[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-285":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},2280835,4461,"Chapter 285","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-285",285,"\u003Cp>Naihe Bridge, as a sacred site of Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides producing Yellow Spring Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has another more important function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Wonderland has no reincarnation vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any living being within Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they cross Naihe Bridge, their cultivation is entirely erased and all memories vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one attains the status of Black and White Impermanence, even if one ascends to the Divine Palace, crossing Naihe Bridge still reduces them to a newborn ghost soldier, as if reborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This “rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though inferior to the true rebirth of myth and legend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet under special circumstances, it can serve other purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The surroundings of the Wonderland are so utterly empty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian flipped through the register, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Wonderland is far too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the million souls, the overwhelming majority reside in the Ten Halls of Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the Wonderland remains unused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Patrol Inspector said: “My Lord, the Wonderland’s structure is unique—those areas are unsuitable for ghost soldiers to dwell in, but ideal for cultivating spirit fields and raising spirit beasts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bowed respectfully, sweeping his hands to reveal a broad map of the entire Yinshan region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, observe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, it is suitable for cultivating the flowers of the other shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This area is suited for planting Yin Fragrance Flowers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Behind the mountains, it is ideal for raising Hell Hounds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Patrol Inspector extended his finger, pointing to specific locations on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression remained calm. “If so, why are these places still vacant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Patrol Inspector replied: “Previously, Yinshan had no master. Many areas were blocked by the Wonderland’s primal power—we could not enter at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded lightly. “This matter is entrusted to you. Find capable beings, promote them, and assign them exclusively to cultivating spirit fields and raising spirit beasts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, My Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Patrol Inspector immediately responded with reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Day Patrol Inspector materialized, holding a tray, advancing before Jiang Jian: “My Lord, all thirteen Soul-Weaving Stones have been retrieved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished, he opened his mouth slightly, as if hesitating to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian glanced at him. “Speak plainly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Day Patrol Inspector said: “My Lord, I just discovered that nearly all scarce resources in the Ten Halls of Yinshan have been taken away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian murmured: “Regarding this, I have already seen it in the register.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of the Ten King Halls originally had its own Hall Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They abandoned competing for the Yinshan Wonderland, yet refused to suffer too great a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they received compensation from the Heavenly Capital’s Central Authority, they still took everything movable from their own Halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian felt no ripple within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The resources of the Ten King Halls belonged to their respective Hall Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These items were merely a small fraction of the Yinshan Wonderland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truly rare spiritual substances of Yinshan are not within the Ten Halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Day Patrol Inspector hesitated slightly, then continued: “With the Soul-Weaving Stones gone, the Eighteen Hells have become hollow shells, yet their internal arrays still function.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, should we conserve the Wonderland’s primal essence by shutting down the Eighteen Hells’ arrays?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian immediately felt a pang of pain and growled: “Shut them down at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone grew slightly sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut down every array in Yinshan that consumes primal essence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Inspectors each received their orders and withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With these items.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once my soul fully recovers, I can break through to the Divine Palace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian took the tray, gazing at the Soul-Weaving Stones upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirteen in total.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his estimation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refining and melting all these Soul-Weaving Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul’s fractures would not only fully heal, but his soul’s primal essence would receive comprehensive enhancement!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian drew forth the Earth Store Jade Seal, his gaze sharpening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger of the Wheel Turn Hall had made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yinshan Wonderland originally had ten Guide Messengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were manifestations of Yinshan’s cosmic laws, originally without consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, steeped in the Wonderland’s primal power, they gradually developed sentience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiang Jian’s perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger was at the Looking-Back Platform, using the rules he controlled to bypass guards and enter, completely vanishing from detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The farce must end.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian gripped the Earth Store Jade Seal and activated it directly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nine Guide Messengers appeared one after another!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances, then turned to Jiang Jian, all expressions filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, spare us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, My Lord, spare our lives!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messengers, faces pale with fear, pleaded in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said softly: “What nonsense are you spouting? Who said I’d kill you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messengers froze in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them gathered courage and stepped forward: “The Great Listener once appeared to us in dreams—he said that once you take control of Yinshan, you will purge its cosmic laws and will not allow our existence!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another hesitated, then added: “We are manifestations of Yinshan’s cosmic laws, endowed with sentience, yet unable to survive independently.