Chapter 1009: Support

If it continues like this, the ranking will still drop. We need to think of a solution…

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, flipping open the *Lun Jian* Grand Meeting roster. He then discovered that among the dozens of *Lun Jian* matches ahead, the Tai Xu Sect's biggest opponent in the Xuan character group was unexpectedly…

Du Jin Men.

Both Gui Shui Men and Du Jin Men are newly promoted to the Eight Great Sects.

So, they can also be called the "gatekeepers" of the Eight Great Sects.

It’s normal for them to encounter each other frequently in the Xuan character group.

After that, among all the disciples of the Tai Xu Sect, in dozens of Xuan character *Lun Jian* matches, at least one-third of the matches were against Du Jin Men.

Mo Hua’s eyes showed thoughtfulness.

Du Jin Men is an old opponent…

When he first entered Lie Yao Mountain, Mo Hua and his junior brothers had their initial conflict with Du Jin Men's disciples.

Through their back and forth, they also fought many matches.

Various enmities, they couldn't be fully explained in a short time.

Mo Hua's eyes slightly brightened.

But since it's Du Jin Men, it's easier to handle.

The "Du Jin Jia" he designed long ago could be used again.

Not only that.

Mo Hua now holds the core inheritance of two of Du Jin Men's sects.

He has extracted the "Jian Dao Fa Ze" from *Du Jin Yu Jian Jue* and *Du Jin Jian Zhen*, and integrated them into *Shen Nian Hua Jian*.

Although in reality, his *Du Jin Jian Qi* is not worth mentioning.

But in *Shen Nian*, especially in his comprehension of the *Du Jin Jian Fa Ze*, it is extremely profound.

In other words, Du Jin Men's most core inheritance, at least the *Zhu Ji* portion, is all in Mo Hua's hands.

Utilizing these inheritances, improving the "Du Jin Jia" a bit, and then making a "Po Jin Jian" to counter Du Jin Men disciples, the win rate would be at least twenty percent higher.

With their core inheritance insighted by this array master of his, Du Jin Men has almost no way to fight back.

"No wonder others say, once a sect's inheritance is leaked, it brings endless disaster…"

Mo Hua nodded in agreement.

Now he himself is Du Jin Men's "disaster."

Afterward, Mo Hua began to iterate on the "Du Jin Jian" and refine the "Po Jin Jian" specifically to target Du Jin Men.

But after planning for a moment, Mo Hua involuntarily thought of a person again.

He flipped through the *Lun Jian* roster several times and finally found a name—

Song Jian.

Since the change in Wan Yao Valley, Du Jin Men has been in turmoil. There were power shifts within the sect, the Jin family fell, the Song family rose, and subsequent events happened one after another. Mo Hua was also too busy and didn't contact Song Jian much.

But now, at the *Lun Jian* Grand Meeting, he encountered Du Jin Men again…

Mo Hua considered for a moment, then sent a message to Song Jian.

The two of them have a special transmission order.

It was obtained by Mo Hua through Gu Chang Huai's channels from the Dao Ting Si's warehouse.

After getting it, Mo Hua was not at ease and personally "tampered" with the magnetic pattern, specially using it for confidential communication.

Generally, there will be a day off between the Xuan character *Lun Jian* matches for disciples to rest and prepare for battle.

Mo Hua also happened to have a day free.

The next day, Mo Hua went to a remote small grove in Lian Yao Mountain.

This was the agreed meeting point.

Mo Hua squatted in the tree, waiting bored. After waiting for a long time, Song Jian arrived late, entered the grove, and looked around like a thief.

Mo Hua blew a whistle.

Song Jian looked up, saw it was Mo Hua, then relaxed, urged his body technique, and in a few rounds, leaped onto the branch and sat opposite Mo Hua.

"What do you need me for?"

Song Jian asked.

After several years, Song Jian was taller and his face was fairer, with a better complexion.

After experiencing the Wan Yao Valley incident, he knew the world was dangerous and human hearts were unpredictable, so his demeanor was much steadier.

However, in front of Mo Hua, he couldn't help but feel a bit apprehensive.

After all, Mo Hua's actions in Wan Yao Valley had a huge impact on him, making him unable to forget them even now.

"Are you about to participate in *Lun Jian*?" Mo Hua didn't waste words and got straight to the point.

"Yes…" Song Jian nodded.

"I'll do you a favor," Mo Hua said. "In your sect, do you have enemies or competitors? Tell me about them one by one, and I'll help you 'suppress' them a bit."

"You help me?" Song Jian was stunned.

"Otherwise?" Mo Hua asked with an obvious expression.

Song Jian frowned. "Is there… some requirement?"

He really couldn't beat Mo Hua in mind games.

Since that was the case, he might as well be direct and ask clearly.

