Hidden Moth-Chapter 519 - 296: The Passerby Who Asks for Directions

Such a mad idea was naturally rejected by the upper echelons of the Magic Sect.

The Magic Sect does not forbid disciples from entering the world. Since ancient times, sorcerers have been scattered everywhere, completely capable of using their learned skills to seek social status, economic income, security, and cultivation environment, or to make great achievements and realize various personal accomplishments.

The only premise for all this is simply not to violate the sect rules.

In fact, once technique cultivation reaches a certain realm, it is sufficient for securing one’s place in life, so worldly power and wealth need not be so heavily regarded, and they may indeed hold little meaning... (At this point, He Kao recalled how he himself did not care if he got promoted.)

Even the desire to ascend the throne or rule the world can be fulfilled in the Illusion Realm for the great ones, and this is precisely the obsession that needs to be broken.

The pursuit of the great ones in the Magic Sect is to break through to higher cultivation realms, gaining greater freedom of body and mind, with the ultimate aim of unraveling the ultimate secret of this world.

On the other hand, once they receive the inheritance karma, they naturally bear a responsibility—to protect the inheritance.

That said, the chaos in the world cannot but affect the Magic Sect. Sorcerers all have their origins, and they may come from different conflicting camps in the world, and there may even be blood feuds between different faction members.

At that time, the objective situation was that sorcerers scattered all over were even more like loose cultivators than today’s loose cultivators, especially those low-tier sorcerers, who might never make contact in their lifetimes.

Yet, as long as someone cultivates techniques to break through Tier Four, they can sense the Grotto Heaven Summon. If they find the Grotto Heaven, they can obtain the advanced techniques inheritance left by the ancestor and naturally regain their identity as a disciple of the Magic Sect.

Additionally, even if someone is not a high-tier sorcerer, as long as they can provide verifiable clear inheritance relationships, they can also be re-entered into the records.

At the time, some high-level members of the Magic Sect proposed that the tradition of the Magic Sect should change, and those sorcerers with questionable origins should no longer be allowed to return to the Magic Sect, or at least not directly return.

In times of chaos, it is very difficult or even impossible to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of a stranger’s past deeds.

So what then? Some proposed dividing the Magic Sect into Inner Sect and Outer Sect, or using other terms. The meaning is the same.

The so-called Inner Sect consists of existing disciples of the Magic Sect and their personally trained successors, with clear origins and lineage, owning the Grotto Heaven and the inherited items of successive generations, including various cultivation resources.

The so-called Outer Sect consists of people other than the above members. They are also sorcerers, wish to join the Magic Sect, but must comply with the management of the Magic Sect and make sufficient contributions to gain various resources.

Once Outer Sect disciples meet the corresponding conditions and pass the assessment, they are also eligible to be promoted to the Inner Sect...

(Upon reading this, He Kao couldn’t help but sigh; could it be that the proposer of this idea was a time traveler who had read contemporary cultivation novels? Because many online novels have similar settings.)

Another group of people resolutely opposed this, and the reasons were simple.

They pointed out that the responsibility of the Magic Sect is to protect the inheritance, not to turn techniques, Blessed Land Grotto Heaven, and the sect’s inheritance items into the private property of the current small clique.

No matter how nicely the suggestions are posed, their essence is nothing but an attempt at private possession, even further wanting hereditary succession. The current core members of the Magic Sect are already enjoying all benefits, yet some want even more.

In their view, techniques, Blessed Land Grotto Heaven, and the sect’s inheritance items, should no longer be a karma left by the ancestor to the world, but became a resource monopolized by a closed small circle and its descendants.

Those with aptitude and character could not possibly only emerge from within a closed circle; this will eventually lead to the extinction of the sect’s inheritance. More importantly, this betrays the founder’s teaching principle of "no class discrimination in education".

Sorcerers from all over returning to the Magic Sect, especially under the circumstances of accepting the Grotto Heaven Summon, is precisely their karma, and it’s only necessary to examine whether their deeds violate sect rules.

The difficulty in assessing past deeds cannot become a reason for rejection. If no issues are found, they cannot be disposed of, and if any violation is discovered in the future, then it will be dealt with according to sect rules.

Many who proposed such suggestions were also of similar origin back in the day; why then should they cut off the path for successors now?

Internal conflicts within the Magic Sect broke out due to differing ideologies, and the sorcerers supporting the proposal launched a sneak attack in an attempt to seize the Grotto Heaven and create a fait accompli, ultimately, however, they were exiled by the Magic Sect.

(Three) How did Geng Yanxin, a Xiao Alliance spy, become an Alchemy Sect Steward?

He claimed to be an independent cultivator of Jianghu, breaking through Tier Four cultivation to receive the Grotto Heaven Summon and return to the Magic Sect, without any past misconduct and rather many good deeds.

He did not honestly disclose his origin from the Xiao Alliance, only stating that as a youth he had met a stranger who taught him techniques, without knowing the stranger’s name or whereabouts, making it unverifiable.

After returning to the Magic Sect, Geng Yanxin not only demonstrated excellent cultivation but also performed exceptionally with many accolades, thus being appointed as a Steward.

In fact, over the millennia, the Xiao Alliance has continuously infiltrated the Magic Sect in this way, and Geng Yanxin was just one of them. Even now, there are still Xiao Alliance operatives hidden within various major sects.

Geng Yanxin was finally eliminated by the Earth Master, not because of his origin in the Xiao Alliance, but due to his actions.

(Four) How does the Ancestral Hall plan to deal with Xiao Alliance infiltrators?

Firstly, a public announcement will be made worldwide that coming from the Xiao Alliance does not violate Magic Sect rules.

But when returning or joining the Magic Sect, the rules require sorcerers to honestly introduce their inheritance origins. If someone comes from the Xiao Alliance but did not truthfully introduce themselves to the sect, that is a violation of sect rules.

The Ancestral Hall will offer these individuals a chance, announcing that from the date of the announcement, they should voluntarily confess to the sect. As long as they had no misconduct before joining the Magic Sect, and have not violated sect rules after joining, they can avoid any punishment.