[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-287":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},2280837,4461,"Chapter 287: Creation from Nothingness","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-287",287,"\u003Cp>“Regardless, hand over the item first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the identity device came Lu Qingqing’s voice: “The compensation I promised you will not be lacking in the slightest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression turned peculiar, but he said nothing more and agreed outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Life and Death originated from the divine essence stored in the Odd Realm, forged from void into substance, shrouded in profound secrecy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had already examined it with the Earth Store Jade Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making it truly functional is not easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed she sensed Jiang Jian’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s tone shifted and she spoke: “Jiang Jian, what are your thoughts on using the Book of Life and Death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused to consider, then said: “This Book of Life and Death has limited utility; on its own, it holds little power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if paired with the rules of the Underworld, using special methods to integrate it, perhaps other transformations may arise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing nodded lightly and said: “That is precisely my thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even the ones behind me share this intention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her tone subtly grew somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To be honest, the moment I obtained the Book of Life and Death in my personal capacity, I will immediately surrender it to my family’s ancestral elder.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He will personally journey to the Underworld, visit the True Lord of Death, and jointly study this artifact with him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason our Lu family does this—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“is because the True Lord of Death himself once said—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the current rules of the Underworld, though slightly altered, remain fundamentally chaotic and twisted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The notion that the dead must inevitably appear in the Underworld is no blessing at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have seen it with my own eyes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The dead exist in that horrifying manner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this called a second life? It’s absurd!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This suffering is torment—for both the deceased and their loved ones.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s voice grew resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Book of Life and Death, forged by the Odd Realm’s might from void into substance, must at least possess one unique trait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I still believe it can serve a purpose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression grew slightly solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing’s goal was not to use the Book of Life and Death to extend others’ lifespans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sought to fundamentally rectify the rules of the Underworld!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Jian knew well—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to restore the Underworld’s rules to completeness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a single Book of Life and Death was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only if the entire Yinshan Odd Realm, like the Moon Realm to the Moon World,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were to descend into the Underworld, shed its Odd Realm nature, and merge its space with it, might such a thing become possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Qingqing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian suddenly spoke: “This Book of Life and Death can indeed alter lifespans.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing his options, he chose to reveal the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew full well: once this news spread, it would ignite a storm across the Surface World!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what Jiang Jian truly wished to see was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how the one who obtained the Book of Life and Death would use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Qingqing took the Book of Life and Death in her personal capacity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian understood—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>given her relationship with the Jade Capital Sovereign,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was implausible that her actions lacked the True Lord’s guidance behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Book of Life and Death contained only limited primordial essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without subsequent power to sustain it, it would be like a tree without roots or water without a source—its utility would not last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other end of the communication fell instantly silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several seconds,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing said: “Jiang Jian, you can’t be joking about this. Are you serious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian spoke softly: “I only just discovered it myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Book of Life and Death can alter lifespans, control life and death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This artifact, forged from void into substance, carries within it the primordial essence of a deity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as a name and birth date are written upon it, one can expend its divine essence to use the Book’s unique trait to extend a being’s lifespan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s gaze was calm, his tone inexplicable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet the divine essence consumed to extend lifespan is unimaginable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If abused recklessly,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“this Book of Life and Death will not last long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other end,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing remained silent, still processing this shocking revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of the matter was, in fact, very simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The primordial essence of a deity was the core power behind extending lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Life and Death was merely a method—a way to utilize divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deities could do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for mortals, without special means, they could do nothing against the divine essence, vast as heaven itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Book of Life and Death was forged from void into substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its true function lay in formulaically using divine essence through relatively correct methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True divine essence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Lu Qingqing let out a bitter laugh: “This is simply too rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The acquisition of primordial divine essence was exceedingly scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broadly speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every divine gift weapon, every divine gift talent on Earth contained divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All spiritual flowers, rare herbs, heavenly treasures, and sacred lands emerged only by sensing divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the divine essence within these things was far too thin to be practically utilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the scarce spiritual treasures struggled to yield divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the Four Worlds of Earth and Moon, the only places universally recognized as rich in divine essence were the Odd Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from