Chapter 881 Grand Event (Additional update for the leader of Pharmacyde~)
The Shangguan family, the Wenren family, and the Gu family all came to watch the ceremony.
Wen Renwan took Yu'er's little hand and walked among the crowd at Shangguan's house.
Gu Changhuai is also there.
The Dao Tingsi was busy with affairs, and he was not very interested in things like Taoism Conference, but Wen Renwan told him that ink painting would also participate in the competition, and he would not have to invite him to come with him. way.
And the "friendship" between him and Mo Hua is quite deep, so it would be unreasonable not to come and see him.
In addition, Supervisor Xia, representing Daoting, also came to watch the ceremony.
Xia Diansi followed Supervisor Xia with a cold expression.
Since Xiao Tianquan's incident, Xia Diansi's status in the Xia family has become somewhat alienated, and her relationship with her uncle, Supervisor Xia, has also become somewhat alienated.
In the crowd, Supervisor Xia and Gu Changhuai looked at each other but said nothing to each other.
After the aristocratic families, there are the elders of each sect.
Many elders from the four major sects, the eight gates, the twelfth stream and even the lower sects came to watch the ceremony.
This naturally includes the elders of Tai’amen, Chongxumen and Taixumen.
Tai'amen and Chongxumen have basically given up because of their failure in the sword debate, and not many people come.
But Taixumen is different.
This formation discussion meeting is actually more critical to Taixu Sect.
They are currently ranked eighth.
Originally it was seventh in the sword discussion, but after the discussion of weapons, elixirs, and talismans, it was obvious that the four major sects and the twelve sects were dominant in the Tao discussion, and it had slipped to eighth.
Although it is not in danger, it is almost on the verge of death.
If we can hold on in this last game, we can keep our position in the Eight Gates.
If it cannot be stabilized, it will almost end up like Tai'amen and Chongxumen.
So most of the elders in Taixu Sect came.
Including elders Xun Ziyou and Xun Zixian, who are very familiar with ink painting, came.
After the sect elders, there are ordinary disciples.
A lot of Taixu Sect disciples also came.
Not only junior fellow apprentices like Cheng Mo, Situ Jian, Hao Xuan, and Zheng Fang, but also senior fellow apprentices from the previous class such as Murong Caiyun and Shangguan Xu also came.
Murong Caiyun and the others fought so hard in the sword discussion conference that almost everyone lost their breath and looked a little pale.
But this competition is about the fate of the sect, so they have to come.
Finally, when the crowd poured into Lun Dao Mountain like a tide, under the gaze of everyone, the last Lun Dao Conference finally opened.
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On Daoshan, Daochang.
There are more than a thousand tables and futons placed in the huge dojo.
This is the place for the formation test.
Outside the Daochang, in the nearest place, some high platforms were built.
These high platforms are used by the Taoist court and the "distinguished guests" from the high-level families and sects to watch the ceremony.
Beyond the high platform, there are ordinary seats, densely packed and surrounded by no less than hundreds of thousands of people.
Beyond the seats is Lundao Mountain.
At this time, many disciples were watching in the mountains, including on some trees.
The entire Lundao Mountain is full of monks, making it a grand event.
After a while, the disciples who participated in the formation discussion conference entered the avenue one after another and took their seats to prepare for the formation examination.
Everyone is looking at these disciples with either admiration or envy.
The finalists are all geniuses of various formations.
Being able to represent one's sect and participate in the top Taoism event in the world of Qianxue, one is undoubtedly a leader of all kinds.
And these disciples, without exception, are all in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, or even at the peak of Foundation Establishment.
Every one of them may have a tall and straight posture, or a graceful figure, and a polite or gentle temperament, making others envious and admired.
This group of talented formation disciples entered the dojo under the gaze of thousands of eyes.
Until the crowd walked into an ink painting whose style was obviously not quite right.
Looking white and tender, and obviously shorter in stature, he walked among the disciples like a little sheep that had blended into a pack of wolves...
The monks who were watching , were a little startled for a moment, and then they all whispered:
“That’s not quite right...Why does this disciple look so young?”
"My cultivation level is not enough."
"Why do I feel that he is only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment?"
"It's not a feeling, he is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment!"
