Asking about longevity

"If this continues, our ranking will continue to drop. We have to think of a solution..."

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then flipped through the list of names for the sword-fighting competition, and discovered that in the dozens of sword-fighting competitions that followed, the biggest opponent of the Taixu Sect in the Xuanzi Bureau was actually...

Cut off the Golden Gate.

Guishui Gate and Duanjin Gate are the newest of the eight gates.

Therefore, he can be regarded as the "gatekeeper" of the eight major sects.

It is normal to encounter the Xuan character game frequently.

From then on, among all the disciples of Taixu Sect, at least one-third of the dozens of Xuan sword fights were against Duanjin Sect.

The ink painting shows deep thought.

Duan Jinmen is an old rival...

When they first entered the Monster Hunting Mountain, Mo Hua and his fellow junior brothers first had a conflict with the disciples of Duanjinmen.

During this period, we went back and forth and played many games.

It’s hard to explain all the grudges in a short time.

The ink-painted eyes are slightly bright.

But since it is to cut off the Golden Gate, it is easier to deal with.

The "Broken Gold Armor" he designed a long time ago came in handy again.

That’s not all.

Mo Hua now carries the core inheritance of the two sects.

He extracted the Broken Gold Sword Art and the Broken Gold Sword Formation from his "Sword Laws" and integrated them into his Divine Mind Transforming Sword.

Although in reality, his sword energy that can break gold is not worth mentioning.

But in his mind, especially his understanding of the law of the Broken Gold Sword, was extremely profound.

In other words, the most core inheritance of Duanjinmen, at least the foundation-building part, is all in Mo Hua's hands.

By utilizing these inheritances, improving the "Breaking Gold Armor" and making a "Breaking Gold Sword", and then facing off against the disciples of the Duanjin Sect, the winning rate will be at least 20% higher.

The core inheritance was discovered by himself, the formation master, and it was almost impossible to break the Golden Gate.

"It's no wonder others say that once the sect's inheritance is leaked, it will cause endless disasters..."

Mo Hua nodded in approval.

Now he himself is the "scourge" of Kinmen.

After that, Mo Hua started to work on iterating the "Broken Gold Sword" and refining the "Broken Gold Sword" to target the Duanjin Gate.

But after planning for a while, Mo Hua couldn't help but think of someone.

He flipped through the list of names to be considered for the sword fight several times, and finally found a name -

Song Jian.

Ever since the incident in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the Duanjin Sect has been in turmoil, with power shifting within the sect, the Jin family falling and the Song family taking over. Since then, incidents have occurred one after another. Mo Hua was too busy and had little contact with Song Jian.

But now at the Sword Contest, we have encountered Duan Jinmen again...

Mo Hua thought about it and sent a message to Song Jian.

There is a special communication order between the two of them.

Mo Hua got it from the Daotingsi warehouse through Gu Changhuai's channels.

After getting it, Mo Hua was still not at ease, so he "tampered" with the magnetic pattern himself and used it specifically for confidential communications.

Between Xuan Zi's sword-fighting competitions, there would usually be a day left for the disciples to rest and prepare for battle.

Mo Hua just happened to have a free day.

The next day, Mo Hua went to the Demon Refining Mountain, a remote grove.

This is the agreed meeting place.

Mo Hua squatted on the tree, waiting boredly. After waiting for a long time, Song Jian finally came, entered the woods, looked around like a thief.

Mo Hua whistled.

Song Jian looked up and saw that it was Mo Hua. He breathed a sigh of relief and used all his skills. In a few rounds, he jumped onto the tree branch and sat opposite Mo Hua.

"What do you want from me?"

Song Jian asked.

After not seeing each other for a few years, Song Jian has become taller, his face has become paler, and his complexion has improved.

After experiencing the incident in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, he realized how dangerous the world is and how unpredictable people’s hearts are, and his demeanor became much calmer.

Even in front of the ink painting, I couldn't help but feel a little scared.

After all, what Mo Hua did in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons gave him a great shock, and he still can't forget it to this day.

"Are you going to fight with swords?" Mo Hua said straight to the point without any further ado.

"Yes..." Song Jian nodded.

"Let me do you a favor." Mo Hua said, "Do you have any enemies or competitors in the sect? Tell me one by one and I will help you 'suppress' them."

"You help me?" Song Jian was stunned.

"What else?" Mo Hua asked as if it was a matter of course.

Song Jian frowned, "Do you have any...requests?"

He really can't beat Mo Hua in playing tricks.

In that case, it is better to be honest and ask clearly.

