[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-302":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},2280852,4461,"Chapter 302: Observing the Stars, Transforming Fate","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-302",302,"\u003Cp>The imperial bedchamber’s main hall was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused to consider, then spoke first: “I must thank the Divine Envoy for your help with my sister and me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for Yin Yin, when the time comes, if she wishes, she may join my sister in Yinshan to cultivate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yinshan’s wonderland is vast enough to accommodate hundreds of millions of lives.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless a True Lord of the Spirit Platform launches an all-out assault on the wonderland, she will be perfectly safe within Yinshan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Linjiang Divine Envoy nodded and said softly: “Every living being has their own fate. You’re willing to care for them—that’s already enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped before Jiang Jian and swept his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A starlight token appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its reverse side was an endless expanse of starry galaxies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its front, three characters were engraved: “Observation Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is a one-time token to enter the Observation Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Envoy raised his hand and handed the starlight token to Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Observation Hall is the core structure of the Star Palace’s projection.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Within it, you may not only contemplate the cosmic qi, but also receive divine power augmentation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you wish to break through, carry the token and go there on your own.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the words “divine power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s gaze sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he knew well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “divine power” here was not true godly power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it was still filtered and extracted from stellar radiance—a treasure beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Divine Envoy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian accepted the token and said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t thank me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Envoy swept his sleeve. “The spiritual items from this banquet benefit the spirit greatly—I’ll have them delivered to the Observation Hall.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just remember your promise—that’s thanks enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Envoy of Fuanhezhou turned quietly, instantly dissolving into scattered starlight, vanishing without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few dozen seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of maids entered in sequence, bowed to Jiang Jian, then began clearing the banquet and transporting it to the Observation Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stood where he was, weighing his options, and had already decided: he would break through in the Observation Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, he had planned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To return to Yinshan and break through after resolving the “Yao Tong” matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Observation Hall of the Star Palace’s projection offered “cosmic qi” and “divine power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of these would greatly aid his next breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regardless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I must wait for Qingfeng and Mingyue to return before heading to Taiping Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stepped out of the imperial bedchamber’s main hall, his gaze steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he consumed the wonderland’s great power to release the Yinshan inhabitants,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those two Spirit Palace paper dolls\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were currently his strongest assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the wonderland’s primordial power diminished with each use and was nearly impossible to replenish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless absolutely necessary, Jiang Jian had no intention of wasting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were utterly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian walked along the starlit path, his palm turning lightly, revealing the origami token’s phantom form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By activating it, he could maintain spiritual connection with the paper dolls at any time, anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng’s voice came through, faint and blurred: “I’ve delivered the package. Now I’m aboard an unmanned flyer, returning as fast as I can.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said sternly: “Use the spirit-beast identity device I gave you to rent a small spacecraft and return to Linjiang Prefecture at full speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng replied: “Yes, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, it spoke again: “Master, when Shen Qingchan received the package, she behaved strangely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said: “Tell me the details when you return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng replied: “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated the origami token, temporarily severing the link, and turned his awareness toward Mingyue’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The origami token trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingyue said: “Master, I’ve collected all one thousand void currents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve gathered only three hundred of the negative energy clusters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tone carried clear emotional agitation: “There are few dead on the Earthly Plane. It takes tremendous effort to find them, and during the process, I nearly got discovered.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent briefly, then said: “Stop collecting negative energy. Return immediately to Earth’s surface and head to the outskirts of Linjiang Prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingyue replied: “Yes, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tucked away the token and walked toward the exit of the Star Palace’s projection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his estimation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivation level of the Taiping Prefecture’s “Yao Tong” was certainly not at the Spirit Platform stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just over a decade,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if one could truly ascend from nothing to glimpsing the Spirit Platform,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then this physician’s methods were truly godlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From every angle, such an extraordinary event seemed implausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian leaned toward the idea that “Yao Tong” himself had low cultivation, but possessed a special method to control medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had already separated the twelve crystal facets, leaving no hidden threats within or without his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet “Yao Tong”’s methods remained entirely unknown—he must prepare fully to confront them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Star Palace’s projection,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>many beings came and went, with a faint hum of chatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian manifested the Robe of the Wheel King—a black robe—as he walked alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though surrounded by bustle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his steps seemed as if he walked in darkness untouched by starlight, silent and still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stark contrast to the brilliant starry canopy above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the starlight, a slender girl stood not far ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stopped and looked at his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sister said softly: “With your profound cultivation foundation, failing to break through in the Academy World is highly unusual.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent for a moment, then said: “I’m going to resolve this now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhao stepped closer and extended her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between her slender white fingers, silver-white light surged, strangely radiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sister said, “For the past two years, I’ve trained relentlessly day and night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I unleash my bloodline fully, under my complete control,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can briefly stand against a Spirit Palace cultivator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>silver-white vortices swirled deep within her pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in brilliant light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhao’s robes fell like water, her black hair cascading like a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows and eyes were cold, exquisitely beautiful as a painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was like a goddess beneath the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the streaming stars, she stood alone, radiant as jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This matter truly requires you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian walked past his sister, “Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sister said nothing; the silver light in her fingers faded, and she fell silently into step beside Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Jian walked, his thoughts grew heavy, still pondering how to confront “Yao Tong” in Taiping Prefecture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He speculated inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of “Yao Tong” was almost certainly born from the bloodline he had given his sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was precisely why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her bone structure and features mirrored his sister’s exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Jiang Zhao had not come of her own accord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Qing Feng and Ming Yue returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian would still keep his sister close, ensuring she fully controlled the bloodline to guard against unforeseen dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The physician likely never anticipated this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Zhao has completely mastered the bloodline—she has not been corrupted or turned into a puppet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within Jiang Jian’s spirit, a new sense of confidence arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the physician’s lingering schemes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own hidden cards were far from few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul’s source energy was brimming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could activate the Willow Branch and Li Hen, among other supreme treasures, multiple times in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing Feng and Ming Yue stood by to guard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the situation turned dire,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could even activate the Earth Store Jade Seal and summon the might of Yinshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Call forth the Night Walker and Day Walker—spirit beings of Yinshan’s Divine Palace—to descend into the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with preparations this thorough,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>facing the lingering schemes left by the physician,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian still dared not grow careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yao Tong’s talent is called “Transformation of Fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he did not know its exact effect,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had a premonition:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he mishandle this talent even slightly, he could plunge into irrecoverable ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Zhao halted, suddenly speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head toward Jiang Jian, her expression turning solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1376,"2026-06-20T01:21:35.424Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","ac958f24195deadebc0bbdd31c20d8be1c11aba4ae5d2ff9a1f8ad532aa80b63","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-303","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-301",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]