Mo Hua nodded. "There's a small requirement… You tell me the detailed information about your opponents, what *gongfa* they cultivate, what sword moves they are good at, what their habits are, what trump cards they have…"

Song Jian had never seen such a shameless person, openly asking him to "betray" his sect.

"This, isn't it not so good…" Song Jian said euphemistically.

"What's not good?" Mo Hua said. "The *Lun Jian* Grand Meeting is not just about fighting on the field, but also about off-field investigation."

"Intelligence warfare is also a war."

"Isn't your Du Jin Men also everywhere inquiring about my Tai Xu Sect disciples' intelligence?"

Song Jian silently nodded.

This was a fact he couldn't refute.

"That's it," Mo Hua changed his words again. "Actually, I already have ways to target your Du Jin Men. This intelligence is just icing on the cake…"

These were also truths.

Du Jin Men's core sword array being leaked into the hands of Mo Hua, this array freak, was already a great misfortune.

He was asking for this intelligence to ensure foolproofness.

It's naturally good if he can get it, but it's actually fine if he can't.

It will just be a bit harder to fight.

Song Jian had suffered too many losses at Mo Hua's hands and knew his capabilities, so he didn't doubt his abilities.

But he was still a disciple of Du Jin Men, so he was always a bit hesitant.

"Wouldn't doing this be aiding the enemy…"

Mo Hua said with a serious face, "Are we friends?"

Song Jian was a little stunned. He originally wanted to say no, but facing Mo Hua, he didn't dare and could only reluctantly nod.

Mo Hua nodded. "Since we are friends, how can you helping friends be considered 'aiding the enemy'?"

"You helping me is helping yourself. Since you are helping yourself, how can it be considered aiding the enemy?"

"Those fellow disciples of yours, although their strength is not bad, are narrow-minded and have too small a vision. They will certainly not become great talents in the future."

"Suppressing them will allow you to rise."

"If you rise, you can lead Du Jin Men in the future and make it better step by step."

"This is a good thing for you and for Du Jin Men. How can such a good thing be talked about as 'aiding the enemy'?"

Song Jian was so confused by Mo Hua that he was dazed.

Clearly, it was an act of "aiding the enemy," yet he made it sound like it was good for you, good for me, good for everyone, and even good for Du Jin Men.

Song Jian knew in his heart that he was definitely being hoodwinked by Mo Hua.

But speaking of it, Mo Hua was actually right.

Du Jin Men is utilitarian, and the disciples are estranged from each other. Everyone is scheming and changes with the wind.

If you are strong, everyone will flatter you. Once you are weak, even your parents are unwilling to look at you again.

It's better for oneself than for anyone else.

Moreover, with Mo Hua's shrewdness, if he couldn't get this intelligence from here, he would get it from other channels.

Since that was the case, he might as well do a favor.

At least Mo Hua never played false. What he gave was always real benefits.

"Good!"

Song Jian nodded, then told Mo Hua about several of his competitors in Du Jin Men, including their *gongfa* and *dao fa*, habits, and trump cards, one by one.

Mo Hua held a jade slip and recorded everything down.

With "Song Jian," this insider providing intelligence, it was even more foolproof.

After recording, Mo Hua put away the jade slip, suddenly thought of something, and asked Song Jian:

"How is your *Du Jin Yu Jian Jue* cultivation going?"

Song Jian didn't quite understand and asked, "What do you mean?"

Mo Hua said, "Go practice it down there, and I'll look at your level."

He wanted to "support" Song Jian to rise, so Song Jian naturally couldn't be too mediocre, otherwise, a clay figure wouldn't stick to the wall, and his efforts would be in vain.

Song Jian couldn't refuse, so he went down and practiced Du Jin Swordplay for a while.

After watching, Mo Hua had an idea in his heart, then called him up and said, "Your Du Jin Swordplay is okay, but you are too impatient. You only have the form, not the spirit. I'll give you some pointers…"

Song Jian was a bit dumbfounded.

He was a little confused for a moment and thought he had heard wrong.

A disciple of the Tai Xu Sect, pointing out to him, a direct descendant of Du Jin Men, how to practice their sect's treasure, *Du Jin Yu Jian Jue*?

What kind of logic is this?

What a joke…

Then soon, Song Jian discovered that Mo Hua was really not joking with him. Mo Hua pointed out all the flaws in his sword *dao*.

Even some details of spiritual energy operation and sword intent urging that his parents were lazy to teach, his elders were unwilling to reveal, and he himself carelessly practiced wrong and didn't learn well, Mo Hua corrected for him one by one.

This cultivation world is too absurd.

Song Jian really felt like he had been screwed.

Thus, Song Jian, this direct descendant of Du Jin Men, after receiving an afternoon of "Du Jin Swordplay cultivation guidance" from a junior brother of the Tai Xu Sect in the small grove, returned to the sect with an unbelievable expression.

