[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-66":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},163415,323,"Chapter 66: Deplete Savings","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>Under the Level 10 effect of the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art, Zhang Yu could feel his grasp of combat becoming more delicate—any subtle change in an opponent's moves could not escape his observation, and he could also mobilize every ounce of his strength with greater precision to fight, causing his practical combat ability to skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this state consumed an exceptionally high amount of mental energy; after maintaining it for one minute, Zhang Yu began to feel dizzy and lightheaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This full-concentration state should only be used at critical moments in battle; it can't be casually wasted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Level 10 Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art gave Zhang Yu greater confidence in the martial arts competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it's still not enough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about the unfair and unjust competition in the tournament, and recalling Zhang Pianpian's words about becoming the top of the martial arts competition, Zhang Yu wanted to make his grasp even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he opened the shopping platform again and looked at the techniques he had saved during this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu had indeed considered what to cultivate after reaching Level 10 in the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, he was looking at an expert-level martial art called the Indestructible Seal Technique, priced at 30,000 after a 50% discount, along with user reviews and an introduction to its Level 10 effect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Indestructible Seal Technique, like the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art, was an expert-level technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a technique focused on manipulating and rebounding the opponent's magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only was it extremely difficult to master, but becoming an expert was even harder; the user review section was filled with comments about how hard this technique was to learn and master, and that after buying it, one had to spend money to hire a tutor for supplementary lessons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One-star review: \"Avoid at all costs! Never buy it. Self-study is completely impossible. Once you hire a tutor, it'll cost you tens of thousands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two-star review: \"Bought it at the original price of 60,000, and when I came back to check, it was on sale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One-star review: \"I'll come back to give a good review once I reach Level 10.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu guessed in his heart that the difficulty of learning and mastering the technique, leading to poor sales, might be the reason for its discount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't a problem for Zhang Yu, because he had discovered that this Indestructible Seal Technique only had four moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from that, the Level 10 effect of this technique was something he could fully utilize in this martial arts competition, and it would complement his Supreme Cloud Hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Supreme Cloud Hand can channel force and borrow strength to counter, the Formless Cloud Shield also has a weakness: it fears the opponent using special magical power to destroy the shield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if I combine the Indestructible Seal Technique with the Supreme Cloud Hand at this point, I can even channel and rebound the opponent's special magical power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plus, the Circadian Qi Gathering Method constantly replenishes my magical power, and the Heavenly Martial Heart Refining Art keeps me aware of the entire field, grasping every detail...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My combat system will be more complete, better at overcoming the strong with the weak, and better at... avoiding injury even when I'm winning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the martial arts competition, when facing opponents with higher stats, keeping oneself uninjured or minimally injured was very important for a poor student like Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, compared to those more aggressive, wild, and dominant offensive techniques, Zhang Yu was more inclined toward defensive counterattack techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the only drawback of the Indestructible Seal Technique... it was expensive. Even after the 50% discount, it still cost 30,000, and Zhang Yu's account balance was only a little over 30,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if he bought this technique, he would have no money left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about the goal of becoming the strongest first-year student at Songyang and being admitted to one of the Top Ten schools...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must be admitted to the Top Ten and win the championship. Anyway, the first-place prize for this martial arts competition is 50,000. If I can't get first, it's useless to hold onto this 30,000.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Zhang Yu gritted his teeth and spent the 30,000 in his account all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he received the digital manual for the Indestructible Seal Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching it for a while, the technique materialized from the Yushu and he switched it to his specialized slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a technique specializing in magical power channeling and rebounding, the key to the Indestructible Seal Technique lay in the control of magical power, while the external martial moves comprised only four very simple ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, less than a minute later, Zhang Yu had trained this technique to Level 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, memories of practicing the Indestructible Seal Technique over and over again surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu felt his control over magical power becoming purer and more refined, to the point where he could even temporarily convert the opponent's incoming magical power into his own and then send it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this process also consumed magical power, but Zhang Yu's consumption was lower than the amount of magical power the opponent had attacked with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu nodded to himself: \"As long as I keep improving the Indestructible Seal Technique, I'll be able to channel more of the opponent's magical power with less of my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to the introduction on the website, once the Indestructible Seal Technique reaches Level 10, channeling 10 units of magical power will only cost me 3 units—a ratio of 30%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Zhang Yu nodded again and continued to diligently train the Indestructible Seal Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, another two days passed, and the time had arrived at the day before the martial arts competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the training ground, figures were flipping back and forth—it was Lei Jun taking on two opponents at once, instructing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, as he witnessed Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s rapid progress, Lei Jun became increasingly astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These two kids, their understanding of various martial arts rises every day like the tide, and their practical combat experience is growing terrifyingly fast.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over these days, while keeping his physical output at the second-tier, Lei Jun had no choice but to use more and more combat techniques one after another just to keep suppressing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what surprised him most was not this, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Through their daily hard training and repeated bouts with me, these two have gradually developed their own combat styles.