Chapter 888 Convergence
After more than a month, Mo Hua practiced with peace of mind, as usual.
One day at noon, while eating in the dining hall where his disciples lived, Cheng Mo kept staring at the ink paintings.
Mo Hua was puzzled, "What are you looking at?"
Cheng Mo touched his chin, "It's nothing, I just feel that, little senior brother, you won the first place in the formation path, which is different from before you didn't win. Same, nothing has changed.”
He still remembered that at that time in the Formation Dojo, Mo Hua had an indifferent look on his face, and he carried out heavy attacks with ease, killing all directions, and passed the Formation test with an unrivaled appearance.
The last sentence, "Is there anything else?", three simple and plain words, made a group of examiners tremble.
That cold and invincible look is so handsome that it makes people go numb.
Now...
Cheng Momo glanced at the ink painting.
Like no one else, he was in the dining hall again, gnawing on chicken legs...
He always felt that the two scenes before and after this young senior brother were a bit disconnected.
"Senior Brother, you are the number one in the formation and the leader of the formation, shouldn't you show some grace?" Cheng Mo said.
Mo Hua curled his lips and said, "It's just the first place in the formation discussion and the leader of the formation path. What does it matter? The formation method is profound and profound. I can't let this small achievement delay my progress."
< br>The leader of the formation, what does it matter...
A small achievement...
Not only Cheng Mo, but also all the disciples around him were shocked.
But it was Mo Hua who said this, and they could not refute it.
Cheng Mo sighed: "Brother, please don't say this outside, otherwise someone may lose their mind and fight you..."
Mo Hua nodded, "Don't worry. , I am very humble outside.”
Cheng Mo didn't quite understand for a moment what the standard of "modestness" in ink painting was...
After that, everyone ate in silence.
Mo Hua gnawed on the chicken legs for a while, and suddenly noticed something. He was stunned for a moment, looked at Cheng Mo, and said, "Are you in the late stage of foundation building?"
Cheng Mo nodded, "Yes. , just in the past two days, we have just made a breakthrough."
He turned his head again and asked Situ Jian and the others, "You are about to make a breakthrough too?"
Situ Jian nodded: "Well, I still have seven or eight days..."
Hao Xuan also said: "Senior brother, I am the same. I can break through the foundation building in as fast as three days or as slow as ten days." It’s late..."
Mo Hua suddenly felt pressure.
Until now, he has not sensed the bottleneck in the late stage of foundation building...
Perceiving the bottleneck, breaking the bottleneck, breaking through the late stage of foundation building, increasing spiritual power, and stabilizing cultivation. It takes a lot of time.
And there are only a few months left in this school year.
“Hurry up!”
Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart.
After that, he concentrated more on his practice, but his progress was still very slow.
Especially when he saw Cheng Mo and other "junior brothers", one after another, breaking through to the late stage of foundation building, the sense of urgency in Mo Hua's heart became even stronger.
Logically speaking, foundation building is not difficult - at least for the disciples of the Eight Gates.
Refining qi and laying the foundation, building the foundation and strengthening the path, reaching the golden elixir is the real watershed.
Before the Golden elixir, what we were fighting for was actually spiritual roots, inheritance and cultivation resources.
No matter how stupid you are, as long as you insist on practicing, have the guidance of a famous teacher, and feed yourself with various heavenly materials, earthly treasures and spiritual stones, you can still reach the late stage of foundation building.
After the golden elixir, there will be more variables.
In addition to the hard conditions of spiritual roots, spiritual objects, and inheritance, there are also ethereal things such as understanding, fate, luck, and so on.
So most sects only teach Qi refining and foundation building courses before the Golden Pill.
These can be taught together in a large class, and the progress can be easily controlled.
When you reach Jindan, there are too many changes, the situation is complicated, and the cultivation method is more profound. It is time to enter the inner sect, become a one-on-one disciple, and receive specialized cultivation guidance.
As for the disciples of various sects in the Qianxue Prefecture, almost all of them have high spiritual roots, and almost all of them are from aristocratic families. They have family support, sect rewards, and no shortage of resources.
Although aristocratic families are also divided into three, six or nine levels, those who can become disciples of more than a hundred sects of Qianxue, no matter how poor they are and how little their cultivation resources are, are still much richer than the vast majority of casual cultivators in the world.
So, before the golden elixir, until the late stage of foundation building, it is not difficult.
