Hidden Moth-Chapter 391 - 219: The Earth Master’s Staff Repels Wind-Riding Feather

Gu Chun ceased using Divine Thought and instead shouted, "In a debate on the Dao, there is silence; to question is to incur loss!"

This statement had some invisible impact; Fabre suddenly shivered, and the nosebleed that had stopped gushed out again, as if the injury had inexplicably worsened.

What does "in a debate on the Dao, there is silence" mean?

Normally, the format of a debate on the Dao involves Zhang San asking and Li Si answering, and then Li Si asking and Zhang San answering, with the questions having a progressive relationship. But there is one question that cannot be asked, which is—what is Dao?

Because the Great Dao is formless, the very problem they are debating is precisely this question; if an answer could be given directly, there would be no need for the debate. Moreover, debating the Dao requires qualification, which means at least Tier Six Cultivation; otherwise, it is meaningless.

At this moment, Gu Chun and Fabre are not engaging in a debate on the Dao; the two seem to be arguing, but are actually disputing the authenticity of a thousand-year-old rumor. However, people like them must also be careful, as some words should not be spoken, extending from the principles of debating the Dao.

The basis of debates is rational logic, but rational logic is not omnipotent; it is inherently incomplete and can fall into self-referential paradoxes, like asking "what is Dao" during a debate on the Dao.

This principle is complex and difficult to explain clearly; in short, it can be exemplified by a specific case, which is not allowing the other party to prove: something undiscovered is nonexistent.

Because the proposition "nonexistent" is self-referential in logic; it cannot be proven like "existent" can be.

Taking "God" as an example might help understand, how can you make atheists prove that God doesn’t exist? Rational logic cannot prove it!

This is inherently a request that should not be made.

The way to prove God’s existence is to present evidence. If no evidence of existence can be found, it still cannot prove God’s nonexistence; from a rational logic perspective, it merely means you haven’t discovered it yet.

Can lack of evidence of existence prove nonexistence? The answer is no! So, can inability to prove nonexistence therefore prove existence? The answer is also no!

Are these philosophical issues relevant to ordinary people? Certainly, and they are quite significant.

For example, in everyday life, "the burden of proof lies with the claimant," meaning "you can prove what I did, but I don’t need to prove what I didn’t do."

From the criminal investigation and judicial perspective, the so-called "alibi" actually proves the person was doing something else at a different place at the same time, fundamentally proving what the person did.

The "no criminal record certificate" issued by a police station for ordinary people is merely a "certificate of no criminal record."

As a Tier Six Cultivator proficient in Breaking Illusion Realm, asking such questions during Divine Thought confrontations is itself detrimental to cultivation. Blood-nosed Fabre questioned again, "Have you asked Hidden Moth?"

Gu Chun did not answer but continued to push forward on clouds with his staff.

Fabre: "Do you know who Hidden Moth is?"

Gu Chun seemed reluctant to engage further with him, losing interest in dialogue, but suddenly sped up, charging at Fabre amidst countless Wind Blades.

At this moment, Fabre stood firm and invisibly folded his wings forward, wrapping himself inside. The scattered Wind Blades suddenly erupted explosively, tracing flowing light in the air, almost visible to the naked eye.

Gu Chun had to temporarily retreat from the edge, flying far backward to stabilize. He said, "Are you out of stamina? With such a commotion, you might attract anti-air missiles!"

Their position should have just left the territorial waters of the Eastern Country. The width of territorial waters is usually twelve nautical miles, about twenty-two kilometers.

Outside the territorial waters, it’s usually an exclusive economic zone, which spans two hundred nautical miles. Within the exclusive economic zone, other countries’ ships have the right of innocent passage, and small-scale smuggling or infiltration along the coastline is often hard to prevent.

Because twelve nautical miles is actually very short, when the sea is calm, ordinary fishing boats can shuttle back to shore, and coastguards find it difficult to intercept them all.

However, this kind of small-scale material transport has minimal impact on the large import-export volumes of international trade; clandestinely transporting goods with small boats achieves little while being exhausting.

True bulk transportation cannot be done this way; large passenger and cargo ships must formally dock and register, unless the local relevant departments are bribed for inside-outside collusion; otherwise, large-scale smuggling of goods and people is impossible.

Using this method to smuggle people can only be done in small batches, and in the Eastern Country, can only secretly linger in coastal areas for a short time. If they enter inland or openly operate for long, they risk exposure.

In near-sea areas, unidentified flying objects that are not registered will be radar-locked.

When Gu Chun and Fabre were flying earlier, they might not have caught radar attention, but Fabre’s explosive move now can attract attention.

If they are indeed mistaken for suspicious unidentified flying objects, they could be radar locked by air-defense systems and might attract border patrol helicopters or drones to investigate.

Fabre sneered, "What’s wrong, afraid now?"

The nighttime sea surface was far from calm, with scattered moving lights visible, as they were positioned over a near-sea shipping lane, where numerous ships passed.

Gu Chun: "The eight people from those two vehicles and the guns they brought, were smuggled in using those small boats, right? But they can’t go back now, and the crime clues are left behind."

Fabre: "Desperate mercenaries working for money, there are countless of them outside, and the police can’t find out their identities."