Chapter 996: The Highest good is like Water.

The "Tao soldiers" are a very powerful force in the cultivation of Taoism.

Ordinary cultivators have limited qualifications and abilities, but they can rely on formations, array techniques and spiritual weapons to form Taoist soldiers and unite to compete with cultivators with outstanding talents.

This is a method of military formation that turns decay into magic.

Unite the weak to fight against the strong enemy.

In the history of Taoism, some great demons whose personal strength was so strong that they were hard to match by cultivators of the same level were strangled to death by groups of Taoist soldiers who had a heart of Taoism as strong as iron and were fearless of death.

In front of the huge number of well-equipped Taoist soldiers, even the most talented and gifted monks have to avoid their attack.

Ordinary cultivators, when formed into Taoist soldiers, are still so powerful.

Where is that arrogant monk?

If the genius monks were to form a Taoist army, wouldn't they be invincible and unstoppable?

In the history of Taoism, countless noble families, sects, and secret organizations have tried, either openly or secretly, to raise "Tianjiao Taoist Soldiers."

Except for a few rare cases that were successful, the rest basically all failed.

First of all, the cost is too high.

To raise ordinary Taoist soldiers, one needs to inherit a complete set of spiritual weapons, formations, techniques, Taoist methods, and tactics.

It requires the consumption of massive amounts of spirit stones, years of hard training, and immeasurable effort.

The cost of a Taoist soldier's qualifications increases exponentially with each level up.

As for the genius cultivators who use the best or even the best spiritual roots as the foundation to train Taoist soldiers, the amount of inheritance and resources consumed has reached an immeasurable level.

Even a big family may not be able to afford it.

The reason why the geniuses are called "geniuses" is that each of them is unique.

Even if they want to do it, they will be "generals".

It is impossible to destroy one's individuality and pride and become a "soldier".

Especially in today's Qianxuezhou world, everyone adheres to the "elite" inheritance.

The sect must cultivate top disciples through "survival of the fittest", allowing them to excel and win honor and benefits for the sect.

This is in line with the interests of both the sect and the family.

What the aristocratic families need are their disciples who can surpass others, take the lead, and climb to higher positions in the future.

They don't need the talented disciples to form a Taoist army.

This is a waste.

It is not uncommon for sects to imitate the form of "Tao soldiers" and coordinate disciples to participate in sword-fighting competitions.

Even Tai Amen had tried it a long time ago.

But the effect is not good.

There are too many difficult problems, from team coordination to spiritual weapon casting, formation adaptation, formation changes and tactical drills.

First of all, the cost is very high.

The casting of spiritual weapons and matching them with formations are also the biggest problems.

After all, the situation in a sword fight is ever-changing.

The enemies in sword fights are also different.

Even if the sect can afford the spirit stones, it does not have a corresponding "industry" for cultivation that can complete a large number of specialized "customizations" in a short period of time.

It's also very hard to organize.

No one can truly convince the people and "organize" the geniuses.

Every generation of the sect has a "big brother", but no matter how high the prestige of this big brother is, he is often unable to take the overall situation into consideration and convince every disciple.

In addition, in the sword-fighting competition, the weight of victory increases as time goes by.

The sky and earth are dark and yellow, and the battle situation is four words.

Especially in the "Earth" game and the final "Heaven" game, winning a game can gain dozens or even hundreds of victory points.

Therefore, after all the trouble, it is more direct and efficient to directly "select the fittest" and cultivate "top disciples" to help them achieve higher rankings.

As time went by, few sects tried the "Taoist Soldier System" of sword fighting.

Taiamen also abandoned this plan.

Now, looking at the Taixu disciples practicing in an orderly manner, Master Tai'a suddenly felt a little dazed.

It is indeed a "Taoism-style" swordplay...

Then he looked at it carefully for a moment and felt a little surprised.

Seems a little different...

The drills at Taixu Mountain are not a one-size-fits-all Taoist military system, and not all disciples follow the same routine.

Some people have made many special teams based on the disciples' specialties, methods and formations.

Some are good at balanced attack and defense, some are good at frontal attacks, some are good at sneak attacks, some are good at escaping, and some are good at endurance...

Although time is short and there are no matching spiritual weapons and formations, the actual combat power will be somewhat lacking.

But its power has clearly begun to show.

At least there is a method now, which is much better than the previous "spontaneous and voluntary" team formation.

