported respectfully.

The Elder slowly opened his eyes, his gaze like warm ancient jade, scanning the three of them one by one. His gaze paused slightly when it passed over Nangong Xuan, a flash of indiscernible surprise flickering through before he looked at Su Muxue and Zi Linger. Finally, he spoke slowly, his voice aged but carrying a power that calmed the heart: ”Guests from afar, you have been startled. I am the Elder of this village, Elder Mu Li. Rest assured and recover from your injuries here. Though the valley is poor, there are no Yao Beast attacks for now, so it is quite safe.”

His tone was peaceful and held no ill intent. Nangong Xuan breathed a small sigh of relief and thanked him again: ”Thank you for taking us in, Elder.”

Elder Elder Mu Li nodded and said to the scarred man, ”Shi Meng, take the guests to an empty room to rest. Bring some clean clothes and food over. Their injuries are not light; go to the medicine hut and get some ’Green Fern Ointment’.”

The scarred man named Shi Meng responded. Although he remained wary, he had no objection to the Elder’s command.

The three were settled in a clean and simple stone room, changed into dry hemp clothes, and applied the ointment sent by the villagers, which emitted a cool herbal fragrance. The ointment’s effect was surprisingly good; as soon as it was applied to the wounds, a sliver of coolness seeped in, greatly reducing the pain, and the wounds began to heal slowly.

Once the villagers had left and only the three of them remained in the room, they truly breathed a sigh of relief.

”That was close... These people seem to have no cultivation, but their Physical Bodies are so strong,” Zi Linger whispered. Sensing the vitality in the ointment, she judged, ”This ointment is formulated from many aged Spiritual Plants. Although the refining method is crude, the medicinal effect is excellent. This valley is not simple.”

Su Muxue also nodded, ”That Elder... the feeling he gives me is very peculiar. He seems unfathomable, yet he truly has no fluctuations of Spiritual Qi.”

Nangong Xuan sat cross-legged and took a deep breath. ”Regardless of that for now, recovering our strength as quickly as possible is the priority.” He looked inward at his Dantian.