[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation":3,"chapter-rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-7":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rebirth: The Path of Laying Low in Cultivation",{"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},2351201,4597,"Chapter 7: 7. Mockery? Scorn?","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-7",7,"\u003Cp>7. Mockery? Scorn?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the Welcoming Pavilion, Qin Yuan found a spot in a corner and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, he spoke with his classmates at the table as he should, appearing very natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, he was a bit uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if suddenly, an alchemy furnace carrying Samadhi True Fire would fall from the sky—uh, wrong script, this isn't Journey to the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if suddenly someone would use an Ultimate Dao Emperor Weapon—wrong script again, this is Shrouding the Heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew if suddenly a group of prestigious people would bring so-called evidence to claim that he, Qin Yuan, was actually a descendant of the Monster Race—wrong script yet again, this is Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up inadvertently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao was walking over with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a slim waist and long legs, her superb figure was an eye-catching weapon wherever she went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, many people around raised their heads, their gazes following her figure as she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't come over here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan shouted in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone's seating is pre-arranged; your seat is at the main table. Mom arranged it specifically; see how much Mom cares for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao sent a voice transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thank your mom—uh, it seems she’s my mom too; a godmother is still a mom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan imagined the scene after agreeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he sat down, he received many resentful glares from senior students and teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is this kid? Why does he get to sit at the main table?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, why? Even I haven't sat at the main table yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We should keep a close eye on him from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan decisively sent a voice transmission to refuse: \"No need, I'm sitting here just fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I won't sit at the main table either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao's pace quickened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan suddenly felt someone watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn't just one person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head with suspicion to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diagonally across the table, two handsome men with good looks and excellent taste in clothing were sizing him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon being spotted by him, they simultaneously revealed a \"kind\" smile that looked like it had been practiced in front of a mirror countless times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two guys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan knew them well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was called A-Ji, the other A-Fei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came from prominent families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fathers, uh, there was nothing worth saying about their fathers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their grandfather was very formidable, a great cultivator at the second heaven of the Dao Platform realm, one of the few in the current age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few years ago, when Qin Yuan came to Luzhou, he had even fought them (if one-sided bullying could be called a fight).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two had a common preference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was the kind of preference a sycophant has for a goddess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan smiled at them with a feeling of sympathy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without him, Shen Yaoqiao would never like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ending was destined the moment they chose to be sycophants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm, these two brats are actually using a strange treasure to probe my cultivation level. Fine, let you probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and A-Ji immediately detected Qin Yuan's cultivation: second heaven of the Qi Refining realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even touch the tail end of the first tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a great era where mighty power belonged to oneself; the high-and-mighty Shen Yaoqiao could not possibly like a weakling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two quickly exchanged a glance and both revealed faint, relieved smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of each other as competitors, their smiles froze simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scoot inside, I want to sit here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao, having arrived close by, said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just like being in her own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, that wasn't wrong; her father was the number one combatant of Luzhou Academy, and her mother was the Dean of Luzhou Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and A-Ji pulled out the chairs beside them at almost the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practiced to the point of tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan not only made no move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even sent a voice transmission to warn: \"Don't sit next to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you won't let me sit, I'll sit anyway... Shen Yaoqiao's stubbornness lasted less than a second before she changed her mind and randomly found a seat to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, Shen Yaoqiao, also cared about her reputation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and A-Ji, sitting diagonally across, were only slightly disappointed; after all, Shen Yaoqiao hadn't sat next to either of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoqiao, this is the rainbow fruit ice cream I made for you by hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei took out a large box from his Metaverse (the localized name for the Qi Sea) that emitted a five-colored light and looked delicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first-grade tortoise jelly I made for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Ji also took out an exquisite box that emitted a cold chill and flashed with seven-colored light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One look and you could tell a lot of effort had been put into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Shen Yaoqiao loved sweets was no secret in their small circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was surprised that A-Fei and A-Ji brought out carefully prepared sweets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, I have no appetite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao waved her fair, slender hand and said with a sense of distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Qin Yuan without leaving a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why wasn't it Qin Yuan who brought out the sweets?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been Qin Yuan who brought them, no matter how bad they tasted, she would have finished them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and A-Ji were still only a little disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar things had happened to them too many times; they had long since become accustomed to it as a matter of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Qiaoqiao won't eat it, give it to us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world was never lacking in thick-skinned people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as Qiaoqiao agrees, I have no objection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei glanced at Shen Yaoqiao and said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Same here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Ji followed up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no objection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao answered very crisply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the people at the table scrambled for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two large boxes of sweets were wiped out in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei and A-Ji's hearts were dripping blood; they had added many precious items into the sweets, and now, it was all for nothing. Despite being very, very unhappy, the two still wore full smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei, feeling a bit stifled, made small talk: \"A-Yuan, why did you suddenly start wearing a hat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes of everyone at the table landed on Qin Yuan's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan thought to himself, *Fool, this isn't a hat; this is a helmet Dao weapon I spent many days refining.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why he was wearing it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who eats without wearing a helmet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know that the most fragile part of a cultivator is the head, where the primordial spirit resides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it suffers heavy damage, it is highly likely that the body will die and the Dao will vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't a hat; this is a defensive Dao weapon to protect the head,\" Qin Yuan explained with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Fei froze for a moment, cursed him as a lunatic internally, then forced a smile: \"You really came prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan continued, 'thick-skinned': \"This belt of mine, on the surface it's a belt, but actually it's a soft sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about this sword you're carrying with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aji asked curiously from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan tapped the sword at his side, and a blue, cicada-wing-thin protective barrier appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It bathed everyone at the table in a blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it is also a defensive Dao weapon. Are you convinced now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder you're so cool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aji teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if you were severely injured and unable to draw weapons from the Metaverse or your Dao platform, and your belt was gone too? I wouldn't know what to do then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afei said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wouldn't stump me; this pair of socks of mine is also an offensive weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone at the table gaped; what kind of person was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a place where cultivators gathered, so why were they so timid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be afraid, if anything happens, I will protect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aji put on a full display of his big brother persona.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he even deliberately glanced at Shen Yaoqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao showed no reaction on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was likely feeling a bit of disdain for Qin Yuan in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afei was not to be outdone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them, a senior student reached out a large hand and patted Qin Yuan's shoulder with a look of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, this, this... this was not what I expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where was the mockery? Where was the disdain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could at least show some contempt in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that because everyone was an adult, they were keeping their thoughts bottled up inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heart-to-Heart Connection]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heart-to-Heart Connection was a divine ability developed by Qin Yuan that could perceive the emotions of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its accuracy was not very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan used Heart-to-Heart Connection to sense the people around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for Afei and Aji, who were not very sincere, everyone else's concern was genuine and came from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, this... Qin Yuan was left completely bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-06-21T02:56:27.289Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","32f69ad74c57d1e3106613d46887149c2574f89ca6d4ad268200b0346d523829","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-8","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-6",9,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-cover.jpg"]