[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-350":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},164219,323,"Chapter 350: Zhang Yu's Engineering Team","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-350",350,"\u003Cp>August.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan's Third Eye Divine Ability had finally reached Level 2 as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan's hands left trails of afterimages as they struck, kneaded, squeezed, and repeatedly worked the massive chunk of flesh before him, constantly adjusting its internal stress structure and relaxing the overworked muscles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his Third Eye Divine Ability, the flesh structure before him seemed incredibly clear; every worn, damaged, or fragile point appeared with pinpoint accuracy, greatly enhancing the effect of his massage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single finger press caused his client's body to shudder violently and let out a long moan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, a glimmer of pride flashed in Yu Xinghan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've broken through again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I... can raise my massage fees.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, looking at the messages in the Songyang hometown group, Yu Xinghan frowned: \"It's that guy Lian Tianji again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the group, it was Lian Tianji from Hehuan University again, posting a video link and asking the fellow townspeople for likes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While massaging and watching Lian Tianji's video, Yu Xinghan had to admit that the other's results were more than ten times better than his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehuan University really has a unique advantage in video creation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Titles like \"The Temptation of the Head Teacher,\" \"Secret Investigation by the Patrol Team,\" and also \"Climax,\" \"Sensitive,\" \"*Drug,\" \"*Virginity\"... made Yu Xinghan feel a vast gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wanfa University's technology in this area has fallen far behind Hehuan University's.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that guy Lian Tianji... seems to have started making videos back in high school. Could it be he was already planning to debut in university?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, none of us from Songyang City who got into the Top Ten are simple. Zhang Yu was selected for the field construction site, I successfully joined the Dark Massage World, and Lian Tianji's videos are thriving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he pondered, Yu Xinghan sent a message to Lian Tianji: \"Tianji, how about a collaboration video? Or could you help share my video?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lian Tianji: \"For business cooperation, please send a private message to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan twitched the corner of his mouth and thought: \"This guy, back in high school he could only show up beneath Le Mulan's butt, and now he won't give me any face at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhang Yu was also studying his Third Eye Divine Ability, which had been upgraded to Level 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his eyes tightly shut, his Third Eye Divine Ability seemed able to penetrate flesh and see every part inside his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu saw his intestines slowly蠕动ing under the wrapping of No. 15 Secret Steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the blood flowing throughout his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the meridians that had sustained minor damage after today's work slowly repairing themselves under the effect of activation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also saw the uneven distribution of No. 20 Secret Steel on his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using the Third Eye Divine Ability for external observation—just seeing some weaknesses on others—isn't very interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But for internal observation, it can detect all kinds of subtle changes in the body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If before, when Zhang Yu activated body activation for self-healing, it was like a blind man feeling an elephant, relying purely on intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then now, with the assistance of Level 2 Third Eye Divine Ability, he felt his self-healing become more precise and more efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had this ability when I was digesting the No. 20 Secret Steel, my bone strengthening would have been more balanced and effective.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"For now, the Level 2 Third Eye Divine Ability mainly helps me better avoid physical wear during daily activities and further improve self-healing efficiency. Secondly... in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I later transfer to the Artifact Refining Department and start refining my own body into a Dharma Relic, this ability might prove very useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the construction site on floor 667.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was sitting cross-legged, breathing the spiritual energy, refining mana, and pushing forward the 10th breathing method of the Long Flow of Qi Meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, several human-shaped Dharmic projections flickered back and forth, continuously advancing the work at the construction site under Zhang Yu's operation, completing one task after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Zhang Yu pushed this breathing method to Level 20 as well, his Long Flow of Qi Meridians finally reached its ultimate state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimate - Long Flow of Qi Meridians (10\u002F10): Converts the body's stamina and vital energy into mana. The more breathing methods mastered, the higher the conversion efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the final effect, Zhang Yu's gaze focused slightly, and he thought to himself: \"This is... 'trade HP for MP'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu tried activating it slightly, and immediately felt that from all over his flesh and blood, strands of power were being forcibly squeezed out, then converted into mana, converging toward his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the conversion of stamina into mana?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the conversion process, Zhang Yu felt as if the flesh and blood throughout his body were undergoing intense exercise, gradually beginning to feel fatigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Zhang Yu's intention deepened further, the vital essence that had been accumulating inside him from eating and taking medicine over these past days seemed to stir restlessly, ready to transform into mana at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he naturally did not do so, as this essence formed the foundation of his physical strength—the root that pushed his cultivation and enhanced his body—so he could not easily tap into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Zhang Yu merely kept converting stamina into mana, experimenting with this ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"This is an ability that lets me burst out more mana in an instant, allowing my total disposable mana to far exceed my own limit. If I combine it with my...