Chapter 1001
Zhao Ziyan looked at Long Chen oddly . His words had sounded so logical to her, but that evil light in his eyes could not be concealed . She wasn’t able to tell whether Long Chen was being serious or not .
“Brother Long, I’m being serious, but you…” Zhao Ziyan shook her head .
“I’m also being serious . Let me tell you, I’ve killed- I’ve seen many people . With just a glance, I can see through the disguise of someone like Wei Changhai . He’s the kind of person who can’t be saved . Even if his master was a saint, he couldn’t be changed . So if you want to handle him, either kill him, or scare him witless . Don’t give him any opportunity or hope, otherwise, well, just enjoy having him running after you all the time,” said Long Chen lazily .
He had seen this kind of situation far too many times . Zhao Ziyan loathed Wei Changhai, but she also didn’t want to completely break things off by hurting his feelings . She hoped Wei Changhai would figure it out and back off on his own . But how could that be possible?
In any case, he had already laid out the facts in front of her, and he couldn’t be bothered to say any more . Whether or not she wanted to listen was up to her . It didn’t have one spirit stone’s relation to him .
With his hands on the back of his head, he lay lazily on the rock . Looking up at the floating clouds in the sky, he suddenly felt himself to be much older than before .
If someone as beautiful and gentle as Zhao Ziyan had been placed in front of him a few years ago, he’d have definitely wanted to pursue her . But now he didn’t dare to touch such matters .
Seeing Long Chen ignore her, Zhao Ziyan frowned slightly . But that expression on his face seemed extremely natural . In fact, he seemed to merge with heaven and earth without the slightest discord .
“Is this the legendary realm of being one with the Dao? But that’s impossible, he couldn’t have reached such a high realm at his age . ” Zhao Ziyan’s heart shook, but she quickly brushed aside that idea . Long Chen fundamentally wasn’t someone that could be on that level .
“Brother Long, have you always been this unconstrained?” she asked .
“Hm, pretty much . No one knows when they’ll die, so why bother being overcautious? My brothers and I prefer the feeling of being free . ” Long Chen picked a blade of grass from the ground and stuck it in his mouth, randomly chewing on it .
“Brother Long truly is unique . In all my years, I’ve never seen anyone else like you . ” Zhao Ziyan’s mouth curled into a small smile . His appearance of not caring about anyone or anything, that free and unconstrained manner, was novel to her .
Long Chen shook his head . “During the registration, I saw that your bone-age is twenty-one years . Although you’re only one year younger than me, in my eyes, all of you are just children . ”
“Are you mocking me for being immature?” Zhao Ziyan frowned .
“Yes . ” Long Chen nodded .
“You… Since brother Long has nothing to say to me, I’ll say my goodbyes,” said Zhao Ziyan angrily . She immediately got up and walked away .
Long Chen didn’t apologize or say anything . He just indifferently watched the battle involving over a thousand people now . It was definitely ‘lively’ .
“Long Chen, tell me . Just how am I immature?”
Zhao Ziyan had walked far away, but the more she thought about it, the angrier she became . She was kind to others, and she was also beautiful . No one had ever evaluated her this way . She felt a bit unwilling and she returned .
Long Chen almost laughed . Looking at her, he asked, “Don’t you feel like your current conduct is very immature?”
Zhao Ziyan blushed . She truly did feel like her current actions were a bit immature . She didn’t know just how to retort . She couldn’t leave, and she couldn’t stay .
“Being called immature isn’t a bad thing . What’s wrong about being immature? People like me don’t have the qualifications to be immature, so you should feel blessed,” said Long Chen .
“What are you talking about?”
Long Chen looked at Zhao Ziyan . Seeing her curious expression combined with her beauty, his heart jumped and he looked away .
Zhao Ziyan was truly beautiful, but she didn’t give him that special feeling . He decided not to tease her anymore .
Seeing Long Chen’s expression suddenly change and his eyes look away, Zhao Ziyan quickly understood what had happened and smiled . “Brother Long, it seems you haven’t answered me yet?”
“There’s no need to answer . You can guess it . If I was immature, I would lose my life, so you’re much more blessed than me . When I call you immature, I almost feel envious,” sighed Long Chen .
That forlorn tone of his caused Zhao Ziyan to laugh . She found that talking to him was very interesting . He seemed like a magnanimous person who she didn’t need to have any taboos around when talking to . Although sometimes his words were so direct that she was unwilling to accept them, it was still interesting .
“It should be my turn to ask you some questions, right?” asked Long Chen suddenly .
“If you have anything you’d like to ask, go ahead . ”
“Then tell me, what’s the power balance like in the Southern Sea? Are there Righteous and Corrupt paths? Do you have large fights, or…?” asked Long Chen .
Long Chen was truly curious about this . During the registration, he had seen that the hundreds of thousands of disciples from the other regions were nothing more than unreliable brats . There were few real experts .
