30 Aunty, Please Visit A Doctor!
"You said the heavens gave you birth in Lin clan. But how does that deserve respect? You were lucky at most. Of course, luck is considered as a strength but I don't consider that as something which deserves respect.
Secondly, you achieved the progress you have achieved because of the cultivation resources your father and the clan provided. You got the best of everything without doing anything. So how come achieving the progress without any hard work deserve respect?
And lastly, you are nothing but a plant born in a greenhouse. You haven't faced the weather of outside. So just how have you earned respect?" Zhen Han concluded.
Every single word spoken by Zhen Han was like thunder to Lin Yiruo and others.
In cultivation world, strength is everything, but respect doesn't come from strength. Otherwise, why would people look down on Demonic Path cultivators who have the greatest of strength?
Strength might bring fear but not respect!
"What you have achieved might deserve praise and envy but not respect. Much less you but even a King won't be respected just because he is a king. His people might fear him and even shower him with praises, but they won't respect him in their hearts unless the king earns it through his work!"
Every word spoken by Zhen Han was like a needle striking the weak spot of Lin Yiruo. Even she found his words made sense.
The great elders thought his words made sense as well! The younger generation of Lin clan was speechless.
Their idea of 'strength equals to respect' was shattering to pieces.
"You might be good with your tongue but that won't help you in cultivation world. Strength is everything!" Lin Yiruo angrily said. She didn't know how to face Zhen Han's words.
"I agree partially. Strength is the most important aspect of the cultivation world but it is not everything!" Zhen Han said with a smile not suiting his young age as he continued, "Besides we are stepping away from the main topic."
What main topic?
There was no topic, to begin with!
You created the topic yourself!
You brought the subject matter as well!
And now you are saying I am stepping away from the topic?
Lin Yiruo was regretting her earlier outburst. If she knew the child was such a savage, she wouldn't have insulted him in the first place.
How is he even a child!?
" Whores deserve respect as they face the harsh world every day. They suffer the scorn, abuses, humiliation, and pain. It is through this that they bring food to their tables! What about you?"
FUCK! This bastard is going in circles with the whores and me!
Would I deserve respect if I sell myself like whores?
Lin Yiruo was on brink of going mad.
"You got everything for free without any effort just because of your high noble birth. You have never faced the harsh realities of the world! Just because of your birth you think you deserve respect? Not even kings and emperors dare ask for such a thing but you do?"
"I..." Lin Yiruo didn't know what to say. She wanted to curse but that would signal she has lost the argument.
Fucking hell. She wanted to curse the heavens for creating this abnormal child!
"Tell me have you achieved anything on your own? Oh right... Your previous words already told me you have achieved nothing," Zhen Han said.
"If I have achieved nothing then what about your mother? She is even behind me in cultivation!" Lin Yiruo argued.
"I'm glad you brought this up. My mother has achieved a family. She was capable enough to survive a disaster in which even World King and Divine King died. Sure you might say she has a Divine King treasure but even hundreds of Divine King realm experts died. Would you have been able to achieve any of this? Tell me you think this doesn't deserve respect?"
Lin Yuruo has her mouth wide open. She knew about the incident in the capital so she was sure she might not have survived it even if she has a supreme treasure.
Lin Li's mouth was twitching when she heard her son complimenting her.
"My son, please don't say it. I only survived because I am your mother otherwise even Dao Ancestor cultivator couldn't survive," Lin Li said in her heart. Her face was red as she couldn't handle the undeserved praise.
"Perhaps surviving the imperial disaster might not deserve respect in your eyes. But what about her handling the current situation. She lost the luxurious lifestyle she had but she didn't complain. She handled all the chores from last two years without relying on any maid. Could you have been able to handle such changes? From a queen to an ordinary person?"
"I...." Lin Yiruo was once again speechless.
Lin Li, on the other hand, felt proud this time. The earlier praises she felt she didn't deserve them but this time she felt she deserved the respect her son was giving.
"She returned to her clan for asylum but the same clan looked down on her. They said indecent things about her but she bore with them. She also found time for cultivation while taking care of me. Tell me does none of this deserve respect? "
Lin Yiruo: "....."
"Let's talk about you again. You are not married because you say you never found the right guy. Don't you think the reason is that you are not the right kind of girl?"
"Bastard," Lin Yiruo angrily said. She was gritting her teeth so hard that they were on verge of breaking.
He always makes me center of his insults!
"Don't curse me. Don't you think you have some deficiencies otherwise why no man ever showed interest in you even though you are born in Lin clan and have such decent talent," Zhen Han said.
FUCK! He is using the things I earlier said to insult me!
"Maybe no wants to marry a woman with black heart like you. If you were the last woman on this world even then I wouldn't want to marry you."
"Shut up! You are nothing but a trash without any home but you dare speak like these to me?" Lin Yiruo was no longer able to control her anger. Her face has become incomparably ugly.
She was insulted by a child in front of both senior and junior generation! She was afraid the entire clan would soon learn about her humiliation.
"Aunt, you shouldn't get angry. Your ugly face is getting uglier due to your anger. If this continues you will be single till the end of time," Zhen Han said. This time his voice has a tinge of 'kindness' as he reminded his aunt out of good intention.
Lin Yiruo coughed up a mouthful of blood!
"Aunt, please go visit a doctor soon," Zhen Han continued with his good intention.
Lin Yiruo could no longer control herself. She wanted to kill Zhen Han, but she saw Zhen Ming, Zhen Ling and Ling Li surrounding Zhen Han. She couldn't even attack him!
"Damn!"
