Asking about longevity

Chapter 749: Chips (Additional update for the alliance leader showing his teeth~)

On the way back, Mo Hua happened to be with Linghu Xiao again.

Tai'a Mountain, where Tai'amen is located, Chongxu Mountain, where Chongxu Gate is located, and Taixu Mountain, where Tai'amen is located, are three mountains in one ridge and are adjacent to each other.

The two of them returned to the clan in the same direction.

Linghuxiao was still cold, unable to laugh or speak, but occasionally he would look at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua noticed his gaze, turned around and said doubtfully:

"What's wrong?"

Linghuxiao said seriously: "You promised to have a fight with me."

Mo Hua was startled, "When did it happen?"

Linghuxiao was a little angry, "It was just in the mountains!" He frowned, "You want to break your promise?"

Mo Hua thought about it for a moment, shook his head and said, "I mean, 'Let's talk about it when we have time'..."

"When are you free?" Linghu asked with a smile.

Mo Hua sighed.

I just said that casually.

Who would be so bored that he would really want to fight with him...

"By the way," Mo Hua was afraid that he would get entangled, so he changed the subject and said, "Don't you want to take back the monster that Duanjinmen has been robbing you of?"

"This is my own business." Linghu said with a smile.

"Then if you keep being robbed by them, won't you be unable to earn any merit?" Mo Hua asked again.

Linghuxiao fell silent, and then his expression was slightly cold, his eyes revealed a sharp sword intent, and his whole person was sharp:

"When I succeed in my swordsmanship and they are no longer my enemies with a single sword, I will settle this account carefully."

Mo Hua nodded slightly.

When a genius speaks, he is tough.

"Then you haven't mastered the art of swordsmanship yet?"

Linghu's smile faltered again.

It is true that he has not yet mastered the art of swordsmanship, and he is not yet able to "kill everyone", so he cannot refute it.

Mo Hua thought for a while and then began to "follow the guidance" and said:

"When you practice swordsmanship, whether you need spiritual swords, heavenly materials or earthly treasures, or some sect's top-secret skills or swordsmanship inheritance... you need merit after all."

"In my opinion, you should not be considered rich due to your meritorious service..."

Linghu Xiao wanted to say that he had strong swordsmanship and had earned a lot of merit by killing monsters.

But after thinking about it, Mo Hua had more than a thousand meritorious deeds, and without blinking, he gave them to himself.

His "family wealth" is probably as unfathomable as his strength.

Linghuxiao didn't have the confidence to say this.

Mo Hua then said with a serious look:

"You were kidnapped by the Golden Gate to snatch monsters, so you won't earn any merit. No matter how good your swordsmanship or swordsmanship is, the slower you develop it, the farther away you will be from the day when you can achieve success in swordsmanship..."

"You won't be able to get back on your feet."

"The less you earn merit, the slower your sword practice will be, and the more likely you will be provoked and taken advantage of by Duan Jinmen and the others..."

"This is a vicious cycle..."

"It's possible, when you become successful in swordsmanship and want to avenge your shame and teach those disciples of Jinmen a lesson."

"Maybe they have graduated and gone to live happily somewhere."

"If we never meet again..."

Mo Hua sighed, "In this life, you may not be able to avenge this, you may not be able to swallow this breath..."

Linghuxiao was suddenly startled when Mo Hua said this, and felt that it made sense.

According to the current situation, what Mo Hua said is most likely true.

If you don't take this breath now, you may have to swallow it for the rest of your life.

Mo Hua observed words and colors and said:

"Therefore, a gentleman does not seek revenge overnight. If he can, he should do so as early as possible, otherwise the day lilies will be cold."

Linghuxiao was silenced by Mo Hua's words. After a moment, he suddenly frowned and said:

"Why are you telling me this?"

Mo Hua sighed: "You and I are destined to meet each other. What's more, we have three families and our ancestors are all one family. We should help each other regardless of each other."

Linghuxiao was a little suspicious, but intuitively, he didn't feel that Mo Hua was lying to him or trying to trick him.

