Hidden moth

Chapter 138: Green Leaves and Yellow Buds, Natural Spring

He Kao began preparing around 11:00 AM and continued until around 7:00 PM before the feast began. The two elders only ordered dishes but not wine. Li Xiuyuan had found the wine gourd from nowhere.

The two elders pushed and shoved each other, and finally the seat right above the Eight Immortals Table was vacated. They sat down on the left and right, while He Kao sat below and was responsible for pouring wine.

Jiang Daozhen said with a smile: "It's just a small test. If you can handle it, you can have two cups too. Just don't drink too much."

He Kao then toasted the two elders with three cups of wine each. Li Xiuyuan then asked, "How's the wine?"

He Kao: "It tastes good, but it feels a bit strong. I feel warm all over, but I don't feel dizzy."

Li Xiuyuan: "This wine helps with physical training, but people with health problems cannot drink it. It is most effective for second-level sorcerers. Although you have already broken through the third level, it is still useful. It can relax the meridians and smooth the spirit..."

Jiang Daozhen nodded and said, "Yes, it's always good for a young man to be in good health. Even if you have broken through the third level, don't forget to strengthen your body.

Many people have a misunderstanding that once a realm is reached, the original techniques become useless. In fact, cultivation continues throughout each realm.

You've almost finished your drink, you can't drink any more. Go to the yard and practice a set of Five Elements Staff to loosen up your energy, and then you'll feel it..."

The Five Elements Staff is a set of dynamic exercises that combines internal training with spearmanship, also known as "training dragon tendons." This spearmanship is extremely difficult to practice, as it places extremely high demands on the tendons and bones in order to perform all the movements perfectly.

When practicing the Five Elements Staff, one does not hold a gun in the hand. The small Kung Fu frame is a set of punches and kicks, which is said to be able to produce the effect of blood and qi as strong as a dragon, and is inherited from the Xinpan Sect.

He Kao's external dynamic exercises began with the Guan Shen School's Eight-Section Brocade, which originally had little to do with combat. Later, in order to cultivate the Xin Pan School's Ren Di Ban Xing Shu, he also practiced the Five Elements Staff as a supplement, but it always felt lacking.

After six glasses of wine, I felt warm all over. I stood in the yard and started boxing. I immediately felt the strength flowing through my body. After practicing a set of small frames, I felt slightly sweaty on my forehead and felt extremely comfortable. I even wanted to let out a long roar.

The two elders were sitting in the main hall watching. Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Not bad, not bad. Let's do another complete set." This meant that he should get a gun and dance with it.

He Kao didn't drive the car back today, and there were no trees planted in the front yard. The training routines were basically stationary movements, and he could wield a gun fairly well.

He Kao used his ability of the hidden moth to go out and get a piece of bamboo that he was good at, cut it into a suitable length, and used it as a simple 10-foot spear.

He had also practiced the gun stance, but it was never perfect. Although he had reached the second level of cultivation, he had no foundation since childhood, so it was good enough that he could perform the movements.

After finishing that small set of fighting, his energy was flowing and his blood was vigorous. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't continue to perform a more powerful set of kung fu, so he performed a set of spear techniques.

The feeling of spear dancing today was different from the previous times. Although the spear was in his hand, He Kao unconsciously used the method of controlling objects. He did not use the method of controlling objects to control the spear, but rather treated the long bamboo as an extension of his body and perception.

The tip of the spear trembled and thrust out, and as it broke through the air, there seemed to be a faint sound of a dragon's roar, and all the muscles and bones in the body seemed to resonate with it... After practicing this set of spears, the person did not feel tired, but his spirit and magic power were actually consumed a lot!
Spear techniques are actually cudgel techniques. A long cudgel is a spear without a tip, so it's no surprise it's called a five-element staff. A staff is a short spear, and it can also refer to a small stance with bare hands.

Only by truly mastering spearmanship can one understand why this form of martial arts is also called "Practicing Dragon Tendons." In practicing Dragon Tendons, who is the dragon? The person and the spear together form the dragon.

Li Xiuyuan nodded slightly and said, "That's enough. A sorcerer doesn't have to be a warrior."

Jiang Daozhen: "Which kid doesn't like to wield a spear and a stick? With your seduction today, he's already gotten the hang of it. He'll definitely put in the effort later."

Li Xiuyuan: "That's right. Although the Hidden Moth emphasizes the element of surprise, it still requires practice."

After He Kao finished his practice, although he had consumed a lot of energy, he seemed very excited and returned to the house in high spirits: "Thank you, Uncle Li, for the spiritual wine, and thank you for your guidance."

The two elders came today to give him the Soul Locking Array, which was already a great honor.

In He Kao's opinion, the wine that Elder Li asked him to drink just now must be good stuff, and he also taught him the key to practicing dragon tendons, which should be the gift of meeting that Old Man Jiang mentioned.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Daozhen shook his head and said, "Once you reach that level, you will naturally be able to practice it. He just reminded you... This little thing can't be considered a meeting gift."

Li Xiuyuan: "What you said is just like when spring comes and trees sprout, it will rain, right?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Yes, yes, just like the dish just now, yellow buds and green leaves are naturally spring."

Just now? He Kao only then noticed that the table was already a mess of cups and plates. There was nothing left of the four dishes and one soup. He quickly asked, "Would you like two more dishes?"

Jiang Daozhen patted his belly and said, "No need, I've eaten well!"

He Kao: "What would you like to order as a staple food?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Why bother eating staple food? No need. It's time to get down to business..."

