[{"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-256":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},2312748,4520,"Chapter 256: The Old Jiang","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-256",256,"\u003Cp>“How to pluck flowers...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing’s lips couldn’t help curling into a faint smile; she extended her pale, slender middle finger and gently hooked it before Jiang Ye’s eyes, her tone now tinged with mischief, “You use this to pluck them...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, some image seemed to surface in her mind, and she burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her laugh triggered her chest wound, turning the laughter instantly into a cry of pain: “Sss... ah...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She curled her body, gasping sharply for air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked at her with a cold, expressionless face and said coolly, \"My fists don't mess around with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the word “fists,” Yin Qingqing quickly clamped her hands over her mouth; her clear, stream-like eyes shimmered with a thin sheen of tears—wanting to laugh but daring not to, mixed with agony, her expression grotesquely twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally caught her breath, carefully moving her small hand away, no longer smiling or jesting, and looked at Jiang Ye with a pitiful expression:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only took a little of their blood with my fingers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those rumors about the Flower Plucker...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All those claims of bedding countless men and women...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Were entirely made up by others.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, as if fearing Jiang Ye wouldn’t believe her, and hurriedly added, “Think about it—I’m a woman, and I don’t have that thing. What flowers could I possibly pluck?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye stared coldly at Yin Qingqing’s pale, slender middle finger and said sharply, “Why do you take the pure blood of women?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing pulled her hand back and, pitifully, whispered two words: “For alchemy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alchemy?!” Jiang Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly; he recalled how she had sought his essence-blood, and his brow lifted. “So, abducting those men with strong blood qi—was that also for extracting essence-blood to make elixirs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing nodded rapidly like a chick pecking grain. “Yes, yes, yes! No wonder you’re Jiang Zhushi—your insight truly leaves Qingqing in awe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s brow furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the pure blood of women and the essence-blood of men to forge elixirs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an evil alchemical formula was utterly alien to the orthodox alchemy of Danling Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a cold laugh, his gaze falling on Yin Qingqing’s face like a blade:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tell me—how did a direct disciple of the Danling Peak’s Sect Master come to walk this dark path?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At these words, Yin Qingqing’s face instantly darkened with regret; she let out a long sigh:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Jiang Zhushi, this whole affair begins with my training expedition to Miaozhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“More than half a year ago, I accidentally discovered an ancient hermit’s cave deep in the northern mountains of Miaozhou. Inside, I found a secret cultivation technique for gu shu and a formula for the Yin-Yang Harmonizing Elixir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This elixir is forged by combining the yin-blood of women and the essence-blood of men; consuming it nourishes the blood and qi, greatly aiding cultivation—far surpassing ordinary elixirs by several times.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As someone obsessed with alchemy, encountering an unprecedented ancient formula... the temptation was simply too great to resist...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After returning to Linzhou, I couldn’t hold back—I felt the urge to try it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then... it spiraled completely out of control...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye gazed at her with a cold, expressionless stare, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training expedition to Miaozhou, stumbled upon a miraculous discovery, and thus strayed onto this dark path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, it sounded plausible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by Jiang Ye’s rich life experience, this tale was three parts truth, seven parts lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaozhou’s terrain was unique, with one hundred thousand towering mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Primordial Elders of the main sect dared not venture deep into them lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a mere Qi Condensation cultivator like her so easily find an ancient hermit’s cave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Jiang Ye knew nothing of gu shu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he knew it was the secret art of Miaozhou’s Cultivation Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary martial artists who found the manuals couldn’t even master them—yet she had, in just half a year, refined gu shu to the point of controlling Qi Condensation martial artists...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she some kind of gu shu prodigy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Ye remain silent, merely staring at her with those cold, ancient eyes, Yin Qingqing felt a chill crawl up her spine; she shrank her shoulders and cautiously added:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Zhushi, although this formula is evil, I have my limits...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ones I target are all scoundrels who deserve to die...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For example, that girl from the Wang family—she abused her clan’s power, ruined countless lives. She was a pervert who enjoyed tormenting young girls.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She had already killed countless maidservants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And her brother, also wielding his family’s power, committed atrocities—forced decent women into prostitution, truly the worst of the worst!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye let out a cold laugh, then shifted his tone: “What about Master Fang of the Weapon Forge Hall?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing sneered, her voice laced with unhidden contempt:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s a beast too. On the surface, he’s a master smith of the Weapon Forge Hall, pretending to be upright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In secret, he’s done countless vile deeds—several gambling dens in Chengdong are tied to him, and he colluded with that Wang family’s young master in human trafficking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I swear to you, this is all true. If you spend a little time investigating, you’ll find out for yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s brow lifted, a mocking curve tugging at his lips: “So according to you, you’re not a demon—you’re a righteous hero?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, leaning down, his ancient, cold eyes locking onto Yin Qingqing, his voice suddenly turning icy: “Then why did you attack me today? Do you see me as a villain too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The killing intent you just unleashed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could that possibly be anything good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, she dared not say this to Jiang Ye; instead, she offered a pitiful, pained smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Zhushi...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never intended to target you at first...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that your blood qi was too overwhelming...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The temptation was too great—I was momentarily bewitched, and did this foolish thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So now that I’ve fallen into your hands, it’s clearly my just punishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she genuinely adopted a resigned expression, her hands limp at her sides, her head tilted slightly against the cave wall, like a fox caught by the nape of the neck—both pitiful and cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye looked down at her with a cold, expressionless face: “Tell me, how should I deal with you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing shifted her clear, stream-like eyes, licked her blood-smeared lips, and panted slightly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Zhushi... Jiang Zhushi...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If... you spare my life today...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll serve you as your slave or maid!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1102,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6c036bad3d88add7f8c097773702d2e1a438044d2d29ee89fb3f8e6e49c50f3b","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-257","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-255",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]