[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-292":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},164161,323,"Chapter 292","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>Watching the first layer of the University Sacred Body activate within the chain technique diagram, Zhang Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually grabbed a handful of medicine and stuffed it into his mouth. As soon as the medicine entered his stomach, he felt it instantly refined, turning into streams of warm currents surging through his limbs and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the medicinal power absorbed in an instant, taking medicine as easily as drinking water, Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"With this University Sacred Body, I reckon even if I eat poorly mixed medicine every day, I can still hold out for many years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After activating the initial University Sacred Body, Zhang Yu felt even more motivated and continued cultivating the seventh basic technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Thousand Laws University City, 300th Floor, Dao Arts Department Experimental Floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the time Zhang Yu was focusing on cultivating basic techniques, Li Xiao followed Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and the others around, learning and training. While working hard to improve his strength, he also kept trying to integrate into the circles of these upper-class people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin said to him with a smile, \"Li Xiao, come on, Soul Sea Cultivation together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, a trace of hesitation flickered across Li Xiao's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of his savings had already been spent last time when he borrowed money to buy the Heavenly Work Eye Remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even with a thirty percent discount on the Soul Sea Cultivation technique, one hour cost 0.063 spirit coins, and training for four hours at a time cost 0.252 spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past half month or so, including several Dao arts services, renting cultivation technique remains, consuming Fasting Pills, buying the same technique as Ying Xin… with all these odds and ends, he had already spent over 1.5 spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the benefits were also enormous. Li Xiao felt he had improved rapidly over the past half month, far surpassing his progress on the first floor, and his class ranking was steadily rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Li Xiao hesitate like that, Ying Xin said impatiently, \"Are you coming or not? Every time I call you, you dawdle. If you're not coming, then don't bother following us anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the fact that you and I are cultivating the same body-forging technique, do you think I would have called you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The loan platform screen appeared in Li Xiao's eye remains, and then he said with a smile, \"Let's go! Without using Dao arts to assist cultivation, the efficiency is too slow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six hours later, Li Xiao followed Gongshu Jin, Ying Xin, and the others out of the Dao Arts Service Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao laughed loudly, \"There are actually freshmen working as service staff. Why are they even attending university? Is the university letting them work part-time? With so many jobs, how can they improve their rankings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After joking around with the group for a while, Li Xiao gazed enviously at their backs as they headed toward the upper-level dormitory area, while he himself walked toward the downward dormitory floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at his account balance, Li Xiao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he looked at his ranking and smiled again: \"11th in class, comprehensive score 288 points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The comprehensive score was a comprehensive evaluation score for a student, composed of credits, exam results, competition results, projects, and other aspects, including basic data such as the student's Dao heart, mana, and physical strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As credits grew, scores increased, and competition and project content became richer, the comprehensive score would also rise, even reaching tens of thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for freshmen in the Foundation Establishment class, since school had just started, basic data accounted for the majority of the comprehensive score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his own ranking and comprehensive score, and then at the first-place Ji Huanliang's 498 points, Li Xiao thought to himself, \"As long as I keep up this pace, by the start of school in September, I'll definitely be in the top 10 of the class, maybe even the top 5.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then glanced at the person behind him, Zhang Yu, who had already dropped to 18th place, feeling even more elated: \"That way, when school starts, I'll definitely be far above Zhang Yu. Teacher Tu will choose me for the construction site.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I can earn more money on the construction site and won't have trouble with my online loan repayments.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking with light steps, Li Xiao had already passed the 125th-floor dormitory area when he heard a faint sound of splitting air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning his head, he saw Zhang Yu standing at the dormitory entrance, cultivating a basic technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the other's distorted movements and perfunctory moves, Li Xiao smiled. \"What's this guy doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally intending to shake his head and leave, he suddenly activated the recording function in his technique remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send it to Gongshu Jin and the others to show them what this clown is up to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, in the group chat of Gongshu Jin and the others, the video Li Xiao had taken appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin: This is… Zhang Yu? What is he doing? Dancing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone said: It's a basic technique. Someone has seen him training; he seems to have been cultivating basic techniques for the last half month or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin: Even the basic technique is this distorted? How bad is this guy's martial arts talent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone laughed: No wonder he's training basic techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the group's mockery of Zhang Yu, Li Xiao became even more elated, joining in and feeling that he had become part of their circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Gongshu Jin, watching the content in the video, raised an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I originally thought that this Zhang Yu, having reached Foundation Establishment a whole year before me and still being like this, had pretty poor talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I never expected... it could be this bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being this bad and still getting into Ten Thousand Methods University...