Asking about longevity

After more than a month, Mo Hua practiced peacefully, as usual.

One day at noon, Cheng Mo stared at Mo Hua while eating in the dining hall of the disciples' residence.

Mo Hua was puzzled, "What are you looking at?"

Cheng Mo touched his chin, "Nothing, I just feel that you, the little brother, are the same after you won the first place in the formation, and nothing has changed."

He still remembered that at the formation discussion arena, Mo Hua had a cold face, made light of heavy tasks, and killed all around, and painted through the formation test with an unmatched posture.

The last sentence "Anything else", three simple and plain words, shocked a group of examiners.

That cold and invincible look was so handsome that it made people's scalps numb.

Now...

Cheng Mo glanced at Mo Hua silently.

As if nothing had happened, he was in the dining hall again, eating chicken legs...

He always felt that the two pictures of this little brother before and after were a bit disconnected.

"Junior Brother, you are the first in array theory and the leader in array art, shouldn't you be more generous?" Cheng Mo said.

Mo Hua curled his lips, "Just the first in array theory and the leader in array art, what does it mean? Array art is extensive and profound, I can't let this little achievement delay my progress."

The leader in array art, what does it mean...

A little achievement...

Not only Cheng Mo, but all the disciples around were shocked.

However, these words were said by Mo Hua, and they couldn't refute them.

Cheng Mo sighed, "Junior Brother, don't say this outside, otherwise someone might lose their mind and fight you..."

Mo Hua nodded, "Don't worry, I am very humble outside."

Cheng Mo didn't quite understand for a moment, what exactly was Mo Hua's standard of "humility"...

Then everyone ate in silence.

Mo Hua gnawed on the chicken leg for a while, and suddenly realized something. He was stunned for a moment, looked at Cheng Mo, and said, "Are you in the late stage of foundation building?"

Cheng Mo nodded, "Yes, I just broke through in the past two days."

He turned his head and asked Situ Jian and the others, "Are you all about to break through?"

Situ Jian nodded: "Yes, I still have seven or eight days..."

Hao Xuan also said: "Little brother, me too, at the fastest three days, at the slowest ten days, I can also break through the late stage of foundation building..."

Mo Hua suddenly felt the pressure.

He has not yet sensed the bottleneck of the late stage of foundation building...

It takes a lot of time to sense the bottleneck, break the bottleneck, break through the late stage of foundation building, increase spiritual power, and stabilize cultivation.

And there are only a few months left in this school year.

"Hurry up!"

Mo Hua's heart trembled.

After that, he concentrated more on practicing, but the progress was still very slow.

Especially seeing Cheng Mo and other "little brothers" break through the late stage of foundation building one after another, Mo Hua felt a stronger sense of urgency in his heart.

In theory, building a foundation is not difficult - at least for the disciples of the eight major sects.

Refining Qi lays the foundation, building a foundation consolidates the Dao, and reaching the Golden Elixir is the real watershed.

Before the Golden Elixir, it is actually the spiritual roots, inheritance and cultivation resources that are competing.

No matter how stupid you are, as long as you persist in practicing, have the guidance of a famous teacher, and use all kinds of natural treasures and spiritual stones to feed, you can also feed a late stage of foundation building.

After the Golden Elixir, there are more variables.

In addition to the hard conditions such as spiritual roots, spiritual objects, and inheritance, it also pays attention to comprehension, fate, including luck and other illusory things.

Therefore, most sects only teach the Qi refining and foundation building courses before the Golden Elixir.

These can be taught together in the big class, and the progress is easy to control.

When you reach the Golden Elixir, there are too many changes, the situation is complicated, and the cultivation methods are more profound. You have to enter the inner gate, worship a master one-on-one, and receive special cultivation guidance.

In the Gan Xuezhou realm, the disciples of various sects have almost all superior spiritual roots and are almost all from aristocratic families. They have family support, sect rewards, and no shortage of resources.

