Qianxue state boundary, the place where the sect prevails.
The entire state boundary, starting from a month ago, has been adorned with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere, with traffic like a dragon, presenting a prosperous and prevailing scene.
Spiritual horses like long dragons, precious beasts pulling carriages, luxurious canopies everywhere, steps climbing like clouds.
Huge cloud ferries, one by one, swallowing clouds and exhaling fog, riding the wind and currents, sailed in from afar and docked at the Qianxue state boundary ferry port.
Cultivators successively disembarked from the cloud ferries, raising their heads to look at the sky, marveling at the continuous mountains and rivers before their eyes and the multitude of sects standing tall, while exclaiming at the prosperous scenery of Qianxue where the learning atmosphere is flourishing.
Densely packed cultivators converged on the Qianxue state boundary along different roads, like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea, with a vast momentum.
Cultivators from different state boundaries, different forces, and various identities, either seeking learning, traveling, seeking Dao and visiting friends, or broadening their horizons, all gathered here, going together to this grand event of Qianxue Lun Jian, to catch a glimpse of the Nine Provinces' heavenly pride.
And because there were so many cultivators, the Qianxue state boundary even exceptionally lifted the "forbidden flight" restriction.
Above the vast white sky, occasional cloud ships flew across, spiritual boats shuttled, trailing luxurious cloud tails, and docked at the residences of various sects and noble families.
From time to time, even Yuhua Zhenren, with spiritual power transforming into feathers, riding clouds and stepping into the void, flew alone along the edge of the sky, with an elegant posture, like a fallen immortal.
The Yuhua realm is the realm of high-level cultivators.
In some small and medium state boundaries, one is rarely seen for several hundred years.
Some cultivators, even throughout their lives, have never seen the face of a Zhenren.
But now in the Qianxue state boundary, just by raising their heads, they can see Yuhua ascending into the void, soaring and flying across the sky, which truly makes quite a few cultivators extremely shocked.
They came from small and medium state boundaries, claiming extraordinary knowledge, but at this time, stepping into the Qianxue state boundary and seeing the surrounding scenes, they truly felt for a moment that they were extraordinary and vulgar, with a feeling of "ascending" to the immortal realm.
And Mount Lundao, located in the center of the entire Qianxue state boundary, is the focus of this grand event.
At this time, in front of Mount Lundao, it was packed tightly.
Disciples from various sects, wearing the Daoist robes of their respective sects, gathered here.
Looking down from above, heavenly pride disciples were all over the mountains and plains, like mountains and seas, but their pure colored Daoist robes connected into one piece, like a huge, five-colored and six-colored, yet orderly and beautiful silk.
The Tai Xu Sect's queue was also among them.
Xun Zixian Elder, dressed in a profound white Daoist robe, with a straight figure and a gentle and elegant demeanor, stood at the front of the queue.
At this time, facing the Tai Xu Sect disciples, he slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Lun Jian will begin in three days. Before that, I will take you to familiarize yourselves with the venue and tell you the specific rules."
A crowd of disciples had solemn expressions, slightly nervous, and cupped their hands, saying: "Yes."
Xun Zixian Elder looked slightly to his right and saw Mo Hua, dressed in a Tai Xu Daoist robe, handsome and refined, obediently following by his side, and nodded slightly.
This was the ancestor's instruction.
When Mo Hua went out, whichever Elder he followed, that Elder had to guarantee his safety.
At the Lun Jian assembly, there were many cultivators, and the fish and dragons were mixed.
Although logically, no one dared to make trouble, it was still necessary to keep an eye on Mo Hua just in case.
Xun Zixian looked at Mo Hua again, then turned his head and said: "Follow me."
Then Xun Zixian led the way, leading the Tai Xu Sect disciples, along the mountain path, entering Mount Lundao one by one. Inside Mount Lundao, at this time, it was full of disciples from various sects, a sea of people.
This was the inner area of Lun Jian.
The mountain was vast and the terrain was intricate.
Block after block of terrain with various Lun Jian field scales were adjacent to each other.
Above the air, the light of the five-grade great array condensed into a barrier, grand and vast.
The crowd walked and looked, inevitably exclaiming in their hearts.
They had only previously looked at Mount Lun Jian from the "spectator seats", not entering the inner area, not feeling this grand and solemn atmosphere.
Previously, they didn't need to personally go on stage, so the feeling was naturally different.
