[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-353":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},164222,323,"Chapter 353: Intense Transport","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-353",353,"\u003Cp>Tuli Shan addressed the crowd, saying, \"You have 15 minutes to prepare. Think carefully about what to do next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at the blueprint floating in his visual cortex. Using his dual-thought consciousness that was one with his intent, he quickly constructed the finished product from the blueprint in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is… a bunker, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself, \"The structure of the bunker itself can be used to defend against various attacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the same time, this is probably a hint—the ten rounds of attacks after construction should be related to warfare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this far, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly, \"War elements again? It seems plenty of people in the Civil Engineering Department really believe the university war will keep escalating, to the point where even the exams are constantly preparing for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Examining the entire bunker structure, pondering the key points and his own advantages: \"With my construction efficiency, finishing this bunker within three hours is no problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key is to push the bunker's strength high enough to withstand more attacks and retain greater integrity after the assault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any way to maximize my advantage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu was deep in thought, Li Xiao looked at the blueprint in his visual cortex, a gleam flashing in his eyes—he already had an answer in mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The key is materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao thought to himself, \"I need to use the highest quality materials possible to build this bunker. The better the materials, the higher the bunker's strength. Even with the same construction efficiency, it will yield twice the result with half the effort.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So materials are the most important thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Li Xiao had already begun silently selecting materials according to the blueprint's design, ranking them by importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since materials are the most important, the outcome of this exam actually hinges on the material selection in the first half hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The competition then will be fierce. I have to get ahead of everyone and take the best materials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, Li Xiao filtered again and listed the three most important materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye. The moment Tuli Shan announced the start of the exam, Li Xiao shot out with a whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as his heart felt like it was exploding, his mana surging through his meridians, his legs cleaving the air like giant axes, pushing his acceleration to the absolute limit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only watch helplessly as two figures, like comets, shattered the atmosphere with supersonic thunderclaps, overtook him, and charged headlong into the building materials zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were none other than Ji Hengshu in the lead, with Zhang Yu close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the two rushed into the materials zone one after the other, Gong Shu Jin flickered, leaving a long trail of air waves in his wake, charging in third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching person after person get ahead of him, Li Xiao felt a bit nervous but not panicked, because he had already expected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mentally striking out the top three most important building materials, he immediately started searching for the fourth and fifth most important ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The top-ranked materials will inevitably be fiercely contested. It'll be hard for me to compete with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, I might as well set my sights on the secondary ones…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after a bout of searching, a hint of surprise appeared in Li Xiao's eyes: \"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is there only Secret Steel from grade 5 to grade 10?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Secret Steel above grade 10?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why are the other materials also… so low-end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this exam actually asking us to build the bunker with these low-end, even shoddy materials?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Xiao was astonished, he saw Ying Xin's qi armor vibrate as she swept up a large batch of low-grade steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she showed no surprise at the quality of the building materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said it yourself—this is a practical test. So things like reducing costs, cutting corners, and using low-quality materials to build a high-quality structure are certainly valid assessment directions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin's qi armor coiled like a dragon as she swept up dozens of tons of building materials and rushed toward the target site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, another series of sonic booms exploded in her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin looked up and saw Ji Hengshu in the lead, with Zhang Yu hot on his heels. Their qi armor swirled like wind sweeping away clouds, carrying a sky full of building materials as they shot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, Ying Xin silently sighed at the gap between herself and the two, but quickly adjusted her mindset: \"My competitors are not them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My goal is to be fourth in the class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, watching the students moving building materials back and forth, Tuli Shan remarked, \"The Dao of Immortality is internal movement; civil engineering is external movement. One internal, one external; one hidden, one visible—they influence each other. This embodies the great mysteries within the Dao of Immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. As Tu Lishan announced the end of the material transportation period, Ying Xin looked at the large amount of materials on her construction site and revealed a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, according to the requirements on the blueprint, the materials she had transported in this half hour far exceeded what was needed for construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon everyone understood why she had done this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tu Lishan announced the start of construction, Ying Xin let out a low shout. Waves of high-temperature fierce qi emitted a scorching force that distorted the air, wrapping around the large amount of steel before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the high temperature enveloping it, Ying Xin struck out another palm. Amid a series of crackling explosions, streaks of lightning fierce qi slammed into the high-temperature steel, re-tempering and reshaping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there’s no high-quality material, then just refine it yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On