The difficult thing is to cultivate to perfection, to cultivate to excellence, to cultivate to be outstanding, far beyond the foundation of others.
But ink painting is different again.
According to strict standards, he is not actually a "genius".
His spiritual roots are too weak and his physical body is too weak.
When he was refining his qi, he was very poor. He had no treasures of heaven and earth to nourish him, and no monastic inheritance to polish the foundation of his blood or spiritual power.
The speed of his Qi refining is not slow, that's because the real geniuses are polishing their foundation, strengthening their foundation and cultivating their strength.
He skipped this step and just kept up with the progress, so he repaired quickly.
But when it comes to foundation building, things are a little different.
If the spiritual root is poor, the spiritual power of cultivation will be less, and the progress of cultivation will be slow.
In the early stage of foundation building, it is not obvious yet.
In the middle and late stages of foundation building, the speed of ink painting practice has obviously slowed down, and the further it goes, the more so.
In addition, he spent a lot of time and effort on the Array Conference.
The cultivation of the Divine Sword, the parasitic evil fetus, and the self-killing soul consumed a lot of his divine marrow, and his level of spiritual enlightenment also declined to a certain extent.
Mo Hua made an estimate and found that he probably wouldn't be able to reach the late stage of foundation building within this year.
And not being able to reach the late stage of foundation building within the year means...
"Going to repeat the grade?"
Mo Hua immediately felt a chill in his heart.
That's it... I am a dignified junior fellow from the Taixu Sect and the leader of Qianxue. I don't really want to repeat the grade, right?
That would be really embarrassing.
Since then, I have worked harder and harder on my ink painting practice.
However, in practice, one should pay attention to how water can penetrate a stone, and it is not something that can be achieved overnight.
But if the spiritual root is not good, it cannot be changed.
The progress of his cultivation is still not very optimistic. Not only has his cultivation not increased much, but he is also far from reaching the bottleneck in the later stages of foundation building...
Mo Hua's heart was completely cold.
But since the problem has occurred, it is a fact, and we have to face it. There is no point in lying to ourselves.
Mo Hua thought for a while and then went to find Mr. Xun.
The elders were in the middle. Mr. Xun was chatting with the head of Taixu. He was a little surprised when he saw Mo Hua.
Mo Hua tactfully told Mr. Xun that he was worried that because he was preparing for the formation conference and was concentrating on learning the formation, his progress in practice was delayed, and he might not be able to break through the late stage of foundation building before the end of the year.
Old Mr.
This means that if you practice hard, even if you cannot break through to the late stage of foundation building, you will not be allowed to repeat the grade.
Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief, and then silently looked at the head of Taixu aside.
The leader hesitated for a moment, looked at Mr. Xun, and nodded: "Don't worry, I will guarantee you."
Even if the rules are broken, it doesn't matter.
The leader of the formation deserves this preferential treatment.
Mo Hua was completely relieved, bowed and left.
After Mo Hua left, the head of Taixu was thoughtful.
Mr. Xun asked him: "What are you thinking about?"
The head of Taixu muttered:
"Ancestor, I suddenly had an idea..."
"If Mo Hua, this kid, stays in the middle stage of foundation building and cannot break through, he keeps repeating grades for the rest of his life. If you can't graduate, wouldn't it mean... that you can continue to attend Taoism conferences? Judging from his expression, are you going to fight for second place? "
"In this way, will our Taixu Sect always be the first in the discussion group? "
Old Mr. …
As long as Mo Hua is here, he is number one.
And he is only in the middle stage of foundation building. As long as he does not reach the late stage of foundation building, he does not have to graduate.
If they keep taking the first place in the discussion formation, wouldn't Taixu Sect be able to dominate the discussion group?
The temptation was so great that Mr. Xun was greedy for a moment, thinking that it would be good if Mo Hua kept "repeating the grade"...
Then Mr. Xun immediately immediately He shook his head, suppressed the greed in his heart, and said quickly:
"No, no, this will actually harm the child, absolutely not..."
Headmaster Taixu also I know this is not good, so I just talk about it.
Moreover, if he really does this, the four major sects will definitely jump over the wall and wonder what dirty tricks they will use.
Other sects will also yell at their Taixu Sect for being shameless.
Mr. Let him repeat the grade, otherwise, what will happen to the leader of the formation..."
"Yes," said the headmaster Taixu.
After talking about Mo Hua, they continued to talk about business.
