[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-196":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},163545,323,"Chapter 196: High School Saint Body","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-196",196,"\u003Cp>In the martial arts class, Zhang Yu was fully focused on cultivating one basic technique after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the beginning of September, he had already raised the Basic Mind Refining Method and Basic Breathing Method he had learned earlier to Level 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also trained the new high school basic digestion method and high school basic medication method to Level 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these basic techniques were indeed only basic techniques; even if cultivated to Level 10, which enhanced the effects of their operation, in Zhang Yu's eyes they were barely passable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for Yu Shu's Chain Method Diagram, he probably wouldn't have chosen to spend so much effort on so many basic techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In particular, among these basic techniques, several had many moves, which for him was quite time-consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, for me, whether a technique trains quickly depends on how long it takes to practice it once. If a set of basic techniques takes too long to practice, it actually improves slower than expert-level techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Yu was practicing the high school basic footwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this high school basic footwork was cultivated to Level 10, the techniques required for the High School Saint Body would be completed for six techniques, allowing the first resonance to be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Yu felt even more excited: \"What kind of effect will it be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun, watching Zhang Yu's fervent gaze and active attitude, sighed inwardly and could only teach as best he could, hoping the other would quickly finish cultivating the remaining basic techniques of Songyang High School and not keep wasting time on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another corner of the martial arts class, Bai Zhenzhen said indifferently, \"All ten of you, attack together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, her figure, surrounded by layers of electric light, had already shuttled among the ten sophomore students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although her strength was far greater than any one of them, facing the simultaneous siege of ten people and feeling the attacks coming from all directions, she still sensed an unprecedented pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, at the Qi Refining realm, with each additional opponent, the difficulty of battle increases geometrically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Bai Zhenzhen had to face attacks from ten people coming from ten different angles every instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zhenzhen gritted her teeth and persisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to fight the strongest high school student in Kunxu to win the top spot in martial arts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since there aren't enough quality opponents in the class, I'll make up for it with quantity. I'll break my limits again and again to enhance my combat ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the remedial talisman class after school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, Zhang Yu was working through the test papers in front of him, but in his mind, the Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique was operating frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since experiencing cultivation in the spirit realm, Zhang Yu had grasped the true essence of the Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique; the more pressure he faced, the more he could unleash the wonders of this mental method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, although the layers of pressure brought by Zhou Chechen added many obstacles to Zhang Yu's path of immortals, this obstruction and pressure... increasingly stimulated the effect of the Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique when facing pressure and desperate situations, making Zhang Yu grow braver with each battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the continuous support of the Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique, Zhang Yu felt that every day under pressure, both his physical body and magical power operated more actively, and the potential within him was constantly stimulated, pushing his cultivation efficiency beyond limits time and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially during the four-hour remedial class after school each day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the endless talisman test papers that held little meaning even when completed, this was the time when Zhang Yu experienced the greatest pressure every day, but also when the Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique was most stimulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, not only did the mental method operate more violently, diligently improving his Dao heart, but the passively operating Great Sun Qi Sea also surged more fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the process of deducing the Dragon-Elephant Collapsing Mountain Palm using the true spirit root in his dantian became faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making Zhang Yu suddenly feel a trace of emotion: \"Cultivating this Cankniu Sacrifice Heart Technique requires facing layers of oppression and ever-increasing pressure to make rapid progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The stronger the pressure, the more you feel like a fish in water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder under what kind of circumstances that Desolate Ox Great Sage created this technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my current state, by a stroke of luck, seems to align with the essence of this technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the true spirit root in his stomach, at Fuji's suggestion, Bai Zhenzhen lent it to Zhang Yu every day during this time slot, precisely to make use of the time doing the papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Yu scribbled a few answers on the test paper, then glanced at Teacher Zhou in front and saw him swiping on his phone with great interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"For me... purely doing test papers for four hours is a waste of life. But for the teacher accompanying me in doing test papers, these four hours are equally boring, uninteresting, and a waste of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's just an employee after all; how could he keep monitoring me attentively for four hours straight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu muttered inwardly, \"And doing these crappy test papers is meaningless for me. As it stands, these guys won't even bother to grade them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that the test papers he was doing now were just like winter and summer vacation homework back on Earth; the remedial teacher in front of him couldn't be bothered to check them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while Zhang Yu was secretly cultivating during the talisman remedial time, on the other side of the city...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen carried streaks of electric light, darting through the traffic like a bolt of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, her figure lightly leaped, shooting like lightning toward the main entrance of a building. Then, as layers of electric light flickered up the stairwell, she had already reached the 20th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, your delivery has arrived...