[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-12":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},2280562,4461,"Chapter 12: Flowing Petals","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Ming sighed again, “Such a beautiful junior, and you just ignore her…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian bought a bowl of spicy braised pork knuckle rice, sat down, and ate quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Ming kept rambling, “That junior just now was incredible—such a figure, such a face, what a waste!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pleasant fragrance drifted into his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Ming immediately fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl sat down opposite Jiang Jian, carrying the same bowl of spicy braised pork knuckle rice, and smiled, “Senior Jiang Jian, hello, I’m Nie Zheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Classmate Nie Zheng.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian offered a polite smile, then immediately returned to his meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Ming stared wide-eyed and said, “Nie Zheng—that name sounds like a boy’s.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng set down her tray, her fluffy twin tails falling aside as she smiled sweetly, “Can’t a girl have that name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her friend sat beside her, glanced at Ji Ming, and said, “Commenting on someone’s name like that is very rude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Ming stayed silent, embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng looked at Jiang Jian and said, “Senior Jiang Jian, I have some cultivation materials that might be useful to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her slender white wrist, holding it before Jiang Jian; her translucent identity device glowed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s chopsticks paused. He looked up at the girl across from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng lowered her eyes slightly, avoiding his gaze, and whispered, “It’s about the Divine Bestowal Ceremony, and the essential cultivation knowledge after the ceremony.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian put down his chopsticks and said, “Classmate Nie Zheng, you’re…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng said seriously, “Your annotated notes helped me a great deal, so I’d like to exchange them for these materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand remained outstretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian raised his identity device and swiped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng turned her wrist, her fingers brushing against his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her scented fingertips brushed past, cool and soft to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mechanical voice chimed: “Sent successfully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian pulled his hand back, opened the screen, and scanned the document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nie Zheng blushed inwardly, gently biting her lip, recalling that fleeting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s mind was elsewhere—he finished eating and stood up immediately: “Goodbye, classmate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even on the way back to the dormitory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian was thinking about the cultivation materials just received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The document Nie Zheng sent contained a great deal of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was even more detailed than the materials Zhou Chi had sent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So as long as you have enough Alliance Coins,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“you can buy a Divine Bestowal stripped from someone else, and use it as a second talent for your own cultivation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had never encountered such vital cultivation knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Bestowal Ceremony opens the Shen Que point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It enables one to cultivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the “Divine Bestowal Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every adult is in the Divine Bestowal Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although only the recipient can use their Divine Bestowal talent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the recipient goes to the Prayer Temple in their provincial region and undergoes the Stripping Ceremony,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they can relinquish their Divine Bestowal talent, turning it into a glowing orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That orb is the Divine Bestowal that can be traded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, the recipient becomes utterly useless, unable to cultivate ever again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Stripping Ceremony resembles the Divine Bestowal Ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It requires the recipient’s voluntary consent to proceed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, many ordinary people who received excellent talents but failed to enter a Divine Bestowal university, and lacked resources for cultivation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>chose to sell their talents for Alliance Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are traded freely on the provincial official platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless traded Divine Bestowals circulate among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 1 “Art” talent can sell for a staggering 100,000 Alliance Coins!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Level 1 “Martial” talent fetches around 80,000 Alliance Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shen Que point can hold only one Divine Bestowal talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it does not exclude the recipient’s original talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each person can possess at most two talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first talent is the innate talent, which does not occupy the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second talent is a purchased talent orb, placed into the Shen Que point for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>are all basic cultivation knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Guangling City is too remote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people, after the Divine Bestowal Ceremony, return to ordinary life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They have no experience in active cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, to Jiang Jian, this cultivation knowledge was entirely new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have an unknown innate Divine Bestowal weapon—a wooden sword—considered a ‘Weapon’ talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the Divine Bestowal Ceremony, one can still retain one innate talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once the Shen Que point opens, one can purchase another talent orb and place it in the point for cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Therefore,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can use three talents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One more than others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian returned to his dormitory and carefully reviewed the materials Nie Zheng had given him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The materials say,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“choosing the second Divine Bestowal is crucial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most people pair their second talent based on their innate talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the innate talent is ‘Art,’ the second talent can be a powerful ‘Martial’—this is the most expensive combination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the innate talent is ‘Martial,’ the second talent can be a suitable ‘Intent’—this is also a good combination.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian turned to the sample data attached to the materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second Divine Bestowal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after all, is merely placed in the point for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its importance pales in comparison to the innate talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The growth ceiling of the second talent is also limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even Divine Bestowal university students, unless they’re extremely wealthy, cannot afford good talent orbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The materials show,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ordinary Divine Bestowal university students can only afford low-quality ‘Body’ or ‘Mind’ talents to place in the Shen Que point—barely better than nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any talent orb, regardless of type,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“if it has even slight utility, is astronomically expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even a Level 2 ‘Body’ talent, if functional, can sell for 100,000 Alliance Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he flipped through the materials, Jiang Jian grew increasingly stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The importance of the innate talent is undeniable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Obtaining a strong innate talent not only lays a solid foundation,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“but also saves enormous Alliance Coins!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each person can use only two talents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If the innate talent is weak,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“even with deep connections and money to buy an excellent talent orb,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“place it in the Shen Que point as the second talent for cultivation,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“it will still never feel as natural or effective as the innate talent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian closed the data, his eyes filled with thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Native talent is far too important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If your native talent is Level One “Art” or Level One “Martial.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening the Shenque acupoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it’s paired with even slightly stronger second talent, its combat power will surge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely because of this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Only those with strong native talent are valued so highly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many things that had once puzzled him now became clear as clouds parting from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, I can’t connect to Anhezhou’s official platform right now—I can’t join any trades.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened his identity device and looked at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The button to access Anhezhou’s official platform was grayed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My identity device is only for a commoner in the Shadows District of Guangling City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I lack the authority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were a resident of Guangling City’s Shenzhao District, or a student at Shenci University.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’d probably have the qualification.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1202,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4f9a2fbdd89d535fcade858d8a6f67be053c5be110ad353a72df262e41a40a1a","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-13","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-11",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]