[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-above-destiny":3,"chapter-above-destiny-above-destiny-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Above the Heavenly Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2225816,4117,"Chapter 115: Hand","above-destiny-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>Late at night, Professor Ye, having finished her work, lowered her head to gaze at the amber-colored crystal in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solidified Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By simulating a soul environment through solid spiritual matter and sealing the exterior with an ember spiritual circuit, it had finally been crafted into a temporary vessel for this Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acceptable, not bad. Aside from the minor contamination left over from the first casting, the Blessing itself remains undamaged. It’s sufficient for practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xian nodded in assessment and asked, \"Do you have any ideas for your first Blessing artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about a ring?\" Ji Jue asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xian nodded, offering no objection. After all, for this type of Blessing, any craftsman would consider jewelry as the primary choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pendant would actually work too, but Ji Jue already had one around his neck. If he were to wear two identical items and attempt to use them simultaneously, the alchemical artifacts would interfere with each other, leading to unforeseen circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could result in an overload or a failure to fully activate, but either way, it would cause damage to the items themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even someone as wealthy as Young Master Lou had never considered filling all ten fingers with rings. After all, one could only use two items at once while ensuring their effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, even setting aside the consumption of spiritual matter, using alchemical items places a burden on the soul. The more powerful the effect, the more exaggerated the burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every sense, hitching a small horse to a heavy cart never ends well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the spiritual structure?\" Professor Ye asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue answered fluently, \"For the Blessing carrier, I want to use a 'Three-Phase Knot' to anchor Transmutation, Wasteland, and Ember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three emblems of supreme good, connected by the spiritual circuit of the Three-Phase Knot, representing the foundations of spiritual matter, physical matter, and change—stable yet flexible, sufficient to contain the Blessing while ensuring scalability for future modifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The contact points?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A single Blessing doesn't need to be too complex. I want to use a low-volume, classic ring configuration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is indeed suitable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Ye pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked, \"Have you considered a bracelet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue shook his head. \"The weight of the Blessing itself isn't exaggerated, and its effect is relatively simple. A bracelet would be a waste of materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for a unique Blessing, the form of a ring is perfectly sufficient to carry it. Changing to a bracelet would certainly lower the difficulty of crafting, but once the volume is scaled up, the effect remains unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would just save a bit of effort while costing so much more money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too expensive!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the materials?\" Professor Ye continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven grams of Transmuted Gold as the base, three grams of Solid Aggregated Silver as the spiritual circuit carrier, one gram of Liquid White Mink Solvent, and four grams of Standardized Cyan Crystal to satisfy the needs of the sublimation extraction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Ji Jue didn't wait for the professor to ask again; he took the initiative to continue. \"For the process, I'll use modern alchemy, but for material handling, I want to try Fluid Alchemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I do that, once the reaction is complete and the forging is finished, the weight should be controlled to around 8 grams, which won't cause any inconvenience when worn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to challenge yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Ye suggested, \"If you want to save money, you can lower the grade of the extraction materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I lower it by another grade, the stability of the Three-Phase Knot becomes meaningless. There's no way a first attempt won't require rework, and I want to be able to modify it later if it becomes inconvenient to use.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue laughed. \"So, a challenge it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Professor Ye nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no flashy ideas of reaching the sky in a single bound after just starting out; his thinking and design were very grounded, characterized by stability. Considering cost-effectiveness, he was using the technology most suitable for his current stage to maximize the effect and power of the Blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this were an exam, Ji Jue hadn't even considered the bonus questions from the start; he wasn't thinking about showing off anything special, but rather was steadily aiming to secure every point he was supposed to get.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xian nodded slightly, not finding fault with her student's choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were to do it herself, she would certainly have better methods, better processing ways, and better choices, but she said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were to interfere and guide every single thing with her own master-level attainments, what she would cultivate would be nothing more than a shrunken version of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not like sycophants who followed in her footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, if one day Ji Jue could break away from her path and turn to walk his own way toward that infinite wilderness of embers, creating his own unique domain, that would be the greatest reward she could receive as a teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talking a big game is one thing, but how it turns out in practice depends on how much you've learned these past few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly stood up and said, \"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now?\" Ji Jue was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise?\" Ye Xian looked back and asked, \"Do you want to learn from those fools obsessed with metaphysics who bathe, fast, and change into red underwear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue gave a bitter smile and raised his hands, his ten fingers trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My condition isn't very good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aftereffects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had impulsively overclocked a Dissociation Art he hadn't even mastered, resulting in a violent dismantling that wrecked the pendant and nearly wrecked himself, leaving his hands numb and his tactile senses disordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the Non-Aggression buffer and control, the pendant might have been fine, but his hands would have been the first things sliced apart by the high-pressure spiritual vibration blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could only be said that he had sought his own death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that perfect? It's a good chance to get rid of your reliance on 'Mastery at First Touch' and take a good look at your basic skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Ye walked ahead. \"As long as your spiritual matter is sufficient, act when you must. Besides, I don't have time tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last point was probably the most important one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue followed behind, not daring to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, looking on the bright side, which apprentice's first Blessing artifact creation could get a master to supervise in person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, wait—which apprentice could start working on a Blessing artifact just three months after entering the field!