Xun Zixian walked and explained to the disciples:
"The front is the Lun Jian Dao field. In three days, you will draw lots, arrange matches, and then you will be in this field, comparing your cultivation and Dao methods with disciples from other sects—"
"Cultivating for nine years, this is the only opportunity for Lun Jian."
"The Lun Jian competition system is divided into four grades: 'Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow' based on 'Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow'."
"Your first participation is all in the 'Yellow' character bureau."
"You can be promoted to the 'Profound' character bureau based on the number of bureaus."
"You don't have to win all to be promoted, there is still tolerance for error, but don't lose too many."
"Generally speaking, it mainly depends on strength, and also a part of luck."
His voice was gentle, but amplified by spiritual power, it still reached the ears of several thousand disciples.
Xun Zixian paused for a while, then explained again:
"The form of the war bureau is also divided into many kinds—"
"The 'Yellow' character war bureau is the basic war bureau, used for preliminary selection, and the form is relatively simple, mostly direct and straightforward 'decisive victory battles'."
"Within a certain time, if five disciples on the enemy side are defeated, victory is obtained. Or, when the time comes, whichever side has more disciples in the field wins."
"When you reach the 'Profound' character war bureau, the rules are different, and the war bureau will be more complex, no longer a simple kill."
"It includes basic 'decisive victory bureaus', as well as 'survival bureaus', 'demon hunting bureaus', 'beheading bureaus', 'city defense bureaus', 'city attack bureaus', etc.—"
"Tactics change a thousand times and ten thousand, and the winning conditions are also different. If you want to win, the difficulty is also higher—"
Xun Zixian patiently explained.
"Zixian Elder," Mo Hua asked curiously, "these competition systems seem like Dao soldier combat."
Xun Zixian nodded, "This is originally imitating Dao soldier warfare and setting down the Lun Jian competition system."
The slaughter and fighting between cultivators, also no less thrilling and complex than Dao soldier warfare, more varied, more capable of tempering one's disposition.
Of course, this is only a small-scale "Lun Jian" of five people, still different from a large-scale Dao soldier killing of tens of thousands.
However, although the sparrow is small, it has all five organs.
In form, it is indeed a carbon copy.
"The ancestors of Mount Lundao specially set down these rules and passed them down, which also has a deep meaning."
"Live in peace and think of danger, prevent trouble before it arises."
"Born in peaceful years, don't forget the cultivation war disaster where living beings were smeared with charcoal." Xun Zixian said with a light sigh.
Mo Hua nodded silently.
Afterwards, Xun Zixian led the crowd and continued to walk forward.
Walking to a certain mountain top, Xun Zixian pointed at the light magnificent, void rippling, like a glazed crystal light curtain above their heads and said:
"This is the five-grade great array of Mount Lundao."
"It is a set of five-grade great array that seizes the creation of heaven and earth and contains void power!"
A crowd of disciples all raised their heads to look, feeling the terrifying and indescribable array power between the void ripples, and all were shocked speechless.
Five-grade great array.
Besides being shocked, Mo Hua's heart was surging.
"I wonder if one day I can construct a five-grade cave void level great array." Thinking about the day when he could see through the void array principles and construct a five-grade cave void great array, Mo Hua felt some excitement and his mind wandered.
Xun Zixian looked at Mo Hua's longing gaze and couldn't help but smile gently.
Once upon a time, when he was young and seeking Dao, the first time he saw this Mount Lundao great array, he was also like Mo Hua, full of shock and longing.
Although the five-grade great array was really too distant, he had cultivated until now and had never even touched the edge.
But it was also a good thing to have this longing.
Xun Zixian turned his head and asked: "Do you know what the five-grade great array of Mount Lundao is used for?"
The crowd looked at each other.
Regarding Lun Jian, many of them only watched the excitement and never deeply investigated.
Instead, Mo Hua, who had done some research before, answered: "It is to borrow the power of the void to protect the disciples."
Xun Zixian nodded, "The great array of Mount Lundao is not a killing array, not a trapping array, and not a general defense array."
"This great array was specially designed by the ancestors of Mount Lundao for the Lun Jian assembly."
"Borrowing the void power of the great array to protect the Lun Jian disciples—"
"In three days, when you are in Lun Jian, each person will be given a 'Lun Dao Jade', shaped like a water drop, exquisite as... on the left amount fight upper 3"
"This Lun Dao Jade is connected to the power of this Mount Lun Dao great array and will form a void shield to bear the injuries you receive during Lun Jian."
"This Lun Dao Jade is equivalent to your 'life'."
