Chapter 1020: Earth Character Sword Discussion

The "Earth" character discussed sword the previous day.

At the small grove on Mount Taixu.

Under the towering ancient trees, Mo Painting, along with the disciples from Mount Taixu who were discussing the "Earth" character sword, sat in a circle, conducting pre-battle preparations.

The elimination rate for the Profound character bureau was generally around ninety percent.

The elimination rate for the Four Great Sects was slightly lower.

However, because the Taixu Gate had many people, their elimination rate was even higher than that of the Eight Great Gates.

The number of teams that could truly advance was not considered large, only comparable to the general Eight Great Gates.

Up until now in the Sword Discussion, the Taixu Gate's advantage lay in its large number of people.

The lower-level disciples, benefiting from Mo Painting's array methods, spirit tools, and tactical coordination, had formed a preliminary version of the "Heaven's Chosen Dao Soldiers," which could exert stronger combat power.

However, upon reaching a higher level of battle, especially in the Profound and even Earth character Sword Discussions, this advantage would gradually weaken.

And the number of high-end genius disciples within the Taixu Gate was inferior to that of the Eight Great Gates, especially powerful sects like the Vajra Gate, the Carefree Gate, and the Soaring Cloud Gate.

Not to mention comparing with the Four Great Sects.

Therefore, with the current elimination rate, Mo Painting was already very satisfied.

According to his original expectations, the elimination rate would have been even more severe.

And the Taixu Gate's ranking was currently still third.

This ranking was already considered very high and somewhat exceeded Mo Painting's expectations.

The reasons for this were relatively complex.

One aspect was naturally that his team with Linghu Xiao had won all the way, earning quite a few victory points and establishing quite a bit of winning momentum.

Another aspect was thanks to the Duanjin Gate.

The core inheritance of the Duanjin Gate had been leaked and fallen into the hands of Mo Painting, this monstrous array master. As a result, during the Profound character Sword Discussion, when they faced the Taixu Gate, they were completely defeated, truly giving away quite a few points.

The last reason was the efforts of their fellow "little junior brothers" from the same sect.

Even among some disciples, who were originally not conspicuous in the sect, but participated in the Sword Discussion Assembly, fighting match after match, they were like iron stones hammered, gradually showing their edge.

These disciples, under the leadership of Mo Painting, their little senior brother, condensed together, united as one, gritting their teeth and fighting each match with all their strength.

Although most people were still eliminated in the Profound character bureau.

But they still won quite a few victory points for the Taixu Gate.

Otherwise, the Taixu Gate would definitely not be able to maintain third place.

And these seemingly ordinary disciples, after the tempering of the Sword Discussion Assembly, already faintly had a kind of "metamorphosis" meaning.

Among those who had undergone the most obvious "metamorphosis" and had the best results in the Sword Discussion was a team from the Taiao Gate.

This team consisted of five brothers, all surnamed Ouyang, with very auspicious names: Fu (Fortune), Lu (Longevity), Shou (Joy), Xi (Wealth), and Cai (Fortune).

However, despite their auspicious names, their origins were very poor.

They were from a small branch of the Ouyang family through marriage. They were not originally surnamed Ouyang, but unfortunately, their parents died early.

They suffered hardships from a young age, and the people in their clan could not afford to raise these five big and small boys.

Adolescent boys are very demanding in terms of food.

What's more, they were cultivators, who not only ate meals but also needed to cultivate.

Cultivation methods, spiritual objects, spiritual stones, etc., all required money.

This expenditure was something that a small clan related through marriage to a branch simply could not afford.

And these five brothers all had decent aptitudes. If they were not allowed to cultivate properly, it would truly be burying their talent.

Therefore, the clan elders then used their connections to adopt these five brothers into the Ouyang family, to a deceased elder who had no heir, to continue the lineage.

The Ouyang clan was a large family with extensive business, so they did not lack food and clothing for these five boys.

Of course, because they were adopted, the share of cultivation resources given would not be too high.

Fortunately, these five brothers had experienced hardship and knew that the opportunity to cultivate was hard-earned, so they were even more diligent and hardworking in their usual cultivation.

Their aptitudes were good, and with the brothers united and encouraging each other, their cultivation advanced faster and faster. Even without the guidance of senior elders, they managed to enter the Taiao Gate purely through their own efforts, which truly surprised people.

But after all, their origins were a bit different, and their foundation was also shallow. After entering the Taiao Gate, although they were still hardworking in cultivation,

Compared to the direct descendants and geniuses of the clan all around them, they inevitably "blended into the crowd."

It wasn't until the Sword Discussion Assembly, when Mo Painting "promoted" these five brothers and gave each of them a set of heavy armor,

And a large sword, telling them one sentence:

"Don't worry about anything, just chop when you see someone."

The fate of the five brothers completely changed from then on.