"That matter..." Old Mr. There was a little bit of news, but..."
Headmaster Taixu frowned, "...the other side is very repulsive."
"Is it just repulsion?"
"Not just... "The head of Taixu said helplessly, "They feel that our Taixu Sect is just adding insult to injury and ridiculing them."
"Yeah." Mr. Xun was not surprised.
This is normal. Taixumen would also think so if they were in a different place.
Headmaster Taixu frowned and said: "It seems there is little hope and there are many obstacles. Ancestor, do we still want to persist?"
"This is natural." Mr. Xun nodded. Said, "This is not a family matter, and when planning and doing things, don't look at what others say, but look at their specific situation, gains and losses, life and death, and interests."
"Most of what you say cannot be taken seriously. ”
"Most of the opinions you hear are probably like duckweeds on the water, far from the real truth."
Headmaster Taixu suddenly realized, nodded and said: "Yes."
"You are just letting the wind out so that their ancestors can hear the news and be mentally prepared. The real decision is still in the hands of their ancestors." Mr. Xun said.
Hearing this, Master Taixu felt a little relieved, and then he cupped his hands and said:
"Everything is as the ancestor said."
...
All plans are being pushed forward in an orderly manner.
A few days later, rush to the Xumen.
The cave in the back mountain.
The ancient pine screen covers the cause and effect, and there is no one around.
Ancestor Linghu, who rushed to the Xumen, sat alone in the cave.
In front of him, there was an ancient stone table with three tea cups on it. The tea in the cups was full of steam.
The table is old, the tea cups are old, and the system is old.
This is an ancient tea party that has been followed for a long time, but it has also been a long time since it was held again.
At this time, Ancestor Linghu was drinking tea and waiting quietly.
After a while, in the void, the space suddenly split open, and sword energy overflowed.
A tall old man with a dark face came out. He walked straight to the table, picked up the teacup and drank.
This man is wearing Tai'amen, the highest-status Taoist robe, and he is the ancestor Ouyang behind Tai'amen.
Ouyang Patriarch sat down to drink tea and did not talk aloud.
Because both people in the room knew that the person in charge had not come yet.
Another stick of incense passed, and the cracks in the void unfolded again, smoothly and with faint traces.
Mr.
Ouyang Patriarch was originally angry, but when he saw Mr. , you will age the fastest.”
Mr.
Patriarch Ouyang shook his head, "I just said, you are already an ancestor, why bother to teach and preach in person? It's a waste of time..." Mr. Xun said: "I'm used to the ancestral rules, and..."
Mr. , the ancestors of Tai'amen and Chongxumen felt a little uncomfortable.
If it hadn’t been for a monster coming out of Taixu Sect, the current situation might not be better than those two sects.
After a while, the Linghu ancestor who rushed to the Xumen said:
“Okay, let’s talk about business...”
He didn’t hold back, he went straight to the point: “That matter, I heard some rumors, and it must have been brought here by Brother Xun through the mouths of these elders.”
“Let me make my attitude clear: I don’t care about this matter. Agree.”
Ouyang Patriarch also nodded and said, “I don’t agree either.”
Although the three sects are from the same ancestors, since they are separated, they live their own lives.
Now that each has a solid foundation, how can it be possible to just say that they will work together?
There are too many conflicts of interest and personnel conflicts involved, and they are so complicated that ancestors like them feel a headache just thinking about it.
Moreover, once the three sects merge into one, there must be a "leader".
Who will be the head?
Judging from the current situation, it must be Taixu Sect.
Tai’amen and Chongxumen are even less likely to agree.
To put it nicely, it is called "the merger of the three sects", but to put it more unpleasantly, it is called "annexation". The Taixu Sect took advantage of the situation and swallowed up their Tai'amen and Chongxu Sect!
When he thought of this, Patriarch Ouyang felt resentful and said to Mr. Xun:
"Brother Xun, the three sects are connected by the same spirit. I don't expect you to survive in times of crisis. Give us a hand, but don’t add insult to injury..."
Ancestor Linghu also nodded and said: "This is indeed chilling to our hearts."
Mr. Xun drank tea silently and did not speak.
Ouyang Ancestor and Linghu Ancestor looked indifferent, but they did not rush, waiting for Mr. Xun’s reply.
After a while, Mr. Xun slowly spoke and asked the other two ancestors a question: "Do you think the foundation of our three families can be preserved?"