After that, things were simple.

The "foundations" of Du Jin Men's geniuses were all clearly understood.

Coupled with the higher quality "Du Jin Jia" and "Po Jin Jian," after a slight arrangement, the Tai Xu Sect's attacks against Du Jin Men were like breaking bamboo.

The entire Du Jin Men was furious.

In previous *Lun Jian* Grand Meetings, they hadn't been targeted by spiritual tools like "Du Jin Jia" and "Po Jin Jian," but no sect's spiritual tools were as thorny as the Tai Xu Sect's.

This was a complete targeting from the forging of spiritual tools to the underlying arrays.

The high-level officials within Du Jin Men determined that their core inheritance must have been leaked, otherwise, they wouldn't be suppressed so thoroughly.

It was even possible that someone in the Tai Xu Sect, in the background, painstakingly stole Du Jin Men's inheritance through various means.

Including their sect's treasured *Du Jin Jian Fa* and *Du Jin Jian Zhen*.

But they couldn't question the Tai Xu Sect.

Because the Tai Xu Sect "nominally" did have their Du Jin Men's inheritance.

After the Wan Yao Valley incident, Du Jin Men, in order to quell the matter, had to "cede territory and pay indemnities," handing over and "giving" a portion of Du Jin inheritance to the Tai Xu Sect.

These inheritances were shallow level inheritances, and after careful inspection by the elders within Du Jin Men, reasonably speaking, they would not leak true core secrets.

But now, these inheritances became a "nominal" reason, allowing the Tai Xu Sect to justly utilize some of Du Jin Men's *gongfa* and arrays to in turn target Du Jin Men.

This was an arrangement specially made by Old Mister Xun for Mo Hua at that time.

And the Wan Yao Valley incident was even more of an open wound for Du Jin Men.

They dared not mention it, and even less could they find the Tai Xu Sect to confront them, so they could only dumbly swallow this bitter fruit.

Most of Du Jin Men's geniuses of this generation also fell in *Lun Jian*, defeated by the Tai Xu Sect. Their win rate became low, and their hope of promotion was slim.

Du Jin Men hated the Tai Xu Sect even more.

But thus, Song Jian instead became the "only seedling."

He was lucky that when he participated in *Lun Jian*, he basically didn't encounter many Tai Xu Sect disciples.

In the remaining *Lun Jian* matches, with other disciples of the sect "padding the bottom," his mentality relaxed. Coupled with Mo Hua "pointing out" his sword art, Song Jian's heart comprehended, and he had a super performance for a while, actually winning quite a few victories in the Xuan character *Lun Jian*.

Although his results were not the best in Du Jin Men, among disciples of the same generation, he could actually rank in the top three.

In adversity, he could withstand pressure and perform exceptionally well.

Song Jian's performance made the sect master nod, the elders delighted, and his parents even happier.

Everyone hadn't thought that Song Jian, who was usually not valued, could have such a good performance at the critical moment.

Song Jian is a member of the Song family, originally "straightforward." With his *Lun Jian* results as a basis, he was naturally noticed and remembered by a crowd of high-level officials.

Song Jian was also increasingly reused and gradually became famous in Du Jin Men, becoming a "genius" of the same generation.

However, no one knows that this "genius" of Du Jin Men was supported by their enemy—a "behind-the-scenes manipulator" of the Tai Xu Sect…

On the other side, with Du Jin Men sending points, the Tai Xu Sect had lost a significant amount of blood, but although they did not return to first place, their second place ranking gradually stabilized.

The sect from top to bottom all breathed a sigh of relief.

Mo Hua had done everything he could. In the following *Lun Jian* matches, there would be no second "Du Jin Men" to send points.

They could only rely on the performance of their junior brothers to see how many matches they could win.

And he also wanted to put all his mind into his own *Lun Jian*.

There were too many spectators at *Lun Jian*, and many were ordinary people.

But there were definitely those who knew their stuff, especially the elders of each sect.

Mo Hua knew that as long as he showed certain strength, he would definitely attract attention.

The later matches would also become increasingly difficult.

Several days later, there was another *Lun Jian*.

Mo Hua's opponent was the Bai Lian Men from the Twelve Streams.

This was a refining sect, and also the first sect that truly targeted Mo Hua and made arrangements.

Each of their members wore a set of armor.

This was a set of "Pi Huo Jia."

Moreover, it was a set of *Pi Huo* armor specifically forged to target Mo Hua's "Fireball Technique," with carefully optimized materials, combining anti-impact, anti-interrupt, and anti-burn properties.

And a helmet, used to prevent the head from exploding due to flames.

This was on the field.

Outside the field, beside the Tai Xu Sect's seating area.

Murong Cai Yun looked around, her gaze slightly solemn.