"Aunt, please restrain your anger otherwise you might even die! Dying as a single is not considered as an achievement or something to be proud of."
Lin Yiruo fainted out of anger. It was so sudden that even her father, Lin Ding, couldn't prevent her from hitting the ground.
He quickly came to her. He sighed a sigh of relief when he noticed she hasn't suffered any permanent damage.
Lin Ding has an ugly expression nevertheless. His daughter was insulted to such an end that she fainted!
How can a father see his daughter suffer such pain? He wanted nothing more than killing this young bastard but Zhen Ling and others have already formed a human chain around him.
"You have taught your grandson no manners. Is this how a kid talk with his elders?" Lin Ding angrily rebutted Zhen Ling and Lin Feng.
Zhen Ling remained silent as he thought how could his grandson be so good with arguments at such a young age. Who taught him?
Lin Feng, on the other hand, had enough of Lin Ding.
"That's funny. Your daughter started the scene. My grandson only defended but yet you are getting angry," Lin Feng has a mocking smile on his face as he spoke.
"You call it defending? Did you not heard the words he spoke?"
"He only explained your daughter about the meaning of respect."
Lin Ding gave a cold snort.
"In the cultivation world, no one speaks with their mouths. It is the fists which do the talking. Your grandson is useless unless he a powerful cultivation," Lin Ding said.
He placed his daughter in his arms and left the ground. He can not bother with the Awakening ceremony.
The other great elders didn't try to stop him as well. They could understand how angry Lin Ding would be after today's fiasco.
They originally supported Lin Yiruo's insults because they want Zhen Han to learn their true place as dogs. The dogs who would thank their master even when he insults or beat them.
Lin clan superiors wanted Zhen Han and others to feel grateful for the asylum they have been given, just like how a dog feel grateful when he is given a bone.
The great elders never expected for a kid to spoil their plans. If Lin Li or Zhen Ming or Zhen Ling has interfered, the great elders could have refuted for being ungrateful, but they can't tell it to a kid.
He technically even apologized for calling Lin Yiruo a whore!
Can they blame a kid for explaining the meaning of 'respect'?
The elders were frustrated but also knew it was useless to be angry. They have to go with the flow.
Besides, Zhen Han was just a kid. They could brainwash him as he grows up and makes him a tool for the clan.
Some arrogance is fine as long as he can prove beneficial to the clan in the future! The current age made it necessary for the clan to have more young experts as soon as possible.
The patriarch has told the great elders about the hidden dimensions in the Endless Continent. Four columns of light came out from the four ends of the Continent in order to converge together as the gray matter sword. These columns of light have shaken the various hidden dimensions during their journey. The seals were further broken when the gray sword and the tree fought.
The pocket dimensions are different from hidden dimensions. Pocket dimension is just small independent space with low ability to support life forms. At most, they can be used for spirit farms and so on. Some powerful cultivators can even hide in them during emergency situations.
Meanwhile, the hidden dimensions are natural world. They have the same ability to support and breed lifeforms just as the Endless Continent.
The patriarch wasn't sure if there were any lifeforms in those dimensions, but he was sure there would be treasures from the preliminary investigation.
Alas, the hidden dimensions weren't fully open. It made them unstable for a powerful cultivator to step in.
A divine king realm expert has tried to forcefully enter but his presence created a space vortex. The poor divine king was absorbed by the space vortex. His fate was easy to guess.
In a way, the situation was similar to what happened when the projection of tree first arrived in the Endless Continent. The entire continent was shaking as though it couldn't handle its presence. Thankfully the tree left soon otherwise the damage wouldn't have been limited to the capital.
The situation is slightly different for hidden dimensions. This time, the passageway for hidden dimensions is unstable due to a partial opening. If the tree was there, then the dimensions would have collapsed.
But the experts of this world were infinite times weaker than the tree. In the cultivators' case, they would be killed if the passageway got unstable.
To speak in the language of mortals, the passageway was like a bridge. If a person with more weight tries to cross it then the person might sink if bridge becomes unstable as it can only support the low weight.
In a few years, the passageway for hidden dimensions would be enough stable for weaker cultivators to step in. Perhaps after a couple of centuries, they can be even trodden by powerful cultivators.
Neither the clans in Skyrise Empire or the other forces in Endless Continent can wait this long. They would send the younger generation for scouting and taking what treasures they could.
Maybe most of the younger generation would die during the journey but the factions don't care. Each year hundreds of new geniuses are born. So why would the factions hesitate to sacrifice geniuses?
The great elders stopped thinking about the hidden dimensions as it was a matter of future. Their current priority is the Awakening Ceremony. They have to know how much 'potential' Zhen Han has.
------
If he can form the spiritual veins within 6-7 hours then they would consider Zhen Han as someone with good potential. The lesser time he takes the more talented he is.
Of course, if he takes a lot longer than they would think him nothing but a waste.
As for the establishment of lower dantian, that would need years even for top geniuses.
Awakening Pagoda was a five-storied building with a giant spirit screen projection outside. One could see the happenings of inside through the screen.
"You will go to the first floor of Awakening Pagoda where you will form your spirit veins," A great elder responsible for managing the pagoda said.
"After you form the veins, you can go to the other floors for auxiliary stuff such as the attribute, vein capacity, mental bearings, and comprehension skills. Don't worry about those things now. We will provide instructions to you through mental communication after you form your spiritual veins," the elder concluded.
Zhen Han nodded his head. He started moving towards the entrance of pagoda.
"Wait!" Lin Li stopped Zhen Han. She has questions for which she needs answers!
