Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2114 Chapter 1000: In the Spotlight

"The sword discussion turns into a prolonged and grueling contest. During the final rounds, just one clash can settle the results of countless others. If you burn through all your power right from the start, how could you possibly keep fighting afterward?"

"What they call the sword discussion isn't meant for the lesser ranks, but genuinely for the 'elite disciples'...

The Four Great Sects had come to a temporary agreement on this.

Taixu Gate's top spot in the sword discussion was merely a 'flash in the pan.' Everyone from the Four Great Sects understood this, as did the other Eight Great Gates, the Qian Learning Hundred Gates, the noble families, and even Taixu Gate's own members.

Mo Hua understood it too.

Regardless of everything else, this still kicked things off on a positive foot.

Taixu Gate's pool of talented individuals just couldn't measure up to the Four Great Sects' reserves.

The initial matches went off without a hitch, letting them push ahead in later bouts. A rocky beginning would have ended any chance of further contests.

Moreover, with such a strong opening, they needed to push their edge as far as possible. That approach would let them endure even if the tide turned against them later.

Mo Hua rallied his Junior Brothers with these words:

"Right now, we've got a solid lead, so let's grab this chance to rack up more wins and widen that gap. Even if things go south down the line, we'll be able to hold the line steady."

"Got it, Junior Brother!"

The disciples chorused their response together.

Mo Hua then dove into arranging the next sword discussions based on their strategy, handling everything carefully and in sequence.

Success doesn't come in a rush; it builds up gradually.

Capture the moment at hand—one victory at a time.

The road ahead remains unclear, yet each point earned now demands a tight hold.

As darkness gradually settled over the peaks and sects.

Taixu Gate stayed ablaze with light, its disciples working at full tilt.

Inside the Tao Teaching Room, the sword discussion participants clustered in teams of five, reviewing tomorrow's opponents, plotting strategies, deciding on positions, selecting spiritual artifacts and formations to use, anticipating surprises, and planning countermeasures...

Following the outline Mo Hua had laid out, they gathered all these details into a clear procedure, committing it to memory and drilling it deep.

"Never charge into a fight without readiness."

"When battle calls, go in completely armed."

That's the lesson their Junior Brother had shared.

They kept it close and put it into action during the sword discussion.

Elder Yi, the Taixu Gate instructor in Taoist skills, joined by other Inner Sect Elders skilled in Dao and sword arts, experts in battle, lingered in the Tao Teaching Room to offer insights and polish the disciples' approaches to the sword discussion.

In the Formation Method Room, Zheng Fang followed Mo Hua's list of formations, guiding the formation-savvy disciples from Taixu, Tai'a, and Chongxu Mountains to inscribe arrays onto the formation carriers. These would see use in the next day's sword discussion. Restricted to Second Grade middle-level formations, only the talented formation heirs from Taixu Gate's aristocratic lines could handle the drawing.

As Formation Masters, they lacked strong combat prowess, so they rarely joined the sword discussion.

Usually, their focus lay on gearing up for the "Formation Competition" that followed the sword discussion.

Mo Hua had now handed them a chance to "put knowledge into practice."

They could craft formations for their sword discussion comrades while readying themselves for the "Formation Competition."

A true case of mutual benefit.

Over in the Refining Room, Ouyang Mu directed a band of disciples eager to master Artifact Refining, mending the battered spiritual artifacts from the sword discussion, upgrading defenses, recasting spirit swords, and

much more...

They too were practicing their craft.

Through hands-on work in refining, enhancing, and upkeep of spiritual artifacts, they sharpened their Artifact Refining expertise.

Taixu Mountain glowed with endless lights.

Almost every disciple banded together, pitching in for the sword discussion event.

At the same time, they built groundwork for the coming Formation and Artifact Conferences.

By pooling the entire sect's might into the Dao discussion, unity flowed from leaders to the ranks below.

This harmony filled the elders with delight, eased the Sect Leader's worries, and even touched certain ancestors secluded in the rear mountains.

Three mountains joined as one, disciples united in purpose—this was a sight they might never have dreamed of seeing again...

To them, it stirred deeper emotions than the fleeting "first-place

sword discussion."

And so, Taixu Mountain burned bright, alive with activity deep into the night.

The disciples snatched a short break.

Dawn broke for the sword discussion conference's next round.

The momentum stayed overwhelmingly in their favor.

Thanks to their thorough preparations, Taixu Gate kept piling on triumphs match by match, their lead growing firmer.

Once the second day's sword discussion wrapped up, Taixu Gate held firm in first place.

The Taixu Sect Master couldn't help musing: If only the sword discussion stayed at the 'Yellow' level, Taixu Gate could dominate forever...

Yet such hopes were mere daydreams.

Before long, the third day dawned, and shifts began to stir.

"Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument" honored the "from weak to strong" sequence of draws.

So, by the third day of sword discussion, top talents from various sects started stepping up,

and Mo Hua was among them.

His turn for an official bout had arrived.

Prior to the matches, Wenren Wan arrived at Taixu Gate with Yu Er in tow, delivering some richly nourishing spiritual meals meant for Mo Hua.

In the Qianxue noble clans, when young ones entered the sword discussion conference, parents, grandparents, and clan elders would all attend to watch and cheer their show at the big occasion.

Mo Hua stood apart; he went alone.

His folks were distant in Li State, with no kin elders to watch over him.

So, joining the sword discussion conference, he truly stood as a 'lone figure.'

Even though he now served as Taixu Gate's Junior Brother, Qianxue Formation Path Leader, and enjoyed great standing within Taixu Gate, Wenren Wan still felt a twinge of pity for Mo Hua.