She had participated in the *Lun Jian* Grand Meeting and was also the Tai Xu Sect's previous "genius" in *Lun Jian*, so she noticed the abnormality with just a glance.

At this time, quite a few special cultivators were added around the spectator seats.

These cultivators were mostly in the *Jin Dan* realm and above, with long breaths and fast spiritual power circulation. They should be the full-time *Dao Fa* teaching elders of each sect.

These elders held jade slips in their hands, their gazes focused, coldly staring at Mo Hua on the Fang Tian Hua Ying, inputting some text into the jade slips from time to time.

Some people held "Mo Ying Tu," copying down Mo Hua's every move and all his performances on the field.

Previously, Mo Hua didn't receive this treatment.

But with the display of his strength, especially when he used the Fireball Technique to defeat the sword *dao* genius Qin Cang Liu, it obviously made each sect begin to value him.

Some people even specially researched him.

His attainment in the Fireball Technique might not be recognized by the masses.

But the subtleties within could not escape the eyes of the *Dao Fa* elders who had taught for many years and had rich experience in each sect.

It seemed like just throwing a Fireball Technique.

But the timing of throwing, where to throw, whether it was fast, accurate, ruthless, or decisive… The fighting experience and *Dao Fa* attainment contained within were worlds apart.

The simpler things are, the more difficult they are to do well and to the extreme.

Mo Hua's Fireball Technique is far from as simple as it looks and cannot be defended against…

Feng Shui turns.

In this match, Mo Hua also experienced the feeling of being "targeted" for the first time.

His Fireball Technique hitting the *Pi Huo Jia* of the Bai Lian Men disciples was really like "scratching an itch."

Not only was the Fireball damage reduced by half, but even the impact of the explosion and the burning of the flames were absorbed by the armor.

Moreover, there was even a set of "Zhuan Huo Zhen Fa" embedded inside the armor.

When the Fireball Technique hit, part of the fire damage was absorbed by the armor and converted into spiritual power, thereby "charging" the armor and driving its operation.

Mo Hua couldn't help but sigh.

It was indeed retribution.

He had just sanctioned Du Jin Men with "Du Jin Jia."

In turn, he was sanctioned by others with "Pi Huo Jia."

Mo Hua also more or less understood the bitterness in the hearts of Du Jin Men disciples.

Although this *Lun Jian* match was tough, the Tai Xu Sect still won.

It mainly relied on Ling Hu Xiao.

Ling Hu Xiao is a "growth type" genius. Being defeated by Qin Cang Liu made him determined to improve.

Through Mo Hua's guidance, he abandoned his focus on winning and losing, sharpened his will, and focused his heart without distraction, making his sword art even more refined.

Almost all the damage was dealt by him.

As for Mo Hua…

It's not that he made no contribution. At least his Fireball Technique charged the Bai Lian Men disciples' armor with some spiritual power.

It's just a pity that Ling Hu Xiao was too strong.

This bit of spiritual power didn't help Bai Lian Men much.

After this *Lun Jian* match ended, Mo Hua also knew that his Fireball Technique was considered useless.

Of course, it couldn't be said to be wasted.

At least it was no longer useful.

So, after one match, against the disciples of Dan Qing Men from the Twelve Streams, Mo Hua simply used the Water Prison Technique.

The formation was still the same as before.

Cheng Mo defended, Si Tu Jian guarded, Ling Hu Xiao was the main attacker, Ouyang Xuan was the vanguard, and Mo Hua commanded overall, responding with techniques.

Only, the responding technique changed from a single Fireball Technique to "Water Prison Technique."

Both sides met and rushed to attack each other.

Ling Hu Xiao, without a word, directly activated his Jin Shen Fu and accumulated *Chong Xu Jie Jian Zhen Jue*.

The Dan Qing Men disciples were stunned and a little puzzled.

Did he just come up and use his big move directly?

They weren't stupid, of course, they ran.

Consuming the Jin Shen Fu and dodging the sword *qi* big move, Ling Hu Xiao was not a threat for a short time.

With Ling Hu Xiao, this major threat, absent, they had almost won.

The Dan Qing Men disciples turned and fled.

Mo Hua stretched out his white palm, consecutively grabbing out of thin air. Void water light condensed, and chains, one after another, turned into prisons, binding the Dan Qing Men disciples one by one.

Mo Hua's shots were extremely rapid and extremely accurate, coupled with the powerful divine sense lock, making them simply undefendable.

The Dan Qing Men disciples, locked by Mo Hua, had shocked expressions.

Ling Hu Xiao's killing move swept across, and then "sent them all away."

Outside the *Lun Jian* arena, the entire audience was in an uproar.

In Gui Shui Men, some older elders who were qualified and knew the inside story were even more shaken:

"Water Prison Technique?!"

"When did Shui Yu Men's things… How does this kid know?!"