Asking About Longevity Chapter 725

Chapter 725 Breakthrough

 “Oh.” Mo Hua nodded.

Cheng Mo looked around, then asked Mo Hua and Situ Jian, "Are you still looking?"

Situ Jian looked at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Let's go back first. There's nothing interesting about alchemy. Come back later when you have time."

"good!"

 Cheng Mo and Situ Jian nodded.

So the three of them headed home, left Lundao Mountain, and returned to their sect.

 After returning to the sect, he practiced ink painting as usual, breaking bottlenecks, drawing formations, and refining armor.

 But when he has free time, he will still go to Lundao Mountain and watch the Lundao Conference.

 The Taoism Conference is a triennial event in Qianxue Prefecture.

 So Mo Hua is still a little confused about whether to participate in Taoism conferences in the future.

 “Too Amen…”

Mo Hua calculated that after six years, if his cultivation reached the late stage of foundation building, he might also have to compete with the talented sons of hundreds of sects.

At this time, Mo Hua benefited a lot from watching other people refining weapons, observing more, summarizing more, and improving the design ideas of his own weapon refining array.

 “Tai'amen, the sword-forging method…”

Although in fact, his level of weapon refining is worse than that of alchemy, he still has some knowledge.

But the leader of the conference on weapons was somewhat beyond Mo Hua's expectation. He did not come from the Twelve Schools, or the sect specializing in refining weapons among the hundreds of sects of Qianxue. Instead, he came from one of the eight gates, which was somewhat similar to Taixu Sect. Amen of origin.

 I don't care much about ink painting.

What's more, if you don't participate now, it doesn't mean you won't participate in the future.

 There is nothing interesting to see in Londan.

 Ink painting pays more attention to it.

However, the leader of Tai'amen's Weapon Discussion Conference should be one level higher than Senior Brother Feng, and he can be regarded as Senior Brother Feng's senior brother.

Especially in recent times, I have exchanged a lot of refining experiences with Master Gu, a third-grade golden elixir refining master.

Make elixirs to save the world, save lives and heal the wounded.

Mo Hua had some good feelings in his heart for no reason.

 A few days later, the instrument conference also came to an end.

Although I don't participate in it myself, I still want to learn more about it.

Mo Hua also took the lead in designing the weapon refining array and customized a large number of spiritual weapons. At the same time, he did a lot of research in order to make the shape of the spiritual weapons fit with the structure of the array.

 The atmosphere of Danqingmen gives the feeling of ink painting a bit like that of Mr. Feng.

 The Dao Discussion Conference is still being held as scheduled.

But no matter what, it will be six years later. Don't think about it in a hurry now. Let's take a look at the situation first.

Mo Hua touched his chin and looked thoughtful.

But this kind of thing is too pushy and inconsistent with my low-key and humble temperament.

Mo Hua inexplicably thought of Mr. Feng, a first-class alchemist in Tongxian City.

The Danqing Sect is one of the twelve sects in Qianxue Prefecture, and most of its disciples have made alchemy their lifelong ambition.

I only know that she is a senior sister who is two years ahead of him in the "Danqing Sect".

  In any case, it's just a bunch of people burning a stove, focusing on the techniques, heat, skills, control, etc. of making the elixir. Finally, the elixir will be rated based on the time it takes to make the elixir, success rate, quality, and many other factors.

Since I was a child, my consciousness has been strong but my body has been weak. I have been able to grow up safely because of Mr. Feng's treatment and care.

This is something that ordinary weapon refiners, especially disciples who are meticulous and follow the inheritance system and weapon refining standards, and learn to make weapons step by step, do not possess.

 The ink painting was slightly startled.

 These are Master's sincere teachings to me.

 He remembered that Senior Brother Ouyang Feng, who he had friendship with, was also from Tai'amen.

 The rules of this Tao Discussion Conference are to discuss elixirs first, then weapons, then talismans, then formations, and finally swords.

 So even though his actual level of weapon refining is still unsatisfactory - because he can't swing a second-grade sledgehammer.