Although aristocratic families are also divided into different levels, disciples who can join more than 100 Gan Xue sects, even if they are poor and have few resources for cultivation, are much more abundant than most of the casual cultivators in the world.

Therefore, before the Jindan stage, until the late stage of foundation building, it is not difficult.

The difficulty is just to cultivate to perfection, excellence, and outstanding, far surpassing the foundation of others.

But Mo Hua is different.

According to strict standards, he is not actually a "genius".

His spiritual roots are too poor and his body is too weak.

When he was refining qi, he was very poor. He had no natural materials and treasures to warm him up, and no cultivation inheritance to polish the foundation of blood or spiritual power.

His speed of refining qi is not slow, because the real geniuses are all polishing the foundation and consolidating the foundation.

He skipped this step and only made progress, so he cultivated very quickly.

But when it came to foundation building, it was a little different.

With poor spiritual roots, less spiritual power circulation, and slow progress in cultivation.

In the early stage of foundation building, it was not obvious.

In the middle and late stages of foundation building, Mo Hua's cultivation speed obviously slowed down, and the later it was, the more so.

In addition, he spent a lot of time and effort in the array discussion conference.

And the cultivation of the sword of killing the gods, the evil fetus parasitism, and the self-destruction of the soul consumed a lot of his essence, and his realm of spiritual thought also declined to a certain extent.

Mo Hua estimated and found that he should not be able to reach the late stage of foundation building within this year.

And if he could not reach the late stage of foundation building within this year, it meant...

"Do you want to repeat a grade?"

Mo Hua's heart immediately sank.

It's over... I am the little senior brother of Taixu Sect, the leader of the study of Taoism, I won't really have to repeat a grade?

That would be embarrassing.

After that, Mo Hua practiced harder.

But practice requires a long time, not overnight.

And if his spiritual roots are not good, he can't change it.

His progress in practice is still not optimistic. Not only has his cultivation level increased little, but he is also far from reaching the bottleneck of the late stage of foundation building...

Mo Hua's heart is completely cold.

But since the problem has occurred, it is a fact that must be faced squarely. There is no point in deceiving yourself.

Mo Hua thought about it and went to find Mr. Xun.

The elders were in the middle. Mr. Xun was chatting with the head of Taixu. He was a little surprised to see Mo Hua.

Mo Hua tactfully told Mr. Xun that he was preparing for the array discussion meeting and concentrating on learning the array, so that his progress in practice was delayed, and he might not be able to break through the late stage of foundation building before the end of the year.

Mr. Xun pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay, you do your best, and what you achieve is what you achieve, don't worry about other things."

He didn't say it clearly, but Mo Hua understood.

Meaning, if you work hard to cultivate, even if you can't break through the late stage of foundation building, you will not be held back.

Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief, and then silently looked at the head of Taixu on the side.

The head hesitated for a moment, looked at Mr. Xun, and nodded: "Don't worry, I guarantee you."

Even if it breaks the rules, it doesn't matter.

The leader of the array deserves this preferential treatment.

Mo Hua was completely relieved, bowed, and said goodbye.

After Mo Hua left, the head of Taixu seemed to be thinking about something.

Mr. Xun asked him, "What are you thinking about?"

The head of Taixu Sect pondered:

"Grandmaster, I suddenly have an idea..."

"If Mo Hua is always in the middle stage of foundation building, and can't break through, and is always held back, and can't graduate for life, wouldn't it be... that he can always attend the discussion conference?"

"As long as Mo Hua is here, the four major sects, the other eight major sects, and the twelve streams can only look at his face and compete for the second place?"

"In this way, can our Taixu Sect always take the first place in the discussion array? The champion of the discussion of the Tao is easy to get?"

Mr. Xun said unhappily: "What nonsense!"

But after he finished speaking, he was also stunned. After thinking about it carefully, he found out...

It seems feasible...

As long as Mo Hua is here, he is the first.

