[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-297":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},2280847,4461,"Chapter 297: Divine Envoy","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-297",297,"\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue stepped forward, her crimson lips tightly pressed as she spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian steadied his mind, withdrew his gaze, and looked at the ghost before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was exceedingly beautiful; her hair ribbon undone, her jet-black tresses cascaded down, veiling her pale, moonlit face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have a request.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue’s voice grew even softer, “I wish to walk the Naiheqiao in Yinshan, cleanse my primordial resentment, and be reborn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian raised an eyebrow. “The current Yinshan holds only ghostly reincarnation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you choose the Naiheqiao for rebirth, you will lose all memories and become nothing but an ordinary ghost soldier.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To cultivate upward will be extremely difficult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue shook her head. “Though ghost soldiers of Yinshan are weak, they possess pure ghostly energy, and deep within their primordial core, not a trace of resentment remains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have confidence that one day I will break through to the Divine Palace realm and reclaim my memories.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was resolute; she bowed low, kneeling before Jiang Jian in respectful reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue was a registered pet, holding a subsidiary identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s every communication could be viewed by her at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she understood the Yinshan Wonderland well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rebirth offered by the “Naiheqiao” there was incomplete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one cultivated to the Divine Palace realm as a ghost soldier, one could restore the spiritual memories from before rebirth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet her primordial resentment could be utterly cleansed, leaving not a single trace behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agreed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, Jiang Jian nodded in acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he softly warned, “If you fail to cultivate a realm, you will be swallowed by the million ghost soldiers and lose all sense of self forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Qingyue did not rise; instead, she knelt prostrate, lifting her watery eyes to fix them on the white-robed boy: “I will never regret it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian rose from the sofa, flipped his palm, and drew forth the Earth Store Jade Seal, activating it instantly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal of space twisted into existence from nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It appeared clearly beneath Zhou Qingyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the ghost had no time to react—she fell straight through!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space portal sealed shut instantly, leaving no trace, as if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take her to the Naiheqiao for rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian held the jade seal, paused, then added, “Assign someone to watch over her. Give her slight resource advantages.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Realm Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Store Jade Seal trembled, transmitting the respectful voice of the Night Patrol Inspector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the corner of the cabin,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xue suddenly opened her eyes, jolting awake from sleep, glancing around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she stood upright on all four paws, her gaze suspicious as she muttered, “Huh? Where did the ghost go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tucked away the jade seal. “To Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xue’s eyes widened in shock; she remained speechless for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she spoke slowly, her tone clearly downcast: “She actually kept her word—she really went to Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This parting may be forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray fox swished her tail, head drooping, muttering to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian ignored her, walking to the cockpit and gazing up at the star map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Interdimensional Shuttle moved swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far ahead lay the border of Taiping Prefecture—the coordinates sent by Jiang Zhao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If she has ambition, she will return one day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian extended his sleeve, brushing his hand over Ji Xue’s head. “Set course. Increase speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Xue blinked, her mood lifting; she leapt onto the cockpit, waving her paws as she fully piloted the Interdimensional Shuttle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shuttle blasted out blazing exhaust flames, slicing through the clouds, its speed surging!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Interdimensional Shuttle entered Taiping Prefecture, arriving at the edge of an uninhabited mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here lay the entrance to the Star Palace Projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated his identity device and transmitted the coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remained inside the shuttle, waiting in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a magnificent, breathtaking star portal appeared in the night sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal flashed like a startled swan—gone in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet torrents of starlight poured forth, enveloping the entire Interdimensional Shuttle, causing it to vanish in an instant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering mountains resumed their stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Star Palace Projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a breathtakingly beautiful star-river micro-realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dazzling meteors with trailing flames streaked in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ground beneath their feet resembled outer space, faint starlight shimmering, giving the illusion of floating, utterly mystic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stood a majestic Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This vast palace was entirely carved from ice-jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight danced, moonlight reflected, transforming it into a celestial palace of heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Interdimensional Shuttle hovered in midair; its hatch burst open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian descended the gangway, gazing at the scene before him, his spirit settling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this was not the true Qishen Star Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the “Star Palace Projection,” a space micro-realm formed by its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the seventy prefectures,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>each prefecture housed a “Star Palace Projection,” governed by its Prefectural Divine Envoy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this “Star Palace Projection,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was personally overseen by the Divine Envoy of Linjiang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the “Star Palace Projection” paled in comparison to a Wonderland,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could still, by borrowing the power of the Qishen Star Palace, open space portals in short bursts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its true location lay deep within the planetary barrier, nearly impossible for ordinary beings to find.