He seemed to say these words for his own good.

"How do you want to help me?" Linghuxiao asked hesitantly.

Mo Hua smiled brilliantly, with a sunny face:

"You went to hunt monsters on the top of our Taixu Gate. We were afraid of being beaten by Duanjin Gate. We didn't dare to cross the border, let alone snatch your monsters."

Linghu smiled for a moment and frowned slightly.

Duanjinmen is afraid of being beaten...

He entered the mountain late at night and was relatively lonely. Apart from his own swordsmanship, he didn't care much about anything else, so he didn't know much about the dispute between Taixu Sect and Duanjin Sect.

However, in his impression, Taixu Sect was not much better than Duanjin Sect.

And Duanjinmen has always been a rogue and unscrupulous, so how could he be frightened by Taixumen?

Linghuxiao was a little confused.

"And..." Mo Hua took advantage of Linghuxiao's distraction and added, "You can also team up with our Taixu Sect disciples to hunt monsters, so you can earn merits faster."

Mo Hua had estimated that with the power of Linghuxiao Sword Qi, he only needed to be assigned someone to detect monsters, lay traps, and arrange formations.

After the formation exploded, he was afraid that he could kill the injured monster with just one sword.

If one sword doesn't work, the most you can do is use another sword.

Linghuxiao was a little repelled.

“I don’t team up with people.”

"Why?" Mo Hua asked.

Linghuxiao raised his head slightly and said in a cold voice:

"I want to cultivate my sword skills to the extreme, and the path of sword cultivation must be a lonely road..."

Mo Hua was speechless. After a while, he took a deep breath and said angrily:

"What are you doing with this piece of shit?"

"What does the ultimate swordsmanship have to do with whether you are lonely or not?"

"If your swordsmanship is strong, you will be lonely if you want to be alone; if your swordsmanship is not good, what's the point of being alone? Even if you are killed by a sword, no one will collect your body..."

"The key is to practice swordsmanship!"

"Cultivating swordsmanship requires meritorious deeds."

"The top priority is to earn more meritorious deeds. The more and as quickly as possible, the better. Then we can concentrate resources to quickly improve our swordsmanship..."

"There is someone who can help me earn merit, but if you don't earn it, are you a fool?"

…

Mo Hua spoke clearly and quickly, speaking in a snap.

Linghuxiao was confused by Mo Hua.

It’s not that he really doesn’t want to be approached by strangers, it’s just that he is too talented and is used to being jealous and alienated by others.

So over time, I became lonely.

Also unwilling to communicate with others.

If he continues like this, until he forms a core or even becomes a feather, he is likely to become a supreme swordsman with extraordinary strength, but also a lonely, weird, and unreasonable swordsman.

But now, something is different.

Mo Hua's words echoed in Linghu Xiao's ears. He thought for a long time and nodded silently:

"good……"

Mo Hua, who originally thought he would have to spend more time, was a little surprised.

But since Linghuxiao agrees, that's a good thing.

Mo Hua patted Linghu Xiao on the shoulder habitually, with a friendly expression and natural movements.

Linghuxiao stiffened, but did not refuse.

"Next ten days' rest, you can go to the hills at the entrance of Demon Refining Mountain and find the disciples of Taixu Sect and tell me my name."

"Your swordsmanship is so powerful. You can kill a monster with one sword, and you can earn a lot of merit in one day."

Ink painting draws a "big cake" for him.

Of course, this is also true.

Linghu smiled and nodded.

At the intersection, the two separated and returned to their respective clans.

After returning to the sect, Linghu Xiao was a little worried for several days.

What he said and did in ink painting would always come to his mind.

When we first met, the vague murderous intention, the unpredictable sense of oppression, and the calm and flowing spells and movements;

On the body of the dead demon wood eagle, there was the extremely sharp golden sword energy, as well as the fine blade fragments that penetrated into the bones and flesh;

Later, when he suppressed his murderous intention, he smiled like a spring breeze.

