[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-270":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},2280820,4461,"Chapter 270: Mingque","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>In an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autumn water sword qi, icy and sharp, surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It immobilized the squad leader on the spot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Water, though not as sharp as Han Guang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as a spiritual essence treasure, it possesses a peculiar trait: it can seal spiritual essence unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad leader activated the “Awaken Spirit Array,” and his spiritual energy surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Autumn Water’s sealing, his body twisted wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he could not move an inch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword light, ferocious and fierce, flashed into his pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such a massive influx of spiritual energy—and this was just his casual strike!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad leader’s heart froze with terror; his final thought flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his vision darkened, and consciousness vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Autumn Water sliced through like a blade cutting paper, shredding him apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tore his body into countless fragments!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the “Awaken Spirit Array,” or the specially made combat suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the protective talisman hanging around his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were obliterated into dust by Autumn Water, offering not the slightest protection!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other squad members nearby trembled violently, without hesitation, all pulled out communicators, summoning protective light shields around them, and turned to flee toward the airship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had realized that this Earthling was terrifyingly powerful—completely beyond their match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying here would only mean certain death!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the squad leader who activated the “Awaken Spirit Array” had been slain in a single sword strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such terrifying power could rival the Divine Palace Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The autumn water sword in his hand dissolved into light and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a black wooden staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad members had already boarded the airship, frantically activating it, heading toward the sky rift where the massive Mercury warship loomed overhead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian raised the Earth Store Cane and made a light slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exquisitely ornate wooden staff instantly revealed specks of black starlight, sinking into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the rapidly ascending airship, all squad members froze in expression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their pupils lost focus; their souls quietly dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their slender bodies stiffened, one after another tumbling from the airship’s edge, falling into the mountain cliffs and dense forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lifted his head, gazing at the shrinking airship, flipped his palm, and retracted the Earth Store Cane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating this treasure consumed a small amount of divine soul energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He estimated internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the divine soul energy he could currently access.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Store Cane could be used approximately three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even against an ordinary Divine Palace Realm cultivator, it could suppress their soul for a short time, stripping them of combat ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for saving us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon approached, eyes filled with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More spirit creatures of flowers and birds descended, their expressions solemn, bowing to Jiang Jian: “Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingque Mountain was an unofficial citizen settlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its inhabitants were mostly demons and spirit creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The squad that had descended from the warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had slaughtered nearly a hundred mountain dwellers in a short time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event had come suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other mountain spirit creatures had no time to flee far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the horrific slaughter of the demonic spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fell into despair, closing their eyes to await death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, having survived the disaster, their emotions surged wildly; they gathered close, all thanking Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If not for you, we’d all be dead here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you from the White Night Pavilion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard the White Night Pavilion belongs to the Imperial Star Palace, and only accepts beings from White Night Prefecture—conditions are extremely strict!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can one join the White Night Pavilion?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the clamor and chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many demons had bloodshot eyes, fists clenched tightly, filled with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those slaughtered earlier were their blood relatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shook his head slightly, about to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flyer and a small warship descended one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s the White Night Prefecture’s escort warship!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demon, gazing at the warship, looked delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although White Night Prefecture officials were usually unfriendly toward unofficial citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, seeing the prefecture’s escort warship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Mingque Mountain demons still felt a sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“White Night Prefecture’s northern border: Mingque Mountain infiltrated by a warship squad. Unofficial citizens dead: 68. Squad’s whereabouts currently unknown!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The escort warship’s hatch opened; a soldier with a rifle stood at the door, scanning with his visor, instantly tallying the casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled out his identity device, tapped repeatedly, and began reporting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the opposite flyer came a scornful voice: “The prefecture’s all fools—those warship squad members are all dead, yet you’re still reporting them as missing? You’re utterly stupid!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unprovoked insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rifleman’s face darkened, but he dared not retaliate, muttering: “Sir, what basis do you have for judging the squad members dead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a prefecture official.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within White Night Prefecture, he had always acted recklessly, fearing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flyer opposite belonged to the newly formed “White Night Pavilion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The White Night Pavilion was a subordinate structure of the Imperial Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its director was none other than the White Night Prefect himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of Spring Source Realm prodigies had been gradually recruited into it, holding the official title of “Cultivator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Earth-Mars Joint Accord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During wartime, the Imperial Star Palace superseded all alliances and federations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It represented the supreme authority of both planets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the lowest-ranking “Cultivator” in any Imperial Star Palace pavilion, merely by holding its official rank, was far beyond the reach of any prefecture official to offend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still denying you’re a fool? I saw it with my own eyes—do I need to judge?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator sneered, raised his wrist, and waved the gray glasses in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The combat gear issued by the prefecture? Ancient junk from years ago—short range, low frequency, pure garbage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rifleman instinctively reached up, touched his worn-out visor, and wore a sullen expression, no longer daring to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator scoffed, leapt down from the flyer, landing beside Jiang Jian, his expression softening: “You single-handedly slew seven Mercury scum—no matter how much reward you get, I won’t envy you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, the sky rift stretched across several prefectures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baiye Mansion is precisely one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The affected mansion domains acted swiftly; even before the Yuxing Palace’s notice, they organized their subordinate pavilions and dispatched cultivators to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During wartime, lunar and terrestrial resources were overwhelmingly channeled toward the Yuxing Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing a water-star lifeform yields massive rewards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Ba Xia Demon Lord suddenly struck, smashing a crack into the planetary barrier and sending massive warships into the surface realm, attempting to create chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Yuxing Palace cultivators, far from fearing, were each filled with exhilaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood perfectly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same cultivation level, water-star lifeforms had limited power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early stages of war,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these warship squads that had descended into the surface realm and caused chaos were nothing but abundant spiritual resources for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>aside from the Divine Palace realm, only those who could enter the Yuxing Palace automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring Quan  realm lifeforms, if they wished to join and obtain the “Cultivator” official rank, had to endure extremely stringent screening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After countless filters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every Yuxing Palace cultivator was a formidable individual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a complete warship squad still required three to four cultivators to eliminate without heavy casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this cultivator’s eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated a powerful trump card and single-handedly annihilated an entire squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat power was nearly comparable to that of an “Elder”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh, that’s not right!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator studied Jiang Jian and suddenly spoke, “You’re not an official of Baiye Pavilion!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he assumed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian was like himself—a “Cultivator” official of Baiye Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baiye Pavilion had not existed for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was still actively recruiting lifeforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many officials within it did not even know one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after using his identity device to summon and review the records, he discovered the white-robed youth before him was not listed among Baiye Pavilion’s officials—not even as a “Cultivator”!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression remained calm; he said no more, oriented himself, and walked straight toward Chang’an Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator called out to Jiang Jian, “Many warship squads have landed over there—it’s extremely dangerous!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water-star warships stretched across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly half of those squads had descended near Chang’an Mansion!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that direction held tens of thousands of water-star lifeforms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was also the site of the fiercest defensive battles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only “Cultivators,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but even many “Elders,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and even several “Deputy Pavilion Masters,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had been dispatched to intercept the warship squads!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official ranks within the Yuxing Palace’s subordinate pavilions were strictly hierarchical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first-rank “Cultivators” were held by lifeforms with deep foundational strength from the Spring Quan  realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second-rank “Elders” were all the absolute peak of the Spring Quan  realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the third-rank “Deputy Pavilion Masters,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as well as the fourth-rank “Patrol Domain Envoys,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could only be held by those of the Divine Palace realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1526,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","68a29a7f90a05816c1b8784a36150c680ede11eff7fc98a6b696277598c373c3","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-271","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-269",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]