The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them.

 In the end, Mo Hua didn't know much about who won the title.

 After that came the conference on instruments.

And the weapon-making method that he won the first place in was a sword-forging method.

 The rafters at the beginning rot first.

 Have a look at Mo Hua when you have time.

 But in contrast, the vision and layout of weapon refining have been significantly improved.

 After that comes the Talisman Conference.

The least contact is with ink paintings of talismans.

The so-called talisman refining, simply put, is to consume spiritual power, condense spells, and then seal the spells in jade talismans that have been refined in advance.

 When used in this way, the spell can be activated directly by activating the jade talisman.

Talisman has a certain threshold of cultivation level, but it is basically not necessary. How much extra spiritual power does the user consume?

 It can be regarded as a simple means of supplementing the attack.

And talisman refining itself is also a category that integrates the monastic industry.

 The "jade talisman" used in refining the talisman can seal the spell, and it itself relies on the production of weapon refining and formation.

As a Talisman Refiner, the most important thing is spiritual power.

 Excellent Talisman Masters all have great spiritual power and are proficient in spells, especially those who are proficient in some rare spells or the spiritual practice of superior spells.

 This aspect is inherently insulated from ink painting.

Although ink painting is a spiritual practice, its spiritual roots are poor and its spiritual power is weak.

Although he is proficient in magic, he takes the path of "knowing everything" and is proficient in low-level magic.

What's more, the embryo of "Jade Talisman" is very expensive.

 I am not willing to buy ink paintings either.

 He bought some matchmaking and spiritual ink, which made him feel a little distressed.

 For various reasons, among all the categories of monasticism, the ink-drawing talisman is the weakest.

 Although his grades were 1A and 6C.

But among the six "C"s, the refining talisman is "C" in "C", just a little short of being reduced to the "D" level.

 So at the Talisman Discussion Conference, I only took a few glances at the ink paintings.

He didn't even look at who was the leader in the end.

 Then there will be the Array Discussion Conference.

 Even fewer people attended the Array Conference.

 In the Dao Discussion Conference, among the four categories of monasticism, the alchemy and talisman array was the finale, ranking last.

 But after the disciples looked at the first three, their interest was almost gone.

 What's more, next is the sword discussion conference.

Most of the disciples' expectations are placed on the four major sects, the eight gates, the twelve streams and the hundreds of schools of qianxue, where the geniuses gather and thousands of schools compete for swordsmanship and martial arts.

 Of course I don't care about the Array Conference.

And among the many categories of monasticism, although formations are noble, they are also the most boring and the most boring to watch.

 The furnace is turned on for alchemy, and the fire rises.

 The weapon is being forged and the sledgehammer is being used, and sparks are flying.

Refining the talisman and condensing the magic, making it radiant.

 Only the formation master draws the formation, and he is really drawing the formation in an ordinary way.

It would be fine if you are an expert disciple who is proficient in formations. Ordinary disciples who only learn the inheritance of general formations will not be able to understand the sect at all.

Let them sit nearby and watch a group of disciples covering their heads and drawing formations in a daze. It would be really hard to watch them like this for a few hours.

 Hence, comparatively speaking, the Discussion Forum was the most deserted.

 But ink painting is just the opposite.

 He was most interested in the Discussion Forum.

  Basically, he watched all the more important competitions.

After reading the formations drawn by many disciples, Mo Hua also had a rough estimate of the formation level of the talented disciples participating in the conference.

These senior brothers and sisters participating in the debate are definitely better than me.

In the later stages of clearing the foundation, the vast majority of the consciousness is also the nineteen pattern.

 Occasionally, there are those who reach the peak of the eighteen lines.

 But the Eighteen Patterns are actually just here to “run with you”.

The sects of these disciples have a general inheritance of formations, so it is very rare to be able to select a few disciples with eighteen lines of spiritual consciousness and specialize in formations to participate in the formation discussion conference.

As for the difficulty of the formations being assessed, not all of them are high-level formations with nineteen patterns.