And the sunshine-like sincerity and calmness revealed in the words...

Various contradictory and somewhat inconsistent images are intertwined.

Linghuxiao remembered this name firmly:

"Ink painting..."

…

As for Mo Hua, after returning to the sect, he forgot about Linghu Xiao.

Because he was too busy, he had to practice, he had to take classes, he had to practice formations, and he had to think about refining weapons and swords, so he basically had no time for him.

Occasionally when he was studying the sword formation, he would think of Linghu Xiao.

Linghuxiao's sword energy was indeed the strongest sword energy he had ever seen in the foundation-building realm so far.

It is obviously more than one level higher than the Broken Gold Sword Control Technique of Broken Golden Gate.

Of course, his current cultivation level is still low, and although his sword energy is strong, he may not be able to truly control it with ease.

Moreover, due to the limitations of his spiritual power, he may not be able to unleash a few swords at full strength.

In actual combat, it is relatively easy to be targeted.

But even so, it's very strong.

If used properly, in the realm of foundation building, especially among the monks in the middle stage of foundation building, it is enough to kill everyone.

There is also the Chongxu Sword Qi...

Mo Hua is very curious. Chongxu Sect is famous for its Chongxu Sword Qi, but where is the source of this powerful sword Qi.

Can this kind of sword energy be amplified or simulated through the "sword array"?

If he could develop the Chongxu Sword Qi through the sword formation, would his sword-wielding power be even higher?

"If you have the opportunity in the future, you should study it carefully."

"I'm sorry to learn it secretly, but I don't want to learn it. I just study it. There shouldn't be any problem..."

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

…

At this time, the elder of Taixu Sect lived.

Mr. Xun, who had not returned for several days, had just returned to the sect when he called an elder from the inner sect with a simple face and said slowly:

"I want to use the Taixu Heavenly Secret Lock to lock some causes and effects. I need your ancestor Murong's approval for this matter."

"But he retreats from time to time, and I can't interrupt him rashly."

"Go back to your clan and tell them. If your ancestor comes out of seclusion, tell him, or if there is a clear time, I will go there in advance."

The elder was slightly startled when he heard this.

If the Taixu Tianji Lock needs to be used, it must be a top priority.

It was not convenient for him to ask about this kind of thing, so he just cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I will obey."

Mr. Xun nodded slightly.

After the elder left, not long after, Xun Ziyou came again.

He would routinely report on the trends of some ink paintings, so as not to make the ancestor think that he was fishing for money.

Xun Ziyou saluted Mr. Xun, and then told Mr. Xun what Mo Hua had done in the Demon Refining Mountain recently.

Including practicing sword control, hunting monsters and beasts, and making friends with the boy named Ouyang Mu from the Ouyang family of Tai'amen, including meeting the swordsman genius from Chongxumen.

Mr. Xun was slightly surprised.

What Mo Hua does is always something he doesn't expect...

"I understand, please continue to take good care of me." Mr. Xun warned.

"Yes." Xun Ziyou agreed with his hands raised.

Mr. Xun lowered his head, wondering what he was thinking about.

Xun Ziyou hesitated to speak several times.

Mr. Xun raised his eyes slightly and said calmly:

"If you have something to say, just say it."

Xun Ziyou pondered for a moment, frowned and said, "Ancestor, there is something I don't understand...who is behind the sect's restructuring?"

Mr. Xun's eyes narrowed slightly, he looked at Xun Ziyou, and asked without answering:

"What do you think?"

"On the surface, it should be the four major sects," Xun Ziyou said slowly, with a solemn expression, "However, if you think about it carefully, this matter is very strange..."

Mr. Xun raised his eyebrows, looked at Xun Ziyou indifferently, and asked:

"What's weird?"

Xun Ziyou frowned and said:

"The purpose of the sect's restructuring is to change the current structure of the sect, break it first and then establish it, change the old and replace it with the new..."

"But the four major sects, they are already the four major sects, and they are the top sects in Qianxue State. What kind of pattern do they want to change?"

