Chapter 1025: The Weight of the Array Dao Leader

Late at night, on the border of Qian Xue territory.

Somewhere in the great hall of a sect gate.

A group of Dao law elders, their faces dark again, had gathered.

The last time they stayed up late for a meeting was the previous one.

They had originally thought that Mo Hua, this young one, wouldn't be able to cause more trouble, and the Tai Xu Gate had indeed lost several matches in a row.

Just as they saw the overall situation being decided, they hadn't expected this hateful Mo Hua to stir up trouble again.

And this time in the great hall, there were even more people.

In addition to the Dao law elders, a group of array law elders had also been brought over.

After all, Dao law elders only focused on Dao law.

Regarding problems with array law—

They were all sect elders above the Golden Core stage; many were widely knowledgeable and not completely ignorant.

But that was for general array law problems.

And they were dealing with general array masters.

They couldn't handle an array law genius like a monster.

Especially Mo Hua, who was the undisputed chief of array Dao among the several thousand sect gates in Qian Xue.

Even if he was only in the Foundation Building stage, even if he was still just a sect gate disciple, his attainments in array law were beyond the reach of these Dao law elders.

Professional matters should only be handled by professional cultivators.

Therefore, some knowledgeable array law elders from each sect gate were specially invited to attend the meeting together.

The array law elders all found it strange.

This kind of thing had never happened before.

After all, this was the Sword Discussion Assembly, where the competition was in sword law and Dao law.

Those who studied Dao law fundamentally wouldn't seek out those who studied array law for discussion.

But with the emergence of Mo Hua, some matters had gradually begun to 'break new ground'.

In the great hall, a crowd of cultivators sat in a circle, discussing animatedly:

"We still underestimated this young one—"

"He actually racked his brain to exploit a loophole in the Sword Discussion Assembly, drawing high-level array laws himself to guard the city, truly preposterous—"

"This smelly little one always comes up with new tricks for you—"

"Truly a headache—"

Some Dao law elders, hating Mo Hua intensely, scoffed and said:

"In over a thousand years of the Sword Discussion Assembly, this loophole has never been exploited. Only this sly young one does this 'present eye package'—"

"It's not that no one exploited the loophole! It's that they didn't have the ability to exploit it!"

"How many people in the late Foundation Building stage can draw nineteen-pattern high-level array laws? Such people generally might not even come to the Sword Discussion."

"You all don't understand," an array law elder explained, "It's not about being able to draw them, it's about drawing them quickly."

"During battle, drawing two sets, even three sets of high-level array laws in a short time—this speed of forming arrays is incredibly astonishing."

"Let alone him being in the Foundation Building stage, even among us seated here, many Golden Core realm array law elders might not be as fast as this young one."

The array law elders present all had somewhat unpleasant expressions, but they had no way to refute it.

Some of them had gone to observe the battle.

Some, even if they hadn't gone to observe, had watched the mimicry image maps several times.

While Mo Hua's array drawing process was concealed and not clear to see, his speed of forming arrays was truly breathtaking.

Outsiders only saw the high-level array laws.

Only insiders could notice that this speed of forming arrays was the most absurd.

The stronger the array law, the longer the preparation time required.

This was also one of the biggest shortcomings of array law.

If one couldn't quickly outline and form an array, no matter how strong the power, it would be useless.

Therefore, in addition to his incomparably profound array law attainments, Mo Hua's quick array-forming method was also at a 'cheating' level.

"We've been played by this young one—"

Someone sighed, saying helplessly, "Mo Hua's initial position in the Tai Xu Gate's Sword Discussion team should have been that of an 'array master'!"

Not a simple array master.

A high-level array master of the second rank with extremely strong life preservation abilities!

That's why the Tai Xu Gate ancestor, and even the higher-ups of the Tai Xu Gate, would indulge him and Ling Hu Xiao, allowing such prodigies to form a team.

It's just that they hid it too well.

First came magic techniques, then concealment, then body law, and finally array law.

