[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-135":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","No Money, What Cultivation?",{"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},163484,323,"Chapter 135: New Medicine Source, Xianyun Endorsement (Seeking monthly tickets)","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-135",135,"\u003Cp>Following the address Le Mulan had given him, Zhang Yu arrived in front of an apartment building near Ziyun High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The antique-style exterior walls and ornately carved beams and painted rafters of the apartment gate made the entire building shimmer in the sunset glow, as if draped in a layer of resplendent golden gauze—understated yet magnificent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu felt that the apartment he used to live in was practically a pigsty in comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he stood before the gate, the glass door automatically opened, and a voice emerged from within: \"Mr. Zhang, your check-in information has been registered. Please follow the guide to your room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the purple light arrow on the ground, Zhang Yu made his way to Room 101.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door opened automatically, Zhang Yu was doused from head to toe with a purification spray the moment he entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw Le Mulan sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, silently breathing and exhaling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Yu entered, Le Mulan slowly rose to her feet. She was still wearing a thick school uniform top, but her trousers had been removed without his notice, leaving only a pair of athletic shorts and revealing two straight, snow-white legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the pants are going to tear anyway, I took them off first. You don't mind, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu lowered his head helplessly. \"Yeah, suit yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan picked up the apartment key card lying nearby and handed it to Zhang Yu. \"From now on, this place is for you and Bai Zhenzhen. Just pay 2,000 yuan a month, and internet, electricity, and water are all covered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I have one condition: if I come here to train with you in the future, Bai Zhenzhen can't stay in the room while we're training without my permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan thought to herself, \"For now... I'm not ready to do close combat with both of them yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu frowned and said, \"You'll have to set a time in advance before you come, right? You can't just show up whenever you want. What if we're busy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan nodded. \"Of course. I'll book a time with you every week, and I'll try to arrange it for when Bai Zhenzhen isn't here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she placed the key card into Zhang Yu's hand and continued, \"Let's start then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan walked out of her private bathroom, having already showered and changed into a new school uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat down on the window sill and rubbed her slightly bruised legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took out a Dao-heart buffer, sucked it down, and a comfortable expression appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was in a good mood today, because after completing the training with Zhang Yu, she felt that much of her psychological aversion had been removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides that, her control over her body had also improved through wrestling with Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Zhang Yu really does have talent when it comes to the physical body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After he graduates from university, he should be able to become a decent body refinement coach, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan turned her head and looked at Zhang Yu with some curiosity, who was currently wiping the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Zhang Yu was wiping the floor, Fuji reminded him, \"Don't forget to put the potion into the bottle. Bai Zhenzhen has been urging you several times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu stare at the water bottle with a hesitant look, Le Mulan seemed to understand something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't accept this kind of potion? A psychological barrier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan spoke in the tone of someone who had been through it. \"You'll get used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People still need to learn to actively adapt to their environment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right now you can't get past it psychologically – you find it disgusting and dirty – but after a few more times, you'll slowly get used to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Zhang Yu frowned and said, \"I'm already trying very hard to adapt to this crappy place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the sweat that smelled good, looked sweet, and probably tasted decent too, Zhang Yu sighed. \"But some things in this crappy place, I still don't want to adapt to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan tilted her head and said, \"Then spend money. Money can change your environment. If you buy the medicine yourself, you won't have to drink this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu walked up to Le Mulan and smiled. \"Do you have a channel to buy medicine? Can you sell it to me cheap?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan said flatly, \"Spending money can solve it now... but one day, you'll run into something that money can't solve right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of losing to Zhang Yu in the martial arts competition flashed through her mind, and she said somewhat helplessly, \"When that time comes, you'll have no choice but to actively adapt on your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said cheerfully, \"That's a problem for future me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan gazed steadily at Zhang Yu, as if seeing her former self—someone who wanted to solve everything with money, using wealth to wall off the \"poverty\" she once knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Zhang Yu before her was a poor person different from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan suddenly laughed, pulled on her pants, and walked toward the door. \"Fine. If you need any medicine, just send me a message on your phone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll have them sell it to you at 20% off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu asked, \"Same quality as what you use? Oh, and do you have Nerve Filler? What about Hunyuan Pills?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Le Mulan had already walked out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the door closed, only her cool voice lingered behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same quality. Should have them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that he could buy Hunyuan Pills from Le Mulan at a 20% discount, Zhang Yu felt a surge of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, to cultivate the body-tempering technique Crimson Marrow Hunyuan Qi, he would need to spend 300,000 per month on Hunyuan Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With a 20% discount, I can save 60,000 bucks right away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About an hour later, Bai Zhenzhen came into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She first touched the body-tempering equipment in the room, then looked at the bathroom, tested the soundproofing of the meditation room, and then checked the room services like laundry, cleaning, and meal delivery—there were also cheap synthetic food options so that she and Zhang Yu could eat whenever they were hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After looking around, Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed in surprise, \"Holy crap, the conditions here are pretty good! You can even cultivate anytime. Are you sure it's only 2,000 a month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded, then explained Le Mulan's request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen said, \"That's no big deal. Do you have the rental contract?