[{"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-247":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},2312739,4520,"Chapter 247","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>“Shangguan Linghua... Ninth Princess...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye slowly rolled these two names over his tongue, a flicker of unusual light passing through his aged eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had heard the name Shangguan Linghua mentioned before by Zheng Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is the heir of the Shangguan family, a thousand-year aristocratic clan from the northern Fengzhou region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Zheng Feng, this woman awakened the Shangguan family’s unique innate constitution: the True Thunder Spiritual Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Born with the ability to nurture the most ferocious thunder energy in heaven and earth, her every gesture carries the might of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the True Disciples of the Upper Sect pale in comparison before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is destined to shine as a peerless figure across the entire Zhou Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a person to be named one of the Three Wonders of Zhou is no surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other, the Ninth Princess, Jiang Ye had never heard of her before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no helping it—people from the county are like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just him, even Liu Qingyu’s exquisitely beautiful face bore a rare look of confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this Liu Peak Master had never heard the title of the Ninth Princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Tianqing Sect, nestled in a single prefecture, the imperial court of Jingzhou remained a celestial presence beyond reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guizhou instantly saw through their confusion, smiling as he set down his teacup:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Jingzhou imperial court lies ten thousand miles away; it’s natural you’ve never heard of her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Ninth Princess is the brightest pearl the Zhou royal family has produced in the past century.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Legend says the night she was born, celestial omens descended—a great sun hung in the sky, turning Jingzhou’s night into daylight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Ye’s lips twitched faintly, finding it hard to keep a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial omens now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew imperial elites loved spreading such rumors to wrap their rule in the mystic aura of heavenly mandate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the common folk would believe they were born to sit upon that throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu’s starlike eyes also flickered with disbelief and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like a myth from a romance novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing their expressions, Lu Guizhou guessed what they were thinking and smiled, shaking his head slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether the celestial omens are true or not...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Ninth Princess’s talent is unquestionably the most outstanding the Zhou royal family has seen in a century.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many say she is the one most likely to quell the chaos and restore the Zhou Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu exchanged glances, both visibly stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Zhou Kingdom truly faces external threats and internal turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overseas island nations harass its borders constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within, the Seven Kill Cult ravages the provinces, refugee uprisings flare one after another, and the imperial court’s control over regional sects steadily weakens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A classic scene of a dynasty in its final days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a chaotic age, for this Ninth Princess to possess such ambition and resolve is truly worthy of her title among the Three Wonders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guizhou set down his teacup, shifted the topic, and began imparting to them his personal experience in absorbing primordial energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From guiding primordial energy to merge with the qi elixir using his own true gang, to the dangers and countermeasures during the breakthrough, he detailed everything without omission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were hard-won lessons he had earned with his life when he himself broke through to the Primordial Realm—only close juniors ever received them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu listened intently, occasionally pressing for finer details, and Lu Guizhou answered each question patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These insights truly benefited them greatly, helping them avoid countless detours and the most perilous pitfalls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Guizhou glanced at Cheng Yuan, lying on the ground by the courtyard gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s fingers seemed to twitch slightly, hinting at signs of awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drained the last sip of tea from his cup, stood up, and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve had enough tea, and said all I needed to say. I’ll be off now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye and Liu Qingyu rose quickly to see him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They watched the slender white figure carry Cheng Yuan away, until he vanished at the winding mountain path’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu turned back, her starlike eyes settling on Jiang Ye, and smiled—a rare, sincere, grateful expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Elder, I’ve benefited from your connection. Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could clearly see that Lu Guizhou, a senior of the Enforcement Hall, had taken such patience to impart these precious insights largely because of Jiang Ye’s standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she come alone, she’d have been shown the door before finishing even one cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye smiled faintly, his expression calm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Peak Master, no need to thank me—we’re partners.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your early breakthrough to the Primordial Realm is vital to Tianqing Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke these words with genuine sincerity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu had already perfected her true gang; she needed only primordial energy to cross the final threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she succeeded, Tianqing Sect would no longer be the “soft target” without a single Primordial cultivator—it would finally have real standing on Tianyun Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Partners...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu’s heart trembled slightly; her starlike eyes fixed on Jiang Ye, a flicker of indescribable emotion glimmering in their depths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This old man was usually silent and aloof, yet when he spoke unexpectedly, his words always struck the softest place in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moistened her lips, her smile brightening, revealing a rare, girlish playfulness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right—we’re partners, so I won’t thank you...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahahaha!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her laughter rang clear and sweet like a mountain stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye smiled faintly, placing the blue jade vial on the stone table; its surface tapped the stone with a crisp chime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his eyes to Liu Qingyu, his tone still calm, yet carrying solemn weight:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liu Peak Master, you heard what Elder Lu said.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The more primordial energy you absorb, the more solid your foundation in the Primordial Realm will be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many strands do you plan to take for your breakthrough?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qingyu’s light laughter faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gazed at the small blue jade vial on the stone table, her exquisitely beautiful face gradually growing serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a warm current silently flowed through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was primordial energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A celestial rarity so precious that major sects would tear each other apart to seize it—each strand could spark a bloody storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Jiang Ye had simply placed the vial on the table, leaving it entirely to her discretion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recall: in the struggle for primordial energy, she had merely used mist to obscure the peak’s view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her contribution was minimal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jiang Ye bore the full pressure of three Primordial cultivators alone, returned unscathed, and brought back six full strands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trust, this generosity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made this weathered Liu Peak Master feel, for the first time in years, an emotion she had long forgotten... gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of silence, she smiled gently: “Jiang Elder, I don’t want to follow Old Luo’s path. One strand of primordial energy is enough for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1167,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","bf01894ce351ab83d6a5e1cebacec7cda10a87f2a65bba4ebf7e93927f7150ab","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-248","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-246",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]