 The test begins with the seventeenth line, then the eighteenth line, and finally the nineteenth line.

 Eliminate it step by step.

The ones who can stay in the end are all disciples who are in the late stage of foundation building and have profound spiritual consciousness of nineteen lines, and most of them have passed the second-grade high-level formation master's qualification assessment.

  The formation of the nineteen patterns is not yet known in ink painting.

 But this is because his spiritual consciousness is not enough, not because of how difficult these formations are.

Even in the end, the one that was tested in the finals was the Nineteen Pattern Formation, which was relatively unconventional and had profound formation principles - Houtian Bagua Guizang Formation.

 Mo Hua looked at it and didn't think it was that difficult.

"At this level..." Mo Hua couldn't help but think, "Six years later, I won't be able to take first place..."

Mo Hua thought for a moment and found it unbelievable.

 Learning about state boundaries and ranking first in the formation discussion conference?

 He shook his head quickly.

 It shouldn't be that simple…

 You should not be too ambitious, but be down-to-earth!

You can't have such conceited thoughts of looking down on the world's heroes!

Mo Hua nodded slowly, calmed down, maintained a humble attitude, and then continued reading.

 Hill until the end of the Sword Discussion Conference.

To Mo Hua's surprise, the top three in the formation discussion meeting were all disciples of the "four major sects".

Wan Zhen Sect, which specializes in formations and is named "formation", only got fourth place.

The person who won the leadership position was a disciple named "Shen" who looked aloof and even a little arrogant, although he looked talented.

He was wearing a luxurious cloud-white robe with gold trim.

Mo Hua recognized this Taoist robe.

 The Taoist robe of Qiandao Sect.

 The first in discussing formations, from Qian Dao Sect…

 Qian Dao Sect, one of the four major sects of Qian Xue.

That is, the "Qian Dao Sect" written on his admission order.

He was the Qian Dao Sect who came to the door with the order to enter the sect, but was excused in a high-sounding way. They thought he had low spiritual roots and refused to let him enter the Qian Dao Sect.

Even now when I think about it, Mo Hua still feels a little uncomfortable.

Mo Hua curled his lips and muttered in his heart: "Look down on me..."

Mo Hua admits that he is not a narrow-minded person, but even if he doesn't eat steamed buns, he still wants to gain reputation.

Sooner or later, this tone will lead to a fight.

Sooner or later, I have to eat this steamed bun.

 “Qian Daozong!”

Mo Hua snorted softly and silently remembered it in his heart.

 The surrounding elders, as well as some other sects and upper-level monks from the family, stood up one after another to congratulate the winning disciple.

 At the Array Discussion Conference, there were only a few disciples watching.

 But it seems that because of the special status of the formation, more elders came to watch than at the previous conferences on elixirs, weapons, and talismans.

The Shen family disciple who won the title of leader returned the greeting respectfully, but with a bit of arrogance on his face.

The elders of the Qian Dao Sect around him also had smiles on their faces, looking reserved but arrogant as they chatted with everyone.

 It seems that if you are number one in the discussion formation, you must be in the pocket of the Qian Dao Sect.

 This is the end of the Discussion Forum.

 After a period of time, it was the most important sword discussion conference.

 The Sword Discussion Conference was also held at Lundao Mountain.

When Mo Hua arrived at Lundao Mountain, he realized what the so-called grand event among grand events actually meant.

 The entire Lundao Mountain was really filled with people, like a mountain and a sea.

 Up and down the mountain, there were densely packed crowds of disciples from all sects.

Nearly every disciple's face is filled with excitement, expectation, envy, longing and other emotions.

Generally speaking, this kind of look will only appear on the face of every disciple during the annual vacation.

The ink painting was also affected by the atmosphere, and I couldn't help but feel excited.

 Cheng Mo and Situ Jian were also there, as well as Hao Xuan.

Especially Cheng Mo. He also broke through the middle stage of foundation building and was upgraded the next year. He had nothing to do for the time being, so he went to Lundao Mountain every day.