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin suddenly found it a bit terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing what everyone else in the group was saying, he immediately stopped them and warned: \"From now on, in my group, no more talk about Zhang Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone stop their mockery, Gongshu Jin ignored them and thought to himself: \"No wonder they want to reform the first layer—if Zhang Yu can be let in here, the first layer's selection system is already broken as far as I can see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Zhang Yu's talent is simply at a crippling level—no matter how rich the family, they should have given up on him by now. Who the hell is still sponsoring him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Li Xiao, reading Gongshu Jin's message, clenched his fists slightly, a hint of unwillingness flashing across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had made rapid progress over the past half month, far surpassing Zhang Yu, yet Gongshu Jin's attitude toward Zhang Yu and toward him was like heaven and mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait—I will keep improving and leave Zhang Yu far behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, Li Xiao continued to cultivate with Gongshu Jin and the others, steadily spending Spirit Coins from his account, and his strength grew accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every day at midnight when the rankings updated, Li Xiao would refresh them immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That day, seeing his own rank rise to tenth place, he let out a long breath, a look of excitement on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scrolling further down and seeing Zhang Yu had fallen to nineteenth, he couldn't help laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>125th floor, outside the dormitory door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu let out a long breath and looked at his Dharma Chain Diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Superior - University Saint Body (8\u002F8): The ability to digest, absorb, and metabolize food is elevated to the peak of Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"With eight basic techniques done, the University Saint Body has finally unlocked its second layer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But here in this crappy University City, this food-digestion ability is useless except for eating some jerky A-Zhen sent over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu shook his head, didn't dwell on it further, and instead turned to practice the ninth basic technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the ranking? He was currently focused on cultivating basic techniques, so his various stats had barely increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, when he cultivated basic techniques, he prioritized speed over quality, and the effects of level 10 or level 20 basic techniques were negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought: \"The ranking must be plummeting—what's there to look at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So over the next four days, Zhang Yu cultivated relentlessly, pushing the last two basic techniques all the way to level 20 in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the University Saint Body was finally completed—over twenty days had passed since his first class at Ten Thousand Methods University.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate - University Saint Body (10\u002F10): All Foundation Establishment techniques see a 2x increase in cultivation efficiency and a 2x increase in cultivation effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the effect of the ultimate University Saint Body, Zhang Yu took a deep breath, a surge of excitement rising in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought: \"Just like the High School Saint Body before, the University Saint Body also boosts the cultivation efficiency and effect of Foundation Establishment techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this University Saint Body in hand, how fast—how terrifying—will my development speed be here at the university?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Yu felt incredibly grateful that he hadn't wasted time cultivating other things or squandering money on various immortal arts services, but had focused solely on completing the University Saint Body first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the University Saint Body is done, what should I cultivate next?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's mind turned to the university information he had gathered over these days, and a plan quickly formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, focus on increasing my mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana is the foundation of the immortal arts, and also the economic foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With enough mana, not only are techniques more powerful, but surplus mana can be sold for Spirit Coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While increasing my mana, I can also improve my mana quality—then in the future, I can help Le Mulian develop her Dao Seed and replicate her Deep Freeze Dharma Vein.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So how can I increase my mana the fastest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at his Feather Book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The advantage of the University Saint Body is that it lets me cultivate techniques faster, and the effects from techniques are stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I want to take advantage of that, I'll need to practice a stronger breathing technique, and...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's gaze swept over the Chain Diagram's first chapter and stopped at the Verdant Vortex Qigong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only Foundation Establishment stage breathing technique he had mastered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his eyes lingered on this technique, he immediately saw its set on the Chain Diagram: Qi Meridian Eternal Flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This set seems... it should be very helpful for increasing mana, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Zhang Yu's ocular frame opened the Great Library, listing out one by one the Master-level breathing techniques for Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his discount, Zhang Yu chuckled inwardly: \"It just so happens that when I exchange for Master-level techniques in the Great Library, I get a 40% discount. This fits my advantage perfectly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's gaze swept over the descriptions of each breathing technique, listing out the techniques that belonged to Qi Meridian Eternal Flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides the set effect, the breathing technique itself... I also need more types to coordinate with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be able to run automatically 24 hours a day, just like the Circadian Qi Gathering Method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It also needs to better improve mana quality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should focus on mana recovery speed, to make it convenient for me to sell mana later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his various requirements, Zhang Yu bookmarked one after another breathing technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Master-level breathing technique Zhang Yu decided to purchase was called the Primordial Embryonic Breath Sutra. It was a technique that replaced breathing with respiration; once mastered, every inhale and exhale would continuously absorb spiritual energy, refining mana at all times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, master this technique to maintain a constant 24-hour mana refinement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at the price of the Primordial Embryonic Breath Sutra: \"Original price 1 spirit coin, after 40% off, it's 0.6 spirit coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu then checked his current spirit coin balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, aside from daily meals and purchasing basic techniques, he saved money every day and dared not spend too much. His current spirit coin balance was still over 12.3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing... good thing I didn't waste money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After purchasing the Primordial Embryonic Breath Sutra, lines of text and images instantly appeared in Zhang Yu's ocular frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Zhang Yu sat cross-legged and began cultivating this breathing technique according to the energy circulation route shown in his ocular frame.\u003C\u002Fp>",2103,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","581af63ab75183f2001eae2ae79845b6787c077691d261519b538f2c3101fafa","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-293","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-291",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]