[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-no-money-what-cultivation":3,"chapter-no-money-what-cultivation-no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-99":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},163448,323,"Chapter 99","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>Zhang Yu only felt a chill in his lower back, and then something drilled into his dantian qi sea, where it began to \"take root and sprout.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu was no stranger to renting spiritual roots; almost the moment he sensed the change in his dantian, he thought of spiritual roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did a spiritual root suddenly appear in my dantian?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he felt... after quickly taking root and sprouting, the spiritual root spread throughout his entire body, threading through every inch of his flesh and blood like nerves, as if it had always been part of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as his Cycle Qi Gathering Method passively breathed, those spiritual roots that had spread throughout his body also inhaled and exhaled in sync, quickly stirring the spiritual energy in the air and drawing it toward him in a surge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a drought finally meeting rain, as streams of spiritual energy poured into his body, Zhang Yu felt every strand of his flesh and blood crazily craving the incoming spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, for Zhang Yu, who had no spiritual root but still wanted to cultivate immortality, for most of the time his body was in a state lacking spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with spiritual energy suddenly flooding in from all over his body, Zhang Yu felt an immense sense of comfort. The operation of his Level 10 Cycle Qi Gathering Method grew even fiercer, churning and drawing in surrounding spiritual energy like a swarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this state of Zhang Yu's immediately caught Bai Zhenzhen's attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since she could faintly sense that her own spiritual root was now inside Zhang Yu's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did my spiritual root run into Yu Zi's stomach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen felt a trace of surprise in her heart: \"What the hell? I wanted to lend it to Yu Zi to play with, but that was supposed to be after he knelt down and called me Mom and begged me! Why did this spiritual root of mine just take the initiative to go over there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Bai Zhenzhen grew annoyed. She reached out and groped around Zhang Yu's stomach, trying to pull her spiritual root back out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling Bai Zhenzhen's hand rubbing back and forth across his lower abdomen, a tingling sensation spreading, Zhang Yu quickly said, \"What are you doing, Ah Zhen! Stop groping! We're going to have a traffic accident! We can't afford to kill someone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu braked, his running legs gradually slowing down until he stopped by the roadside, setting Bai Zhenzhen down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen failed to retrieve her spiritual root and said reluctantly, \"Did my spiritual root run into your stomach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu subconsciously touched his stomach and said, \"This is your spiritual root?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu thought to himself: \"Didn't that evil god say... this is Ah Zhen's own spiritual root, not a rented one? How did it end up in my stomach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll disguised as a prayer bead was also surprised: \"This woman's spiritual root can actually transfer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen naturally didn't know what was going on in Zhang Yu's mind; after all, in her view, Zhang Yu shouldn't know the secret of her spiritual root yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that her own spiritual root had burrowed into the other's body, Bai Zhenzhen decided she might as well stop hiding things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded directly, then gritted her teeth and said, \"This is the spiritual root I've nurtured for over a decade. Does it feel good to use?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu wanted to say it did feel pretty good, but seeing Bai Zhenzhen's angry expression, he held back the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just rubbed his stomach and asked curiously, \"Why did your spiritual root come into me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I've had a spiritual root in my stomach since I was little.\" Bai Zhenzhen sighed and continued, \"This thing is different from ordinary spiritual roots. It seems to grow along with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even in the past two years, it's been able to gradually adapt and grow in different directions according to my thoughts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like last time when you said you wanted to borrow a spiritual root, I was thinking in my heart whether it could be done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now today, this crappy thing just drilled into your stomach by itself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Bai Zhenzhen's words, Zhang Yu couldn't help showing an astonished expression: \"Wait... there's such an outrageous spiritual root?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Bai Zhenzhen got angry just thinking about the spiritual root jumping into Zhang Yu's stomach. She reached out and groped around his stomach again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a look of disdain appeared on her face, and she clicked her tongue: \"Not having the foreskin removed is such a hassle. How can just touching your stomach a few times get a reaction? Need some time to take care of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you even know how strong my qi and blood are every day now, and you just start groping? Zhang Yu suddenly felt like a good friend had walked into his room and found him with one hand holding a tissue and the other hand in his pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Zhang Yu suddenly understood deeply the sterilization policy of Songyang High School.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they didn't sterilize, a bunch of hot-blooded, grade-obsessed and money-worshipping teenagers would be tangled together every day. After three years of high school... wouldn't their grades drop?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Bai Zhenzhen's disdainful gaze, Zhang Yu stepped back repeatedly and said, \"Don't rush. Think carefully about how the spiritual root got into my stomach just now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after some discussion and research, the two of them had Bai Zhenzhen climb onto Zhang Yu's back again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bai Zhenzhen hugged Zhang Yu tightly from behind, repeatedly thinking in her mind for the spiritual root to come back, the next moment she felt a sudden warmth in her stomach, and her precious spiritual root had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the return of the spiritual root, a surging wave of spiritual energy also poured into Bai Zhenzhen's body, drilling into her limbs and bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drew in a sharp breath, startled: \"Why does it feel like this thing is gathering spiritual energy more fiercely than before? And it's also moving toward places where I usually don't circulate my magical power?