[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-286":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},2280836,4461,"Chapter 286: Lifespan","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-286",286,"\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lowered his gaze and reached out to touch the holographic screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The communication connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing spoke first, “Have you tried it? How effective is this Book of Life and Death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused briefly, then said, “I examined it closely. Though mysterious, its nature is singular—after manifesting from the virtual into reality, it bears little resemblance to the myths.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In legends, the Book of Life and Death was meant to anchor the lifespan of all living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It recorded the names of every living creature and displayed their remaining years, capable of being altered to control life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From birth to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All life information resided within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After manifesting from the virtual into reality, its power weakened drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book contained no names at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even its sole function—anchoring lifespan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had become highly inaccurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Jiang Jian’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other side fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s tone betrayed disappointment, yet she still asked, “What use does it have now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said, “If you write a name and birth date into it, it displays the remaining lifespan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s hope flared again. “If true, it would still be a supreme treasure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian smiled. “I tested it on several beings. The lifespan prediction is utterly unreliable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Life and Death’s most vital function had always been “extending life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a being’s name appeared within it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>altering its lifespan allowed that being to continue living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Realms of Earth and Moon possessed many top-tier technological talents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their cultivation levels were all low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were merely Spring Flow Realm, elevated by resources alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Divine Bestowal Realm cultivators were numerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For centuries,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these individuals aged, their lifespans nearing end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet new talents grew ever scarcer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth’s divine technology had nearly stagnated in recent years, stuck in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond these tech talents,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even the Central Capital of Earth’s surface, Jingcheng, and the entire Earth Alliance, were filled with mid-tier and senior officials mostly at Spring Flow Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In recent years,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>these elites faced the despair of approaching lifespan’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more people neared their lifespan’s limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Bestowal Realm: 150-year lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring Flow Realm: 300-year lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these were ideal theoretical maximums.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, the lifespan gained upon breaking through each realm varied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exact increase depended not only on remaining lifespan but also on the individual’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>most people carried hidden injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their base lifespan fell far short of the theoretical limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on Earth’s surface, the average lifespan of Divine Bestowal Realm cultivators ranged only from 80 to 120 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a typical Spring Flow Realm cultivator,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in reality, lived only 100 to 200 years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ninefold Chang’an Realm and Jingcheng’s Central Authority, with their numerous noble houses and tangled factions, had existed for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many noble houses grew deep-rooted, their status and influence rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not everyone could break through to Divine Palace Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifespan became the nobles’ deepest affliction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more they possessed, the less they wished to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Yinshan Wonder appeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingcheng’s Central Authority and the Ninefold Realm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>countless eyes had kept constant watch over Yinshan Wonder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Book of Life and Death”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had become the desperate hope these nobles clung to, a last resort for extending life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",564,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b4e7d17056c94acb69ca454019d800fce85cb320370da4cf4b8b424f58c4de8e","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-287","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-285",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]