[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-98":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},163447,323,"Chapter 98","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>\"No need, I'm not slow at running.\" Bai Zhenzhen waved her hand and started warming up, her long thighs tensing and relaxing repeatedly, showing off their well-trained curves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Supercar Legs are already Level 10.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under Bai Zhenzhen's astonished gaze, a sudden roar of mana erupted from within Zhang Yu's body, and the next moment he had dashed dozens of meters away, then rushed back in front of her with a gust of wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lightness skill has now reached first-rate delivery-level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does it feel like to see your good buddy suddenly have Level 10 Supercar Legs and run faster than an electric scooter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen's first reaction was, of course, surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've never seen Yu'er practice Supercar Legs at all! Could he be secretly delivering takeout every night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her second feeling was like seeing a buddy buy a car—she thought, Bro, you run so fast, can you let me ride you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Bai Zhenzhen suddenly jumped onto Zhang Yu's back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and clamped her legs around his waist, saying, \"Yu'er, take me for a spin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the next instant, Zhang Yu shot off with Bai Zhenzhen on his back, accompanied by gusts of wind, racing toward the Dark Study Gang compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen leaned her face against Zhang Yu's back, watching the street scenes whizzing away, and said excitedly, \"A-Yu, you run so fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Yu had mastered many Level 10 techniques, he had never dared to show them off easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he had finally shown off his Level 10 Supercar Legs in front of A-Zhen, Zhang Yu's mood also became unusually cheerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the howling wind, Zhang Yu chuckled, \"I'm not even going all out yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen: \"Really? A-Yu, you're amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Haha, see? I'm going even faster now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen exclaimed admiringly, \"So fast, so fast! A-Yu, can you go even faster?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu: \"Haha, watch me accelerate again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a loud bang, Zhang Yu activated Elevator Jump and leaped across the traffic light ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen smoothed her golden wig, which was flying wildly in the wind, and watched Zhang Yu, who was running faster and faster amid her praises, thinking to herself, \"Riding my bro really feels powerful—no wonder so many people prefer to ride people instead of taking a taxi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning against Zhang Yu's back, feeling the rolling heat of his blood and qi, Bai Zhenzhen thought to herself, \"It's just that this heater won't turn off—I feel like my whole body is being heated up...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, with a crisp splash, a puddle of water burst under Zhang Yu's foot, splashing all over Bai Zhenzhen's leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yu, are you trying to get yourself killed?! Why did you step in that ditch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said helplessly, \"This stretch of road in the outskirts often has no streetlights, I can't see clearly. Help me light the way with your phone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen took out her phone, turned on the flashlight, and illuminated the road ahead for Zhang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the dark path, the two kept moving forward under the faint light, getting farther and farther from the neon city behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly exclaimed, \"What's that hard thing down there poking me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen's face turned unusually red, and she said irritably, \"That's the spiritual root!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's because you wanted to borrow it to play with—I've been trying it out lately, and now this spiritual root keeps poking me in the stomach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly remembered something: \"By the way, don't forget to ask for a Concealment Talisman.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Bai Zhenzhen bobbing up and down in the camera frame, and seeing the tattoos all over her face, Zhang Pianpian asked suspiciously, \"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen said, \"Godmother, Zhang Yu is carrying me on his back to the Dark Study Gang compound. I wanted to ask you to make a Concealment Talisman for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, Zhang Pianpian said, \"It's good that you're going to the gang to tutor and earn money, working your way through school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... do you plan to come to me every day from now on, asking me to put Concealment Talismans on you two?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zhang Pianpian asked again, \"Doesn't Zhang Yu have the Talisman Book? Hasn't he learned the Concealment Talisman yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu took the phone and said while running, \"I just started tutoring to earn money, and my funds are still tight. I'll be able to learn the Concealment Talisman in a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I still don't know how to draw talismans remotely, so A-Zhen still needs your help, Sis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Pianpian said flatly, \"I think if you two live together, you could just commute together every day, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find a place to rent together halfway between Dark Study Gang and Songyang High School. That way you can save on rent, make it easier to go to school and work, and both of you can share the Talisman Book to activate talismans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu immediately began calculating the time and cost in his head, then his eyes lit up as he felt this approach was indeed quite cost-effective and could save a lot of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one issue: Zhang Yu asked Bai Zhenzhen, \"Azhen, do you live in a rental?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen nodded. \"No shit, if my family could afford to buy a house, how would we have money to support my cultivation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen continued, \"What my adoptive mother said makes sense. If I can get classes at the Dark Learning Gang, then we should rent together. It really is more economical. Anyway, my parents went to work in another city, and I've been living alone all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the two arrived inside the Dark Learning Gang's campus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen was introduced by Zhang Yu to Black Crow for an interview, while Zhang Yu himself went to class. As he walked into the classroom, all he saw were rows of muscular big men sitting there, their bodies sturdy, skin dark, faces bearing a weathered, aged look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the students who had come for the Excavating Palm course. Almost all of them were from construction sites, wanting to be more competitive when job hunting, so they came to learn and improve their Excavating Palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu had heard that with more and more high school graduates each year, competition for jobs on construction sites was also becoming fiercer. The hiring requirements for Excavating Palm–related positions... had