[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-317":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},164186,323,"Chapter 317","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-317",317,"\u003Cp>Just then, a sudden roar came from not far away. Zhang Yu turned his head and saw a surge of cold energy shooting into the sky, which had already frozen half of an upperclassman's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, that upperclassman let out a furious shout, flames flickering all over his body, and he suppressed the cold energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gasped, \"Luckily it's been a while; the residual mana from the Golden Core has lost most of its power. Otherwise, that attack just now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, everyone grew even more cautious. Zhang Yu also activated his Third Eye ability, keeping a 360-degree field of vision at all times, alert to any sign of trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu swept up a burst of protective Qi and carried away another piece of broken wall, he suddenly felt a wave of yin-cold aura rushing toward his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the shattered wall, a section of steel wrapped in layers of flesh and blood was rising and falling, as if it were breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a dense resentment that even Zhang Yu's naked eye could see kept surging out of the steel, shooting off in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Resentment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuji commented, \"Be careful. With such heavy resentment, if it rushes into your body, at the very least you'll be sick for a few days. At worst, you might suffer a mental shock and your Dao heart could regress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, several nearby upperclassmen hurried over. Che Yufei said, \"It's resentment-infused alloy used for making puppets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu asked, \"Should we ask Teacher Tu how to handle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said excitedly, \"Why ask the teacher? I'll ask the scrap dealer tonight what the current price is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other rules as usual: Teacher still takes 50%, and we split the remaining 50% equally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the veteran students act as if this were routine, Zhang Yu suddenly gained a deeper understanding of the Civil Engineering Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after, another huge crash rang out. A giant metal palm shot up into the sky, sending a Foundation Establishment student flying with a violent slap—his seven orifices bleeding and multiple bones broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu only learned afterward that the guy had dug up a half-finished puppet arm, which suddenly activated and blasted him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Zhang Yu was grabbing a pillar, his Third Eye sensed an abnormal surge of spiritual energy all around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instantly activated the Time-Remnant Evil Eye, feeling as if the entire world had slowed down in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he saw the ground beneath him slowly rising, as if the soil had turned into a giant mouth about to swallow him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Battle Demon Lifespan Sacrifice Art erupted, granting a full 1.0-level physical boost. Combined with Zhang Yu's own strength, he shot away with a whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spot where he had been standing was swallowed up by a small mound of earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: \"Is it a protective factory formation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked at the half-length pillar in his hand and felt a surge of joy—this material was obviously not ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after thinking it over, Zhang Yu looked up at the huge factory ruins before him, and ultimately did not handle it on his own. Instead, he went to find Che Yufei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the pillar Zhang Yu had voluntarily handed over, Che Yufei gave a slight smile and patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder. \"You know the rules. Once the recycling payment comes in, I'll transfer your share as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu took the opportunity to ask, \"What material is this pillar made of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei, familiar with the subject, introduced it, \"Oh, this? Grade three special alloy steel. It can bear relatively high loads, often used for pillars...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, amid the ruins filled with residual Golden Core realm mana, high-risk puppet-making materials, and the remnants of the factory's protective formation—all kinds of dangers—Zhang Yu simultaneously cultivated his technique, cleared debris, collected various materials, and through Che Yufei, continuously identified and learned the properties of different materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the many dangers, relying on the sensing ability of his Third Eye, the time-slow capability of the Time-Remnant Evil Eye, and the strong resistance granted by his Earth and Wood Saint Body, Zhang Yu was able to complete each task relatively safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu and the others had been busy all night and started on their third dose of medicine,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin and the others finally finished their online classes and began their own work and cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, I'll start first.\" Mo Shangjin waved to the others, then nodded to Gongshu Jin. \"Fellow junior Gongshu, keep it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shangjin knew that Gongshu Jin was a student Director Gao intended to nurture as a specialist in the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, and from their first meeting, he had frequently shown goodwill toward his junior, who shared a character in his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Gongshu Jin's admiring gaze, Mo Shangjin's figure floated in midair. As his hands formed seals, the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power erupted ferociously, uprooting trees all around and shifting layers of rock and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin understood that Mo Shangjin was using the Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power to gradually adjust the mountain terrain and earth veins, aiming to guide the spirit veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If spirit veins are like rivers, then adjusting the terrain is like changing the river's course—it can regulate the spirit veins and lay the foundation for setting up formations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Gongshu Jin looked at the other senior students. One had transformed into a giant dragon, opening paths on the ground, chiseling tunnels, and carving out a route to underground transport channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another pressed his palms together, and a high-temperature force field suddenly covered an area a hundred meters in radius, refining large piles of recycled metal materials gathered together, turning them one by one into brand-new building materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin thought to himself, \"The Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power goes without saying—it's the military-grade martial art that has made the Civil Engineering Department of Ten Thousand Methods University renowned throughout the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are also the Star-Surging Meridian Great Method and the Crimson Fire Mystic Flame Divine Skill—both are expensive, requiring costly pills and dharma bones for cultivation, with enormous consumption, emphasizing immortal dao foundation and needing thick accumulation for steady release.