Asking about longevity

The situation is almost a complete mess.

Under the powerful sword energy of Xiao Wuchen, the number one figure in the Tianjian Sect, the disciples of the Taixu Sect had almost no room to fight back.

Even Linghu Xiao is no match for him.

Xiao Wuchen completely suppressed Linghu Xiao with just a few sword strikes.

Every sword is simple and majestic, and it is natural. There is a charm that is in line with the way of heaven and blends into the void.

Every sword carries with it a powerful sword energy condensed from vast spiritual power.

For every sword strike, Linghu Xiao must give it his all.

Every time Xiao Wuchen swung his sword, Linghu Xiao took a step back.

Xiao Wuchen, dressed in a white Taoist robe with sword patterns, had a handsome and indifferent expression, and his body was straight with an elegant posture.

However, Linghu Xiao, the number one swordsman in Chongxu who is rarely seen in five hundred years and who is highly expected, could only grit his teeth and hold on, looking very embarrassed.

There was no longer the previous scene of sword energy sweeping across the sky and killing everyone.

At this moment, everyone finally understood it intuitively.

After all, what is a true genius?

What is a true kendo genius?

Reputation may be true or false.

But the sword never lies.

As soon as they clash, the winner will be immediately clear.

Seeing Linghu Xiao's embarrassed appearance, everyone felt a little sad, but there was not too much sarcasm or taking advantage of him.

They knew that Linghu Xiao was strong enough.

He had already proved his strength in the previous sword fight.

It’s just that Xiao Wuchen is stronger.

The Four Great Sects are, after all, the Four Great Sects.

The leader of the four sword sects and the number one disciple of the Tianjian Sect, Xiao Wuchen, is a person who floats in the clouds.

The geniuses of the eight major sects, no matter how strong they are, can only stand on the top of the mountain.

That's the way of the sword.

In terms of cultivation, Xiao Wuchen is also a bit higher.

Xiao Wuchen is at the peak of foundation building.

As for Linghu Xiao, he is only slightly stronger than the average person in the late stage of foundation building.

Strictly speaking, the foundation-building realm is divided into only three levels: elementary, intermediate, and advanced. After that, if one's cultivation level breaks through again, it will reach the golden elixir level.

But it is too difficult to form a pill.

Most foundation-building cultivators, unless they are extremely lucky, will be stuck for a while before reaching the golden elixir stage.

This period of time can be as short as a year or as long as several decades or even hundreds of years.

There are many people who are stuck in this card for their entire lives.

In this way, there is a period between the late stage of foundation building and the golden elixir stage, which varies from person to person but is generally relatively long.

During this period, the cultivator will continue to practice, and his spiritual power will slowly increase and gradually settle until a solid foundation is formed, which will give him the opportunity to break through to the Golden Core stage...

Or maybe he has tried to break through to the Golden Elixir stage but failed.

Therefore, there was a disparity in their cultivation levels, which further exacerbated their disadvantage in swordsmanship.

In the sword-fighting arena, Linghu Xiao was no match for Xiao Wuchen and behaved in a miserable state.

Others fared worse.

The Tianjian Sect's team is one of the top teams in the Sword Discussion Conference. Except for Xiao Wuchen, none of the other four Tianjian Sect disciples are weak.

The strength of these four people is slightly inferior to Linghu Xiao.

Compared with Ouyang Xuan, he is stronger.

Much stronger than Cheng Mo and Situ Jian.

These are the disciples of the sect, a complete crushing of the "hard power".

Therefore, under the terrifying sword energy of the five people from the Tianjian Sect, all the people from the Taixu Sect were beaten back and forth, and their fight was extremely difficult.

The situation of ink painting is equally bad.

His teammates were completely suppressed, and his spells didn't have much effect.

He could only rely on his body skills to "survive" from the swords of the Tianjian Sect disciples.

But this kind of "survival" is meaningless.

The situation is clear.

The Taixu Sect was gradually sliding towards the brink of defeat.

There are also some viewers who are looking forward to some "miracle", hoping that someone can turn the tide and change the situation.

But unfortunately, no miracle happened.

The weak will lose.

Linghu Xiao was defeated first.

Under Xiao Wuchen's sword, he struggled to hold on, trying his best to find a turnaround, but in the end, things went against his wishes and he was unable to turn the tide.

Due to the disparity in cultivation and swordsmanship, Linghu Xiao fought to exhaustion, but was finally killed by the indifferent Xiao Wuchen with a single sword strike.

Linghu Xiao died under Xiao Wuchen's sword.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

The others also began to run out of energy and were defeated one after another...

The monks who were watching the battle fell silent.

On many people's faces, the expectation faded and they were replaced by a look of boredom.