Their bottom cards were revealed step by step.

Everyone was led around by the nose by him, step by step.

People's impression of Mo Hua went from just having the empty title of 'chief of array Dao', to being a 'mixer' in the Sword Discussion Assembly, the 'young master' of the Tai Xu Gate crown prince, then a low-level spirit cultivator, a spirit cultivator who could conceal, a spirit cultivator who could use body law—

Just when everyone thought he was a powerful spirit cultivator proficient in all laws, he suddenly reverted to his old profession, catching everyone off guard.

Everything went in a circle, returning to the starting point:

This Mo Hua was still that array law monster who suppressed the four sects and transcended three generations.

He was the foremost in array discussion in Qian Xue, the chief of array Dao!

At this moment, all the Dao law elders in the hall finally understood.

In an instant, they all felt as if they were monkeys being played with by a sesame seed and a watermelon.

"This smelly little one. He really deserves to die ah."

An elder gritted his teeth.

If it weren't for him being an elder and needing to save face, he would have hated not going to beg for a 'slaughter Mo order' and joining the 'big family' denouncing Mo Hua.

"Okay," an elder said, "Talking about this is meaningless. The pressing matter at hand is still to find a way to handle the current problem."

"There is a way to settle this once and for all—"

An elder's eyes flashed, "Directly rule that he violated the rules, cancel his previous victories, and prohibit him from using high-level array laws again."

"Not bad!"

"Using high-level array laws in the Sword Discussion Assembly has no precedent."

"Rule that he violated the rules, and that's it."

Others echoed.

But there were also those who then sneered, "How can it be so simple?"

"He dismantles array mediums, brings array pens, and uses spirit ink. These are all things that the Sword Discussion rules themselves allow."

"If you forcefully rule that he violated the rules, you would have to add rules or change rules."

"The rules on Discuss Dao Mountain have been used for several thousand years, who dares to change them?"

"And—ancestor law cannot be changed."

"Then at least remove spirit ink from the miscellaneous items?"

"What nonsense? This spirit ink was personally judged by the old ancestor of Discuss Dao Mountain back then and put into the 'miscellaneous items'."

The old ancestor doing so definitely had his profound meaning.

"The old ancestor of Discuss Dao Mountain might not be an ordinary old ancestor."

"Let alone spirit ink, if that elder even put a pile of shit in, it would still have profound meaning, and you wouldn't be able to change it!"

"With so many elders here, shouldn't your wording be a bit more elegant?"

"The words are rough, but the meaning is not. The principle is just this principle."

Others also nodded in agreement, saying: "Indeed."

"Ancestor law cannot be changed—"

"And, even if we wanted to change it now, it's a bit late. We've already reached this stage."

"Furthermore, this is the Sword Discussion Assembly, with countless people watching, so many honorable guests watching. Temporarily changing the rules would seem too childish and would inevitably draw criticism."

"If we can't change it, we can only compete like this."

"Then let's just think of a way to target this Mo Hua's array law?"

"Second-rank nineteen-pattern high-level array laws may not be easy to learn. We expect this young one couldn't have learned too many."

"If we can grasp his array law foundation, it will be easier to handle—"

Before the crowd could reply, a senior, an array law elder with outstanding vision, scoffed and said: "Do you all know the weight of the words 'chief of array Dao'?"

"Grasp his array law foundation?"

"Do you know who you're talking about?"

"Didn't you go to see the last array discussion assembly?"

"How exactly did this Mo Hua win? Don't you have a clue in your hearts?"

"What is called crushing? Do you understand crushing?"

"This is the Sword Discussion Assembly, he has to rely on magic techniques to get by, that's why he has to fight back and forth."

"If this were the Array Discussion Assembly, where array law is the competition, to be frank, all those prodigies in your eyes, every single one of them, is trash!"

"In the Sword Discussion, he is playing away, but in the array discussion, he is playing at home."