"Once the sects are reorganized, in the best case scenario, they will still be the four major sects."

"But if something unexpected happens, something unexpected happens, and their status is not guaranteed and they fall out of the four major sects, wouldn't it become a joke?"

"They would never be so thoughtless about such an important matter, let alone such a childish thing."

"So, there must be some deep meaning here..."

Xunzi You said in a deep voice.

Mr. Xun was a little surprised. He looked at Xun Ziyou silently and asked in an old voice for a moment:

"What do you think?"

Xun Ziyou smiled bitterly, "I'm just not sure, so I asked you..."

"Just say whatever you want," Mr. Xun said in a gentler tone, "Don't worry."

Xunzi thought for a moment and then slowly said:

"In my opinion, the four major sects seem to want to...'shuffle' all the sects?"

Mr. Xun raised his eyebrows slightly.

Seeing that his ancestor did not blame him, Xunzi continued:

"In these days, I also took the time to find a few old Taoist friends from various aristocratic families and sects, and made some inquiries."

"Based on the information we received..."

"Their four major sects seem to want to shuffle all the sects in the entire Qianxue state from top to bottom, including the eight gates, the twelfth stream, the 100 sects of Qianxue, and the small and medium sects under the 100 sects. …”

"Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish."

"Any sect that does not obey their orders will be kicked out of their prominent positions and replaced by obedient ones..."

"Wash it from top to bottom in this way, so as to establish a true power structure of the sects headed by the 'four major sects' in the Qianxue state."

"The four major sects will become sect giants, a giant in one area."

"And the remaining eight sects, twelve sects, and even all the Qianxue sects will become their vassals, and they will receive orders from their ears and face, and they must not disobey in the slightest."

Xunzi sighed: "Most of the forces in the world will monopolize when they are strong, forming an oligarchy and acting arbitrarily. This is inevitable."

"But in this case, there are two more problems..."

Xun Ziyou looked puzzled, "First, how can the four major sects determine that in this sect restructuring, or in the Dao Discussion Conference, they will not lose or fall from the four major sects?"

"Second, if they really want to shuffle the cards, then the first ones to bear the brunt will be our Taixu Sect, and..."

Xunzi paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Those who come from the same lineage as us...Tai'amen and Chongxumen!"

"But Tai'amen and Chongxumen seemed to know nothing about it. Not only did they not oppose the restructuring, they also tried their best to implement it."

"They all seem to be thinking about using this sect restructuring to take a step further and become one of the four major sects..."

Xun Ziyou looked worried.

Mr. Xun nodded slightly and looked at Xun Ziyou with a hint of approval.

It's a good thing to learn to use your brain, and you can save yourself some trouble.

"You're right, but not right either."

Mr. Xun said, "The four major sects must want to become sect giants and become the real 'four major sects.'

"But behind this, there should be a deeper, more terrifying secret, with darker evil thoughts..."

Mr. Xun looked deeply, and then sighed: "But it's not convenient to tell you this."

"As for Tai'amen and Chongxumen, even if they don't know the secret behind it and how terrible the cause and effect is, at least they should be well aware of the plans of the four major sects..."

Xun Ziyou frowned, "Then they..."

Mr. Xun shook his head, "People fish and fish eat bait willingly."

"Until the end, how do you know whether the person caught the fish or the fish swallowed the bait, broke the line, and dragged the person into the water?"

"For the four major sects, this is a game."

"It's done. With one word, they command a state boundary, and thousands of sects follow their orders."

"But for Tai'amen and Chongxumen, this is also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Seizing the opportunity and advancing bravely, they can reach the top and become a truly 'top' sect."

"Everyone is betting."

"But..." Xun Ziyou frowned and said, "Isn't it too reckless to gamble with the future of the sect? I always feel that this move is a bit..."

Xun Ziyou was silent for a moment, and then said those two words:

"madness……"

Old Mr.

"Most bystanders who think they are sober will be even more stupid than the authorities once they are involved."