They originally thought that this would be a fierce match where thunder and lightning struck each other and geniuses met and competed against each other.

Even if one team is destined to lose, they will definitely contribute a wonderful game of geniuses.

The sword-wielding geniuses from the Tianjian Sect and the Taixu Sect will also have a peak showdown.

But the result disappointed them greatly.

The Taixu Sect was defeated so thoroughly that there was almost no suspense from beginning to end.

Linghu Xiao was completely helpless compared to Xiao Wuchen, the number one master of Tianjian.

Not to mention the ink painting.

At this time, some people gloated:

"The Taixu Sect, which is a merger of three sects, is just this?"

"Three 'Eight Great Gates'-level sects, combined together, are still not enough to defeat the Tianjian Sect alone. How funny..."

"The three sects merged, and they merged into one loneliness."

"Think about it from another angle. They are able to fight to this extent only because they are united. If they are not united, they will definitely be weaker..."

"The gap is really too big, there is no way to fight..."

"I waited in vain..."

“It’s boring…”

"The Taixu Sect is the strongest team that has never lost a single game, but now they are going to lose..."

"He will definitely lose. Everyone is dead, and only Mo Hua is left. Who can he kill?"

"Don't even mention Xiao Wuchen. If you pick any one of the other four people from the Tianjian Sect and put them in one of the eight major sects, they would all be top disciples. They are not something that Mo Hua can 'bump' into."

Some people also joked: "Don't say that, maybe this ink painting can even penetrate five people at once?"

Everyone was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But as I laughed, I felt that it was meaningless.

The Taixu Sect performed so poorly that even if they tried to "ridicule" them, it would be a bit boring.

The only interesting thing is the ink painting:

"This time, Mo Hua should finally die, right?"

This is also the only thing that can still arouse people's interest in this sword-fighting competition that has gone from "full of expectations" to "boring".

It even cheers people up.

Someone agreed: "The Taixu Sect is going to lose, and he will definitely die at the hands of the Tianjian Sect disciples."

"Good! Good!" Many monks applauded.

"Finally, someone can kill Mo Hua once."

"It's a pity that dying at the hands of a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect is not a big humiliation."

"After all, the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect are too strong, especially Xiao Wuchen. It seems a bit... natural for him to die under their swords?"

"It's a little lacking..."

"It's best to have a fatal 'critical game' where neither side can afford to lose, and then fight to the death to win. Both sides are evenly matched, fighting back and forth, and it's so exciting that you wish you could beat your brains out..."

"Then, at the most critical moment, Mo Hua was careless and revealed his flaws. He was humiliated and killed. The Taixu Sect was defeated. Mo Hua became a sinner for all eternity and was nailed to the pillar of shame. He became the laughing stock of thousands of people..."

"A death like this is worthy of an ink painting."

“What a pity…”

"Yeah, this kid got a bargain."

Some people also said: "Forget it, be content with what you have. In my lifetime, if I can see Mo Hua die once, I will have no regrets in my life. Don't ask for too much."

“That makes sense.”

"He lost the first game of the game and died once, which can be considered a 'good start'."

"Besides, the game of ground has just begun. There will be many more sword fights to come, and there will be many difficult games to play."

"There are still many chances for Mo Hua to die."

“There are a lot of good shows.”

"Today, it's just an appetizer..."

Thinking of this, everyone's mood instantly improved, and they looked towards the sword-fighting arena with anticipation.

They are waiting to see how Mo Hua will "die"...

…

In the sword fighting arena.

Mo Hua's body is as thin as water and is still running away.

Two geniuses from the Tianjian Sect chased him and tried to kill him.

Xiao Wuchen did not take any action and just watched from the side.

It seemed that killing Mo Hua was not worth his effort.

There were two other disciples of the Tianjian Sect with cold eyes, waiting on the side with swords in hand. As long as Mo Hua showed the slightest flaw, they would strike him with their swords and kill him.

Their strategy is clear and understandable.

It is not so easy to surpass ink painting in terms of body movements alone.

They are the top geniuses of the four major sects and are very powerful.

But this kind of strength, mainly cultivation and combat power, does not mean that their physical skills are also absolutely top-notch.

At least, judging from their physical skills alone, they would not be stronger than Feng Zichen, the prodigy of Xiaoyao Sect.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, they may not be faster than Feng Zichen's wind sword.

Feng Zichen couldn't catch Mo Hua and killed him with a sword.

They may not be able to do so.

Therefore, they could only keep chasing him with swords, giving Mo Hua "intensity", wearing him down and forcing him to make mistakes.

If Mo Hua made a mistake and his movements were exposed, the Tianjian Sect disciples who were watching him closely would take his life with one sword.

