[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-270":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},164139,323,"Chapter 270: Oasis Seizure, Reward Selection","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-270",270,"\u003Cp>Watching the stream of messages on his phone, the corners of Zhang Yu's mouth unconsciously lifted, and he felt his mood suddenly improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen beside him said, \"What are you looking at? Why are you grinning so creepily?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said indifferently, \"Just admiring this beautiful world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, Zhang Yu's brows twitched, because he saw a flood of compensation claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\" Zhang Yu said angrily, \"They're pinning the venue damage costs from yesterday's fight on me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I did was smash a few walls and crash into a couple of buildings, and they want me to pay ten million? Are they crazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen on the other side was eating breakfast and replied, \"It's the company behind that abandoned factory from yesterday. Anyway, we were acting as part of the patrol team this time, so if there's any compensation to pay, it should fall on the proper gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu, finish your meal quickly and contact Deng You Shen. Tell her about this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, she just called—said she wants our opinion on how to handle the Oasis Group and on the distribution of some resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the division of spoils after the battle?\" Zhang Yu's eyes lit up at that. Remembering what Xinghuo Zhenren had said yesterday, he sent the latter a message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xinghuo Zhenren replied, \"Go to the Oasis Group first and discuss it with her. Listen to what she has to say, but don't agree to anything before I arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen left the apartment after finishing breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they stepped out of the apartment building, Zhang Yu was surprised to find a large crowd standing outside the main entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the clean, tidy surroundings of the apartment complex formed a stark contrast with the burnt-out cars, rising smoke, and piles of trash and debris on the nearby streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly realized he had never turned off his Foundation Building Domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Foundation Building Domain, the apartment he stayed in had become a safe zone all night, serving as a shelter for many people from the surrounding streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people around them had clearly seen the livestream or videos and recognized the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under their awed gazes, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen flickered into motion, leaving behind a series of sonic booms and flashes of lightning as they vanished from the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen arrived at the Oasis Building, they found the entire building had been taken over by the Divine Department, with patrol team members everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making their way up to the top floor, the two entered the office and saw Deng Bingding stationed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint ripple of divine power flickered across Deng Bingding's body, and she split off an avatar that walked up to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled at them and said, \"You've both done outstanding work in stopping the Oasis Group this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already know about the venue compensation claims. I'll send someone to contact them—you don't need to worry about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regarding your dispute with the Oasis Group, aside from unfreezing the funds in your accounts, the Oasis Group originally agreed to pay you both four million a month for the next nine months until the college entrance exams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That totals... thirty-six million for each of you. I'll help you recover it. It should be in your accounts within a week at most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Deng Bingding's words, Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen both felt a surge of excitement and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their delighted expressions, Deng Bingding thought to herself, \"After this operation, I should be in line for a promotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already been assigned a position in a region under the jurisdiction of Wanfa University.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These two will probably be entering Wanfa University later too. I might run into them then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These two—especially this Zhang Yu—definitely have strong backing. Right before I leave, I should use a bit of resources to build goodwill with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by glancing at Zhang Yu's rise, Deng Bingding could sense that there must be high-level beings supporting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came Zhang Pianpian's care, then his astonishing rate of progress—going all the way from competitions to Foundation Building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that aside, before the battle with Wang Yin, the higher-ups had provided the Flood Dragon Spiritual Pivot and the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky Force—it was a former military-grade technique, perfectly aligned with Zhang Yu's Wuji Cloud Hand, and on top of that he had received guidance from Xinghuo Zhenren...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's all too coincidental. They're not even trying to hide it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, it's fine. Building a good relationship with them will likely help my work after the promotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made lightning-fast calculations and trade-offs in her mind, Deng Bingding looked at the two ecstatic people and spoke again, \"The rewards for the previous operation have already been distributed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded slightly, knowing she was referring to the interest-free loan and the three Foundation Building techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding continued, “However, because the Oasis Group’s irregular operations caused you two massive losses, we have decided to have the Oasis Group compensate you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu’s heart stirred, knowing that this was just an excuse they’d found to reward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen’s eyes also lit up, her mind already racing with guesses about how much the compensation would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding, however, shifted the topic and brought up something else: “You may already know that the university uses spirit coins, and almost no one on the second layer will accept first-layer currency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And if you want to exchange, when going to the second layer alone, the maximum you can exchange is 5 spirit coins. At the current exchange rate, that’s about 50.3918 million in first-layer currency.