" What do you mean...you can participate in the formation competition in the middle stage of foundation building?"
"Cheating?"
"I guess you got a quota and participated as an exception..."
"Exception? Which sect?"
Someone said: "Look at the Taoist robe, it looks like it belongs to Taixu Sect."
"Taixu Sect?"
Some people were speechless: "There is no one left in Taixu Sect? Find a disciple who is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment to make up the number? Isn't this a joke?"
"I guess he has an unusual background. Either he is the nephew of the head of the family, or his ancestor is backing him up..."
"I'm afraid that he is a son of a powerful person who has taken away someone else's spot."
Someone said angrily. : "This kind of thing is done through the back door. I think the Taixu Sect is about to end."
This kind of criticism happened in many places among the huge seats.
The disciples of Taixu Sect also saw the ink paintings in the crowd.
They were also stunned.
“Little senior brother?”
“No wonder I can’t see my little senior brother. It turns out that he participated in the formation competition, but why don’t we know about this?”
A disciple said: "My junior fellow apprentice is doing something so unpredictable, how can I let you know about it?"
"You are flattering me now, and my junior fellow apprentice can't hear you."
"What do you know? You should always keep your little senior brother in mind, so that he can feel my admiration. If there are any formations in the future, he will use them for me as soon as possible."
"You are dreaming. "
"This has been verified by me. Last time, I gave it to my little senior brother..."
"Let's talk about business, don't go off topic..."
"Oh, by the way, why can Junior Brother participate? Mr. Xun gave me a quota?"
"I guess so."
"Why?"
"Senior Brother Formation You are good at painting.”
“Nonsense, do you have to say this? But...” the disciple hesitated, “This is a competition in the later stage of foundation building. Our opponent is one level higher than us. Both of them are the top formation geniuses in the entire Qianxue State, including the four major sects. How can this be compared?"
As soon as he said this, everyone fell silent.
Even if they thought that their junior brother's formation strength was extraordinary, they would not be so arrogant as to think that he was better than all the formation geniuses in Ganxue Zhoujie.
What's more, he is still a formation genius who is one year ahead of them.
This is a top-grade talent in the Qianxue state, where aristocratic families gather and sects are numerous, and they are astonishingly talented and beautiful, like a crucian carp crossing a river.
Everyone is a little worried.
Cheng Mo doesn’t care about that much, “Since Mr. The younger brother's strength is not much different from the so-called geniuses of other sects."
Cheng Mo has been around Mo Hua for a long time and has a "fascinating confidence" in Mo Hua.
Then he added: "Of course, if the young senior brother wins, it means that the young senior brother is great. If the young senior brother loses, it is only because he suffered a disadvantage due to his young age and low cultivation level. , It doesn’t mean that the skills are inferior to others!”
Anyway, in his words, Mo Hua is a junior, and if he loses, he still wins, and if he wins, he wins even more.
A group of disciples nodded: "That's right!"
On the other side, Murong Caiyun and Shangguan Xu, senior brothers and sisters who were familiar with Mo Hua, also looked a little astonished.
"That's...an ink painting?"
"It seems like..."
"How could an ink painting participate in the competition?"
Everyone looked at each other.
"He sneaked in by himself?"
"How is it possible? The Array Conference is nothing but a child's play. Identity verification is very strict."
"That's... ...The leader or the ancestors made an exception and gave them a quota?"
"Why?"
Shangguan Xu thought thoughtfully.
Murong Caiyun's heart skipped a beat.
She could almost conclude that this must be what Patriarch Xun meant.
The ancestor will not do meaningless things.
He asked Mo Hua to compete, which means that in his heart, Mo Hua has the strength to fight for the Taixu Sect's ranking.
Murong Caiyun clenched her palms tightly. The Murong family and the Taixu Clan share weal and woe, and she is the "Senior Sister" of the Taixu Clan, with a heavy responsibility.
But even if she tried her best, she could only fight to this point.
This last game was a battle of formations. She was completely powerless and could only watch helplessly.
And if it was Mo Hua who took action...
In Murong Caiyun's heart, there was an inexplicable feeling of peace of mind, as well as an unfounded expectation...
...
On the high platform.
Wen Renwan also saw the ink paintings.