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the electronic contract Zhang Yu sent, Bai Zhenzhen said with great anticipation, \"Now we can apply for an intercity travel permit! We're one step closer to passing the Foundation Establishment Exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded and sighed, \"I thought we wouldn't be able to live in a place like this until we got into college.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhang Yu brought up the matter of buying medicine from Le Mulan at a 20% discount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen nodded repeatedly after hearing this: \"Great! That woman uses high-quality medicines. If we can buy through her channel and even get a 20% discount...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about this, she couldn't help laughing, feeling that her and Zhang Yu's chances of passing the Foundation Establishment Exam had grown a bit more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Bai Zhenzhen couldn't wait to head to the meditation room: \"I'll try practicing in the meditation room first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, meanwhile, turned on all the lights in the room one by one, planning to test the effect of cultivating Great Sun Qi Sea here at night with the lights on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This line is empty in the original; output blank paragraph? Keep as is.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the light shone down, he immediately felt the Great Sun mana inside him stir faintly—though not as intense as during the day, it still achieved about twenty to thirty percent of the daytime effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Le Mulan is covering our electricity bill, maybe I should buy some high-power lights?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After moving into the new apartment, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen spent their days shuttling between school, the apartment, and the Dark Study Gang, steadily advancing toward the goal of passing the Foundation Establishment Exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days passed like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Songyang City subway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen leaned against each other; Bai Zhenzhen was breathing in spiritual energy, while Zhang Yu was running the Broken Ox Body Sacrifice Mind Technique in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he raised Great Sun Qi Sea to level 10, he had started cultivating the Broken Ox Body Sacrifice Mind Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as he visualized, a great ox with all four limbs severed, blind and deaf, seemed to crawl forward in his mind, never stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this visualization, a trace of joy rippled through Zhang Yu's heart—as if no matter how hard or bitter, as long as he could move forward, as long as he could improve, it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broken Ox Body Sacrifice Mind Technique Level 5 (23\u002F50)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"This mind technique, just like the Wild Ox Soul-Calming Mind Technique, has a hidden condition: hope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the very least, there must be a path forward to fully unleash this technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen minutes later, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen exited the subway station and walked toward a skyscraper in the city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the building that soared into the clouds, as if piercing the sky, a smile crept onto Zhang Yu's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the office building of the Xianyun Group in downtown Songyang City—the same place he had visited before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But last time he came here to test techniques and work odd jobs; this time he came as a spokesperson to shoot an advertisement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He registered at the front desk and followed the directions to the filming site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen stepped out of the elevator, they saw rows of advertising posters for Xianyun Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things like: Fetal Muscle-Building Class—make your baby more confident after birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elderly Life-Extension Class—one day in class, one more day alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also the Medical Insurance Nemesis Training Course—how to bankrupt your opponent in three moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at these posters, Zhang Yu increasingly felt the immense wealth and power of Xianyun Group, as well as the breadth of their business scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said, \"The client base of Xianyun Group is really wide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it?\" Bai Zhenzhen said from the side. \"Although they say Xianyun Group's main business is education, they can educate everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From freaking fetal education to the elderly—doesn't that turn everyone into their customers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only ones not yet educated are the dead, but I think that's coming soon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Bai Zhenzhen was whispering gossip about Xianyun Group, the two unknowingly stopped in front of another poster, their gazes fixed on Zhang Pianpian in the poster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talisman True God Secret Volume—the top supplementary material for Zhang Pianpian, the number one high school student in talismans in the Eastern District 12-City Joint Exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Written jointly by Xianyun Group and the Eight Departments of True Gods, gathering tens of thousands of talisman examples. Guarantees every buyer a divine tutor. Regular edition 888,888, Deluxe edition 1,888,888...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu felt his eyes blurring: \"A-Zhen, how many 8's is that? I can't seem to count.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't even count 880,000 and 1.88 million—you're just dripping with poverty.\" Bai Zhenzhen's eyes lit up as she looked at Zhang Pianpian in the poster, and said enviously, \"So my godmother was also a spokesperson for Xianyun Group? I wonder how much her endorsement fee was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked at the part that read \"Eastern District 12-City Joint Exam, Number One in Talismans\" and sighed, \"The number one in talismans in the 12-City Joint Exam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu knew that the first layer of Kunxu contained countless cities—after all, it was over 20 million square kilometers, with no sea, only land. The number of cities far exceeded any country he had known in his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this Eastern District 12-City Joint Exam was an annual unified exam jointly held by key high schools in twelve cities in the eastern part of Kunxu's first layer. All participants were senior high school students, serving as a pre-test for the college entrance exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To actually get first place in talismans even in the 12-City Joint Exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu became even more curious: \"How did my sister manage to raise her talisman level to this point? It should have cost a lot of money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So while Bai Zhenzhen went aside to find their contact person, Zhang Yu squeezed the prayer beads on his chest and whispered, \"Do you know why her talisman level is so high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you mean last time by the 'Divine Path'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The event post for the monthly ticket draw for fan titles has been pinned in the comments. If you want to participate, reply to the event post.\u003C\u002Fp>",2171,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","09a1d34fe4e662ceb72b400d88c5bcc315f676b2f175248f0f5e1d8bff9d5403","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-136","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-134",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]