[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-436":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},164305,323,"Chapter 436","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-436",436,"\u003Cp>As the power of his twenty consecutive strikes within the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky was exhausted, Ping Han roared furiously, burst out from the ground, and clashed with Zhang Yu under a sky filled with scythe shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The booming explosions echoed across the battlefield like a thousand thunderclaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade aura in Ping Han's hand turned into a sky-full of emerald light, flashing like a dazzling comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless palm seals Zhang Yu propelled were thick with intense gold and white energy, like a tearing and earth-splitting tornado, ceaselessly engulfing Ping Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One green and one golden force violently collided on the battlefield, with hundreds or thousands of deafening sounds exploding in every instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han felt that with every slash he made, the power of his blade aura was twisted and shifted, finally transforming into waves of palm force attacking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, within these attacks were also contained Zhang Yu's own power, the power of the Golden Silk Jade Wall, the Earth Evil Vase, and the Town Earth Seal—all constantly converted by Zhang Yu using the Nine Heavens Cloud Sky Force and propelled as sky-filling palm seals blasting toward Ping Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this fierce battle, Ping Han actually felt himself being forcibly suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the fierce fight, Ping Han had also tried to increase the effect again, unleashing the Human Path Torrent, but it no longer affected Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han thought to himself: \"Did he turn off the eye relic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu had indeed turned off the eye relic; after completing the appraisal through the Treasure Appraisal Art, analyzing and memorizing Ping Han's weaknesses, he temporarily deactivated the eye relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his entire body no longer used any power from the dharma relics, relying entirely on his physical body, mana, and true qi to drive his attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every bit of his strength and every trace of his thought were being fully squeezed at this moment, determined to defeat Ping Han.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Palm strike! Palm strike! Another palm strike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han then felt as if he were being engulfed by a sky full of palm shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhang Yu before him was like a series of overwhelming tsunamis; no matter how many blade auras he blasted out, they were only returned with doubled force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another palm heavily struck Ping Han's back, but Ping Han still stood firm and continued fighting without panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han thought to himself: \"Fighting with all your power like this, how long can you last?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you really think your martial arts can break through this suit of armor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could hard-trained martial arts ever compare to an expensive armor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Zhang Yu's offensive never stopped, quickly causing a series of changes in Ping Han's heart, from surprise gradually to hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally got the chance as Zhang Yu's attacks weakened, Ping Han thought the opponent was about to run out of steam, but a few seconds later, the opponent's offensive surged back to its peak state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the hesitation in Ping Han's heart gradually turned into bewilderment, and then into incredulity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, as Ping Han felt another palm hit his leg, a crisp crack suddenly sounded from within the armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, more and more crisp sounds came from the armor, and fierce qi surged in, beginning to bombard Ping Han's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the thumping impacts, clusters of blood mist burst from Ping Han's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a furious roar and tried to retreat outward, but then saw a blood-soaked figure crash directly in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping Han!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, wreathed in crimson true qi, grabbed Ping Han's arm firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"If the money for the crypto trades was really your money, why wouldn't you dare go all out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What nonsense are you talking about?\" Ping Han roared, his other hand wielding blade aura and slashing at Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within inches of each other, a close-quarters brawl broke out between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han's blade aura repeatedly tore away the bloody true qi around Zhang Yu, and Zhang Yu's palm force constantly penetrated through the cracks in the armor, heavily blasting into Ping Han's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, Ping Han felt a malfunction in the dharma relic inside his body, and the hand that had just raised blade aura went limp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Ping Han's shocked gaze, the blood-soaked Zhang Yu grabbed his head with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping Han, the financial pressure from crypto trading made you completely afraid to take risks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because that money was never really your own money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Zhang Yu's other hand, wreathed in crimson Gang Qi, struck a rapid series of blows across Ping Han's limbs, instantly paralyzing the Dharma Bones in his hands and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said flatly: \"With just a tiny bit of risk, I can blow out your position in an instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't dare go all out, because you're afraid of the coin price encountering risk, afraid of your leverage hitting volatility, afraid you won't have enough money to close your position...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So even when you fight down to the last moment, you still hold back, not daring to bet everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu grabbed Ping Han's head and hurled him forward with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han's body stretched into a black line; the next instant, Zhang Yu had already caught up and slammed another fist into him, smashing him toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping Han, fight back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've still got strength left, you've still got money—why don't you dare fight back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it because you're afraid that if you use up your balance, you won't be able to cope with the volatility of the Qiongjiang Coin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han clenched his teeth, staring intently at Zhang Yu, who was pounding him away with one punch after another. He seemed to want to strike back, yet again and again he suppressed his impulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud bang, Zhang Yu abruptly shattered Ping Han's chest armor, grabbed the man's head, and said coldly, \"Surrender.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what you're thinking right now, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because if you keep fighting, you can't beat me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it'll affect your coin trading.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han stared hard at Zhang Yu before him. Seeming to have his thoughts laid bare, a trace of shame and anger flickered across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, as Ping Han was completely suppressed by Zhang Yu, countless spectators wailed, and the sky above the arena was instantly covered with projections of text in various colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Zhang Yu! Let go of Ping Han!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you affect the coin price like this, what then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Zhang Yu, stop right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Useless Ping Han!\" Zhang Yu, who had already reactivated his Eye Bones, looked up at the sky and bellowed: \"All of you, stop f**king trading coins! If there was really such a thing as easy money, would it still be waiting for you lot?