"—If Legendary Grade was a goal many wizards could never reach in their lifetimes, then side paths were shortcuts that allowed them to glimpse a sliver of hope. An ordinary wizard would be extraordinarily fortunate to stumble through even one such path, let alone hold two fully traversed side-path methods in your hands now..."
"—Having the perspective of a High-level Wizard while still a Low-level Wizard was not necessarily a good thing."
"—Different Legendaries had vastly different understandings of magic and truth... The more often you used the power of a side-path Legendary, the more unconsciously you would come to accept the road it showed you. You would unconsciously embark upon Its 'Dao' and travel farther and farther down that road..."
"—You must always remember that side paths are not the proper path."
"—Of course, some might say that a lower-ranked being borrowing the power of a higher-ranked one to cross dimensions was comfortable, that it allowed one to stand high and see far, to see more broadly, and to clearly glimpse one's future 'Dao' ahead of time... But as I stressed earlier, side paths were crooked paths. Climb high and look far from a crooked path, and you might indeed get a chance to see the distance clearly—but there was also a high probability that the crooked path would lead you deeper into crookedness."
"—With your temperament, never believe in nonsense like 'a sword's edge is sharpened by grinding.' The best way to use a treasured sword like you is to display it, making others retreat at the sight of it. To subdue the enemy without fighting was the greatest of all excellence. Once a treasured sword tasted blood, its edge would curl. Grind it again, and the blade would grow thinner. After too much wear and tear, it