Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2204 Chapter 1029: Supreme Sect Flying Sword Control
Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
The "Tumo Treasure Manual" proves to be quite valuable.
In the subsequent earth site sword debate against the Vajra Sect, Mo Hua faced heavy limitations on his formations.
Standard formations pose little challenge, particularly to the experienced Formation Arts Elders from the Qian Learning State Boundary.
Mo Hua's typical formation patterns fell right into their calculated predictions.
The inherent flaws in the formations got amplified even more.
For instance, setting up a formation takes time—even when Mo Hua sketches quickly, it demands some duration, plus constraints like set locations and diverse
formation materials, among other things.
Furthermore, after establishing a formation, it inevitably leaves behind certain traces, to some degree.
Mo Hua's methods for handling formations are refined and typically hard to spot.
Yet, regardless of how refined his approaches, they couldn't hold up against numerous Formation Elders who examined everything closely through extensive simulations.
Additionally, the sword discussion arenas on Mount of Tao, while intricate and diverse, remain mostly predetermined.
These areas get crafted manually based on specific "templates".
Differing from the genuine wild and disordered "wildlands" found in Big Black Mountain and Refining Demon Mountain.
It becomes tough for formations to stay completely "hidden".
In such conditions, Mo Hua's once dazzling formation skills failed to shine as "dazzling".
During the clash with Vajra Sect, victory came in the end, but mostly due to Linghu Xiao and his companions.
Mo Hua fell back on his familiar tactics, relying on spells to "muddle through".
With the formations failing, they ended up useless.
Mo Hua, hailed as the "Formation Leader", slowly lost his shine in the onlookers' gazes among the cultivators, turning "mediocre":
"See, I warned you, relying solely on formations won't cut it."
"This Sword Discussion Conference means even the formation leader has to keep a low profile."
"His formation abilities held out for just three or four bouts at most. Now he's back to square one."
"Cultivators must depend on their own cultivation base; lacking real power, leaning on aids forever won't get you anywhere...
"It's the Sword Discussion Conference, not purely about swordplay, but surely picking up an elite technique makes sense, doesn't it?"
"Don't bother, his spiritual power is so weak, even with an elite technique, he couldn't wield it...
"Leave him be, there's nothing impressive in Taixu Gate's sword technique legacy to pass on anyway."
"Right, Taixu Gate is really lacking...
The Taixu Gate disciples caught wind of these talks.
They felt furious yet lacked solid grounds to counter.
Tai'a's legacy focuses on Sword Casting.
Chongxu's legacy centers on Sword Qi.
Taixu's legacy involves the elusive, hard-to-grasp Sword Intent, which isn't feasible to practice at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Although certain legacy elements are exchanged via the Three Sects Unification, elite sword techniques remain with the Chongxu branch.
The Taixu branch truly lacks standout sword techniques, particularly during Foundation Establishment.
The sword techniques Taixu Gate imparted to disciples weren't awful before, but only against average sect legacies.
At the Sword Discussion Conference, against the legacies of Four Sects and Eight Gates, including numerous elite sect inheritances.
The sword techniques Taixu Gate provided its disciples were genuinely not worth noting.
Even displaying them openly would bring feelings of shame and humiliation.
When others slammed Taixu Gate's formations as worthless.
Taixu Gate disciples stayed calm, knowing their Junior Brother serves as the Qianxue Formation Path Leader, a peerless formation genius.
If mocked, they'd just give a cold smile and dismiss the ignorance of the critics.
However, when others attacked Taixu Gate's sword techniques as worthless.
The Taixu Gate disciples would get genuinely mad.
Since Taixu Gate's sword technique legacy is indeed quite poor...
Throughout the whole Sword Discussion Conference, no exceptional standout
from Taixu Gate relied on Taixu Gate's sword techniques.
Linghu Xiao and Ouyang Xuan aside.
They didn't belong to the Taixu branch at all.
Aside from them, Situ Jian practiced his clan's Li Fire Sword.
Cheng Mo wielded an axe, skipping swords entirely.
And Mo Hua skipped spiritual artifacts altogether, depending on spells and
formations.
Hence, facing taunts like "Taixu Gate's sword techniques are worthless", "Taixu Gate's sword techniques fall short", "Taixu Gate lacks Sword Dao legacy", "No Sword Dao legacy yet joining sword discussions?"... such remarks.
Most Taixu Gate disciples could only swallow their rage silently, unable to speak out.
Looking at the broader sword discussion outcomes, Taixu Gate held victories. Similarly, Daluo Sect secured wins.
With Daluo Sect boasting profound foundations, featuring "one sect, two prodigies", and both prodigies heading teams, they edged out a few more victories than Taixu
Gate.
Consequently, the two sects' triumphs stayed almost equal.
Just a single match apart.
Should Taixu Gate lose one more match, they'd forfeit the top spot among the Eight Great Gates.
This precarious margin drew countless factions and cultivators'
attention.
All craved to discover who would claim leadership of the Eight
Great Gates in the end.
Which between Taixu Gate and Daluo Sect would endure till the finish.
Amid this charged tension, the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument promptly generated the lineup for the upcoming sword discussion:
Decapitation match.
Taixu Gate versus Daluo Sect.
The moment felt utterly timely.
So perfectly timed that Mo Hua wondered if this Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument wasn't merely a magic treasure, but had "developed a spirit".
It deliberately set up this confrontation to draw crowds, staging a "grand show" right at this pivotal juncture.
Therefore, this sword discussion carried immense weight.
The victor claims the top of the Eight Gates. The loser trails in defeat, choking on dust. This bout nearly demanded a fierce, all-or-nothing "crucial" fight.