Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2204 Chapter 1029: Supreme Sect Flying Sword Control

The "Tumo Treasure Manual" truly proves its worth.

In the subsequent earth arena sword discussion round facing the Vajra Sect, Mo Hua encountered severe limitations on his formations.

Standard formations pose little challenge, particularly to the veteran Formation Arts Elders from the Qian Learning State Boundary.

Mo Hua's typical formation patterns fell squarely within their calculated predictions.

The inherent flaws in these formations were amplified even further.

For instance, setting up formations takes time—despite Mo Hua's swift drawing, a minimum duration is still needed, along with set formation locations and numerous restrictions on formation materials, and so on.

Furthermore, after a formation is established, it inevitably leaves behind some traces, to greater or lesser degrees.

Mo Hua's formation skills are intricate, making them hard to spot initially.

Yet, regardless of their sophistication, they couldn't hold up against the horde of Formation Elders who examined every aspect through extensive simulations.

Additionally, the sword discussion arenas at Mount of Tao, while intricate and diverse, remain largely predetermined.

These areas are crafted manually based on specific "templates".

This differs from the genuine wild and disorderly "wildlands" found in Big Black Mountain and Refining Demon Mountain.

Concealing formations completely becomes quite challenging.

In such conditions, Mo Hua's once dazzling formation methods failed to shine as "brilliantly" as before.

During the confrontation with Vajra Sect, victory came in the end, but it was mostly due to Linghu Xiao and his companions.

Mo Hua resorted to his previous habits, employing spells just to "scrape by".

The formation's shortcomings rendered it useless.

Mo Hua, hailed as the "Formation Leader", slowly lost his shine in the observers' eyes, appearing merely "average":

"See, I said it before, relying solely on formations won't get you anywhere."

"This is the Sword Discussion Conference; even as the formation leader, he has to keep his head down and play it safe."

"His formation abilities held out for maybe three or four bouts at most. Now he's back to being plain."

"Cultivators must depend on their personal cultivation; lacking real power, leaning on outside aids won't lead you very far...

"This Sword Discussion Conference isn't solely about swordsmanship, but surely one ought to master a top-tier technique, no?"

"Don't bother, his spiritual power is woefully weak; even with a superior technique, he couldn't wield it...

"Never mind, let's not push him—Taixu Gate lacks any solid sword technique legacy to pass on anyway."

"Yeah, Taixu Gate is really lacking...

The Taixu Gate disciples caught wind of these murmurs.

Indignation burned in their hearts, yet they lacked any solid ground to counter back.

Tai'a legacy focuses on Sword Casting.

Chongxu's legacy centers on Sword Qi.

Taixu's legacy revolves around the elusive, hard-to-grasp Sword Intent, which isn't feasible to practice properly at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Although the Three Sects Unification allows sharing of certain legacy elements, the elite sword techniques remain exclusive to the Chongxu branch.

The Taixu branch truly lacks standout sword techniques, particularly for those at the Foundation Establishment level.

Before, the sword techniques imparted to disciples by Taixu Gate weren't terrible, but that was relative to average sect legacies.

At the Sword Discussion Conference, when stacked against the legacies of the Four Sects and Eight Gates, along with numerous premier sect inheritances.

The sword techniques Taixu Gate passed to its disciples were genuinely not worth highlighting.

Even displaying them openly would bring a feeling of shame and humiliation.

When others derided Taixu Gate's formations as worthless.

Taixu Gate disciples wouldn't feel bothered, since their Junior Brother serves as the Qianxue Formation Path Leader, a peerless formation prodigy.

If mocked, they'd merely curl their lips in disdain, mocking the ignorance of the critics.

However, if others slammed Taixu Gate's sword techniques as worthless.

Taixu Gate disciples would genuinely flare up in anger.

For the sword technique legacy of their Taixu Gate is indeed quite lacking...

Throughout the whole Sword Discussion Conference, no exceptional standout from Taixu Gate had actually practiced Taixu Gate's sword techniques.

Linghu Xiao and Ouyang Xuan go without saying.

They didn't belong to the Taixu branch at all.

Apart from them, Situ Jian practiced his clan's Li Fire Sword.

Cheng Mo wielded an axe, avoiding swords entirely.

And Mo Hua skipped spiritual artifacts altogether, depending on spells and formations.

Hence, facing taunts like "Taixu Gate's sword techniques are useless", "Taixu Gate's sword techniques fall short", "Taixu Gate lacks Sword Dao Legacy", "No Sword Dao Legacy yet joining sword discussions?"... such remarks.

Most Taixu Gate disciples could only swallow their fury silently, unable to speak out.

Looking at the broader sword discussion outcomes, Taixu Gate held victories. Meanwhile, Daluo Sect also claimed wins.

With Daluo Sect's profound foundations, boasting "one sect, two prodigies" where each prodigy headed a team, they edged out slightly more victories than Taixu Gate.

Consequently, the two sects' triumphs stood almost equal.

Just a single match apart.

Should Taixu Gate lag by one match, they'd forfeit the top spot among the Eight Great Gates.

This precarious margin drew the gaze of countless powers and cultivators.

All craved to learn who would ultimately claim leadership of the Eight Great Gates.

Which sect—Taixu Gate or Daluo Sect—would endure to the finish.

In this charged environment, the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument promptly generated the lineup for the upcoming sword discussion:

Decisive clash.

Taixu Gate against Daluo Sect.

The moment couldn't have been more perfectly timed.

So perfectly timed that Mo Hua wondered if the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument wasn't merely a magic treasure but had "developed a spirit".

It deliberately set this pairing to draw attention, staging a "grand show" right at this pivotal juncture.

Therefore, this sword discussion carried immense weight.

The victor would seize the forefront of the Eight Gates, while the loser would trail in disgrace. This bout felt like a fierce, all-or-nothing "do-or-die" struggle.