Hidden Moth-Chapter 452 - 256: Since Ancient Times, What Has Ever Awakened the Spirit?

Chapter 452: Chapter 256: Since Ancient Times, What Has Ever Awakened the Spirit?

The moderator once said that there should be many other cultivation sects in this world, but they all remain hidden from plain view, possibly oppressed by the power of the Magic Sect. The only one truly known to people is the Magic Sect...

I hope these words are true, but I find it hard to believe!"

He Kao: "Why don’t you believe it?"

Zhang Jingu: "Because there simply aren’t any. No one has ever seen them; have you seen any?"

He Kao was at a loss for words because he, too, hadn’t seen any. If there were hidden cultivation practices, the Magic Sect itself is hidden; ordinary people, unless they are Guests of Fate, wouldn’t know about the existence of Techniques, the Magic Sect, or Sorcerers at all.

If Zhang Jingu couldn’t find "Cultivators" outside the Magic Sect, it could still be understandable, but He Kao shouldn’t have been unfamiliar with them. After all, He Kao is the Hidden Moth; only a few months ago he had been "lighting up the map," exploring remote mountains and great marshlands.

His footprints had already covered nearly the entire territory of the Eastern Country, not to mention many countries and regions outside of it.

Due to the peculiarity of the Invisibility Moth Divine Techniques, he always traveled through desolate places under the cover of night, but those hidden places should precisely be where various hidden cultivation sects established their Dao Fields.

It might be possible that he missed one or two places, but it’s unlikely that after traversing so many areas, he wouldn’t detect a trace. Given the special nature of the Invisibility Ability, as long as others noticed him, he could perceive them as well.

Alright, perhaps He Kao was rushed in his travels and his cultivation was still shallow, so he might miss a cultivation Dao Field even if it was right before him, but what about Elder Gu?

Although Elder Gu Chun wasn’t a Hidden Moth, as an Earth Master, his cultivation emphasized traversing the world’s rivers and mountains.

Especially over the past year or so, Elder Gu Chun had flown over many areas using A Cloud to verify the registration of disciples in the Magic Sect, yet he discovered nothing?

Even if Elder Gu Chun’s cultivation and experience were still insufficient, what about the ancestral founders of the Magic Sect throughout history? The Magic Sect has had Ascended Cultivators like Tan Jun the Immortal; the founding patriarch opened various Grotto Heavens.

Yet, no ancestral founders of the Magic Sect have mentioned such matters, and there should be no records in the Magic Sect’s archives. At least, none of the elders have mentioned it to He Kao, not even hinted at it...

He Kao secretly waited for Li Xiuyuan’s Divine Thought explanation, but Elder Li remained silent at this moment, possibly because silence itself is the answer.

As He Kao pondered, Zhang Jingu asked again, "Let’s not talk about high Immortals, whom I haven’t seen. Perhaps my Karma hasn’t arrived, but Junior Brother He, may I ask if you have seen ghosts?"

What a strange question, but the angle was quite cunning!

Zhang Jingu was like a kite that had lost its string, losing contact with the Sect. Before finding He Kao, he first came to know of the moderator through the web, living in a cocoon of information woven by the moderator, unaware of many situations, which could be understandable.

He hadn’t seen other Cultivators, but couldn’t he find ghosts? He had almost purposefully visited all rumored haunted places but found nothing, no trace of Ah Piao.

For He Kao, if he were to practice the Consciousness Detachment technique, he would become an Ah Piao himself. As he flitted about, he never encountered the so-called Yin Spirits and Ghosts.

Zhang Jingu’s questions continued: "There are no ghosts, fine, but there are no demons either! Have you seen trees or plants turning into spirits or beasts transforming into demons? Even just hearing about such a thing would suffice!"

After saying this, he finally took a breath, drank a sip of wine, and watched He Kao with hopeful eyes; he genuinely hoped He Kao could reply that such things indeed existed.

Unfortunately, He Kao could only respond—such things seemingly do not exist! He had traveled across Kyushu but hadn’t seen them, and it wasn’t due to carelessness either; he had always been keenly observing related signs.

Due to his practice of the Poison Detection Skill, Spiritual Identification Skill, Medicine Identification Skill, and Spiritual Identification Skill, he paid great attention to collecting information on all kinds of vegetation and rocks.

Because the Invisibility Moth Divine Techniques would be limited by observers, and "qualified" observers weren’t solely humans, He Kao equally emphasized observing and analyzing various animals.

Yet he had never discovered any tree or plant spirits or beast demons, nor had he heard of them from the elders of the Magic Sect.

