[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-46":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},163395,323,"Chapter 46: Purple Cloud Herb","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>With a sharp, piercing sound of air friction echoing through the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu held his palm high, and above it was a flying sword spinning at high speed like a helicopter rotor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I choose you! Spiral Shuriken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, as he released his spiritual power, the spinning flying sword, like a huge disc, swept from low to high toward the signal plates in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascetic (Expand Details)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Han Xingye focused his attention on the expanded view above Zhang Yu's head, he saw a long string of text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascetic | Sports Specialty Student | Songyang City Extremely Poor Population | Loan Slave | Card Slave | ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing that string of evaluations above Zhang Yu's head through the Heavenly Eye Talisman, Han Xingye was shocked for the second time today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Songyang High School again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did they recruit such talents this year?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previous \"Ascetic\" and \"Sports Specialty Student\" were easy to understand—just that he is diligent and self-disciplined in cultivation, and excellent in sports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last three evaluations were also easy to understand—in a word, poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the last three question marks that shocked Han Xingye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Question marks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Concealment Talisman? Disguise Talisman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there are Heavenly Eye Talismans to check information, there are naturally countermeasures like Concealment Talismans and Disguise Talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for one thing, how could such a poor person afford talismans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For another, Han Xingye had never seen anyone use a Concealment or Disguise Talisman and deliberately create a \"???\" effect—wasn't that just telling others he was hiding something?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These three question marks are so arrogant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrogance and poverty—two words that shouldn't go together—yet at this moment, Han Xingye sensed both from above Zhang Yu's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he began to be curious about Zhang Yu's performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he saw the flying sword that had started spinning and shot up into the sky like a disc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xingye's gaze sharpened as he watched the high-speed spinning flying sword create whirlwinds, sweeping through the flying signal plates in midair like a full moon, and a hint of astonishment appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he laughed: \"Heh, indeed this makes it easier to hit the signal plates. With the shape of a disc, a few sweeps can hit all of them, compensating for the lack of experience in operating the flying sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>80 points\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xingye was nodding slightly at this score when he saw many students voicing dissatisfaction, starting to complain that Zhang Yu was cheating and violating rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xingye swept his gaze over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not worth mentioning, Rare, Not worth mentioning, Not worth mentioning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not worth mentioning, Not worth mentioning, Not worth mentioning, Rare\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not worth mentioning, Not worth mentioning, Rare, Not worth mentioning\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the dissatisfied students, Han Xingye curled his lip and thought to himself, \"A bunch of fools.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To make the flying sword spin like this while maintaining control without it flying off wildly requires extremely fine control of spiritual power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This spiritual flying sword is designed for a straightforward path. To make it spin like this, you have to constantly change the rhythm of spiritual power input every instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This guy uses his strong control over spiritual power to make up for his lack of experience in operating the flying sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"80 points isn't high—in fact, it's too low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Probably the judges considered the sponsor's relationship and didn't encourage this method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Xingye glanced at Ziyun High School and Hongta High School—sure enough, none of the students from the three prestigious schools objected, clearly they all could see the difficulty involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the subsequent competition, some tried Zhang Yu's method, but all failed, flinging their flying swords away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the referees were keeping a close watch, so no casualties occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the many students who had originally objected gradually came to their senses—Zhang Yu's manipulation of the spinning flying sword was by no means simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly: \"This flying sword still doesn't fully support this kind of operation. My mana could clearly increase the pace, but the scabbard's command reception frequency has already reached its limit. Otherwise, my score could have been even higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, such high-speed rotation had not yet reached the limit of Zhang Yu's mana control, honed through his Level 10 Zhou Tian Qi Gathering Technique, but it had already reached the design limit of the flying sword itself. After all, this flying sword was never designed for this kind of usage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Zhang Yu returned to the Songyang High School resting area, he immediately received praise from Teacher Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu, you did very well. Using mana control to compensate for the shortcomings of flying sword operation—even that score of 80 was too low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for those complaints from the slackers at ordinary high schools, just treat them as background noise. Don't let it bother you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yan thought of Zhang Yu's score and secretly rejoiced: \"If the next two rounds happen to have events better suited for Zhang Yu's strengths, could he possibly edge into the top ten?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the top ten total scorers in the Arcane Competition received prize money and genuine rankings that could matter in university interviews. The importance high schools placed on this also differed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Teacher Yan imagined that if Zhang Yu really could squeeze into the top ten, her own year-end bonus would surely increase, her spirits instantly lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She randomly pointed at the student who had performed worst this time and said, \"Bai Zhenzhen, go get a bottle of water for Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu, don't be nervous in the next two rounds—just perform at your normal level...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen's eyes suddenly widened. She glanced at Zhang Yu, who was snickering beside her, and could only stand up reluctantly to fetch water from the organizers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, Zhen, let me take a photo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you trying to die, Zhang Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing the water bottle straight at Zhang Yu's head, Bai Zhenzhen sat down angrily, thinking to herself: \"Damn it, I should have left before the competition started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a load of crap this 'Arcane Competition' is—it's all a game for the rich.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu, you'd better make the top ten, or else I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, He Dayou, looking at Zhang Yu's score, was also slightly surprised: \"His mana control is actually this impressive? Good thing... good thing he's a poor bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after, the first event completely ended. The host took the stage again and said cheerfully: \"Good elixirs, choose Ziyun. Wholehearted, all-age Ziyun medicine—take one dose and all ailments vanish. Thank you to Ziyun Company for co-sponsoring this Arcane Competition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All emergency medicines for the next second round are sponsored by Ziyun Company...