[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-204":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},164073,323,"Chapter 204: Medicine First, Mysterious Dark Heavy Water","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>Hearing Huang Zichou's request for confidentiality, Yu Xinghan mustered up his courage and asked, \"Is there any compensation for this contract?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zichou did not speak, only swept a cold glance over, which instantly snuffed out all of Yu Xinghan's courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Zichou thought to himself, \"I can't even get a cut of the money, and you think you can get a cut?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone was signing the contracts one by one, Ye Lingxiao said from the side, \"How could I casually talk about what happened in the Foundation Establishment exam? But as for signing this contract, I need to discuss it with my family first before I can sign...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding twitched the corner of his mouth, glared at him, and said, \"Sign it quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes later, after everyone had signed the confidentiality contract, the exam continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, due to the extremely strong side effects of the Dao-Release Sustained-Release Capsules, each person was limited to taking one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, on the other hand, simply gave up on the Dao-Release Sustained-Release Capsules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows how long this IQ drop will last? What if this crappy thing permanently lowers IQ?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Zhang Yu simply picked up other Dao-heart-boosting drugs nearby, at least those with clearer adverse reactions, and poured bottle after bottle into his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eating medicine while cultivating like this, Zhang Yu felt his Dao heart, magical power, and physical strength all skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the score that had been lagging behind Ye Lingxiao began to close in as he frantically swallowed pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Ye Lingxiao watched the other's score getting closer and closer to his own, so he took another two Imitation Phoenix Function Pills within about ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his face was flushed red, blood vessels bulged all over his body as if they might burst at any moment, and his internal organs were wracked with waves of twisting pain, as if his intestines and stomach were melting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what gave him a slight sense of relief was that Zhang Yu had finally stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally reached the limit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking this, he saw Zhang Yu raise his hand and ask, \"Examiner, can I go to the bathroom? I feel too full, I want to use the toilet before continuing to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan was slightly stunned hearing this: \"Feeling full?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the astonished gazes of everyone, after Zhang Yu used the bathroom, he took another Imitation Phoenix Function Pill, gave himself an injection of Magical Meridian Needle Solution, and then picked up can after can of Dao-heart-type medicine to drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao tried several times to take another dose of divine medicine to stay ahead, but feeling his body nearing its limit, he could only grit his teeth and give up helplessly, watching helplessly as Zhang Yu's score surpassed his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the one-hour medication period ended, the first half of the sports track in the second round of the Foundation Establishment exam came to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao looked at the current points ranking, seeing Zhang Yu in first place and himself in second, a strong sense of unwillingness welling up in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay... there's still the second half. With my strength, I can catch up in the second half. But with my strength, what if I can't catch up in the second half?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud bang, five cylindrical tanks rose from the center of the exam hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding introduced, \"These tanks are called Sea-Calming Pillars. Although they are only 5 meters tall, the Profound Darkness Heavy Water inside can simulate pressure from 1 meter to 10,000 meters underwater.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next, it's time for those of you who have taken the drugs to see how much pressure your bodies can withstand while enduring the side effects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only those with stronger pressure resistance, greater physical strength, and better physical techniques can withstand deeper pressure in these Sea-Calming Pillars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second half of the exam tests this kind of all-around physical toughness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the final result of today's second round will be ranked by combining the scores from both the first and second halves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, get into the water.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu put on his oxygen mask, jumped into the Sea-Calming Pillar, submerged his entire body in the Profound Darkness Heavy Water, and went straight to the bottom of the pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was already underwater, he felt no pressure at all, as if the water around him were like air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Profound Darkness Heavy Water? It can be as light as air?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, as the exam officially began, a number appeared at the top of the Sea-Calming Pillar: -1 meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly felt his body tighten. The Profound Darkness Heavy Water, which had just been as light as air, pressed in on him, surrounding his body like ordinary water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the part with the oxygen mask remained unaffected by the Profound Darkness Heavy Water, providing Zhang Yu with necessary oxygen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the number on the Sea-Calming Pillar change continuously, gradually decreasing from -1 meter to -10 meters, then heading toward -100 meters, Zhang Yu gradually felt the increasingly heavy pressure coming from all directions, pressing down on his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu glanced at his Feather Book and thought, \"My current physical strength has reached level 9.91?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That No. 23 (Ye Lingxiao), as a top-tier Immortal Capital Young Master, probably has a physical strength of level 10. He might have also cultivated more techniques than I have, so his control over his body is likely better than mine... He has a bigger advantage in this round.