Long Chen/Quotes

== Origins ==
His origins were a mystery, one that had been perplexing him for a long time. Instead of feeling like he was getting closer to the answer, as his cultivation base grew, all he felt was that this world grew vaster with him.
Before he reached the peak of the martial path, he was not to investigate his origins. That was what that unknown servant had said before disappearing.
Back then, Long Chen had thought that the servant should have been a Xiantian expert. But back then, he hadn't understood what a Dao Transformation was. But now he knew. Only Celestials possessed the qualifications to do so, and they had to have at least reached the fourth rank.
Transforming into the Dao required the assistance of Spirit Blood. The servant had turned himself into nothingness and severed all karma related to him, all to protect Long Chen.
== Battle and Leadership ==
Those who took the initiative first would all possess mental superiority which would increase their morale.
The weak fear the strong, the strong fear the stronger, and the stronger fear the fearless.
When just intelligence wasn't able to solve a problem, you would need to rely on power. But when your power wasn't enough, intelligence could save your life.
On the other hand, Long Chen's heart turned a bit cold. Weak people had their small struggles, while strong people had their large struggles. No matter what realm you reached, no matter what power you had, you were always on a bloody battlefield. That was life. That was the cultivation world.
No matter what level you reached, you would always be surrounded by complicated relationships and have to constantly fight. Was that humanity's nature?
Could it be that cultivation was just for fighting? To trample your opponents under your feet? But once you trampled one opponent, so what? You would go to the next level and face even more opponents. Were you supposed to continuously trample them?
In the end, Long Chen smiled icily inside. I don't care about that much. If you want to fight, then go fight. Just don't provoke me.
He had fought countless battles on his cultivation journey. There was one sentence that could sum up his experience: battle was the quickest way of getting rich.
After a true life and death battle, people would realize things they hadn't before. When they thought about the value of their lives, fighting and scheming against each other seemed like such senseless games. After this night of drinking, the three factions' experts had formed much better relationships.
This sharp exchange was already a fight. There was no need for pleasantries, nor was there any need for mercy. That would just be foolishness. Only by displaying your peerless methods and powerful attitude would you be able to obtain more bargaining chips when negotiating. Otherwise, you would already be losing before talks even began. (LC to the PV and Zhuo Tianxiang)
If you wanted to talk reason, the first thing you needed was power. Otherwise, a tiger wouldn't talk reason with a rabbit. Now, Long Chen had displayed the power of a lion, and his words contained enough weight.
"Some people are fated to be enemies, and these people should be exterminated as early as possible. Otherwise, they'll cause a disaster sooner or later. There are also some people who curry favor and are no threat on their own, but then they will be used by others to become painful blades. As for whether or not they will become those blades, it depends on whether we can eliminate our enemies first and intimidate them. In truth, sometimes the power of these people who sway whichever way the wind blows is even more frightening than our actual enemies."
The most hateful thing about these opportunists was that you wouldn't know when they would stab you in the back. And before they did stab you, you wouldn't be able to touch them.
"You don't need to feel sorry. You want to show your power, but the truth is that I'm also here to show my power. You don't need to feel guilt over killing me, because I won't feel any guilt when I kill you. Humans are simply foolish. They have no respect or gratitude for life. As long as they get power, they look down on everyone else and have no qualms about stripping them of everything they possess, including their lives. Trying to explain or teach anything to such people is like playing music for a bull. The only way for them to really learn their lesson is to slaughter until they learn what respect is." (to Ye Qingkuang)
== Character ==
When LC faces a rank 2 celestial Shui Guanzhi, the vice sect master says:
"Perhaps in terms of combat strength, Long Chen might be weaker than some people here. But when it comes to the determination of his heart and the strength of his will, everyone here, including me, is unable to get even close to his level!"
"Maybe not all of you know this, but yesterday, I went through all the information available about Long Chen. Only then did I come to understand his past. He was just an ordinary child. His talent, his background, the amount of resources he could get, they were all terrible. But all he focused on was getting stronger.
