[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-505":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},164374,323,"Chapter 505","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-505",505,"\u003Cp>\"A request for the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Art?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the message sent by Ye Xingli, Zhang Yu's eyes brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Yu had already decided to first pursue the prototype manufacturing of the Blazing Sun Divine Forge after transferring to the Artifact Refining Department, he did not immediately start the process; instead, he continued accumulating the Artifact Refining Genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, sharpening the axe does not delay the woodcutting; given Zhang Yu's understanding of the Chain Diagram set, the Artifact Refining Genius had a very high probability of having a long-term effect on his future path of artifact refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In particular, he had already pushed both the Treasure Appraisal Art and the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Art to level 20, and the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror had also reached level 10, getting closer and closer to the six techniques required for the first layer effect of the Artifact Refining Genius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Zhang Yu's own estimate, it should be completed within two months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that troubled him was still money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This path of artifact refining is good in every way, except it's too expensive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Practicing with artifact blueprints costs money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cultivating these artifact refining techniques costs even more money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To cultivate the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror, besides purchasing fire seeds to condense Imperial Flame True Qi, Zhang Yu also needed artifacts to practice on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this technique involved using true fire to refine artifacts, improving their material strength and resistance to high temperatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this process, although Zhang Yu bought second-hand artifacts, it still cost him quite a few spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, his Imperial Flame Divine Mirror level was too low and his skill poor, so he only bought the worst second-hand artifacts, all practice pieces below level 3; the advantage was that they were cheap enough, but artifacts that were already low-level, after being refined by his low-level Imperial Flame Divine Mirror, were basically hard to sell to recoup costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to be honest, Zhang Yu initially didn't think that this kind of junk—practice artifacts with practice enhancements—could be sold. Later he found out that even vocational college students had a need for artifacts, only their purchasing power was too weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu still remembered that at that time, the more he practiced, the more spirit coins he spent; at its peak, his account lost nearly 10 spirit coins in a single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, as his Imperial Flame Divine Mirror level gradually increased, Zhang Yu also tried buying higher-level artifacts, such as level 5, level 9, level 10, and level 11 artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After repeated testing, he found that level 11 artifacts, after being refined by his Imperial Flame Divine Mirror, were the easiest to sell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially artifacts like the Earth Suppressing Seal and the Earth Fiend Vase, which could be used in civil engineering construction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Level 11 artifacts reach the Foundation Establishment level; compared to artifacts below level 10, they have a qualitative improvement in performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, artifacts used for construction often don't need to pursue extremes; they just need to be a bit sturdier and more durable. Many people are unwilling to use level 20 artifacts for overtime work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So for construction sites, level 11 artifacts are a bit lower in cost and a bit higher in efficiency; they are considered the most practical.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, the practice artifacts could be sold more conveniently to recover some costs, which greatly alleviated Zhang Yu's spirit coin consumption in cultivating the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror is at level 10, besides listing the semi-finished products I'm used to practicing on as second-hand sales to civil engineering students, I can also start a customization service, refining others' artifacts while cultivating the technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu estimated in his mind that by spending and earning money this way, if he wanted to push the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror to level 20 next, he would need about 15 to 20 more spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he thought of this, Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the artifacts of Kunxu were different from the artifacts he saw in the xianxia novels of his previous life; they wouldn't last for decades or even centuries without breaking after being made. Otherwise, he wouldn't know who to sell so many artifacts to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Kunxu, artifacts would wear out as soon as they were used; they would have reduced durability and even performance decline, requiring maintenance and repair, and they could become outdated, obsolete, and scrapped...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu had once complained that Kunxu's artifacts were too fragile, but since embarking on the path of artifact refining, he gradually realized that he had been too narrow-minded in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If an artifact could be used for several generations without needing repair or maintenance, would that be reasonable? Would that be proper? How would our Artifact Refining Department make a living?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If not for recouping costs by selling artifacts, I'm afraid that pushing the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror to level 20 would require burning through over 100 spirit coins without enough; then the path of artifact refining would truly be hopeless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But after completing the Artifact Refining Genius, who knows how many spirit coins the prototype manufacturing of the Blazing Sun Divine Forge will cost; I still need to hurry up and earn money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu looked at his bank account. Although a bonus of 20 spirit coins had arrived, he had to pay for the Molten Entropy Ashes Seven Extremities Dharma Corpse, distribute salaries to the company employees, and burn money cultivating the Imperial Flame Divine Mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's current account balance soon dropped to less than 3 spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, the more I earn, the faster I cultivate; the faster I cultivate, the more money I spend per unit time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These spirit coins are truly never enough to spend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation of lacking money, Zhang Yu was naturally overjoyed when he saw Ye Xingli's new request regarding the Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: Accept\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli: [Zi Yun Zhen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli: Junior disciple, now that you have officially joined the Artifact Refining Department, there's no need to hide many things anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Xingli: Just contact her directly yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All along, Ye Xingli had been following Magnetic Pole Zhenjun's instructions to consign some magical tools and refining services for Zhang Yu, the main purpose being to conceal Zhang Yu's refining skills before he transferred departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Zhang Yu had now successfully transferred, she couldn't be bothered to cover for him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, a moment later, Zhang Yu proactively added Zi Yunzhen as a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yu's friend request, Zi Yunzhen was slightly taken aback: \"What does that stinky civil engineering guy want from me? Could he be trying to ask me for advice on the refining course?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking open the other party's friend request message, Zi Yunzhen was again slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: Need Dragon Vein Treasure Forging Art service?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yunzhen thought to herself: \"Is Zhang Yu acting as a broker? Or a salesperson? Did some big data leak my need somewhere?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zi Yunzhen knew that many lower-year students in the refining department, if their skills weren't good enough, would use their refining background to work as salespeople or brokers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that he might be the refining material that Magnetic Pole Zhenjun had his eye on, Zi Yunzhen still approved the friend request.\u003C\u002Fp>",1234,"2026-05-29T04:54:59.518Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","de85e6ac050299648d4ec11e6102ebaeb13059440416a472d512c694e63d5588","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-506","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-504",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]