Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2222 Chapter 1034: Three Mountains Legacy

Mo Hua's eyes blurred for an instant, yet they soon regained their piercing focus.

He cast aside all stray thoughts, concentrated his spirit, and immersed himself in examining the 'Shura Battle' layout.

Known as the Shura Battle, it served as the ultimate clash in the Qianxue Sword Discussion Conference, rising from Earth to Heaven ranks.

Disciples taking part would engage in combat, slay foes, escape dangers, and endure within the expansive and intricate sword discussion arenas, forming alliances with their sects and operating in small groups.

The disciples' positions would get decided by the sequence of their eliminations.

Depending on these disciple rankings, points for victory would accumulate for their sects.

As the previous 'Heaven Level Advancement Battle,' the Shura Battle provided a substantial amount of victory points.

Survival duration directly influenced the victory points earned.

Such points held the power to reshape the ongoing sect standings in the sword discussions.

Hidden within this challenge was a tremendous possibility.

Yet, it carried immense peril as well.

Excelling in the Shura Battle could propel the sect to even loftier heights.

Failing miserably, however, might plunge the sect's standing even lower.

Naturally, the extent of this gap hinged on the prior sword discussion rankings.

After all, the Shura Battle remained just another form of sword discussion.

No matter its heavy influence, it couldn't enable a lowly member of the Eight Great Gates to surge into the Four Great Sects' domain.

In typical scenarios, shifts of three or four positions were common, which held little consequence for average sects.

This rang especially true for the Twelve Streams and Qianxue Hundred Gates.

A rise or drop of a few ranks rarely mattered much.

However, for the Eight Great Gates—particularly the leading ones—and the Four Great Sects, these rankings proved vital.

Even a single or double-rank climb could transform a sect's prestige dramatically.

Likewise, a slip of one or two ranks might inflict severe harm on the sect's benefits.

Besides, the Shura Battle proved incredibly grueling.

Its challenges likely exceeded regular sword discussions by several folds.

For it involved a massive sect-wide brawl.

The mightier the sect, the stronger their edge.

Among the Four Great Sects, disciples boasted exceptional talent, formidable power, and numerous teams reaching Earth Level Sword Discussion, guided by elite geniuses.

They operated on an entirely superior plane compared to standard sects or even the Eight Great Gates.

And four such 'colossal' sects existed.

Guided by premier prodigies, these colossal sects enjoyed numerical superiority, elevated average cultivation levels, and overwhelming strength, enabling them to dominate and 'clear the field' in Shura Battles.

Other sects could barely compete.

It appeared an opportunity for further ascent existed, yet that chance felt woefully slim.

In the five-member team setup of sword discussions, if they couldn't triumph over geniuses like Xiao Wuchen or Shen Linsu,

prospects in the grand melee seemed even dimmer.

Yet for most sects, their targets weren't the Four Great Sects.

They aimed higher only at the sects ranked one or two spots above, pulling them down to allow their own slight elevation.

In the Sword Discussion Conference, sect rankings offered benefits with every climb, securing portions of the Qianlong Spirit Mine and vast quantities of 'wealth' such as Spirit Stones.

Thus, they set realistic goals without overreaching.

But Mo Hua stood apart; his aspirations burned brighter.

He yearned to vault straight to the pinnacle, facing the imposing 'Four Great Sects' as those four towering peaks.

Beyond them loomed the remaining seven sects of the 'Eight Great Gates'

Forming a total of eleven formidable barriers.

Additionally, grudges simmered with certain minor peaks from the Twelve Streams.

With these thoughts, the Taixu Gate confronted endless obstacles in this Shura Battle, rendering triumph unattainable.

A faint possibility lingered.

But that possibility bordered on nonexistent.

To the point where, as Mo Hua sensed a spark of optimism, despair washed over him too...

Mo Hua drew in a steadying breath, compelling his heart to settle.

In momentous affairs, composure was essential.

The fiercer the longing, the greater the dread of failure, the more vital the steadiness.

Mo Hua pulled out a hefty pile of Formation Papers and started cataloging every 'adversary' he had to confront.

He scrutinized the gathered disciple details from the Sword Discussion Conference, assessing each meticulously.

He outlined every hurdle, item by item.

And he computed every connection, every potential clash, one after another.

Then he devised countermeasures for each scenario.

The Shura Battle's scenarios unfolded and shifted in Mo Hua's thoughts ahead of time...

Harnessing expansive Divine Sense, precise reasoning, and potent Heavenly secret Calculation, he pierced through illusions to grasp truth, unveiling Heavenly secrets, tracing causes and effects, hunting for that elusive thread of victory amid treacherous terrains...

Mo Hua computed and schemed,

At the Qianxue state borders, leaders and elders from diverse sects, alongside numerous elite cultivators, were similarly strategizing and conspiring.

Sects with ties exchanged messages, sharing updates.

How to tackle the Shura Battle?

Slowly, a shared understanding emerged among them:

'Unite forces to wipe out the Taixu Gate first.'

Among these plans, old resentments played a role.

The Tai'a Sect had once dominated the Eight Great Gates, eyeing the Four Great Sects' spots for ages, sparking clashes over resources with the Four Great Sects.

As the head of the Eight Great Gates, it drew envy from its fellow members.

The Chongxu Sect stayed aloof in dealings, yet its alliance and aid to the Tai'a Sect earned it disdain.

As for the Taixu Gate, the animosity was obvious.

Within the Four Great Sects, the Qian Path Sect—home to the Shen Family—harbored outright loathing for the Taixu Gate.

In the freshly elevated Eight Great Gates,

The Sever Gold Sect nursed a feud with the Taixu Gate.

The Gui Water Sect maintained tensions with the Taixu Gate.

These enmities stemmed from Mo Hua, though the fault inevitably rested with the Taixu Gate.