[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-survival-in-the-three-kingdoms-starting-with-a-h":3,"chapter-survival-in-the-three-kingdoms-starting-with-a-h-three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-177":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Three Kingdoms Survival: Starting with Hundredfold Growth",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2021783,3047,"Chapter 177","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-177",177,"\u003Cp>Unable to figure out what Divine Essence was, Su Li had no choice but to withdraw his attention from the Blood Cavalry profession and turn his gaze to the Taiping Essential Arts he had just obtained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is said that in this world, the Taiping Essential Arts are divided into three scrolls: Heaven, Earth, and Man, possessed respectively by General of Heaven Zhang Jiao, General of Earth Zhang Bao, and General of Man Zhang Liang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corresponding arts are the Art of Heavenly Dao, the Art of Earthly Phases, and the Art of Human Harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Bao specialized in the Art of Earthly Phases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday’s Star-Host Earthly Fiend Art was the most typical representative of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what was said, but Su Li always felt that the Taiping Essential Arts were very strange, constantly emitting a certain unpleasant, ominous aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li opened the Earth Scroll of the Heavenly Book, and a system prompt suddenly popped up before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congratulations on obtaining the god-level item [Taiping Essential Arts] (Earth Scroll). Do you wish to bind it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Special Note: Once bound, this item will coexist with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bind, coexist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li frowned slightly, not understanding what the latter term meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he bind it or not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a god-level item was indeed very tempting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li was immediately caught in a dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment, the mysterious person suddenly walked up and said: \"Young Master, the Taiping Essential Arts is an ominous object; it would be best if you did not use it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li’s eyes flickered as he stared at the mysterious person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the Young Master know that the Taiping Essential Arts has another name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li shook his head immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was not the Three Kingdoms world from history; how would he know what kind of ghost this Taiping Essential Arts was, let alone that it had another name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Taiping Essential Arts is also known as the Taiping Demonic Arts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called Heavenly Book is also called the Demonic Book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person said, enunciating every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taiping Demonic Arts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demonic Book?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these two terms, for some reason, Su Li felt a sense of dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world knows the Taiping Essential Arts as a Heavenly Book with god-like, unfathomable power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little do they know that the Taiping Essential Arts is actually a Demonic Book. While it possesses god-like power, it devours the human heart, bewitches the mind, and even decays the human body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the Taiping Essential Arts is used excessively, one will become a slave to demons and embark on a path of no return.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whenever the Demonic Book appears, the world will surely fall into chaos, bringing disaster upon the common people. Once it develops to a certain extent, the Taiping Essential Arts will open an interdimensional space, summoning true demons to devour the entire human world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have come under the orders of my master to suppress the Demonic Book and prevent a true catastrophe from descending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person recounted a story that was both unbelievable and horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, using the Taiping Essential Arts would turn one into a slave to demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Taiping Essential Arts could actually open some kind of interdimensional space, summoning true demons to devour the entire human world.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>My god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li’s worldview began to collapse as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't this the Three Kingdoms world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could say Zhang Bao knew some demonic arts, which could be explained by his talent, persistence, and hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But opening an entire interdimensional space to summon true demons to ravage the human world was just too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was clearly giving the Three Kingdoms world the vibe of being forcibly turned into a Xianxia world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li found it hard to accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposed to be the Three Kingdoms world; how could it be heading in the direction of demons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the Young Master not believe what I have said?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person looked at Su Li’s expression and said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe it, it’s just a bit hard to accept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li said helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As things stood, he had no reason not to believe what the mysterious person said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had indeed felt the inexplicably strange aura emanating from the Taiping Essential Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intuition told Su Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to use the Taiping Essential Arts, something bad would definitely happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For an ordinary person, this is indeed hard to accept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then this Taiping Essential Arts—no, I should call it the Demonic Book—it would be better for you to handle it...