"He had nothing to gamble with. So in order to get stronger, the only thing he could do was gamble with his life. He created countless miracles on his path by risking his life. Perhaps even the heavens have been convinced by him, and as he got stronger, he managed to grab hold of more opportunities.
"But remember, opportunities are only obtained by those who have the power to grasp them. The weak are unable to even grab hold of the opportunities they are given. If the weak try to forcibly grasp those opportunities, they'll just end up tossing their lives away.
"Compared to Long Chen, we lack that bravery to risk our lives. Of course, there's a reason for that: we don't need to risk our lives. We have so much, and we can obtain anything that we want.
"But if Long Chen wants to obtain something, he'll have to put in ten times, or perhaps even a hundred times the effort compared to others. Furthermore, he'll be in danger of losing his life. Such a person doesn't need talent. As long as he wants to live, he'll constantly get stronger."
What shape a tree grows into is definitely dependent on the gardener. There's a good proverb: a person should suffer as soon as possible. The earlier a person suffers, the more it will temper their will. Grass that grows in the wild has to endure the tempering of wind and frost as soon as it's born. The reaping of blades, the trampling of horses, it goes through cycles of growth and decline in order to survive. But a flower raised in the imperial greenhouses for eighteen years will wither upon a single night's frost. (LC to Xia Youluo after she is revived)
"His thinking is very simple: it's simply because some of these people supported him. Even if there was only one child who believed him, he'd draw the lightning tribulation away for that child. Long Chen is simply Long Chen. He is unique and unmatched. This world will never have a second one like him." Zheng Wenlong's voice was first full of pride and admiration.
== Descriptive ==
Even surrounded by enemies, he had slaughtered his way out. After his fight on Devil Spirit Mountain, his fight against three Empyreans, breaking out of a seal created by three divine items, destroying dozens of sects, he was the number one figure in the Eastern Xuan Region.
== Class ==
At the Intoxicated Immortal:
"What is high-class? What is low-class? Does spending your family's money to come to eat here make you high-class? Does relying on your own strength to obtain money to spend here make you low-class?
"Being envious of others and putting on airs ostentatiously makes you high-class? Us acting open and candid, magnanimously saying what we want, makes us low-class?
"What kind of act do you think you're putting on? Even if you spray perfume all over yourself, it won't conceal the stench of scum coming from you.
"The ones trying to pose as cultured people here are you. You fundamentally don't understand what high-class is. Let me tell you: high-class is not faked; it's the acting of playboys like yourselves that is faked!" said Long Chen.
== Cultivation ==
A cultivator was like a blade. A blade wasn't born sharp. It needed constant tempering.
If a blade was set aside for too long, it would easily rust. It needed constant sharpening to stay in a battle-ready state. If you only went to sharpen it when your enemies came, it would be too late.
"The reason they are strong is because they had no choice but to be strong. If they were weaker, they'd have died. Unlike for you, life is like a merciless whip striking right behind us. If even one of our steps is too slow, our flesh will be lacerated and we might even die. We had no one to shield the rain for us, so we needed to run as fast as we could. You had backers to rely on, while we could only rely on ourselves."
Long Chen never considered himself to be someone who provoked others. But when others provoked him, he definitely wouldn't retreat. The cultivation path was one where if you compromised, your enemies would continue to force you back. If you wanted dignity, then you had to reveal your fangs to show others that you weren't prey.
If an expert wanted to live longer, they couldn't allow others to know their strongest trump cards. No matter how strong the trump card was, once others were on guard and knew how to counter it, it wouldn't possess any threat. In fact, once they came up with a plan to use against your trump card, it would be dangerous for you.
On the Guzu: "As long as they don't provoke me, I naturally won't be so bored as to provoke them. But if they try to bully me, well, you know my temperament. If it's bearable then I'll bear it, but if it's not, then there's no way around it!" said Long Chen.
Long Chen never considered himself to be someone who provoked others. But when others provoked him, he definitely wouldn't retreat. 
The cultivation path was one where if you compromised, your enemies would continue to force you back. If you wanted dignity, then you had to reveal your fangs to show others that you weren't prey.