planetary rings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Odd Realms absorbed the most divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts born of “void into substance” within them naturally carried vast quantities of divine essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because only with abundant divine essence could one achieve creation from nothingness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creation from nothingness. Void into substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such acts, defying logic and physical law,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could be accomplished by no one—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>save deities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various Odd Realms, born from absorbing divine essence, were among the few places in the Four Worlds where one could directly encounter divine essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where shall we meet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian looked at the identity device: “I’ll deliver the item to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing sighed: “If it’s convenient for you, come to the Seventh Realm. My ancestral elder wishes to meet you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s gaze sharpened: “Is it Lu Yezhen, the True Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Precisely him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Qingqing nodded: “When you arrive at the Seventh Realm, simply call on your identity device. I’ll come out to meet you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The communication ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused in thought, then flipped his palm and activated the Earth Treasury Jade Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast Yinshan Wonder trembled instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around it blurred and twisted, piercing through dimensional barriers at an unimaginable speed, heading toward Chang’an Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I remember correctly,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the Jade Capital Lord also bears the surname Lu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s eyes narrowed in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu family is the second-most prominent clan on the surface world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two True Lords in one family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even across the Four Realms of Earth and Moon, there is no other such case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary beings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Spirit Platform realm is already unattainable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within a single clan, two True Lords have emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The probability is so vanishingly small, it can be entirely disregarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors once claimed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Lu Yezhen was merely a spiritual manifestation of the Jade Capital Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Spirit Platform cultivators were, in fact, the same person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For after he glimpsed the Spirit Platform, he withdrew into seclusion, remaining within the Seventh Realm, never stepping out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this claim shattered instantly after the Earth Alliance issued its official decree—utterly baseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yezhen is recognized by the Four Realms of Earth and Moon; in the eyes of the world, he is a true Spirit Platform True Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian once glimpsed a hidden corner of the Lu family within the Wall-Contemplation Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yezhen’s Spirit Platform realm, in another interpretation, was not a true Spirit Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, the Jade Capital Lord had used an unknown method to elevate his cultivation beyond the Divine Palace, reaching a state akin to a “Spirit Platform.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the true nature of the matter remains unknown to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian speculated that Lu Yezhen’s inability to leave the Seventh Realm for centuries might be tied to this very matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the identity device chimed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian lifted his wrist and glanced at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incoming call identifier clearly read “Jiang Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beneath it was marked: “ Fushushenfenqi .”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian swiped his finger to answer the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you’re out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice like a golden oriole rang from the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the other side activated live video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gray fox sat on the ground, raising its paw, gazing at him with wide, hopeful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jixue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian raised an eyebrow. “You’re still on the Interrealm Shuttle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The background behind the gray fox was unmistakably the shuttle’s cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I am.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue stammered, speech halting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent for a moment. “Calm down first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had not spoken to Jiang Jian in too long; a faint sense of distance had formed deep within its spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue took several deep breaths, steadied its mind, and Mianqiang  regained its former familiarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gazed at the holographic screen and whispered, “I’ve been outside the Second Realm with Guai Guai for nearly two years—the shuttle’s fuel is almost gone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it seemed to remember something and hastily raised its wrist. “Oh! The Zhou family of Taiping Prefecture sends resources every half-year—I’ve already inventoried them all for you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The total estimated value of these spiritual resources is eighty-four million Alliance Credits!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue beamed with pride, clearly seeking approval. “Over these two years, the resources Guai Guai consumed totaled seven million Alliance Credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The things I used amounted to one million three hundred thousand Alliance Credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve recorded every item meticulously—no oversight whatsoever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue walked into frame, her high ponytail swaying, arms crossed. “The entire Linjiang Prefecture is empty—you’ve only just emerged?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian glanced at her, then asked Jixue, “How much fuel remains on the Interrealm Shuttle?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue calculated carefully. “Enough for half a year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded. “No need for that long. Stay put. Wait outside the Second Realm’s gate—I’ll have new orders in a few days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jixue visibly brightened, wagging its fluffy tail and chirping, “Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue leaned against the sofa beside it. “By the way, I need to tell you something.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian asked, “What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue said, “After Linjiang Prefecture was sealed, many were relocated to neighboring prefectures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard from Zhou Lingling,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“that a girl was assigned to her neighborhood—she looks exactly like you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression grew slightly grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1794,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","09e5878a7366ba80d5079a73496045105799850fabee54d2827f423ecb40c767","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-288","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-286",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]