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When Yinshan had no master, it was fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now that Yinshan has a master, as long as we exist, we will siphon away its authority—wouldn’t that mean certain death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, the Guide Messengers all nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their very existence was meant to select the chosen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the chosen one emerged and seized control of Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Guide Messengers, in their own eyes, had fulfilled their purpose and lost all reason to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The cosmic laws of Yinshan will naturally be returned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said, “But I will not kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned slightly, glancing at the empty space beside him. “Night Patrol Inspector, retrieve all the Spirit-Guiding Jade from the Ten Halls of Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Patrol Inspector did not manifest, yet a reverent reply echoed from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Native beings of Yinshan could neither see nor sense the Guide Messengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the Night Patrol Inspector did not know why he needed the Spirit-Guiding Jade, he carried out the order without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me more about that dream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian looked at one of the Guide Messengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world of the “Earth Store Ten Wheels Sutra” he had recently experienced contained hidden secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Listener had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could hear all things under heaven, knowing past and future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its words even mentioned fragmented worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha declared that this Diting was fake, not the true Diting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it seems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diting’s words were half-truth and half-lie, not to be trusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, it was the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha who taught the Divine Art “Mirror Still Water,” transforming the illusory into the real, truly benefiting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had already formed a rough hypothesis about this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Diting in the “Sutra of the Ten Wheels of Ksitigarbha” had lived too long within the story world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it came to believe it was the true Diting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To escape the story world, it came to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its methods were utterly inconceivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only could it silently attach itself to my soul,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it could also, through the power of the story world, trace back to the source and reverse-influence the rules of Yinshan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could send dreams to the Guide Messengers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In essence, it was quietly altering the rules of Yinshan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord of the Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guide Messenger spoke, its face still shaken, “That dream was terrifying—only beings like us, formed from rules, can perceive it clearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I simply cannot describe it in words.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked at Jiang Jian and offered a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short, before you emerged, we all believed Diting would descend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it was not so.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We were utterly lost, didn’t know what to do, and could only hide in corners, closing our eyes to await death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other Guide Messengers all felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they were formed from rules, not true living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in thought patterns or inner intentions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they differed greatly from normal living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange Realm, Strange Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed strange and mysterious, impossible to grasp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent for a moment, then spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the truth of the Strange Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he still had no clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian understood more clearly than ever:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his own cultivation was the foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one learns too many secrets while weak,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it serves no purpose—only disrupts the mind and spirit, delaying one’s own cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This matter ends here. You need not worry further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian suddenly spoke, “I will use vast quantities of Soul-Attracting Jade to separate you, returning the rules to Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for you,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“you will be sent to Naiheqiao, reborn as ghost soldiers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the nine Guide Messengers all looked stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they gradually came to their senses, kneeling one after another, faces filled with gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, My Lord of the Realm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord of the Realm, your mercy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, My Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Guide Messengers, breaking free from the chains of rules and becoming true living beings was their deepest dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian merely smiled faintly, saying nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Guide Messengers had no cultivation themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their former authority came entirely from Yinshan’s rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they crossed Naiheqiao and were reborn, they would possess advantages no other Yinshan being could match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they began cultivation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they could draw upon their deep memories of Yinshan’s Strange Realm rules to understand and internalize them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would cultivate straight to the Divine Palace, encountering no barriers whatsoever!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary living beings, this was unimaginable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinshan’s Strange Realm held a million beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only thirty-odd dwelled in the Divine Palace realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this ratio was already terrifying compared to ordinary regional realms on the surface,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian was not satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To increase the Strange Realm’s fortune and expand its origin limit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the more Divine Palace beings, the better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These nine Guide Messengers, after rebirth and cultivation, would become nine Divine Palace beings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Jiang Jian was willing to expend vast quantities of Soul-Attracting Jade to separate them and send them to Naiheqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for you,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian held the Ksitigarbha Jade Seal, sensing the scene within the Wangxiang Terrace, his expression dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leaving a bait will always attract a fish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated the Ksitigarbha Jade Seal, opening a spatial portal just before him, and stepped directly inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diting’s matter was not over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This primordial beast, though virtual, had simulated a talent that was terrifyingly potent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one was connected to it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no matter how bizarre or surreal the events, they would not surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ksitigarbha Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though darkness surrounded it from all sides, it was soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian sat cross-legged on the ground and opened his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiped his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his contact list, he found the chat box labeled “Lu Qingqing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve obtained the Book of Life and Death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian typed a line of text and sent it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a few seconds later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his identity device flickered with light, its alert tones chiming continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing immediately initiated a real-time call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1879,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fb1b884632bb543847b6ab6042da01686ce53f2512538285da800ec6b2698f0f","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-286","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-284",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]