He Kao maintained a good relationship with Wei Luo, the steward of the Lingxi Sect; they often shared meals together. He had once asked Xiaowei if the Magic Sect had any Mountain Guardian Beasts or such, and Wei Luo assured him there were none, nor was there any mention of them throughout history.

Facing Zhang Jingu’s gaze, He Kao could only smile wryly: "Creatures and ghosts, I’ve indeed never seen them, but that doesn’t mean something’s wrong with the world! There has never been any definitive evidence proving someone has seen these things."

Zhang Jingu: "But we ourselves are the evidence; we’ve truly cultivated Divine Techniques! Since there are Techniques and Sorcerers, it’s entirely possible that there are other similar existences. I’ll give another example—have you seen a Mage?"

He Kao mused and replied: "I haven’t seen one. Not only have I not seen a Mage, but I also haven’t seen the demons and ghosts you mentioned, or Secret Techniques and sects beyond Techniques.

These things might exist, but we may not see them for some unknown reason; or they might not exist at all, and the world is just as we perceive it, which is not unreasonable.

You’ve studied philosophy, right? Knowledge is about analyzing phenomena to explain why something exists, but it can’t analyze phenomena that fundamentally don’t exist."

Zhang Jingu squinted and said, "What you said isn’t wrong, but it’s not a strong logical explanation for this problem."

He Kao spread his hands: "Because I don’t know the answer either!"

Just then, a voice suddenly sounded as if beside the two: "I’ve asked a similar question to my master, the Sovereign of the Jianji Palace, Li Siran.

At the time, my master replied almost like what Xiao Kao just said. My master also added that if you want something to exist in the world but it doesn’t, you must find it yourself or create it yourself.

He also asked his seniors back then, and they told him that when his cultivation had achieved higher, many confusions might be resolved, otherwise, no amount of empty talk or speculation would help. The crux of the matter is that our cultivation isn’t enough.

But the higher your cultivation, the more new questions might arise..."

Zhang Jingu was greatly surprised, while He Kao stood up and bowed in the direction of the private room door: "Elder Li, you are here?"

Seeing He Kao’s actions, Zhang Jingu quickly followed suit and bowed: "Uncle Master!"

Li Xiuyuan slid open the door and walked in, waving his hand: "No need to stand on ceremony in this setting; just act normally!"

After glancing at the table, he looked at He Kao and said, "When someone invites you, you’re not shy about ordering the best food and drink; what have you ordered?"

He Kao laughed apologetically: "I wasn’t planning on having Senior Brother Zhang pay."

Li Xiuyuan: "Perfect, and then why don’t you settle the bill for my table outside while you’re at it? Thank you for your hard work today. Now hurry home and rest; I’ll handle things here."

Since Elder Li had spoken, He Kao called a farewell and left, finally handing over this bundle of questions that was Zhang Jingu.

Zhang Jingu wanted to fight He Kao over the bill, but Elder Li’s single look pinned him in place: "You sit tight; I didn’t expect to meet you here today. There are some things I need to ask you."

He Kao also wanted to stay and listen to how Elder Li would answer Zhang Jingu’s questions, but Elder Li obviously had matters to discuss with Zhang Jingu alone, so he was sent away.

In fact, He Kao had questions of his own, even some "evidence" supporting them. After listening to Zhang Jingu’s words, He Kao reread the Divine Thought Heart Seal Elder Li had left him last time, deciphering two Alchemy Formulas.

When he invited the three elders to "visit" the Floating Colors Grotto Heaven last time, Elder Li left him a Divine Thought Heart Seal containing the potential Alchemy Techniques of the Magic Sect.

The Divine Thought Heart Seal was vast, like a memory bank poured into his mind. Many aspects remained undecipherable, and some parts only surfaced when he actively "searched" for them.

These two Spirit Pills were called the "Spirit Awakening Pill" and the "Transformation Pill."

The Spirit Awakening Pill could help beasts with demon potential awaken their intelligence. Given He Kao’s current skills, crafting it was hardly achievable; he could barely comprehend the formula.

As for the Transformation Pill, it seemed intended to aid demons with awakened intelligence in transforming their forms. With He Kao’s present cultivation, not only was he unable to concoct it, but he couldn’t even interpret the formula, only grasp its general efficacy.

If there were no Demon Cultivators in this world, who were these Spirit Pills intended for? Or, how did these Alchemy Formulas come to be?

He had just thought of these questions about the Alchemy Formulas and could only wait for another opportunity to consult Elder Li.

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