And he is only in the middle stage of foundation building. As long as he doesn't reach the late stage of foundation building, he can not graduate.

If he always takes the first place in the discussion array, can't Taixu Sect occupy the champion of the discussion of the Tao?

The temptation was so great that Mr. Xun was greedy for a moment, thinking that it would be good if Mo Hua could "repeat a grade" all the time...

Then Mr. Xun immediately shook his head, suppressed his greed, and said quickly:

"No, no, this way, it will actually harm the child, absolutely not..."

The head of Taixu also knew that this was not good, so he just said it.

Moreover, if he really did this, the four major sects would definitely be desperate and would use any tricks.

Other sects would also curse their Taixu sect for being shameless.

Mr. Xun said: "Let's not talk about this matter. We still have to let this child practice hard, improve his cultivation, and learn higher-level formations. Even if he doesn't reach the late stage of foundation building, he can't be held back, otherwise, what will happen to the leader of the formation..."

"Yes." said the head of Taixu.

After talking about Mo Hua, they continued to talk about business.

"That matter..." Mr. Xun's eyes narrowed slightly, "Are you ready?"

The head of Taixu Sect restrained his expression and said solemnly: "We have already started to contact them and leaked some information to them, but..."

The head of Taixu Sect frowned, "...the other side is very repulsive."

"Just repulsive?"

"Not only..." The head of Taixu Sect said helplessly, "They think that my Taixu Sect is taking advantage of their misfortune and ridiculing them."

"Yeah." Mr. Xun was not surprised.

This is normal. If they were in the other's shoes, Taixu Sect would also think so.

The head of Taixu frowned and said, "It seems that there is little hope and there are many obstacles. Old Ancestor, should we still insist?"

"Of course." Mr. Xun nodded, "This is not a family matter, and when planning and doing things, don't look at what others say, but look at their specific situation, gains and losses, life and death, and interests."

"Most of what they say is not true."

"Most of the opinions you hear are likely to be like duckweed on the water, far from the real truth."

The head of Taixu suddenly realized and nodded, "Yes."

"You are just letting them know now so that their ancestors can hear the news and be mentally prepared. The real decision is still in the hands of their ancestors." Mr. Xun said.

Hearing this, the head of Taixu felt a little relieved and bowed his hands and said:

"Everything is up to the old ancestor."

...

All plans are being pushed forward in an orderly manner.

A few days later, Chongxu Gate.

In the cave in the back mountain.

The ancient pine screen conceals the cause and effect, and there is silence and no one around.

Linghu Patriarch of Chongxu Sect sat alone in the cave.

In front of him, there was an old stone table with three teacups on it, and the tea in the cups was steaming.

The table was old, the teacups were old, and the system was old.

This was an ancient tea party that had been passed down for a long time, but it had also been a long time since it was held again.

At this time, Linghu Patriarch was drinking tea and waiting quietly.

After a while, the space in the void suddenly cracked, and sword energy overflowed.

A tall old man with a dark face came out. He walked straight to the table, picked up the tea cup and drank.

This person is wearing Tai'amen, the highest-status Taoist robe, and he is the ancestor Ouyang behind Tai'amen.

Ancestor Ouyang sat down to drink tea and did not talk loudly.

Because both people in the room knew that the person in charge hadn't come yet.

Another stick of incense passed, and the cracks in the void unfolded again, smoothly and with faint traces.

Mr. Xun, a man with white hair, walked out and went straight to the table. He picked up the teacup, signaled to Tai'a and the ancestor of Chongxumen, and drank it all in one gulp.

Patriarch Ouyang was originally angry, but when he saw Mr. Xun's gray-haired appearance, he couldn't bear it and sighed:

"Brother Xun, among the three of us, you will age the fastest."

Mr. Xun said calmly: "There is no way, I think too much and work too much."

Patriarch Ouyang shook his head, "I just said, you are already an ancestor, why bother to teach and preach in person? It's a waste of time..."

