[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-445":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},164314,323,"Chapter 445: Neither Defeated nor Victorious","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>Within the blazing flames, the magical power within Chan Rong's body seemed to boil over, transforming into waves of light-mist-like martial aura that surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his sea of consciousness, his will rose like a blazing sun, dispelling all negative emotions from his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he finished his words, in the next moment, Chan Rong's eyes, radiating incandescent flames, had already turned toward the construction site of Wanfa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the last time he watched the battle between Wanfa team and Jinhe team through the Spirit Realm, Chan Rong had examined the players in Wanfa University's team for this year and determined that Li Zhen and Xiao Qingxuan were the most noteworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning, Chan Rong had someone investigate the Wanfa students he had seen, and found it was just as he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Qingxuan's background is unclear, but being able to owe over ten thousand spirit coins makes him absolutely worth watching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhen has a unique grasp of earthly baleful qi. Although he is not enough to affect the outcome, he can reduce my lifespan and deduct my medical insurance, so I must avoid his approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was one person who slightly surprised Chan Rong, and that was Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't expect this Zhang Yu to have obtained a military certificate in his junior year, and he is also a student with some reputation at Wanfa University.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But being just a junior, he cannot have mastered Wanfa's Seven Ultimate Earthworks, and he certainly cannot execute the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this kid wants to contend with me, he still needs at least a few years of cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the subsequent investigation had some surprises, my initial judgment at that time was not much off the mark...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind like lightning. Chan Rong's blazing radiance surged around him, and wisps of green smoke were already rising from the battlefield below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large swaths of sand and soil spontaneously combusted, showing signs of melting under extreme heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his cultivation in the Great Sun Aspects, Chan Rong was confident that even if he stood still, merely activating the skills of the Great Sun Aspects would be enough to defeat his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the continuously intensifying heat, the opposing side could not even perform the most basic construction work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just then, a figure leaped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there any other trick you want to use?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Rong's gaze sharpened as he watched the figure charging upward, immediately bracing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he rationally judged that he could not possibly lose this battle, he also had the sensibility to take every opponent seriously, and would not give any chance for the opponent to cause him economic losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu let out a long laugh and said, \"What a fine military-grade technique. I didn't expect that on my first battle against a top-ten-level opponent, I would encounter such a formidable enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next instant, Chan Rong realized the opponent was moving farther and farther away, and in the blink of an eye, was about to run out of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Zhang Yu said proudly, \"I grant you my first defeat in the inter-school league.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once I master the Heaven Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power, I will come back to fight you next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chan Rong sneered, thinking to himself, \"It seems my judgment was indeed correct. Unless Mo Shengjin returns, Wanfa won't be able to stand out this year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Su Yanyang watched this scene and silently praised, \"Good, truly worthy of someone who obtained a military certificate. He dared to step forward and surrender first—such a sense of responsibility!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to let out a loud roar and leave, he saw Xiao Yunji had already withdrawn like lightning, shouting: \"Jingang University, the forces in today's battle are unequal. I look forward to a fair contest with you next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Xiao Yunji looked at Zhang Yu's back and thought, \"While we were still struggling and hesitating, he had already taken the first step without any scruples. Zhang Yu might be one of the few... responsible people in the Civil Engineering Department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, Li Zhen started later but arrived first, surpassing Xiao Yunji in an instant and rushing toward the exit, laughing: \"You've used military-grade force right from the start. Only an idiot would fight you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his teammates accelerate their retreat one after another, Su Yanyang quickly followed, thinking to himself, \"These guys are all so quick to react. They were clearly prepared to retreat from the start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Spirit Realm Network.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student from Jingang University who was watching the battle said, \"They surrendered without even fighting? Is Wanfa out of tricks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhen: \"What's your ranking at Jingang University? How many competitions have you participated in? Can your understanding of competitions compare to ours?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xinghan, who was also watching, said, \"Those whose ranking isn't in the top 100 of their department should stay out of this discussion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gong Shu Jin said, \"Exactly. When facing military-grade power, escaping without taking a single hit is a kind of victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ying Xin: \"To be able to avoid being constrained by worthless things like pride and face, to lead his teammates to preserve their own immortal path potential, and to become the first to surrender in this battle—isn't that also a kind of number one in this match?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Yunxiang: \"All of you should learn well. If civil engineers don't know when to run, they'll be eating dust for the rest of their lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, watching Zhang Yu being the first to run out, Mo Shengjin nodded: \"Good. Decide decisively when you need to, and run when you should. Your performance in this match did not disappoint me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shengjin remarked with emotion: \"In this world, you must avoid fighting the stronger, and keep fighting the weaker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The so-called strong are those who constantly accumulate experience in beating the weak. Only striking the weak, not the strong—that is the true law of the strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your performance today was exactly right. If anyone doesn't understand you, it's only because they themselves are trash, lacking a true strong-hearted mindset. You don't need to care about them.