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, the host began announcing the rules for the second event. This round tested the ability to neutralize special mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The specific process was this: with detection patches attached to the contestants, an examiner would inject a special mana into them. The test measured how long it took the contestant to neutralize it—the shorter the time, the higher the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it took more than ten minutes, or if the contestant felt unable to endure, they could immediately take the mana-dissolving medicine sponsored by Ziyun Company to eliminate the special mana inside their body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, Ziyun Company had set up temporary medicine stalls all around, selling various medicines that contestants might need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Ziyun Company was selling medicine here was simply because of another rule for this second round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This round allowed the use of medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy crap! Are you all **** even human? For the sake of collecting Ziyun Company's sponsorship fees, you're encouraging drug use in a competition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Zhang Yu saw his classmates from Songyang High School start pulling things out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Painkillers, sedatives, focus agents... Looking at the three-piece set they took out, Zhang Yu suddenly realized these guys had come prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yan asked with concern, \"Zhang Yu, did you bring medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember to take it shortly before the start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking medicine in competitions... In Teacher Yan's eyes, this was perfectly normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid of pain and itching? Chew a painkiller. Weak-willed? Drink a sedative. Worried about distraction while channeling? Down a focus agent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short... if you want to be vigorous and fierce on the arena, you must keep the medicine flowing off the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Competition means taking medicine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arcane Competition had always been one of the favorite sponsorship projects for pharmaceutical companies, so usually at least one round allowed contestants to take medicine. As long as the medicine fell within the list approved by the organizers, it was fine—this was also what all the referees and soul-cultivator assistants would supervise and check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, taking medicine was part of the competition, and it even showcased a high school's resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yu's completely clueless expression, Teacher Yan helplessly opened her own bag: \"Look at you, coming to a competition without even preparing any medicine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luckily I brought a spare set.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Teacher Yan had already pulled out various bottles and jars from his bag, poured out several portions, and handed them to Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Teacher Yan's kind and concerned gaze, Zhang Yu helplessly took the medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn! My body can't take medicine, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original Zhang Yu had ruined his body by taking medicine, so this memory scared Zhang Yu into never daring to take medicine recklessly; at most, he would take some neural fillers to reduce sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with his own astonishing talent and heavy debt, he had never had any intention of taking medicine recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't know if there would be any problem with his current body taking medicine recklessly, he wasn't going to take the risk anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking these medicines just for a competition, I'm afraid I'll consume more lifespan than I gain from cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, feeling Teacher Yan's concerned gaze, he could only nod with an awkward smile, thinking to himself, \"I'll pretend to take them in the restroom later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the entire venue had turned into a medicine exhibition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the rest area of Ziyun High School, Lian Tianji suddenly swallowed a large handful of medicine, then drank a big gulp of water to swallow all the medicine in his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competition coach beside him looked at his gradually reddening and purpling face, nodded, and said, \"Not bad, you've entered the competition state.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he took out a wooden box from his bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the wooden box opened, ten syringes emitting a faint purple light appeared before everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competition coach then said, \"These are the meridian-expanding injections from the Ziyun Laboratory. They can temporarily widen your meridians through blood circulation, speeding up your energy circulation efficiency later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One injection per person, no fighting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching the students finish their injections one by one, he encouraged, \"Everyone must hold on to the end. Our total score is not far behind White Dragon High School. We must catch up in this round!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who had just taken medicine and gotten injections felt infinite fighting spirit in their hearts and let out a deafening roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest area of Hongta High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The competition coach was holding a red-panda-like demon-origin student, pulling out a few handfuls of beast medicine from the side: \"Bufan, have another handful. We're last among the three famous schools now. If it's still like this in the second round, my bonus this year is done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red panda Xiong Bufan extended his paw at him and gave him the middle finger: \"Enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop feeding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm... you... stop feeding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, in the rest area of White Dragon High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Hailong grabbed a large handful of medicine and swallowed it, then looked towards the distant rest area of Ziyun High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the roars coming from Ziyun High School over there, he snorted coldly: \"In a little while, I'll be the one to crush your fighting spirit completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, competition coach Han Xingye walked over carrying an insulated box and said to everyone: \"These are the special Recovery Spirit Needles prepared by the school for you. Inject them into your dantian later. Come and get them quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the insulated box opened, a burst of cold air hit their faces, revealing two rows of fluorescent needle injections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Hailong grinned. With the number 1 printed on his school uniform, he was the first to pick up a needle injection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other students around also took out the injections from the insulated box in order of the numbers on their chests, then aimed at their dantian and injected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students from other schools nearby watched this scene with great envy: \"Are these Recovery Spirit Needles? Concentrated essence of spiritual energy, can rapidly restore the mana in the body, preparing to dissolve and replenish mana during the upcoming competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students were even more jealous: \"One Recovery Spirit Needle into the dantian, my fate is mine to control, not Heaven's. Alas... I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford a Recovery Spirit Needle in my lifetime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a commotion came from a corner of the venue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A student with foam at the mouth and twitching limbs was carried out, causing a stir of discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students sighed: \"Overdose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some teachers sneered: \"There's no such thing as overdose, only insufficient drug tolerance. They still need to practice!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another teacher clapped his hands and urged: \"Stop minding other people's business. Focus on the competition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone's preparations gradually completed, the second match officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>",2281,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","8f1e889f60e9c01083c40b1e9eb732f5ca04d277cde19b4dde50f27966917177","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-47","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-45",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]