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope this guy's IQ drops low enough for him to make a few major mistakes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not right... With my score from the first half, even if I lose this match to him, I’ll still be among the top two in total points today, advancing to the next round of the Foundation Establishment exam to compete for the Foundation Establishment qualification certificate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that’s the case, since I’m guaranteed to pass this round of the Foundation Establishment exam anyway, I might as well take this opportunity to become stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to temporary victory or defeat, Zhang Yu clearly valued long-term strength more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Yu slowly twisted his body in the Xuanming Heavy Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He planned to take advantage of the current situation where the simulation depth was not yet too deep, using the surging medicinal power still raging within his body to continue cultivating the Spring and Autumn Infinite Zen, further strengthening his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu started cultivating, the entire examination hall fell silent. All the examinees silently conserved their strength while immersed in the Xuanming Heavy Water, resisting the pressure emanating from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the expressions of the righteous gods Deng Bingding, Huang Zichou, and others subtly shifted. They all simultaneously noticed a change in another arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the martial arts arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the massive dueling platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Xingzhi was slowly moving his limbs, doing warm-up exercises, while his gaze constantly swept over Bai Zhenzhen at the other end of the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a row of numbers was displayed above each of their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Xingzhi had 1,000,000, and Bai Zhenzhen also had 1,000,000 above her head, representing the medical insurance amount for their next dueling platform match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the medical insurance amount provided by the examiner righteous gods, Deng Bingding and the others, for the five examinees in the martial arts exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In today's martial arts exam, all examinees would have this one million medical insurance amount provided by the righteous gods, reset before each platform match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the combat on the platform, every injury sustained by either examinee would be instantly healed by the divine formation set up on the platform, consuming the medical insurance amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, as long as the one million medical insurance amount for each match was not exhausted, both combatants on the platform would always remain in peak physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No mistake, every single character, every single meaning, every single look!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the medical insurance amount of either combatant was depleted to zero, that person would lose the platform match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a contestant was knocked down or knocked unconscious, although they would be healed immediately, it would still be counted as a loss, just like being knocked off the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the match, each platform fight lasted a total of 10 minutes. If no decisive winner emerged after 10 minutes, the contestant with the higher remaining medical insurance amount would win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Dai Xingzhi looked at Bai Zhenzhen, a trace of fighting spirit flickering in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a heavenly pride from the 1.5th layer of the Immortal Capital, within the Six Rings, Dai Xingzhi had always looked down on any outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Bai Zhenzhen before him was an exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it was because her performance in the last Foundation Establishment exam was commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, in the just-concluded series of platform matches, she had successively defeated two opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Xingzhi thought to himself, \"This woman has already defeated all the examinees except Yun Jing and me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Considering that Yun Jing is sure to take first place... then the outcome between her and me will determine who is second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although even if he took second place, Dai Xingzhi didn't think he could defeat Yun Jing in the next round of the Foundation Establishment exam and snatch the Foundation Establishment qualification certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dai Xingzhi was certain that if he took second place, the rewards for the next round of the exam would definitely be more generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judging from her previous fights, this woman is very fast, with a combat style leaning toward high-speed swordsmanship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of speed, Dai Xingzhi had always been very confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If asked why... it was naturally to save money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was a young master of the Immortal Capital, money was never enough for Dai Xingzhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, when choosing the direction of martial cultivation, compared to the power-type and body-hardening practical combat directions that had huge medical expenses, Dai Xingzhi chose the speed type, specializing particularly in evasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was both his own choice and the family's tradition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In battle, first dodge; if you can't dodge, run; if you can't run, wear them down. Not getting injured is better than not being defeated. If you lose, you can come again. If you're poor, it's hard to turn things around... This was the ideology passed down through generations of the Dai family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, to avoid injury in successive battles, the first martial art Dai Xingzhi learned was footwork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to enhance his acuity in combat and improve his evasive skills, the private sparring partners he hired were almost all speed-type martial arts experts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And things like dodging hidden weapons, ambushes, group attacks... were all part of his daily training regimen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, in the three arena matches just now, his medical insurance usage had been the lowest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the fight with Yunjing, he hadn't consumed any medical insurance at all... because he had simply chosen to forfeit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Dai Xingzhi had realized one thing: \"If I get an injury that costs a million to heal, I'll have to carry that injury into the next match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So since losing to Yunjing was inevitable anyway... I might as well forfeit directly and avoid affecting the next match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, if I can just beat this woman, I'll be in second place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the referee's call, Dai Xingzhi and Bai Zhenzhen stepped onto the arena together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every step he took, a phantom image emerged around Dai Xingzhi, and his entire figure became increasingly elusive, as if splitting into several doppelgangers moving in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Dai Xingzhi's surprise, Bai Zhenzhen from the other side simply sat down on the spot after stepping onto the arena, as if she had no intention of fighting at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This woman...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Xingzhi's figure flickered repeatedly around Bai Zhenzhen, only to find that she hadn't even glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Bai Zhenzhen said: \"You Xiandu people, you're just lucky to be born in Xiandu. You can get into university with just casual study. If it were where I'm from... I don't think you'd even pass high school entrance exams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2051,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","4ee254de388a735d98719345099011063a92ab09c65e7671dc6b32bd3eb9523f","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-205","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-203",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]