[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-53":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},2280603,4461,"Chapter 53","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-53",53,"\u003Cp>I was originally a Shuzi  of the Prefectural Prince’s household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abandoned by my parents as a child, betrayed by my own clan, forsaken by my childhood sweetheart, and exiled to the frontier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year, during the Divine Gift Examination, I awakened a Level 5 Art, shocking the entire Prefecture!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step, I ascended to the esteemed position of Divine Envoy of the Prefecture, wielding authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Prefect himself bows his head respectfully when he sees me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will make everyone who looked down on me and betrayed me regret it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A commercial voice blared from the soap opera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of the passionate teenage hero rang strong and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua stared blankly, oblivious to her surroundings, scrolling through the short drama as she walked to the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m returning your Spirit Bracelet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed the jade bracelet on the table, her tone calm. “I’ll explain to the Clan Head myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as she spoke, her eyes never moved, still fixed on the handsome, overacting boy on her identity device screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan’s face filled with shock, his mouth agape. “You...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Liu Tiezhu and Shan Ye exchanged glances, both wearing strange expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Luohua finally tore her gaze from the short drama and looked at Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will win back my rank in the Ladder Tournament.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she stepped lightly, still scrolling her identity device, and left the dining hall directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Xuan picked up the Spirit Bracelet, his eyes reddening as he gently caressed it, his fingers trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s discuss the study mission later this week.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian remained calm, paying little heed to Shi Luohua’s words. “I’m going to retrieve my goods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Tiezhu stood up. “I’ve eaten enough. I’m heading back too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll forward any suitable study missions to you when I find them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unmanned aerial pod activated, its hatch sealing shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian leaned back alone in his seat and opened his identity device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“20 units of Cultivation Spirit Herbs purchased successfully!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your expenditure: 10,000 shopping credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your remaining shopping credits: 42,500.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your goods will be delivered to your door within three hours by dedicated personnel and vehicle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This message had been sent an hour ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian swiped it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the latest message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your goods have been delivered to the Dormitory Building. Collected by the robotic butler.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unmanned aerial pod accelerated, racing toward the Dormitory Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened the Academy platform and located the campus cultivation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are about to purchase 10 hours of cultivation chamber time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cost: 100 academic credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian clicked confirm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Purchase successful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have spent 100 academic credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your remaining academic credits: 1,000.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After purchasing the chamber time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the aerial pod arrived at the Dormitory Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian did not exit. Instead, he tapped his identity device and issued an order to the robotic butler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deliver the 20 units of Cultivation Spirit Herbs to the lobby at maximum speed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust erupted as a heavy object plummeted from above!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian frowned slightly and looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crate containing the goods had smashed into the grass, sinking halfway in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the robotic butler’s voice came through his identity device: “Took five seconds. Fast enough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s expression turned odd. He stepped out of the aerial pod; a crimson light barrier rose, sealing out the dust. “Fast? Yes, extremely fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the 20 units of Cultivation Spirit Herbs in hand, Jiang Jian wasted not a single moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately changed the aerial pod’s destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It headed toward the campus cultivation chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s currently 12:00 noon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Train until tomorrow morning.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten hours probably won’t be enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Cultivation Spirit Herbs won’t last either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll come back later for more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had already noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each crate of Cultivation Spirit Herbs held at most 20 units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the platform delivered them separately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you bought 200 units at once, they’d arrive one crate at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each delivery required a long wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the robotic butler could not leave the Dormitory Building’s boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to return himself to retrieve the goods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Campus Cultivation Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian walked confidently to the elevator and found his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The chamber’s array seems to have been reinforced.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian sat cross-legged on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly sensed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that the ambient Qi supply was slightly more stable than yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was perfectly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian stopped thinking further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tore open the paper wrapping of the Cultivation Spirit Herbs and began his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The fight with Shi Luohua helped me greatly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fighting a person,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“is very different from fighting ghosts, demons, or monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian carefully recalled the brief battle, just seconds long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brow slowly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that in nearly every instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had room for improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before this,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“my combat awareness relied purely on instinct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though it was already slightly stronger than Shi Luohua’s,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could have done far better—far more perfectly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I want to hone my combat skills anytime, anywhere,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can only wait for Saturday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Ladder Tournament has opened access to new students.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian gently closed his eyes, carefully sensing the Qi at his Shenque point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he had been eating with Liu Tiezhu and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had not cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy in the Shenque point had not recovered much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It remained nearly depleted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The speed of spiritual energy circulation seems to have increased slightly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian activated the Pure Spirit True Method, circulating spiritual energy along its prescribed path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual energy was moving significantly faster than before!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Shenque point gradually filled with spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thereafter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with each cycle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the upper limit of his spiritual energy slowly increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His insights and realizations from combat,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian likewise integrated into his cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While cultivating,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he continuously recalled his battle with Shi Luohua in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy swirling around him sharply trembled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I were to return to noon,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“and fight Shi Luohua again,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“it would take only five seconds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could kill her outright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She wouldn’t even have time to activate her Spirit Bracelet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s mind replayed the noon battle repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept imagining: if he had responded differently, if he had controlled his spiritual energy with even greater precision, how the outcome would have changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his estimation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the time required for him to kill Shi Luohua grew shorter and shorter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the academy’s great array\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ensured the safety of students within the campus,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian knew well:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when facing an enemy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>never think of holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you intend to retreat, hesitation creeps in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual energy, fully unleashed, then forcibly reversed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>causes a chain reaction throughout the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even ten percent of your full power cannot reach seven—worse, you may injure yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Jiang Jian deduced\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that his current strength could easily crush Shi Luohua as she was at noon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his heart held no trace of pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shi Luohua is also progressing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On the surface, she’s obsessed with short dramas and never cultivates.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“a Level Four talent is never as simple as it appears.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The academy has just opened; everyone has only just begun cultivating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone is advancing rapidly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian, expressionless, tore open another pack of cultivation herbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t need to compare myself to others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I must compare myself to myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your cultivation chamber time has expired.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please purchase more promptly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room’s spiritual energy supply ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A semi-transparent floating screen flickered with blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened his identity device and tapped directly on the academy platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are about to purchase: 8 hours of cultivation chamber time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cost: 80 academy credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian confirmed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Purchase successful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You spent: 80 academy credits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your remaining credits: 920.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened the Linjiang network and suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could have simply set the delivery address for my cultivation herbs directly to the campus cultivation chamber!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Jiang Jian made the purchase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1386,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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