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always felt something was wrong with this progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scratched his head and sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heading toward the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was still using the outer workshop operation room open to Ji Jue—the same place where he had first seen the many pieces of equipment upon his first visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Professor Ye's own studio, the gap in equipment was immeasurable, but for an apprentice like Ji Jue, the functionality was already more than enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, what Professor Ye despised most were greenhouse creatures who couldn't do anything once separated from expensive equipment. Those wastes who had no survival ability outside their own workshops and couldn't even purify materials might as well not live to disgrace the name of a craftsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be hesitant; your ability is sufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood by with her hands folded and gave a final warning: \"If any accidents happen, I will help. But if you blow up the furnace because of your own mistakes, don't expect me to lift a finger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue's palms showed the matrix of Non-Aggression as he skillfully started the furnace and adjusted the temperature. With the 'Deus ex machina' of his ability, he didn't even need to fiddle with the panel; everything quickly became orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although theoretically, Ji Jue could perform a 'Non-Aggression hand-crafting' for the professor, it would be a sign of a brain problem not to use the workshop equipment when it was right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for masters whose skills were as fluid as mercury, they would still use the workshop when performing certain complex creations. Besides, the operational power of Non-Aggression combined with the workshop would only produce even more exaggerated effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a tray was delivered through an opening in the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four huge bottles—glass, stone, lead, and even plastic—each different, containing various materials soaked in different media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tray and bottles were large, but the materials combined weighed less than twenty grams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt light in his hand, but Ji Jue didn't even dare to tremble, holding his breath, his ten fingers as steady as stone—910,000, 910,000! Such a small amount of stuff, and it cost 910,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he had money now, money wasn't meant to be burned like this! If he messed this up, he would only be able to go home at night and wipe away tears in his quilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm down, calm down Ji Jue, calm down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath and, first, tossed the Transmuted Gold into the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let it melt into a flowing liquid, its color shifting, releasing a trace of brilliant light from the original golden hue. Instantly, he controlled the temperature to drop back, maintaining it at the melting point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical property activation complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transmuted Gold possesses good toughness and spiritual conductivity, making it perfectly sufficient as the main body of the ring. Next to be added was the Solid Aggregated Silver responsible for carrying the spiritual structure. It was particularly sensitive to temperature and could only be heated gradually on the periphery; if there were a sudden, large temperature difference, it would evaporate directly into mist, and the material would be ruined. Even if it were condensed back, the once-vaporized material would lose its original adaptability to the spiritual structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the slow heating, the Aggregated Silver gradually dissolved, like silver-white water droplets circulating in the furnace, slowly approaching the Transmuted Gold. Until the moment of contact—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue's eyes suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above his hands, the spiritual flow he had been waiting for rushed in, maintaining stability. He activated the furnace's operation, causing gravity to vanish suddenly. The metal droplets rose, unfolding and changing under the precise operation of Non-Aggression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like dough, they gradually merged. A silver line appeared from within the gold for an instant before being buried deep inside. Then, Ji Jue's movements didn't stop; his spiritual matter acted like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense and complex spiritual circuits appeared from within, flowing like water, skimming across the inner layer of the ring before quickly disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, amidst intense hissing sounds, a large amount of thick smoke and impurities were dissected out from the droplets. That was the purification of Fluid Alchemy, and even...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sublimation Sequence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Ye understood immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a spiritual circuit was also a foundational construction of Fluid Alchemy, and one of the most classic ones at that. Its effect was to gradually absorb the user's subtle spiritual matter when worn, nourishing the artifact over the long term and subtly improving the affinity between the carrier, the Blessing, and the user.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that performing purification and sublimation simultaneously was a bit too difficult for the current Ji Jue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Ye asked, \"Can you handle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweat rolled down Ji Jue's forehead, his eyes fixed intently on the scorching firelight, never wavering or faltering for a single moment. The inscription of the Sublimation Sequence was completed in one go, yet he didn't relax in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had just been the basic material processing; the real challenge was yet to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using special materials to stimulate the fusion and extraction of the metal, while simultaneously activating the Blessing and integrating it into the carrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The failure of the vast majority of craftsmen stemmed from this; the simultaneous operation of two aspects consumed more than just twice the mental effort. Amidst the thousand threads, the slightest relaxation or confusion would lead to total failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Mink Solvent and Cyan Crystal were indeed the most suitable reactants, but at the same time, the reason it was called 'White Mink' was that this solvent was too active during the reaction; its changes were frequent and chaotic, making it difficult to control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried his best to remain calm, taking deep breaths, but the moment the Blessing was added and the seal broke, he couldn't help but feel nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured all his effort into expanding his perception, striving to keep every change within his sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he was fully immersed in it, his pupils gradually dilated, losing focus as if he were in a trance. Yet that peaceful feeling wasn't distraction or blankness, but a kind of tranquility and composure that was even more reassuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he felt as if he had become a bystander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Appreciating everything happening before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical property activation, material extraction, Blessing operation...