== Divergent ==
After so many heavenly tribulations, he had gone against the Heavenly Daos many times, and he had never submitted. He could practically ignore this kind of pressure.
Seeing that Long Chen could remain standing, the Hall Masters were all shocked. No cultivator could possibly disrespect the Heavenly Daos. Long Chen had to be a monster.
As expected, he's a Divergent.
== Personality ==
The current Long Chen seemed like a different person compared to his normally laughing self. Although he had yet to even attack, that domineering air in his bones was already starting to manifest. Normally, he was like a friendly neighbor, amiable and approachable, giving people a harmless feeling. But once he started fighting, he instantly became an explosive battle god, looking disdainfully down on all. This instantaneous change in styles gave people an intense visual image. It also made their spirits shake.
== Long Tianxiao ==
The stronger a person was, the easier it was to lose their original heart. That was because they only believed in their own strength. They didn't have confidence in anyone else besides them.
The Evil Path's experts were like that. They only trusted in themselves and never anyone else. They revered strength, revered slaughter, and thought that power was everything.
Long Tianxiao was worried that Long Chen would one day walk down a similar path. Long Chen was just too strong, and it would be easy for him to lose his way.
"Dad, don't worry. I understand. No matter how strong a person is, without someone guarding their back, they'll definitely die sooner or later. I will definitely leave my back to those I trust," nodded Long Chen.
"Hahaha, good! You really are worthy of being my, Long Tianxiao's, son! You are the pride of my life!" Long Tianxiao laughed heartily, patting Long Chen on the shoulders.
"Actually dad, you are my real idol." Long Chen gazed at his father sincerely.
== Xuantian Dao Sect ==
"A sect has its own fate just like how a person has their own fate. You can't change someone else's fate. In this world, the only one capable of helping someone is themselves. Using myself as an example, although I might have bad luck that makes it so I have to put in more effort than anyone else, I don't complain. A person's luck is fated.
"But fate is not something that cannot be changed. It just depends on whether or not you want to fight against the heavens. If you want to change your own fate, you don't only have to struggle against the heavens, but you also have to struggle against yourself. Regretfully, those two family heads and seven monastery heads weren't able to overcome the demons in their hearts and were devoured." Long Chen shrugged.
"Many things happened in the Immemorial Path this time. I've gradually begun to understand a certain principle: the struggles of the martial path are simply cruel. Previously, I had many misgivings because of the people by my side. I endured things and restrained myself. But all I got in return was unending schemes and attempts to take my life. So this time, I've decided not to restrain myself. I want to completely expose my fangs. I will no longer have any misgivings about my opponents' statuses, their backgrounds, or their power. To cultivate is to put one's life on the line. Once a person loses that courage, the people by their side will disappear one by one. So this time, I'm planning on putting my life on the line along with all my brothers."
Long Chen looked at the Dragonblood warriors. He solemnly said, "All of them are my hot-blooded brothers. Our hearts are connected, and if I put my life on the line, I know all of them will do the same without hesitation. But I don't want to implicate you and the Xuantian Dao Sect."
== Random quotes (misc) ==
People strove for the top, while water always flowed to the bottom. Those who stood at different heights ran in different circles.
To be able to brag to the point where even you believed your bragging was also a kind of realm.
"I don't know how to play this kind of chess, and I don't like wasting time playing by other people's rules. If I have to play, then I'm going to play by my rules." Long Chen was a bit apprehensive inside, but he thickened his skin.
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The young disciples in support of Long Chen were all clenching their fists, filled with worship and zealotry.
They were people with ordinary backgrounds and ordinary cultivation bases. But these people all had dreams. They had dreamed of becoming someone like Long Chen countless times, becoming someone who could reach the peak of the cultivation world without relying on any background.
They were still young. They still had hope for their lives. Long Chen was their goal, and their idol.
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In this world, everyone worshipped heroes, and Long Chen was like a legend, making countless young disciples view him as an idol. He gave them the motivation to cultivate harder, like the light guiding their cultivation path.