Sect Leader Tai'a looked at the scene in front of him, and was amazed. He said to Sect Leader Taixu sincerely:

"Brother Dao, you are indeed far-sighted and your methods are extraordinary."

Master Taixu said with a smile: "No, it's all because of the disciples' hard work."

"You are too modest."

"This disciple is really trying his best..."

"Still being polite..."

Master Taixu was a little helpless, what he said was the truth, it was really all because of his disciples' hard work. As the master, he didn't do anything except "delegating power" appropriately.

Afterwards, the two continued to drink tea.

Sect Leader Tai'a was watching the prototype of the "Tianjiao Daobing" drill below, and he became more and more fascinated the more he watched. He drank three rounds of tea before he came back to his senses and remembered what he was doing.

"Xuan Er...shouldn't have caused any trouble..."

Sect Leader Tai'a looked around and finally found Ouyang Xuan in the corner of the training ground.

Everything works fine.

Ouyang Xuan, the sword genius from Chongxu Mountain, the formation master called "Mohua" from Taixu Mountain, a big guy, and a sword cultivator with good aptitude were practicing normally.

The process went smoothly and the atmosphere was normal.

Sect Leader Tai'a breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Xuan'er, this child, looked unruly on weekdays, but at the critical moment, he was quite sensible, did not cause trouble, and executed tactics well.

As expected, one should look at others with new eyes after three days of absence.

You can't always look at people with prejudice.

People also change and grow.

This "brother" who is of the same seniority as himself now gets along quite well with the disciples from other mountains.

Sect Leader Tai'a was very pleased.

He picked up the teacup and was about to drink the tea. Before the tea entered his mouth, he heard a "plop" sound and an accident occurred.

Ouyang Xuan and the big guy had their tactical positions mixed up, and suddenly they bumped into each other, one in front and one behind, and each fell down.

The big guy got up and complained about something.

Ouyang Xuan's face also turned cold.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The head of Tai'a Sect paused, thinking something was wrong. Before he could react, he heard a clear voice:

"Xiaoxuan, make a feint attack from the right wing. Be careful not to collide with Cheng Mo..."

He was an immortal and had profound cultivation. Even though he was far away, he still heard it.

This sentence made even the sect leader stunned.

"Xiaoxuan"...who are you talking about?

Could it be... Ouyang Xuan?

This... With that kid's stubborn temper, can he tolerate it?

The head of Tai'a sect looked carefully and saw that Ouyang Xuan had an ugly face. He seemed to be very disgusted with this "nickname" and his eyes were full of anger.

This is obviously intolerable.

The next moment, he looked arrogant and disdainful, snorted coldly, and went straight to the right.

Apparently he endured it.

Sect Leader Tai'a was stunned and almost thought he had seen it wrong.

Is this person Ouyang Xuan?

How can you tolerate this?

In Tai'amen, if I said a few words to him, he would get impatient. If the true elders said a few words to him, he would just turn his face away.

This "stubborn donkey" changed his character after arriving at Taixu Mountain?

Master Tai'a pondered for a moment, looked deeply at the ink painting, and his emotions were in turmoil.

Linghu Xiao from Chongxu Mountain wants to team up with him.

Now, Ouyang Xuan from their Tai'a Mountain actually listened to his orders and even did not lose his temper when he called him "Xiao Xuan".

This child might be a "demon" who can bewitch people?

He looked at Mo Hua, who was handsome, bright-eyed and white-toothed, and his suspicion grew stronger...

This matter has been lingering in the mind of Sect Leader Tai'a.

Even until he said goodbye to Master Taixu, left the training ground, returned to Tai'a Mountain, and sat in the master's residence, he still looked worried.

After a while, he made up his mind, called an elder and instructed:

"Tell all the disciples in Tai'a Mountain to find Mo Hua and ask Mo Hua to help form a team, so that they can practice together and participate in the sword fight."

The elder was slightly startled, "Master, this..."

The head of Tai'a Sect waved his hand and said, "Stop talking. I've thought about it. If even Xuan'er can tame this child called Mo Hua, then it shouldn't be a problem to arrange for disciples for Tai'a Mountain."

"Besides, I've seen the drills at Taixu Mountain. They are very methodical. I can't say whether they can win, but they are definitely better than those at Tai'a Mountain."

"Since the three sects have merged, there is no distinction between them."

"We'll follow along too..."