\" Zhang Yu waved his hand modestly and said, \"It's nothing. I just thought that for the upcoming cross-school league, I couldn't let our teammates suffer losses here. I had to lead them to complete a battlefield shift and achieve a strategic victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself that he would soon master the Tian Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power. If he went and fought desperately against a military-grade powerhouse now... that would just be foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh heh, well said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shangjin turned his head to look at the \"sun\" slowly fading in the sky, and said with a faint smile, \"If Diamond University's people later run into us in the loser bracket, they'll realize that the ones who really lost this battle were them, and the ones who won were us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because their failure to inflict heavy losses on us in this battle is one of the ultimate reasons they will lose this season—and one of the reasons we will win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu was leading many of his teammates in successfully completing the strategic shift…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spectator seats of the Spirit Realm Network, Wan Gou Xuan from Immortal Soldier University said indifferently, \"Facing Diamond University in this battle, Mo Shangjin still didn't show up. Looks like his injuries really aren't light.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he sighed, \"It's a pity. Now that Myriad Methods University has fallen into the loser bracket, it seems I won't get to face them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling how last year Mo Shangjin had seized an opportunity to badly injure his entire team, blowing up the medical insurance of each member right in front of him, a deep hatred flickered in Wan Gou Xuan's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, another voice came from beside Wan Gou Xuan: \"You're not the only one who wants to fight Myriad Methods, who wants to fight Mo Shangjin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In these past few years, Mo Shangjin has injured so many people in the arena. Who wouldn't want to strike while the iron is hot, hearing that he's hurt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Gou Xuan turned to look at the Spirit Realm projection beside him and said, \"Xiang Shan, so you did come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Realm projection appearing before Wan Gou Xuan was none other than the ace student of the Civil Engineering department from Celestial Beast University, the military-grade powerhouse who took first place in last year's competition—Xiang Shan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the changes on the battlefield, Xiang Shan thought to himself, \"Sure enough, just like Teacher Tianxiang said—this Zhang Yu might have passed the military certification, but without a few years of accumulation, he can't master a military-grade technique. For now, he's nothing to fear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that in mind, Xiang Shan gave a faint smile and said, \"As things stand now, if Mo Shangjin never shows up, then after falling into the loser bracket, he'll end up being completely eliminated by someone like your Immortal Soldier University or Diamond University, won't he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this from Xiang Shan, Wan Gou Xuan narrowed his eyes and sneered, \"Are you saying that in the coming matches, your Celestial Beast University will definitely eliminate us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Shan said calmly, \"Do you really think that's not the case?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As everyone knows, we beast tribes have the advantage of low demon rights. So-called hundred billion demons—only one billion are true demon descendants; the remaining ninety-nine billion are merely animals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a huge advantage in the field of civil engineering, ensuring our Celestial Beast University's dominance on construction sites.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Shan casually looked at Wan Gou Xuan and continued, \"This is the structural flaw of you humans. Want to defeat us? First make sure your lower-level cultivators can afford to eat people at every meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wan Gou Xuan laughed in anger: \"You motherf*cker... what do you know? It's precisely because of this that Celestial Beast University can never catch up to us in high-end immortal techniques. Do you think the advantage of low demon power costs will last forever?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once high-intelligence artifact spirits successfully achieve mass production…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Shan waved his hand dismissively and said, \"Talk about it when it actually happens. Wasn't there just a big mess at Joyous Union University not long ago? They even got involved with some cult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Celestial Beast University only uses soul cultivation, no artifact spirits—that's why things are peaceful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Gou Xuan said angrily, \"This is the growing pain of immortal technique advancement…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Shan curled his lip: \"If I were you, I wouldn't bother with such grand issues. Those are things that Nascent Soul cultivators need to worry about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, it's better to concern yourself with whether the lower class can afford to eat people, or pay attention to this Chan Rong from Diamond University. I think he's still quite a threat to your Immortal Soldier University…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Xiang Shan's figure flickered and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wan Gou Xuan stared at the spot where he had disappeared, snorted coldly, and likewise disconnected his Spirit Realm link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, although they had achieved a strategic success in this battle, Su Yanyang and the others were still worried about what to do if they encountered the same situation again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the competition group chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yanyang: Now that we're going into the loser bracket, what do we do if we run into another military-grade force?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yunji: Senior Mo, how much longer are you going to lie around?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Shangjin: If everyone is willing to pitch in some treatment fees, I can speed things up a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Yunji: Zhang Yu, can you master the Tian Kunlun Mountain-Shifting Divine Power before the league ends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yanyang: If it gives us one more military-grade worker and helps us achieve results in the competition, why is the department still dragging its feet? They're making you wait until next year to learn the last of the Seven Ultimates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: Don't say that. The department has its own difficulties. Everything has to go through the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu glanced at the messages in the competition group, he saw a message from Director Gao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Gao: That battle was brilliantly fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Gao: After news spread that you entered the losers' bracket, Cloud-perching Perfected Lord applied pressure. Now Director Lin will absolutely not make things difficult for you in the Seven Civil Engineering Skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Gao: Moreover, the progress has been accelerated. On the 1st of next month, the first day of the new year, you will be able to learn the seventh ultimate technique.\u003C\u002Fp>",2132,"2026-05-29T04:54:59.518Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","51412746a197a8cf7ec09559488c2a6eb14b514fdfae670e7b5a6ba74e4b4221","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-446","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-444",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]