Chapter 999 First


    The morning sun breaks through the morning mist and shines into Taixu Mountain. The pavilions and towers in the mountains are like a layer of clouds, and the dark green forests are dyed with gold edges.


    The disciple was in the middle and opened his eyes when he practiced the ink painting of the formation on the Taoist stele for a night.


    His eyes were like dawn in the sky, and golden light suddenly appeared, which was even brighter than the morning glow in the sky.


    "Finally, today is the sword contest..."


    Mo Hua murmured softly.


    He took a deep breath and practiced routinely to Chaoyang for half an hour. After the spiritual energy flowed through the sky, walked through the meridians, and settled in the sea of ??qi, he put on the Taoist robe of Taixu Sect and stepped out of the disciple''s residence.


    The disciples are away from each other, and most of them are awake.


    At this time, they gathered together in groups of three or three, bathed in the morning glow, with their faces looking noisy and energetic.


    Today is their day to discuss swordsmanship.


    It was their only swordsmanship conference in their lives.


    All the disciples are both expectant and nervous.


    At the time, after breakfast, Elder Xun Zixian came over, gathered the disciples together, counted the personnel, and instructed some matters about the sword contest. Then, he looked around and said slowly:


    "Let''s go and go to Ludao Mountain."


    The disciples'' expressions became more solemn and their hearts were beating a little faster.


    Later, Xun Zixian led a group of disciples to leave the Taixu Sect and went straight to the Ludao Mountain in the central part of Qianxuezhou.


    On the road, there are intensive monks. Disciples from various sects in Qianxuezhou were wearing various Taoist robes at this time, like colorful streams, gathering towards the Ludao Mountain.


    The mountain road is long and winding, and the disciples are bustling.


    About an hour later, everyone finally arrived at Mount Ludao.


    At this time, there were more people from Lundaoshan, not only gathered monks with different identities in the Qianxuezhou area, and its surrounding areas, various aristocratic families, sects, forces, and cultivators with different identities.


    It also includes all kinds of monks from all over the Jiuzhou who came to watch the ceremony.


    Looking around, the entire mountain is full of people.


    The crowds were filled with noises, like a tsunami.


    The first time in ink painting has experienced what it means to be "crowded and crowded", I was shocked.


    Not only ink painting, all Taixu Sect, including disciples from other sects, were stunned and lost their minds at this time.


    The podium of this sword contest is even greater than before.


    The momentum is also amazing.


    Before, they were all "audiences" watching others discuss swordsmanship, but now, they are the "protagonists" and want to discuss swordsmanship for others to see.


    The personal feelings are different, and the disciples'' emotions are also different.


    Some disciples were pale and nervous.


    Some disciples had weak legs and breathed slightly suffocated.


    At the same time, some disciples had their eyes shining, excited and eager to use their skills and become famous in the swordsmanship.


    After entering the mountain gate, crossing the long mountain road and crossing several barrier peaks, all the disciples came to the great Taoist temple of Ludao Mountain.


    "Sword Sacrifice" is being held in the dojo.


    This is a necessary ritual for every sword contest.


    Only the heads of the four major sects of Qianxue are qualified to take charge of this "sword sacrifice" ceremony.


    This is also the most supreme honor in Qianxuezhou.


    On the Mount Lundao, the white jade platform floats in the air, surrounded by nine stone pillars that connect the sky. The pillars are engraved with mighty divine beasts, and auspicious clouds and auspicious patterns are everywhere.


    In the middle of the white jade platform, there was a white jade sword that was more than ten feet long, like a small mountain.


    The sword body is transparent and crystal clear, exuding a simple and majestic aura.


    It is rumored that this sword is a relic of the ancestor of Daoshan ten thousand years ago.


    In every sword discussion, all the children of Qian students must sincerely worship this sword to comfort the ancestors of Lu Daoshan.


    At the same time, it is also to thank the ancestor for his contributions and hard work to the Qianxuezhou community and the cultivation industry.


    At Chen, Qian Xue’s sword sacrifice began.


    The feathered leader of the Qiandao Sect, Tianjian Sect, Longding Sect and Wanxiao Sect, turned spiritual power into feathers and came from the air.


    Then open the altar, pay tribute, pay blood, and sacrifice swords.


    The blood of Kaifeng was clear and the sky was filled with clear light.


    On the ancient sword of Daoshan, it made a low sound, and the sword energy soared into the sky, like an ancient beast awakening and chanting towards the clear sky.


    Everyone was shocked.


    The pupils of ink painting also shrank.


