Honestly, if Lianshan Xin had only been an ordinary Domain Realm expert, the Heavenly Queen would merely have thought he was trying to climb the dragon and cling to the phoenix.
But Lianshan Xin had already broken into the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, with the Dharma Form Realm in sight, yet he still wanted her as his adoptive mother. This made the Heavenly Queen feel his filial devotion.
It was no exaggeration to say that he was doing her an honor.
The Heavenly Queen was a straightforward person, and she spoke frankly. "A-Xin, with your current standing, it would no longer be appropriate for me to become your adoptive mother. If you had known me when you were still obscure, and I had taken you as my adoptive son then, it would have made a fine tale. Now, though, I would be claiming heaven's achievements as my own. An expert on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking counts as an important figure anywhere in Great Yu. You have no need to attach yourself to me."
Lianshan Xin had not expected the Heavenly Queen to care so much about saving face.
How could an important figure afford to care about saving face?
He tried to persuade her. "My lady, you're a Celestial Phenomena Realm expert now."
The Heavenly Queen still shook her head. "With your gifts and abilities, once you enter the Dharma Form Realm, reaching Celestial Phenomena will only be a matter of time, provided you don't die along the way. Give yourself another twenty years. If you break into the Celestial Phenomena Realm and I still haven't achieved Dao Integration, today's kindness will turn into resentment."
At these words, Granny Ruan and Jiang Ping'an both glanced over at once.
Lianshan Xin likewise had not expected the Heavenly Queen to look