Hidden Moth-Chapter 130 - 68: Hidden Moth Sect’s Skill Set

Without cultivating the Insect Concealment Skill, and without obtaining the subsequent technique inheritance after entering the door, such people are also Hidden Moths, but they seem to be called "Fake Moths".

Don’t mention where the concept of "Fake Moth" comes from; it was something He Kao realized after receiving the inheritance and thus named it so.

In He Kao’s daily work, he often has to come up with names for a pile of so-called new concepts, so he’s used to doing it this way.

If He Kao is willing, he can also try to become a Fake Moth like Huang Xiaopang, using his habitual understanding to unfold the so-called Hidden Moth Space... However, there would be two consequences of doing so.

Firstly, he also has to pay the price of burning life energy. For Cultivators, doing so would damage their foundation, making it difficult to further advance in cultivation.

Secondly, even if the foundation is not damaged, if the Hidden Moth itself chooses to become a Fake Moth, it would be difficult to obtain subsequent technique inheritance.

The choice wasn’t a problem for He Kao; being able to cultivate the entry level of Nihility View, he has that level of willpower.

At this point, there’s another question: why was He Kao able to truly enter?

The first reason, of course, is that he obtained the entry-level cultivation technique and heart method. Why didn’t others get it? Because others didn’t have this condition!

He Kao didn’t just type in keywords online and search for the heart method of "Nihility View" like that; if he did, he might have just found a web novel.

Once someone preserved the Insect Concealment Skill’s technique, but it has dissipated over time, turned into fragmented information, and become mere phrases recorded in unknown texts.

Some content has completely disappeared, some other content has become unrecognizable with time, even if found, it couldn’t be cultivated by following it, luckily the entry-level cultivation technique and heart method are relatively complete.

However, since ancient times, no one could have compiled any cultivation secret manuals through He Kao’s method. He Kao himself wrote the information capturing program and completed this work through the AI computing power of the company platform.

In the era of Zhou Du and Huang Cankui, there wasn’t such technology. Even when Huang Xiaopang was just starting college, the embryonic form of such technology might still have been under verification.

Despite this, the Observation Secret Manual that He Kao came up with is only reliable for the first two pages, as for the content beyond, it was all composed by artificial intelligence based on writing logic, using big data, and the further it went, the more absurd it became.

With this condition, He Kao also had to cultivate the entry level of the first two pages’ content.

This brings up the second crucial reason: besides annotations from Lin Qingshuang, he had another condition that ordinary people couldn’t have.

Since he was three, he has been wearing that Beast Claw Pendant close to his body and wore it until he was twenty-five. The pendant is a rare passive magical artifact with two wonderful functions—"Calm the Spirit" and "Malicious Detection".

For ordinary people, its utility may be small or not obvious, but wearing it over a long time through the growth phase, especially accompanying the development of the body and senses, can keep one’s emotions stable and perception keen.

The golden age for learning techniques is between fourteen and twenty years old.

He Kao is already twenty-five, but Lin Qingshuang still thinks he is an excellent candidate for learning techniques, even feeling it a pity if he didn’t, even if He Kao doesn’t speak, Lin Qingshuang wants to take him as a disciple.

Aptitude is one aspect, but more importantly, Lin Qingshuang appreciates He Kao as a person, even if accepting him as a disciple doesn’t succeed, Lin Qingshuang is still willing to advise him.

Others would find it very hard to have these conditions.

Step back and say, even if someone historically got the Insect Concealment skill and heart method and could cultivate into the entry level, they would at most become a Tier One Stalker, unable to become a Hidden Moth, as that door has a separate lineage.

After understanding these things, He Kao had some concerns, his worry was about Huang Xiaopang.

The Peiyuan Pill just barely keeps a thread of Huang Xiaopang’s life, even if taking one every month can supplement his lost Primordial Qi, it’s only a temporary measure to stabilize the body’s state, not a long-term strategy.

It’s like having a serious gastric disease, finding it difficult to digest food to absorb nutrients, and can’t just rely on IV to live; the existing body damage remains, needing a way to recover during the stable time.