already been raised to Level 6 or above just to get an interview opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through a few days of teaching and casual chats during breaks, Zhang Yu had also come to know something about these students, who averaged 2 meters in height and over 300 jin in weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students had big bellies, round and bulging like a large ball. Zhang Yu knew they had undergone gastrointestinal modification surgery and could survive on just grass every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some students had very large pupils, pitch-black and perfectly round—this was for competing in night-shift construction positions; they had gotten night vision surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them had flushed cheeks, rapid breathing, optimistic personalities but low intelligence—these were the aftereffects of long-term use of cheap stimulants at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that after the Purple Cloud Corporation found out, they wanted to improve this stimulant's defects, but the drug was so popular on the market that it was kept as is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even construction sites secretly putting this stimulant into employees' drinking water, claiming it could improve work efficiency while effectively preventing employees from quitting or withholding wages. Although the supervisor in charge was fired and bankrupted from compensation, it was still cited by many companies as a classic case in corporate management studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, when Zhang Yu walked into the classroom, many students were still loudly arguing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were complaining about the price hike of synthetic food—after all, the synthetic food they used to eat, though terrible, was cheap enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were discussing going to work in another city. It was said that the company wars in the north had triggered a new round of infrastructure frenzy—a place where everything was in ruins, jobs were easy to find, overtime was easy to approve, rent was free, and everyone had work and housing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were speaking excitedly about the high wages at the Oasis Tower construction site, saying that Oasis Tower would be built to 1111 floors, becoming the new tallest building in Songyang City, which caught the attention of the surrounding students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with one cough from Zhang Yu, most of the students in the classroom quieted down. For the few who were still talking foolishly, Zhang Yu didn't mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu didn't blame them. They weren't stupid; they just had their intelligence worn down by work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop talking. Class is about to start. If I wait for you to calm down before starting, the time we lose won't be refunded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu knew that for these students from construction sites, mentioning money was the most effective. After all, aside from spending on Dao-heart buffers, most of them were very frugal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, as soon as he brought it up, the place instantly fell silent, leaving only Zhang Yu's lecturing voice spreading through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt about the quality of Zhang Yu's teaching. Especially considering that the students in front of him had their intelligence dulled by work, he made his explanations even more simple and easy to understand. Combined with his deep understanding of muscles and physical training, the students gained a lot after every class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After class, Zhang Yu went outside the small building and saw Bai Zhenzhen practicing while waiting for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhang Yu appear, Bai Zhenzhen smiled and said, \"The teachers who can give trial lessons happened to be all here today, so they gave me a trial lesson right away. I can start class tomorrow, and they pay me 2000 per class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the pay was much less than Zhang Yu's, Bai Zhenzhen was still very excited. After all, this was a long-term part-time job, and it was the highest-paying steady gig she'd ever had in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang Yu was also delighted. Once Azhen earned more money, her chances of improving her physical strength and participating in sports competitions would be much greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back, Zhang Yu was still carrying Bai Zhenzhen on his back as he ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen held Zhang Yu's neck with one hand and her phone with the other, leaning on his back as she searched for rental listings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned and said, \"It's hard to find a place that meets the requirements.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was curious. \"What are your requirements?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen listed them one by one: \"First, it has to be small and cheap, since it's just for storing stuff and we won't be spending much time there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, it at least has to have electricity and internet, or it'd be too inconvenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A basement would be best, so it's easy to train without worrying about bothering the neighbors downstairs...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, these kinds of good places are way too competitive—hard to find.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, without them noticing, the sky had gradually begun to lighten. The sun rose from the direction of Songyang City center, illuminating the road ahead of Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I knew it, it's already dawn... well, today's tutoring session was quite late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the road in the distant suburbs, commoners began to appear one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu saw the long lines in front of the stall distributing synthetic food, and memories from this body's past surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His and Bai Zhenzhen's figures flashed past like a gust of wind in the eyes of these mortals, stirring traces of envy in their gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"If Zhang Yu hadn't gotten into high school, he'd probably be just like these people, or like his former middle school classmates, collecting relief food every day, doing low-income mortal jobs, just muddling along waiting for death, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the images of mortals lining up for food flashed through his mind, he suddenly recalled the students in today's class, and for a moment he couldn't tell whether these middle schoolers in front of him or those high school graduates in today's class... which ones were happier and more joyful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen's mind was still on finding a place to live, thinking about what requirements the house should have if she and Zhang Yu were to eat and live together, go to school and work together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was constantly thinking about these things, she suddenly felt a sensation of emptiness in her lower abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen was suddenly shocked: \"Holy shit! My spiritual root is gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Zhang Yu, who was carrying Bai Zhenzhen on his back and dashing forward, also felt a start in his heart: \"Holy shit! What just burrowed into me from behind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2176,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","9ea083043234540992733d62431fb2646f629bf2fb7428c2c531f49c21eac57c","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-99","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-97",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]