Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2214 Chapter 1031: Shock (Part 3)

"I'm not sure, never come across it before—maybe it's just somebody attempting to 'fish for fame and reputation'?"

"Perhaps it's plain ignorance? Even Ye Zhiyuan hasn't heard about it."

"By the way, wasn't there a guy in the alliance yesterday, proclaiming himself 'Ye Zhiyuan' and boasting he'd 'take Mo Hua's head with one sword'?"

"Yeah, that sounds right..."

"And in today's sword discussion, it looks like someone else got his head severed by Mo Hua with a single sword... And that fellow was also named 'Ye Zhiyuan'?"

"No kidding?"

"Wait, could it be... are these two Ye Zhiyuans actually the same individual?" "Something like that happening?!"

"No chance at all! Watch out, or the Daluo Sect might charge you with slander..."

"Yeah, totally out of the question. Who exactly is Ye Zhiyuan? He's the famous Heavenly Pride Disciple of the Daluo Sect's Sword Dao, known as the top expert in Qianxue Sword Control."

"If he's the top in Qianxue Sword Control, how does he end up slain by another's Sword Control in just one strike?"

"Tsk tsk, I'm keeping quiet on that..."

"From what I hear, the one who took him down is a Formation Master?"

"A Sword Dao Heavenly Pride defeated by a Formation Master with a single sword?"

"Is someone like that really worthy of being called a Sword Dao Heavenly Pride?"

"Exactly, 'If he can't even defeat Mo Hua, how can he dare call himself a Heavenly Pride?' Who dropped that line?"

"Okay, enough of that, it's small stuff anyway—in my view, picking a strong Alliance Hierarch is the real priority."

"True enough."

"Oh yeah, wasn't our Alliance Hierarch meant to be crowned king today?"

"That's right."

"So where's our Alliance Hierarch?"

"Maybe chopped down with one sword by somebody..."

Those once arrogant declarations turned into 'timeless records of embarrassment'.

They struck back like whirling flying swords, each thrust returning straight to Ye Zhiyuan himself.

The Heavenly Pride Disciples of the Demon Slaying Alliance grabbed the moment, replaying Ye Zhiyuan's statements on the screen over and over, dripping with mockery as they publicly shamed him.

Ye Zhiyuan seethed with anger and bitterness, yet he had no choice but to play dead, staying completely silent.

Inside his cultivation chamber, he erected a straw dummy.

Upon the straw dummy, he affixed a clumsily sketched portrait of Mo Hua, doodled by his own hand.

He stopped uttering phrases like, 'The Heavenly Prides of the Four Sects and Eight Gates are blinded by their rage, only seeing 'killing Mo Hua' as a goal...'

"Those fueled by hatred lack any broader ambition...' or similar nonsense.

He had been mistaken.

Hatred serves as the most potent force propelling people onward.

Perseverance, in truth, represents the truest form of ambition.

Ye Zhiyuan started employing Mo Hua's straw dummy to hone his Daluo Flying Sword Skill.

He resolved to turn 'Slaying Mo Hua' into his ultimate lifelong goal.

Seeking vengeance now defined his 'aspirations and drive' for the rest of his days.

A few flying swords zipped through the air, stabbing repeatedly into the distant, crudely drawn face of Mo Hua.

They skewered several mocking expressions, each carrying a touch of sinister grin.

At the same time.

Taixu Gate.

A bunch of Junior Brothers took turns raising toasts to Mo Hua, their gazes brimming with awe.

Following this clash, their respect for Mo Hua flowed endlessly like a mighty river.

Thanks to this triumph in the sword discussion, Taixu Gate had, for the moment, firmly claimed the spot as 'Leader of the Eight Great Gates'.

In the past, Taixu Gate languished at the bottom among the Eight Gates.

Tai'a and Chongxu had taken heavy hits to their vitality too, causing their standings to drop sharply, nearly kicking them out of the Eight Great Gates altogether.

Yet now, through the unification of the Three Sects, their luck had reversed, propelling them to the top position among the Eight Great Gates.

Not only the regular disciples, but the elders of the Taixu Three Mountains felt deep gratitude toward Mo Hua as well.

Were it not for concerns of status and dignity, they'd all want to lift a cup and toast him themselves.

And the positive developments kept coming.

Later on, Mo Hua leveraged 'Sword Control' to claim victory in two additional Earth-ranked sword discussions.

The tide had shifted without anyone noticing.

The Sect Leaders of the Three Mountains, after careful deliberation, discovered that Taixu Gate now had another chance—slender, yet genuinely present:

A shot at joining the ranks of the Four Great Sects.

In the Qianxue Debate, Taixu Gate wasn't the only one in intense combat; the other Four Great Sects were locked in fierce struggles too.

The Four Sects weren't truly a single entity; rivalry simmered between them, everyone vying to come out on top.

On the outside, they might stand together.

But in actual contests for prestige and benefits, the Four Sects turned on each other ruthlessly, refusing to yield even slightly.

Among the Heavenly Pride Disciples, none bowed to the others, and their battles ended in stalemates.

Thus, after intense Earth-ranked sword discussions and relentless duels between Heavenly Pride Disciples, the rankings of the Four Great Sects remained fairly close.

Due to the 'internal conflicts' within the Four Sects, their mutual depletion, and the way they siphoned points from one another, their lead over Taixu Gate wasn't all that substantial.

With just two Earth-ranked sword discussions left.

If Taixu Gate could secure back-to-back victories, and if any one of the Four Great Sects—aside from the leading Heavenly Sword Sect—dropped two matches, then Taixu Gate could rise straight up.

This requirement was quite demanding.

Furthermore, it relied not just on fortune but also on the misfortunes of rivals to move forward.

Still, for Taixu Gate, this stood as their sole current prospect.

To be frank, merely possessing this prospect was already a considerable boon.

Many other sects longed for such a chance but couldn't grasp it.

Regarding the upcoming Heaven-ranked sword discussions, the uncertainties were too great to dwell on right now.

For the time being, with two straight wins in sight, Taixu Gate realistically harbored the potential to enter the Four Great Sects...

This prospect ignited a fire of urgency in all the Sect Leaders of the Taixu Three Mountains.

At this juncture, they yearned for nothing more than a touch of 'good fortune'.

They prayed that Taixu Mountain's ancestors would bestow upon Taixu Gate a path to ascend into the Four Great Sects.

May Taixu Gate encounter two 'soft opponents' in the coming two rounds of sword discussions.

Or, even if they weren't total pushovers!

Mo Hua and his team had grown plenty capable; as long as they avoided the elite Heavenly Pride Disciples, they could hold their own, with a solid chance of success.

The odds of clinching two wins in a row remained viable. Amid this eager expectation, the opponent lineup for Mo Hua's following sword discussion got finalized via the Dao Discussion Heaven Instrument.

Once the entire Taixu Gate—from top to bottom—glimpsed this lineup, their expressions shifted, and a cold shiver ran through them: "Qian Taoist Sect, Shen Linsu."