a construction site—especially one on a battlefield—there’s never enough guaranteed quality and quantity of material supply. The key is to use what’s available locally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ying Xin tempering her materials, many of the students present were slightly startled, then suddenly understood, and a look of dismay appeared in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this, Li Xiao sighed inwardly: \"So she’s going to refine the building materials on the spot? Is this the practical experience passed down from six generations of civil engineers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But most classmates probably thought of this—there’s no time left. This requires quite a high level of cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Li Xiao was marveling at Ying Xin’s rich experience and deep cultivation, the ground suddenly shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Yu Xinghan, who was observing the surrounding classmates, turned to look and saw that Gongshu Jin had somehow swapped the magical prosthetics on his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms now looked like two giant battering rams, slamming down into the ground with a loud rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Yu Xinghan could also see several sets of magical prosthetics placed in a row behind Gongshu Jin, waiting for him to switch and use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn rich bastard.\" Yu Xinghan thought with intense jealousy, wishing he could strip the magical prosthetics off the other and put them on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the other’s actions, Yu Xinghan thought: \"Is he laying the foundation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly realized something was wrong. Under his Third Eye ability, the spiritual energy in the air had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this… a change in the spiritual vein?\" Yu Xinghan exclaimed in surprise. \"There are spiritual veins in this exam site too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course there are.\" Gongshu Jin felt the changes in the terrain beneath his feet and sneered inwardly. \"The exam site simulates a real battlefield construction environment. Naturally, there are simulated spiritual veins from spiritual energy pathways underground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ordinary workers look at materials; excellent workers look at structure; but true masters of civil engineering look at formations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The structure and materials of a bunker are not the most important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The formation within it is the most critical part.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the formation is strong enough, even a wall of earth can withstand a thousand troops, thunder, and fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To enhance the power of the formation, drawing on the spiritual vein is naturally the most important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical prosthetics he had switched to were called the Earthshaking Arms. After channeling magical power, he could unleash a level-20 Earthshaking Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, the impact structure contained in the Earthshaking Arms, combined with the experience accumulated from countless users, made the effect of the Earthshaking Palm far surpass that of students who had painstakingly trained their own Earthshaking Palm to level-20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could the skills honed by a single person with endless effort compare to the magical prosthetics and martial arts I bought with spirit coins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spiritual vein! Come out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin's fierce qi blazed like fire, then he poured it all into his Earthshaking Arms. Passing through layer after layer of impact structures, it turned into visible transparent ripples, carrying distorted air and dust, and slammed fiercely into the ground beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud boom, some students’ legs gave way, and they fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the simulated spiritual vein underground, under the violent vibration, shifted toward Gongshu Jin's construction site, which would greatly increase the power of his formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, another tremor of the same intensity rang out, shifting the spiritual vein back in the other direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin whipped his head around and saw that Ji Yuanzhu was also performing the Earthshaking Palm—without the help of magical prosthetics, performing the technique with his bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level-20 Earthshaking Palm?\" Gongshu Jin thought in surprise. \"He has already mastered level-20 Earthshaking Palm? And its power is greater than mine? Is it because his base stats are higher than mine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gongshu Jin felt it wasn’t just that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his observation, every palm strike Ji Yuanzhu delivered—whether in force, movement, or fierce qi—was perfectly executed and exquisitely precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the spiritual vein Ji Yuanzhu was pulling had always been meant to be in that position, that everything was fated by heaven, and that defying this would mean going against the will of heaven itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another exchange of palm strikes, Gongshu Jin felt extremely unwilling but had to admit that in the tug-of-war over the spiritual vein, he was completely on the losing side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Ji Yuanzhu seemed unbothered by all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a tug-of-war with Gongshu Jin and thoroughly besting him, he formed a Dao seal with his hand, and the surging Fortune roiling in his mind stirred slightly—the divine assistance he had felt in the Tremoring Earth Palm had already dissipated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, this Fortune was instead infused into his Coagulated Protective Qi, making the Qi wielded between his hands as if crafted by supernatural skill—every ounce of power, every strand of protective Qi, functioned with perfect precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Coagulated Protective Qi was only level 10, yet at this moment it erupted with the effect of level 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such was the terror of the Fortune Dao technique: as long as Ji Yuanshu was willing to consume Fortune, he could bestow supreme luck upon any of his techniques, causing them to unleash the ultimate effect achievable at his current cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this process also consumed Fortune. Once Fortune suffered a major loss or was entirely exhausted, not only would his techniques lose their enhanced power, but they would even regress in might and become riddled with errors when used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, Ji Yuanshu confidently held the top seat in the class, right at the peak of his Fortune when his luck soared to the heavens—it was absolutely impossible for him to be defeated in this battle, let alone to exhaust his Fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>",1970,"2026-05-29T04:54:42.391Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","5abb64e34e7a6fd29893c5eec227e6d8e6732443053ee51f5239cd976228ec58","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-354","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-352",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]