"Tai'amen is gambling, Chongxumen is gambling, do you think I, Taixumen, don't want to gamble?"

"I, Taixumen, don't have any chips. If I had chips, I would have already planned and started gambling."

"Besides, according to the habits of the world, merits and demerits are often judged after the fact."

"If Tai'amen and Chongxumen win the bet, they are strategic and far-sighted;"

"If they lose the bet, they are greedy and overestimate their own abilities."

"But at this time, the dust has not settled and the world is not settled. How can you judge whether their actions are "far-sighted" or "overestimate their own abilities?"

"How do you know that they will definitely lose?"

"What if they win?"

Mr. Xun's eyes are like torches, burning and compelling.

Xun Ziyou paused and was stunned by Mr. Xun's question.

He realized at this time that if he considers the problem without his own business, he will think he is sober.

But once he puts himself in the shoes of others to solve the problem, the fog in front of him is heavy, the cause and effect are unpredictable, and it is really difficult to make a decision.

Xun Ziyou sighed deeply and was speechless.

After a moment, Xun Ziyou asked in a low voice: "Then, ancestor, our Taixu Sect..."

Mr. Xun said: "Our Taixu Sect has a weak foundation, so we should be more content, wait and see, and follow the trend..."

Xun Ziyou sighed in his heart.

As expected of the ancestor, what he said makes sense, but after careful consideration, it is the same as if he said nothing.

Mr. Xun was silent for a moment, and then sighed:

"The Tai'a Sect wants to forge ahead, and the Chongxu Sect wants to maintain stability by advancing. On the surface, they are much stronger than our Taixu Sect."

"But in fact, everyone is on the same boat, and no one is much better than the other."

"This time, the sect reform is turbulent on the surface, but it is a bloody tide in secret..."

"My Taixu Sect can't protect itself, and they can only pray for good luck. How to gamble and whether they can win depends on their own luck..."

...

Xun Ziyou frowned, and his heart was heavy.

The things that the ancestors at this level have to consider are much more than those of the sect elders...

Mr. Xun's face was calm, but his heart was somewhat heavy.

Although they wished for each other's best, the three sects of Taixu, Tai'a, and Chongxu were from the same lineage after all. In the eyes of the ancestors with long lifespans like them, they were a family connected by blood.

Now that the storm was about to come, he didn't want to see anyone in the three sects really capsize and encounter an accident.

But this matter is so serious that he can't make the decision...

Mr. Xun was worried. He looked up and saw Xun Ziyou frowning. He shook his head slightly and said:

"Don't worry about it. Remember what I told you to do and take good care of Mo Hua. You don't need to worry about other things."

Xun Ziyou was helpless and bowed his hands and said, "Yes."

Mr. Xun nodded slightly, and suddenly remembered something and asked, "You said that Mo Hua had an intersection with the disciples of Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect?"

"Yeah." Xun Ziyou nodded, "The relationship is not bad."

"The sword genius of Chongxu Sect and Mo Hua are 'unfighting and acquaintance'. Although the two met for the first time, they talked a lot."

"As for Tai'a Sect, the kid from the Ouyang family has a better relationship with Mo Hua. He helps Mo Hua forge swords every day and calls Mo Hua 'senior brother' as soon as they meet..."

"Senior brother?" Mr. Xun was slightly stunned.

"Senior brother." Xun Ziyou confirmed.

Mr. Xun nodded.

Mo Hua is a popular kid. Even the disciples of the Tai A Sect's Ouyang Family call him "senior brother"...

Mr. Xun pondered for a moment and was suddenly stunned.

A bold idea suddenly emerged in Mr. Xun's mind.

This idea was so bold that even Mr. Xun himself couldn't help but gasp.

He calmed down and pondered for a moment. His mood was like a turbulent wave, and he murmured in his heart:

"My Taixu Sect doesn't seem to have no "chips"..."

"Should we... bet bigger?!"

Mr. Xun's eyes trembled, and then slowly became deep.