    He looked at the huge ancient sword and felt his soul tremble slightly, and there seemed to be a hint of resonance in the dark.


    In his sea of ??consciousness, the sound of dragon roars sounded, and the ancient Taixu sword intent kept echoing.


    In a trance, the ink painting had an illusion.


    He seemed to see that his body and form the Dharma, like a giant who reached the sky, holding the ancient sword of Mount Lundao, opening up mountains and opening up land, and was invincible.


    But the next moment, everything disappeared again.


    Nothing happened.


    The head of the four major sects, with a solemn expression, shouted in unison:


    "All Qianxue disciples, worship three times and sacrifice to the sword!"


    The sound of erupting is like the Qing Bell Dalu, echoing in the Mount Lu.


    Mo Hua also calmed down and joined the disciples to respectfully bow to the ancient white jade sword in the mountain of Lu Dao, and bowed three times.


    The monks who watched the ceremony outside the mountain also followed the customs and bowed to the ancient white jade sword.


    After the sword sacrifice, the sword debate continued.


    The heads of the four sects read out the edict in turn.


    This edict is quite lengthy, including remembrance of the ancestors of Qianxuezhou, gratitude for the monks who came to watch the ceremony, their sincere expectations for their disciples, some precautions in the sword debate, and some unbreakable principles...


    Four leaders, one by one, were very casual, and they could not stop talking, and successfully made the ink painting, which was still a little excited, drowsy.


    Finally, the long reading ended.


    After the sword sacrifice, the edict was read, and then the official lottery was drawn.


    The four major sects, eight major sects, and even the twelve sects, each with one representative elder came forward, holding a sect''s order in his hand, untiing the seal of a huge treasure of heavenly secrets in the middle of the great temple.


    This treasure of heavenly secrets is called - The Heavenly Literature of the Tao.


    This is also the "legacy" of the ancestor of Daoshan.


    This "Tianyi" is sealed on weekdays, and it must be opened by four sects, eight sects and twelve sects gathered together and each holds the jade order of the sect.


    After opening it, write the names and teams of sword-making disciples of each sect on bamboo sticks and put them in the heavenly ritual.


    The Heavenly Yi of Discussion on Tao will operate on its own and arrange the order of the sword competition in accordance with the established rules of the sword competition.


    In this way, some people can be prevented from tampering with each other and ensure fairness and justice.


    At the same time, it can also isolate everything, deduction, interference, tampering, and prediction of the cause and effect of heaven.


    On the Tao, the heavenly ritual operates according to the laws, and the built-in compass track rotates alternately, flowing endlessly, complex and mysterious.


    There is a profound beauty of "causal law".


    Mo Hua was excited and couldn''t help but stare at the "On Dao Tianyi" for a while.


    Unfortunately, his level of intelligence is still too low and he doesn''t see any tricks.


    Of course, it is impossible for him to really see any clues about the things of the ancestor of Daoshan.


    Half an hour later, the Heavenly Yi of Lundao stopped rotating.


    The deduction is over.


    In the initial stage of the sword competition, that is, the "Huang" game in "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang", it was confirmed.


    Elders of each sect entered the jade slip and then stepped down.


    The morning''s sword sacrifice and the lottery ceremony ended here.


    The afternoon is the official swordsmanship.


    During one or two hours, the elders of Lundao Mountain will arrange the order and venue of the sword discussion according to the lottery list deduced by Lundao Tianyi.


    Elder Xun Zixian also retreated, returned to the disciples of Taixu Sect, and uttered to everyone:


    "On the Tao Tianyi, the list has been deduced."


    "I have passed the list into Taixu Order. You can check it yourself and determine the number of events. Don''t make any mistakes."


    Xun Zixian paused for a moment and said:


    "In a few hours, we will officially discuss swords. You do your best, no matter whether you win or lose, it is for the Taixu Sect. The sect will be proud of you..."


    Xun Zixian is a formation master. He has always been rigorous and steady, and cannot say too sensational words.


    It is already good for him to talk about this.


    The disciples were all moved.


    Of course, no matter how moved you are, your morale is still a little lower.


    Xun Zixian sighed slightly and turned his head to look at Mo Hua.


    With just one look, Mo Hua understood Elder Zixian''s meaning, nodded immediately, and came out from the crowd and said to the disciples:


    "If you want to discuss swords later, don''t think too much, just go up and do it. If you win, make a lot of money, you won''t lose money!"


    The disciples were stunned, and fighting spirit was indeed ignited in their eyes.


    The younger brother has explained the tactics clearly. He just needs to go up and fight, and there is no need to consider the rest.


