Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2222 Chapter 1034: Three Mountains Legacy

Mo Hua's eyes drifted for an instant, yet they soon regained their keen edge.

He pushed aside all stray thoughts, centered his concentration, and immersed himself in examining the 'Shura Battle' structure.

The infamous Shura Battle had once served as the pivotal clash in the Qianxue Sword Discussion Conference, escalating from Earth to Heaven rank.

Disciples taking part would engage in combat, slay foes, evade dangers, and endure within the expansive and intricate arenas of the sword discussions, treating their sects as alliances and small groups as operational units.

Rankings for the disciples were established according to their sequence of being ousted.

These disciple rankings contributed victory points to their respective sects.

As the previous 'Heaven Level Advancement Battle,' the Shura Battle provided a substantial tally of victory points.

The extended one's survival, the greater the accumulation of victory points.

Such points held the power to reshape the existing sect standings in the sword discussions.

A tremendous prospect hid within this setup.

Yet it carried immense peril as well.

Strong performance in the Shura Battle could propel the sect to even loftier heights.

Poor showing, however, might drag the sect's position even lower.

Ultimately, this gap hinged on the prior sword discussion rankings, of course.

After all, the Shura Battle remained just another facet of the sword discussions.

No matter its heavy influence, it couldn't enable a lowly member of the Eight Great Gates to surge into the Four Great Sects' domain.

In typical scenarios, shifts amounted to merely three or four positions, which ordinary sects could shrug off.

This held especially true for the Twelve Streams and Qianxue Hundred Gates.

A climb or drop of three or four spots rarely mattered much.

For the Eight Great Gates, particularly the leading ones, and the Four Great Sects, such rankings proved vital.

Even a single or double-rank ascent could transform a sect's standing dramatically.

Likewise, a descent of one or two ranks might inflict severe damage to the sect's advantages.

Furthermore, the Shura Battle posed an extraordinarily grueling challenge.

Its toughness probably exceeded regular sword discussions by several folds.

This stemmed from its nature as a massive sect-wide brawl.

The mightier the sect, the more pronounced their edge.

Among the Four Great Sects in particular, disciples boasted exceptional talent, formidable power, and numerous teams reaching Earth Level Sword Discussion, guided by elite geniuses.

They operated on an entirely superior plane compared to standard sects or even the Eight Great Gates.

And four such 'colossal' sects existed.

Guided by premier prodigies, these colossal sects enjoyed numerical superiority, elevated average cultivation levels, and overwhelming might, enabling them to essentially 'dominate the field' in Shura Battles.

Other sects found it impossible to compete against them.

Though advancement seemed possible, the actual window remained woefully narrow.

In the five-member team setup of sword discussions, failure to overcome geniuses like Xiao Wuchen or Shen Linsu meant even slimmer odds in the grand melee.

Yet for most sects, the Four Great Sects weren't the primary target.

Their focus lay more on the sect or two ranked just above them, pulling those down to allow their own slight rise.

In the Sword Discussion Conference, sect rankings offered any upward shift as a boon, signifying a portion of the Qianlong Spirit Mine and vast quantities of 'wealth' akin to Spirit Stones.

Thus, they refrained from overreaching.

Mo Hua stood apart; his aspirations burned brighter.

He aimed to vault straight to the pinnacle, confronting the 'Four Great Sects' as those towering peaks ahead.

Beyond them loomed the remaining seven sects of the 'Eight Great Gates.'

In total, eleven formidable barriers stood in the way.

Additionally, certain minor peaks in the Twelve Streams harbored past enmities.

Considering all this, the Taixu Gate confronted endless obstacles in the Shura Battle, rendering triumph unattainable.

A faint possibility flickered.

But that possibility was nearly undetectable.

To the point that as Mo Hua sensed a spark of hope, despair washed over him simultaneously...

Mo Hua drew in a steadying breath, compelling inner tranquility.

In momentous affairs, composure proved essential.

The deeper the yearning and the greater the dread of failure, the steadier one needed to remain.

Mo Hua retrieved a hefty pile of Formation Papers and started cataloging every 'adversary' demanding confrontation.

Scrutinizing the gathered disciple details from the Sword Discussion Conference, item by item.

Listing every hurdle, point by point.

And figuring all connections, all potential clashes, detail by detail.

Then devising countermeasures for each.

The dynamics of the Shura Battle were mentally rehearsed and unfolded in Mo Hua's thoughts...

Harnessing expansive Divine Sense, precise reasoning, and potent Heavenly secret Calculation, he discerned and manipulated the real, pierced through Heavenly secrets, traced causal chains, hunting for that elusive thread of victory amid the treacherous voids...

Mo Hua computed and strategized,

At the Qianxue state frontier, leaders and elders from diverse sects, alongside numerous elite cultivators, were similarly conferring and scheming.

Sects with ties even exchanged missives to stay aligned.

How ought the Shura Battle be waged?

Slowly, a shared view emerged among them:

'United front, prioritize wiping out the Taixu Gate.'

Old resentments naturally fueled this.

Tai'a Sect had long dominated the Eight Great Gates' summit, eyeing the Four Great Sects' throne and thus clashing with their interests, sparking friction.

As the foremost among the Eight Great Gates, it drew envy from its peers too.

Chongxu Sect pursued detached ways, yet its alliance with Tai'a Sect for mutual aid bred dislike as well.

The Taixu Gate required no further mention.

Within the Four Great Sects, the Qian Path Sect—home to the Shen Family—harbored outright loathing for the Taixu Gate.

In the freshly elevated Eight Great Gates,

Sever Gold Sect nursed a feud with the Taixu Gate.

Gui Water Sect maintained a fracture with the Taixu Gate.

These enmities' origins traced back to Mo Hua, though the onus inevitably settled on the Taixu Gate.