Just how had such people survived the battles between the Righteous and Corrupt paths? It was inconceivable .
As a result, Zhao Ziyan’s reply made him dumbfounded . In reality, the Southern Sea, Western Desert, and Northern Source had too many powerful sects for the Corrupt path to handle .
Taking the Southern Sea as an example, there were seven sects no weaker than the branch Xuantian Dao Sect there . Although they had some conflicts with the Corrupt path, there weren’t many large scale battles .
The Corrupt path was heavily suppressed by the Righteous path, and they were only able to make some stealthy moves . As soon as the Righteous path sensed them, they would flee .
A large battle between the two sides rarely occurred . It might be decades before such a battle occurred, and their generation hadn’t risen during that time . There hadn’t been any battles for them to accumulate experience . All their battles were on the martial stage and not the battlefield .
When Long Chen asked about the Immemorial Path, Zhao Ziyan said that there had been a few battles inside . However, everyone had been focused on searching for treasures and opportunities, and no full-blown war had started .
Long Chen was dumbfounded . So the rest of the world was so peaceful . Then it was no wonder all these disciples were laughably immature .
“What’s with that look?” asked Zhao Ziyan upon seeing Long Chen’s bitter smile .
“It’s nothing . I just feel like life is bitter . Sister Ziyan, how much do you know about the Central Plains? Do you know about any peak powers?” asked Long Chen . Perhaps one of these peak powers might be related to his origins .
Zhao Ziyan shook her head . “I’m ashamed to say that I don’t know much . All I’ve heard of is the seven danger zones, six great alliances, five divine halls, four gates, three sects, two palaces, and one valley . ”
“There’s this many? Is the Xuantian Dao Sect one of those three sects?” Long Chen’s eyes almost popped out of his head . How could there be this many powers?
“Well, this is all that I’ve heard of . I’m not sure about the exact truth . The Central Plains is just too big,” sighed Zhao Ziyan .
According to Zhao Ziyan, that was nothing more than a phrase she had heard . Now that they had come to the Xuantian Dao Sect, they had confirmed its existence, but the others powers were nothing more than stories to her . At their current level, they weren’t strong enough to learn such things .
In fact, just the Xuantian Dao Sect was a power that countless geniuses longed to join . The Central Plains was just too big .
Long Chen took a deep breath . He knew he still had a long, long way to go . What he needed to do was continue getting stronger . The peak of the martial path was even further than he had thought .
Originally, he had thought that after arriving at the Xuantian Dao Sect, he wouldn’t be that far off from the secret of his origins . But Zhao Ziyan’s words were like a bucket of ice water falling over his head . He had been too naive .
“Brother Long, what is it?” asked Zhao Ziyan .
Long Chen rubbed his face and shook his head . He sighed, “It’s nothing . I just realized it will probably take a few years for me to dominate the Central Plains . ”
Zhao Ziyan almost laughed . Anyone who could say they would dominate the Central Plains was definitely crazy . He hadn’t even passed the trial to join the sect .
Long Chen laughed, “It’s best to have dreams . After all, what if you achieve it?”
“Fine, I won’t laugh at a madman like you,” laughed Zhao Ziyan .
“I’ve had plenty of people laughing at me . As long as they don’t touch my reverse scale, they can laugh all they want . I have my own thoughts and targets . Each little bit of effort brings me one step closer to my goal . I’ll reach that height sooner or later,” said Long Chen confidently .
“I will be on my way . Do… do you want to come with me, or…?” Zhao Ziyan didn’t want to keep arguing over this problem with Long Chen . After waiting this long, Wei Changhai should be far ahead . She should start moving .
After talking to Long Chen this much, her worries had lessened a great deal . Although she hadn’t thought of how exactly she would handle Wei Changhai, she didn’t feel as vexed as before .
That was why she asked Long Chen if he wanted to come with her . She felt like he was an interesting person, and going together should be even more interesting .
“Long Chen, you Eastern Wasteland dog, how dare you seduce my woman?!”
Long Chen was just about to decline her invitation when a furious roar rang out . A figure charged over from the distance .
That person was Wei Changhai . He had been searching for Zhao Ziyan this entire time so they could talk, but Zhao Ziyan had been intentionally hiding from him .
Just as he was searching, he saw Zhao Ziyan smiling and talking with a man on a distant mountain top . His fury immediately soared .
Furthermore, when he saw that it was a pretty boy like Long Chen, his fury soared even higher .
“Wei Changhai, what are you doing?!” shouted Zhao Ziyan upon seeing him charging over .
“Scram! I’ll kill this bastard!” roared Wei Changhai . Water Qi erupted out of him, forming waves in the air . With a furious roar, he sent a palm at Long Chen .
“Fuck off . ”
Pow!
In front of Zhao Ziyan’s stunned eyes, a hand viciously struck Wei Changhai’s face .