You dare to cultivate without money?!-Chapter 20 - 10 Intense Competition and Level 3 Fitness

Sitting down casually at a spot, Zhang Yu looked at the crowd on the square who were also waiting for work, and only felt a wave of exhaustion.

"This damned place is just too hard to survive in, is there nowhere that's not so competitive?"

Just as he sat on the ground to rest for a while, a shiver of dread surged up from Zhang Yu's heart.

"Please abide by the ritual agreement, strive to fulfill your wish, do not deliberately slack off and delay, 10."

"Damn it."

Cursing in anger inwardly, Zhang Yu could only succumb to the ritual power and start hustling.

However, considering his physical condition hadn't recovered yet and the upcoming work might also require physical strength, Zhang Yu chose not to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building. Instead, he opted for the Basic Breathing Technique to refine his mana.

As he exhaled and inhaled, strands of spirit machine from the heaven and earth soon gathered, accumulating in his dantian Qi sea bit by bit, becoming part of his mana.

Time slowly flowed by amidst Zhang Yu's breathing practice, until an hour later.

Within this hour, three batches of people came to recruit workers. There were those hiring temporary security personnel, those urgently needing cultivators at construction sites for heavy work, and delivery companies hiring cultivators for sorting tasks.

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Zhang Yu gradually understood that most temporary jobs hiring cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Stage were almost all related to physical labor.

After all, cultivators at the Qi Cultivation Stage don't have a qualitative difference in intelligence and knowledge compared to ordinary people, but their physical prowess is unmatched, capable of shining in construction, factories, security and other jobs, with productivity far exceeding ordinary people.

So, many places in urgent need of more manpower would come to hire cultivators.

Although cultivators demanded much higher pay than ordinary people, it was still cost-effective.

After all, if one cultivator can do the work of 30 ordinary people, usually paying ten times the wage would suffice.

And among the people waiting on this square, every one of them could be considered a super workhorse that could endure the 007 work schedule.

Compared to them, Zhang Yu, who still needed four to five hours of sleep each day, was just an average first-year high school student who could still sleep well.

So watching the scene of people rushing to grab jobs with a big crowd each time, Zhang Yu always maintained his breathing practice and did not join in the scramble.

He knew that with his first-year status, there was no chance of competing against those who had long since graduated from high school.

He was waiting, waiting for the job that Old Wang mentioned, specifically looking for currently enrolled high school students.

There were a few other high school students like Zhang Yu, some reading, some practicing breathing, and others throwing punches, all waiting quietly without fighting for job opportunities.

Another hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A series of faint bangs echoed in the air.

Feeling that his body had rested enough, Zhang Yu began to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building.

People around glanced at him but no one paid attention, too many were practicing while waiting for jobs, and as a basic cultivation technique, the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building couldn't attract anyone's attention.

Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building Level 2 (18/20)

Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building Level 2 (19/20)

After finishing two rounds of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, Zhang Yu felt his muscles start to become sore and limp, but his spirits were greatly boosted as he was just one practice away from advancing it to level 3.

This was something even the top-ranked Bai Zhenzhen hadn't achieved.

Yet he had done it in just two days.

Just as Zhang Yu was practicing the third round of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, a temporary job opportunity specifically for high school students finally came around.

A sedan pulled up to the square, its window rolled down, and the driver shouted, "Any first-year or second-year students? Hiring two martial arts sparring partners."

The so-called martial arts sparring partners are companions for cultivators during martial arts practical training, working alongside per certain requirements.

Hearing the driver's words, the previously quiet high school students waiting on the square all moved at once, slicing through the air like shadows with thunderous speed, charging toward the sedan.

"I'm in the second year!"

"My physical strength is level 2.15!"

The second-year students had a significant lead over the first-years in physical strength, so by the time Zhang Yu got there, he found that the spots in front of the driver were all occupied by big students, leaving him no space to squeeze in.

Zhang Yu thought to himself, "Even to take a beating, so many people are competing, is there no pride left in these high school students?"

The driver scanned the raised hands in front of him and asked, "Anyone from a prestigious high school?"

Half the hands dropped immediately.

Zhang Yu quickly raised his hand, "I'm from Songyang High School!"

The driver asked again, "Any with practical martial arts above level 3?"

Looking at the three remaining individuals, the driver asked, "Three hundred per hour, is it a deal?"

A buzz-cut student complained, "Three hundred is too little, isn't it?"

But the student beside him immediately said, "I'll do it for three hundred!"

As he watched the other student get in the car and the sedan speed away, the buzz-cut student cursed, "Three hundred an hour, they must be insane."

"Three hundred to find someone for sparring? If you can't pay, don't hire sparring partners!"

Someone else chimed in, "Accepting 300? Traitor! Wait until that kid gets injured and realizes that the 300 isn't even enough for medical expenses."

