Chapter 156 - 104: The Garrison Envoy’s Spiritual Acupoint

Chapter 156: Chapter 104: The Garrison Envoy’s Spiritual Acupoint

With a howl, Jiang Mu pounced, ready to claim the Star Position.

Seeing the man rushing toward her with a lecherous grin, looking as eager as a monkey, a vein throbbed on Shangguan Luoxue’s forehead.

’I know I’m beautiful, but you don’t have to be like this.’

At the same time, a trace of disappointment flickered through her heart.

’Is a genius with such a bright path on the Dao really this obsessed with worldly beauty?’

’With a Dao Heart like this, no matter how high his talent, what great achievements could he possibly have in the future? Perhaps he’s fated to be nothing more than a stepping stone on my own great Dao.’

She sighed to herself and pressed a hand forward through the air.

A gentle force manifested, freezing the lunging Jiang Mu in place.

"Discussing the Dao and cultivating together is not so simple," she said faintly, retracting the Star Shadow.

"If you cannot enter my Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion and comprehend the true meaning of my Dao, then you are not qualified to discuss the Dao with me."

"Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion?" Jiang Mu looked completely lost.

Of course, he didn’t know that at Shangguan Luoxue’s level, a Great Cultivator with a special Star Position could open their own exclusive Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion.

This Dao Mansion contained the very essence of her Dao Rhyme.

It could directly draw from the endless starry sky, purifying the most primal Star Power and transforming it into her unique "Star Power."

This granted her immense endurance and explosive power when using her Dharma Aspect.

Furthermore, with the Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion, even if her physical body was damaged or her Divine Soul suffered a calamity, as long as the Dao Mansion remained undestroyed, the core of her Dao would exist forever.

It would allow her to stabilize her Star Position in a short time, giving her ample opportunity to heal.

It was, in effect, her second life.

There were many other wondrous benefits not worth listing one by one. In short, if Jiang Mu wanted to discuss the Dao, he had to comprehend her Daoist Intent.

And her Daoist Intent was contained entirely within her Dao Mansion.

Therefore, he had no choice but to enter it to comprehend it.

This was the most profound aspect of the Purple Mansion Agreement—to cultivate together in the Dao, merge in the heart, and prove it in the body.

While Jiang Mu was still confused, Shangguan Luoxue’s figure suddenly stirred, and she drifted before him like a snowflake.

A slender, icy fingertip gently tapped the spot between his eyebrows.

In an instant, Jiang Mu felt a chill sweep over his entire body, and the scene before his eyes changed abruptly.

The Peach Blossom Island before him vanished.

When he focused his eyes again, he found himself in a boundless world of ice and snow.

A cold wind howled, whipping up thousands of drifts of snow spray.

Heaven and earth were a vast expanse of white.

"Do you see it? That is my Dao Mansion."

Shangguan Luoxue’s clear, cold voice seemed to come from all directions.

Jiang Mu looked up and saw, in the distance where the wind and snow swirled, the faint outline of a small, gently rising hill.

Nestled in the hill was a pair of closed doors, their brilliance contained within.

They seemed to be forged from ice and snow, as crystalline as White Jade.

"The great Dao is myriad, as countless as the sands in a river of stars. A Star Position may be unique, but the paths of the Dao are infinite, differing from person to person..."

Shangguan Luoxue’s voice had an ethereal quality.

Her constitution was the one-in-ten-thousand [Gloom-Essence Lunar Pure Dao Body].

Its foundation lay in unifying five aspects into one: the Frost-Wheel Bones, the Snow Soul Heart, the Ice-Soul Glazed Body, the Cold-Marrow Jade Womb Foundation, and the Clear-Snow Spirit Dais.

Together, they forged the "Pure" Dao Body.

This was also why Ling Ye said she was cold on the outside and cold on the inside.

Thus, the Grotto Heaven Dao Mansion she had opened was a reflection of this.

Set within a world of ice and snow.

It was named the [Profound Frost Spiritual Acupoint Nether Mansion].

It was blessed by the White Tiger’s Profound Dao.

She had originally tried to assail the [Lunar Star Position] precisely because this Star Position was a perfect match for her Dao Body.

Unfortunately, she had ultimately failed when success was within her grasp.

It was attained by another, a Buddha Mother who possessed the [Glazed Pure Body].

Now, if Jiang Mu couldn’t enter her Spiritual Acupoint Nether Mansion and endure the lunar cold, he would not be qualified to discuss the Dao with her.

"So cold..."

Jiang Mu shivered, his teeth chattering. "Is this woman made of ice?"

But he didn’t back down.

For the sake of that Earth Spirit Star, he’d dive into a tank of liquid nitrogen, let alone a refrigerator!

He walked up to the two great doors of ice jade and tentatively placed his hand on them.

