[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-260":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},2280810,4461,"Chapter 260: Fate","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-260",260,"\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi struggled to rise, her face pale, wiping the blood from the corner of her lips with her sleeve, then gazing at the sword before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hanguang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caressed the three-foot snow blade, whispering softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in the plain skirt lifted her head and looked at Jiang Jian: “Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze, as always, was calm and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded and asked: “Do you wish to leave this world?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi’s Weaving Fate technique was too valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Realm was no place to remain long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave this place?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head firmly, her expression resolute: “I still have things to do—about my mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said: “I’m not talking about now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi pondered a moment, then said: “When I’ve finished what I must do, where I am will make no difference to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted her face to Jiang Jian: “Holy Elected One.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beyond this world, is there truly another?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent briefly, then said: “This place is called the Second Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Compared to the Solar System, it’s less than a speck of dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi gasped: “The Solar System—the place where the Sun is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she instinctively looked up, her gaze seeming to pierce through Qiushuigong and reach the stars above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun, also called the Great Sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hanging high in the heavens, illuminating all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary of the Second Realm could not block the light of the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Knowledge of star systems may be hard for you to grasp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shook his head: “When you leave here and reach Earth, you’ll understand naturally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi murmured an acknowledgment and fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took up Hanguang, the robe tied with Zhaoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of “Solar System,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a faint longing appeared in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her yearning gaze was replaced by deep, burning hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tightened around the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sword is immensely powerful—use it with caution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By normal rules,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>divine-gifted weapons could be used only by the one granted them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only rare “Innate Divine Gifts” were exempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the original owner’s permission,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate Divine Gifts could be wielded by other beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi’s “Weaving Fate” was such a gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s “Hanguang” was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the water platform,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi murmured: “I’ll use it carefully.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded, said no more, and turned to walk out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi suddenly spoke: “Holy Elected One, I’ve just now mastered a new technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stopped, but did not turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi whispered: “My innate talent can alter fate—based on cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just my own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But others’ as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, I have one chance to use it—as a last-resort lifeline.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised Hanguang, lifting her head: “So, Holy Elected One, don’t worry about my safety.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will live—until I finish what I must do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood still, silent for several seconds, then walked straight out of the cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuhai Cave gradually fell still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Li Sea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a massive black phoenix flapped its wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pouring streams of dark light upward into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood atop Long Quexu, spiritual energy surging around him, rippling light across his white robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracked meridians and acupoints had fully healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was his spiritual circulation now unimpeded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the spiritual essence of Shenque and Yongquan was rapidly restoring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Return to Yinshan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger suddenly spoke, the surrounding mirrors warping as his projection sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shook his head: “I must first go to the Earth-Moon Academy to reclaim my identity artifact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His original identity artifact remained on Shengshan, kept by designated custodians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had failed his breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul was riddled with cracks, barely maintainable for short periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no room for delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, upon leaving Shengshan, he went directly to Li Sea—never had time to retrieve his identity artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must warn you,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“your time is extremely limited.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger stepped beside Jiang Jian, stroking the black feathers of Long Quexu, his tone strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yinshan’s Marvelous Realm exists in a dimensional space, orbiting Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In a little while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its corresponding surface coordinates will drift away from Chang’an Prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When that happens,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you won’t be able to return to Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His form flickered, shifting between transparency and solidity, unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had activated the Dizang Staff, using its link to Yinshan’s Marvelous Realm to provide precise coordinates, allowing the Guide Messenger to project here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Yinshan’s Marvelous Realm’s surface coordinates drifted far from the Second Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Guide Messenger’s projection would instantly shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if the distance became too great,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could no longer invoke the Marvelous Realm’s rules to connect with Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the complete Marvelous Realm was born from the virtual becoming real, possessing primordial power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its influence was not infinite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once beyond that range,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if the Guide Messenger knew Jiang Jian’s exact coordinates, he could not bring him back to Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression remained unreadable: “How long?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger estimated briefly: “About half an hour—by surface-world reckoning, one hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That should be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His shenque spiritual essence suddenly erupted forth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath him, the black phoenix flapped its wings, letting out a clear, piercing cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within its massive form, streams of black light rapidly wove together, nearly solidifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Quexu transformed into a streak of black light, slicing across the sky with drastically increased speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wind howled past his ears, roaring fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood still, his snow-white sleeves lifting gently; spiritual energy formed a curtain before him, blocking most of the violent gales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I left the Breaking Realm Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Earth-Moon Academy was unnaturally quiet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The duty instructors and academy students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seemed to all be gone from Shengshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian flipped his palm, and the Spirit Monster Identity Device appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transparent wristwatch emitted a sharp alert tone the moment it materialized!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the device, faint lights flashed rapidly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s gaze sharpened; deep within his spirit, a sense of foreboding stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiped his finger, opening the holographic screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the topmost message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His previously calm expression suddenly changed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","63c4e593f3f36a686d6e8614a86e433b9abe8ac96ca4310dbbc0a1c248a9f31d","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-261","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-259",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]