[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-stop-using-your-divine-powers":3,"chapter-just-stop-using-your-divine-powers-just-stop-using-your-divine-powers-chapter-65":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Stop Using Your Divine Powers!",{"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},2275923,4450,"Chapter 65: Chapter Fifty-Eight: [Return to Origin, Return to Place]","just-stop-using-your-divine-powers-chapter-65",65,"\u003Cp>That evening, after dinner, Chen Yan had Luo Geng shine a flashlight as they inspected every green stone slab of the Spirit Gathering Array in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out the batch of white jade plaques delivered that afternoon—the heartless boss had finally shown a shred of conscience; though he’d ordered a hundred, he’d sent a hundred and twenty, the extra ones a free gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan casually picked out a few, infused them with Nascent Soul energy, then handed them to Luo Geng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re in charge of placing them in the array’s core—each jade plaque keeps the array running for two hours. You swap them out every two hours, got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” (Aren’t I supposed to sleep?! )\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Geng obediently accepted—though Chen Yan couldn’t shake the feeling that the guy was looking at him oddly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(This thing made me run back and forth for days?! )\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the knockoff artifact was placed in the core, the Spirit Gathering Array, long dormant, reactivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As faint threads of celestial energy gathered within the villa’s courtyard, Chen Yan inhaled deeply, savoring the thickening Qi in the air, then turned and walked back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he found Gu Xiaoniang leaning against the wall, arms crossed, watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gu Xiaoniang, forgive my crude setup—my resources are limited, so I could only assemble this knockoff Spirit Gathering Array.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang blinked, then seemed to grasp the meaning of “knockoff,” and shook her head: “This array is well-made. I examined the talisman inscriptions—your cultivation technique was directly taught by the Venerable, wasn’t it? In your world, where Qi is scarce, at twenty-two you’ve reached this level—it’s remarkable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan raised an eyebrow... I’ve trained less than a month total—does that make me a chosen child of heaven, the Dao’s illegitimate son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, using those cheap jade plaques as the core is wasteful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not wasteful—they cost next to nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean it’s inconvenient,” Gu Xiaoniang said, shaking her head. “Don’t you know a better way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?” Chen Yan’s eyes lit up. He bowed formally, his expression solemn: “Please instruct me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang smiled faintly, stepped outside, and grabbed Luo Geng, who stood beside the flowerbed’s core: “Return to your true form!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Yes, Master.” Luo Geng dared not resist; his body trembled, then swelled into a giant tortoise the size of a millstone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang frowned: “Too big. Smaller.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tortoise slowly shrank in her grip, until it reached the size of a palm, then stopped: “Master, my cultivation isn’t strong enough—I can only shrink this much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, it’s enough.” Gu Xiaoniang whispered a quick incantation beside the tortoise’s head; the creature’s eyes instantly glowed with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang asked slowly: “Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood!” The tortoise’s voice trembled with fervor: “Thank you, Master, for transmitting this method!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang placed the tortoise on the flowerbed. It slowly crawled into the array’s core, retracting its head, limbs, and tail into its shell...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array’s Qi surged back into the core; the shell’s patterns glowed faintly, then dimmed, before releasing countless streams of Qi that flowed gently across the villa courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang clapped her hands and turned back inside, eyeing Chen Yan, who stood wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...This actually works?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No suitable artifact? Use this instead—it’s even better than any artifact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan said slowly: “Aren’t you afraid of being doxxed by the Divine Protection Organization?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang didn’t understand his words, but guessed he was complaining, and shook her head: “It’s a tortoise spirit. This season, it’s due to hibernate anyway—it sleeps for months.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, this array gathers Qi, concentrates it at the core, then releases it. As the core, it’s constantly bathed in flowing Qi—great for its cultivation. And I just taught it a method to refine its body with Qi. Three months here equals years of normal training.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Yan still confused, Gu Xiaoniang added: “Spirits aren’t skilled in spells. Aside from a few innate abilities, they rely on their tough bodies. The method I taught it was given to me by a spirit friend on the Prison Platform—it suits it perfectly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Chen Yan silent, Gu Xiaoniang frowned: “What’s the problem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m just wondering—who’s going to clean the house tomorrow? The only one who works is now the array’s core.