They had poor origins, no relatives, no elders to teach them, and in the Taiao Gate, where geniuses were like clouds, they inevitably felt somewhat inferior.

They also appeared a bit dull and foolish.

They did not quite understand overly clever tactics and could not execute them.

But Mo Painting's four words, "just chop when you see someone," were simple and direct, clear and definite.

As soon as the five brothers were on the field, as long as they recited Mo Painting's sentence, endless courage and fighting intent surged in their hearts. There was no tension, no timidity, no hesitation, and no indecision. They didn't worry about anything, they just "chopped when they saw someone."

No matter who.

No matter what sect, what genius, what identity, or what cultivation level the opponent was.

As long as they chopped past.

Under the heavy sword, the truth was revealed, and victory, defeat, life, and death were decided.

And these five brothers had grown up together since childhood, eating, living, and cultivating together, learning the same methods, cultivating the same Dao methods, cutting at each other, urging each other, advancing together, sharing fortune and hardship. They were true brothers united in heart, blood thicker than water.

Their coordination with each other was exceptionally tacit.

Once on the field, the five tall and mighty brothers stood in a row, all wearing heavy armor and holding heavy swords, just like five "war gods" carved from the same mold. Their momentum was very intimidating.

The five brothers swung their giant swords together.

Five people were like one person, and one person was like five people.

Once engaged, under the surging killing intent, their giant swords were like cleavers, randomly chopping and killing like a storm.

Adding to this, the brothers were united in heart, reciting Mo Painting's sentence "just chop when you see someone" together, truly having a kind of "Dao Heart Planted Demon" meaning, with no distractions in their hearts, advancing fearlessly, and having the "demonic" sense of being unstoppable by ten thousand men.

During the Sword Discussion, disciples of many sects were directly chopped into a daze.

As soon as they met, five big men rushed at them, without saying a word, their giant swords split their faces, chopping away relentlessly.

It made people's eyes go black, and by the time they recovered, they had already been "chopped dead" and were out of the arena.

Without any reason or explanation.

As the saying goes, a random sword can kill a master.

To say they had no tactics? The five people were one body, neat and uniform, and even their spirit tools were well-equipped.

But to truly say they had tactics...

Except for the word "chop," there was nothing else.

Engaging with them was also exceptionally frustrating.

The giant swords swept up, random swords were like hemp, vast and mighty, disregarding rules and having no routine.

Those who could withstand it could still fight, those who couldn't were directly gone.

Of course, these five brothers also couldn't win every match. They actually lost quite a few matches.

But with the heavy armor specially selected for them by Mo Painting, which was immune to most spells and chops, and the spirit-power-restraining giant swords, slightly weaker teams really had no way to parry. They were basically defeated by the giant swords as soon as they met.

Stronger teams would win or lose against them.

But even strong teams had to be extra cautious when facing these five brothers from Taiao.

Otherwise, once a flaw was grasped, a burst of random chopping with the giant swords could very likely leave them directly in a daze.

And the thoughts of these five brothers were also very simple.

Listen to what their little senior brother said, and go up and chop.

If they won by chopping, they won. If they lost, they lost. They basically didn't take it to heart.

Precisely because there were no worries, no doubts, their chopping was decisive.

And after dozens of matches in the Sword Discussion, engaging with teams from different sects, the five brothers' experience in Sword Discussion also became richer and richer, their sword methods were tempered step by step, and the killing power of their giant swords also became stronger and stronger.

Just like this, these "Taiao Five Brothers," who were not favored by anyone before the competition and were even unnoticed by everyone, managed to fight their way from the Profound character bureau to the Earth character bureau.

Mo Painting was filled with endless amazement.

And besides the Taiao Five Brothers, most of the other teams that advanced to the Earth character Sword Discussion were familiar faces.

For example, Yang Qianjun's "Dao Soldier team."

Yang Qianjun was from the Yang family, a family of Dao Soldiers, and had grown up with Dao Soldier arrays.

After the merger of the three sects, he also gathered disciples from Mount Taiao and Mount Rush Void who also had Dao Soldier family origins, forming a true "Dao Soldier team."

This was a true pure "Dao Soldier team," not the prototype of Dao Soldiers that Mo Painting promoted and spread.

Everything was strictly according to the tactics, formations, and configurations of Dao Soldiers.

Plus the complete supply of arrays and spirit tools provided by Mo Painting.

Yang Qianjun's team also advanced to the Earth character bureau.

Several other teams were all top disciples from the three mountains.

Even Hao Xuan and his team advanced.

His team completely relied on movement techniques, chasing and running, and then picking up leaks. They would win a match if they could.

Their advancement truly relied entirely on good luck.

Mo Painting felt it was inconceivable.

He even faintly had the illusion that the ancestors of the Taixu Gate in previous generations were secretly blessing him and the Taixu Gate.