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enjoy your meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at yet another completed delivery order, Bai Zhenzhen, dressed in a delivery uniform, smiled slightly. With the operation of the Lightning Step, her entire body left behind a trail of afterimages as she shot forward like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because someone was always watching her, Bai Zhenzhen couldn't secretly attend classes or take tutoring jobs to earn money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she and Zhang Yu had long since maxed out their loan limits, and the monthly repayments, medicine costs, food expenses... all put considerable pressure on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, besides the income from sparring with Yu Xinghan, Song Hailong, and Le Mulan, Zhang Yu's weekly earnings from selling seeds at the Red Tower helped supplement the household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, that guy Yu, the seed quality is too low, and the weekly income from selling seeds is getting smaller and smaller. I have to rely on delivering food to support him for a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at least during the delivery process, I can train with the Thunderbolt mana, so it's not a complete waste of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, as her phone buzzed, Bai Zhenzhen glanced at the notification and felt her heart skip a beat: \"Oh no, I'm about to be late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, her body accelerated again, merging into the traffic, racing against time like any other delivery driver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Bai Zhenzhen was delivering food, not far from her, a slender figure wrapped in darkness was silently staring at Bai Zhenzhen's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a pair of glasses on her head, and as her gaze shifted, the camera on the glasses kept locked onto Bai Zhenzhen. No matter how fast Bai Zhenzhen moved or rushed her deliveries, she always maintained a constant distance, ensuring Bai Zhenzhen could never escape her tracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman stalking Bai Zhenzhen was named Si Zhouyu, a member of the Zhou family's security forces, and a graduate of Jinzhou College's Business Intelligence major.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that her recent job had been tailing a delivery driver—a high school student—Si Zhouyu felt a sense of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Giving bad reviews to competitors to steer public opinion, stealing rival companies' contracts, sabotaging competitors' feng shui money trees... those are the big things I should be doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Following a poor nobody every day—how am I supposed to get a promotion and a raise?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Si Zhouyu closed in on Bai Zhenzhen again. As her body fully merged into the dark shadows, she was practically within a dozen meters, blatantly yet silently snapping photos of Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you just go do something big already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so the days passed one by one, and the early September monthly exam soon ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the results were announced, Zhou Chechen had already gotten a glimpse of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen's scores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mistakes, nothing missed—every bit of content was clear at a glance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu is second? His score is still high, but only compared to the students below second place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at it vertically, not only has he failed to improve further, but his mana and physical strength levels have actually declined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the other hand, Bai Zhenzhen is still making progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the score report and the specific data from the exam, Zhou Chechen thought to himself: \"In the October monthly exam, Zhang Yu will probably drop even more, widening the gap with Bai Zhenzhen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Faced with this ongoing decline, at most in a month or two, Zhang Yu should be unable to hold on, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhou Chechen was looking at the score report...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the apartment near Ziyun High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said, \"This time I used the counter-detection ritual to hide the improvement in my data. Zhou Chechen should think that his recent methods have been very effective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Bai Zhenzhen didn't do this. After all, in the eyes of those around them, it was normal for Zhang Yu, who was immersed in basic cultivation every day and also had to make up for talisman classes, to have a slight drop in grades. Meanwhile, Bai Zhenzhen's increasingly outstanding performance in martial arts and physical education classes meant that improvement was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuji said, \"Good. That guy Zhou Chechen probably still wants to use the gap between you two to further pressure Zhang Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them think they've succeeded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You two should use this time to keep growing, keep getting stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't rush to escalate the conflict with them. Time is on your side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-September.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Mulan sniffed the air, looked at Zhang Yu with some confusion, and suddenly asked, \"How come... you don't smell as bad as before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her super metabolism, Yue Mulan was highly sensitive to all kinds of odors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while Zhang Yu's sweat used to be sour and stinky, now to Yue Mulan it smelled as pure as her own sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, of course, wouldn't say that this was because of his cultivation progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he train hard in the Spring-Autumn Infinite Zen every day to enhance his physique and eliminate toxins,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also because after completing six techniques of the High School Saint Body, he gained a new enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primary - High School Saint Body (6\u002F6): Drug load, absorption, and metabolism ability elevated to the peak of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since obtaining this enhancement, combined with his Level 10 Spring-Autumn Infinite Zen, Zhang Yu felt he could expel, collect, and control all the toxins in his body, and the Zen character on his chest grew darker and darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"The urine I pee out now could probably be drunk by someone as clean water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Yue Mulan left, she sent a message to her brother Yue Jingchen: Does Zhang Yu have any record of undergoing super metabolism surgery?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jingchen: No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Mulan: If a person hasn't had super metabolism surgery but their sweat comes out very clean, is that possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jingchen: Collect a sample of his sweat. I'll send it to the lab for analysis to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Mulan paused slightly, hesitating: \"Collect Zhang Yu's sweat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late September.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Tower High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan, whose cheeks were a bit sunken, looked at the vigorous Zhang Yu, who was feasting on a big meal, and sighed, \"You're in pretty good shape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big meal in front of them was provided by Red Tower Corporation to their top seed provider, Yu Xinghan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Yu was just here to freeload, he ate even more than Yu Xinghan appeared to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan couldn't help asking, \"You haven't gone on fewer missions than I have. How are you still keeping up your stamina?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu chuckled and said, \"Just eat more and replenish nutrients.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at his Featherbook and saw that the High School Saint Body's enhancement had increased by one more line on top of the primary level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advanced - High School Saint Body (8\u002F8): Food digestion, absorption, and metabolism ability elevated to the peak of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"Is the High School Saint Body just being super good at taking drugs and eating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, that fits the trait of Kunxu high school students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder what effect the last line will have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, mid-October arrived in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second round of the Foundation Establishment Exam was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>",2247,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","6946f197b43b90526c16d8bece0a4ac2d14795a8c7029a2bae82a6680248f8e5","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-197","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-195",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]