Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2119 Chapter 1002: Sword Discussion of the Profound Group

Mount of Tao, at dawn.

Disciples of various sects assembled, forming a vast sea of figures.

Elders of the Four Sects and Eight Gates grasped the Sect's Command Tokens, and in the presence of the Sect Leaders from the Four Great Sects, cast bamboo slips into the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument. Following a process of shielding and calculating the heavenly secrets, the sword discussion roster for the Xuan Character Bureau was confirmed.

Elders of every sect duplicated the roster, then withdrew, guiding their disciples to return to their sects.

The Yellow Character Bureau serves as the initial contest, involving numerous disciples, a packed timetable, and limited time, so lot-drawing happens in the morning, with fights starting in the afternoon.

Once in the Xuan Character Bureau, post-preliminary elimination, just one-tenth of the sword discussion teams survive, and the participant count drops dramatically, allowing the timetable more flexibility.

Today marks the lot-drawing, while tomorrow brings the true sword discussion.

Furthermore, the Xuan Character sword discussion style shifts, foes grow tougher, and combat scenarios turn more intricate, truly ramping up the disciples' battles in the Sword Discussion Conference.

As such, prior to every battle round, time is allocated for all to deliberate on plans and devise approaches.

Inside Taixu Gate, amidst the Great Dao Fields.

The Xuan Character Bureau roster has arrived.

Mo Hua clutched the Taixu Token, staring fixedly at the roster, his eyes filled with profound contemplation.

The Taixu Gate teams progressing to the Xuan Character Bureau number around fifty groups, facing an elimination ratio of eighty to ninety percent.

This indicates that about eighty to ninety percent of the disciples have ended their path in the Sword Discussion Conference; they must settle for the Yellow Character Bureau, battling roughly ten times, closing their only opportunity for sword discussion in this life. Compared to other sects, this elimination rate is notably milder. Moreover, Taixu Gate's abundant disciples granted the sect a strong edge in the preliminaries, claiming the top spot in sword discussion.

Mo Hua scanned the nearby disciples.

The ones who didn't advance felt unfulfilled and sorry, yet they weren't utterly downcast.

They had poured in their utmost efforts, playing a key role in boosting Taixu Gate's sword discussion standings.

Taixu Gate's present leading position in sword discussion was built gradually through their contributions.

The outcomes of later sword discussion rounds are still unpredictable at this point.

Yet the existing success came not from the dominant might of a "Heavenly Pride," but from the hard-fought efforts of these many, marginally less powerful regular disciples, wielding their swords and weapons.

Mo Hua abruptly halted, lost in contemplation.

"In this realm, being and non-being support one another, hard and simple interchange, power and frailty relate to each other..."

"Where there's power, weakness surely follows; where there's weakness, power naturally arises..."

"With Heavenly Pride disciples existing, 'ordinary' disciples must exist too, appearing quite unremarkable beside 'Heavenly Pride.'"

"Heavenly Pride possess strength, while ordinary disciples lack it..."

"Heavenly Pride number few, ordinary disciples abound."

"If... utmost harmony could be forged, tapping fully into the might of ordinary disciples, ordinary cultivators, and even most low-level cultivators across the cultivation world—doesn't that allow one to 'build weakness into power,' transform frailty to triumph over might"?

"Assembling sufficient cultivators, their combined force turns immense, capable of reshaping heaven and earth..."

Mo Hua's eyes sharpened with focus.

A wave of insight about being and non-being coexisting, power and frailty flipping, Eryi's shifts between creation and suppression ignited in his mind.

The idea of 'gathering weakness to overcome strength' resembled a 'spark of flame,' hidden deep in his heart, akin to a subtle glow illuminating a dim, hidden trail.

Over the Taoist Field, Elder Xun Zixian had planned to speak up, but spotting Mo Hua in this 'reverie,' he naturally withheld his words, wary of interrupting.

After an unclear span of time, Mo Hua lifted his head, his gaze deep, eyes shining, like a wavering lantern in the darkness, faintly striking.

Xun Zixian noticed and felt startled.

"This kid... what insight has struck him now?"

With exceptional Divine Sense, remarkable aptitude, sharp clarity, acute perception, and greater observation, study, and reflection, it's certainly simpler to grasp an 'epiphany' about the world's countless aspects, or even the principles of the Great Dao.

He had seen Mo Hua enter this 'epiphany' state several times before.

Frankly, Xun Zixian felt deep jealousy inside.

But this instance, Xun Zixian sensed a shift.

Mo Hua's epiphany seemed tied to something extraordinary. The subtle 'glow' in his eyes hinted at a feeling of... 'audacity'? Xun Zixian shook his head, seeing Mo Hua snap back, then steadied himself, coughed lightly, and began discussing the sword discussion:

"The prior Yellow Character Bureau sword discussion was merely the opener, so the setup was a basic free-for-all!"

"The Xuan Character Bureau changes that."

"In the Xuan Character Bureau, diverse sword discussion contest styles blend together, with these styles shuffled and calculated by the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument."

"Every round varies."

"The precise style stays hidden until six hours prior to the sword discussion..."

A disciple asked puzzledly, "Elder, why not set the style sooner?"

Other disciples agreed, "Yes, that would let us ready ourselves more thoroughly ahead."

Xun Zixian countered, "When you venture through the cultivation world later, if an enemy aims to slay you, will they warn you first for preparation?" "Or, when commanding Taoist soldiers in combat and facing a surprise attack, would you demand a pause to plot your duel tactics?"

The disciples fell quiet.

Xun Zixian went on, "In the original sword discussions, the style was unveiled right at the end to hone disciples' flexibility."

"Be it assaulting, guarding, slaying, fleeing, beheading, or enduring... all demand quick choices."

"Given that you're disciples without much exposure to dire, do-or-die fights..."