[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples":3,"chapter-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Longevity Begins From Raising Disciples",{"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},1530741,1988,"Chapter 31: Sudden Wealth!","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>The charcoal fire crackled, warming the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye leaned against the headboard, letting Zhiwei, with her small, tense face, clean his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In half a month, both Zhiwei and Qing Jun visibly recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This greatly comforted Chen Ye — after all, he nurtured them himself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him, his eldest apprentice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had her black, smooth hair covering her slender waist, her dark eyes peeking through her scattered bangs, focused and calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pale cheeks had gained some color, appearing slightly healthier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she still carried a sense of frailty, like a delicate flower bud in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, one could faintly glimpse her future elegance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the young girl’s long eyelashes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her calm dark eyes tinted with a trace of fear and timidity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her fingertips grasped the towel without daring to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye closed his eyes, a complex emotion surging in his heart after hearing his apprentice’s faint sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not know his eldest apprentice feared him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than saying she cared for him emotionally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it’s better to say it was out of reverence for his predecessor...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, Qing Jun once served his predecessor tirelessly despite her heavy injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye suddenly felt a sense of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to doubt his earlier thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the apprentice taking care of him because of his efforts, or because of the shadows left by his predecessor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, does it hurt?\" Zhiwei asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye was speechless, as most of the wound had already healed with the Rejuvenation Pill, now merely feeling like being scratched by a kitten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing his apprentice so anxious, he deliberately inhaled sharply with exaggeration: \"Hiss—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhiwei’s hand trembled, almost overturning the water basin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon glimpsing Chen Ye’s mischievous smile, her earlobes instantly turned red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gloomily buried her head and continued wiping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big girl looked a bit unhappy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but fortunately, she was no longer as tense and afraid as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye smiled with relief,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding that healing the timid ones requires patience; it cannot be rushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the storeroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye slumped in a chair, breaking out in a cold sweat from the lingering fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only alone at this moment that he released his suppressed negative emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn!\" Chen Ye squeezed the word through his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one step away! Just one step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was almost ruined in Taoist Zhang’s hands!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye reached for his abdomen, feeling the itchy new flesh growing through the gauze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When facing Kong Hongxuan clad in Frost Scale Armor, the feeling of powerlessness was still fresh in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Geng Metal Qi couldn’t even break through the opponent’s defense!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being ignored and harmed was indeed unpleasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what bothered Chen Ye most was his weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Perfection level Geng Metal Qi doesn’t work, then it’s Limit Break level!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Limit Break level doesn’t work, then keep cultivating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye gazed at the thin thread of golden qi at his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, achieving Perfection level Geng Metal Qi was already beyond his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying solely on Geng Metal Qi, he could handle someone like Gao Ming, who battled all year round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to deal with late-stage Qi Cultivation Kong Hongxuan, it was far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A unique skill can lead everywhere! As long as I continue to accumulate proficiency in Geng Metal Qi, sooner or later, even if Kong Hongxuan wears Treasure Armor, he won’t withstand this Low Tier Magic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye steadied himself, encouraging himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He eagerly took out a bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the bag was all that remained of Taoist Zhang’s heritage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Chen Ye had no mood to sort through Taoist Zhang’s belongings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he remembered there were quite a few Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, at this moment, Chen Ye felt a kind of tension, like opening a blind box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That old man, at his age, certainly can’t be poorer than my predecessor, can he? A while ago, he even joined the Jade Lizard Association...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Taoist Zhang squandered lavishly, with expenses greater than my predecessor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his hands and opened the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the most prominent thing was a pile of Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye counted them; there were twelve Spirit Stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taoist Zhang, a lone soul, carried all his valuables, and this was likely all his Spirit Stone savings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Spirit Stones, there were various small items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye had searched through Taoist Zhang’s body, missing nothing usable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only short of stripping off his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A woman’s undergarment, tobacco, dried cake...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, only Taoist Zhang’s smoking pipe seemed of interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye disdainfully picked up the greasy black copper pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pipe was heavy in hand, with faint Spiritual Patterns hidden beneath the soot, making them hard to discern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered a wisp of Geng Metal Qi at his fingertip to scrape the soot, revealing dense lines underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye examined it closely, roughly identifying it as a Talisman Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to infuse spiritual power, but the pipe showed no reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strange... Surely it’s not powered by blowing into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling nauseous at the greasy pipe, he examined further and found the barrel hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside wobbled a piece of Spiritual Sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye’s heart stirred, and he filled it with twenty pieces of Spiritual Sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more, he tried infusing spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buzz!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pipe trembled, and a beam of Spiritual Light shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a \"swish,\" it pierced the wall, revealing a needle-sized pinhole of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye clicked his tongue; it was only slightly weaker than Perfection level Geng Metal Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the shot was faster and quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, its execution was cumbersome, requiring Spiritual Sand with each use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured out the remaining eleven pieces of Spiritual Sand from the barrel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each use needed ten pieces of Spiritual Sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good for sneaking but not as good as Geng Metal Qi... No wonder the old man had no Spiritual Sand left, having used it all on the pipe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye contentedly put away the pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, it was a Tier One Lower Grade Magical Artifact, worth over ten Spirit Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A horse without night grass is not fat, a man without unexpected fortune is not rich.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye sighed; with this, his assets directly doubled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder, however peaceful a place in the Cultivation Realm, there is no shortage of Tribulation Cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched the bag, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardly earning a single Spirit Stone diagnosing Spiritual Medicine, while killing a Taoist Zhang, he easily gained twelve Spirit Stones and a Magical Artifact...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Chen Ye shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tribulation Cultivation indeed brought wealth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but it also came with great risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a proficiency panel, and with steady efforts, he could infinitely improve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to risk the pangs of conscience or life to become a Tribulation Cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All day, Chen Ye stayed home to heal and recover his spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, Hee Qi returned, reeking of alcohol and bringing him two pounds of Demon Beast meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye understood this as Hee Qi’s apology — watching coldly as Chen Ye was hurt and only helping in the final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To earn Kong Hongxuan’s courteous treatment, Hee Qi was likely a late-stage Qi Cultivator too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet faced with Hee Qi’s friendliness, Chen Ye found no joy as he did a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In everything, one must rely on oneself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye held the Demon Beast meat, watching Hee Qi’s swaying figure blend into the snowy curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, Hee Qi coldly watched him offend the Jade Lizard Association and then pushed him into conflict at the last moment, further offending Kong Hongxuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enough to show...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hee Qi didn’t care about Chen Ye’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His actions were more to satisfy his own emotional needs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ye held no resentment, still feeling grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Hee Qi’s help, his body would have been long cold!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But in everything, still, one must rely on oneself...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1327,"2026-06-06T06:08:58.734Z",1,"novelbin.me","602e245a068329c9b27ceda316f38460021083c6b8a0c3826f669d613e4e7426","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-32","longevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-chapter-30",686,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flongevity-begins-from-raising-disciples-cover.jpg"]