[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-21":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},163370,323,"Chapter 21: Heavenly Martial Heart Refining","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Seeing these words, many of the students present were startled, thinking that Bai Zhenzhen had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then Li Xuelian sighed, looked at Bai Zhenzhen, and said, \"To be able to learn the moves of these nine martial arts in such a short time by yourself, your talent and aptitude are already one in ten thousand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a pity that you still fall a bit short of my father's requirements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, some of the many students present breathed a sigh of relief, while others were secretly astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Tianxing thought to himself, \"Even this isn't enough? Just how powerful a disciple does this Starfire True Person want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen, on the other side, secretly let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself hadn't expected to trigger a change in the Training Diagram just now; she had thought it was a success and had almost panicked, about to refuse Starfire True Person's offer to take her as a disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen muttered inwardly, \"Good thing I didn't say anything, or I'd have been mortified. I knew something felt off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Bai Zhenzhen's performance, others stepped forward to try rehearsing the nine sets of martial arts individually, but none of them could trigger a change in the Heaven-Man Training Diagram again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the ever-confident Lian Tianji hesitated and did not step up again, as if pondering the reason for Bai Zhenzhen's failure—what exactly were they still missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the entire venue fell silent, and gradually no one else came forward to try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Xuelian was about to sigh and call it over, she saw Zhang Yu walking up with his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Li Xuelian suddenly became interested, thinking, \"After seeing so many people fail, he still has the confidence to step up. Looks like he's sure of something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, she couldn't help furrowing her brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Zhang Yu actually started playing a video on his phone and began practicing the martial arts by mimicking Bai Zhenzhen's movements in the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had just recorded Bai Zhenzhen's practice session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu copy the moves from the video, one stance at a time, Li Xuelian's frown deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, aside from the fist technique he himself had comprehended, Zhang Yu was quite unfamiliar with the other eight martial arts. Though he was now following Bai Zhenzhen's actions in the video like drawing a gourd from a template, it only highlighted the gap between their respective understandings of those eight sets of techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, Zhao Tianxing watched Zhang Yu, wearing his security guard uniform, imitating Bai Zhenzhen's movements like a toddler learning to walk under everyone's gaze. He felt his scalp tingle and his toes curl as if they could dig out a three-bedroom apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from watching, he felt that the gazes directed at Zhang Yu were full of contempt and mockery. He couldn't imagine what it felt like to actually be standing in that position, doing that very thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop it, Zhang Yu!\" Zhao Tianxing couldn't bear to watch any longer, shouting in his mind, \"How embarrassing! You're being treated like a clown!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu naturally couldn't hear Zhao Tianxing's thoughts, nor did he care about how the people in the exhibition hall were currently looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply focused earnestly, replicating Bai Zhenzhen's movements from the video, practicing all nine martial arts one by one, move by move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he finished the final move, countless experiences and sensations suddenly flooded into his mind, instantly giving Zhang Yu a different understanding of the Heaven-Man Training Diagram, as if he had practiced it tens of thousands of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the moves of the nine martial arts gradually faded from his mind, replaced by nine distinct intentions flickering faintly in his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Zhang Yu suddenly understood: the nine martial arts on the Heaven-Man Training Diagram emphasized intention, not moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a cultivator needed to do was, while practicing the martial arts, to grasp the artistic conception within each move and stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killing intent to break ten thousand armies, the unyielding will to fight despite nine deaths, the fearless spirit to charge forward… These nine martial arts cultivated martial intent, thereby strengthening one's Dao heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't a martial art for combat or body refinement; it's a martial art that tempers the Dao heart with martial intent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a martial Dao mental method for raising the level of one's Dao heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martial intent is a collective term, organized by the ten major sects, for martial forces such as sword intent, fist intent, blade intent, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most basic function of martial intent is to strengthen the spirit, fortify one's will, and thereby elevate the cultivator's Dao heart level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a Golden Core True Person like Starfire True Person, their martial intent could even be left behind in paintings, influencing others' mental consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the aura around Zhang Yu also underwent a dramatic transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing intent, fighting spirit, boldness, courage… bursts of immensely powerful qualities emerged from within him, as if they were about to condense into his martial intent in that very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, the figure of the man on the Heaven-Man Training Diagram became clearer and clearer, gradually taking on vivid colors, as if becoming a real person, intently staring at the changes happening in Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people present who noticed this were also shocked—this was by far the strongest reaction the Heaven-Man Training Diagram had shown today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lian Tianji, Qian Shen, Bai Zhenzhen… all stared intently at Zhang Yu. They, too, sensed the changes in him, and the same incredible thought arose in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he really about to succeed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, the changes in Zhang Yu were abruptly and completely interrupted, and the martial intent that had seemed about to coalesce dissipated into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity, what a pity.