[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-222":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},164091,323,"Chapter 222: That's the Smell","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>The second trial instructor walked into the classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a burly man, his muscles bulging like marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang struck again, unleashing three consecutive palms that forced the burly man back three steps, yet his expression remained unchanged, steady as Mount Tai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang commented, \"Excellent hard qigong! This level of cultivation is unattainable without a university degree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other man smiled slightly and said, \"As long as you are satisfied, old sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, I'm Teacher Yao, and you can also call me Xiao Yao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to sell legal addictive drugs—an honest profession.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later, someone told me that if you don't break the law, you'll never get rich. When I heard that the shadow tutoring world paid well, I switched to this line of work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I understood: some things may not be legal, but they are reasonable...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, everyone laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yao then took off his shirt, revealing a full back covered in needle holes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Displaying the needle holes still oozing fluid, Teacher Yao said with pride, \"Because I came from selling drugs, I've long studied how to expel drug toxins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just by looking at the number of needle holes on me, you can tell how much I've injected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I can still maintain such a healthy condition today lies in the secret of the Jade Blood Detoxification Acupuncture that I'm going to teach you today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This acupuncture technique reaches deep into the internal organs, expelling drug toxins and residues from the body every day. You no longer need to worry about side effects; you can take your medicine with peace of mind and work overtime without concern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, as a former professional, if you have any questions about medications or want to buy drugs, feel free to ask me. I still have some channels that can get you discounts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another conference room, the many elders of the Shadow Study Sect were listening to Teacher Yao's lecture and nodding in approval.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Yao is good. He can sell drugs while teaching, which is why his course revenue has always been among the top.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Combining drug sales with lessons is the trend. Key high schools have been doing this for a long time. We should follow suit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the classroom, Zhang Yu listened to Teacher Yao's words and thought to himself, \"No, I need to give myself more advantages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu recalled his previous trial lesson in the park: \"Those old Qi Refining geeks who got into university probably all went to key high schools, or even one of the Big Three high schools.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you're out in the world, you make your own identity. If I pretend to be from White Dragon, maybe I'll be more favored...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello everyone, my surname is Bai. I graduated from White Dragon High School.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third teacher to take the stage was an old man with white hair and a youthful complexion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Bai gave a chuckle and accepted Old Mr. Wang's three palms. He only took a single step back before steadying himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang raised an eyebrow. \"You're also from White Dragon High? Then we're alumni.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Bai smiled slightly. \"I am 145 years old. Greetings, junior. I remember when I studied at White Dragon High, it was still a small building, and there were no grade rankings...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the other man casually recount various historical details of White Dragon High, Old Mr. Wang was mostly convinced and nodded slightly. \"Hello, senior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Bai smiled and looked at the many elderly people in the classroom, then spoke slowly, \"As they say, you must learn until you're old to live until you're old. I'm sure you've all seen many people who died poor because they had no job.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was as young as you, I was also busy working every day and signed up for tutoring classes at night to enhance my job competitiveness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, without learning, how can you work? And without work, how can you earn money to live until you're old?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only by persisting in learning, working, and paying taxes for a lifetime can we truly cultivate immortality on the right path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me, for example—I'm 145 years old now. I've almost saved enough money to buy a longevity elixir. Once I take it, I can live to 170 and work another ten years...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, the many elderly people applauded enthusiastically. Looking at the 145-year-old Teacher Bai, they seemed to see their own role model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh, of course, the reason I've been able to live so long while maintaining my ability to work is closely related to my years of persistent cultivation and expelling toxins from my body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In another conference room, the many elders of various sects also praised him profusely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Bai is still steady—before even officially starting the lecture, he's already bridged the gap with the students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With his seniority, credentials, and his own example, he can definitely hold these clients in check. If this class is handed to him, the renewal rate is bound to be high.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, between Xiao Yao and Old Bai, I just can't decide who to pick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the classroom, listening to Old Bai's lecture, Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"Damn, this guy is also riding the White Dragon Man's reputation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck... I need to come up with another edge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These old farts at the Qi Refining stage are all arrogant as hell, and they all come from key high schools, even the top three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ordinary moves probably won't intimidate them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Teacher Bai's lecture ended, it was finally Zhang Yu's turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhang Yu entered the classroom, he heard Old Mr. Wang take the lead and say, \"Young man, you can leave. No need to lecture anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Yu's disguised appearance looked thirty or forty, to these elders he was clearly just a young punk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang said coldly, \"We've decided. We want Senior Bai to teach. No need to swap anyone else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his palm suddenly struck out with the sound of wind and thunder, slamming toward Zhang Yu's chest, seemingly intent on blasting him out the classroom door in one go. *Bang!