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything became so clear, no longer complex or difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if all the changes had already fallen into his hands, yet his hands were not in the fire, and there was nothing in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That inexplicable perception, however, was continuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It transmitted every subtle change to him in exhaustive detail. He could feel the scorching temperature, the soft touch of the metal droplets, the gradually changing temperature, and even the movement of all spiritual matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if an invisible hand had already grasped the extraction that was about to happen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moment of realization, the scene that inexplicably emerged before his eyes was the posture of the ten thousand hands of mercury covering the sky in the rift realm of the past; amidst the distortion, the traces of Non-Aggression were still clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was revealing its essence directly to its successor hundreds of years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hand]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tool inherent to humanity, the limb that had never been forgotten since the moment one opened their eyes—touching, probing, grasping, clenching, spreading into a palm, tightening into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rubbing wood can start a fire; splitting stone can make a plow. High pillars rise to build vast mansions; iron and stone are gripped tight to forge weapons of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, everything a person possesses is held in their hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything a person creates originates from the palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the first person reached out toward the world before them, it achieved the brilliant radiance and infinite creation of this world thousands of years later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prosperity of all things is created by this hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything in the world is accomplished by ten fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a genuine realization and understanding emerged from Ji Jue's heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—This is Non-Aggression!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything starts from this empty hand; his ten fingers will eventually cover the earth and reach across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grasping everything, controlling all—the vision of being like mercury was too distant, and Ji Jue didn't dare to hope for it; he only wanted to hold tight to the things he had struggled so hard to grasp, keeping them in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, now... he needed to move his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like a newborn reaching out its palm toward the world for the first time amidst its crying—not in prayer, nor for the sake of demanding, but instinctively wanting to grasp all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To hold in his palm this beautiful scenery he had never understood, this vast possession he could not reach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue reached out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bursting sound erupted from the rising flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xian's expression changed suddenly, and she subconsciously wanted to raise her hand, but then, her slightly raised fingers stiffened in place. The eyes behind her lenses lifted, reflecting the blazing light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw something incredibly familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was her own... Dissociation Art?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense transition between motion and stillness manifested like flowing water at this moment. Under the control of the invisible hand, it once again enveloped everything in the furnace, causing the fragile Blessing to vibrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the intense transformation of spiritual matter, the halo seemed on the verge of shattering, yet it did not break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the contamination it had been stained with—the traces left over from the first creation—were actually being peeled away as if washed by water under the dual application of the Dissociation Art and Fluid Alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if reborn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The invisible hand controlled everything, as if by instinct, manipulating all the operations within the furnace core, excluding all changes, eliminating accidental sounds—this was the miracle that could only manifest during alchemical creation, the profound inheritance belonging solely to Non-Aggression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, purification and cleaning were complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, on the ring that was gradually taking shape, the structure of the Three-Phase Knot was completed in one stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The complex spiritual circuits were like ropes, entangling with each other. At the intersection points, the emblems of Sublimation, Wasteland, and Ember emerged from the transmuted spiritual matter, solidifying, and the spiritual circuits circled the Blessing, merging into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything evolved naturally, just as Ji Jue had envisioned and designed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the task was accomplished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ji Jue, outside the furnace, raised his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the invisible hand in the furnace, before dissipating, reached out toward the space outside the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tangible and the intangible, in a fleeting moment, seemed to touch, and then, like a phantom, quickly dissipated without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the red-hot ring landed on Ji Jue's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching the spiritual plating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hissing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the last trace of heat dissipated through evaporation, and the ring shed its original brilliant luster, turning into a simple iron-gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment spiritual matter was injected into it for the first time, it vibrated intensely, and amidst the flow of iridescence, it emitted a faint ringing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a newly hatched chick calling out to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So faint, yet so distant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It left Ji Jue immersed in it, already intoxicated and mesmerized!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alchemy is truly wonderful, Teacher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand, against the light, gazing at the wonderful creation at his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full of joy and delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost like creating life!\u003C\u002Fp>",3042,"2026-06-17T22:21:51.502Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","61f733a31c3089a5d952cbf26806943a0dd2a17cc1f790b0ee34430641ed31fe","above-destiny-chapter-116","above-destiny-chapter-114",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabove-the-heavenly-fate-cover.jpg"]