The crowd gathered under the tree.

And tomorrow was the Earth character Sword Discussion.

Mo Painting simply arranged some tactics, selected suitable arrays and spirit tools for them, and then said:

"That's the situation. In the Earth character bureau, everyone do your best."

"It's best if you can win, but even if you lose, there's no need to be upset."

"Yes, Little Senior Brother." Everyone nodded and said.

For the subsequent Sword Discussion, simply relying on tactics could not solve the problem.

Everyone was clear about this in their hearts.

But the crowd present were still very grateful to Mo Painting.

Without Mo Painting, they might really not have been able to persist until the Earth character Sword Discussion.

Especially the Taiao Five Brothers, who were even more admired and grateful to Mo Painting, their little senior brother.

Without Mo Painting's guidance, without him equipping them with arrays and spirit tools, they would fundamentally not have been able to fight their way from the Profound character bureau to this point.

Now they had made a name for themselves in the Sword Discussion Assembly, even if they had only reached the Earth character bureau.

This was enough to make the elders of Mount Taiao look at them with new eyes.

Some elders with stern expressions in the Ouyang family would also greet them with smiles.

The weak would be ignored.

While those who were strong, or showed enough potential, would then be more friendly.

Although the five brothers looked simple, they understood in their hearts.

All of this was brought to them by their little senior brother.

Without the help of their little senior brother, without the opportunity given by their little senior brother, it would have been fundamentally impossible for them to showcase their talents in the Sword Discussion Assembly.

Therefore, in the eyes of others, the mighty and fierce Taiao Five Brothers, wielding five fierce giant swords that made opponents change color, were instead obedient to the short, amiable Mo Painting, their little senior brother.

Whatever Mo Painting said, they repeatedly nodded, remembering it in their hearts, even showing a bit of "loyal and devoted" meaning.

After the preparations were finished, the crowd dispersed.

Mo Painting also returned to the disciple's residence to start planning for his own Earth character Sword Discussion.

Up until now in the Sword Discussion, he had already revealed quite a few trump cards.

The remaining cards were getting fewer and fewer.

And the Earth character Sword Discussion would involve facing the true geniuses of the Four Great Sects. The difficulty would multiply, and the subsequent battles would only be harder to fight.

Even tomorrow's Sword Discussion would be a difficult and bitter battle.

Mo Painting pinched his fingers, silently calculating in his heart, and couldn't help but sigh, his gaze gradually becoming profound.

"Difficult to play..."

Inside the main hall of a certain sect.

The elders of the Dao Law gathered together, each of them with a very ugly expression.

They had stayed up so many nights, looked at the mimic diagrams so many times, and finally broke that boy's hidden stratagem. They originally thought everything was fine, and that boy would surely die...

As a result, he countered by showing another strange movement technique.

At that time, a group of Dao Law elders watched with wide eyes from the side, a mouthful of old blood stuck in their throats, almost spitting it out.

"This stinky boy is really f*cking good at hiding!"

"Clearly he has a body of top-notch movement techniques, but he can actually endure so many matches without using it, still playing cat and mouse, playing hide-and-seek with people..."

"This child's insidious actions and treacherous thoughts are something this old man has only seen in his life."

"This level of low-key endurance is not inferior to some old folks..."

"What low-key endurance? He's just bad! His innate nature is bad, he likes to tease others, his conscience is completely bad..."

"Young people don't have any martial virtue..."

A group of elders who didn't know how many nights they had stayed up were now righteously indignant, criticizing Mo Painting one after another.

"Alright," finally someone said impatiently, "let's talk about some proper matters..."

"Whether good or bad, you are all elders of a great sect, figures with status and dignity. Hiding behind to say bad things about a small disciple,

What kind of behavior is that?"

The hall indeed quieted down.

But the faces of the elders were still very ugly.

"Have you found out the origins of that boy's movement technique?" someone asked.

"We've checked, but it's very complex, with shadows of many brilliant movement techniques..."

"Which brilliant movement techniques exactly?"

"We can't say yet, they all have a bit of influence..."

"We don't know how that boy's mind works. So many movement techniques, all fused together, but if you want to specifically define which one, it's really not easy to say..."

"Isn't that nonsense?"

"Alright, what's the point of saying this now? His movement technique is so brilliant, even if you know its origins, how do you break it? Who will go to break it?"

"Use the spirit binding lock."

"Can you lock him?"

"Then use the body-fixing spell..."

"Can your spell be faster than him?"

"Array methods."

"Playing with a big knife in front of Guan Gong? Have you forgotten his identity?"

Everyone felt a bit stifled in their chests.

The hall was silent for a moment.

The root cause was that movement techniques belonged to a kind of "hard strength" cultivation. Once they were outrageously strong, they were not so easy to restrain.

And all the means that could target movement techniques were precisely what Mo Painting was most skilled at.