"Before Lun Jian, several Elders will fairly and justly assess your 'injury bearing' quota based on your blood energy, physical body, and spiritual power."
"This quota is your Lun Dao Jade's 'blood volume'."
"When fighting, once a fatal injury is received, the 'blood volume' is emptied, and the Lun Dao Jade shatters, which also means defeat in Lun Jian."
"The great array will then activate, borrowing the power of the void, and forcefully transmit you out of the Lun Jian field."
"This way, it can be guaranteed that disciples participating in Lun Jian can both go all out and fight freely, without needing to worry about really killing people or being killed."
Xun Zixian narrated.
This was Lun Jian, not murder, and not raising Gu.
Every disciple participating in Lun Jian was a direct descendant of a noble family or a sect talent, and it was impossible to let them really 'slaughter with their lives'.
Otherwise, the disciples who were painstakingly cultivated would be dead and injured after one Lun Jian.
Not only would the noble families disagree, but the sect itself would also want to spit blood.
Those true heavenly pride children were talented who were exceptionally favored by heaven. If they were truly to die or be crippled because of Lun Jian, no one could compensate.
Xun Zixian looked up at the sky, saying with some emotion:
"This kind of top-level five-grade void great array is rare throughout the entire cultivation world, with only a few existing."
"Without this void great array to protect the heavenly pride disciples and allow them to fight freely without scruples, Lun Jian would be difficult to sustain—"
"Precisely because of this, it is almost only in the Qianxue state boundary that this unique 'Lun Jian' assembly can be held, attracting talents from all over the world to gather in one hall, allowing cultivators from all over the Nine Provinces to come and observe the ceremony, only then can we have the grand event scenery we have now." A crowd of disciples' eyes were bright, and a feeling of pride spontaneously arose.
After finishing talking about the great array, Xun Zixian led the crowd forward again, familiarizing themselves with the venue while seizing every opportunity to supplement some specific rules:
"Participating in Lun Jian, the cultivation items carried also have strict limits."
"Spiritual stones have a fixed quantity, and you cannot bring more."
"You can choose the amount of elixirs yourself."
"These two kinds are all provided by Mount Lundao and cannot be privately carried. Especially elixirs—"
Xun Zixian added, "Previously, some disciples in Lun Jian, in order to obtain a good ranking, secretly took forbidden elixirs and almost exploded and died, causing a lot of trouble, so afterwards, privately bringing elixirs was also prohibited..."
Behind every absurd regulation, there is an absurd case.
"Talismans also cannot be brought by yourself, Mount Lundao will also provide them. Each disciple is limited to selecting one or two high-grade talismans."
"Spiritual tools, on the other hand, can be brought by yourself, similarly limited to two high-grade items."
After all, spiritual tools are relatively special, and most disciples will even cultivate spiritual tools into life magic treasures.
Being compatible with spiritual tools is also a part of a cultivator's strength.
Therefore, spiritual tools are allowed to be brought by the disciples themselves.
"But the quantity and type of spiritual tools will be limited. For spiritual tools such as armor, weapons, and accessories, only one of each type can be brought."
"Then, there are arrays. Arrays are similarly limited, each person can only bring one set, and it is limited to two mid-grade items—"
Mo Hua almost thought he misheard, "Two mid-grade items?"
Xun Zixian nodded, "Mid-grade."
Mo Hua was a bit confused, "Elixirs, spiritual tools, talismans, all are limited to two high-grade items, why can arrays only use mid-grade?"
Xun Zixian said: "Because general Foundation Establishment late-stage disciples can at most draw out two mid-grade arrays—"
Mo Hua was stunned.
Xun Zixian said: "This is set according to the general situation."
"General Foundation Establishment cultivators fundamentally cannot draw out two high-grade arrays. This is an ability that exceeds the 'specification', so it must be limited."
"Moreover, two high-grade arrays are too powerful. Whether for attack, defense, or trapping enemies, the effect is too strong. If disciples are allowed to use them, all tactics will necessarily revolve around 'arrays', which contradicts the original intention of Lun Jian."
"The Lun Jian assembly still wants to focus on 'fighting techniques', with other things as auxiliary."
Mo Hua was a bit dumbfounded.
He just realized that he was being "dragged down" by the geniuses of the Qianxue state boundary.
Within the Qianxue state boundary, the backward array level of the broad heavenly pride disciples limited his ability to play with arrays.
Mo Hua had never noticed such detailed rules before.