"Truly playing at home in array discussion, this Mo Hua is not like other prodigies who are divided into something like the first person of this sect, the first person of that sect. He is genuinely the first person in Qian Xue!"

"You don't learn array law, nor do you teach array law. You have no idea how deep his array law foundation is."

"You have even less idea how incredible it is to produce such an array law monster."

This array law elder, with a head full of white hair and deep wrinkles, was extremely senior.

His words made the faces of the crowd extremely ugly.

But ironically, no one dared to refute him, nor did they have any words to refute him.

The hall was silent for a while.

An elder from the Qian Dao Sect with a quite honorable identity, standing on the platform, at this time looked solemn and slowly spoke:

"Then according to Old Yan's meaning, what should we do?"

The old array master with a head full of white hair, known as 'Old Yan', pondered slightly, then said straightforwardly:

"As for restraining him in array law, you should just forget about it."

"In each of your sects, even if you add up all the disciples of your four great sects, there isn't a single person who can restrain him in array law."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have surpassed all of you and become the chief of array Dao."

"And that was three years ago—"

The Qian Dao Sect elder's face was ashen, but he said nothing.

Old Yan continued: "Although you dislike this young one, you must also admit his talent in array law."

"Three years have passed now, and who knows how profound his array law has become."

"Therefore, in array law itself, you definitely cannot compete."

"But array law is array law after all. Although its power is strong, it itself has extremely big limitations."

"Array law requires prior setup and arrangement."

"Once arranged, the array law cannot be moved."

"These two points are the same for any array master. Even an array law monster is no exception."

"Besides, even if this Mo Hua draws array laws quickly, it still takes time."

"This time is also a flaw."

"His habits of drawing arrays, arranging arrays, and using arrays can also be studied to find his weaknesses and exploit them. 'Any matter, any person, is afraid of being studied'."

"Once he is thoroughly studied and understood, restricted everywhere, even if his array law is profound, he will not be able to cause waves again."

Only then did the Qian Dao Sect elder's expression clear slightly, and he cupped his hands, saying: "Then I will trouble Old Yan."

Old Yan nodded slightly, but his expression was clearly not relaxed.

Tai Xu Gate, late at night.

Mo Hua was still lying in front of the desk in the disciple's residence, patiently planning something on paper.

Matters needed to be planned to be effective; without planning, they were useless.

Sword discussion seemed simple, just going up on stage with other sects' prodigies to fight and determine victory or defeat.

But off stage, Mo Hua put in a large amount of time and effort.

He planned tactics and deduced cause and effect night after night, seeking that glimmer of a chance for victory.

It was just that this hard work was not seen by the cultivators observing the battle, or by most people.

Victory was never easy.

Moreover, the prodigies of the major sects in Qian Xue territory were truly not easy to deal with.

It was the same with the sword discussion against Tian Jian Sect during the day.

Mo Hua had already used his trump card, using high-level array laws and holding the city gate, but was still broken through twice by Tian Jian Sect.

Especially that Xiao Ruo Han, that one move of Tian Jian's nine styles, its power was too strong.

If he hadn't had a higher skill and kept a trump card, he would have almost overturned the cart again.

Mo Hua sighed:

"Winning a match is so difficult—"

Until today, having exchanged blows with the disciples of various sects, especially personally confronting prodigies of the level of Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan, Mo Hua truly felt the deep foundation of the Qian Xue sects and the strength of disciples from powerful families.

Prodigies of the level of Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan could be said to be on par with the peak Foundation Building Fire Buddha he had encountered that year.

Even in terms of spirit root aptitude and Dao law inheritance, prodigies like Xiao Wu Chen were still slightly better than Fire Buddha.

It was true that Fire Buddha died by his own hand.

But Mo Hua knew in his heart that it was because Uncle Gu, who was in the Golden Core stage, had drawn Fire Buddha's attention and fought him almost to the point of exhaustion, allowing Mo Hua to pick up the scraps.

The Sword Discussion Assembly was different.