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an explosive sound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This palm from Old Mr. Wang first slammed into the Bronze Armored Corpse Skin that Zhang Yu had tempered through the Resentful Baleful Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the palm force was firmly blocked by the Formless Cloud Qi beneath the skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, through the transmission of the Formless Cloud Qi, the force was distributed to Zhang Yu's bones, which were like silver frost all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, who appeared motionless, had actually taken this palm head-on using his skin, flesh, and bones—now tempered to the peak of Qi Refining—combined with his power-applying techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Old Mr. Wang, he felt as if he had slammed his palm into a hundred-times-tempered rebar at the foundation of a skyscraper. Not only did he fail to force Zhang Yu back a single step, but his own palm ached fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little—!\" Old Mr. Wang stared at Zhang Yu in shock and uncertainty. \"A formidable protective technique, and more than just one, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu smiled faintly. \"Elder, there are still two palms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang said coolly, \"With your level of body refinement, you must come from a university. No need for further testing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clasped his hands behind his back, the palm he had just struck trembling painfully, desperately wanting to ice it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other elders were also secretly amazed at this sight. They all knew Old Wang's skill. With such an appraisal from Old Wang, Zhang Yu's status in their eyes instantly rose. Immediately, they quieted down one by one, wanting to hear what this young man could teach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu walked up to the podium and said calmly, \"My surname is Ma. You can call me Teacher Ma.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Spring and Autumn Infinite Zen I'm going to teach you today is a technique I learned back at Cloud Immortal High School.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elder frowned and asked, \"What kind of high school is Cloud Immortal? How come I've never heard of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another elder said, \"Sounds vaguely familiar. Could it be some ordinary high school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Old Mr. Wang suddenly raised his head, shocked. \"You said Cloud Immortal High School? You mean that—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\" Zhang Yu said calmly, \"Cloud Immortal High School on the 1.5th Layer of Celestial Capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm from Celestial Capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's words immediately captured everyone's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting their gazes, Zhang Yu said calmly, \"I live on North Sixth Ring Road in the 1.5th Layer of Celestial Capital—and not outside the Sixth Ring, but inside it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone whispered, \"What is the 1.5th Layer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang said quietly, \"It's the cloud layer above Celestial Capital—a sky city. But exactly where the North Sixth Ring is... I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu explained, \"Above Celestial Capital is a floating island covering the entire city—a sky city. We usually call it the 1.5th Layer, between Kunxu's 1st and 2nd Layers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most beautiful place up there is the Central Cloud Sea Park.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still remember the forests, the lakes in that cloud sea, and the giant dragon breathing out clouds and mist...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zhang Yu recalled the lavish scenes of the 1.5th Layer he had seen during the Dao Heart Test for the Foundation Establishment exam, a nostalgic look appeared in his eyes as he described the wonders of the 1.5th Layer to the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"Just that half-day illusion experience is enough to brag about in Songyang City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the crowd, listening to all sorts of delicacies, dharma skeletons, cauldrons, and more in the mansion beside Cloud Sea Park, wore looks of longing, wishing they could go there once in their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Mr. Wang thought to himself, \"What exactly is this guy's background? The Xiandu people I met on the second level didn't talk about things as impressive as this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After bragging for a while, Zhang Yu suddenly raised an eyebrow, looked at everyone, and said, \"Originally, I had no interest at all in coming to some backwater place like this to give remedial lessons to a bunch of out-of-towners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed helplessly and said, \"But unfortunately, storms come without warning, and misfortunes befall people overnight. I have no choice but to humble myself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the three parts contempt, three parts disdain, three parts scorn, and that one part arrogance in Zhang Yu's eyes, Old Mr. Wang's body trembled repeatedly, and he cried inwardly, \"This is exactly the feeling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Xiandu people I met on the second level were just like this—looking down their noses, talking to us Songyang folk with that same attitude!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, while imitating the Xiandu masters he had seen in the Foundation Establishment exam, secretly observed everyone's expressions and thought to himself, \"Just as I expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These old workhorses despise high school diplomas and those beneath them just as much as they worship rich, top-student types like the Xiandu masters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meeting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders of the gang exclaimed in surprise, \"A Xiandu master is actually coming to teach here? Is he real or fake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man with a long white beard said, \"Real or fake, haven't you seen how well the clients are reacting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another bald old man laughed and said, \"Good, good, excellent! That's what we need! This is what the Dark Studies Gang should be doing! The Xiandu people's brand could attract countless new students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A supporter of Medicine Teacher said, \"But Little Medicine can drive up medicine sales. He said he wants to open new markets for the gang. If he becomes the gold medal teacher, he can help us secure the medicine distribution channels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-bearded old man said, \"You just believe whatever he says? I might as well say I can secure the Xianyun copyright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another person said, \"What about Old Bai? A genuine White Dragon person, 145 years old, rich in work experience, devoted to the gang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald old man said, \"A 145-year-old geezer—he might even die in the middle of a lesson. Why pick him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued, \"I say we go with this Ma Yunteng. The Xiandu people's brand is loud enough to truly help the gang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another person suggested, \"I still think Little Medicine is better. No matter how loud the brand, making more money is what counts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone said, \"Little Medicine has his strengths, and Little Ma has his. How about we pick two gold medal teachers this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone objected, \"There are only so many classes. Pick two... where would we find that many classes for them to teach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elders in the entire meeting room started arguing, clashing over who should become the new gold medal teacher to take over this class.\u003C\u002Fp>",2142,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","11f986b9336cc35c72e7e888ffab9f9910d3894d8139a2953c64241b57250a1e","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-223","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-221",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]