  He is a physical practitioner and dreams of participating in a sword competition.

 The Sword Discussion Conference was held in a separately designated venue in Lundao Mountain.

There are various venues, including mountains and rivers, and complex terrain. They are specially opened up for disciples to work in teams of five to practice swordsmanship and martial arts.

 There is also a formation above the field.

Mo Hua's consciousness swept over slightly, his eyes were startled, and he was a little absent-minded.

 “Fifth grade…”

These formations are all true fifth-grade formations, and they are not ordinary fifth-grade formations.

 It is a fifth-grade void formation!

  The fifth-grade void formation contains the power of space!

only…

Mo Hua frowned, a little confused, "Why is the fifth-grade formation used here?"

Cheng Mo naturally didn't know, and Hao Xuan also shook his head.

Situ Jian explained to Mo Hua: "These formations are used to protect the disciples who discuss swords."

He didn't know much about the fifth-level formations, but Situ Jian was very familiar with the facilities related to the Sword Discussion Conference.

 There is no disciple in the entire Qianxue Prefecture who is not eager to participate in the Sword Discussion Conference.

 Situ Jian is no exception.

What's more, he is a sword cultivator himself and has the word "sword" in his name.

If you can get a good name in the sword competition, not only in the sect, you will be highly regarded by the elders. Even if you return to the family, you will be regarded as a proud ancestor and have a bright future.

Situ Jian continued: "The sword discussion conference is just for discussion, not for the disciples to fight hard."

“But we are all Foundation Establishment disciples with similar cultivation levels. Once we use our full strength to make a move, no one can really hold back.”

“So some seniors from the Qianxue Prefecture teamed up to build these fifth-grade void formations to ensure the safety of the disciples.”

“After all, those who can join the Qianzhou Sect must either have excellent talent, excellent background, or both. It's hard to explain what happened to them.”

Mo Hua was a little confused, "How to ensure safety?"

 Compared to the Sword Discussion Conference, the situation is very complicated.

With the formation principles he is currently familiar with, he is somewhat confused about how to protect the safety of his disciples under the sword discussion system.

Situ Jian pointed at the disciples participating in the sword discussion, "Before entering the arena, everyone will have a 'fate talisman'."

“The destiny talisman is integrated with the fifth-grade formation and will bear the injuries for the disciple. Once the damage received exceeds the limit and the destiny talisman is broken, the disciple will be considered defeated.”

“At the same time, the fifth-grade formation will be forcibly activated, using the power of the void, to force the disciple to be teleported out of the sword discussion venue to ensure his safety…”

Mo Hua was startled for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

 This is how the fifth-grade void formation is used.

“Is this 'talisman of destiny' somewhat similar to the 'talisman of longevity'?” Mo Hua asked.

“It is indeed somewhat similar, but it is actually far different.”

Situ Jian looked slightly solemn and said: "Although this kind of talisman also involves the power of the fifth grade void, it cannot be compared with the natal longevity talisman at all."

“In the entire Qianxue Prefecture, basically only the top direct descendants from a few top families are qualified to allow Patriarch Dongxu to plant a life-long longevity talisman at the expense of his own resources.”

“And such disciples are basically concentrated in the 'four major sects'.”

“Although our Situ family has barely touched the threshold of the fifth grade, we are still not qualified to plant this kind of 'longevity talisman'…”

Situ Jian sighed.

Mo Hua frowned slightly.

Birth longevity talisman…

Before he could think about it, Cheng Mo had already shouted: "It's started, it's started, ink painting, little senior brother, look!"

Mo Hua followed the sound and saw that in a field that was isolated and protected by the formation, the disciples from the two sides had already started fighting.

 In this kind of five-on-five competition, the situation is more complicated.

 It not only pays attention to personal cultivation and Taoist combat power, but also pays attention to cooperation, strategy and tactics, etc.

 In actual combat, the situation is complex and ever-changing.

The first time I saw ink painting, I couldn't quite understand many of the rules.

 He could only read and memorize at the same time.

