[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-434":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},164303,323,"Chapter 434","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>Behind Ping Han's armor, crimson Qi surged violently, and with an acceleration, he directly tore through the atmosphere and appeared before Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's Formless Cloud Qi spread outward, and his entire form was suddenly enveloped in clouds of mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu raised his guard and felt a terrifying force as his opponent threw a punch, sending him flying back violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back in the military certification exam, I prepared all those magic tools just to boost my construction ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, with the boost from his Dharma Relic, Ping Han's strength was already extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, using the Dharma Relic to drive his armor, and the armor to enhance both the relic and his body, his power surged even more, shooting out like a meteor and blasting Zhang Yu away time after time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in the exam, they said my kill count wasn't good enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a harsh screech, Zhang Yu's feet plowed a trench hundreds of meters long into the ground. Looking up, he saw Ping Han charging in with another punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. If you want a fight, I'll switch to a real combat setup. What do you have left to compete with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a series of booming crashes, Ping Han turned into a black lightning bolt, tearing through the air again and again as he attacked Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have the perseverance and courage to go bankrupt again and again, the vision and wisdom to see through the crypto market, a dao-heart tempered over years of unwavering resolve, and now the fortune of the Qiongjiang Coin surge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You lack my experience, your nerve for trading, and the insight to understand the secrets behind Qiongjiang Coin's rise! How can you compare to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the enhancement of the Tianyuan Armor, Qi continuously erupted from all over his body, drawing in and expelling air, comprehensively boosting Ping Han's speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Qi discharged by the armor constantly shifted in color, manifesting as nine-colored Qi—each color representing a different form of damage: high temperature, low temperature, electromagnetism, cutting, vibration, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ping Han's spine Dharma Relic, leg Dharma Relic, and arm Dharma Relic each propelled his Grade 20 combat techniques, allowing him to fully leverage his current combat power from every angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another clash of Qi—Zhang Yu's Formless Cloud Qi suddenly collapsed, revealing his true form beneath the clouds: a humanoid figure wrapped in golden armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu! I am richer than you, better at making money than you, and have more potential in the immortal path!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's construction or combat, I'm the stronger one—I can just change my tactics at will, and I'll always be above you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han roared, \"Why don't you just surrender already?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, projections of countless spectators' text appeared above the arena, as if a multitude were shouting at Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrender! Surrender! Surrender! Kneel! Surrender!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if carrying the will of many, Ping Han punched down heavily at the golden armor, shredding the figure before him into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spirit realm surrounding the arena, Ye Xingli also descended a projection specifically to watch this duel between Zhang Yu and Ping Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious about Zhang Yu, who was highly valued by her master, she was very interested in his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping Han's current power is not weak—he should already be at the peak below the military-grade level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli thought to herself, \"Zhang Yu just got his military certification not long ago, so he probably hasn't mastered a military-grade technique yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both sides in this battle are on the same tier, so it should reveal the depth of Zhang Yu's foundation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Ye Xingli was thinking this, another projection appeared beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xingli, you're here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the voice, Ye Xingli turned and looked at the projection materializing, a smile appearing on her face: \"Senior Qianji.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The projection before her, an entirely metallic puppet figure, was none other than Yan Qianji, the top of the entire Artifact Refining Department, who had mastered several military-grade powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was also a personal disciple of a Divine Transformation Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji, who appeared in the spirit realm as a puppet figure, looked in the direction of Zhang Yu and Ping Han, saying in surprise, \"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu repeatedly withstand Ping Han's onslaught, Yan Qianji remarked, \"Truly a fine piece of jade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiously, he asked, \"Zhang Yu's pure flesh-body approach—either he's aiming for a custom Dharma Relic, or he wants to sell his flesh. Which one is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli's mind flashed with images of Zhang Yu cultivating artifact-refining skills, but she had no intention of revealing that. She casually replied, \"I'm not really sure either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji rubbed his chin and said, \"An excellent natural treasure. I really want to try mounting him on my body and see how it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there's anything on him that he doesn't need, let me know. I'll buy it at a high price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli nodded and then asked, \"Senior, haven't you been busy with the update project for Tianri Huang Shen? What made you think of coming to watch this competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli knew that as a military-grade magical chassis from the Artificer Department, Tianri Huang Shen underwent continuous updates every year, iterating with new immortal cultivation technologies, in order to maintain its military-grade evaluation in the Dao Treasury catalog of the Ten Great Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, any magical chassis, based on its original framework design, would eventually reach its upper limit, so the Artificer Department was constantly developing newer and more powerful magical chassis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ye Xingli's question, Yan Qianji explained, \"This match is not just about Zhang Yu and Ping Han, or even the Civil Engineering Department's own affair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, someone from the Finance Department has hyped up this contest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finance Department?\" Ye Xingli said in surprise. \"Are they speculating with Qiongjiang Coins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji snorted coldly and said, \"What can't those blood-sucking zombies from the Finance Department do?