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Linjiang Prefecture once suffered a spatial current, it was perilous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yin had taken Jiang Zhao and several close classmates into Linjiang Prefecture’s “Star Palace Projection,” and they had never left since.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>starlight wove together,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>forming the figure of a man clad in star-embroidered robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord of Yinshan has come. My apologies for the tardy welcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man smiled warmly, his tone gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression hardened—he immediately recognized this man as the Prefectural Divine Envoy of Linjiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his perception,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Divine Envoy’s aura was unfathomable, as if fused with the surrounding environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised Jiang Jian even more,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was that this being was not originally human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet every inch of his body radiated the aura of a living mortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cannot accept such praise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Jiang Jian suppressed his thoughts, his expression solemn as he bowed to the Prefectural Divine Envoy: “Greetings, Divine Envoy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prefectural Divine Envoy’s cultivation was unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far beyond what any ordinary Divine Palace cultivator could match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian remembered clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Deputy Prefect of Linjiang Prefecture, Jiang Wenjian, clashed with officials from Hanjiang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Hanjiang Prefect appeared, he immediately suppressed the entire scene; no one dared to defy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if one observed his words and conduct, one could sense that this Prefect still held deep apprehension toward the Prefecture Divine Envoy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian speculated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true cultivation of the Prefecture Divine Envoys, even if not as high as Shen Xi, Shang Wuyi, or Xu Qingxian, could not be much lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seventy prefectures on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full seventy Prefecture Divine Envoys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true means by which the Earth Alliance and the Tianjing Central Authority controlled Earth’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Prefecture Divine Envoys were also among the most reliable core combat forces on Earth’s surface!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Lord of Yinshan is too courteous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Linjiang Divine Envoy smiled unchanged, “Those who hold the title of Wonder Realm are officially equal in status to top Divine Palace cultivators; no need for excessive formality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said solemnly, “Your Divine Envoy’s benevolent heart has taken in so many ordinary people, including my sister—I haven’t even had the chance to thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his gaze turned toward the depths of the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the majestic Star Palace stood countless newly built houses, woven from starlight and paved with snow-white jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each house housed one family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rough count revealed tens of thousands of houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, they had all remained here, still without proper resettlement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Linjiang Divine Envoy sighed and said, “Linjiang Prefecture once held one billion souls; now all have been uprooted and forced to relocate to neighboring prefectures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even so, the pressure on the Linjiang Prefectural Office remains unimaginably immense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Resettlement matters remain far from complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the Divine Envoy here, if I do not share the burden of the office, I deserve no title of shepherd and guardian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian keenly sensed that around the Star Palace’s projection, space portals continued to flicker incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time a portal flickered and vanished,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>another family of ordinary people was delivered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked around, their faces filled with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lost their homes, their jobs, and now dragged their families to unfamiliar lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For ordinary people, this was an unimaginable catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Linjiang Prefectural Office and nearby prefectural administrations were doing their utmost to resolve these issues,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the population of Linjiang was simply too vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, over a month had passed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and resettlement efforts had not even reached half completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many lived in temporary shelters, surviving day by day on food and water issued by the prefectural office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoned hovercars, public housing units, reserve combat vehicles of the prefectural office, large transport containers—all had become scarce resources for temporary housing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These items, serving as temporary residences for relocated populations, had all become scarce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not a single person dared return to Linjiang Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew when Saturn’s colony would launch another attack on Mercury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tianjing Central Authority had issued explicit orders:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a key node of Earth’s stellar ring, Linjiang Prefecture constantly faced spatial compression and must be fully evacuated to ensure the safety of Earth’s citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Earth’s orbital node, Linjiang Prefecture constantly faced spatial compression and had to be fully evacuated to ensure the safety of Earth’s citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1636,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","cc9497a6eed35a229df0260f2e868eb6638111fa29d0330fc68d6bef863a79f3","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-298","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-296",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]