[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ascending-to-divinity":3,"chapter-ascending-to-divinity-ascending-to-divinity-chapter-66":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},2280616,4461,"Chapter 66: Spirit Platform","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Jiang Jian paused to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiped the screen and dialed the real-time communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, the call connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian, junior, are you getting used to life at the academy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi’s tone was gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian said: “Just starting to get familiar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi smiled. “If you have any questions about your cultivation, feel free to ask me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian asked: “Over the past two days, I’ve felt restless during cultivation, but I can’t find the cause.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi fell silent for a moment, then asked directly: “Do you often train in the academy’s cultivation room?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded. “Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi sighed. “If you stay there too long, you grow accustomed to rapid cultivation. When you leave, how can you possibly calm your mind?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian frowned. “But I can still enter a cultivation state when I’m in my dormitory.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not as simple as you think.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi shook his head. “Even if your will is as unyielding as iron, your acupoints and meridians don’t care.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take the Shenque acupoint, for example.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s accustomed to a constant flow of Qi within the meridians, transforming and circulating.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Suddenly move it outside, where Qi is thin—it transforms slower than a turtle, barely enough to fill a tooth gap. Naturally, it refuses to move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you force yourself to cultivate with ironclad willpower.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your acupoints and meridians are part of your body. When they’re uncomfortable, they’ll inevitably affect your mental state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why you feel restless and inexplicably agitated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian pondered, then asked: “So how do you fix this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi said: “Two solutions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, you must train only within the cultivation room area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you’re outside, don’t cultivate. Do something else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The cultivation residence I’m pursuing is a higher-grade cultivation room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The progress you make outside is practically nonexistent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been cultivating for less than three years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never cultivate unless I’m inside the cultivation room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet I still reached the Surge Spring realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi’s tone carried pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation is extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Surge Spring realm is a level most people never glimpse in their entire lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, most people\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>don’t even dare to dream of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gu Qi achieved it in under three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian fell silent briefly, then asked: “What’s the second solution?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi said: “The second solution is to conquer your own body with an unimaginable will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s eyes narrowed in thought. “Conquer my own body?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi nodded. “Yes. Ordinary people simply can’t do this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you’re hungry, you eat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you’re thirsty, you drink.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“you use your will to suppress your body’s instincts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that point,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“your blood, your bones, your meridians, your acupoints—all will submit to your consciousness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Minor cultivation obstacles will then be effortlessly overcome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi shifted topic to something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian, junior, in a month, the Two-Fu Dao Debate begins.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At that time, I’ll use the opportunity to compete for the position of Chief Student at Linjiang Academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you considered joining my faction?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian asked: “I’ve heard of the Chief Student position—one per divine-gifted university, representing its honor. But what exactly is the Two-Fu Dao Debate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi nodded. “The previous cohort has graduated; the Chief Student position is vacant. I intend to claim it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wording was confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Linjiang Academy’s third-year students number nearly a thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there are barely any who’ve reached Surge Spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi himself possesses the rare Level 4 “Art” talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fewer than one hand’s worth of students even have a chance to challenge him for Chief Student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Two-Fu Dao Debate is important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the name suggests,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“it’s the academic exchange between Linjiang Prefecture and Hanjiang Prefecture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All divine-gifted universities across both prefectures participate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it’s called a Dao Debate, there must be a ranking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are scholarly debates and martial contests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seventeen divine-gifted universities from Linjiang Prefecture will take part.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In contrast,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“twenty divine-gifted universities from Hanjiang Prefecture will join.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi swiped his finger, sending over a file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-years won’t learn about this until later. I’m giving it to you early—don’t leak it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notification chimed—new message received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian opened his identity device and accessed the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were all the rules of the Two-Fu Dao Debate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every detail, clearly laid out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Jian, junior, have you decided?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian nodded slightly. “I’ll need to consult you further on cultivation matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi smiled. “With you on my side, the first-year section is already secured.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real-time call ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shut off his identity device, pondering Gu Qi’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi’s analysis did align partially with his own situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jiang Jian knew:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every cultivator’s path is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Gu Qi’s words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>don’t dismiss them entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But don’t accept them wholly either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t cultivate outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yet you reached Surge Spring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must have lived in the cultivation room day and night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this period of cultivation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian had gained a profound understanding of its difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching Surge Spring in under three years\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>requires more than just talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greater still are the needs: willpower, resilience, patience, insight, vast quantities of Alliance Coins, enormous academic credits, countless cultivation resources, expensive arrays, and various buffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of these are indispensable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qi must not be underestimated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Conquer your own body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s some truth to that—it’s given me some insight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian returned to his bedroom, sat quietly, and gently closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From deep within, he carefully sensed his own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The circulation of blood, the flow of Qi, the expansion and contraction of meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every subtlest change was captured by Jiang Jian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shenque Point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi flowed through Shenque, forming its own cycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian perceived it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the scarcity of Qi, the increase with each cycle was minuscule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost imperceptible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual essence of Shenque refused to stir at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing this way was inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he forced himself with willpower, compelling his meridians and acupoints to operate at high intensity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the result was only mental agitation and chaotic thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation speed would only slow further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Conquer your own body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It cannot be achieved overnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian reached out unconsciously and found a pill box on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fresh box of “Calming Nutritional Tablets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian held the box, silent for several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he suddenly released his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His restless mind grew noticeably calmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My illness isn’t cured yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to restore my soul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will reach that realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lingtai.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Jian’s face grew pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable, terrible will surged from within his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-20T01:21:34.271Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","054e24d649a79c7a9ac66e2ec1cbc5fc81d87d1831a0f69ccc2f0379dba72d05","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-67","ascending-to-divinity-chapter-65",306,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fascending-to-divinity-cover.jpg"]