You dare to cultivate without money?!
Chapter 158 - 158 130 Level 10 Great Sun Extremely Poor Thanks to the Alliance Leader 'Abandoned City Old Alley Cool City Youth'

158: Chapter 130: Level 10 Great Sun, Extremely Poor (Thanks to the Alliance Leader ‘Abandoned City Old Alley Cool City Youth’) 158: Chapter 130: Level 10 Great Sun, Extremely Poor (Thanks to the Alliance Leader ‘Abandoned City Old Alley Cool City Youth’) Upon hearing Yu Xinghan’s question, Zhang Yu’s face turned dark and he said, speechless, “Too lazy to click.”

Yu Xinghan advised, “Why not click?

There are talisman coupons after watching ads inside, you could use them yourself.”

Zhang Yu was surprised, “Talisman coupons?”

Yu Xinghan nodded and said, “You know how much talismans cost.

Watching a few ads every day to collect talisman coupons is a form of talisman cultivation that can improve your talisman skills.”

Zhang Yu sat down next to him and couldn’t help but ask, “You’re a disciple of Master Xinghuo, right?

Even you are short on money?”

Yu Xinghan shook his head and said slowly, with the air of someone experienced, “The least lacking in Kunxu are rich people, but what is most lacking is money.”

“Money is cultivation, is potential, is future—no one does not lack money in this world.”

“Even as someone strong as myself, I still need to learn to save money.”

“Every penny saved is enhancing my foundation and potential.”

“To walk far on the Immortal Path, you must not only learn to earn money, spend money but also save money.”

Yu Xinghan turned his head to Zhang Yu and said, “Otherwise when you find a crucial Cultivation Technique, a Spirit Root, or a Magic Corpse, but you can’t afford it because of a small money shortage…

What would you do?”

“Money is potential, and when you find your potential exhausted, unable to take the next step.”

“You’ll regret not saving a bit more money back then.”

“Every bit saved now allows more steps in the future.”

Zhang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this, feeling the other person made a lot of sense, so he picked up his phone and clicked the link sent by the other person.

After a few minutes’ rest, they engaged in intense battle once again.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Yet everyone felt they had gained immensely.

Song Halong felt his Martial Arts experience had improved.

Yu Xinghan learned many Yun Jin techniques from Zhang Yu’s performance, enhancing his control power over the body.

Besides gaining experience in Martial Arts combat, Bai Zhenzhen could receive a tuition of 20,000 yuan.

As for Zhang Yu, besides being able to receive a tuition of 22,000 yuan, he also had the opportunity to learn the Dragon Elephant Mountain Crashing Palm and rack up a 200,000 yuan bill.

However, shortly after when Yu Xinghan transferred the money, Zhang Yu was momentarily stunned seeing the 30,000 yuan he received.

Yu Xinghan chuckled, “Sorry, accidentally sent too much.”

“Could you transfer 8,000 yuan to another account of mine?”

Though sensing a slight oddity, Zhang Yu still transferred 8,000 yuan to the other account of the counterpart.

…

Time slowly passed in Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen’s daily routines of attending school, cultivation, tutoring, and practice sparring.

The days came to late April.

That afternoon on the rooftop.

A mass of pitch-black shadow appeared there.

Though exposed to the glaring sunlight, no matter how the sunlight shone, it could not dispel that heavy shadow.

It was Zhang Yu cultivating the Great Sun Qi Sea.

Accompanied by a rumbling of the Great Sun Mana within him, this Breathing Skill, which could only be cultivated at the Qi Refining Middle Stage, was finally pushed to Level 10 by Zhang Yu.

With the operation of the Level 10 Great Sun Qi Sea, the shadow into which Zhang Yu transformed became even deeper, as if it were about to completely devour the surrounding light.

As the blazing light continued flooding into his body, the Great Sun Qi Sea within him operated more turbulently, causing waves of Great Sun Mana to surge like magma, roaring as they absorbed the light, gradually refining it into a force in his Dantian.

Zhang Yu knew that with the Great Sun Qi Sea elevated to Level 10, he had re-entered a period of rapid mana growth.

Besides this, Zhang Yu also felt his body becoming more lively and nimble under the shine of sunlight.

It was as though every cell, every fiber of flesh within him was cheering, accelerating its own growth.

Zhang Yu knew this was exactly the function of the Level 10 Great Sun Qi Sea, with the shine of the light accelerating the body’s metabolism and enhancing the Body Refinement efficiency for a cultivator.

However, the drawback was that the longer the metabolism was accelerated, the more it would shorten the cultivator’s lifespan.

“Damn…

this Great Sun Qi Sea obviously takes the most time, yet it still shortens a cultivator’s lifespan.”

Zhang Yu shook his head.

Although inwardly criticizing, he had no intention of stopping.

In Kunxu, which is full of pitfalls everywhere, even the drawbacks of the Great Sun Qi Sea couldn’t count as much.

Moreover, he could change to other Breathing Techniques in the future, and running the Great Sun Qi Sea for a year or so would only shorten the lifespan by a few weeks.

Such a cost for enhancing Body Refinement efficiency was within his acceptable range.

“The Great Sun Qi Sea paired with the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique not only allows the stable growth of mana and Dao Heart but also enhances the efficiency of Body Refinement.”

Zhang Yu thought to himself, “Fu Ji, this guy, actually knows how to choose Cultivation Techniques.”

Meanwhile, as the Great Sun Qi Sea was elevated to Level 10, Zhang Yu’s mana also surged rapidly, reaching 46.8.

However, it was still far from Zhang Yu’s goal of 70 mana units for entering the high third-level stage.

At this moment, bursts of whistling came from the side.