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So my advice to you is… keeping first-layer currency is useless. From now on, try to spend as much money as possible, exchanging it for various supplies that are useful to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The same goes for this Oasis Group compensation. I recommend you choose some special supplies unique to the Oasis Group rather than taking the money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For example, some cutting-edge products from the Oasis Group labs, or some backup Dharma Relics left by Wang Yin…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Yu couldn’t help but feel tempted and asked, “Wang Yin left behind backup Dharma Relics?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding gave a slight smile. As she moved her mind, divine power swept through the air, and a light screen appeared before Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These are three Dharma Relics Wang Yin didn’t have time to take away. You can each choose one as compensation from the Oasis Group.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right.” Deng Bingding reminded them, “The Dragon-Spine Spirit Hub and the Soul-Wounding Brick are both Divine Division supplies. Since the operation is over, you’ll have to return them soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu sighed helplessly at this, thought to himself what a pity, and then focused his attention on the light screen before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw that the Dharma Relics Wang Yin left behind were a pair of eye Dharma Relics, a set of calf tendon Dharma Relics, and a heart Dharma Relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding introduced them: “All three sets are top-tier enterprise-grade Dharma Relics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded slightly. He knew that Dharma Relics were divided into academic grade, professional grade, enterprise grade, and military grade, and neither he nor Bai Zhenzhen had the clearance to use military grade—top-tier enterprise grade suited him best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The eye Dharma Relic—Time-Warp Demon Pupil. Powerful performance, capable of connecting to the spirit world smoothly without lag, and it can decompose visual images into 128 frames for slow playback.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait.” Zhang Yu asked curiously, “What do you mean by connecting to the spirit world smoothly without lag? Is there such a thing as lag?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding said matter-of-factly, “Isn’t lagging normal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a mortal body, encountering problems it can’t comprehend or seeing images it can’t clearly make out is a form of lag. It’s a limitation of the body’s performance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Naturally, eye Dharma Relics also have their performance limits.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Especially in places where the spirit world is extremely developed, perhaps a single spirit world fluctuation caused by an Nascent Soul powerhouse traveling—well… you haven’t seen it, you can think of it as custom spirit world effects made by the powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The special effects of an Nascent Soul True Lord might cause low-performance eye Dharma Relics to lag—not only making it impossible to see clearly, but even causing delays or freezes, requiring a restart to resume function…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn… Zhang Yu cursed inwardly. After going up, even poor people can’t see things smoothly, right? The rich can make my eyes lag with their special effects? I can’t even look them straight in the face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Bingding then introduced the other two Dharma Relics: “The calf tendon Dharma Relic—Formless Wind Demon. It can provide jet-style acceleration while generating optical afterimages…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The heart Dharma Relic—Blood Pump Core. It can be used as a second heart to enhance blood circulation throughout the body, and its internal Heart-Immolation Mode can put the user into a transcendent state…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen were extremely tempted and wondering which Dharma Relic to choose, the voice of Starfire True Man echoed in their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, I’m late.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slight flutter of his fiery long hair, Starfire True Man floated into the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a brief glance at the three Dharma Relics on the light screen, then transmitted a message to Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen: “Zhang Yu, you should choose the Time-Warp Demon Pupil.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bai Zhenzhen, you choose the Formless Wind Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen had already taken a liking to the Formless Wind Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yu had been wavering between the Time-Warp Demon Pupil and the Blood Pump Core. Upon hearing Starfire True Man’s telepathic message, he immediately looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if waiting for an explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starfire True Man patiently explained via telepathy: “Eye Dharma Relics are essential for learning and cultivation up there—otherwise, you’re half-blind, unable to even see the rankings or titles above people’s heads, and can’t recognize anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Time-Warp Demon Pupil has great performance—enough to see you through to graduation from your undergraduate studies, and you’ll have no problem looking at Nascent Soul cultivators directly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for the Blood Pump Core, that Dharma Relic requires at least 150 units of mana to maintain—it’s too much of a burden for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides that, there’s another reason. I hope that after you enter university, aside from the eye Dharma Relic, you won’t transplant any other Dharma Relic parts for the time being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starfire True Man had been browsing Zhang Yu’s data during overtime work yesterday, repeatedly watching Zhang Yu’s battles, and with his rich experience, had been pondering which path truly suited him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he had come to a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starfire True Man explained to Zhang Yu: “Zhang Yu, you are different from others. Your physique is strong. If you just replace it with mass-produced Dharma Relics, that would be such a waste.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, go to the Earth and Wood Department to temper your physical body and earn cultivation resources.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then transfer to the Artifact Refining Department to gradually refine your hundred-refined flesh body into a Dharma Corpse, or even a magic artifact. This is the most suitable path to power for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To walk this path, you must minimize the use of the Dharma Corpse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, for every additional part of the Dharma Corpse you use, one more of your organs will be replaced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And those replaced organs will be unable to keep up with your body tempering progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you later transfer to the Artifact Refining Department, these replaced organs will no longer be of much value.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1964,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","511c9f2bfdcce996d77e92a48827a22f4375410d646e5bd8684231fba87a1640","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-271","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-269",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]