But one thing is really better than the previous ones on Dan, Lun Qi, Lun Fu and so on.

Especially when it comes to the competition between the brothers and sisters of the Taixu Sect and other sects.

 Because the positions are related, there are natural expectations.

 No one doesn't want their sect to win.

So the two teams staggered, catching each other and fighting each other. The physical cultivator's sword was sharp, and his body was like a tiger, approaching spiritual cultivator step by step.

 Lingxiu retreats and releases spells at the same time.

 The chance of decisive victory is only a matter of millimeters and fleeting.

 A little negligence will cause a series of changes, which are very thrilling and make people feel ups and downs.

 The ink paintings quickly became engrossing.

 In a blink of an eye, it was already dark.

Unconsciously, he had been watching it for a whole day.

Mo Hua sighed.

This sword discussion conference is indeed very exciting.

 Time flies by quickly.

However, thinking that it was a rare opportunity once every three years, Mo Hua "indulged" a little and went with Cheng Mo to watch a sword fight when he had time.

 Looking at it, I saw something different in Mo Hua.

Although it is said that it relies on the cooperation of the same sect, in fact, many sects and disciples of the same sect do not have such a "tacit understanding".

 Most of the time, it's still a case of one for each.

 Then seize the opportunity and use more to defeat less.

 This is equivalent to tactics.

 The main function of teamwork is to “defeat the few with more”.

 The tactical purpose is mostly to "hit the small with more".

Although it looks exciting, it does lack some variety and the tactics are too simple.

These methods are not even as good as those of the uncles and uncles of the monster hunters in Tongxian City. When they work together to hunt monsters, they can lure the enemy deep, attack from afar, and attack at close range. They have rich tactics for hunting and killing.

Mo Hua frowned and thought, and then slowly understood.

Monster hunters hunt monsters, which is a real life-and-death struggle. They only focus on practicality and use any means.

 As for the sword competition, it is essentially a "competition".

 Disciples of the same school are not all of the same mind, and there are also competitions among them.

Moreover, some large sects seem to be intentionally trying to let one or two of their core disciples shine.

 During the big competition, let other disciples take the first shot and waste their energy.

 After the opponent's spiritual power and physical strength are almost exhausted, these core disciples will take action, completing the "feat" of one against two, or even against three, reaping victory, attracting other disciples to praise and worship.

 Ink painting is a bit disdainful.

 Use the Sword Discussion Conference to build momentum for core disciples.

 But the key point is that the Sword Discussion Conference is basically a competition, so there is nothing wrong with it.

 But if in the future, they encounter vicious evil cultivators and ferocious demon cultivators, will they do the same thing?

Those evil monks are like centipede insects, dead but not stiff.

By playing like this, aren't you giving them a chance to fight back?

Or should we say that these core disciples will directly enter the Taoist court or the upper echelons of aristocratic families in the future, and will never be on the front line to meet evil spirits?

Mo Hua shook his head.

 But these have nothing to do with him.

 He is currently just "watching the show".

 Adhering to the idea of ​​knowing oneself and the enemy, Mo Hua still often comes to watch sword conferences.

 Look at other sects to see what exercises they practice, what methods they are good at, and what methods they are accustomed to using.

 How is the atmosphere of the sect?

 Whether the disciples are in harmony with each other on the surface, they plot against each other secretly.

At the same time, Mo Hua was also thinking about it in his mind.

 What should you do if you go up to fight yourself? What other means can be used?

Mo Hua summarized all these, thinking that if there is a chance in the future, they can be put to some use.

In addition to watching the sword discussion conference, I am also busy practicing ink painting.

After working day and night, the mystery in the sea of ​​ink painting has finally been completely solved, the bottleneck has been eliminated, and everything has fallen into place.

 At the end of the Sword Discussion Conference, the cultivation of ink painting finally made a breakthrough.

 Stepping past the early stage and entering the middle stage.

 Spiritual power is like mercury, getting deeper and deeper.

Since then, he has become a young monk in the middle stage of foundation building.

 (End of this chapter)

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