[{"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-261":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},2312753,4520,"Chapter 261: Great Fire Gāng Perfected! Old Jiang Acts! (1)","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-261",261,"\u003Cp>Jiang Ye glanced at Yin Qingqing with a detached gaze; his aged eyes held no extra emotion, yet Yin Qingqing’s heart jolted, every hair on her body standing on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, wait a moment—I’ll get it right away!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nearly ran to a hidden corner of the courtyard, squatted down, and skillfully moved aside an ordinary-looking blue brick, pulling out a bulging cloth bundle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got quite a few good things hidden in this courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow and gave a faint, knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman understood the principle of the cunning rabbit’s three burrows—she hadn’t stored everything in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, the *Yin-Yang Combined Qi Method* had been taken from a hidden brick in the corner; now this bundle was hidden in a completely different spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing lowered her head and carefully offered the bundle with both hands: “Master, everything is inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye took the bundle, untied the cord, and pulled out several thin, cicada-wing-like disguise masks and a few slender branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branches glowed with a faint dark purple hue, their surfaces smooth as wax, emitting a peculiar sweet fragrance identical to the strange scent he’d smelled on the mountain path—though much weaker, not enough to overwhelm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could this be the hypnotic incense?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye’s gaze swept over the disguise masks, then settled on the slender branches, a flicker of interest in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing quickly looked up and explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, these branches come from a rare tree deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains of Miaozhou—it naturally emits a bewitching fragrance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I obtained these branches, I soaked them in a secret potion to enhance their power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Simply ignite them with true Gang, and the fragrance will spread automatically—unpredictable and impossible to guard against.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any martial artist below the Primordial Realm who inhales this fragrance will fall into a dreamlike daze, unable to distinguish illusion from reality.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, then cleverly added at the end:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re the only person I’ve ever met who can stay awake in this fragrance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye ignored her flattery, continuing to examine the disguise masks and branches, silently calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for disguise techniques, his Monkey Form True Intent—“Spiritual Monkey’s Thousand Transformations”—was undoubtedly the supreme method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By controlling his two hundred and six bones, he could freely alter his appearance and posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the only flaw in his Monkey Form True Intent was its inability to change skin texture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current skin state simply couldn’t compare to that of a young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing’s disguise masks perfectly compensated for this weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin as cicada wings, they felt weightless on the face; with slight adjustment via the Monkey Form True Intent to reshape bone contours, they became utterly convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the branch incense, Jiang Ye had experienced it firsthand—it was truly impossible to guard against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a seasoned expert like him had nearly fallen for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary Gang Qi cultivators had no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect—I can use this right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye gazed toward the fading silhouette of Zheng Lin, a cryptic smile tugging at his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, he slipped the disguise masks and incense branches into his sleeve, then said calmly: “Very well, I’ll return now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Jiang Ye finally show signs of leaving, Yin Qingqing’s heart relaxed instantly; the weight she’d carried for so long finally settled, every cell in her body rejoicing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damned old man was finally leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could finally breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she thought this, she forced a look of reluctance, barely squeezing out two dimples, her voice soft and sweet: “Master, are you leaving already? Qingqing is truly reluctant… I haven’t even had the chance to properly entertain you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye replied calmly: “Then I won’t leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “reluctance” on Yin Qingqing’s face froze instantly; her lips twitched uncontrollably, the two dimples she’d just forced into existence now absurdly stuck on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Jiang Ye chuckled, turned, and walked toward the courtyard gate with his hands behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Qingqing hurried after him, hands folded before her, walking step by step behind him, her voice eager:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, take care—I’ll see you off…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when Jiang Ye’s figure vanished completely at the end of the Danyun Peak path did Yin Qingqing dare return to her courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slammed the gate shut, leaned against it, and exhaled a long, heavy breath; then her legs buckled and she slumped to the ground, clutching her buttocks tightly, stifling sobs of pain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is unbearable…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So painful!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I won’t be able to eat for days…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to Tianyun Peak’s courtyard, Jiang Ye wasted no time—he swallowed a Qian Gang Pill and sat cross-legged beside the Qingyan Grass field, beginning to refine and temper his Gang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual energy surrounding Jiang Ye, seated beside the Qingyan Grass field, grew denser and hotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the Five Element True Gāng, the Great Sun Heavenly Flame True Gāng was the most ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, through repeated refining, the crimson-gold Qi core in his dantian was visibly becoming denser; layer upon layer of impurities on its surface peeled away, leaving only pure crimson-gold radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when the crimson-gold core finally reached its critical threshold,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>an invisible wave of searing heat exploded outward from Jiang Ye’s courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a radius of nearly a thousand meters, temperature surged instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morning dew among the pine trees evaporated into mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several disciples training nearby felt a wave of heat strike their faces; their back robes were soaked in sweat within mere breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This aura…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Yueyao, who had been nurturing her furnace fire beside the cauldron, snapped open her eyes; her bright gaze gleamed with wonder as she stared at Jiang Ye’s courtyard, exclaiming with barely concealed excitement:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Master Jiang has broken through again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, not just her—Zheng Feng and his sister, Chen Lili, and Lü Ming—all turned instinctively toward Jiang Ye’s courtyard, their faces alight with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside the courtyard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ye slowly opened his eyes; within them, crimson-gold flames blazed fiercely, like two miniature suns that would never fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura radiating from him was as scorching as midday sun, causing even the Qingyan Grass—renowned for its fire resistance—to droop listlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Qingyan Grass not been naturally resistant to fire, Jiang Ye’s current aura alone would have reduced them to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling the surging, perfectly refined Great Sun Heavenly Flame True Gāng within his dantian, Jiang Ye’s lips slowly curved into a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire True Gāng—fully perfected!\u003C\u002Fp>",1078,"2026-06-20T12:57:28.689Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","e32486cb558e117fd052eacd04fa462325874a72bbc6907adc6c4459b61097f8","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-262","don-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-chapter-260",268,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdon-t-mock-the-poor-old-man-gains-a-year-of-cult-cover.jpg"]