[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-502":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},164371,323,"Chapter 502","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-502",502,"\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu accept the blueprints, Magnetic Pole Sovereign nodded to himself and thought, \"It's not a bad thing if he can properly solidify his foundation, honestly spend a few years first obtaining a Class A military certificate, and then turn to cultivating artifact-forging techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he can't stick with it, he can always switch to participating in the Artifact-Forging Design Competition instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnetic Pole Sovereign wasn't surprised by whichever path Zhang Yu ultimately chose; he was just curious whether Zhang Yu would change his mind and how far he would persevere on whichever path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\" Magnetic Pole Sovereign waved his hand and said, \"Everything that needs to be said, I've already told you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the specific procedures for transferring departments, someone will come to handle the transition with you shortly—just follow their instructions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded and was about to turn and leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before he left, his gaze shifted, and his eyes locked onto Magnetic Pole Sovereign's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Zhang Yu felt a flash before his eyes, as if a few characters had drifted past Magnetic Pole Sovereign's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Zhang Yu's movement, Magnetic Pole Sovereign tilted his head and asked, \"Is there something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu quickly shook his head and said, \"No, it's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself, \"Was that a Dao Seed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I just see the Dao Seed on Magnetic Pole Sovereign?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad it was just a flash—I didn't get a clear look at what it was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if it's a Dao Seed, Magnetic Pole Sovereign's Dao Seed must be very helpful for artifact forging, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought, \"I should visit this master of mine more often in the future, and strive to replicate his Dao Seed as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked again at the blueprint for the Solar Radiant Phoenix Prototype and felt a slight surge of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he instructed, \"Fuji, I want you to carefully examine this blueprint for the Solar Radiant Phoenix Prototype and summarize all the techniques that Magnetic Pole Sovereign has listed as necessary to master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, based on that information, compile a list of artifacts that incorporate these techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would save Zhang Yu a lot of time researching; then he could just follow the list to practice the artifact blueprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\" Fuji said, \"Me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said, \"The company is in crisis right now—shouldn't you take the initiative to ease the boss's worries?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhang Yu himself, he didn't rush to study the contents but instead hurried to the construction site on the 669th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since finishing the finals of the Civil Engineering Competition, there hadn't been much money left in Zhang Yu's account, which made him feel very insecure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right after the competition ended, he rushed back to the university—attending the celebration banquet, touring the Finance Department, meeting Magnetic Pole Sovereign... one thing after another, never giving him a moment to catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought, \"With this little money... if I randomly bump into a few people on the street, I'd go bankrupt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I need to earn some money quickly to calm myself down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he went to the construction site on the top floor, familiar with the route, and started working there as an individual freelancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Finance Department had used their connections to cut off his company's projects, they hadn't yet stopped Zhang Yu from doing odd jobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, many people at the construction site saw this and started whispering among themselves in the spirit world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu actually came to do odd jobs too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, who told him to offend the Finance Department? He clearly possesses military-grade strength with his Heavenly Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, yet he has to come here and do the same work as us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's still too cocky; he thinks winning first place across schools means he can challenge the Finance Lords? No matter how strong the Civil Engineering Department is, it's still just the Civil Engineering Department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, Ji Yuanshu heard similar rumors and deliberately took a long detour to see Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching him grab with one hand from a distance, the countless steel bars and cement seemed to come alive—snapping, twisting, shaping, pouring...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanshu's expression was complicated as he watched this scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the news that Zhang Yu had rejected the Finance Department's invitation had spread throughout the entire Civil Engineering Department; Ji Yuanshu was neither blind nor deaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Zhang Yu working hard at the construction site, he thought to himself, \"What exactly is this guy thinking? He actually turned down the Finance Department's invitation? Doesn't he know what a huge opportunity that is? A once-in-a-lifetime chance to rise in one step?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yuanshu felt he completely couldn't understand the other's way of thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhang Yu at the construction site didn't care at all about the people watching him from all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, where he worked didn’t matter, did it? With the boost of Kunlun Mountain-Moving Divine Power, he earned a decent wage on the construction site. The piece-rate pay displayed in his eyes kept increasing almost every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a few foremen ran over to Zhang Yu and said awkwardly, “Classmate Zhang, sorry, there’s been a mistake on our end. Your work here has already been assigned out, and there probably isn’t a suitable job for you on this site…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu frowned slightly and said, “Do the Finance Department also manage temporary workers on this 669th floor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One foreman said helplessly, “The real estate company investing in the university city construction has always been backed by the Finance Department. Please don’t make things difficult for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu shook his head, too lazy to say more to the foremen before him. He settled his current wages and planned to switch to a project without any Finance Department background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said to himself, “Those guys in the Finance Department really hold grudges.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuji said, “It’s ‘those who follow prosper, those who resist perish.’ If you don’t strike hard every time, how can you build enough authority? For the Finance Department, having that kind of momentum and reputation saves time and effort when investing in projects and manipulating fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But anyway, it won’t be long before the Artifact Refining Department comes to back you up. Why are you in such a rush to earn money right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1070,"2026-05-29T04:54:59.518Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","8824fbf99cf2ea63e7ecdade6c91414ab4a0be0af39e5de0fdaa844c49d22a38","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-503","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-501",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]