Other small tricks were even less possible.

Not to mention, Mo Painting's sharp and powerful divine sense was a difficult chasm to cross.

After a moment of silence in the main hall, an aged elder slowly said, "This movement technique of his cannot be targeted..."

This sentence also settled the matter.

"Things have come to this point, we can't deny it. Even if he only relies on the Five Elements spells and this elusive movement technique,

This Mo Painting is also sufficient to stand among the ranks of the true Sword Discussion 'Heaven's Chosen'."

"Taixu Gate's Linghu Xiao, plus this Mo Painting, is a true 'one gate, two Heaven's Chosen' team."

Noisy voices rose in the hall.

The crowd discussed fervently, obviously having strong opinions on this, but for a moment, they were not good at refuting.

The aged elder lightly coughed, the hall quieted down, and he continued, "Although that is the case, there is no need to worry."

"This Mo Painting has very obvious advantages and disadvantages."

"His biggest advantage is that his skills cover law damage, control, restraint, preservation of life, and escape.

He is an all-around 'auxiliary' cultivator."

"His biggest disadvantage is... he is, after all, just an auxiliary."

"To a large extent, he has to rely on his teammates, especially that Linghu Xiao."

"If his teammates are strong, he is strong."

"Conversely, without teammates, his skills are actually not very useful."

"Most importantly, he has no 'independent' killing ability."

"Without the help of teammates, he cannot kill anyone."

"His low-level Five Elements spells, although exquisite, have decent power."

"But that is in the Profound character bureau, where the opponents are only the Heaven's Chosen of ordinary sects, where he can mix well."

"Moreover, his weak spiritual power cannot support true large-volume, long-term spiritual power killing."

The aged elder shook his head, "This is a Heaven's Chosen Sword Discussion. If you cannot rely on your own strength to independently strike and kill opponents, and can only rely on spells to pick off heads, you will ultimately only be a 'burden'."

"The further back you go, the more useless you will be..."

"If this boy is only at this level, even if his movement technique is good, he won't go far."

"In the Earth character Sword Discussion, relying on movement technique alone cannot win."

"Even, there's no need to compare further. We should be able to see clearly in the first match of the Earth character Sword Discussion tomorrow..."

The aged elder finished in a deep voice, slowly closed his eyes, and began to nourish his spirit.

His analysis of Mo Painting's strengths and weaknesses was very thorough.

He also directly pointed out the weakness of Mo Painting's Dao Law inheritance.

An auxiliary is, after all, just an auxiliary.

An auxiliary cannot kill people by itself.

He can only be strong if his teammates are strong. Without teammates, he is nothing.

The crowd nodded repeatedly, especially when they thought of the list of Sword Discussion matches deduced by the Heavenly Instrument of Dao Discussion yesterday, and when they thought about the opponents for Mo Painting and his team in the first match of the Earth character Sword Discussion on the list, their gazes slightly condensed.

"This first match of the Earth character Sword Discussion will be a strong challenge!"

The next day, after a lengthy and solemn Sword Discussion ceremony,

The Earth character Sword Discussion formally began.

And in the first match, Mo Painting was on the field.

His opponent was a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, one of the Four Great Sects, which inherited the Heavenly Sword Dao.

Moreover, he was not an ordinary Heaven's Chosen.

He was the top disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect in this session, the strongest among the outstanding figures in the Sword Dao, and the first person in the Heavenly Sword in this session.

Xiao Wuchen.

This was definitely in the hearts of the crowd, the most wonderful and most intense Sword Discussion since the beginning of this session's Sword Discussion Assembly.

The Earth character bureau started with such a good show.

To the extent that the Dao Discussion Mountain, which was already packed with people, became even more crowded.

Everyone wanted to witness the elegance of the first person of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Similarly, they also wanted to see the confrontation between the Taixu Gate and the Heavenly Sword Sect.

This was truly the focus of ten thousand people.

Outside the arena, Elder Zhang, Zhang Lan, Wenren Wan, Yu Er, Gu Changhuai, and many cultivators from aristocratic families, sect disciples, and relatives and friends who were familiar with Mo Painting were all silently watching this match, silently wishing Mo Painting well.

For Mo Painting, this was a true, top-tier strong enemy.

They expected Mo Painting's performance in their hearts, but more than that, they sighed and worried.

Just in this nervous and anxious atmosphere, the first match of the Earth character Sword Discussion began.

The Dao Discussion bell rang, and both sides engaged.

Human figures intertwined, and sword qi and spells surged.

And then, in just an instant, the Taixu Gate was defeated.

The Heavenly Sword Sect's Xiao Wuchen, a Foundation Establishment peak expert with unparalleled sword Dao, led four Heaven's Chosen disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. In just one engagement, one back and forth, they defeated the five members of the Taixu Gate, including Mo Painting, with a nearly crushing posture.