In the sword discussion, he might not have a Golden Core realm 'Uncle Gu' to draw attention and block prodigies like Xiao Wu Chen and Ao Zhan.

Furthermore, Fire Buddha was one person.

But in the prodigy sword discussion, Xiao Wu Chen and his group could all be five people.

Xiao Wu Chen and the few people on Ao Zhan's side were all top-class prodigies from their respective sects.

And this was the Qian Xue Sword Discussion, with countless eyes inside and outside watching. Mo Hua also had no way to use all his means without restraint.

Winning one was already strenuous.

And even if he won one, what about the rest?

Xiao Wu Chen, Ao Zhan, Duan Mu Qing, Shen Lin Shu, the four top prodigies of the four sects, plus first-class prodigies like 'Xiao Ruo Han', estimated to be in the tens. These were all 'enemies'.

This was still only the Earth character sword discussion.

By the time of the later 'Heaven' character sword discussion, looking around, there were even more enemies.

Just thinking about it made people's scalps tingle. Calculating this way, Mo Hua couldn't help but suspect whether the Tai Xu Gate could really get first place in this Sword Discussion Assembly.

In the eyes of the Tai Xu Gate's palm door and elders, the position of being one of the 'four great sects' might be enough.

No, they didn't even dare to think too much about the position of being one of the 'four great sects'.

This was a dream that was tempting, but yet unattainable.

But Mo Hua didn't say it; his goal had actually always been first place in the sword discussion.

Only if the Tai Xu Gate won first place in the sword discussion would the reward for the chief of sword discussion fall to the Tai Xu Gate, and only then would he be able to obtain that array law:

Yi Mu Return Spring Array.

Mo Hua's gaze sank slightly.

This was an array law related to his Master's cause and effect.

It was even very possible that it was an array law that could bring his Master back to life.

The name 'Yi Mu Return Spring' was ordinary, and others might not necessarily know the value of this array law.

But Mo Hua knew in his heart that if this truly was an array law that could save his Master, it meant that this array law, in some sense, possessed the great power to reverse Yin Yang, reverse life and death, trace cause and effect, and break the heavenly machine.

From Mo Hua's intuition, this was absolutely an ancient and terrifying array law.

No matter what, he had to get his hands on it.

No matter what, he had to save his Master—

"Master—"

Mo Hua sighed, put his hands behind his head, looked up at the night sky, thinking about past events, feeling a sense of loss in his heart.

Master's face, the words entrusted to him, flowed one by one through Mo Hua's mind.

But Mo Hua only thought for a while before he didn't dare to think again.

The way of the heavenly machine was strange and unpredictable. He was afraid of being detected because of cause and effect, so he only dared to think about his Master's matter occasionally in his heart and didn't dare to recall it often.

Mo Hua closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, abandoning thoughts related to 'Master', and then concentrated his attention, silently saying in his heart:

"Must win—"

"Even if the current cause and effect is hazy and confusing, I must still try my best to win every match, accumulate every winning point, and wait for the key turning point to arrive—"

Mo Hua vaguely had a premonition in his heart.

This time's sword discussion was definitely not that simple.

Something big was definitely going to happen.

Before that, winning one match was one match.

After the Sword Discussion Assembly, the matches continued.

Mo Hua's next opponent was a first-class prodigy from the Qian Dao Sect.

Not Shen Lin Shu, but not insignificant either.

The format of the sword discussion was still attack and defense.

Only this time, the Tai Xu Gate was the main attacker, and the Qian Dao Sect was the main defender.

On the day of the sword discussion, Discuss Dao Mountain was packed with people, and even more cultivators came to observe the battle.

The Tai Xu Gate had originally been losing all the way, making people disappointed and bored.

But in the previous match, because Mo Hua showed his array law skills and defeated Tian Jian Sect, the Tai Xu Gate suddenly 'perked up' again, and this game of sword discussion naturally became worth watching again.