Which technique is for body nourishment or the most effective for it? Maybe ask Lin Qingshuang or Wu Yanjun another day. If there really is such a technique, then find a way to let Xiaopang learn it.

As for the Insect Concealment skill, just forget about it, it probably isn’t right and Huang Xiaopang might not succeed in practicing it, given his damaged foundation, let alone challenge such high difficulty.

What special abilities do Stalkers have? Firstly, "Night Vision" and "Sound Perception".

Night Vision is easy to understand, meaning one can discern things even in the dark; Sound Perception is something He Kao also experiences, even if the eyes can’t see, one can gather environmental information through sounds.

This is an ability naturally mastered once becoming a Stalker. In addition, Hidden Moth Sect’s Tier One Techniques, such as Observation Skill, Wind Chasing Skill, and Poison Detection Skill, utilize different senses to judge information.

These all need specific cultivation or training; cultivating the Fundamental Technique enhances sensory abilities, while these specialized techniques are application skills and unique secrets.

Based on these techniques, Hidden Moth Sect also has a Communication Skill, which is to comprehensively utilize various senses to reach an undivided natural state.

Communication Skill is very difficult to practice, its wonderful effects encompass all the mentioned techniques, one can start directly of course, but it’s better to fully practice the mentioned Observation Skill, Wind Chasing Skill, and Poison Detection Skill first.

Communication Skill is an advanced technique, although theoretically a Tier One Cultivator can learn it, typically it takes until Tier Three to basically master it.

No matter which technique is cultivated, a Tier One Cultivator enhances sensory abilities, manifesting as increasingly keen perception and neural response speed, which is ultimately limited by physical conditions, i.e., one’s physiological foundation.

However, the Hidden Moth Sect’s techniques particularly emphasize perception ability, even reaching an extreme. For example, cultivating Observation Skill can give one infrared perception similar to a snake; cultivating Wind Chasing Skill, can even track scents like a dog.

As for He Kao, he now feels somewhat inflated, like Huang Xiaopang who once considered himself a prodigy, becoming very confident, and he plans to directly cultivate the Communication Skill.

Communication Skill is one of the two emblematic techniques of the Hidden Moth Sect, the other being Stealth Skill, which is also where the name "Stalker" comes from.

Stealth Skill is a technique that can advance with cultivation progression. Its wonderful uses primarily involve concealing one’s aura, lowering presence perception, making one as unnoticed as possible... At high realms, it can even affect senses and Divine Sense.

It also has application techniques, such as how to use various environmental factors to hide oneself, making oneself unnoticeable or hard to notice.

When using Stealth Skill, be cautious that its effect is relative, making one unnoticeable is not the same as being absolutely undetectable. For someone particularly familiar and concerned with you, it probably won’t be very effective.

Furthermore, one shouldn’t be too conspicuous, deliberately making noise or dressing flamboyantly directly contradicts the essence of the technique.

What if someone is too handsome? Then... alas, innate beauty is hard to give up, just have to be as careful as possible.

As a Hidden Moth, even without cultivating the Stealth Skill, He Kao is already the world’s most skilled stalker, as long as he hides in the doorway, no one can find him.

Yet he can’t solely rely on the doorway’s wonders; cultivating the Stealth Skill is still necessary.

Only now did He Kao truly realize how lucky he and Huang Xiaopang were that night. Even as Tier One Sorcerers, their perception and reaction speed were evidently beyond ordinary people.

Fortunately, Huang Xiaopang could instantly switch to suitable weapons, using a submachine gun from behind in alley fights, close-up using a shotgun, and suppressing open grounds by a window with an automatic rifle.

If Xiaopang had only used a regular handgun, he might not have hit many people and might have been counter-killed on the scene, let alone dealing with so many sorcerers.

Regarding the three people He Kao shot with a handgun, two were caught off guard at close range, and the other one was injured and couldn’t avoid.

From now on, whenever facing any sorcerers, it’s crucial to be especially cautious, never underestimate the opponent, and avoid direct confrontation if an ambush is possible.

Hmm, something seems a bit off... are the Hidden Moth Sect’s techniques, especially the trademark Communication Skill and Stealth Skill, a special skillset tailored for ambushes?

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PS: Asking for votes!