Mo Hua nodded, "I have a small request... Tell me the detailed information about your opponent, what kind of martial arts he practices, what sword moves he is good at, what habits he has, and what trump cards he has..."

Song Jian had never seen such a shameless person who asked him to "betray" the sect openly.

"This is not so good..." Song Jian said tactfully.

"What's wrong with that?" Mo Hua said, "The sword-fighting competition is not only about fighting on the field, but also about investigation off the field."

"The intelligence war is also a war."

"Aren't you from Duanjin Sect also asking around for information about my Taixu Sect's disciples?"

Song Jian nodded silently.

This was true, and he couldn't refute it.

Before fighting, they would definitely gather intelligence from each other. Cutting off the Golden Gate's method might be even more "despicable" than Mo Hua's.

"That's it," Mo Hua said, "In fact, I already have a way to target you, Duan Jinmen. This information is just the icing on the cake..."

These are also true.

The core sword formation of Duanjinmen was leaked into the hands of Mo Hua, a formation wizard, which was already a disaster.

He inquired about this information to ensure that there was no mistake.

It would be great if you can find out, but it doesn’t really matter if you can’t.

It'll just be a little harder to fight.

Song Jian had suffered too many losses at the hands of Mo Hua, so he knew how powerful Mo Hua was and did not doubt his abilities.

But he was a disciple of Duan Jinmen after all, so he was always a little hesitant.

"If I do this, wouldn't I be aiding the enemy..."

Mo Hua said seriously, "Are we friends?"

Song Jian was a little dazed. He wanted to say no, but he didn't dare to do so in front of Mo Hua, so he could only nod reluctantly.

Mo Hua nodded, "Since we are friends, how can you be considered as 'aiding the enemy' if you help your friend?"

"If you help me, you are helping yourself. Since you are helping yourself, how can it be considered aiding the enemy?"

"Those of your fellow disciples may be quite capable, but they are narrow-minded and have small visions. They will never achieve great things in the future."

"Suppress them so you can get promoted."

"Only when you are in power can you lead Duanjinmen to become better step by step in the future."

"This is a good thing for you and Duan Jinmen. How can such a good thing be considered as 'aiding the enemy'?"

Song Jian was stunned by Mo Hua.

It was clearly a matter of "aiding the enemy", but he made it sound like it was good for everyone, even cutting off the Golden Gate was a good thing.

Song Jian knew in his heart that he must have been fooled by Mo Hua.

But then again, what Mo Hua said is actually right.

Duan Jinmen's actions are utilitarian, and the disciples are disunited. Everyone is scheming and changing their attitudes according to the situation.

Only when you are strong will everyone support you. Once you are weak, even your own parents won’t even look at you.

No one is better than yourself.

Besides, with Mo Hua's cleverness and cunningness, if he didn't get this information from himself, he would get it from other channels.

In that case, why not do a favor?

At least Mo Hua never plays tricks, and what he gives to himself are all tangible benefits.

"good!"

Song Jian nodded, and then told Mo Hua about several of his competitors in Duan Jinmen, including their martial arts, Taoist methods, habits and trump cards, one after another.

Mo Hua took a jade slip and wrote down everything.

With the help of the insider "Song Jian" to provide information, this way, we will be even more foolproof.

After writing it down, Mo Hua put away the jade slip and suddenly remembered something, and asked Song Jian:

"How's your practice of the Broken Gold Sword Technique going?"

Song Jian didn't quite understand and asked, "What do you mean?"

Mo Hua said: "Go downstairs and practice. I'll see how good you are."

He wants to "support" Song Jian to get to the top, so this Song Jian naturally cannot be too weak, otherwise he will be like a piece of mud that cannot be supported, and all his efforts would be in vain.

Song Jian couldn't refuse, so he went down and played with the Broken Gold Sword for a while.

After Mo Hua saw it, he had an idea in his mind, so he called him up and said, "You have learned the Broken Gold Sword well, but you are too impetuous. It's just a show, but not the spirit. Let me give you some pointers..."

Song Jianren was a little dumbfounded.

His mind was a little confused for a moment and he thought he had heard it wrong.

A disciple of Taixu Sect wants to teach him, a direct descendant of Duanjin Sect, how to practice Duanjin Sect's signature Duanjin Sword Control Technique?

What kind of logic is this?

Are you kidding me…

Soon, Song Jian discovered that Mo Hua was not joking with him. Mo Hua pointed out all his shortcomings in swordsmanship.

Even some details about the circulation of spiritual energy and the activation of sword intent, which his parents were too lazy to teach, and the elders were unwilling to teach, and which he himself made mistakes due to carelessness in practice and did not learn well, Mo Hua corrected them one by one.