\" A sentence appeared on the painting: \"A talent gifted by heaven, but one move short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhang Yu's face showed no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art Level 0 (1\u002F1, 8.3\u002F8 mana, 0.85\u002F0.8 physical strength, 1\u002F3 level Dao heart)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial art called the Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art appeared on the feather letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the martial art that finally appeared on Zhang Yu's feather letter after he repeatedly contemplated the Heaven Man Performance Diagram, carefully watched the performances of many students, and recorded Bai Zhenzhen's video to study over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the martial arts Zhang Yu had learned before, this Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art had requirements for mana, physical strength, and Dao heart. \"Besides needing to practice all the moves—fist techniques, palm techniques, leg techniques, and so on—it also requires 8 mana, 0.8 level physical strength, and a 3-level Dao heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already met all the other requirements, except for this 3-level Dao heart...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's own Dao heart was only level 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After trying it out, he indeed got stuck on the final step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, this Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art seems to be a martial art used after reaching Dao heart level 3 to condense martial intent, fortify the will with martial intent, and temper the Dao heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"A requirement as high as level 3 Dao heart—there's no way a first-year high school student who's only been in school for three months can reach that, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xuelian looked at Zhang Yu, who had failed, but her eyes sparkled with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original plan flashed through her mind—she had never expected any of the first-years present to succeed anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the information the security company just sent, this person is Zhang Yu, a first-year student at Songyang High School.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For him to have made it this far, he truly deserves to be called a talent gifted by heaven.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Zhang Yu's performance just now, she sighed to herself: \"Impressive—I almost misjudged him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first glance, his moves looked stiff, his fists and kicks all crooked, yet in the end, he was able to grasp the intent contained within them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This shows he valued intent over form, and saw the mysteries of the Heaven Man Mind Refining Art long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, good, good—my father can take on another outstanding disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, after Li Xuelian checked the information of the participants present, she already felt that it was unlikely anyone would succeed in this test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the students who could perform the martial arts from the Heaven Man Performance Diagram on the spot either came from prominent families or were already second- or third-year students who had already signed contracts, making it unlikely they would come to apprentice under Starfire True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding a genius who could practice the Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art on the spot was already extremely unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't mean no one could become her father's disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If among the first-year students present, someone could withstand the impact of martial intent, learn all the moves on the spot, and divine the mysteries of martial intent from them, even if they ultimately failed to practice the art, they would still be a genius of extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a person came a year later, they would certainly be able to master the Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art and meet her father's requirements. Now, by finding him a year early, before he had fully developed, she could sign a contract with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She believed her father would also be willing to take on such an excellent disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, this first-year student's failure to master the Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art wouldn't be a drawback—on the contrary, it would be advantageous for Li Xuelian to slightly lower the price when signing the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, she smiled at Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This classmate, although you didn't truly master the Heaven Martial Mind Refining Art, you have already penetrated its mysteries. It's only a matter of time before you perfect this martial art.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll ask my father shortly to see if he is willing to take you as his disciple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone present was shocked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lian Tianji looked toward Zhang Yu, opened his phone, and secretly took a photo of him. He was going to ask someone who this security guard—this suddenly emerged powerhouse—really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Shen stared at Zhang Yu in disbelief, screaming inwardly: \"Impossible! How can someone with 550 points become a disciple of a Golden Core True Person? I must be dreaming—is the Heaven Man Performance Diagram still testing me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: \"Yu Zi... is he cheating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that her good-for-nothing buddy, who was once inferior to her in everything and used to owe debts everywhere with her, had suddenly shot to the sky, Bai Zhenzhen felt extremely uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Zi, it's not that I don't wish you well. If you ranked in the top ten or top five of your grade, higher than before but lower than me, your brother would definitely bless you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who told you to dominate everyone, surpassing even me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, watching the people around crowding forward to curry favor with Zhang Yu, Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself: \"After Zhang Yu signs under a Golden Core True Person, he'll definitely be able to pull in a lot of investment. When that happens, I'll definitely fleece him and borrow money from him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, she reconsidered, her brow furrowing: \"But this Golden Core cultivator has had half his cultivation taken away and was optimized out by the major sect. He has no resources and no background. If Zhang Yu really does become his disciple, he'll be a beast of burden for life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, forget it. We're brothers after all. I'd better remind him not to be dazzled by the words 'Golden Core' and make sure he turns them down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Zhao Tianxing's eyes were wide open and his mind went blank, but he quickly recalled how he had just lectured Zhang Yu—a wave of embarrassment washed over him: \"How humiliating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a true genius. Back when I said all that in front of him, he must have thought I was a clown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Bai Zhenzhen walked toward Zhang Yu, many students nearby also crowded around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some wanted to add Zhang Yu as a contact, some wanted to ask him about the mysteries of the Heavenly Man Martial Art Illustration, and some wanted to take photos with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Li Xuelian had already stepped aside and called her father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, I've found a good prospect here in Songyang City...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2102,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","04ec21fe8bdc4e361ba3c60cd514591ba204df424d3a7bdde605da32001f60e9","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-22","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-20",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]