[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-207":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},164076,323,"Chapter 207: The Perfect High School Student Body","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-207",207,"\u003Cp>Layers upon layers of Xuanming Heavy Water pressed down, forcing every inch of Zhang Yu's skin to resist the pressure from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this pressure, he had to not only exert his muscle strength to counter the water pressure and protect his body structure, but also use his muscles to drive the airflow in the cavities of his body, maintaining the internal and external pressure differential to avoid damage to vulnerable areas such as the eardrums, sinuses, eyeballs, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially as the simulated depth of the Xuanming Heavy Water continuously increased, the surrounding pressure grew greater and greater, and Zhang Yu had to constantly unleash more formidable physical strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But precisely at this simulated depth of -1300 meters, the diaphragm that was driving the air in Zhang Yu's chest suddenly lost a bit of strength, causing his breath to falter for a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, noticing this, was slightly startled; this was the first time he had encountered such a situation after achieving such a high level of control over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the simulated depth of the Xuanming Heavy Water was still decreasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's throat muscles moved with a slight deformation, and he felt a sharp pain at his brow from the pressure differential; he quickly exerted his muscles to accelerate the flow of air inside his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as Zhang Yu focused his attention on his neck, a pain came from his knee—the surrounding muscles had failed to protect the joint under the water pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly exerted force, immediately using his muscles to protect his knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the simulated depth continued to drop, Zhang Yu felt more and more areas of his body sending faint pains, and he knew that many fragile parts were being damaged by the compression of the Xuanming Heavy Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu had to repeatedly exert force to resist the Xuanming Heavy Water and protect his physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the depth continued to fall, Zhang Yu felt the pressure from the Xuanming Heavy Water becoming more ferocious, and the vulnerable spots on his body began to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he felt as if he had become a submarine sinking into the deep sea, constantly being crushed and deformed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he repeatedly used his physical strength to resist this deformation, as more and more areas failed to withstand the pressure, Zhang Yu began to feel flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deformations in exerting force, muscle fatigue, flesh spasms, insufficient reactions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu felt a sense of loss of control like never before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he possessed great strength, he found it difficult to exert it to its full potential, and even harder to coordinate his entire body to perfectly counter the pressure of the Xuanming Heavy Water from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it was not a lack of skill in controlling his body, but a deficiency in mental power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\" A glimmer of understanding flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, and he recalled what his teacher had once said in Dao Heart class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Dao heart is the key for a cultivator to govern all their own power, to command mana and body with thought, and to use the spirit to deal with all kinds of aberrations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When one's power exceeds the level that the Dao heart can govern, the severe consequence is Qi deviation, and the mild is loss of control over power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the data appearing on the Feather Scroll: Dao Heart Level 7 (18.5%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"Over these past few months, my physical strength has advanced by leaps and bounds, but the progress of my Dao heart has been too slow in comparison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially with today's training conditions, my physical strength has skyrocketed all at once, making the Dao heart fall even further behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, before this, the simulated depth wasn't too low, and I could resist the Xuanming Heavy Water by using only a portion of my strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But as the depth keeps dropping, gradually requiring me to use my full strength against the Xuanming Heavy Water, I increasingly feel the inadequacy of my Dao heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhang Yu could no longer perfectly protect every part of his body with physical strength, it meant his physical body was starting to suffer obvious wear and tear, and the pain shifted from faint to intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, another examinee chose to give up, leaving only Zhang Yu, Meng Tao, and Ye Lingxiao still going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"I need to hold out until the second place, so I can reliably secure a spot in the top two overall, ensure advancement to the next round, and have a chance to compete for the Foundation Establishment qualification certificate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Zhang Yu suddenly detonated the toxins accumulated in his body by the Spring Autumn Infinite Zen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Zen character on his chest rapidly disappeared, Zhang Yu's body was greatly stimulated, constantly squeezing out life's potential, and began to unleash physical strength beyond his own limits to help him resist the pressure of the Xuanming Heavy Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, on the other side, Ye Lingxiao's body underwent various miraculous changes as the simulated depth continuously dropped; he had begun to activate one body-protecting technique after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was seen that his body shape kept contracting as the depth decreased, and each contraction increased Ye Lingxiao's body density, granting him stronger pressure resistance—this was the level 10 expert-grade body-protecting technique, Ruyi Linglong Bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, strange patterns emerged amidst the undulations of his muscles, turning into a patchwork resembling dragon scales, using a superior structure to counter the Xuanming Heavy Water—this was the level 10 expert-grade technique, Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the depth reached -1400 meters, Ye Lingxiao's skin began to change color, from its normal flesh tone to a cyan-black as his fascia expanded, granting his body greater toughness and elasticity to resist the Xuanming Heavy Water—this was the level 10 expert-grade body-protecting technique, Elephant Demon Tendon Transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combination of Elephant Demon Tendon Transformation and the previous Great Heavenly Dragon Divine Power made Ye Lingxiao look as if he were covered in a suit of pitch-black dragon scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After cycling through three expert-level body-protecting techniques of 10th grade, Ye Lingxiao stood with arms crossed, steady as a rock within the Sea-Calming Pillar, his face still full of calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the possessor of a perfect bloodline, his control over his body was naturally unparalleled; any technique he saw once he learned, and any he learned he mastered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with his 10th-grade Dao Heart, he could easily handle his 10th-grade physical strength and various Qi