This cultivation world is so ridiculous.

Song Jian really felt like he was screwed.

Just like that, Song Jian, a direct descendant of the Duanjin Sect, returned to the sect with an unbelievable look on his face after receiving the "Duanjin Sword Technique Practice Guidance" from the junior brother of the Taixu Sect in the grove for an afternoon.

Everything after that is simple.

The "background" of the Jinmen genius was completely revealed.

Coupled with the higher quality "Breaking Gold Armor" and "Breaking Gold Sword", after a little arrangement, the Taixu Sect was able to defeat the Duanjin Sect with an unstoppable force.

The entire Jinmen family was furious.

In previous sword-fighting conferences, they had been targeted by spiritual weapons such as the "Broken Golden Armor" and the "Broken Golden Sword", but no other sect's spiritual weapon had ever been as difficult to deal with as the one from the Taixu Sect.

This is completely targeted from the casting of spiritual weapons to the underlying formations.

The top brass within Jinmen concluded that their core heritage must have been leaked, otherwise they would not have been suppressed so thoroughly.

Even within the Taixu Sect, there might be someone secretly plotting and using various means to steal the Duanjin Sect's inheritance.

Including the sect's Broken Gold Sword Technique and the Broken Gold Sword Formation.

But they could not hold Taixu Sect accountable.

Because in name only, Taixu Sect does have their own inheritance from Duanjin Sect.

After the incident in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the Duanjin Sect had to "cede land and pay compensation" in order to calm the situation and "give" a part of the Duanjin inheritance to the Taixu Sect.

These inheritances are all shallow inheritances. After being strictly checked by the elders of Duanjinmen, it stands to reason that the real core secrets will not be leaked.

But now these inheritances have become a "name", allowing Taixu Sect to legitimately use some of Duanjin Sect's skills and formations to target Duanjin Sect.

This was a special arrangement made by Mr. Xun for ink painting.

The incident in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is an indelible scar for Duan Jinmen.

They didn't dare to mention it, and had no way to confront Taixu Sect, so they could only swallow the bitter fruit.

Most of the talented disciples of this generation of Duanjinmen were defeated in sword fights and fell to the hands of Taixumen. Their winning rate became low and their hopes of advancing were slim.

Duanjinmen hated Taixumen more and more.

But in this way, Song Jian became the only one.

He was lucky, and he rarely encountered the Taixu Sect during sword fighting.

In the remaining sword-fighting games, he was in a relaxed state of mind as there were other disciples in the sect "filling the gap". In addition, Mo Hua had "instructed" him on swordsmanship, so Song Jian understood it and performed exceptionally well. He actually won quite a few games in the Xuan Zi sword-fighting games.

Although his results were not the best in Duan Jinmen, he was still among the top three among his peers.

In the face of adversity, one can withstand pressure and perform beyond expectations.

Song Jian's performance made the headmaster nod his head, pleased the elders, and made his parents smile with joy.

No one expected that Song Jian, who was usually not valued, could have such an outstanding performance at the critical moment.

Song Jian is a member of the Song family and is of good descent. With his achievements in the sword-fighting competition as a foundation, he was naturally noticed and remembered by all the senior executives.

Song Jian was increasingly valued and gradually gained fame within Duanjin Gate, becoming a "prodigy" among his peers.

However, no one knew that this "prodigy" of Duanjin Sect was supported by a "mastermind" from their enemy, Taixu Sect...

…

On the other side, Duanjinmen gave away points and Taixumen suffered a heavy loss. Although they did not return to first place, they gradually stabilized their second place.

Everyone in the sect breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Hua had done everything he could, and in the following sword fight, there would be no second “Duan Jinmen” to give away points.

It all depends on how well my fellow junior brothers perform and how much they can win.

And he also had to focus all his attention on his sword fight.

There are too many spectators in the sword-fighting debate, and there are also many fake ones.

But there must be some people who know the value of it, especially the elders of each sect.

Mo Hua knew that as long as he showed a certain level of strength, he would definitely attract attention.

The following games will become increasingly difficult.

…

A few days later, there was another game of swordplay.

Mo Hua was facing off against the Bai Lian Sect, one of the twelve sects.

This is a weapon refining sect, and it is also the first sect that has truly made arrangements targeting Mo Hua.

Each of them wore a suit of armor.

This is a set of "fire-proof armor".

Moreover, it is a set of "Fireball Technique" aimed at Mo Hua. The forging materials have been carefully optimized, and it is a fire-proof armor that is resistant to impact, interruption, and burning.

There is also a helmet to protect against flaming headshots.

This is inside the venue.

Outside the venue, next to the seats of Taixu Sect.