Mr. Xun said: "I'm used to the ancestral rules, and..."

Old Mr.

As soon as these words came out, the ancestors of Tai Amen and Chongxu Sect felt a little uncomfortable.

If it hadn't been for a monster coming out of Taixu Sect, the current situation might not be better than those of the other two sects.

After a while, Ancestor Linghu rushed to Xumen and said:

"Okay, let's get down to business..."

He didn't hold back and went straight to the point: "I heard some rumors about that matter. I think it was Brother Xun who came here through the mouths of these elders to inquire."

"Let me express my attitude first: I disagree with Xumen on this matter."

Ancestor Ouyang also nodded and said, "I don't agree with it either."

Although the three sects are from the same ancestors, since they are separated, they live their own lives.

Now that both of them have their own foundations, how can they possibly just agree to work together?

There are too many conflicts of interest and personnel conflicts involved, and they are so complicated that ancestors like them feel a headache just thinking about it.

Moreover, once the three sects merge into one, there must be a "leader".

Who will be the leader?

Judging from the current situation, it must be Taixu Sect.

Tai'amen and Chongxumen are even less likely to agree.

To put it nicely, it is called "the merger of the three sects", but to put it more unpleasantly, it is called "annexation". The Taixu Sect took advantage of the situation and swallowed up their Tai'amen and Chongxu Sect!

When he thought of this, Patriarch Ouyang felt resentful and said to Mr. Xun:

"Brother Xun, the three sects are connected by the same spirit. I don't expect you to help us in times of crisis, but you also don't want to add insult to injury..."

Ancestor Linghu also nodded and said: "This really chills our hearts."

Mr. Xun drank tea silently and said nothing.

Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu looked indifferent, but they did not rush, waiting for Mr. Xun's reply.

After a while, Mr. Xun slowly spoke and asked the other two ancestors a question: "Do you think the foundation of our three families can be preserved?"

As soon as these words came out, the two ancestors Ouyang were a little startled.

Patriarch Ouyang said: "It's hard to tell between my Tai'amen and Chongxu sect, but your Taixu sect has a deep blessing. You have a monster disciple, and you are already ranked third among the eight sects. It also coincides with the sect's restructuring. From then on, If we are prospering, what else can we do to keep our foundation?”

Old Mr.

Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu looked at each other, and then both looked a little confused:

"Brother Xun, please speak clearly."

Mr. Xun hesitated for a moment and slowly said two words:

"Evil God..."

The expressions of Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu changed, and then they frowned.

Mr. Xun said: "These two words should be familiar to you."

"You mean..." Ancestor Linghu said.

Mr. Xun sighed: "An evil god has penetrated into the border of Qianxue State, and the penetration is deeper than you and I expected..."

Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu remained silent.

Mr. Xun glanced at them silently and said slowly:

"I know that you may not be aware of it, but if you don't study the cause and effect, you have no idea how serious this problem is."

"Not only you, but also the other old guys."

"Either you stay in seclusion and don't care about things, or you only care about the interests of the sect and the development of the sect. The disciples are doing wrong. As long as they don't touch the foundation of the sect, they turn a blind eye."

"This is wrong..."

Mr. Xun said in a deep voice: "The corruption of the Taoist heart is more terrifying than anything else."

"Once the Taoist heart is corrupted, the evil gods will take the opportunity to get in. No matter how powerful the force, no matter how prosperous the sect is, once it is corroded, sooner or later it will become corrupt, or even completely rotten."

"And the evil god resides in the human heart, and his methods are cunning and unpredictable."

"We monks who cultivate our qi and strength but not our hearts, no matter how high our cultivation is, we will never be the opponent of the evil god."

Patriarch Ouyang frowned, shook his head and said, "Brother Xun, you are a bit alarmist..."

Mr. Xun said: "Isn't Yan Zhizhou's lesson profound enough?"

This matter is more acute.

Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu both looked unhappy.