\" But soon the spiritual root seemed to readjust to Bai Zhenzhen's physical condition and returned to its normal state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought suddenly surged in Bai Zhenzhen's heart: \"Could it be that after this thing entered Yuzi's body, it actively adapted to Yuzi's physical form, took on Yuzi's shape... and only then did it change?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it recovered in no time and turned back into my shape... Is it because the time spent inside Yuzi's body was too short?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen suddenly became curious: \"If the time were a bit longer, and the spiritual root adapted more to Yuzi's physical body... what would happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, as the spiritual root in Zhang Yu's dantian disappeared and the phenomenon of abundant spiritual energy receded, a sense of loss also surged in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Bai Zhenzhen said, \"Yuzi, let me try transferring the spiritual root to you again. Get ready to receive it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, Zhang Yu felt the spiritual root return to his body, taking root and sprouting again in his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy in the air rushed into his body, making Zhang Yu feel a surge of fullness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, a cultivator needs a spiritual root to feel right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it felt great, Zhang Yu understood that the spiritual root in his belly was the key to Bai Zhenzhen becoming stronger and getting into the Top Ten Academies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Zhang Yu, forcing back his reluctance, said, \"Alright, Ah Zhen, take this spiritual root back quickly. Don't damage it by moving it in and out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen replied, \"It's fine. Let it stay with you for a few hours. I have an idea I want to test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah?\" Zhang Yu said delightedly, \"Then... then I'll lend you the Talisman Book to play with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give it here!\" Bai Zhenzhen reached into Zhang Yu's embrace and pulled out the Talisman Book. \"My spiritual root is worth at least a few hundred million. This Talisman Book can be temporarily pawned to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she patted Zhang Yu on the shoulder and said, \"Hurry up and get to school. Don't be late and get bullied by that bastard Su Haifeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So then Zhang Yu carried Bai Zhenzhen on his back all the way to school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Bai Zhenzhen hugged Zhang Yu, leaning on his back, playing with the Talisman Book and occasionally telling Zhang Yu about the current functions of the spiritual root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu suddenly said, \"Always calling it 'spiritual root' — I feel like it's easy to confuse it with other spiritual roots when chatting. Shouldn't we give it a name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen was slightly stunned. Since childhood, she had only thought about hiding the spiritual root, and after entering high school, she never mentioned this spiritual root in her belly to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So all along, she had simply called this spiritual root \"spiritual root\" in her mind, since of course she herself knew which spiritual root she was referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhang Yu's words now, Bai Zhenzhen couldn't help but nod slightly: \"Mm... what should we call it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu said, \"This is your spiritual root, so let's call it Zhenzhen's Spiritual Root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So tacky.\" Bai Zhenzhen curled her lips. \"Let's just call it True Spiritual Root. By the way, when we get back, I'll tell everyone that I lent you my leased spiritual root.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zhenzhen laughed. \"Hehe, this will further confirm that my spiritual root is leased.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for the rest of the journey, Bai Zhenzhen continued to tell Zhang Yu about the various wonderful uses of the True Spiritual Root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding the spiritual root, hiding herself, accelerating martial cultivation, seeing through flaws in combat, accelerating mana refinement, and the body-tempering assistance function she often used recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yu's eyes lit up as he listened, wishing he could immediately start cultivating hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout this entire process, including the conversation between Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen, the evil god doll disguised as prayer beads naturally watched and listened the whole time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her assessment of this was naturally only... foolishness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot! Idiot! Zhang Yu, you idiot! With such a heaven-defying spiritual root, you should immediately kill and seize the treasure! I have a hundred fucking ways to help you dispose of Bai Zhenzhen's body, ensuring you won't be discovered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this heaven-defying spiritual root assisting you, forget just getting into the Top Ten Academies — you could even go on to graduate school... no, you'd have a chance at a PhD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't strike now, you might get backstabbed by this woman later! How could she tolerate such a shocking secret being held by someone else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen showing mutual trust, the evil god knew that even if she spoke up, he wouldn't listen, and it would only increase Zhang Yu's dislike of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, this is the deep-rooted weakness of poor people — always believing in friends, feelings, trust, those intangible things... They're completely useless and only get in the way of making money!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Money! Only money is what matters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to school, apart from the high school three-year general courses like Chinese and Math, which he had already learned, Zhang Yu simply skipped the Mana class and Combat class as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher Yan from Mana class and Teacher Lei from Combat class were both old acquaintances of Zhang Yu. They also knew Zhang Yu's level in mana control and martial combat, and that the first-year courses were indeed of little help to Zhang Yu, so they both agreed to his absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, plus the Physical Education class he had already stopped attending, Zhang Yu could spend most of his day at school freely cultivating hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another installment of the monthly ticket debt has been paid off; continue to ask for monthly tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>",1996,"2026-05-29T04:54:22.303Z","2026-06-01T04:29:11.989Z",1,"deepseek-v4-flash","b1e4676f08b8713e5b1a36169cccce77370ee834d1496a60cd824061d09cf268","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-100","no-money-what-cultivation-chapter-98",711,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fno-money-what-cultivation-cover.jpg"]