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun threw a punch, which was blocked by a mass of white Qi that Zhang Yu controlled, and only felt the power of his punch scatter in all directions, with most of it neutralized by the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Yu, that kid—his Boundless Cloud Hands are getting more and more ingenious, like a slippery, elusive ball. You put in ten points of force, and he can dissolve seven or eight of them. Every time, I have to use specialized magic power to break his Qi first, and the fight turns into a battle of attrition over magical energy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And now, he’s recently mastered that cultivation technique called the Imperishable Seal Art, making his defense increasingly watertight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm… this time in the martial arts competition, I don’t have to worry about him getting beaten to bankruptcy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun turned and used a palm to block Bai Zhenzhen’s sword fingers, thinking to himself: “Bai Zhenzhen… this is a true martial arts prodigy.” “In just two weeks, she can already gradually keep up with my current variations in moves, see through the flaws in my attacks, and target the points I have to defend.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But her fighting style… is too dangerous.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Lei Jun once again raising his output, a wave of magical energy shock swept out, blasting both of them flying together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s supplementary lesson is over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a sigh with a smile: “You two have made great progress over this period, and you’ve improved enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In tomorrow’s matches, remember to put safety first—always prioritize your own safety. Don’t push yourselves too hard, and don’t force anything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen had also gotten familiar with Lei Jun by now and directly replied: “Got it, Old Lei. What place do you think we can get into?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun thought for a moment and said: “You still have a shot at the top ten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: “Only the top ten? And just a shot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun gave a helpless smile: “The three elite schools have too many over-the-top tricks. Even their conventional methods are things you simply can’t afford to use. Their academic top dogs also have higher stats. You could say you’re not even on the same starting line. Consider yourselves lucky if you get a chance at the top ten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough said. Go back and get ready. And don’t forget to bring your competition medicine tomorrow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At midnight tonight, we’ll gather at the entrance of Bailong High School.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venue for this martial arts competition was exactly Bailong High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was a little stunned when he heard: “Midnight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun said matter-of-factly: “During the day, Bailong High has classes, so they scheduled the matches for midnight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu could only say that this truly was Bailong High—they never failed to disappoint when it came to being inhumane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu asked again: “How are we getting there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun said: “Take the subway by yourselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just the two of you competing in the martial arts tournament. Do you think the school would charter a bus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu could only say that this was also like Songyang High—just like Bailong High, they never failed to disappoint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Jun watched their retreating figures and sighed inwardly: “If those two had been born into a wealthy family, they might have had a chance to get into the top ten.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After two more hours of intense drill practice, Zhang Yu finally raised his Imperishable Seal Art to Level 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body shuddered violently, and he felt as though his meridians had undergone a hundredfold tempered training. They suddenly became much tougher and more resilient, better able to accommodate the circulation of various types of specialized magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the experiences about magical energy attraction and magical energy rebound in his mind became thoroughly integrated at that moment, as if completing some kind of sublimation, and ultimately gave birth to new insights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, when he performed the Imperishable Seal Art again, Zhang Yu was confident that he could directly convert his opponent’s magical power to supplement the consumption of his own magic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, after raising the Indestructible Seal Art to level 10, he could grow stronger the longer he fought, replenishing his own mana with the mana struck at him by his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this absorption and replenishment had its limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a single battle, I can replenish at most 30 units of mana this way. Any more... my current meridians can't handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zhang Yu turned his gaze to his Feather Book. After two weeks of hard training, his basic stats had also improved considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dao Heart Level 3 (53%)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana 21.8\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Strength Level 1.51\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, if only I could have learned the Cyclic Qi Gathering Method a month or two earlier, and had more time to improve my physical strength...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a shower at home, Zhang Yu hurriedly caught the bus and set off for White Dragon High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>11:31 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he came out of the subway station, Zhang Yu saw a building about thirty stories tall. He knew this was where White Dragon High School was located.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had no time to look at it now, because at this moment Zhang Yu was very, very, very hungry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Azhen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to borrow some money from her for dinner. I can't play a match on an empty stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Zhang Yu's own money, it had been spent long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the Indestructible Seal Art alone had wiped out thirty thousand yuan from his account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining pocket change had been used up over the past few days on food and medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Zhang Yu was anxiously looking around, a hand suddenly slapped his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu turned his head and said surprisedly, \"Azhen? You need to hurry up—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu, lend me some money.\" Bai Zhenzhen clutched her stomach, saying weakly, \"I have no money for dinner; I'm completely worn out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu exclaimed in surprise, \"Did you spend all your money too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen looked at Zhang Yu's reaction and said painfully, \"You spent it all too? What kind of spending habits do you have? How could you use up all your money and not even afford dinner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2167,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","bff4fe141c9c1a543ceec9a6c41a4dc6b05c0b23434c73a131475a3070382b01","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-67","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-65",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]