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at him!\" Zhang Yu shook the Ping Han in his hand and roared: \"After all his trading, is he any match for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the text in the sky seemed to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, a burst of loud laughter rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han pointed at the coin price displayed on his chest and said, \"It's gone up again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's 16.91 now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone! It's gone up again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu immediately slammed another fist into Ping Han's head. With a deafening bang, countless sprays of blood exploded from the helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the very next moment, Ping Han directly chose to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu, the victory in this match is yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right. In my eyes, you are less important than trading coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han removed his armor and helmet, looked up at the sky, pointed one hand at the sky and the other at the coin price on his chest, and shouted loudly: \"Everyone look, the coin price has gone up again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about nothing. How could the outcome of a small civil engineering department competition possibly affect the rise or fall of the Qiongjiang Coin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the grand plan of the Nascent Soul cultivators. The more you buy now, the faster it rises, the more you earn!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at Ping Han, whose nose bridge was deformed, face covered in blood and bruises, and whose entire body was battered and injured. Yet the man was speaking to the entire audience with an excited expression, as if he were the real victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the text projections in the sky shifted again, gradually unifying into vast, endless streams of...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buy! Buy! Buy! Up! Buy! Up! Up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching that deluge of words constantly appearing, Zhang Yu felt as though he could see countless twisted, fanatical faces through the spirit network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping Han beside him burst into loud laughter, shouting, \"Everyone buy the Qiongjiang Coin together! Together we'll sprint hard on the path of immortality!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charge! Charge! Buy! Up! Buy! Charge!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this scene, a trace of helplessness rose in Zhang Yu's heart: \"These guys...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ji said, \"Stop overthinking. Isn't the meaning of a poor person's life just to be harvested by the rich?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ping Han wasn't wrong when he said poor people aren't even human—at best, they're just ghosts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This Ambrosia Coin is their tribulation. Only by passing this tribulation can a ghost have a chance to become human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even such an opportunity, how many people on the first floor are desperately trying to climb up and seize it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said to Fu Ji in his heart, \"I just feel like I can't accomplish the task Director Gao asked me to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ji said, \"Director Gao can't rely entirely on you alone. Besides, this is a clash of Nascent Soul cultivators; you're just caught in the crossfire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's heart stirred upon hearing this: \"Clash of Nascent Soul cultivators? You mean… the Ambrosia Coin has already affected the interests of other Nascent Soul cultivators, and some Nascent Soul will make a move against the Ambrosia God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ji said, \"That's inevitable. Among all universities and colleges, which one is not under the influence of Nascent Soul cultivators?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Caught in the middle, it's already incredibly difficult to stand firm; to swim against the current is even harder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Fu Ji was speaking, Zhang Yu glanced at the message appearing before him, his gaze shifting slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei: Senior, do we really have to sell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Huaiyu: Junior, did you sell everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yanyang: Bro, is there really a risk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Ji chuckled, \"See? It's having an effect after all. In the end, some people will be influenced by what you did today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, the moment Ping Han surrendered, the other five teammates including Ji Yuanshu also all chose to surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly regrouped with Ping Han and left the arena. On their faces, there was no sign of frustration over losing the competition; instead, they chatted and laughed, discussing the rise in the coin price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, as Zhang Yu left the arena with his teammates, he could sense that apart from Xiao Qingxuan, almost everyone’s face was full of entanglement, hesitation, and worry, with little excitement over winning the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu couldn't help but say to them, \"If you bought the Ambrosia Coin, you should sell it quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you sell now, you've already made a profit, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Che Yufei nodded and said, \"Yeah, I'll sell it right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at Shi Huaiyu, who showed hesitation, and said, \"Senior, sell it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Huaiyu said with difficulty, \"But… it's still going up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe… wait a few more days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu shook his head and sighed, but didn't plan to persuade any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Xiao Qingxuan beside him said, \"Huaiyu, sell it. Do you want to lose everything like before? Want to go back to using a ghost kidney?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Xiao Qingxuan's serious expression, Shi Huaiyu sighed, \"Alright, alright, I'll sell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, above the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tianliu from the Finance Department chuckled and said, \"Ah, sure enough, this is the will of the people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although Zhang Yu is stronger than Ping Han, he can't suppress the will of the people, and even less can he suppress the students' determination to get rich.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji beside him sneered and said, \"Will of the people? I only see your Finance Department leading the narrative, creating public opinion, and inciting the masses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu said, \"Brother Qianji, your misunderstanding of our Finance Department runs too deep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you're willing, why not come to our department and sit a while? I'll explain it to you slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I'll help you find some funds—your Refining Department's recent experimental budget hasn't been enough to go around, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Qianji tilted his head and said, \"Jiu Tianliu, your Finance Department is going to get swept up in another round of liquidation sooner or later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you sell off your assets, remember to set aside a few pieces of your flesh and dharma remains for me—I'll buy them at a high price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiu Tianliu said with a smile, \"The economy is bad; many factories in the Refining Department are running at a loss, right? When you go bankrupt, remember to send me a message—I'll definitely buy them at a fair price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes clashed in the spirit realm for a moment, and the next instant both figures vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the following days, Zhang Yu stopped caring about the Ambrosia Coin. He studied, cultivated, and participated in the competitions on time, peacefully spending those days of university life.\u003C\u002Fp>",2260,"2026-05-29T04:54:59.518Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","ecaa60b38c7203096f199b86ac8a81bb41fe0145e6daaaf53a3ab561e8b5b314","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-437","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-435",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]