Refinement stage techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the first year of high school to now, the first half of his third year, the number of techniques he had mastered had long surpassed ordinary imagination. His body, tempered by countless techniques, had been rated by the Oasis Group as the most perfect physique in Kunxu First-Level High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the simulation depth was far from his limit, allowing him to continue his thoughts with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Dao-Dissolving Time-Release Capsule doesn’t simply lower IQ; it splits my thinking in two, as if another person has appeared in my mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s a way to control both kinds of thinking at once…” Ye Lingxiao thought to himself. “Hmph, the company that developed the Dao-Dissolving Time-Release Capsule might have accidentally created something good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a descendant of the Ye clan of Xiandu, Ye Lingxiao knew that during the development of many drugs, sometimes results completely different from the planned goal would emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Dao-Dissolving Time-Release Capsule was clearly such a case. In Ye Lingxiao’s view, its enhancement effect on the Dao Heart was less valuable than its side effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I get back, I can try to get the family involved in investing in this Dao-Dissolving Time-Release Capsule.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching a conclusion in his mind, Ye Lingxiao finally looked up and observed the performance of the other examinees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his main focus of observation was naturally Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu constantly adjust his posture, struggling to resist the Profound Nether Heavy Water, Ye Lingxiao thought to himself with some disbelief: “Hmm? This guy… has he already reached his limit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Ye Lingxiao had been a bit shocked after seeing Zhang Yu’s performance in the previous round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, he had taken the other very seriously, regarding Zhang Yu as his biggest rival for the Foundation Establishment qualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Ye Lingxiao’s own ability to absorb, withstand, and metabolize drugs was already at the top level in the Xiandu high school scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single move was missed—every detail was noted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, the medicinal fluid smell in his breath could cause ordinary people to drop dead, and his once-a-year excrement could be sold at a high price, considered by Oasis Corporation to be of great research value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ye Lingxiao’s eyes, Zhang Yu, who could surpass him in drug consumption, was definitely an opponent of unfathomable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, in the previous round of exams, his performance in mastering an eight-star-difficulty technique within half an hour was also quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao had already firmly believed in Zhang Yu’s formidable strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Lingxiao never imagined that after displaying such terrifying drug metabolism in the first half, the other would perform so… so ordinary in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could he be hiding his strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depth: 1,422 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Ye Lingxiao cycled through his triple-layered body art changes, Meng Tao beside him could no longer endure and chose to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, only Ye Lingxiao and Zhang Yu remained in the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through continuous observation, Ye Lingxiao gradually confirmed one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. 55 (Zhang Yu) isn’t hiding his strength; his physique is indeed far weaker than mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Profound Nether Heavy Water tests the body comprehensively. Not only did Ye Lingxiao confirm through observation that Zhang Yu wasn’t hiding his strength, but he also gradually figured out the other’s true level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He hasn’t mastered enough body-protecting techniques, and even his control over his own body isn’t complete. Is it because of a gap between his Dao Heart and physical strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But under such circumstances, why did he have such strong drug tolerance and metabolism in the first half?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What reason could there be for someone to display performance inconsistent with their actual strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Ye Lingxiao, the answer in Kunxu was all too obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some new kind of immortal cultivation technology? Has his body undergone some kind of modification?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao frowned slightly upon reaching this conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a personal perspective, he could be certain that the other was far inferior to him in overall physical quality and had no qualification to compete with him for the Foundation Establishment certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the perspective of the company and the family, the technology that might be contained in the other’s body was very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao thought to himself: “I should have someone investigate whether similar technology exists elsewhere.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhang Yu glanced at Ye Lingxiao, who stood motionless in place, his strength still nowhere near exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the bloody taste in his chest and sensing his body gradually weakening after the stimulation and burst of power, Zhang Yu thought to himself: “Although with my high school holy body, I have stronger drug metabolism and absorption than him, when it comes to overall strength, there’s still a gap between me and this top Xiandu scion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much is that guy's cultivation technique alone worth? A damn rich man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it's not just the number of cultivation techniques—it's far behind. My physical strength hasn't reached the 10th-level limit either, and my Dao heart is still insufficient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yu was glad he had managed to hold on to second place. Including his results from taking the medicine in the first half, he was confident he had secured a top-two overall score, so he chose to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, only Ye Lingxiao remained in the entire examination ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him, Zhang Yu said to himself, \"Next time... next time I will definitely catch up to you, and then surpass you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And under the gazes of Zhang Yu, Yu Xinghan, Meng Tao, and the others, Ye Lingxiao remained as if nothing were wrong, standing in the Xuanming Heavy Water, but as the depth kept increasing, his physical form continued to undergo various transformations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Lingxiao understood that what he had to do next was very simple: keep standing until his total score surpassed everyone's, becoming the number one in today's Foundation Establishment exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist slightly and thought to himself, \"I will always stand in first place until I reach the peak of the immortal path that I can attain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2130,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","2d83682d7bb02cd8f1a3d2b5ca54e856c249d50140cfa9d98c71a2644fc899ac","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-208","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-206",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]