The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2222: Three Mountains Legacy

Mo Hua's eyes drifted for a moment, yet they soon focused sharply once more.

Discarding all stray thoughts, he concentrated his thoughts and started examining the "Shura Battle" setup.

This Shura Battle had been the ultimate clash in the Qianxue Sword Discussion Conference, progressing from Earth to Heaven stages.

Disciples taking part would battle, slay, escape, and endure within the expansive and intricate sword discussion fields, forming factions with their sects and operating in small team units.

Disciple rankings emerged from their sequence of being knocked out.

Sect victory points accumulated according to these disciple positions.

As the previous "Heaven Level Advancement Battle," the Shura Battle provided substantial victory points.

Survival duration directly boosted the victory points earned.

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

Hidden within was a tremendous chance.

Yet it carried immense peril too.

Strong showings in the Shura Battle could propel the sect to even higher places.

Poor performances, however, might drag the sect's position down further.

Ultimately, this gap hinged on the prior sword discussion results.

After all, the Shura Battle remained just one part of the sword discussions.

Regardless of its heavy influence, it couldn't propel a low-tier from the Eight Great Gates straight to rival the Four Great Sects.

Usually, shifts were limited to three or four spots.

This held little weight for average sects.

Particularly for the Twelve Streams and Qianxue Hundred Gates.

A change of three or four ranks often meant nothing major.

But for the Eight Great Gates, especially the top ones, and the Four Great Sects, every position mattered deeply.

Gaining even one or two ranks could transform a sect's standing dramatically.

Losing one or two, in turn, could inflict heavy damage to sect benefits.

Besides, the Shura Battle proved brutally challenging.

Its toughness probably exceeded regular sword discussions by several folds.

This stemmed from it being a massive sect-wide brawl.

Stronger sects gained overwhelming edges.

Especially the Four Great Sects, boasting talented disciples, robust power, and numerous teams reaching Earth Level Sword Discussion, guided by elite geniuses.

They outclassed ordinary sects or even the Eight Great Gates entirely.

And four such colossal sects existed.

Guided by premier geniuses, these powerhouses wielded superior numbers, elevated average cultivation, and formidable might, enabling them to dominate and clear the field in Shura Battles.

Weaker sects couldn't compete.

Advancement seemed possible, but the odds were laughably slim.

In the five-person sword discussion teams, if they couldn't overcome prodigies like Xiao Wuchen or Shen Linsu,

Then in the grand chaotic fray, hopes dwindled even more.

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

They aimed instead at sects ranked one or two spots higher.

Pulling those down a peg let them rise accordingly.

In the Sword Discussion Conference, any climb in sect rankings brought benefits, securing shares of the Qianlong Spirit Mine and vast "wealth" in Spirit Stones.

Thus, they kept goals realistic.

Mo Hua stood apart; his aspirations burned brighter.

He sought to vault to the pinnacle in a single bound, facing the towering "Four Great Sects" as barriers.

Beyond them loomed the remaining seven of the "Eight Great Gates."

In total, eleven peaks blocked the path.

Plus, certain smaller peaks from the Twelve Streams harbored past enmities.

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

A faint possibility lingered.

But it was barely perceptible.

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

Mo Hua drew a steadying breath, compelling himself to compose.

In momentous affairs, composure was essential.

The greater the longing, the deeper the fear of failure, the steadier one needed to be.

Mo Hua pulled out a hefty pile of Formation Papers and proceeded to catalog every "foe" demanding confrontation.

He scrutinized the gathered disciple details from the Sword Discussion Conference, assessing each in turn.

He outlined every challenge, item by item.

And he computed every link, every potential clash, one after another.

Then he pondered countermeasures for each.

The Shura Battle's scenarios unfolded and shifted in Mo Hua’s thoughts beforehand...

Harnessing expansive Divine Sense, precise reasoning, and potent Heavenly secret Calculation, he discerned and manipulated the real, pierced through Heavenly secrets, traced cause and effect, hunting for that elusive thread of success amid the harsh terrain...

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Mo Hua plotted and schemed.

At the Qianxue state border, leaders and elders from diverse sects, along with numerous elite cultivators, engaged in similar deliberations and strategies.

Sects with ties exchanged letters, sharing updates.

How to approach the Shura Battle?

Slowly, a shared view emerged among them:

"Unite forces, target and remove Taixu Gate first."

Old resentments fueled this, of course.

Tai’a Sect had once dominated the Eight Great Gates, eyeing the Four Great Sects' spots for ages, sparking clashes over resources and sparking feuds.

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

Chongxu Sect stayed aloof in dealings, yet its alliance with Tai’a Sect for mutual aid bred dislike.

Taixu Gate needed no explanation.

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

In the freshly elevated Eight Great Gates,

Sever Gold Sect nursed a grudge against Taixu Gate.

Gui Water Sect maintained a deep divide with Taixu Gate.

These animosities traced back to Mo Hua, but the fault inevitably landed on Taixu Gate.