    If they don’t believe in themselves, can they still not trust their younger brother?


    As long as you win one game, you will make a lot of money, and there is nothing to be ashamed of if you lose.


    "Yes! Senior Brother!"


    The disciples responded in unison, with great momentum and aroused morale.


    Mo Hua nodded with satisfaction.


    Xun Zixian looked at the Mo Hua, was a little stunned, and then shook his head with a smile.


    There will be one or two hours of preparation time after that.


    The disciples either meditate, check lists, or discuss tactics. They should rest for a while when they are tired, and eat a fasting pill to satisfy their hunger.


    The sword debate is about to happen, and they have no intention of eating good food.


    When the ink painting is empty, he sits aside, gnawing on the jerky meat while flipping through the list of sword contests deduced by the "On Dao Tianyi".


    As he watched, he noticed something was wrong.


    This list is not a truly "fair" list.


    On the Tao, Tianyi is not purely "random", it is screening out the real "strong one" through causal deduction.


    It is also trying its best to ensure that these strong people can reach the end of the sword contest.


    Therefore, it will not let the geniuses of the four major sects and eight major sects fight to the death in the preliminary stage of the "yellow" character.


    In the yellow stage, most of the opponents encountered by the four major sects, eight major sects, and even the twelve-rate disciples are disciples of the "Hundred Sects of Qianxue".


    The probability of "seed-level" geniuses meeting each other is extremely small.


    Even if the geniuses meet, it will not affect it.


    The error tolerance rate of the "yellow" game is high, and losing one or two games will not affect the promotion.


    In this way, Taixu Sect is actually not that difficult to fight.


    But it is very difficult for ordinary disciples from Qianxue to kill them.


    This is an unfairness.


    But in a sense, try to select the strongest monks to avoid having a team of good luck. Going to the end because of "picking up bargains", this is another kind of fairness based on "strength".


    "However, using the Tianji algorithm to determine strength and weakness and control probability... The ancestor of Daoshan is really very thoughtful..."


    Mo Hua muttered in her heart.


    Mo Hua looked at his opponent''s order again and found that his opponent''s order was very low, and he would not compete in the first match until the post-genius competition.


    I don’t know if it was “On the Tao Tianyi”, but I guessed my cause and effect, and knew that I was a “hidden” strong man, so I ranked my match order behind with a wink…


    Mo Hua thought in her heart and nodded.


    All the experts only appeared in the end.


    This is very reasonable.


    In addition, most of his opponents are disciples of the "Hundred Sects of Qianxue", which seems to be insignificant.


    This is even less nervous.


    "I watched the show today, and the day after tomorrow..." Mo Hua simply took out all the jerky meat he brought and ate it.


    After eating and drinking, he meditated and rested, waiting to see how his junior brothers performed.


    He also wanted to see the achievements of the "Taixu Dao Soldier" he has spent so much time and used his knowledge of formations to create.


    The road starts from duckweed.


    Great achievements in the Tao often arise from seemingly unintentional attempts and efforts.


    …


    Lundao Mountain is still being prepared.


    In the audience seats on the outer mountain, there were crowds of people.


    After more than an hour, amid a little boring, nervous, and anxious expectation, a loud bell rang and rang across the mountain.


    Everyone was excited.


    This means that the sword contest is finally about to begin.


    An elder named him one by one and took away the disciples who participated.


    After another moment, a huge "buzzing" sounded.


    A surging torrent of spiritual power surged, spreading into the sky, injecting the fifth-grade Daoshan formation.


    Above the formation, the light suddenly shone brightly, and the light curtain was like the Milky Way, shocking.


    This is the effect of the fifth-grade formation, which is fully stimulated.


    The power of the void spreads, communicating with the disciple''s discussion jade.


    The Taoist jade contains the power of space, protecting the safety of the disciples. At the same time, once the Taoist jade is broken, the disciple will be defeated and forced to withdraw.


    After a moment, the sound of killing sounded and the sword contest began.


    At the same time, the white giant screen above Ludao Mountain suddenly flowed.


    Fang Tian’s paintings unfold.


    Colorful films emerged, twisted, split, and then turned into small square "screens".


    On each square shadow, there is a terrain, corresponding to a swordsmanship game.


    The huge square sky painting that covered the sky was present at the same time, and nearly 100 sword competitions were played.


    The images are clear and the characters are vivid and visible.


    The scene was spectacular for a while.


    All the monks who watched the ceremony couldn''t help but whispering to each other and their expressions were shaking.


    Even the ink painting was amazed at the magnificent and intense and wonderful "big screen" in front of him.


    Although this thing is very harmful to him.


