In Kallen's account all along, the defining feature of his "Immerlis Family Faith System" had been-learning.
A neutral word, one that could even be called somewhat complimentary.
It was like the account in the divine myth "Light of Order," in which the God of Order had slaughtered deities crazily at the end of the previous era. Although it recorded this in detail, it would never be foolish enough to label its own god "brutal," "bloodthirsty," "cruel," or anything of the sort.
Instead, it repeatedly proclaimed that this deity had violated order and been judged an evil god, after which the God of Order had gone to suppress them.
Whether others believed it, or how the divine myths of other churches recorded it, did not matter. In any case, they could not say anything unflattering about their own god.
Kallen was the same. Although the things that had happened to him could no longer be understood as simple "learning," he still would not use the word "plunder."
Neo continued, "You told me that before you left Ruilan for Vien, your grandfather held a blood sacrifice ritual for you, extracting all the cultivation aptitude from the family's blood descendants and concentrating it in you.
"How was the essence of that method any different from what happened in the Felsher and Nadun families?
"I could even offer a conspiracy theory: wasn't your grandfather's relationship with you very similar to Mrs. Felshev's relationship with Philomina?
"I admit that your grandfather was a genius, and I make no secret of my respect or even admiration for him. But was there a possibility... that your grandfather knew he had taken the wrong path and could no longer turn back, so he placed his hopes in you?
"He would have you, Kallen Immoreles, walk that path in