As the leader, he has always been very practical in doing things.

Learn from whoever is good; follow whoever is powerful.

This is called seeking truth from facts.

It was also because of this that Taiamen was able to "make it" to the number one position among the eight major sects.

When the leader gives an order, the other elders generally dare not disobey.

"Then..." the elder considered, "Shall I make the arrangements?"

"Yes." Master Tai'a nodded, "The sooner the better. The Qianxue Sword Contest is coming up soon, and time waits for no one."

"yes."

The elder stepped back and followed the master's orders, giving instructions.

The order was also passed on among the disciples.

Mount Tai'a, where the disciples lived.

A group of disciples gathered together and discussed.

"The elder has instructed us to find 'young senior brother' and have him lead us to a sword fight."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"What do you mean 'young senior brother'?"

"Mo Hua? What other junior brothers are there?"

"I know, I mean..." A disciple lowered his voice, somewhat dissatisfied, "He is a junior brother of the Taixu Mountain lineage, what does he have to do with our Tai'a Mountain?"

"Didn't he also teach you the formation?"

"It doesn't matter if he has taught me. At most, I can call him 'little senior brother' when we meet, and call him 'little senior brother' behind his back. He is not qualified to do that."

"It's up to you. If you don't shout, I'll shout anyway."

"No spine at all."

The disciple was not convinced and said, "He taught me formations, gave me an A on my homework, and said I have a bright future... If I don't call him Junior Brother, should I call you?"

"People should have a little conscience..."

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business."

"Are we sure we want to go with Mo Hua in the sword fight?"

"What else? This is the order of the elders, the intention of the head..."

"Speaking of which, Mo... Junior Brother, he is just a formation master, right? Is he good at swordplay?"

"Not sure…"

"But the sword fighting at Taixu Mountain seems to be very different. Several disciples from Tai'a Mountain have teamed up with the disciples from Taixu Mountain. I asked around, and they found that what we practice is completely different..."

"Are we really going to Mount Taixu?"

The disciples of Tai'a Mountain were somewhat hesitant.

After a while, someone's eyes lit up and he asked a dark-skinned, thin disciple in the crowd:

"Mu Tou, you are familiar with Junior Brother. Is Junior Brother really that powerful?"

Ouyang Mu was concentrating on designing a diagram for refining equipment.

These things were given to him by Mo Hua, asking him to help correct and improve the formation and refining equipment.

Hearing this, Ouyang Mu raised his head.

Although he is still a little thin, he has been with Mo Hua for a long time and has experienced the disaster in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. His temperament has become much more stable, and there is a firm self-confidence between his brows.

His fellow disciples at Tai'a Mountain, without realizing it, began to respect him much more.

Ouyang Mu put down his pen and said seriously: "Young Senior Brother is very capable."

"How powerful is it?"

"No matter how powerful it is, it's only the formation that's powerful..."

"That's right. His spiritual roots are not good, his spiritual power is not strong, he doesn't know any advanced Taoism, and his body is weak. What can he do in a sword fight?"

Ouyang Mu shook his head, "It's not just the formation, but I can't tell you directly. Anyway, if you want to get a good ranking in the sword competition, just follow the little senior brother. Be more polite and sincere, and don't have other thoughts, otherwise the little senior brother will see through it at a glance..."

"This matter is for Taixu Sect, Tai'a Mountain, and for yourselves. What to do in the end depends solely on you."

After Ouyang Mu finished speaking, he stopped talking and continued to study the equipment refining diagram.

He will not go to the sword-fighting competition.

His own ambition is not to compete in sword fighting with others, but to specialize in refining and forging superior swords.

But the matter of sword fighting concerns the honor of the sect, and especially concerns his junior brother, so he will not stand idly by.

Therefore, some of Mo Hua's planning, including the casting and design of spiritual weapons, were handed over to him.

This reduces the burden of ink painting.

At the same time, it also gave Ouyang Mu the opportunity to hone his sword-making skills through actual design and casting.

This kind of opportunity is extremely precious to a foundation-building disciple, so Ouyang Mu cherishes it very much.

He also concentrated on the task assigned to him by Mo Hua and did it very seriously.

Everyone looked at Ouyang Mu who was concentrating, and they suddenly became quiet.

People who can truly focus on one thing are often worthy of admiration.

What Ouyang Mu said was also imprinted in everyone's mind.