With the employer gone, the surrounding students dispersed, cursing before continuing their own cultivation and studies.

Zhang Yu could only go back to practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building.

At this rate, he felt he might not find work today.

Ten minutes later, another person drove up looking for high school students, specifically requesting first-year students.

But this time, the job content involved drug testing, allegedly trying out the latest laboratory-developed medicine for Immortal Path beginners.

Considering his own physical condition, Zhang Yu decided not to apply and continued with his twentieth round of practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building.

Moments later, with a crackling sound, Zhang Yu executed the final punch of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, successfully advancing the martial art to level 3.

Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building Level 3 (0/30)

At this moment, countless practice memories of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building seemed to suddenly flood into Zhang Yu's mind, making him feel as if he had practiced thousands of times more.

These practices not only contained pure physical memory but also the memory of mana circulating autonomously within his body.

"Reaching level 3 of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building allows for the activation of mana circulation within the body, accelerating physical repair and enhancement while cultivating this martial art."

For levels 1 and 2 of the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, they would merely continuously break down the flesh and forcefully extract mana to participate in the training process.

But upon entering level 3, the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building involved the use of mana flowing throughout the entire body with every movement, nourishing the flesh during training, significantly improving the training outcome.

Now, as Zhang Yu began a new round of practicing the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, waves of warm currents flowed through every part of his body with his movements, quietly enhancing his physical strength, transforming him step by step from an ordinary person to a superhuman.

With the nourishing warm currents, the initially aching and sore flesh seemed to ease considerably, allowing Zhang Yu to continue the training with less effort.

Suddenly, Zhang Yu felt the flesh all over his body contract and expand at once.

Physical strength 0.84 level → 0.85 level

Glancing at the change in physical strength on the Yu Shu, a trace of joy flashed through Zhang Yu's heart.

At this moment, even without the urging from the ritual power, he was motivated to continue training.

While Zhang Yu was cultivating the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building, the drug testing recruitment on the other side continued.

Faced with such a job, not many first-year students were willing to risk it.

Despite wanting to recruit five students, they ended up leaving with only two after shouting for a while.

As time passed, the night deepened, fewer employers came to recruit, and Zhang Yu still had no luck finding a job. So, he continued to practice the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building.

Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building Level 3 (6/30)

As Zhang Yu practiced the Thirty-Six Forms of Body Building for the sixth time, he felt waiting was no longer an option.

Zhang Yu walked back into the human resources company, seeing Old Wang still sitting behind the office desk, as if he hadn't moved in the past few hours.

He took out a pack of cigarettes he bought and handed it over, then asked, "Brother Wang, any jobs I can take?"

Old Wang glanced at the cigarettes Zhang Yu offered and, in a perfunctory manner, said, "Didn't I already tell you? If there's work, they'll call from outside."

Zhang Yu, unwilling to give up, pressed further, "I mean, besides those outside."

"Surely not all temporary jobs in all of Songyang City would drive here to recruit, right? Are there any others?"

After being pestered for a while, Old Wang replied impatiently, "If you don't believe me, see for yourself. It's not that I don't want you to work; those temporary jobs aren't so easy to handle."

Zhang Yu looked at a screenshot Old Wang showed him on his phone, listing various long-term recruitment jobs.

There were contracts for participating in long-term drug testing.

There were roles as test subjects for long-term cultivation technique research.

There were positions exploring underground Kunxu as labor for expedition teams.

There were also jobs assisting the police in combating crime.

Reviewing these opportunities, Zhang Yu found them either too dangerous or both dangerous and beyond his abilities.

"These long-term vacancies are all traps, as expected."

Suddenly, Zhang Yu pointed at one listing and asked, "Brother Wang, is there any danger in participating in cultivation technique research?"

Nonchalantly, Old Wang replied, "They just have you be a guinea pig to test the latest cultivation techniques developed by large companies, recording any side effects on your body, injuries, disabilities, and finally how you die during practice..."

Zhang Yu swallowed, his eyes darting as he noticed another temporary job listing and asked, "What about this entry-level cultivation testing? Ten thousand per session? Why only freshmen?"

Old Wang pondered for a moment, then replied, "Oh, that, right. It's said that the Immortal Rhythm Group developed a technique that's already been through cultivation testing, with no side effects and not fatal."

"But the entry process is too challenging; attempting it can easily cause internal injuries, so they're continually seeking people to try it."

"Since it's meant for beginners on the Immortal Path, they're specifically looking for first-year students to test it..."

He paused at this point, looking at the attentive Zhang Yu beside him, and frowned, "You're not thinking of doing this, are you? A student who went last time ended up with mana out of control, sustaining internal injuries, and still hasn't recovered after taking a two-week leave from school."

"That ten thousand yuan isn't easy to earn."

Zhang Yu shrugged helplessly, "No choice, I desperately need the money, so I have to give it a shot."