\" \"As long as they can make spirit coins, colluding with forces outside the school or betraying the interests of the university is nothing but a small matter to them. Even a moment's hesitation shows their Dao heart is flawed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And aside from interests, Yan Qianji also understood that this was an extension of the power struggles among the university's upper echelons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji thought to himself, \"Although Zhang Yu is a student of the Civil Engineering Department, he was the one appointed by Perfected Lord Qiyun during the military certification examination. If Ping Han turns around and defeats Zhang Yu... whose face would that be slapping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji understood that even if Zhang Yu lost, the military certificate would never be transferred to Ping Han, as this involved the procedures and authority of the school and even the Heavenly Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the eyes of the school's high-level officials, especially the three Nascent Soul principals, it would be unavoidable for Perfected Lord Qiyun to leave an impression of being poor at judging people and unreliable in handling affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the higher-ups of Wanfa University, sometimes an impression alone could determine the success or failure of many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yan Qianji was speaking, a dazzling golden spirit realm projection appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aged voice followed: \"Brother Qianji, your misunderstanding of our Finance Department runs too deep. How could we be the kind of people who would betray the school's interests for spirit coins?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the Qiongjiang Coin surging this time, we plan to lead the students of Wanfa University out of the campus to reap the money from Hehuan University.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli turned to look and saw a projection of a figure draped in a golden robe, appearing decrepit with age, every inch of skin revealing an extreme state of decay, appearing before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli silently mouthed the other's name: \"Jiutian Liu, another disciple of a Nascent Soul cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli knew that in the real material world, Jiutian Liu was not this elderly; this aged appearance was merely his image in the spirit realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the more aged one appeared, the higher the cost of longevity-extending measures. To be old enough, old to the point ordinary people could never reach, old enough to surpass the limits of the physical body, was itself a privilege and image of the wealthy. The poor could never live that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiutian Liu looked toward the arena with a smiling face and said, \"I never expected this junior brother Zhang Yu to actually advise everyone against investing in Qiongjiang Coins. Sigh... if he loses now, I'm afraid the juniors' investment enthusiasm will only surge even more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji said calmly, \"Zhang Yu might not necessarily lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiutian Liu looked at the figure in the arena that was completely overwhelmed and ultimately blasted apart by Ping Han's punch, and said blandly, \"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if Brother Qianji is interested in making a bet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji said coldly, \"I don't gamble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, as Ping Han's final punch landed with full force, the humanoid figure clad in golden armor before him suddenly collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the golden armor formed by the Taiyi Golden Liquid Pill remained intact, the humanoid inside it burst like a punctured balloon, no longer able to support the armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As streaks of fierce energy scattered from within, the golden armor slowly fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out that what Ping Han had punched apart was not Zhang Yu's true body, but a Formless Guardian wearing golden armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, two more golden-armored humanoids burst out from the ground, one front and one back, attacking Ping Han fiercely from two different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu now possessed three Taiyi Golden Liquid Pills, allowing him to use one golden-armored guardian to draw fire while launching an offensive with the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one is real?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one is fake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han's eye chassis swept over the two golden-armored humanoids in front and behind, and finally sneered, \"Doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a single hand with his palm upright, and rolling surges of fierce energy shot out from the palm nozzle of his armor, forming a scythe-shaped blade of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the energy blade changed through nine colors in succession. After nine layers of energy stacked together, it ultimately turned into a verdant green.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu, your ability to parry attacks and redirect force with your energy is indeed impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there's one biggest weakness: while you're good at dealing with blunt impacts, you struggle against sharp cutting...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you refuse to admit defeat, then just lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 20 Nine Heavens Azure Fall Scythe activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scythe technique executed by Ping Han was comprehended by a martial arts master through the ebbs and flows of the stock market, containing his years of stock-trading insights, as well as the sharp blades and hidden killings within the financial market—an artistic conception of bloodless slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ping Han saw it, he felt this technique was an incomparably perfect fit for him, natural and effortless to execute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, as Ping Han drove this scythe technique with his physical body, dharma skeleton, and armor all at once, the sharp azure scythe seemed to descend from the Nine Heavens, slashing down fiercely from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concentrated Gang Qi carried unmatched sharpness, holding the mystery of specifically breaking through Gang Qi, and could even follow momentum into the body, uprooting the victim's mana layer by layer with each strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next blow—the azure blade Gang Qi fell. With a single strike, it split the dust within a hundred meters in two, cleaved the two golden-armored humanoid figures cleanly in half, and shattered their inner Gang Qi to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As those two golden-armored warriors were broken through, the ground beneath Ping Han’s feet rumbled and quaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the time when the golden-armored warriors were successively entangled with Ping Han, Zhang Yu finally completed the first round of forging for the Formless Spiritual General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Yu stood atop the Formless Spiritual General, over ten meters tall, and burst out from the earth with a thunderous roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Formless Spiritual General let out a wild howl, opened its mouth, and spewed forth a scorching beam of light, surging toward Ping Han’s head to engulf him.\u003C\u002Fp>",2045,"2026-05-29T04:54:59.518Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","3754050c57da8dbdf405345f5a6aa039cf3c13b6fd01f5f6e49c02063936fa65","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-435","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-433",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]