    But I have to say that the effect is indeed very good.


    Just one glance and you can see hundreds of geniuses in the sword contest.


    The sword energy is erected, the magic is flying, and the fists and feet are fighting each other, which is dazzling and the blood is boiling.


    I also enjoyed the ink painting, and I felt embarrassed to say that this thing was a waste of extravagance and a waste of spirit stones.


    As time goes by, the other party''s sense of surprise gradually faded, and everyone''s eyes focused on the sword contest itself.


    The Huangzi Games are just the preliminary round, and the difficulty is not high and not very critical.


    Therefore, at the same time, there were many sword contests presented on Fang Tian’s painting.


    All viewers can choose what they like to watch.


    Generally speaking, elders and disciples of the same sect only look at the sword contest of this sect and occasionally pay attention to the opponent''s battle situation.


    The head and elder of the family also give priority to the performance of the children of the family.


    Also, parents basically only look at their own children, no matter whether their children are showing their power or being passively beaten.


    It was a good start, the genius was fighting, so everyone watched the fun.


    But as I looked at it, some monks with rich experience and unique eyes realized something was wrong.


    "That''s... a disciple of Taixu Sect?"


    "It seems that the style is not right?"


    In Fang Tian’s painting, most of the disciples of the Taixu Sect were wearing standard armor, using unified spiritual weapons, and blessed with formations on their bodies, emitting a bright light, with evidence of advancement and retreat, orders were prohibited, and decisive to kill.


    Moreover, the spiritual armor they wear, the spiritual weapons and built-in formations they use seem to have a certain effect on their opponents.


    The five people worked together, borrowing the strength of the armor, the advantage of the spiritual weapon, and the power of the formation. When they were in conflict, they were invincible.


    Everyone was stunned and surprised, and couldn''t help but discuss:


    "I''m dazzled?"


    "Is this a sect''s sword contest, or is it a Taoist soldier fighting? How can I do such a formation?"


    "Aren''t you selected geniuses?"


    "What else can I choose to become a Taoist soldier?"


    "What do you know? The original purpose of Qian Xuejian''s sword competition was to cultivate generals and lead Taoist soldiers to fight..."


    "This happened many years ago, and the rules have been changed many times..."


    "Besides, the cultivation world is stable and there has been no war for many years. What do you need so many soldiers to do?"


    "Isn''t the current sword contest just a ''select'' after all?"


    "Select disciples for the sect, talents for the aristocratic families, and geniuses for the Dao Court."


    "Seeing the heads and elders of so many powerful forces, as long as you perform well and be noticed by others, you will have wealth that will splash you with the sky. The future is limitless, and you can reach the sky in one step..."


    "To be honest, if you want to win in the current swordsmanship, you must regard your opponent and teammates as a ''step stone''."


    "Only by defeating your opponent can you appear strong."


    "You can only be stronger by treating your teammates as a ''mat''."


    "When you go to the swordsman like a Taoist soldier, is it you powerful or your team powerful?"


    Some people disagree: "Your idea is too narrow."


    "What''s the narrow-mindedness? This is the fact. If it weren''t for this, why didn''t the aristocratic families do it before, and the sects do it, but the Taixu Sect is engaged in this Taoist soldiers?"


    "What do you think the ''Sect Taoist Soldier'' ??is? It can be created so easily?"


    "What''s the difficulty? Isn''t it just spiritual weapons and formations? If I want me to be the head of the sect, I will definitely be able to get a set..."


    "Besides, this ''Tao Army'' may not be good..."


    "I think the effect is good..."


    …


    In the outer mountains, there was a noisy voice.


    Among the audiences who are fighting for swords, there are all kinds of monks, and they also say anything.


    There are some admiration, and I think Taixu Sect has great ideas.


    There are also people who are not fluctuating in their hearts, thinking that this is the case with just sects.


    There are also those who are despised in their hearts, believing that the Taixu Sect is "taking advantage of tricks", using spiritual weapons and formations to benefit, and winning without force.


    Similarly, using a unified formation to discipline disciples has destroyed the "nature" and "personality" of the monks, making them unable to freely discuss swords and fully exert their strength.


    The disciples won in this way, not by their own strength, and they are not worthy of being called "genius".


    Most of the senior executives of various aristocratic families and sects remain silent.


    They have not done this kind of attempt, but the effect is not good, and there are more practical problems than they think.


    It can be seen that Taixu Sect can achieve this level, and it has indeed taken a lot of effort and is not as simple as it seems.


    But now that the debate on swordsmanship is just beginning, it is not convenient to assert whether this shape is good or bad.


