[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-45":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},2280595,4461,"Chapter 45: Day and Night","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Facing the students’ varied glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Jian’s expression remained unchanged as he said sternly, “Top ten receive extended access to the campus cultivation chamber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Top twenty receive cultivation herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, communication alerts chimed on many students’ identity devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s gaze flickered as he opened his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have received a reward: 3 hours of campus cultivation chamber access.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have received a reward: 5 units of cultivation herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu smiled and said, “I’ve got two hours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan checked his message and said, “I’ve got one hour and only two units of herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu shut off his device and looked at Jiang Jian: “Normally, campus cultivation chamber time can only be bought with academic credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Zhang is really generous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top twenty students, having seen their rewards, all wore pleased expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest, who received no reward, suppressed their smiles, eyes filled with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one mentioned elimination again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class dismissed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After distributing the rewards, Zhang Jian said not another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and climbed the gangway, boarding a flying pod that departed the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian, heading to the campus cultivation chamber?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused a moment, then replied, “Good—I’ve never been there before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu tapped his identity device to summon a drone pod: “Cultivating inside is truly like advancing a thousand miles in a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you buy time with credits, it costs ten credits per hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The chamber is lined with intricate arrays that greatly accelerate cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu and Jiang Jian boarded the pod in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m coming too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan, carrying Yueyue Dao, followed them aboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after sitting down, his gaze drifted, fixed on the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if burdened by some thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pod activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It halted before a towering building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cabin door opened; Liu Tiezhu leapt out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stepped down from the pod, and immediately, noise surged around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the building’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many students came and went, bustling and noisy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On campus, this is the only cultivation chamber.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu said, “Seventeen departments, eighteen hundred freshmen—all sharing this one building.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why it’s so crowded.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A robotic butler approached the entrance, its mechanical voice announcing: “Please input desired cultivation time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu stepped forward, swiped his identity device: “Two hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue light flashed on the robot’s chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detected remaining time—deducted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No academic credits consumed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Room automatically assigned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please enter the elevator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu waved at Jiang Jian and walked straight into the main elevator: “I’m going to cultivate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the building’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than a dozen elevators, over twenty robotic attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened his identity device and held it before the robot: “Three hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After verification, the robot stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detected remaining time—deducted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No academic credits consumed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Room automatically assigned.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please enter the elevator.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian turned his head and glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan stood still, holding Yueyue Dao, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent for a moment, said nothing, and boarded the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors sealed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building was vast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood a steel alloy door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow shimmered on his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door seemed to sense it, sliding open to either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond lay a corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your assigned cultivation room: third door on the left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian followed the instruction to the room’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remaining cultivation time in this room: 3 hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the reminder sounded, the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stepped inside and immediately sensed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around the room—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were surging qi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shenque point’s qi circulation surged with sudden, fierce vitality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door sealed tightly behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian wasted no time, sitting cross-legged on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately activated the Jing Ling Zhen Fa and began cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The qi at Shenque churned and accelerated—its flow at least tripled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, the cultivation herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian suddenly remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rummaged through his bag and pulled out ten units of cultivation herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extras included in the resource pack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten units of cultivation herbs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian picked one up, tore open the paper wrapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fragrant, herbal scent filled his nose and mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation herbs are brewed from precious plants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When ingested, they strengthen qi reserves and boost cultivation speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The effect lasts about sixty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of the description of the cultivation herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian directly placed the herb into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool and slightly bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a dozen seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb’s potency dispersed through the meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian felt heat rising all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian closed his eyes and sensed the boiling qi in his shenque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pure Spirit True Method had been pushed to its limit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi surged and circulated at breakneck speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The herb’s potency was being consumed at a frantic rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around his body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the gathering qi was consumed even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the array buried in the room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>emitted a continuous hum, activating at full power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>thin strands of blood-red flame blazed fiercely around Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson flames flickered in and out, burning with ferocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him was scorched inch by inch, emitting a piercing sizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This cultivation speed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is what I want!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Jiang Jian suddenly opened his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his pupils spun with blood-red vortices!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation herb was supposed to last sixty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is only thirty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just half an hour,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the herb’s potency had been completely exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached for his bag and tore open another packet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed another cultivation herb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potency spread, and the shenque qi surged like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated the Pure Spirit True Method and continued cultivating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he estimated his resource consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hour consumes two doses of herb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five hours, and these ten doses will be gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Zhang Jian of the department awarded five cultivation herbs, but they haven’t arrived at the dormitory yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian picked up his identity device, logged into the academy platform, and found the campus cultivation room: \"Purchase two hours!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity device delivered a prompt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are purchasing two hours of cultivation room time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cost: 20 academy credits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Confirm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tapped confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Academy credits were precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every credit expenditure required repeated verification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Purchase successful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have spent 20 academy credits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your remaining credits: 1100.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the spotless cultivation room lit up its screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remaining cultivation room time: 4 hours 30 minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tore open the remaining eight doses of herb and placed them on his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the hum of the array,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he began cultivating again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation Building, Central Control Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on with this room!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The staff member frowned, staring at a corner of the monitor screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The large screen displayed surveillance feeds from over a hundred cultivation rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This room’s array has been running at maximum capacity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the screen, baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1201,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","afc901c21383baa8c14c6998a661557842acdee9d4abe24ab381141a75189382","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-46","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-44",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]