[{"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-8":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},2351202,4597,"Chapter 8: VIII. Am I the Next Dean?","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>VIII. Am I the next Dean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze met Shen Yaoqiao’s by chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter blinked with malicious intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to say, you botched the act, didn't you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little girl, don't force Old Master Qin to kill you to silence you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan pretended to scratch an itch and made a throat-slitting gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao curled her rosy lips and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, the mature, beautiful, and radiant Huang Ying led a group of guests inside and sat at the main table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweeping her gaze across the room, she found it amusing to see Qin Yuan had run off to a side table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others would beg to sit at the main table, yet he hid far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't look like a spirited, ambitious young man at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A daughter can slack off, but a son-in-law cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Huang Ying spoke up: \"A-Yuan, come over to the main table.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, many eyes searched for the A-Yuan the Dean had mentioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sent voice transmissions, others whispered to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, pairs of envious and surprised eyes fell upon Qin Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why can't you just let me be a quiet little doggy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the main table a place for a small fry like me at the Qi Refining realm to sit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, a dignified Dean, can't you follow some rules?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The management of Luzhou Academy didn't know Qin Yuan's inner thoughts, otherwise, they would surely have smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When has our Dean Huang ever followed the rules?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in the past few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy had just issued a notice forbidding takeout, and she was the first to break it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her first day as Dean, she publicly declared that dating did not violate school rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day when she was in a bad mood, she wrecked someone's child's full-month banquet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A foreign female cultivator with a powerful family background publicly confessed her love to Shen Zhilu, and she cut off the woman's ears, nearly causing a war between the two sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While other academies relied on sucking up to otherworldly beings and uniting this or that to grow their strength, she advocated for putting one's own people first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still not coming over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gloating Shen Yaoqiao kicked Qin Yuan under the table, neither too hard nor too soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao's intimate gesture made the eyes of A-Fei and A-Ji, who were at the same table, flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan, who was still monitoring every move of the people around him, was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they knew Shen Yaoqiao was always pouncing on me, they would be so angry they'd spiral into the sky on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this thought flashed by, Qin Yuan stood up slowly and walked toward the main table with a look of reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people watching him really wanted to hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be invited personally by the Dean was such a great honor; if it were them, they would have jumped for joy, yet he looked so unwilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan didn't get far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao twisted her infinitely charming waist and chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qin Yuan gone, she had no interest in sitting at the side table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the main table first, she stretched out her soft, smooth hand and patted the chair beside her lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan had wanted to sit on the other side, but a big shot had sat down there first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't exactly fight a big shot for a seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, he sat down beside Shen Yaoqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Qin Yuan sitting there in such awkward distress like a shy young bride, Shen Yaoqiao couldn't help but giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up and saw the whole table staring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two blushes instantly climbed onto her pretty cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To ease her daughter's embarrassment, Huang Ying spoke up: \"Just last night, Qiaoqiao reached the Great Perfection of the first level of the Spirit Refining realm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was loud, her chin held high, and she was radiant—no different from an ordinary parent showing off their child's grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Student Shen is truly a genius among geniuses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of the daughter of the Dean and Teacher Shen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two useless things of mine are far behind Qiaoqiao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of honey-coated praise made Shen Yaoqiao even more embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qiaoqiao is good at everything,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it's just that she's too lazy; she fishes for three days and dries nets for two. Her father and I are worried to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Ying did a bit of humble-bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though everyone was long used to Huang Ying constantly showing off her daughter and husband,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were still incredibly sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the students present received critical glares from their teachers and elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really drew a wave of hatred toward Shen Yaoqiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Shen Yaoqiao had strong connections and was beautiful enough, otherwise, she would surely be plotted against in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having satisfied her vanity, Huang Ying stood up, coughed, and said: \"Everyone, quiet down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The previously noisy hall fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared at Huang Ying without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone loved this extraordinary woman who combined beauty, personality, and wisdom in one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Except for the management.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the banquet begins, I have a very important matter to announce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some teachers from Luzhou Cultivation Academy subconsciously looked at a middle-aged man with exceptional demeanor and appearance, whose lumbar disc seemed to have some issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man puffed out his chest and put on a solemn expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am officially resigning from the position of Dean, and the position of Dean will be assumed by Wu Yong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teachers and some of the higher-status guests were not surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had long received word that Wu Yong would become the new Dean of Luzhou Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students and some of the younger guests were very surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Wu Yong looked intimidating, but in reality, his level was only upper-middle at Luzhou Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't understand why such a person was allowed to take the position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because of his herniated lumbar disc?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the other young people, Qin Yuan was more concerned about the Dean's exclusive Dao weapon, the Divine Iron Staff, that his godmother was about to bring out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said to be made of Dragon Blood Gold, the twenty-first ranked immortal metal on the Immortal Gold Ranking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also a tragic story about Dragon Blood Gold: a very, very long time ago, an Immortal Dragon in another world broke through the shackles of heaven and earth and rushed out of the Boundless Sea, only to encounter a Demon Child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Child possessed boundless magic power and, with a wave of his hand, skinned and deboned the Immortal Dragon. The dragon's blood spilled into a Great Thousand World, and any stone or plant it touched turned into Dragon Blood Gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar that struck the soul directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Iron Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he were looking at a peerless delicacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the dazzling light that one could not look directly at, a staff-shaped Dao weapon appeared above Huang Ying's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strands of Source Qi like waterfalls hung down, magnificent and breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people found it hard to breathe; those with high cultivation had faces turning bright red, and those with low cultivation had veins bulging on their foreheads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it was the pressure brought by the Divine Iron Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, it was excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Iron Staff was one of the nine famous Dao weapons in the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was forged on a night of thunder and lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Known for its super-strong attack power and mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan glanced toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone were to fight over it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he would be the first to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the possibility of such a thing happening was very low, Qin Yuan did not let his guard down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will certainly not let down the trust of Dean Huang and everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yong reached out his rough, calloused hands and took the Divine Iron Staff with a heart full of excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring for so many years, he had finally obtained the Divine Iron Staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, ten years ago, Wu Yong had the opportunity to become the Dean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the strong support of the previous Dean, and given that it was a critical moment in the war against the otherworld, Luzhou needed the wisdom of Huang Ying and the martial strength and prestige of Shen Zhilu; the young Huang Ying bypassed him to become the Dean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Ying’s delicate brows furrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her slender, smooth hand gently covered her flat abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with a slightly higher cultivation level could sense the chaos in Huang Ying’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Yaoqiao said with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Yuan saw at a glance that his godmother had disturbed her fetal Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi-Boosting Fetal-Calming Pill: refining it requires seven days and eighteen types of materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fetal-Nurturing Great Array: precise setup requires twelve days, rough setup requires five days, and thirty-three types of materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, many plans flashed through Qin Yuan’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even imagined various accidents that might occur during the execution of the plans.\u003C\u002Fp>",1530,"2026-06-21T02:56:27.289Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","04a2505585df4799a196e7c6ef874c869f66db18cb5d27b89f64526a13c43de1","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-9","rebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-chapter-7",9,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frebirth-the-path-of-laying-low-in-cultivation-cover.jpg"]