[{"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-243":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},2312735,4520,"Chapter 243: The Furious Cheng Yuan! Arrested Again! (1)","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-243",243,"\u003Cp>Cheng Yuan......\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two words, spoken lightly by Jiang Ye, were like sparks of hot oil splashing into the already raging fire of Cheng Yuan’s fury—suddenly igniting a towering blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die, you bastard!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yuan erupted like a mad beast gone utterly wild, unleashing his full dark-red primordial fire Gang  without restraint, shattering the rocks beneath his feet into countless cracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, in his bloodshot eyes, nearly dripping with crimson, there was only one target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sect rules were cast aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elder Jiang!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Liu Qingyu’s heart clenched tightly, and she cried out in desperate alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few moments, her emotions had surged like a rollercoaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she saw Jiang Ye retrieve six strands of primordial energy from the peak, then evade skillfully with agile movement and retreat into Dongfeng...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ecstatic joy surging from her heart nearly drowned her reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Jiang really did it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually seized the primordial energy from three primordial martial artists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was six whole strands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this got out, it would cause an uproar beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet before she could even rejoice, she saw Cheng Yuan had gone completely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just been captured by the Enforcement Hall not long ago—and now he charged into Dongfeng without a single hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from his frenzied stance, it was clear: he would not stop until he killed Elder Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s pause, Liu Qingyu stomped the ground and surged forward like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could never stand idly by—she had to lend Jiang Ye a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she feared most was that she would be too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yuan was only ten meters from Jiang Ye; for a primordial martial artist, that distance was no more than one or two breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she could do now was pray that Elder Jiang could hold on just a little longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Flame of Catastrophe Finger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Cheng Yuan caught up to Jiang Ye, his grotesque, twisted old face twisted into a chilling, lethal killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His turbulent primordial fire Gang  surged violently into his fingertip, coalescing into a blinding dark-red glow, which he drove straight toward Jiang Ye’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Merely the aura of the strike seemed to pierce through empty space, capable of piercing through anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame of Catastrophe Finger—a top-tier martial art, and Cheng Yuan’s ultimate technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, he used this finger to pierce through the lower half of a reckless elder from Qingyun Sect, leaving him permanently crippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he was even more ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He aimed straight for Jiang Ye’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this finger struck true, Jiang Ye would have ten lives and still die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this terrifying killing technique, Jiang Ye’s face showed not a trace of fear—still as calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet inside him, the Five Elements true qi had already begun to gather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous cold roar rolled in, shaking Dongfeng with tremors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white-gold primordial Gang  surged like a spectral serpent across the void, precisely intercepting between Cheng Yuan’s Flame of Catastrophe Finger and Jiang Ye’s forehead, opening a fanged maw to clamp down on the dark-red fingertip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark-red firelight and white-gold brilliance collided violently in midair, unleashing a gale-like shockwave that swept outward in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grass and trees within a hundred meters were uprooted and shredded into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust settled, Jiang Ye still stood in place, not an inch moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stood a figure clad in plain white robes—unseen moments before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guizhou stood with hands behind his back, his usually cheerful old face now sharp with sternness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Yuan, by contrast, staggered back seven or eight steps before barely steadying himself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The finger that had just gathered a lethal technique now bled profusely—skin split, blood trickling slowly down the knuckles, the bone bent at an unnatural angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had suffered a heavy blow in that collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this sight, Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian atop the peak turned pale simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged glances, each reading the same uncontainable shock in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had truly believed Cheng Laogui was about to succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he’d later be punished severely, at least he’d have gotten his revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never imagined the Enforcement Hall’s Lu Guizhou would arrive so fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was clearly suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could it be so fast, so coincidental...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Has Tianqing Sect allied with Lu Guizhou?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same thought flashed through both their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant Cheng Laogui was in for a massive reckoning today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both secretly felt relieved they hadn’t been swept away by rage and acted rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once you broke sect rules, the Enforcement Hall held all the authority to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu, who had been filled with anxiety, finally exhaled deeply, releasing a fragrant, orchid-like breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her full chest rose and fell heavily with several deep breaths, the taut string of her heart finally relaxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately, another thought—shattering her composure—rose uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could all of this... have been part of Elder Jiang’s plan all along...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared blankly at the suddenly appearing Lu Guizhou, then at the gray-robed figure who had remained calm throughout—her mind churning, unable to settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled how Jiang Ye, before ascending the mountain, had specifically ordered Lu Ming to summon Elder Lu from the Enforcement Hall to “watch a good show.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, Elder Jiang had foreseen this exact scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Jiang Ye’s figure had become as inscrutable as mist to Liu Qingyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Elder Lu, for intervening in time to uphold sect order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye bowed respectfully to Lu Guizhou, his expression calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guizhou first glanced up at the peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the lingering heat from the firewave still scorched the air; rocks were charred and cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the sight of Zhu Junwen and Shi Jian—two primordial martial artists—whose robes were burned to tatters, disheveled and humiliated, was plain to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly lowered his gaze to Jiang Ye, a knowing smile creeping onto his face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Jiang, that was quite the show.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Lu Ming had come to the Enforcement Hall with the token to summon him, he hadn’t taken it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just had free time, and remembered Jiang Ye had helped him secure many achievements last time, so he’d come along out of convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, an old man his age truly enjoyed a good spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he never imagined it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That a mere Qi Condensation martial artist could orchestrate something this grand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snatching all six strands of primordial energy from three primordial martial artists, then retreating to Dongfeng unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This courage, this calculation, this power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the top three prodigies on the Upper Sect’s True Disciple Rankings, back when they were in Qi Condensation, might not have achieved this.\u003C\u002Fp>",1136,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8b2f7f8ccec52587d50a1c761bf40da5dd39a09214a14f0e4642cfeb1b9ad4c2","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-244","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-242",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]