[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-277":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},2280827,4461,"Chapter 277: Divine Art","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Ninth Realm, Shouxin Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bi Shui Lake Minor Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-robed youth set down his fishing rod and turned his gaze toward Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yinshan will not enter the competition process.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was light, yet utterly unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian froze at the sight of his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he had looked directly into the eyes of the dark-robed youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper lord’s pupils flickered between withered stillness and vibrant life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if all creation and dissolution unfolded within them, strange and wondrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gaze upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shook the spirit, as if caught in a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian snapped back to himself, a suspicion rising in his heart, and asked: “May I ask, my lord, are all the other chosen ones from Yinshan surface-world prodigies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-robed youth nodded slightly and said: “The Earth-Moon realm is in dire need of talent. Those chosen by the strange realms almost all possess extraordinary gifts—they cannot die in internal strife.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent for a moment, then replied: “I defer to your lordship’s arrangements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>upon Bi Shui Lake,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dozens of tiny whalefish, no larger than a palm, leapt one after another from the water, splashing droplets as they vanished into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>above Chang’an Prefecture,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>outside the Nine Realms, one thousand-zhang fissures appeared one after another, shaking the heavens!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the fissures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>colossal kun fish surged forth, crashing into the world gates of the Nine Realms!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nine Realms were all formed from Earth’s primordial stellar ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their spatial coordinates were interconnected!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the coordinates of the Second Realm were found, the coordinates of all other realms became perfectly clear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shards flew and dissolved, unceasing roars of shattering echoed everywhere!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Sixth Realm, a peerless divine palace stepped forth, appearing upon the floating fleet yard, its voice exultant: “Finally, I am out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Third Realm, a being rode a green phoenix, expression icy, instantly piercing through the world gate; its vast wings flapped, stirring violent gales, its cry echoing across all directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Fourth Realm, a terrifying being stepped through the world gate, silent and swift, streaking directly toward the Moon Realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many members of the Xu family followed behind, faces blank, boarding various flying vessels, racing toward the Moon at full speed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninth Realm was even more bustling and noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless central officials employed their own methods, passing through the world gates and landing upon the Shouxin Pavilion platform!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Chang’an Prefecture’s Ninth Realm, every great clan, sect, and even the Tianjing Central Authority had all regained their freedom at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Travel and passage resumed as normal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just the Tianjing Central Authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chang’an’s bureaucratic offices, Yingtian Bureau, Chengfu Prefecture, and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Officials of every rank and level resumed their duties, returned to their posts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a steady stream of edicts issued from the Tianjing Central Authority, delivered at maximum speed to every corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever they reached, orders were obeyed without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventy prefectures of the surface realm had nearly become a single whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This colossal entity had truly begun to function!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So the Jade Capital Upper Lord’s move was meant to protect the failed chosen ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian pondered this thought, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an extraordinary time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every divine palace cultivator on the surface was precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they perished in the struggle for Yinshan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the surface realm would lose several prodigy divine palaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand you wish to conceal your Level-7 talent, fearing trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-robed youth spoke softly, “When I trained, I was just as cautious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aside from me, the other true lords won’t necessarily detect your talent level unless they deliberately probe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lowered his gaze slightly and said: “Thank you, my lord. I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-robed youth gave a slight nod and said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swept his sleeve lightly before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cracking sound came from the depths of nothingness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clear sensation surged within him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Strange Realm was rapidly approaching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly remembered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirit Platform beings possessed the power to destroy strange realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one fully controlled a strange realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if a Spirit Platform being was determined to hunt it down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hiding deep within the realm, even deliberately concealing oneself, would be useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Every strange realm on Earth is a relic of history.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark-robed youth gazed into the void, his eyes deep and dark: “Since their emergence, strange realms have had their own rules.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For such great strange realms, though we may destroy them, we cannot interfere with their operation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these words spoken,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, his form dissolved into light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one final phrase lingered in Jiang Jian’s ears:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The surface realm’s support for Level-7 talent varies by individual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you emerge from Yinshan, come to the Tianjing Central Authority to see me. Then, I will personally teach you a divine art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood frozen, not yet moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space before him suddenly tore open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stream of black light surged forth, engulfing Jiang Jian entirely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tremendous pulling force seized him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding light and shadows twisted and warped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Jian opened his eyes again, he stood within the Yinshan Strange Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was not the Tenth Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the original entrance to the Yinshan Strange Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst alternating light and shadow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a majestic strange realm floated in the depths of darkness, appearing utterly real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the realm was magnificent and wondrous, filled with mountains, rivers, pavilions, and towers; streams of light cascaded down like a celestial palace from a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it, a semi-transparent black veil enveloped it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veil was solid, blocking the chaotic void currents, unmoving and steadfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Jade Capital Upper Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the most powerful being I have ever seen, aside from the physician.