"I don't deny that this is the fault of my Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect, but to say that this is the work of the evil spirit is probably... a bit far-fetched..."

Mr. Xun raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Aren't you curious? Why can this matter be concealed until now? Why can all of you ancestors make mistakes? Why should such a filthy thing be placed on the Yanshui River?"

"The Dragon King Temple in the Yanshui River has a history."

"Why did this Dragon King Temple disappear directly later? Who hid it? What happened inside?"

"Nowadays, the Dragon King Temple relies on the murder of bandits as sacrifices, and what is it offering?"

"Is there someone who is bewitching the disciples of the sect, committing sins, and raising that thing?"

The faces of Ouyang and Linghu ancestors changed a little.

They are all ancestors. They have to practice, plan the overall situation, and occasionally retreat to comprehend. They usually don't ask about these "small things" between the second-grade states and foundation-building cultivators.

In addition, the evil fog is shrouded, obscuring the cause and effect.

If Mr. Xun hadn't mentioned it at this time, they wouldn't have realized the mystery hidden in it.

No, or rather, they had realized it and had a little guess, but then they forgot it intentionally or unintentionally...

Forgot...

They, the Dongxu ancestors, forgot...

Thinking of this at this time, the two ancestors were shocked and felt a little cold in their hearts.

What existence can make them, the Dongxu, forget a thing?

Elder Linghu pondered for a moment and said: "I will check this matter..."

Mr. Xun shook his head: "It's useless. You can't find anything if you check it now. Even if you find something, it's half true and half false. Even if you go back for a while, close yourself, and take a break, you may forget about this matter..."

Elder Ouyang and Elder Linghu frowned even more deeply.

After a moment, Ouyang Patriarch said: "Brother Xun, among the three of us, you have learned the most profound way of heavenly secrets. I don't think you will tell lies. But it is a bit hasty to ask us to trust you completely without any evidence."

"What's more, it is a big deal if it involves the fate of the sect."

"We also understand what you mean."

"But we can't agree to this big event of "three sects merging" on the surface but "sects annexing" in fact just because of our unwarranted fear of the so-called "evil god"..."

Linghu Patriarch also said: "Hearing is false, seeing is true, we must verify it before we can make a decision."

Mr. Xun said: "If the evil god is born, it means that people's hearts are in chaos and the great way of heaven and earth has begun to decline. By the time you figure it out, it will be too late..."

Mr. Ouyang Patriarch and Linghu Patriarch were obviously a little skeptical.

Mr. Xun sighed slightly.

This matter is difficult here.

People can only recognize things that they can recognize.

The longer a person lives, the more this is true.

The existence of evil gods is born between the divine thoughts and is illusory.

Ordinary cultivators, no matter how high their cultivation is, may not be able to see it.

Even if they see it, they may not understand it, and even if they understand it, they may not really understand it. Even if they really understand it, they may not know what to do.

Even if they know what to do, when they really want to do it, they will have many concerns and difficulties, and it is difficult to carry it out firmly.

This is also the drawback of human nature.

It is already difficult to "know", and it is even more difficult to "unify knowledge and action".

But opportunities do not wait for anyone, and they are fleeting.

Once the best opportunity is missed and the situation deteriorates, it will be powerless to turn the tide.

Mr. Xun calculated many times, and the more he calculated, the more he felt that if the three sects did not merge and advance and retreat together, it would be difficult to stay out of the changes in the next Ganxuezhou world.

If the three sects could merge, it would be a great opportunity.

However, it is not easy to convince the two old antiques in front of him who have lived too long and are stubborn.

Mr. Xun was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Have you forgotten... the 'Great Heavenly Demon Tribulation' in the history of the three sects?"

When these words came out, Ouyang and Linghu's pupils shrank, and their hearts were shocked.

Mr. Xun continued, "This ancient secret, all written records, have long been erased. Except for us ancestors who have lived long, even the current head of the sect has never known it."

