[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-105":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Ascending to Divinity",{"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},2280655,4461,"Chapter 105: Shuexue","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-105",105,"\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the large screen, a new price finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two million Alliance coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech equipment for daily cultivation has little market demand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it’s hard to enter a cultivation state in ordinary life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Jiang Jian, maintaining a cultivation state constantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is even harder than climbing to heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary people’s minds are scattered, filled with too many distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when one’s spiritual cultivation reaches a certain level can they barely manage it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nineteen micro-arrays, and it only went up to two million Alliance coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian picked up the auction device and entered a bid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two point one million Alliance coins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech equipment is expensive to produce, so few buy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Companies manufacturing such items are also growing fewer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait for the time to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one raised the bid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Congratulations! You’ve won the auction!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tapped the auction device and selected delayed delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Auction funds remaining: 2.4 million Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Switch back to the “Divinely Bestowed Weapons” section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lot 40.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divinely Bestowed Weapon: Shuexue Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rank: Level 3.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Trait: Sword qi pierces with chilling cold, freezing the soul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian pulled out his identity device and transferred his own funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a price of 3.5 million Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He combined payments to purchase the “Shuexue Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon, Shuexue Sword’s trait isn’t remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s the same tier as Shi Xuan’s Zhuyue Knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon remains an expensive item beyond the reach of 99% of students at the Divinely Bestowed University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian pressed the auction device, and the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respected guest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant bowed respectfully, holding a box—a sword case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said: “I need to perform an unbinding ceremony and a binding ritual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant set down the items and replied: “I’ll come immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait,” Jiang Jian said softly, “send this Shuexue Sword to Anhezhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant immediately agreed: “No problem at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recording the address, the attendant carried the sword case out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon, Shuexue Sword, 3.5 million Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian bought it for his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most students at Anhe Academy in Anhezhou are poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon costs tens of thousands of Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast Anhe Academy, only a few can afford a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Chenshuang, a second-year student at the same Divinely Bestowed University as Jiang Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She uses nothing more than a Level 2 divinely bestowed weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon costs millions of Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhao family of Guangling City, though operating in array businesses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>is limited to Guangling City and too small in scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their liquid funds are scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhao family provides Zhao Chenshuang with only a few hundred thousand Alliance coins’ worth of resources per year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could never afford a multi-million Alliance coin sum to buy a Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhao now has the Level 3 Shuexue Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She can do exactly what Shi Xuan does:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of her own strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>simply relying on this Level 3 divinely bestowed weapon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she can sweep through ordinary students on the Ladder Rankings and skyrocket her rank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alliance coins remaining: 2.63 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened his identity device to check his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 10-million Alliance coin gold card had been completely spent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he personally spent another 1.1 million Alliance coins to buy the Shuexue Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 3 weapon: Qingshuang Sword Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 3 weapon: Shuexue Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total expenditure: 11.1 million Alliance coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a knock came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened; a staff member in a long robe entered the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian took out the Qiyuan Jade and placed it on the sofa: “Please help me unbind it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member responded, formed a spell seal, and pointed at the Qiyuan Jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Qiyuan Jade flickered faintly, then dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qishen Hall staff member said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tucked away the Qiyuan Jade and opened the golden-threaded wooden box: “Qingshuang Sword Array—please help me bind it simply.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lid opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, icy chill spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient, simple array diagram shifted between reality and illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the scroll, countless tiny sword qi surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A rare divine weapon of the Sword Path!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the staff member had seen many things, seeing the sword array now made his eyes brighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have good taste—you bought something excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened as he examined the diagram, murmuring in admiration: “Extend your palm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his black-gold-threaded sleeve, Jiang Jian extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the staff member’s expression grew far more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shimmering light glowed from his fingers as he lifted the Qingshuang Sword Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear sword cry echoed through the room!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless tiny sword qi within the scroll writhed, showing signs of unrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the staff member uttered a sharp command, and his spell seal flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly thrust the Qing Frost Sword Array’s illusion-reality transformation into Jiang Jian’s palm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intense pain surged instantly from his palm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between his finger bones, it felt as if sword light was shredding flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piercing to the bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s face remained expressionless, letting his fingers unfurl as sword qi surged wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder you’re a student of Linjiang Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member dismissed the incantation, watching Jiang Jian with admiration: “Most people would grimace or scream at this pain.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kind of divine gift must be bound this way to be used.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After binding was complete, the staff member exhaled in relief: “This array scroll is truly excellent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lowered his gaze to his palm and murmured, “Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member smiled: “Coming to the auction house on assignment is my duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he did not linger, turning and walking out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Qing Frost Sword Array within his palm had become perfectly obedient, as if an extension of his own limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The illusory scroll shifted endlessly along his palm lines, appearing and vanishing intermittently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless tiny sword qi darted back and forth, carrying an incomparable, chilling sharpness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tech equipment: Liuguang Jade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened another wooden box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Jingbai jade pendant lay atop crimson velvet cloth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the pendant, soft streams of light swirled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian knew it was inscribed with nineteen micro-arrays.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They increase the conversion rate of stellar light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And greatly accelerate cultivation speed during daily practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian picked up the Liuguang Jade and placed it where his former Wish Jade had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Qi in his Shenque dantian seemed stimulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usual circulation speed surged dramatically!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My scarce resources.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are not many.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One Tuan  of Divine Gift realm at 75%, a complete Ghost Power origin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And ten hours left on my cultivation chamber trial pass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body brimmed with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need more scarce resources.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint sense of crisis stirred deep within Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sense of crisis,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seemed distant yet near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It kept him constantly on edge, never daring to slacken for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Linjiang Prefecture, Hanjiang Prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Two Prefectures’ Dao Debate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reward resources are abundant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, Jiang Jian opened his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The details of the Two Prefectures’ Dao Debate had already been published.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resource rewards offered by both prefectures for this debate were enormous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So abundant they made one’s heart race and eyes burn with envy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules for the team combat had also been released.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone within the same prefecture could form teams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>students from all seventeen Divine Gift universities in Linjiang Prefecture could freely form teams!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Divine Gift Universities’ joint forum, countless team-forming posts flooded the screen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian scrolled through the screen, browsing the reward list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>suddenly arose an extremely reckless idea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Team combat offers five rewards—one per person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Solo combat offers only one reward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian studied the rules carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he found what he was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed with sudden brilliance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A five-person team splits five rewards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I form a study team entirely by myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And enter the team combat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I place well…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could obtain five full rewards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the extraordinarily generous reward resources,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s Shenque Qi surged and roared, nearly bursting forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If these scarce resources were multiplied fivefold,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their quantity would reach an unimaginably terrifying scale!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who would waste time entering solo combat?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shut off his identity device and pushed open the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1461,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dcedd80ce43771e9158642583c5e5380b2e7802bc90943367093e1a979b7ac05","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-106","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-104",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]