Even if he didn't make any mistakes, his spiritual energy would be exhausted.

Spiritual power is the foundation of a cultivator, and all Taoist methods are driven by spiritual power.

Even the physical cultivation method must be guided by spiritual power to stimulate the potential of the physical body.

As long as the spiritual energy is exhausted, no matter how superb the physical skills are, they will become "rootless water" and will be difficult to sustain.

Low spiritual power is one of the most fatal drawbacks of Mo Hua as a spiritual practitioner.

Mo Hua sighed.

He knew that this was the end.

Without Linghu Xiao, Cheng Mo and others, he was indeed a little "helpless".

His agility is indeed good, but this is a sword fight, and no matter how good his agility is, he can't kill people.

You can't expect to tire others to death with your physical skills...

With his meager spiritual energy, he would definitely be the first one to die of exhaustion.

But Mo Hua didn't intend to give up easily.

Even the "garbage" time spent on sword fighting should not be wasted.

Mo Hua calmed down, put the outcome aside, and continued to deal with the disciples of the Tianjian Sect with the help of the Flowing Water Step.

One reason was to make use of the genius of the Tianjian Sect and practice his Shi Shui Step more.

In addition, I can also use this opportunity to observe the sword techniques of the Tianjian Sect, familiarize myself with the sword moves of the Tianjian Sect, accumulate some sword experience, and prepare for the future.

All the sword techniques in the world, their advantages and disadvantages, strengths and weaknesses, must be deposited in the heart and transformed into experience in fighting.

A mature cultivator must learn to draw nourishment from these experiences and cultivate a strong fighting consciousness.

Of course, dealing with things like this consumes a huge amount of spiritual energy.

Mo Hua's movements also became a little bit clumsy and he had trouble maneuvering, and the situation became precarious.

Outside the sword-fighting arena, Elder Zhang stared at Mo Hua with a deep gaze, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

The other monks who were watching the battle saw signs of Mo Hua's defeat and looked overjoyed.

“I’m going to die…”

"Guess, who will kill this brat?"

The audience isn't the only one guessing.

Even some of the sect's geniuses, holding the "Tu Mo Order" in their hands, felt both excited and regretful.

He was so excited that Mo Hua was going to be beheaded.

He also felt regretful that it was not him who killed Mo Hua.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Mo Hua also felt that the time was almost right. He reached out and touched his forehead, shattering his Dao Jade. Then, a blue light flashed, and he... disappeared.

He doesn't play anymore.

Exit...

Seeing that Mo Hua's spiritual power was exhausted, the disciple of Tianjian Sect, who was holding up the Tianxing Sword and was about to kill Mo Hua with one sword, was stunned on the spot.

The other Tianjian Sect disciples were also a little surprised.

Even Xiao Wuchen's expression froze for a moment.

Outside the arena, the monks who were originally watching the battle with smiles on their faces and full of anticipation, all suddenly became frozen in an instant, and stood there in a daze like stone statues.

After a long while, someone couldn't believe it and said:

"Just now... this kid was..."

"I shattered my own Dao Jade?"

"So... does this count as him being killed?"

"He died on his own, how can it be considered murdered?"

"hiss---"

The sounds of people gasping for air came one after another.

At the same time, the nameless evil fire in everyone's heart couldn't be stopped from rising.

"Is this even possible?"

"I really... I am convinced by this little bastard..."

"Can't I just die peacefully for once?"

"No, my blood is rushing to my brain..."

The Taixu Sect was almost certain to lose, and Mo Hua was almost certain to die.

The much-anticipated plot is about to be revealed.

As a result, this shameless boy shattered the Dao Jade and left the stage.

I just can’t be “killed” properly once.

Everyone said angrily:

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"He can do such a thing as shattering his own Dao Jade?"

"This is a sword fight, not a real life-and-death battle. Even with the protection of the Lundao Mountain formation, you still don't dare to fight to the death?"

"A coward is more shameful than a loser!"

"If he had any shame, he wouldn't do such a thing. Even if he had the thought of doing so, it would be a heinous crime!"

"After all, he is the prodigy of Taixu Sect and the leader of Ganxue Zhendao. If he does this, how will his fellow disciples view him? How will the elders view him? How will the head of the sect view him? How will the ancestors view him?"

"Shouldn't he feel ashamed?"

"Is there no one in the entire Taixu Sect, no, in the entire Ganxuezhou world, that he cares about?"

…

The crowd was outraged and began to denounce the ink painting.

Gu Changhuai in the crowd sighed silently, thinking that Mo Hua was indeed such a kid, he could always find a tricky angle to annoy others to death...