    On the high platform, there are several golden elixirs, and even monks who have transformed their eyes and are full of glory.


    Most of these people came from Taoist soldiers, had a strong face, had a long battle, and had the majesty of decisive killing.


    One of them is the real person of the Yang family.


    As soon as the Taixu Sect was set out, his eyes lit up. He looked at several actual sword battles and nodded secretly.


    There are many things that others can’t see, but he, a person from a Taoist military family, naturally knows it clearly.


    "Are there any children of my Yang family in Taixu Sect?" asked the Yang family Yuhua.


    An elder next to him replied in a low voice:


    "Yes, Cheng''en''s lineage, there is a boy named ''Qianjun'', who is in the Taixu Sect. The other lineages are scattered, and there are also a few people."


    "Um."


    The Yang family''s Yuhua nodded, remembered the name in his heart, and after a little thought, he said, "Go back and tell the head of the family that the Yang family will interact with the Taixu Sect more in the future. These disciples are all good seedlings..."


    "Yes..." the elder whispered, and then it was a pity, "It''s just...it''s a little more immature."


    "They are all children who have not left the sect, and it is natural to be immature," the Yang family Yuhua looked forward to it. "It''s enough to have experience. The most important thing is to have the consciousness of "fighting with your son". If you go through time, after being tempered on the battlefield, you will definitely have great potential."


    "What the real person said is very..." The elder thought for a moment, then frowned again, "But these children are all direct descendants of aristocratic families and sons of a thousand gold. If they don''t sit in the hukou hall, they may not be able to go to the battlefield in the future."


    “It’s okay…”


    The Yang family Yuhua said calmly, looking at the huge Dao Mountain with deep eyes.


    If one day, the war will spread across the country, and the people of the world will be swept away, it will not matter whether they will...


    …


    On Fang Tian’s painting, the sword contest continues.


    The disciples of other sects have their own advantages, but in the final analysis, it is still the way to "sect sword-making discussion".


    Four disciples, protect a "genius".


    Or just five geniuses, gather together and cooperate with each other.


    These are essentially a kind of "elite" tactics.


    Under the leadership of Mo Hua, the disciples of Taixu Sect have invisibly regarded the sword contest as a "war" and pursued a "group" tactic.


    They may not have the advantage in terms of cultivation or Taoism.


    But the tactics are implemented more thoroughly, advance and retreat are the same, and orders are prohibited.


    In order to win, they even gave up their "personality".


    There is no need to inherit spiritual weapons. We have uniformly selected targeted customized spiritual weapons, strictly follow tactical needs, use specific Taoism, do not show off our strength, do not show off our own strength, and serve "tactics" and everything is for winning.


    In this way, the right and wrong will be judged immediately.


    The disciples of Taixu Sect have an extremely high winning rate during the "yellow" competition stage.


    In this way, until the sun sets and dusk falls.


    The first day of the sword contest slowly came to an end in the noisy and exciting situation.


    After the competition, the winning game of Daoshan was counted.


    Taixu Sect, which was originally worried that the sect''s status was in danger, rushed straight up on the first day of victory, temporarily ranking first in Qianxue''s swordsmanship!


    As soon as this result came out, the head of Taixu was stunned.


    When he was a sword contest during the day, he looked at the victory and the situation and guessed that the ranking of the Taixu Sect starting point should be not low.


    But if he really won the first place, he still felt like an unreality like "dreaming".


    Not only the head of the sect, but also the three mountains, from the head of the sect to the elders, and even all the disciples were stunned and lost their minds.


    Sword discussion first?


    Although it is only the first day, which is temporary, their Taixu Sect... is actually capable of overtaking the four major sects and eight major sects, ranking first in the sword contest?


    This is the first in the sword contest.


    Even if it is only the first day, even if it is only temporary, even if it is just a "flash in the pan", it has never been before.


    The sect was over and over, and was very happy for a moment.


    And all of this is thanks to the planning of ink painting.


    The prestige of ink painting among disciples has reached another level without realizing it.


    Even the ancestors and leaders of Tai''a Chongxu Mountains, and even some senior elders, also looked at Mo Hua with a different look.


    The more I even read, the more I feel that the ink paintings are pleasing to the eye, and the more I look at them, the more handsome I feel.


    They actually understood in their hearts that Taixu Sect, the "first sword discussion", is unlikely to last.


    But despite this, it is enough to make them feel proud.


    The Taixu Sect''s "temporary" sword-making first, which was passed into the four sects, eight sects and twelve sects, also caused a considerable shock.


    (This chapter ends)