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression turned grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts churned as he still recalled the dark-robed youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dark-robed youth was merely a spiritual essence avatar of the Jade Capital Upper Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principle behind such spiritual essence incarnations is very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jade Capital Lord, dwelling in the Sea of Suffering, merely needs to project a thread of intent, draw sufficient spiritual essence, and instantly manifest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he can activate many spiritual essence incarnations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this spiritual essence incarnation also opened Jiang Jian’s eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying aura radiating from its every gesture, and the dreadful presence of a higher life tier, far surpassed anything a Spirit Palace cultivator could match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Shen Xi, a true peerless Spirit Palace cultivator of the Second Realm, exerted far less soul pressure on Jiang Jian than the spiritual essence incarnation had just now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Jiang Jian was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Jade Capital Lord seemed quite approachable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Jian knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This True Lord of the Spirit Platform had summoned him amid his countless duties for one reason and one reason only: two reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the transportation of the World’s Origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Xi’s plan truly offered unimaginable aid in easing the surface’s Unified War pressure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the executor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian receiving a generous reward was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, it concerned the Yinshan Wonderland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Wonderland is Earth’s core resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although in practice, the Wonderland belongs to the one favored by fate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as a Wonderland appears on Earth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or rather,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as long as it manifests from Earth’s history, materializing from the ethereal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Heavenly Capital Central Authority can sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will it destroy the Wonderland,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or allow it to choose its favored one, undergo fierce elimination, and ultimately select its master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both outcomes rest within a single thought of the Heavenly Capital Central Authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Earth’s history, there was once a case where the favored one, of vile character and endless evil deeds, reached the point of threatening Earth itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, a True Lord of the Spirit Platform personally destroyed a Wonderland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian has every reason to suspect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that this spiritual essence incarnation of the Jade Capital Lord\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>went out of his way to meet him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>precisely to observe his character and moral nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Wonderland is too important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiang Jian’s speculation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinshan’s nature\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>holds considerable utility for Earth’s domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its expression, unusually, showed alarm: “The master of Yinshan hasn’t been chosen yet—why would any True Lord of the Spirit Platform on Earth act against Yinshan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian glanced at it and said: “The other Hall Masters will likely abandon their claims soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked forward, pondering the Jade Capital Lord’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord had just said\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that once Jiang Jian emerged from Yinshan, he would personally teach him a divine art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine arts are rarely mentioned in textbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only scattered records exist in the library’s supplementary texts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when one reaches the Third Realm, Divine Illumination Approaches Truth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>does one gain access to “divine arts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian recalled the descriptions of divine arts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and felt a slight shock at the Jade Capital Lord’s promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine arts come in two types, both exceedingly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first is a divine art cultivated through personal insight into spiritual inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strictest condition is:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a True Lord of the Spirit Platform can cultivate a divine art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not every True Lord of the Spirit Platform attains one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once one possesses a divine art,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that True Lord of the Spirit Platform may transmit it to a Spirit Palace cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this transmission has limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Spirit Palace cultivator lacks sufficient talent,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the transmission of the divine art will still fail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second type is innate divine art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven-bestowed—once a “technique” or “martial art” appears, it may be called an innate divine art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qingchanyi’s “Weaving Fate” technique,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when mastered to its depths, becomes a complete divine art!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from innate divine arts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ordinary Spirit Palace cultivators face extreme difficulty in learning divine arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Four Realms of Earth and Moon, True Lords of the Spirit Platform remain hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the four True Lords holding official posts are known to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All others are utterly elusive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>transmission of divine arts is inherently private.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if a True Lord’s family junior reaches the Spirit Palace Realm, they may still never receive such an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Wall-Contemplation Hall once recorded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Jade Capital Lord, upon ascending to the Spirit Platform, cultivated three divine arts.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian recalled the scenes he had seen in the Wall-Contemplation Hall, and a faint anticipation stirred within him for learning a divine art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most precious aspect of divine arts is that their use incurs no conventional cost!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>releasing a divine art consumes spiritual will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If used repeatedly in a short time, it causes soul dizziness and mental fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even outright fainting is not uncommon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian once read an ancient text in the Linjiang Academy’s Library Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It recorded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how a Spirit Palace cultivator, in battle, disregarded his mental exhaustion and cast a divine art multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his mind grew hazy, his body like a puppet, and he was slain on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1889,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","f631db14018bda1dcaab49bb5b0c71647cd9b6a8cc229e571a70a691475b3caf","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-278","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-276",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]