No one told him either.
Because the difficulty of arrays was always "default".
But Mo Hua was different from everyone else. His array level was too high. His "default" basic arrays were always "high-grade" arrays.
Even high-grade arrays were only ordinary in his eyes.
He never expected that the arrays distributed at the Lun Jian assembly could only be "two mid-grade items"—
Mo Hua sighed.
The rules were set by others, and he had no way.
Moreover, upon careful consideration, this was indeed very reasonable.
But without arrays, he would have far fewer "trump cards".
Mo Hua frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly thought of something and asked again:
"Zixian Elder, besides these, are there other things I can bring?"
Xun Zixian said: "These are the main ones. Besides, some miscellaneous items will be stuffed into the storage bag to simulate a real combat situation."
Mo Hua's inspiration moved, and he softly asked: "Then among those miscellaneous items..."
Xun Zixian saw through his thoughts with a glance and nodded: "Yes."
Mo Hua immediately became happy again.
Xun Zixian smiled shallowly and shook his head.
Afterwards, the group continued to walk forward.
Mo Hua walked and considered the "two mid-grade item" array limit.
This limit, would it affect his tactics?
Especially, it involved the tactics of other disciples of the Tai Xu Sect.
After thinking for a moment, Mo Hua found that there was indeed an impact, but it was not that big, just the power was weaker, and it was still generally applicable.
Moreover, he hadn't truly reached Lun Jian yet, and there was still time to adjust temporarily.
Mo Hua then put down his heart.
Walking and walking, the group soon reached the end of Mount Lundao, outside were the "observe ceremony" seats.
At this time, a huge, strange "white cloth" was stretched horizontally in the sky.
The disciples were all curious.
Mo Hua was also a bit confused, then pointed at the "white cloth" and asked: "Zixian Elder, what is that?"
"That is a spiritual tool."
"Spiritual tool?" Mo Hua was startled.
Xun Zixian said: "That is a giant 'manifest image spiritual tool' specially forged by the four major sects for this Lun Jian."
"On the outside, it is just a huge painting curtain."
"During Lun Jian, the images of the disciples' Lun Jian will be clearly displayed on it for the disciples of the Qianxue and Nine Provinces' various noble families and sects to watch."
"This spiritual tool is not cheap. Its name is—" Xun Zixian slowly said:
"Fangtian Huaying!"
Fangtian Huaying. A crowd of disciples all looked up, gazing at the huge painting curtain covering half a mountain, thinking that soon the scene of myriad workers and sons proving their way would be clearly presented on it, their expressions shocked. Mo Hua was also shocked, and moreover, shocked to the point of numbness.
His heart was speechless.
Originally, his plan was to "make a fortune in silence", hiding those not-so-bright methods.
When the melee came, he could secretly do some small actions, and no one would notice.
However, he never expected that the Lun Jian assembly would actually create such a large Fangtian Huaying for "projection". With such a large shadow curtain, how could his trump cards still be hidden?
By then, he was afraid that even the color of his pants would be clearly seen by everyone?
Moreover, such a large "Fangtian Huaying", at first glance, was not cheap.
Mo Hua couldn't help but complain in his heart.
He didn't know which one of the four major sects was so full of it, spending such a large price to forge such a large thing. This was even more targeted than the "two mid-grade item" array limit.
Of course, it was also possible that the four major sects purely wanted to make it convenient for the audience to "observe the ceremony", which is why they forged such a large Fangtian Huaying.
But Mo Hua's heart was still very depressed.
Until they finished visiting the Lun Jian field and returned to the Tai Xu Sect, sitting in front of the table in the disciples' residence, Mo Hua was still frowning.
Not to mention anything else, but this Fangtian Huaying really restrained him too much. He really didn't want to be a "conspicuous target".
But since it was already forged, he couldn't secretly go and blow it up.
What's more, this Fangtian Huaying, at first glance, had a very high grade. Even if he exploded, he might not be able to move it.
"Whatever—"
Mo Hua sighed.
Since things had come to this, he could only find a way to hide himself deeper.
Not revealing his true strength, concealing his light and raising his obscurity, "pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger", the longer he hid, the deeper he hid, the better. "This just has to be, well planned one time—"
Mo Hua took out his original plan again and replanned.
How to step by step, both cover up his strength and step by step achieve victory, and step by step go further without exposing his trump cards...
This was extremely difficult.
However, the general idea, under Mo Hua's planning, also gradually became clear.
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