Long Chen's own actions told others that as long as they still had a dream for themselves, then a lack of talent, background, and resources wouldn't stop them from growing. Each person had a chance to become a genius.
Only those people who were over a hundred years old and had failed to break through bottlenecks too many times would resent other people's accomplishments. People with shadows in their hearts could only use such a method to vent their hatred. Feeling hopeless for their own cultivation, they felt the greatest delight at seeing others fail.
That was why most of the people who supported Long Chen were young and had their own dreams. There was still sunlight in their hearts.
He had brushed against the line between life and death countless times, and his will was incomparably strong. That made it so every time he brushed against death, he would be able to maintain a calm heart. The more people panicked in the face of death, the more they would make mistakes and die.
== By character ==
=== Tang Wan'er ===
=== Ye Zhiqiu ===
=== Zi Yan ===
=== Leng Yueyan ===
Other Self
=== Yu Qingxuan ===
=== Beitang Rushuang ===
== Dragonblood Legion ==
"Don't think that just because you're standing on a higher level that others have to respect you. If you have that kind of heart, you'll sooner or later become like those arrogant idiots from the ancient families.
"The path of cultivation is vast like a sea. Our current accomplishments are nothing more than a drop in that sea. Our accomplishments are still completely insignificant. As for that person, he was merely acting in accordance with his character. He doesn't have a good opinion of us, but he doesn't have a bad opinion of us.
"If you decide to give him a beating simply because you don't like his tone, then let me give you a warning: you'll quickly become an arrogant idiot," said Long Chen solemnly.
"We don't bully the weak, but we don't submit to the strong. Even if we have to die, we'll die with our spines straight. So remember, think before you attack. Don't talk about something as laughable as teaching someone a lesson.
"We're not scholars or anything. What responsibility do we have to teach others? Either don't attack, or force your opponent to the point of death. Don't talk about any other nonsense. In our world, we only attack our enemies," said Long Chen.
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"If you don't even know why you have to get stronger, then when you're forced to the brink of death, your determination will instantly crumble. Terror will strike your heart. You don't become an expert by talking about it. If you want to get strong, first look for a dependable reason, and turn that reason into your conviction. Only then can you become a true expert. Otherwise, no matter how high your cultivation base, how amazing your talent, how powerful you become, you'll be nothing more than a paper tiger. When pushed to desperate straits, you'll instantly crumble," said Long Chen.
"Then senior apprentice-brother Long Chen, what is your reason for becoming stronger?"
"Me? My reason for becoming stronger is them." Long Chen pointed with his head. Everyone looked in that direction to see the Dragonblood warriors fiercely fighting.
== Appearance ==
Sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. It was a handsome face that was worth a second look, but at this time, that face was completely icy. His eyes contained terrifying killing intent.
With Evilmoon on his shoulder, Long Chen slowly advanced. He had black robes and a black saber. He was just like a devil god.
== Manifesto ==
“Someone who can kill me in the same realm has yet to be born.” Long Chen’s reply was indifferent. That wasn’t arrogance, but the confidence he had to have to cultivate the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art. If he didn’t have this confidence, then he wouldn’t be fit to cultivate the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art.
“I don’t like causing trouble, but I’m not afraid of trouble. If you want to target me, well, since we’re all climbing to the peak of the martial path, stepping over other people’s shoulders to advance is normal. If I were to die to someone’s hands like that, I would have no complaints. However, people have their own reverse scale, and my reverse scale is my people. Since you had the guts to harm my family, to use any means necessary, I’m sure you came prepared to be killed by me. You know I’m no saint, and repaying enmity with kindness isn’t something I’m capable of doing. I have always believed in a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye. Today, I will show the world that if anyone wants to kill me, they should come at me. But if they come for my people, then only one of us can exist in this world.”
“This is our vengeance. No matter who it is that tries to stop us, they can’t stop us. If humans block us, we’ll kill humans. If gods block us, we’ll kill gods!” Long Chen didn’t hesitate.
== References ==
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