The next day, disciples from Tai'a Mountain came to the door one after another, found Mo Hua, and sincerely requested:

"Please, little brother, teach me the way of sword fighting."

What I mean is, little senior brother, please guide me.

I accept all ink paintings.

After all, there is strength in numbers.

The more low-level disciples that are strengthened through the "Tao Soldier Formation", the stronger the Taixu Sect will be, and the higher the chance of winning the championship in the sword-fighting contest will be.

Mo Hua began to count the names one by one and deploy the teams.

Of course, he was not too familiar with the disciples from Tai'a Mountain, so he would usually ask before forming a team:

"Who has a grudge against you?"

"Who is the person you don't want to team up with even if you kill yourself?"

"Do you have any good friends?"

Questions like these.

In order to prevent him from putting the two enemies in the same team and causing the team to become disunited.

After assembling the teams, Mo Hua arranged tactics for different teams one by one, and then considered customized spiritual weapons and formations.

Afterwards, the disciples of Tai'a Mountain were allowed to go to Taixu Mountain to practice together.

The training ground at Taixu Mountain suddenly had a large crowd of people. It was bustling with people, and colorful Taoist magic was flying everywhere. It was very lively.

Soon, it was learned that the disciples of Tai'a Mountain had sneaked into Taixu Mountain and were "recruited" by Mo Hua.

Chongxushan couldn't sit still anymore.

The three sects merged, and originally Taixu Mountain seemed a bit "eccentric" because of the presence of ink paintings.

But now Tai'a Mountain is taking the initiative to move closer to Taixu Mountain.

Chongxu Mountain has become the one that is "out of place".

The head of Chongxu Mountain was unhappy, so after reporting to the ancestor, he also asked the disciples living down the mountain to "join" Mo Hua.

Ink paintings also accepted all comers and were "recruited" once again.

The Taixu Mountain training ground was bustling with people.

Among the disciples of Sanshan, some were teammates while others were opponents. They practiced and sparred with each other and mixed together like this.

For a moment, people were crowded together, regardless of their social status, coming and going, making a great deal of noise.

This scene not only made Sect Leader Taixu feel a little shocked.

Even Mr. Xun felt a little bit unbelievable for a moment.

They had never expected that the three mountain disciples who still had some estrangement among them would, under such circumstances, be forcibly "melted" together by Mo Hua because of the sword-fighting conference.

Nowadays, the entire Taixu Mountain is crowded with disciples and the atmosphere is bustling. There is truly a lively atmosphere.

The three sects are really merging...

And in the huge training ground.

Whenever Mo Hua had free time, he would walk around with his hands behind his back, giving instructions on tactics, commanding formations, and improving the shortcomings of many teams.

All disciples, no matter their background, their level of cultivation, or the strength of their Taoism, would respectfully address him as "Junior Brother" when they met him.

On the high pavilion.

Sect Leader Taixu watched this scene and couldn't help but shook his head in amazement:

"To be honest, Old Ancestor, I have been an elder and even a sect leader for so many years, and have seen countless disciples, but I have never seen a child like Mo Hua..."

It's obvious that he was born in a poor family, his spiritual roots are not good, and his personality and temperament are not strong either.

But among the disciples of the entire Taixu Sect and the Sanshan Sect, from the top geniuses to the ordinary disciples, all of these disciples whose backgrounds and qualifications were much better than Mo Hua's, not one of them disobeyed him...

It's really... incredible...

Mr. Xun, who was standing aside, looked at the calm and generous ink painting in the crowd, feeling both gratified and a little emotional.

In the original plan, he really wanted Mo Hua to be the "junior brother" of the three sects of Taixu, Tai'a and Chongxu.

But he didn't expect that Mo Hua could actually achieve this...

Mr. Xun looked at the figure in ink painting, and his heart suddenly trembled, and he suddenly remembered an ancient saying:

"The highest good is like water."

"Water benefits all things without competing with them."

"It is because he does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him..."

It is because he does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him...

Old Mr. Xun murmured in a low voice, his pupils shrank slightly, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

…

On Mount Taixu, disciples from the three mountains were coming and going, making an extremely noisy scene.

Time passes little by little during the busy and intense rehearsals and intensive planning.

Soon, three months passed in a flash.

The sword-fighting conference that thousands of sects and tens of thousands of cultivators in the entire Qianxuezhou world and even the entire Qianzhou have been looking forward to has finally officially begun...

(End of this chapter)