Li Tianxuan/Quotes

Li Tianxuan and Long Chen have a couple interesting philosophical dialogues on leadership and morality.
== Internal and external battles ==
The Xuan Master nodded. "If you stood in my position, would you be as leisurely as me?"
"Probably not. If I were you, I'd first ferret out all those idiots in the Dao Sect, give them a fierce beating, and kick them out of the sect. Tidying up the atmosphere of the Dao Sect would keep me very busy," said Long Chen.
"Once the sect was tidied up, what's next?" asked the Xuan Master. It seemed he didn't feel any anger toward Long Chen's words.
"Then it'd be peaceful, and everything would go on the right track. Perhaps I'd be able to relax a bit at that time," said Long Chen.
"I'm afraid that such a thing is unlikely. Battles never end. There are two kinds of battles: internal battles and external battles. Right now, the Dao Sect is filled with unending internal battles, and from your point of view, it feels very chaotic. But this is a very normal state. A person's heart is naturally very competitive.
"Think about it for a moment. If you didn't have internal battle, then you would have to point your spears outwards and find a new enemy to unite the people. For example, your Dragonblood Legion doesn't fight amongst themselves. That's because you are surrounded by enemies and have no opportunity for internal battle. But once the enemies around you are gone, you would have to either choose internal battle, or find a new enemy.
"You rose from the Eastern Wasteland. I greatly admire your leadership abilities, but you are too domineering, while lacking control and patience. So I want to ask you again. Think about your answer. If you stood in my position, would you be as leisurely as me?"
The Xuan Master looked at Long Chen. Long Chen's heart pounded as he thought of an extremely inconceivable thing.
After a long while, he shook his head. "I am me. No matter what height I stand at, my thinking will not change."
== After Zhao Changting sabotaged the Alchemy Pavilion ==
This matter had killed so many people. The Xuan Master had clearly known that would happen, but he had still allowed it to occur.
Although to a ruler, doing such a thing wasn't a problem, Long Chen still felt uncomfortable with it. He definitely wouldn't just watch as members of his Dragonblood Legion died, not even one.
"There is no absolute right and wrong in this world. The only thing that matters is the final result. If there comes a day that you have to sacrifice a part of your Dragonblood Legion to save the majority, what would you do?" The Xuan Master looked at Long Chen.
"I wouldn't allow such a thing to happen."
"But what if it did happen? What would you choose? If you hesitate, it will only cause more people to die."
"If such a thing truly happened, I wouldn't sacrifice a part. I would bring everyone to die along with them! Hypothetical questions are all senseless things." Long Chen smiled, completely calm.
The Xuan Master was startled. He hadn't thought about this answer. After a long moment, he sighed. Long Chen's style of handling things was too domineering. But compared to a soft approach, hard things snapped easier.
== Long Chen ==
"The only one in the Xuantian Dao Sect who is not within my control is Long Chen. I would be a fool to waste time guessing anything about him. That's why I've already released Long Chen. Or perhaps I should say I've fully released the entire Xuantian Dao Sect. What I said before wasn't to scare them. It was the truth. Whatever Long Chen wants is what we'll do."
"What matters isn't whether or not he's dependable. The land beneath the heavens is like a chessboard. After playing for tens of thousands of years, the board has become completely chaotic, and Long Chen will add more chaos to the chaotic arrangement. The Xuantian Dao Sect only has a bit of karmic luck left, and if we don't go all-out, we'll simply slowly fade away like smoke in the end. I bet the Xuantian Dao Sect's future on Long Chen a long time ago. This is a gamble. I bet that Long Chen will win. Hehe, right now my master is in seclusion, so the Xuantian Dao Sect is mine. If I don't properly use this authority, it will probably become invalid not too long from now," said Li Tianxuan.
Liu Cang and the Tower Department Head exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes. So the Xuan Master had truly handed the Xuantian Dao Sect to Long Chen. The world was probably about to be thrown into chaos!
With Long Chen's character, if he didn't flip the heavens, he wouldn't be Long Chen. The Xuan Master was serious.
== Legend of Long San ==
Although he had heard the recent news about Pill Valley, the rumors and stories that came through the grapevine could not compare to the truth spoken by one who had not only personally witnessed it, but also been in the middle of it.
== Xuantian Tower ==
"No one can control Long Chen's fate. No one is qualified to guide him down his path. Since you've chosen to leave the Xuantian Dao Sect's fate to him, you should give him free rein. Sometimes speaking is an instinct, while not speaking is the truly wise choice." The Xuantian Tower's voice was completely calm as if this was an extremely minor affair.
"Disciple was foolish. Thank you for your guidance." Li Tianxuan took a deep breath.
"Your concern caused your thoughts to become muddled. You've lost your initial transcendent attitude. When you decided to give the Xuantian Dao Sect to Long Chen, you were someone outside the game. But once you left it to him, you became someone inside the game. The viewpoints between the two are immense. People inside the game see a mountain as a mountain, water as water. But people outside the game know a mountain is not just a mountain, and water is not just water."
A spark of comprehension appeared in Li Tianxuan's eyes, and he knelt on the ground, respectfully saying, "Many thanks for your guidance, senior."
The Xuantian Tower had been the divine item of the Xuantian Dao Sect's patriarch. Even the Xuan Master had to call themself disciple in front of it.
"There's no need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank Long Chen, or perhaps the High Priest of the Wine God Palace. It was his wine that allowed your mental realm to rise to an unprecedented height, while I just gave you some slight guidance. You've reached the peak of Life Star and can enter the Netherworld whenever you want. But the Xuantian Dao Sect still needs you for now. Your master is at a critical juncture, so you can't attempt to break through."
"I know." Li Tianxuan nodded.
=== Spectator ===
"As for Long Chen's matter, don't bother with him. Just keep the attitude of a spectator. The lines of fate are in chaos, and the world is about to change. You are not this era's main character, so being a spectator isn't necessarily something bad," said the Xuantian Tower.
"Could it be that even if I entered the Netherpassage realm, I still wouldn't be able to play a leading role in this era?" Li Tianxuan bitterly smiled.
"Child, with your talent as an acquired rank nine Celestial who is qualified to attack the Netherpassage realm in just eight hundred years, you can already count as a genius. However, this stage is not for you. So, just be content as a spectator!"
"Alright, I'll listen to you. I'll be a spectator," said Li Tianxuan helplessly.
Li Tianxuan was over eight hundred years old, but for Life Star experts, a single round of seclusion might last over a hundred years or several hundred years. So, he was actually very young.
The other heavenly geniuses in the same generation as him had all slowly fallen or been thrown so far behind that they would never catch up. Recently, he had touched the door to the Netherpassage realm, and so a competitive drive had been ignited in him again.
Based on the Xuantian Tower's words, even if he reached that realm, he would still just be a spectator. That was quite the blow.
However, the Xuantian Tower was the first generation patriarch's divine item. Li Tianxuan felt great reverence for it.
"Then should the Reincarnation Mirror be sent to escort Long Chen?" asked Li Tianxuan.
This time, the Xuantian Tower didn't bother answering. Li Tianxuan couldn't help but blush, and he hastily said, "Disciple knows his mistake."
== Niche ==
Li Tianxuan didn’t specialize in fighting, he specialized in control and planning. In the Devil Abyss, Long Chen had led his troops steadily, without any trace of the carelessness of youth. During the battle between heavenly geniuses fighting for first, Long Chen hadn’t shown any competitiveness. He had given orders based on the big picture. That was the style of a general.
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