Murong Caiyun looked around, her eyes slightly solemn.

She had participated in the sword-fighting conference and was also the "prodigy" of the previous sword-fighting conference of Taixu Sect. Therefore, she discovered the abnormality at a glance.

At this time, there were many special monks around the audience seats.

Most of these cultivators are at the Jindan level or above, with a long aura and fast circulation of spiritual energy. They should be the elders of various sects, who specialize in teaching Taoism.

These elders, holding a jade slip in their hands, stared coldly at the ink painting on Fang Tian's painting with concentrated eyes, and occasionally recorded some words in the jade slip.

Some people held "shadow drawings" in their hands and copied every move and even every performance of the ink painter on the scene.

Previously, ink paintings did not have this treatment.

But as his strength was displayed, especially after he used the fireball technique to end the sword genius Qin Cangliu, it was obvious that all the sects began to pay attention to him.

Some people have also studied him specifically.

His proficiency in fireball may not be recognized by the general public.

But the subtlety of it could not escape the eyes of those experienced Taoist elders who had been preaching for many years in the major sects.

It looks like just throwing a fireball.

But when to throw, where to throw, how fast, how accurate, how ruthless, how decisive... the fighting experience and Taoist attainments contained therein are all worlds apart.

The simpler something is, the more difficult it is to do it well and to perfection.

Mo Hua's fireball technique is far from being as simple as it looks, so you have to be on guard...

Things will change over time.

In this game, Mo Hua experienced for the first time the feeling of being "targeted".

His fireball technique, hitting the fire-proof armor of the Bailian Sect disciples, was really like "tickling".

Not only was the damage of the fireball reduced by half, but even the impact of the explosion and the burning of the flames were absorbed by the fire armor.

There is even a set of "fire-turning formation" embedded in the fire armor.

When a fireball is cast, a portion of the fire damage will be absorbed by the armor and converted into spiritual power, thereby "charging" the fire armor and driving the armor to operate.

Mo Hua couldn't help but sigh.

It really is a tit-for-tat thing.

He just used the "Broken Golden Armor" to punish the Duanjin Gate.

Then he was punished by someone else using the "Fire-Proof Armor".

Mo Hua somewhat understood the pain felt by Duan Jinmen's disciples.

Although the sword fight was a bit difficult, Taixu Sect still won in the end.

It mainly depends on Linghu Xiao.

Linghu Xiao is a "growing" genius, and his defeat at the hands of Qin Cangliu made him reflect deeply.

With the guidance of Mo Hua, he abandoned the desire to win or lose, and instead kept the determination to hone his skills. His sword skills improved instead.

Almost all the damage was caused by him.

As for ink painting...

It cannot be said that there was no achievement at all. At least his fireball technique added a little spiritual power to the armor of the Bailian Sect disciples.

It’s a pity that Linghu Xiao is too strong.

This little bit of spiritual power was of no help to the Bailian Sect.

After the sword fight, Mo Hua knew that his fireball technique was useless.

Of course, it cannot be said to be useless.

At least it's of no use.

So in the next battle, when facing the twelfth-rate disciple of Danqing Sect, Mo Hua used the water prison technique.

The formation is still the same as before.

Cheng Mofang, Situ Jian guarded, Linghu Xiao took the main attack, Ouyang Xuan was the vanguard, Mo Hua coordinated the overall situation and supported with magic.

However, the supporting spell changed from a single fireball spell to a "water prison spell".

The two sides met and attacked each other.

Linghu Xiao said nothing and directly activated the Golden Body Talisman, storing the secret of Chongxu Sword.

The disciples of Danqing Sect were stunned and confused.

Is there anyone who can just come up and use the ultimate move?

They are not stupid, of course they run.

By using up the Golden Body Talisman and dodging the sword energy attack, Linghu Xiao will no longer be a threat to him in a short period of time.

Without the big threat of Linghu Xiao, they would almost certainly win.

The disciples of Danqing Sect turned around and fled.

Mo Hua stretched out his white palm and grabbed out of thin air. Water light in the void condensed, and chains turned into cages, binding all the disciples of Danqing Sect one after another.

Mo Hua's attacks were extremely fast and precise, and coupled with the powerful spiritual lock, it was impossible to defend against them.

The disciples of Danqing Sect were locked in the ink painting and looked shocked.

Linghu Xiao used his killing move and "sent" them all away.

Outside the sword-fighting arena, everyone was in an uproar.

In Guishui Sect, some elders who were older, more experienced, and knew the inside story were even more shocked:

"Water Prison Technique?!"

"The things from the Water Prison Gate back then...how could this kid have them?!"