The Quest for Immortality

”Earth” Sword Discussion, the day before.

Small forest at Taixu Mountain.

Under the towering ancient trees, Mo Hua was sitting together with the disciples of the Taixu Mountain participating in the Earth Sword Discussion, conducting pre-war preparations.

The elimination rate for the Xuan Character Bureau is generally around nine out of ten.

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

Due to the large number of people, the elimination rate for the Taixu Gate is slightly higher than that of the Eight Great Gates.

The teams that can truly advance are not many, only on par with the Eight Great Gates.

Since the beginning of the Sword Discussion, the advantage of the Taixu Gate has been its large number of people.

The lower-level disciples, benefiting from Mo Hua’s initial formation of ”Heavenly Pride Taoist Soldiers” through the combination of Formation, Spiritual Artifact, and tactical coordination, can exert stronger combat power.

But as they advance to higher-level battles, especially the Xuan Character Bureau and even the Earth Sword Discussion, this advantage gradually diminishes.

The number of high-level talented disciples in the Taixu Gate is not comparable to the strong sects within the Eight Great Gates, such as the Vajra Sect, Carefree Sect, or Lingxiao Sect.

Much less compared to the Four Great Sects.

Hence, Mo Hua is quite satisfied with the current elimination rate.

According to his initial expectations, the elimination rate would have been much worse.

Currently, the ranking of the Taixu Gate is still in third place.

This ranking is already considered quite high, somewhat exceeding Mo Hua’s expectations.

The reasons for this are rather complex.

On one hand, naturally, it’s thanks to the victories achieved by the team of Mo Hua and Linghu Xiao, securing many victory points and establishing a solid winning position.

On the other hand, special thanks to the Sever Gold Sect.

The core inheritance of the Sever Gold Sect was leaked and ended up in the hands of Mo Hua, this evil monster Formation Master, leading them to suffer a complete defeat against the Taixu Gate in the Xuan Character Bureau, practically giving away many points.

The last reason is the effort of the ”Junior Brothers” within the sect.

Some of these disciples were originally not very prominent within the sect, but after participating in the Sword Discussion Conference, battle after battle, they have been tempered and gradually revealed their sharpness.

These disciples, led by Mo Hua as their Junior Brother, have united and formed a close-knit group, gritting their teeth and fighting desperately in every match.

Although most were still eliminated in the Xuan Character Bureau.

Yet they won quite a few points for the Taixu Gate.

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

These seemingly ordinary disciples, after the tempering of the Sword Discussion Conference, already subtly possess a sense of ”transformation.”

The most distinctly ”transformed” and the best performing team in the Sword Discussion is a team from the Tai’a Sect.

This team consists of five brothers, all with the surname Ouyang, with very auspicious names: ”Fu Lu Shou Xi Cai.”

However, despite the auspicious names, they were born into poverty.

They are from the Ouyang Family, a small collateral kin under a marriage alliance, originally not bearing the surname Ouyang. Unfortunately, their parents died early, suffering since childhood, and the family cannot afford to support these five young sons.

Half-grown sons eat their parents poor.

Especially since they are cultivators who need not only food but also cultivation.

The costs of cultivation techniques, spiritual objects, and spirit stones are all significant expenditures beyond what a collateral kin under a marriage alliance can bear.

These five brothers are also quite gifted, and without proper cultivation, their talents would be wasted.

Therefore, the family elders arranged for them to be adopted into the Ouyang family, continuing the incense for an elder who died unexpectedly without descendants.

The Ouyang family’s size and wealth easily accommodate the food and clothing needs for these five sons.

Of course, as they are adopted, their share in cultivation would not be very high.

Fortunately, these five brothers have suffered hardships, and knowing that the opportunity for Tao cultivation is hard-won, they cultivated earnestly and diligently.

Their good aptitude, combined with the unity and mutual encouragement among the brothers, advances their cultivation increasingly fast. Even without guidance from any senior elders, they successfully entered the Tai’a Sect purely with their own strength, which was truly surprising.

Yet, their background is still somewhat lacking, and their foundation is shallow. After entering the Tai’a Sect, although diligent in cultivation, surrounded by the sect’s direct lineage geniuses, they inevitably ”dissolve into the crowd.”

Until the Sword Discussion Conference, Mo Hua ”promoted” the five brothers, giving each a suit of heavy armor and a giant sword, with a directive:

”Don’t worry about anything else, just chop when you see someone.”

The fate of these five brothers was completely changed.

They came from a poor background, with no relatives or elders to guide them, and in the Tai’a Sect, amidst clouds of geniuses, they naturally felt a bit inferior and shy.

They appeared somewhat naive and foolish.

Complicated tactics were beyond their understanding or execution.

Yet, Mo Hua’s ”just chop when you see someone” was simple, direct, clear, and straightforward.

The moment these five brothers entered the stage, chanting Mo Hua’s words, their hearts surged with endless courage and fighting spirit, discarding nerves, fear, hesitation, and confusion, focusing solely on ”chop when you see someone.”

No matter who it was. .

No matter the sect of the opponent, their talent, high or low status, strong or weak cultivation.

The only thing mattered is to chop forward.

Under the giant sword, truth is revealed, and victory or defeat, life or death, is decided.

Growing up together and sharing the same meals, living, and cultivation, learning the same cultivation techniques and Taoist Skills, they practiced together, encouraged each other, progressed together, sharing fortune as well as hardship, truly united as brothers with blood thicker than water.

Among the five, cooperation was exceptionally tacit.

Once on stage, the five towering and mighty brothers formed a line, each donning heavy armor, wielding heavy swords, appearing as five identical ”War Gods,” exuding a tremendously imposing aura.