[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-49":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},2280599,4461,"Chapter 49: Flying Snow","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>“Morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu walked up close, glanced at Jiang Jian, and raised an eyebrow: “Jiang Jian, your spiritual essence cultivation seems stronger than yesterday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian smiled and said, “Is it that obvious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me, it’s very obvious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu nodded, “Last night, you must’ve gone to the training room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian did not deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan asked from beside, “Liu Tiezhu, what’s your talent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu gave a mysterious smile: “My talent is strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan’s lip twitched: “This weekend we’re doing a learning mission—want to join?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance exam had 1,800 new students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu ranked first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength was unquestionable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu asked, “You two?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan said, “Me and Jiang Jian.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu looked up, glancing at Shi Xuan’s back where the Yueyue Blade hung, “We still need two more for a five-person squad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he agreed readily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu’s gaze carried a subtle scrutiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan’s entrance score wasn’t impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Level-3 Divine Gift weapon was real combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan noticed his gaze but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew Liu Tiezhu agreed not because of the Yueyue Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly 9 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian adjusted his bag and said, “Time for class.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the stairs, the heavy door slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students filed up the stairs into the large lecture hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classroom was huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White stone pillars rose tall; the floor and walls were paved with clear, polished stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling bore ancient murals of water and clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire tiered lecture hall was built with craftsmanship from centuries ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian found a seat at random and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Academy’s fifty students gradually took their places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vast classroom remained sparsely filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class is now in session.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female teacher in a scholar’s robe entered, her voice soft yet firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The course I teach is ‘Mastering Acupoints.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood on the podium and tapped her identity device repeatedly: “Take out your textbooks and match them with the diagrams.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large screen instantly displayed an acupoint structure chart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When it comes to cultivation,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“you must mention three crucial acupoints.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First and foremost: the Shénquē acupoint.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the Divine Gift ceremony, the Shénquē acupoint is activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enabling everyone to cultivate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today we will learn,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“the basic flow of spiritual energy through the Shénquē acupoint,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“and the pathways of its branching meridians.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female teacher lectured with great seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian listened while flipping through ‘Mastering Acupoints,’ taking notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theory class passed quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, dismissal time arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the teacher left the classroom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s textbook was filled with notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This systematic course was highly useful to Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had cultivated spiritual energy solely by following the methods in ‘Pure Spirit True Method.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attending the theory class,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>understanding the basic flow of Shénquē spiritual energy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could cross-verify it with ‘Pure Spirit True Method,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making his Shénquē cultivation smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian closed his textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he packed his bag, he activated ‘Pure Spirit True Method,’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making slight adjustments to his energy circulation based on his own understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian sensed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that after the adjustment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his control over spiritual energy had indeed improved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you trying to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing it, Jiang Jian looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the lecture hall entrance, over a dozen students had gathered, pointing and whispering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl with a ponytail stood on the stairs, expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stairs, Shi Xuan’s face flushed red, pointing at her wrist: “That bracelet is mine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua replied coldly: “I only know it was given to me by the family head—it now belongs to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan gritted his teeth: “It was my mother’s dowry—he had no right to give it away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua’s face grew colder: “Move aside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan’s neck turned crimson; he stood firm, drawing the Yueyue Blade from his back: “You took my other things—I let it go—but this bracelet is my mother’s treasure. Why should you have it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the lecture hall, many First Academy students stood nearby, watching and murmuring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard Shi Luohua is Shi Xuan’s cousin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah, what cousin? Look at her cold, distant attitude—she probably doesn’t recognize her own kin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With a Level-4 talent, she looks down on everyone, ugh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She even stole Shi Xuan’s mother’s dowry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now she acts like it’s none of her business—why not just return it?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still acting like it’s none of her business—why not just return it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many students wore expressions of indignation, glaring at Shi Luohua like daggers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since enrollment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua had been reclusive, avoiding all contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan, by contrast, was generous and had made many friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So these First Academy students, though watching the spectacle, clearly sided with Shi Xuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua scanned the crowd; her gaze grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bracelet on her wrist was a treasure bestowed by the Shi family head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know it was Shi Xuan’s mother’s dowry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not know it was her mother-in-law’s dowry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to hand it over to Shi Xuan now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now to demand she hand over the bracelet and give it to Shi Xuan was utterly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want the bracelet, go ask the family head for it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua flipped his palm and unslung a long sword from the side of his backpack. “If you keep acting like a bully here, don’t blame me for being uncivilized!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Luohua, you truly have no sense of shame!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan, enraged, let out a bitter laugh. “You’re a branch member of the Shi family—thanks to your Level Four talent, you took my resources, and I accepted it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But to seize my mother’s dowry? That I will never allow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua’s gaze turned icy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold blade hummed softly as its light slashed upward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The piercing clash of metal rang out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan barely managed to raise his Moon-Seeking Blade before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, he was blasted clean out of the lecture hall by the sheer force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desks, chairs, and benches shattered and flew apart under the swordlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many nearby students paled and activated their protective measures, retreating swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rip!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wooden leg from a desk spun through the air and tore straight through Jiang Jian’s “Acupoint Overview” textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pages ripped apart, fluttering like snowflakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s hand still rested on the left side of the book, in the corner covered with notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right half of the textbook had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stared at the ruined half-book, standing motionless in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian tucked the remaining half of the “Acupoint Overview” into his backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance to the large lecture hall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stopped and quietly watched Shi Luohua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua sensed him, turned his head slightly while still holding his sword. “None of your business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian spoke softly. “You’re right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Xuan’s affairs are none of mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only came to watch the show.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, he paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian unslung his black cloth bundle, took Han Guang in hand, his voice still calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you ruined my textbook.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now it is.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned fully around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he truly studied the strikingly beautiful boy before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","4e9c305a5c9fd443bbfa454a9194a9c7640272563d76873665322a2c7715ed55","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-50","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-48",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]