Her purpose was clear. She didn't look at anyone at first, only staring at the ink painting.
As soon as the ink painting came out, Wen Renwan looked happy and immediately pointed it out to Yu'er: "Yu'er, look, Brother Mo is there."
Yu'er saw the ink painting, His eyes were also bright, and he couldn't help but clapped his hands happily, trying to cheer up Mo Hua.
At this moment, a cold and mean voice sounded:
"I don’t stand well enough, I don’t sit well enough. At such a young age, I don’t have any etiquette. How can I be the head of the family in the future?" "
The person who spoke was a female elder wearing green clothes and heavy makeup.
She is also the female elder who was born in the Shen family and married into the Shangguan family. She was also the female elder who repeatedly made things difficult for her at the last banquet.
This kind of difficulty was also within Wen Renwan's expectation.
Since she came to watch the ceremony with the Shangguan family, she knew that this kind of thing was inevitable, so she treated the harsh words as a gust of wind and didn't care.
This female elder was originally jealous, but now that she was being ignored, she felt even more resentful.
Seeing that Ren Wan ignored her, she set her sights on Yu'er.
As soon as Yu'er caught her gaze, she immediately shrank back cowardly as if she had been stung by a poisonous bee.
Ke Yu'er quickly thought of Mo Hua's instructions to him:
A man must stand upright, and as long as he has a clear conscience, he has nothing to fear from anyone!
Courage arose in Yu'er's heart, and she quietly poked her head out, imitating ink painting, and made a mocking face at the female elder.
This was caught off guard and made the female elder very angry.
She was just about to glare at Yu'er, but Yu'er stopped immediately and buried her face in her mother's arms, laughing.
Wen Renwan was startled, and then couldn't help but smile.
Only the female elder was shaking with anger, and her face, which was originally covered with powder, turned pale.
In her heart, Shangguan Yi and Shangguan Yu's family are cowardly and unqualified to inherit the position of head of the Shangguan family.
Only when Shangguan Yi's family is finished and this position is freed up, and she can give birth to children in the future, will she have more opportunities.
Unexpectedly, this little brat who has always been cowardly has learned to show off his power to himself!
The female elder in green was filled with hatred, but at this time she could only be angry and did not dare to do anything to Yu'er.
And all this was seen by Shangguan Ce who was sitting here.
He didn't care about what the female elder of the Shen family did.
On the contrary, the child Yu'er is so lively and even seems a little "naughty". She is almost like a "normal child".
Shangguan Ce frowned slightly.
Could it be that the ancestor's deduction was wrong...
Has Yu'er's catastrophe been eliminated?
Shangguan Ce was preoccupied for a while.
“Brother Shangguan?”
The head of the Gu family next to him shouted.
Shangguan Ce turned around, smiled apologetically, and then continued chatting with the head of the Gu family.
Before that, the two of them also glanced at the ink painting. Although they were a little surprised, they didn't care too much.
On the other side of the high platform, sitting around were the elders of the four major sects.
The status of the elders of the four major sects is higher than that of ordinary sect elders, and they sit in a better position.
At this time, several elders were drinking tea and chatting.
"This Tao Discussion Conference is considered a success..."
"Yes, after today's discussion, everything will be settled, and the sect's restructuring will also begin to bear fruit, and the real power of our four major sects will be It will also reach a higher level.”
“In the future, under the leadership of our four major sects, Qianxue Zhoujie will surely prosper!”
“Let’s celebrate with tea instead of wine! Our four sects are working together to achieve a great cause.”
“Okay!”
A group of elders drank tea, but different thoughts flashed in their eyes.
After a while, an elder wearing a Taoist robe from the Tianjian Sect, embroidered with sword patterns, looked at the many geniuses in the audience, especially the disciples of the Qiandao Sect, and couldn't help but sigh:
"In this formation discussion conference, as expected, the leader should still be defeated by Qian Dao Sect..."
Elder Shen waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, the last one was a fluke for me, Qian Dao Sect. Winning the first place, how can such a good thing happen in this class..."
"And from what I have just seen," Elder Shen said, "Elder Xiao, your Tianjian Sect, there is also a good thing in this class... In my opinion, the leader of this formation is none other than your Tianjian Sect!”