Of course, there was still always criticism, especially targeting Mo Hua:

"Since it is the Sword Discussion Assembly, relying on array law is abandoning the fundamental for the trivial, violating the original intention of sword discussion."

"If this Mo Hua had even a little shame, he should abandon array law and truly engage in sword discussion with other sects' prodigies with real blades and real guns to decide the victory or defeat."

"You go tell Mo Hua yourself."

"If he pays even a little attention to you, I'll count it as my loss."

"Having means and not using them, isn't that being a bastard?"

"Doesn't Discuss Dao Mountain really manage this?"

"If he doesn't break the rules, on what basis can Discuss Dao Mountain manage him?"

"Just wait and see, in this game of sword discussion, this young one Mo Hua will definitely still rely on array law."

"What kind of array law will he rely on this time?"

"How would I know? This young one is as cunning as a ghost, who knows what array law he has learned?"

"What's the hurry? Just wait for the sword discussion to begin, and once he makes a move, you'll know, won't you?"

While the discussions outside the field were ongoing, the sword discussion inside the field also finally began.

The disciples of the Qian Dao Sect guarded the city.

The Tai Xu Gate then divided into two groups and began to attack the city.

This was no different from the general process of attacking a city, the only difference being that Mo Hua did not participate.

As soon as the sword discussion began, he ran to a small hill, sneaking around to draw array laws.

Everyone was curious about what array law he would draw.

Even more curious were his array drawing method and the speed at which he formed arrays.

As a result, Mo Hua ran to the small hill, directly took out a blanket, and covered himself.

Then he hid under the blanket, drawing secretly, not letting anyone see.

On the Square Heaven Paint Shadow, only a 'woolly worm' wrapped in a blanket could be seen.

This caused the cultivators observing the battle to choke with anger and curse loudly:

"Stingy ghost!"

"Despicable!"

"Judging a gentleman's belly with a petty person's heart."

"He won't let us see him drawing array laws?"

Some array law elders on the side, holding 'mimicry image maps', also sighed, their faces helpless.

Participating in the Sword Discussion Assembly itself was meant to display one's strength for the major powerful families, major sects, and even the tens of thousands of cultivators to see.

Other prodigies wished to showcase their divine power in front of the crowd.

This Square Heaven Paint Shadow was the biggest stage.

But it was estimated that the old ancestor who created the Square Heaven Paint Shadow never thought that there would be someone who would go against the grain, afraid that all their skills would be seen by others.

Even drawing an array law required covering oneself with a blanket.

This kind of thing, a general prodigy, really couldn't do.

They cared about face.

But Mo Hua was different; he truly didn't care about face at all.

And Mo Hua in the field naturally didn't care about all that.

It was all for victory; face value was worth nothing.

Through the previous sword discussions, he had already clearly understood one point:

That is, on the sword discussion field, anytime, anywhere, there are a bunch of people staring at him, and they are all thinking of ways to target him.

The more means he exposed, the more he would be targeted.

And some trump cards, the later they were exposed, the more games he could hide, and maybe he could also gain one more victory.

Therefore, he should hide as much as possible.

Hide by any means necessary.

Even if it's just finding a blanket to cover himself, that's fine.

And often, the simplest means have the most unexpected effects.

At least this blanket covered Mo Hua, and also confused everyone else.

Just like this, Mo Hua, covered by the blanket, secretly finished drawing the array law, then lingered for a while, preventing others from guessing his real speed of drawing the array. Only then did he pack up the blanket, gather up the array law, and run towards the direction of the Qian Dao Sect's 'city pool'.

Other sects were nothing.

But he and the Qian Dao Sect might have an old grudge.

He had originally wanted to worship into the Qian Dao Sect but couldn't even enter the 'mountain gate'.

So today, in the sword discussion, he just wanted to blow up the Qian Dao Sect's 'city gate'!

Mo Hua had a joyful expression.

It wasn't that he was narrow-minded; it was truly the situation of the sword discussion that forced him, and he had no choice.