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, once you master them, earning spirit coins becomes faster, and the risks and bodily wear from work aren't too great either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin understood that it wasn't that the civil engineering teachers were unwilling to teach the poor these techniques, but that even if the poor wanted to learn, they couldn't afford to learn or train; they could only learn techniques that mutilated their bodies and forced their potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, the poor people's techniques could barely keep up with them, but soon, due to their low upper limits, they would be left far behind, and then their daily income at the construction site would differ by tenfold or a hundredfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the senior students show off their skills, Gongshu Jin's heart stirred with excitement, and with full fighting spirit, he turned and walked to his own workstation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spread his hands, and two fierce air whirlpools had already emerged from his newly implanted hand dharma bones, beginning to mobilize his newly cultivated technique—the Nine Nether Dark Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the prepared cement, sand, gravel, mineral powder, spirit stones, and other materials around were swept in, turning into a gray tornado that shot into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Gao walked up beside him, watching the scene and nodding slightly: \"Remember, the mixing of concrete must be adjusted according to the on-site construction environment, the requirements of the formation, and the type of spirit vein...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Gongshu Jin and the others started working, the huge commotion also caught Zhang Yu's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the tornado soaring into the sky, the countless mud and gravel flying into the air, and the violent tremors coming from the ground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu felt some emotion in his heart: \"Compared to these guys, we're like the most ordinary construction workers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... I should say these guys are like giant construction equipment, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Zhang Yu refocused his attention on his own work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another day passed, and the students ushered in a one-hour break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu first switched the Chain Dharma Diagram suit to the Great Sage Body for taking pills, then returned to his room and switched to the Martial Dao Sacred Embryo to accelerate self-healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself: \"As my cultivation gradually rises, the enhancement effect of the Martial Dao Sacred Embryo is getting weaker and weaker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, a Qi Refining stage suit can't be used forever after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the spirit network, Zhang Yu checked the messages he had received and replied to them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Che Yufei and the others walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei looked at Zhang Yu and said, \"What are you doing staying here? A person can't just work overtime and cultivate all day; you need to relax appropriately too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The group masseur has set up the massage room over there, and there's a promotion with discounts today—hurry up and come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Che Yufei's invitation, Zhang Yu, who was constantly repairing his body's wear under the dual effects of the Martial Dao Sacred Embryo and body activation, naturally shook his head and refused; he didn't want to waste money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei said, \"If you don't get massages at the construction site, how can you live long? How can you earn more money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, hurry up.\" Shi Yunxiang had already walked out: \"I'm going to pick first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yu repeatedly refuse, Che Yufei also shook his head, too lazy to persuade further, and left first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a message from Bai Zhenzhen popped up in Zhang Yu's eye prosthetic: \"Yu Zi, off work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Mm, I'll do some breathing exercises for a bit, then get ready to work overtime directly. Internet fees are pretty expensive, so I'll turn it off later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: \"I heard that after your civil engineering department gets off work, you all need massages to eliminate body wear. Aren't you going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"My colleagues did go, but I didn't. There's no need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: \"Are you sure? You should go—don't wear your body out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Forget it, I won't waste the money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: \"Sigh, Mom is really useless—can't even send enough money for her son's massage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Cultivate well. If you want to fulfill filial piety, you can do it next time you see Dad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting casually with Bai Zhenzhen for a bit, Zhang Yu ended his active breathing exercises, felt that his body had mostly recovered, and once again went alone into the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the next few days, Zhang Yu kept taking pills, cultivating, and working overtime in the perilous environment, constantly tormenting himself while repairing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, his understanding of the various materials in the ruins deepened. Every day, while his classmates went for massages, he took the opportunity to gather materials and complete his feeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The material he chose to digest first was the No. 20 Spirit Method Secret Steel originally used by the puppet factory to manufacture the protective armor for the puppet's core parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This secret steel could resist explosions and impacts, and evenly absorb martial force, possessing strength comparable to that of a peak Foundation Establishment stage body-refining expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he could use the peak Foundation Establishment digestive power from the Great Sage Body, combined with the level-20 Earth-Eating Divine Skill, to refine this No. 20 Spirit Method Secret Steel into his bones, further strengthening them, he would truly have a set of indestructible bones capable of running rampant in the Foundation Establishment stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Zhang Yu finally managed to pick up a bit, he found it difficult to digest. It might take ten days or half a month just to strengthen a few finger bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"What to do? Try practicing another cultivation technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Try medicine that enhances digestion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu pondered for a while, then rejected each option one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally thought, \"Although the University Sacred Body has granted me powerful digestive abilities, the essence of my gastrointestinal tract is still influenced by my own physical strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To speed up the digestion of No. 20 Secret Spirit Steel, I need to make my stomach and intestines tougher and stronger... like putting a layer of armor on them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, a gleam flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes, and the data on various materials at the scene emerged in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>",2124,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","a447221f92de9613cebb5e5c5e5ef61ec4be9ec0dc1125c1d80e24b636414a76","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-318","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-316",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]