"But I think you should not forget it."

"At that time, the Great Heavenly Demon Tribulation lasted for a long time. How many people died and how many swords were broken in my Taixu lineage?"

"My senior brother, with such a high level of cultivation and his swordsmanship at the pinnacle, can't go any further. He can only seal his own divine consciousness and stay in the Taixu Sword Tomb, using the tomb as a prison, for his whole life. You must not leave even a step. "

"The secrets of the three sects, the cause and effect of the evil spirits, and the killing intent of the divine thoughts have all been silently guarded by the Taixu Sect. "

"There are countless corpses buried in the sword tomb now."

"These include predecessors who died in the great catastrophe of the demons, and geniuses who died young while killing demons and evil spirits..."

"This may be the fate of the divine thoughts turning into swords. I won't say anything, and I don't want to bargain, but you should know that you do owe my Taixu Sect something."

Mr. Xun's eyes were deep.

Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu looked silent, but they also felt guilty.

People are selfish.

On weekdays, they only think about themselves, but this does not mean that there are things they don't understand.

Taia casts the spirit sword, Chongxu cultivates the sword energy, these are all tangible and visible, and what the two sects do can be seen.

But invisible things are the most dangerous.

In recent years, the Taixu Sect has made the greatest efforts and sacrifices in secret.

If they were the head or elders, they might be able to make some excuses if they didn't know much about the secrets of heaven, but they were the ancestors and knew the unpredictable horror of the world of divine thoughts.

They had been to the sword tomb of the Taixu Sect before.

They knew how many people were buried there.

Mr. Xun looked at the two of them silently and said in a deep voice:

"The merger of the three sects is to advance and retreat together to cope with the catastrophe and preserve the foundation of our three sects."

"To put it bluntly, it can also be regarded as compensation for the loss of our Taixu Sect in the way of divine thoughts over the years."

"What's more, I don't need to say more about the current situation of your two sects. Do you really want to watch the foundation decline?"

"But my Taixu Sect is different. Apart from other things, at least there is an ink painting on the formation, one beauty covers a hundred ugliness."

"I put my words here, the first place in the formation in the next session must also belong to my Taixu Sect!"

"The situation is like this, and there is only one chance."

"Now I can still help you. If you miss this opportunity and really encounter a catastrophe, even if I want to help, I will be powerless."

"How to choose, you should know in your heart..."

Mr. Xun's expression was stern and his tone was decisive.

Patriarch Ouyang and Patriarch Linghu were silent and silent for a long time, and finally they could only sigh deeply.

…

An hour later, Mr. Xun returned to Taixu Gate, and a huge stone in his heart slowly fell.

No matter what, it was finally a start.

The planning of these days was not in vain.

Mr. Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Another hour later, Mo Hua came to Mr. Xun and asked him about the knowledge of formations as usual.

Seeing that Mo Hua had never slacked off and was still so diligent, Mr. Xun nodded with satisfaction.

After asking, Mo Hua hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?" Mr. Xun asked.

"I..." Mo Hua whispered, "Is it true that I won't repeat the grade?"

Although he had asked before, he still wanted to confirm it again.

Mr. Xun would naturally not let him repeat the grade, but at this time, he happened to have some free time, so he asked curiously:

"You don't want to repeat the grade so much?"

"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.

It's a bit embarrassing to repeat a grade, but the main reason is...

"If I repeat a grade, my junior brothers will become my 'senior brothers'."

The title of "junior brother" is hard-won, and Mo Hua still values ​​it very much.

Mr. Xun sneered: "Don't worry..."

He thought for a moment, and suddenly something moved in his heart, and he said with a smile:

"Once a junior brother, always a junior brother, it can't be changed, and maybe after a while, you can be a junior brother to more people..."

"A junior brother to more people?"

Mo Hua was stunned, a little confused, and didn't understand what Mr. Xun meant.

Where can I find someone to be a junior brother for me for no reason?