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mind moved, a humanoid stream of astral energy emerged behind him once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the premise of continuously converting stamina into mana, the mana Zhang Yu consumed was quickly replenished, so another Formless Warrior appeared behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon these two Formless Warriors were dismissed by him. Zhang Yu thought: \"I need to find a pretext to hide this; otherwise, my mana pool is too conspicuous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So on the construction site the next day, Zhang Yu held a bottle of Lifespan-Sacrificing Qi Powder in his hand, pretending that he had already taken it, while silently converting stamina into mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as his abundant stamina was transformed into surging mana in his dantian, Zhang Yu felt as if the flesh and blood of his entire body were blazing, continuously refining wave after wave of mana rushing toward his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the swelling sensation in his dantian, Zhang Yu directly summoned five Formless Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the mana recovery speed of the Continuous Flow of Qi and the influence of constantly converting stamina into mana, he soon sensed a faint swelling in his dantian again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Zhang Yu continued summoning one Formless Warrior after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a full ten Formless Warriors appeared before him. As Zhang Yu's thoughts shifted, with a bang they charged out, sweeping away all the construction debris around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By converting stamina into mana, I can sustain at most ten Formless Warriors...\" Zhang Yu estimated in his mind: \"At full operation, about half an hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I purely pursue quantity, I could maybe maintain a few dozen Formless Warriors for a few minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This means...\" A hint of excitement flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes: \"I alone can match an entire construction team—how much efficiency boost is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm basically my own foreman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu knew that many tasks at the construction site paid piecework, meaning more work earned more pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also the reason why his income from the construction site had risen as his cultivation improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, with his work efficiency increasing again, it meant his income could go up even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when Zhang Yu summoned the seventh Formless Warrior, he already noticed that he was having trouble controlling them; he couldn't make all seven Formless Warriors perform fine-motor actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it reached ten Formless Warriors, if he wanted to move them all, he could only manage vague operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could barely control three or four of the Formless Warriors to execute martial techniques, while the rest could only perform basic human movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"Still need practice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As my cultivation continues to rise, with my stamina and mana growing, my actual disposable mana will also keep increasing, and the number of humanoid astral energy constructs I can create will grow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means I need stronger control, to command a larger number of Formless Warriors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, quantity alone is useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Zhang Yu was directing his \"construction crew\" at work, Li Xiao, who happened to pass by not far away, had shock written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu can now manifest that many astral energy constructs by himself to work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many times more is his income than mine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was just his initial thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon further observation, what truly shocked Li Xiao was not that, but the medicine bottle Zhang Yu was holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Zhang Yu is taking that kind of potent elixir again—is he forcibly squeezing out the mana in his body to refine astral energy? To work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if his wages go up, the damage to his body is severe. Is he really risking his health like this for a regular job?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the part that left Li Xiao most stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his composure cracking: \"Even if he earns more this way, after deducting future medical expenses, how much extra does he really get? This is too competitive... damn, way too competitive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing the day's work, Zhang Yu looked at his income and felt a surge of satisfaction in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From earning 0.05 spirit coins per night at first, to over 0.07 per night later, and now today... his one-night wage had directly broken through to 0.1 spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as workers are willing to work hard, they can really save up money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Yu successively completed the Long Flow of Qi and the Three-Eyed Divine Ability in August,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his journey of unifying spirit and flesh fell into a dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day after day of trying, he always felt that a breakthrough was imminent, but he never succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this very day, when Zhang Yu logged into Hammer Heart Residence again and entered the simulation environment, the backend management staff of Hammer Heart Residence began observing Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a pure white spirit realm control room,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manager Youchuan of Hammer Heart Residence said to the customer service representative beside him, \"He's here again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The customer service replied, \"The user has entered the simulation environment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Zhang Yu's related data, Youchuan couldn't help but frown repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting a few days ago, because Zhang Yu had not made a breakthrough for a long time, relevant user alerts had been sent to Youchuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to increase the success rate of his breakthrough, Youchuan had to raise his permissions, allowing him to log into the simulation environment three times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with triple efficiency, the other party still showed no signs of breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Zhang Yu keeps dragging on like this, our group's average breakthrough time for clients this month will increase again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this kid... hasn't broken through for so long, I think he has the potential to surpass the 29-day record.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Yu had become an unprecedented archrival in Manager Youchuan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1902,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","dd73b6199cc879ca7b51e3568f4475c0018cbc5fa20fd1dedb36f647de7d74bc","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-351","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-349",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]