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang smiled, cracking her knuckles: “I’m guessing it’s you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Fine, you’re right.” Chen Yan sighed in resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>·\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm: Entry, Return to Origin, Ascend to the Platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Gu Xiaoniang, Chen Yan’s current stage is [Return to Origin], the second stage of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan guessed his advancement to the second stage came from rescuing Lu Sisi and receiving a massive influx of Qi (karma?) from the Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure self-cultivation would’ve taken years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Gu Xiaoniang said, Qi in this world is thin—even with top-tier techniques, progress is painfully slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s likely why the Dao forbids beings above the Celestial Human Realm from existing here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>·\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang cultivates combat arts, not spells—but with a Celestial Human master nearby, Chen Yan wouldn’t miss the chance to ask about cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Chen Yan asked Gu Xiaoniang to guard him while he demonstrated Qi Circulation, practiced his cultivation, then questioned her about cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang frowned and shook her head: “The Venerable’s cultivation method you received is top-tier—I don’t understand it. My Gu family’s combat arts differ vastly from your cultivation system—I can’t help you with cultivation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan was disappointed, but Gu Xiaoniang continued: “Still, you’ve entered [Return to Origin]. I sense your Qi flow is slightly sluggish—likely because you just broke through. Right now, you need steady practice: circulate Qi constantly, solidify your foundation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her eyes brightened: “There is one method—go lie beside Luo Geng at the core, let the Qi wash over you, sleep there for a month, and your cultivation will surge. But there are side effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human bodies differ from spirit bodies. This method refines flesh, but it may drastically alter your physique and appearance—you’ll become ugly, bulky, and brutal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the process is painful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan glanced at Gu Xiaoniang... Lie beside that old turtle for a month?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any other way?” Chen Yan wasn’t afraid of becoming ugly—he just didn’t want to turn into a muscle-bound brute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then spend more time daily practicing your technique, circulating Qi through your meridians—it’s also a way to refine your body, though gentler than lying at the core...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it’s just like studying—you need to grind problems to get good grades...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you care about your looks, you’ll have to cultivate slowly,” Gu Xiaoniang said. “Cultivation has no shortcuts—it’s talent plus diligence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then added slowly: “I began cultivation at five, entered [Entry] in one day, reached [Return to Origin] in two years, then took six full years to reach [Ascend to the Platform]—I was thirteen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, it took another seven years to break through the Celestial Gate, enter the Transcendent Realm, and reach [Celestial Human]. I broke through thanks to five years of bloody battles on the Prison Platform, refining my spirit through combat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered Celestial Human at twenty—among the Gu family’s records, I rank among the top three.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan asked: “How long will it take me, at my current pace, to go from [Return to Origin] to [Ascend to the Platform]?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I took six years—but I was in the Domain, with Gu family resources.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In your world, Qi is thin, and you have no cultivation resources. Even with top talent and a Venerable’s technique... if you reach [Ascend to the Platform] within twenty years, you’ll be lucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty years? That’s ages away... Chen Yan smirked—he’d leave such distant thoughts for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, I’ll start training hard—first, stabilize my [Return to Origin] stage.” Chen Yan checked the time—it was past midnight. He stood up: “Let’s go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?” Gu Xiaoniang tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To beat someone up. That Luo Qing from Luoyun Studio—we agreed, didn’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang feigned calm: “It’s so late...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doing something wrong? Of course you do it under cover of night—would you do it in broad daylight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fair point... Gu Xiaoniang sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they stepped out, she wore a padded coat, a hat, and a mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan studied the woman—she was barely recognizable. He muttered: “You’ve done this before, haven’t you? You’re good at disguise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xiaoniang blushed, but the mask hid it; she turned away quickly: “Stop talking nonsense and move—like you’ve got a disease.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>·\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two left the house and arrived at the commercial street where Luoyun Studio stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was midnight. The streetlights glowed dim yellow; the cold wind howled, and the street was utterly empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached Luoyun Studio’s front door. The shop was locked. Chen Yan led Gu Xiaoniang around to the left courtyard wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking for cameras, they leapt over the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yan used [Decree: Dun Zi Jue], leaping lightly like a swallow. He didn’t see how Gu Xiaoniang crossed—only that one moment she was behind him, the next she stood inside the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the courtyard was pitch black. But Chen Yan noticed the west wing had collapsed into rubble, the main hall half-caved in, its roof pierced by a gaping hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should’ve been a cassia tree in the courtyard—now only a deep pit remained, the tree lying broken across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What happened?” Chen Yan stared, dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm... Maybe they’re renovating,” Gu Xiaoniang murmured, gazing into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who renovates during the New Year? Chen Yan rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the courtyard—no signs of occupancy. A thought stirred in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether Luo Qing is renovating or not—I’ll give him a proper “renovation” myself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>·\u003C\u002Fp>",1609,"2026-06-20T00:04:18.515Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","59c068f7907a35f9c66a69655440028da7a58f577a7f1d37f69ff9d4fc570b6a","just-stop-using-your-divine-powers-chapter-66","just-stop-using-your-divine-powers-chapter-64",174,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-stop-using-your-divine-powers-cover.jpg"]