The two men came empty-handed and didn't seem to be carrying anything. Even He Kao didn't see clearly where Elder Li took out the gourd of wine from.
Jiang Daozhen swept his sleeves, and the remaining food flew back to the kitchen without making a sound. Then, He Kao's eyes blurred, and a net bag appeared on the table, containing three small flags.

These were the Heavenly Spirit Banner, Human Spirit Banner, and Locking Spirit Banner, which perfectly complemented the Earth Spirit Banner He Kao had already obtained. Jiang Daozhen handed him the bamboo slip and said, "This is the inheritance of the formation. I've copied it into a bamboo inscription. If you hadn't broken through to the third level today, you wouldn't have been able to decipher this bamboo inscription. This is the perfect time."

Only by breaking through the seventh level of cultivation can the idea of controlling the gods be imprinted on special items, and then passed down in an indirect way. Such items are also called Jin.

This item was the first bamboo inscription Jiang Daozhen had successfully crafted, recording the formation of the Soul Locking Formation. One needed at least a third-tier cultivation level to decipher the inheritance, but at least a fourth-tier cultivation level to truly master and operate the formation.

In other words, He Kao, who broke through the third level, has just reached the stage where he can learn but cannot apply it yet.

He Kao: "This kind of thing won't be traced by anyone, right? I heard that magic weapons have spiritual guidance, and they can sense it even from a long distance."

Jiang Daozhen: "What you say makes sense, but it's not entirely correct. If someone has used this magical instrument before, their spiritual consciousness would indeed be able to sense it, but couldn't you just hide it properly? Don't just leave it at home like a fool!"

With your third-level cultivation, you are not yet able to control the Soul-Locking Banner, but you can also try to perform preliminary sacrifices and refine it, that is, communicate with it more with your spiritual consciousness and sense its spirituality, which may be of some use.

If you want to truly master the method of controlling weapons, you have to wait until you break through the fourth level.

There's another point to note: although this is a set of magical instruments, the Earth Spirit Banner in your hand can also be used separately... As for its usefulness, the inheritance is all here!"

He Kao thanked him and took the net bag and bamboo stick. These things had to be stored in the secret cave deep in Gushan Mountain. Fortunately, he had built such a place a long time ago.

At this time, Li Xiuyuan took out something with a smile: "Old Jiang has been bullying me today, and of course I can't eat all your food for free.

If I just use something random to fool him, he'll definitely come back and tell me off. It's a rare opportunity for you to break through today, so I should celebrate... Try this on."

He took out a wide, elastic black cloth with two holes cut in the middle. It looked familiar to He Kao, as if he had seen it in some action movie, so he put it on.

Old Man Jiang wondered, "What is this? Zorro?"

It was a character in a foreign movie, and its masked appearance was very similar to He Kao's image wearing an eyepatch.

Li Xiuyuan smiled bitterly and said, "According to records, this should be something passed down from the Yin'e Sect, the invisible vessel - the Yin'e Veil. The shape it condensed was originally a woman's veil."

Old Man Jiang: "How did it become like this?"

Li Xiuyuan: "My master, even though he was already an adult, still had the temper of a child. After watching that movie, he re-refined this invisible weapon and imitated Zorro..."

Twelve hundred years ago, the Yin'e Sect was destroyed, and the artifacts it left behind were divided up among the seven major sects. Only a few have been passed down to the present day, including this invisible artifact, the Yin'e Sha.

As the name suggests, an invisible vessel is formless and intangible. But how can something formless and intangible be carried, stored, and perceived? In its normal state, it often has a solid form or a parasitic object.

The hidden moth's object is an invisible artifact. Its main body is invisible and intangible. Huang Xiaopang's bracelet and He Kao's pendant are just its incarnations.

The condensed state is another situation. Through rituals and refinements, it can be made to appear in a perceptible form at ordinary times, such as a beam of light, a cloud of fog or even an object.

The last Yin'e was a nun, and the Yin'e veil in her hand was a face scarf worn by women, hanging from the forehead or the brim of a hat. Later, this item fell into the hands of the Xingshen Sect, and has been passed down from generation to generation to the present day, and is now owned by Li Xiuyuan.

This item was passed down by his master. Li Xiuyuan's master's surname was Cai, and Jiang Daozhen called him Uncle Cai. Uncle Cai was quite naughty. I don't know if it was a sudden inspiration or a sudden itch, but he actually refined the Yin'e Sha into the shape of an eye mask.

Jiang Daozhen exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to come up with this thing!"

Li Xiuyuan: "It's originally a hidden moth creature, what's there to be surprised about... How about it, is it enough to shut you up?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Enough, of course it's enough, it's really very kind... For the test, I have to kowtow to Uncle Li a few more times!"

He Kao was very obedient. He immediately took two steps back and bowed deeply to Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan said it was not necessary, but he sat there and waited for him to finish kowtowing before he stood up and helped him up, saying, "Give me the mask first, I'll show you how."

Li Xiuyuan, a sixth-rank illusionist, took the Yin'e Veil and draped it over his head, and it vanished into thin air! Although He Kao was prepared, he was still quite surprised. What was this magical effect? An invisibility cloak?
Fortunately, He Kao had broken through to the third level, so he could certainly extend his spiritual sense to investigate at such a close distance. He could sense that Elder Li was right there, but the whole person seemed invisible and intangible.

Jiang Daozhen laughed and said, "It's just a little trick."

"Is it just a little trick?" The invisible Elder Li spoke, and as he spoke, his figure reappeared.

Jiang Daozhen jumped up in shock: "Little Leo, you, you can't play like this!"

Li Xiuyuan turned into Jiang Daozhen at this moment, and two old men Jiang appeared in the room at the same time.

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(End of this chapter)