[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult":3,"chapter-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-237":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Don't Mock the Poor Old Man: Gains a Year of Cultivation Every Day!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312729,4520,"Chapter 237: Poke the Stick! Xu Qinghuan Has Had Enough! Plotting Against Chen Lili!","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>At Tianyun Peak, within a courtyard bathed in moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slender figure was sweating profusely as she practiced fist techniques in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl wore a black martial suit that accentuated her naturally pale skin, making it appear even more delicate; each punch she threw produced a dull thud in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly Xu Qinghuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t practice fist techniques late at night because she’d suddenly become diligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d discovered that the old bastard’s body was growing stronger by the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her current dark force cultivation, she was truly starting to “crack under pressure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After every “sparring session,” she needed days to recover fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet she was both weak and addicted to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One “sparring session” meant days of recovery—this simply wouldn’t do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she had to become stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I break through to the Transformation of Force realm, I should finally be able to ‘hold up’...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan murmured silently to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been stuck at the late stage of Dark Force for some time, on the verge of breaking through to Transformation of Force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she thought this, her fist techniques grew even more forceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, glistening beads of sweat formed on her forehead, slipping down her fair, graceful neck with her slightly labored breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest and back were already soaked through with perspiration, the black martial suit clinging tightly to her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It revealed every curve of her full front and firm back with perfect clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew... time to rest...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan halted her fist techniques, exhaled deeply, and her fair, delicate cheeks flushed with the redness of exertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to sit down and rest when, glancing back slightly, she froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A withered figure had silently appeared behind her without her noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Jiang?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of shock, Xu Qinghuan’s fair, delicate face lit up with delight, and she couldn’t help but exclaim:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing here...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this entire period, she had always been the one going to Jiang Ye to “cool down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d even thought the vile old bastard had lost interest in her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet tonight, she’d finally caught him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart fluttered with sudden excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected you to have such a diligent side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye regarded Xu Qinghuan, drenched in sweat, with a wry expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his memory, even the little fat boy Lu Ming cared more about martial cultivation than Xu Qinghuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined he’d see this girl practicing fist techniques late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly beyond his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Jiang Ye’s praise, Xu Qinghuan felt a sweet warmth in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if remembering something, her face flushed red with embarrassment. “Master Jiang, I’ll just go wash up first...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d been practicing all night—her whole body was soaked in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t want him smelling anything strange; she needed to wash up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A withered hand firmly gripped her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to wash. I’ve just learned a peerless martial art—let’s discuss it together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye glanced at the girl’s sweat-soaked, exquisitely curved body and curled his lips into a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Peerless martial art... Master Jiang, I don’t understand...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan blinked in confusion, her face showing a flicker of bewilderment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mmm—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moon slanted westward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the first faint light of dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh... huh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan lay limp on the ground like a fish out of water, half-open eyes glazed, breathing faintly, a trickle of saliva dripping from her lips—she didn’t even notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her alluring eyes had lost focus, utterly vacant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the slight rise and fall of her chest, she might have seemed dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After who knew how long,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she slowly regained some awareness, her eyelids trembling as they opened, her alluring eyes regaining focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I... I’m still alive...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan whispered hoarsely, her throat dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the previous scenes, her limp, noodle-like body trembled again like a fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly no more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That peerless martial art the old bastard just learned...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was utterly insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could there be such fierce, refined techniques?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d thought once she broke through to Transformation of Force, she’d be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she saw how naive that idea was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after breaking through to Transformation of Force, she’d still be no match for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to find someone to share the burden...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Qinghuan licked her moist lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did she realize her lips had been bitten through—she didn’t even remember when.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint metallic taste lingered on her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, she’d never dreamed of sharing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the old bastard was too powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she kept this up alone, she’d break completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Lili’s figure flashed instantly through Xu Qinghuan’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—Chen Shijie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This senior sister was a kind soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such wonderful experiences could be shared with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, deep in her heart,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she harbored a far more sinister thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Liu Yiyi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d always wanted to see how that icy, saintly rival would react under the old bastard’s peerless martial art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She might even fare worse than I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha!!!!!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of some scene, the limp Xu Qinghuan suddenly let out a soft, giggling laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard now bathed in morning light, it carried an eerie significance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye returned to his courtyard refreshed, a faint, hidden excitement on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, he’d discovered a fact even he found surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficiency of the peerless martial art had increased during his “sparring” with Xu Qinghuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was extraordinary talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps in the past thousand years, he was the first person in Linzhou’s upper sect to further refine a peerless martial art from such subtleties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the rising dawn, walked slowly to the side of the Qingyan grass, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, begin refining the Metal True Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one of the Five Element True Gangs remained incomplete—it was time to complete it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the peak of Tianyangfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick, vast spiritual energy swirled as if stirred by an invisible hand, forming a massive vortex above the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the vortex’s center, the energy began to condense, emitting a mysterious aura utterly distinct from ordinary spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a dark red flame shot through the sky like a blazing meteor from the direction of Xifeng and crashed violently onto the peak’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire faded, revealing an old man in a red robe, with high cheekbones and a ferocious, menacing face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Cheng Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was now clouded with gloom, and with his ferocious features, he looked especially terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his gaze to the peak, where the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy was gradually coalescing; a cold gleam flashed in his eyes, and a grim, teeth-gritting smile slowly curled his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost there, almost there!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1138,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","791fee77f7f3db92fa7646bc2c08b5cca2d2d917f457f908648e69f1fd3dd5fe","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-238","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-236",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]