[{"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-242":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},2312734,4520,"Chapter 242: Totally Insane!","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>「......」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes froze on the gray-clad figure atop the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire peak sank into deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chiyan Sect disciples were the most stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, they had been certain the furious fire wave sweeping the peak was the work of their own Elder Cheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had cheered excitedly, triumphant and proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the one who unleashed the technique was none other than that gray-robed elder from Tianqing Sect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A martial artist of Gangqi Realm had unleashed a technique with such terrifying power, reducing three Xiantian martial artists to these charred, disheveled states—this utterly shattered their understanding of martial cultivation realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earlier cheers of “Elder Cheng’s divine might is invincible!” now struck their own faces like loud slaps, turning them into the biggest clowns of the entire scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if they were clowns, then Cheng Yuan was unquestionably the King of Clowns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Cheng...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This name, written backward, was precisely the furious threat Cheng Yuan had shouted when Lu Guizhou dragged him away along the Dongfeng mountain path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, those words had returned like a poisoned flying blade, spinning full circle to pierce straight into his own forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief, deathly silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Xiantian martial artists snapped back to awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian were both shocked and enraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked that this old man from Tianqing Sect could unleash such a terrifying Fire Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unprepared, even they, as Xiantian martial artists, had suffered serious injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had not endured such a humiliating state since the day they first entered the Xiantian realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what enraged them more was that Jiang Ye had just gathered up all six strands of Xiantian energy from the peak?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the true core issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It enraged them far more than being burned into this disheveled state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before either could act, an even more furious roar tore through the air atop the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll kill you!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yuan finally broke free from the crushing humiliation of “Yuan Cheng,” his eyes blazing red as he locked onto Jiang Ye with deadly focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw his head back and let out a scream that nearly ripped his throat apart—shrill and hoarse, like a burned beast howling in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath his bald brow, his aged eyes were thick with blood vessels; his charred chest heaved violently, and the dark red Xiantian Gangqi  around him exploded like a volcanic eruption, scorching deep crimson cracks into the rocks beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his reason had completely evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind held only one thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill Jiang Ye!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body shot forward like a rock blasted from molten lava, carrying searing heat as he lunged at the gray-clad figure atop the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me back the Xiantian energy!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian also erupted into motion, three Xiantian pressures crashing down on Jiang Ye like three invisible mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the three furious Xiantian martial artists charging at him, Jiang Ye’s face showed not a trace of panic; he tightened his grip on the blue jade vial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly tapped the ground, and his entire body rose effortlessly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three furious Xiantian martial artists all missed, their enraged strikes slamming into the spot where Jiang Ye had just stood, blasting out a massive crater, sending rocks flying and dust swirling everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He can fly...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian stared upward in disbelief at Jiang Ye, suddenly suspended in midair—the fury on their faces momentarily frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get down here, old man!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cheng Yuan didn’t care whether he could fly or not; in his utter madness, he unleashed a torrent of Xiantian fire Gangqi , condensing it into a blazing spear of flame, hurling it straight at Jiang Ye in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire spear screamed through the air with a piercing whistle, trailing a long tail of flame like a meteor reversing its course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s lips curled into a mocking smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bird Form True Intent was one of his hidden cards—he had no intention of revealing it here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect—he’d use the recoil from this fire spear to retreat back to Dongfeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body didn’t rise higher; instead, it dipped slightly, giving the illusion of descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian secretly exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He can’t fly—that’s good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looks like he’s just skilled in lightness arts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s not unusual; there are plenty of masters in the upper sects who can leap dozens of zhang high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye swung his staff backward, the tungsten gold staff meeting the incoming fire spear with overwhelming, brutal force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening crash echoed through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire spear was split cleanly in two by the tungsten gold staff; shattered fire Gangqi  rained down like a meteor shower, turning the faces of the disciples from the three sects far away pale as paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He actually blocked Elder Ghost Cheng’s attack...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that staff technique... the Spirit Monkey Shaking Heaven Staff?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian’s pupils shrank sharply—the horror in their eyes could no longer be hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To unleash that fire seal was already absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, this old man’s staff technique was equally terrifying—able to block a full-force, enraged strike from a Xiantian martial artist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of monster is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did they realize how laughably arrogant their previous contempt for Tianqing Sect had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jiang Ye used the recoil from the collision to adjust his posture, his body retreating toward the eastern peak’s boundary like a leaf swept away by a gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the start, he never intended to clash head-on with three mad Xiantian martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting the Xiantian energy was his only goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his talent, he was not far from achieving Gangqi Great Completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he entered the Xiantian realm, he’d have all the time in the world to play with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No good—he’s trying to escape!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian instantly sensed Jiang Ye’s intent; they roared out warnings and immediately gave chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this old man escaped back to Dongfeng,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the situation would become truly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, according to the upper sect’s rules, they were forbidden from entering Dongfeng’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, with the help of that fire spear’s recoil, Jiang Ye’s movement was faster—they reached the eastern peak’s boundary before the two could catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do we do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian halted abruptly, faces filled with bitter frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were furious, yes—but still rational.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper sect’s rules were not something they dared to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cheng Yuan no longer cared about rules or regulations—he roared as he charged toward Jiang Ye like a burning meteor, his aged face twisted with savage madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter where you run today, you’ll die!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tear you apart with my bare hands today!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian watched Cheng Yuan’s reckless charge into Dongfeng, drawing a sharp, cold breath: “This old ghost has truly lost his mind...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye merely smiled faintly, a flicker of mockery in his eyes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Yuan Cheng, you really are...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Completely incapable of learning...”\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","33fcac0d6b40fcf9b87df089d8a7a9b99bf5a29647a4c2dcc7d053713d88c713","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-243","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-241",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]