The surface was cool and smooth to the touch. A faint ripple spread across the door, and at the same time, a crisp, cold fragrance tickled his nose.

He tried pushing with force, but the great doors didn’t budge an inch.

He then tried to channel Demonic Qi from his body into them, but the doors still showed no reaction, as if they were insulated from all external forces.

He couldn’t get in at all.

’It seems brute force won’t work...’

Jiang Mu was lost in thought.

"From now on, you can come here with your thoughts at any time and try to comprehend it," Shangguan Luoxue’s voice rang out again. "When you can enter my great Dao and perceive the way in, that is when... I will fulfill my promise and grant you your destined opportunity."

As she spoke, a speck of ice-blue light emerged from the void, gently landing between Jiang Mu’s eyebrows and transforming into a cool-to-the-touch sigil.

The next moment, the surrounding world of ice and snow began to blur and fade away...

...

When Jiang Mu opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in bed in his own bedroom.

The room was pitch-black.

Only the cold moonlight filtered in through the window.

He pushed himself into a sitting position, glanced around the familiar room, and rubbed his still-throbbing temples, muttering:

"That really was a... strange dream."

Subconsciously, he gently touched the spot between his eyebrows with his fingertip.

In an instant, the scene around him changed abruptly!

A cold wind hit his face. He was once again standing in that world of ice and snow, before the two closed doors of the [Profound Frost Spiritual Acupoint Nether Mansion].

With another turn of his thoughts, the scene vanished, and he was back on his warm bed.

"HISS—"

Jiang Mu sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, his eyes shining. "A great opportunity! This really is a great opportunity!"

The wonders of a destined opportunity were truly ineffable.

You never know what you might get after a good night’s sleep.

No wonder that girl Yuan Ahqing could achieve a breakthrough just by sleeping.

After the excitement passed, the figure of "Lady Peach Blossom" from the dream reappeared in Jiang Mu’s mind.

’Lady Peach Blossom? I’ve never heard of anyone like that...’

’Right, what did that woman even look like?’

He frowned slightly, trying hard to remember.

’I was so focused on the Earth Spirit Star’s Star Shadow that I didn’t even notice her face...’

’Whatever, whatever. She’s just an NPC from a dream anyway, it doesn’t matter.’

’If she’s ugly, she’s ugly. Worst comes to worst, I’ll just close my eyes then.’

—

「Deep within the Underground Palace.」

Shangguan Luoxue slowly severed the connection to the Purple Mansion Divine Realm. The illusory peach blossoms and icy scenery that had surrounded her completely vanished.

She sat alone on the Cold Jade Platform, her expression complicated.

’In any case, the most difficult first step has finally been taken.’

’Next, it all depends on that boy’s comprehension.’

However, she had a strong premonition that Jiang Mu would definitely succeed.

’This must be a destined opportunity granted to me by the heavens!’ 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

’Otherwise, why him of all people?’

’Why did he appear precisely when I needed him most?’

Shangguan Luoxue subconsciously turned her head to look at the Cold Pool beside her.

The pool’s water was like a mirror.

It clearly reflected her stunning figure and face.

Gazing at her jade-like reflection in the water, she extended a slender finger, gently stroking her smooth cheek, momentarily lost in a daze.

’Such breathtaking beauty... even she herself was captivated by the sight.’

’Let alone that little lecher.’

Recalling Jiang Mu’s earlier dazed and drooling, lecherous appearance, the corners of Shangguan Luoxue’s lips curled into a self-deprecating smile.

"Hmph. Men."

’To think that in the end, I had to rely on this shell of a body to secure this opportunity. This Jiang Mu is, after all, a worldly man, unable to escape his carnal nature.’

’It seems that being beautiful is indeed an advantage at times.’

’It’s just that...’

Shangguan Luoxue couldn’t help but feel a little awkward.

It was as if she were one of those courtesans who pleased their patrons, using her looks to gain his cooperation.

This feeling made the proud Garrison Envoy feel a strange sense of humiliation.

But on second thought, the price that boy was paying was the complete ruin of his future, with no hope of further progress in this life.

At that, the trace of discomfort she felt was assuaged.

"’Oh, well. In the end, he’s the one suffering a tremendous loss,’" Shangguan Luoxue murmured to herself.

She sat up straight again, folding her hands in her lap.

The aura around her flowed, and flakes of purple snow began to appear once more, making her look like a goddess of ice and snow.

The last ripple in her eyes calmed, and her usual pride and coldness returned.

"’The day the Dao Mansion opens will be the day I, Shangguan Luoxue, reforge my Dao Foundation and stabilize my Star Position!’"

"’By then, it will be too late for that boy to have any regrets.’"

"’This great Dao of mine... whether he wants to enter it or not, he will!’"