[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-608":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},164477,323,"Chapter 608: Dao Qiankun's Seed","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-608",608,"\u003Cp>Hearing what True Lord Magnetic Pole said, Zhang Yu smiled sheepishly and said, \"It was all forced by circumstances. You know, what I've always longed for most is the refining industry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Magnetic Pole gave a cold laugh, then jerked his chin toward the laboratory on the flying boat and said, \"Come on, let's go take a look at your lab.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the lab, Liu Xiangqiao, Ziyun Zhen, and the others had been excitedly discussing Zhang Yu's performance in the Top Ten League and marveling at the lab's boundless future. But the moment they saw Zhang Yu walking in with True Lord Magnetic Pole, they immediately fell silent and each focused intently on their own work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Magnetic Pole followed Zhang Yu on a tour, listening to his introduction of the lab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, in Zhang Yu's refining laboratory, aside from the materials being prepared for the Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor, there was also the battered Heavenly Sun Radiant God set aside, waiting for Zhang Yu to repair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twenty-four Taihao Sacred Law Flying Swords were also laid out in order on the workbench, needing maintenance for the next match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" said True Lord Magnetic Pole. \"Leave the Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the next match starts, I'll help you forge this armor up to Level 20.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Yu's eyes lit up immediately. \"Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Magnetic Pole said, \"Don't thank me. You'll still have to pay for the materials yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And thanks are useless. When I send you the bill, transferring the money promptly will be far more useful than thanking me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded, then asked a bit sheepishly, \"Master, there's still a week until the next match, and my Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor is only at Level 10 right now…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Magnetic Pole gave a faint smile and said, \"Your master here is not only at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm, but has also long cultivated the Taixu Divine Artifact Manual and other refining techniques up to Level 40.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the Level 10 Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor has already established a solid framework and foundation. Pushing it to Level 20 within a week is no problem for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu, however, still smiled and thanked True Lord Magnetic Pole. He knew that for a cultivator like his master, every second was extremely valuable, and that setting aside his own work to refine a magic treasure for him was already a great favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Magnetic Pole suddenly added, \"Don't just think about thanking me. If it weren't for Old Gao pestering me nonstop, I wouldn't have bothered coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's eyes shifted, and he quickly said, \"I'll be sure to thank Director Gao properly when I get back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in the days that followed, True Lord Magnetic Pole's avatar stayed in Zhang Yu's lab, helping him forge the Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhang Yu himself took on the work of repairing the Heavenly Sun Radiant God and maintaining the Taihao Sacred Law Flying Swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Heavenly Sun Radiant God had been heavily damaged by Kuang Tianqing this time, fortunately Zhang Yu had already finished negotiating an advertisement deal and ultimately chose the Myriad Dao Artisan Sect, selling all his advertising space and naming rights to them. With the school's special consideration, he ended up with nearly three hundred spirit coins, which was more than enough to cover the repairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the school also sent over quite a few magical treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Anzhen said, \"These are all magical treasures specially refined by the school based on the opponents' performance in the last match. They're mainly for detecting changes in the spiritual energy of the air, giving early warning of Gu insects, and guarding against Heartstrings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although they can't directly resist, they can provide early warnings, allowing you to make preparations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Lord Anzhen added, \"But you should also understand—it's not just us who can target them; they can target us too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tactics you used in the last match—the Demon Four Academy will definitely have counter-strategies in the next match. You need to stay alert yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the magical treasures True Lord Anzhen had brought, Zhang Yu sighed inwardly. He could already see the top ten universities engaging in an arms race as the competition progressed, constantly upgrading their students based on the opponents' performances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Zhang Yu also received a package from Mo Shang Jin. Through coordination between the school and the Engineering Department, Mo Shang Jin had leased the Seven Absolute Dharma Remains to Zhang Yu for use during the matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the Seven Absolute Dharma Remains before him, the increasingly refined Blue Water Golden Crystal Armor off to one side, and the naming-rights proposal recently sent by the company… Zhang Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly: \"The benefits from devouring Kuang Tianqing are truly enormous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next competition, my strength will far surpass what it was before, bringing me one step closer to the level of Dao Qiankun and Kuang Tianqing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Zhang Yu's balance, after all the repairs, forging, and leasing of the Dharma Remains, had been heavily depleted. From his original account balance plus the advertising revenue, he was left with only a little over a hundred spirit coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Dao Qiankun's medicine pool, Zhang Yu felt his Dao heart becoming increasingly perfect, and finally it fully recovered to Level 20.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming every day to mooch off Brother Dao's medicine pool—it wasn't for nothing after all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wonder when I can mooch his Dao Seed off him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu turned his head to look at Dao Qiankun, who was tilting his face up toward the sky, staring blankly at the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, every time Zhang Yu saw Dao Qiankun in private, he always sensed a strong loneliness emanating from him, as if he were out of sync with the entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if sensing Zhang Yu's gaze, Dao Qiankun turned around and smiled at him. \"What's up? Leaving already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded and asked a question that had been puzzling him: \"Brother Dao, why don't you have any ads on you during the matches?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Dao Qiankun's fame, Zhang Yu simply didn't believe that his advertising space would be unsellable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Qiankun said calmly, \"Zhang Yu, do you think money... is omnipotent?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned at this, and as he was thinking how to answer, he heard Dao Qiankun continue, \"I once had a close friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He... was very weak, so he single-mindedly pursued strength, pursued wealth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this process, he gave up a lot, and also lost a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to watch him keep going down this path. I want to make him understand that money is not omnipotent, that money cannot solve all problems, and that there are many things money cannot buy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was even more astonished upon hearing this—this was not at all like something a Kunxu person would say.\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-05-29T04:55:10.865Z","2026-06-01T04:29:12.818Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","a256fd14277b39062069397a6babe4c7d0dd5cf78974aba93e729ac3f00feec0","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-609","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-607",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]