Of course, the ink painting was completely unaware of this.

To him, it was just breaking the jade of Taoism, which was no big deal.

Moreover, he is used to controlling "life and death" in his own hands.

Even if he loses, he will leave on his own.

He always felt a little unsafe in his heart when someone hit him with a sword.

What if Lun Daoshan's fifth-grade formation fails, and he gets hit by this sword, won't he be dead?

Although this is a fifth-grade formation, and a large one at that, the probability of it failing is extremely low and almost impossible to happen.

But Mo Hua is a formation master and he only trusts his own formations.

No matter how powerful other people's formations are, they still belong to others, and he feels that they are not very reliable.

Don't worship blindly, don't trust blindly.

This is the self-cultivation of an excellent formation master.

Therefore, rather than being "killed" out by others, it is safer to crush the Lundao Jade by yourself.

As for what other people or even the sect think, Mo Hua doesn't care.

Normally speaking, the Sword Contest is protected by a large formation, so no one will really die. Therefore, for most Sword Contest disciples, the default requirement is:

"Fight to the death."

What’s more, there are so many sect leaders, elders and fellow disciples watching.

Fight to the death and try your best. Even if you lose, no one will say anything.

But if you shatter the Dao Jade and flee without a fight, that would be a big problem.

A "genius" without courage will be looked down upon by his fellow disciples and rejected by the elders and the sect's top leaders.

But these ordinary people's views are ineffective for ink paintings.

His situation is very special.

Among his peers in Taixu Sect, he has considerable "prestige". No matter what he does, in the eyes of his fellow disciples, he is always a "wise and brave" junior brother.

As an elder of Taixu Sect, he often has to consider Mo Hua's attitude and do things to make him happy.

The leader of Taixu Sect is very lenient towards Mo Hua, after all, he is an "illegitimate child".

The ancestor of Taixu Sect is even more doting on Mo Hua, after all, he is his "grandson".

In the entire Taixu Sect, no one cares about Mo Hua.

It's just breaking a piece of Tao Jade, not blowing up the gate of Taixu Mountain, so it's nothing.

Thus, the sword fight ended just like that.

Mo Hua clearly lost, but it made people even more angry.

The audience was filled with anger, cursing and swearing, wishing they could pull Mo Hua out and give him a beating.

But not all of them are painted with air and ink.

There were also many people in the crowd who really cared about Mo Hua and hoped that he would win.

Zhang Lan sat behind the Great Elder, his face expressionless, but he sighed silently in his heart, feeling deeply regretful:

"I still lost in the end..."

Originally, he wanted to watch Mo Hua show off his skills and prowess at the sword-fighting competition.

Now it seems that he still thought it was too simple.

The Ganxue Sword Contest is indeed the top event in Ganzhou. Every genius is stronger than the other. There are always people who are better than you...

Even if it is an ink painting, it will lose.

Zhang Lan sighed.

On the other side, at the Shangguan family’s viewing platform.

Yu'er, who was originally full of expectations, also looked a little disappointed and whispered:

"Brother Mo, I lost..."

Wen Renwan's eyes dimmed slightly, but she still smiled and rubbed Yu'er's head:

"Victory and defeat are common in the military. Even your brother Mo can't always win..."

Yuer nodded, but she still felt unhappy.

Wen Renwan smiled and comforted him, "It's okay to lose a game. We will play again later. Brother Mo will definitely win back little by little..."

Yu'er's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she became excited again. She nodded seriously and said:

"Um!"

Wenren Wan touched Yuer's little face with a gentle look.

But there was a hint of worry between her brows.

She naturally realized that the gap between Taixu Sect and Tianjian Sect was too great.

Xiao Wuchen's strength is really too strong.

The Tianjian Sect is just one of the four major sects.

There are at least three other geniuses at the same level as Xiao Wuchen of the Tianjian Sect.

The situation in the future will only become more and more difficult and dangerous.

Wanting to defeat such a top genius and get points from the four major sects is really... as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Wen Ren Wan couldn't help but sigh.

…

Two days later, at the next sword-fighting contest, Mo Hua's luck was still bad.

He met Ao Zhan, the strongest disciple of the Longding Sect, one of the four major sects and also one of the top geniuses in studying and fighting.

The ancestors of the Ao family have the blood of the karma dragon.

Ao Zhan is the most talented disciple of the Ao family and the one whose bloodline is closest to his ancestors.

He also cultivated the Dragon Cauldron Body Refining Technique to a very powerful level.

With his indestructible bones and muscles forged with dragon blood, Ao Zhan of Longding Sect is a top genius who can be compared with Xiao Wuchen, the number one man in Tianjian Sect.

In this sword fight, Mo Hua lost again.