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li thought carefully and handed the Taiping Essential Arts to the mysterious person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although binding this thing would certainly grant him powerful strength, the risk was simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to end up as a slave to demons and lose his conviction as a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Su Li’s surprise, the mysterious person did not take the Taiping Essential Arts, but shook his head and said: \"Since this is the Young Master’s spoils of war, it belongs to the Young Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can help the Young Master purify the demonic aura on the Demonic Book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is just that the god-like power of the Taiping Essential Arts relies entirely on the demonic aura within it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once purified, the Taiping Essential Arts will return to being ordinary and lose almost all of its abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li understood what he meant and nodded directly, \"Then I will trouble you to purify this Demonic Book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As things stood, he could only do as the mysterious person suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, what could he do? Keep a ticking time bomb like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what kind of trouble it might cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, although this mysterious person said the Demonic Book belonged to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he refused the purification, the mysterious person probably wouldn't let it go easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the mysterious person had gone to such great lengths to help them defeat Zhang Bao, wasn't it to suppress the Demonic Book?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't accept the purification, it would be no different from the Demonic Book just changing owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, everything the mysterious person did would be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Li so decisive, completely unaffected by the power of the Demonic Book, the mysterious person felt some admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took out a formation disk, four small flags, and an ancient scroll that looked very similar to the Taiping Essential Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the difference was that this ancient scroll did not emit that unpleasant, ominous aura, but rather a very warm one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li couldn't help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dunjia Heavenly Book!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person responded slightly, then stopped talking and began to use the ancient scroll to set up a profound formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving Su Li to fall into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Dunjia Heavenly Book\" was also a deified book in original history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It possessed the power to traverse heaven and earth and the mysteries of the Eight Trigrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, it had actually appeared, and it looked as if it were mutually generating and restraining with the Taiping Essential Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, why would this mysterious person use the Dunjia Heavenly Book to purify the Taiping Essential Arts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please subscribe, please send flowers, please rate!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 179: Taiping Essential Arts, Divine Essence \"Please subscribe!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally thought this world was the Three Kingdoms world Su Li was familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the strength of the generals was terrifying and the strategies of the military advisors were profound, it was still within his acceptable range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what he saw today completely overturned Su Li’s worldview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were actually concepts of interdimensional space and demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was probably more than just a simple struggle for hegemony from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Su Li suddenly feel that the world had become strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person finished setting up the formation, and the so-called Dunjia Heavenly Book erupted with a crystal-clear light that directly enveloped the Taiping Essential Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unpleasant, ominous aura on the Taiping Essential Arts began to gradually disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, the mysterious power carried by the Taiping Essential Arts was also slowly dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taiping Essential Arts turned into a plain and unadorned ancient book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, the purification is successful. You can now use this Earth Scroll of the Taiping Essential Arts normally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person took the Taiping Essential Arts again and handed it back to Su Li, while simultaneously opening his palm to reveal another object before Su Li’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing that object, Su Li’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dazzling golden mass of energy, emitting a certain aura that attracted the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was different from the ominous aura that had originally emanated from the Taiping Essential Arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That aura made one feel warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, this is the purest and most original power left behind after purifying the demonic power on the Taiping Essential Arts. We call it Divine Essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have need of it, you may take it as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious person said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Su Li’s heart, it stirred up huge waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divine Essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This dazzling golden mass of energy was actually Divine Essence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly, he had searched for it everywhere, only to find it without any effort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his inner joy, Su Li reached out and took both the Taiping Essential Arts and the Divine Essence, and bowed to the mysterious person: \"Many thanks, my lord. I do indeed need the Divine Essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was for upgrading spirit weapons or advancing the Blood Cavalry profession, Divine Essence was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that it was right in front of him, how could he possibly be polite to the mysterious person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be said, this mysterious person was truly a good man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only had he been helping him all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had even given him these two items, which were clearly treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kindness must be repaid in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Li secretly decided to treat the mysterious person as a friend worth making.\u003C\u002Fp>",1702,"2026-06-15T20:03:10.247Z","2026-06-15T20:16:15.451Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1656cc04244f020bbadfde2920d24f4f3a6bc2734668acd1b4277307664252b2","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-178","three-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-chapter-176",480,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-kingdoms-survival-starting-with-hundredfol-cover.jpg"]