This As soon as the words came out, the two ancestors of Ouyang were a little startled.
Patriarch Ouyang said: "It's hard to tell between my Tai'amen and Chongxu Sect, but your Taixu Sect has a deep blessing. You have a monster disciple, and you are already ranked third among the eight gates. It also coincides with the sect's restructuring. From then on, As things are getting better day by day, why can’t we keep our foundation?”
Mr. ."
Ouyang Ancestor and Linghu Ancestor looked at each other, and then looked a little confused:
"Brother Xun, please speak clearly."
Mr. Xun hesitated. After a moment, he slowly said two words:
"Evil God..."
The expressions of Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu changed, and then they frowned.
Mr.
Mr.
Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu remained silent.
Mr. Serious.”
“Not only you, but also other old guys.”
“Either you stay in seclusion and don’t care about anything, or you only care about the interests of the sect and the development of the sect. It’s a wrong move, and as long as it doesn’t touch the foundation of the sect, it’s okay to turn a blind eye.”
"This is wrong..."
Mr. If you seize the opportunity, no matter how powerful the force is, no matter how prosperous the sect is, once it is corrupted, it will sooner or later become corrupt and even completely rotten."
"And the evil god resides in the human heart, and his methods are cunning and unpredictable."
“We monks who cultivate our qi and strength but not our hearts, no matter how high our cultivation is, we will never be opponents of the evil god.”
Old Ancestor Ouyang frowned, shook his head and said: "Brother Xun, you are a bit alarmist..."
Mr. Xun said: "Isn't Yan Zhizhou's lesson profound enough?"
This matter Things are more acute.
Ouyang Ancestor and Linghu Ancestor both looked unhappy.
"This matter is due to the incompetent discipline of my Tai Amen and Chongxu Sect. I don't deny it, but to say that this is the work of evil gods is probably... a bit far-fetched..."
Old Mr. On the Yanshui River?"
"The Dragon King Temple in the Yanshui River has a history."
"Why did the Dragon King Temple disappear immediately? What happened?”
“Now in the Dragon King Temple, water bandits kill people as sacrifices, what are they worshiping?”
"Is there someone who is tempting the disciples of the sect to commit crimes and raise that thing?"
The expressions of Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu changed a little.
They are all ancestors. They not only have to practice, but also plan the overall situation, and occasionally retreat to comprehend. For these "little things" that are trivial between the second-grade state boundaries and foundation-building monks, they generally don't care. Will ask.
Coupled with the evil fog covering the cause and effect.
If Mr. Xun hadn't mentioned it at this time, they would not have realized the mystery hidden in it.
No, in other words, they once realized it and made a little guess, but later, intentionally or unintentionally, they forgot...
Forgot...
These Dongxu Ancestors, Forgot...
When I thought about it at this time, the two ancestors were shocked and felt a little cold in their hearts.
What existence can make these people forget one thing?
Ancestor Linghu pondered for a moment and said: "I will check this matter..."
Mr. Everything is half-truth and half-false. Even if you retreat for a while and get lost, you may forget about this matter..."
Ouyang Patriarch and Ling. Ancestor Fox frowned even deeper.
After a while, Patriarch Ouyang said: "Brother Xun, among the three of us, you are the one who has learned the secrets of heaven the most deeply. I don't think you can tell lies. But you are making empty claims and we have to believe them completely. You are a bit hasty.”
“What’s more, everything involving the fate of the sect is a big deal.”
"We also understand what you mean."
"But it is impossible for us to agree to this 'three sects' merger' on the surface just because of our unwarranted fear of the so-called 'evil god', but in fact it is It is a major matter of 'annexation of the sect'..."
Ancestor Linghu also said: "Hearing with the ears is false, seeing with the eyes is belief. We must seek verification before we can make a decision."
Mr. Xun said: "If the evil god is born, it means that people's hearts are in chaos and the great ways of heaven and earth have begun to decline. By the time you figure it out, it will be too late..."
Ouyang Lao Ancestor Zu and Linghu were obviously a little doubtful.
Mr. Xun sighed slightly.
This is the difficulty.
People can only recognize things that they can recognize.
The longer people live, the more this is true.
The existence of the evil god is illusory and illusory, born from divine thoughts.
Ordinary monks, no matter how high their cultivation level is, may not be able to see it.
You may not understand it if you see it, you may not really understand it if you understand it, and you may not know what to do even if you do understand it.