The elder of the Tianjian Sect said displeased: "Elder Shen, you are just telling lies. When it comes to the foundation of the Formation Dao, how can we, the Tianjian Sect, compare with your Qian Dao Sect."
"What have we taught you? The disciples are weaker in terms of formation inheritance."
"After all, if you trace the formation inheritance of your Qian Dao Sect, it can almost be traced back to that sect full of evildoers..."< br>
Elder Shen was really unhappy now. He shook his head and said:
"Elder Xiao's words are wrong. The reason why our Taoist sect is what it is today is all because of the concerted efforts of the whole sect. It was achieved through hard work step by step. Other so-called origins and inheritances are mostly rumors and should not be believed easily."
"That's even more valuable!" The elder of Tianjian Sect was disdainful, but he praised it. He said, "Elder Shen doesn't have to be humble. The leader of this Tao discussion will definitely belong to your Qian Dao Sect!" The younger disciples are not as good as your Tianjian Sect.”
The elder of the Tianjian Sect rolled his eyes and said: “If you say that, then I think the Longding Sect has a great chance. As for their disciples, I I just took a look. He has deep spiritual consciousness and profound knowledge. He should not be underestimated.” If it’s about fists and kicks, it’s okay, but when it comes to formations, it’s not worth mentioning...”
Elder Xiao of Tianjian Sect looked at Elder Wanxiao Sect aside, and before he spoke, Wan The elder of Xiaozong smiled and said:
"I, the Wanxiao Sect, are just running with me this time. If I can get to the bottom, I will burn high incense. I don't dare to have extravagant hopes."
"Too humble..."
"Stop talking about this, let's drink tea..."
"This is the good tea I specially prepared..."
"Please."
"Please..."
The elders exchanged polite words with each other, and then each took a cup of tea.
Just when they picked up the teacups, the smiles on several people's faces faded, and their eyes were different, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
The elders of the four major sects were chatting among themselves and had their own thoughts. Almost no one noticed the anonymous ink painting.
At this time, under the high platform.
Elder Zheng, who is no longer the elder of Qian Dao Sect, is sitting in the crowd, looking at the disciples in the Dao field with an indifferent expression.
Then he saw a familiar and delicate figure.
Elder Zheng was startled.
"Ink painting..."
He was a little unbelievable at first, but after a while, he, who had always been rigid, couldn't help but smile slightly.
"Sure enough, if you look forward to things in this world, you will still be surprised..."
Elder Zheng slowly sat up straight, looking forward to the next competition.
......
Outside the avenue, the scene was noisy, full of people, and various things.
In the Grand Avenue Hall, matters regarding the Array Discussion Conference are also progressing in an orderly manner.
Under the guidance of a teacher, Mo Hua entered the dojo and found his place according to the order.
This is a small, remote seat located in the corner of the dojo.
A desk and a futon.
Ordinary, inconspicuous.
And it is far away from the center of the dojo, the core disciples of the four major sects and other sects.
Mo Hua is actually calm, just remembering Mr. Xun’s instructions, not to be sad or happy, to restrain his emotions, and just draw the formation.
Just keep painting...
Thanks to daily practice, ink painting soon abandons foreign objects, calms the body and mind, and no longer has the slightest trace of tension and anxiety in my heart.
He sat quietly on the futon.
Even though everyone is paying attention, he is as clear as a mirror and remains calm.
Everyone around him no longer affects him.
After burning the incense, the solemn-faced examiner took the stage and preached the morality of the formation and the rules of the formation, and repeatedly ordered that cheating was not allowed.
Then he rang the bell with his own hands.
With the sound of the ancient Lundao bell, it lingers in every corner of Lundao Mountain and echoes endlessly.
The Array Discussion Conference officially began.
An examiner will hand out test questions one after another.
Mo Hua opened the test questions and glanced at them.
Out of politeness, caution, and even more respect for the Dao Discussion Conference, he glanced at it a few more times and confirmed that it was indeed very simple, and then he began to write.
It’s just a sixteen pattern formation.
He can draw with his eyes closed.
The ink painter holds the pen with his hand, and in a few breaths, he leaves on the paper a pattern of flowing clouds and flowing water, as if they are like a swimming dragon...
(End of this chapter)
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