Turning his head, Zhang Yu saw Sword Qi whistling around Bai Zhenzhen, like countless invisible sharp swords cutting through the air.

Just a few days ago, Bai Zhenzhen also elevated the Breaking Body Sword Qi to Level 10, able to attack opponents with Sword Qi breaking out from any part of her body, as if wearing a suit of invisible sword armor, integrating offense and defense.

Under Fu Ji’s guidance, Zhang Yu helped Bai Zhenzhen purchase a swordsmanship using her bonus, called the Invisible Sword Technique.

This is a kind of assassination swordsmanship specifically designed to conceal Sword Qi, hide killing intent, and even silence sounds, precisely the swordsmanship Bai Zhenzhen was currently practicing with Breaking Body Sword Qi.

“This swordsmanship is quite suitable for Azhen who is following the Martial Arts route.”

Zhang Yu could sense that in recent days, although she did not say it, Bai Zhenzhen’s cultivation became increasingly diligent, rotating between mana, Dao Heart, Physical Strength, and various martial arts, striving for progress almost every moment.

Although after that conversation with Zhang Pianpian, Bai Zhenzhen usually joked and laughed with Zhang Yu, made money together, and cultivated together, seemingly the same as before.

But her heart…

was anxious.

“Reaching high third-level standard within four months, Dao Heart at Level 6, mana over 70 units, Physical Strength over 7.5…

That’s the only chance to pass the Foundation Establishment Exam.”

The pressure of the Foundation Establishment Exam loomed constantly, like an invisible beast chasing her from behind.

She secretly made a resolution, “I must become stronger!”

“Strong enough to pass the Foundation Establishment Exam.”

“Strong enough…

to never again face a situation where Zhang Yu feels helpless because of me, yet I can’t even speak a word!”

The intense pressure, extreme desire…

constantly transformed into the strong motivation within Bai Zhenzhen, urging her to pursue greater power, better results…

and passing the Foundation Establishment Exam to enter the Top Ten together with Zhang Yu.

In Bai Zhenzhen’s short life, she had never so frantically desired to pass an exam.

Moreover, her Spirit Root seemed to become more and more lively with her intense yearning, continuing to fuel her cultivation.

Meanwhile, on Zhang Yu’s side, after pushing the Great Sun Qi Sea to Level 10, he purchased the electronic secret book on the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique, reducing his savings by another 30,000 yuan.

Fortunately, in these days, Zhang Yu earned quite a bit from lessons and sparring fees, unlike before…

when he had to buy a Primordial Pill to train Red Marrow Primordial Qi, leaving his savings at over 260,000 yuan now.

As Zhang Yu looked at the bank balance displayed in his hand, Fu Ji said, “26,000 yuan seems like a lot, but as soon as you have mastered the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique to Level 10, the next step is to focus on cultivating Red Marrow Primordial Qi to enhance Physical Strength.”

“Cultivating Red Marrow Primordial Qi requires consuming the Primordial Pill, which costs 30,000 each, with an average of one every three days, amounting to 300,000 per month.”

“In addition, to pass the Foundation Establishment Exam, relying solely on the passive cultivation of two Level 10 techniques for Dao Heart and mana is not enough.”

“You’ll also need to spend money to rent a Spirit Vein to enhance mana and use the Spirit Realm space to train Dao Heart, spending an easy 100-200 thousand a month on these two alone.”

The so-called Spirit Vein is a place with a high concentration of spirit machine.

In ancient times, it was called a cave heaven and blessed land.

Now it’s called a spirit machine ecosystem protection area, with not only expensive entrance fees but also costly accommodations.

Yet, its mana enhancement far exceeds the usual city environments.

Fu Ji continued, “Also, you are on the physical track of the Foundation Establishment Exam, where Physical Strength needs to be at the top; besides Primordial Pill, you’ll have to use other Body Refining Medicines…”

Listening to Fu Ji describe one expenditure after another, Zhang Yu showed a slight bitter smile because he knew the counterpart was right, there were many more places to spend in the future.

Moreover, it’s not just he himself who needs to invest heavily; Bai Zhenzhen, who aims to keep up, must inevitably invest money along with him.

Watching the silent Zhang Yu, Fu Ji thought silently, “You’ll eventually resist, actively suggesting hunting the Evil God.”

Zhang Yu thought no matter what means are used in Kunxu to improve oneself, it all revolves around money.

“Once I have mastered the Can Niu Soul Heart Technique, Dao Heart, mana, and Physical Strength will all need more money to improve.”

Suddenly, Zhang Yu thought of his previous room rental situation on social media.

He thought silently, “I know so many wealthy individuals now, maybe through their channels, renting Spirit Veins, Spirit Realm, buying Primordial Pills, etc., could save some money…”

At this moment, Bai Zhenzhen said from the side, “Yu Zi, aren’t you going to Ziyun today?

Don’t forget to bring my stuff too.”

Today, Zhang Yu was heading to Ziyun, not just to be Le Mulan’s sparring partner, but also to rent the house mentioned by Le Mulan.

Watching Zhang Yu’s departing figure, Bai Zhenzhen reminded, “Remember to collect Le Mulan’s potion.”

Zhang Yu rolled his eyes, determined not to do such a miserly thing, he didn’t want to collect the sweat of wealthy individuals.

Bai Zhenzhen repeated as he didn’t respond, “Did you hear?

Even though we’ve made some money, there are more places to spend in the future, our financial pressure is tight, every bit saved is a bit.”

Speaking, Bai Zhenzhen handed a big water bottle to him, “Here, take it, use this bottle to collect the potion when the time comes.”

Zhang Yu unwillingly accepted the big water bottle, feeling a twinge of humiliation.

“Damn…

being poor…

really sucks.”