Even if you know what to do, when you really want to do it, you will be full of worries and difficulties, making it difficult to implement it firmly.
This is also a shortcoming of human nature.
It is already difficult to "know", but it is even more difficult to "unify knowledge and action".
But opportunities wait for no one and are fleeting.
Once the best opportunity is missed and the situation deteriorates, there will be no hope of recovery.
Mr.
If the three sects can merge, it will be a great opportunity.
However, it is not easy to convince these two old antiques who have lived too long and are stubborn.
Mr. Xun was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Have you forgotten... the 'Great Demon Tribulation' in the history of the three sects?"
As soon as these words came out, Ouyang and the ancestors of Linghu both turned their eyes. Shrinking, his mind was shaken.
Mr. br>“However, I think you will not forget it.”
“The great calamity of the demon lasted for a long time. How many people of my Taixu lineage died and how many swords were broken before and after. ?”
"My senior brother, with such cultivation, his swordsmanship has reached the pinnacle, but he can't go any further. He can only call himself a god and stay in the Taixu sword tomb. He uses the tomb as a prison and cannot leave even one step in his life."
< br>"The secrets of the three sects, the evil cause and effect, and the murderous intentions of the gods, are all silently guarded by the Taixu Sect."
"Nowadays, there are countless corpses buried in the sword tomb."< br>
“These include seniors who died in the catastrophe of demons, as well as geniuses who died in the process of slaying evil spirits...”
“Perhaps this is the fate of the sword transformed by divine thoughts. , I won’t say anything, and I don’t want to bargain, but you should know that you do owe me Taixu Sect.”
Mr. Xun’s eyes were profound.
Ouyang Ancestor and Linghu Ancestor looked silent, but they also felt guilty.
People are selfish.
On weekdays, they only think about themselves, but this does not mean that they do not understand some things.
Tai'a casts the spiritual sword and cultivates the sword energy with the void. These are all tangible and can be seen. The actions of the two sects can be seen.
But the intangible things are the most dangerous.
Over the years, Taixu Sect has made the greatest sacrifices and sacrifices in secret.
If they are at the level of the leader or elder, they may not know much about the secrets of heaven, and they may be able to quibble a bit, but they are ancestors and are well aware of the elusive terror of the world of spiritual thoughts.
It is not like they have never been to the Sword Tomb of Taixumen.
They also know how many people are buried there.
Old Mr. To put it bluntly, it can also be regarded as compensation for the losses that my Taixu Sect has suffered in the way of spiritual thoughts over the years. "What's more, no matter what the situation of your two sects is now, I don't need it. Too much to say. Do you really want to watch the foundation decline?"
"But my Taixu Sect is different. If nothing else, at least there is an ink painting on the formation, which can cover up all the ugliness."
"I put my words here, the number one in the next formation must be from my Taixu Sect!"
"The situation is like this, there is only one chance."
"Now I I can still help you. If I miss this opportunity and really encounter a disaster, I want to help you, but I am powerless."
"You should know in your heart what to choose..."
Mr. Xun’s expression was stern and his tone was decisive.
Ancestor Ouyang and Ancestor Linghu were silent in thought, speechless for a long time, and finally they could only sigh deeply.
......
An hour later, Mr. Xun returned to Taixu Gate, and a huge stone slowly fell in his heart.
Anyway, it’s finally a start.
These days of planning are not a disappointment.
Mr. Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
An hour later, Mo Hua came to see Mr. Xun for routine advice on formation formations.
Mr. Xun nodded happily when he saw that the ink painting never slackened and was still so diligent.
After asking for advice, Mo Hua hesitated to speak.
"What's wrong?" Mr. Xun asked.
"I..." Mo Hua whispered, "Are you really not going to repeat a grade?"
Although he had asked before, he still wanted to confirm again.
Mr. "Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.
It's a bit embarrassing to repeat a grade, mainly because...
"If I repeat a grade, my junior brothers will become my 'senior brothers'."
The name "little senior brothers" comes from It’s not easy, but ink painting is still very important.
Mr.
"Once a little senior brother, you will always be a little senior brother. You can't change it. And maybe after a while, you can be a little senior brother to more people..."
"A little senior brother to more people?"< br>
Mo Hua was startled, a little confused, and did not understand what Mr. Xun meant.
For no reason, where can you find someone to be your junior disciple?
(End of this chapter)