Hidden moth

Chapter 190 Witnessing the Transformation of the Sea into Fields

Last year, a comprehensive survey of the sect's disciples was conducted primarily online, and all the data was compiled within two weeks! This was unimaginable when Gu Chun was a child.

Times are changing too fast. This is not just the history of several generations, but also the experience of Gu Chun himself.

The various problems brought about by this were also unexpected, so the sect also needs to make corresponding changes and measures - this is what Elder Gu lamented.

The clan hall plans to establish a dynamic tracking and management model in the future. Any changes in the disciples' situation, such as breakthroughs in cultivation levels or encountering major changes, must be reported to the clan hall in a timely manner.

Last year's census was primarily conducted online, with the most prominent members of the local branch responsible for submitting the data. Gu Chun was currently conducting an offline spot check and verification, and happened to be passing by, so he found an excuse to take some time off to meet He Kao.

He Kao certainly couldn't miss this great opportunity to ask for advice in person. He asked Elder Gu when he would be able to break through to the fourth level of cultivation. Elder Gu asked a lot of questions in return, and He Kao answered them all one by one.

Gu Chun concluded, "To break through the fourth level of cultivation, one must first face the inner demons. This level is not easy to overcome. But so-called cultivation is not just about the moment of breaking through.

"There's nothing wrong with your practice, it's just that your power isn't strong enough. Without perfection, you certainly can't knock on the gate, let alone break through it. You clearly have someone to ask for advice. With such good conditions, why are you still asking me?"

He Kao: "Are you talking about Deacon Wei?"

Gu Chun: "Yes, it's Jiang Laogui's beloved disciple."

He Kao: "Can passersby answer this kind of question?"

Gu Chun: "The path of cultivation is also a path, why can't I ask? It depends on whether she can answer and whether she is willing to answer. Jiang Laogui sent this girl to Qiyuan to find you, just to use the honey trap."

As he spoke, he caught a glimpse of He Kao's expression and glared at him, "Why, did I please you?"

He Kao said seriously, "Stop joking."

Gu Chun: "Speaking of the honey trap, it reminds me of something else. Two days ago, I went to the abandoned park where Ye Liangcheng was and found a girl. She looked pretty good."

He Kao wondered, "What kind of discovery is this? Is it a nearby resident?"

Gu Chun: "She's probably not a resident nearby. She's hiding in the dark, spying on Ye Liangcheng, and seems to have murderous intentions. I don't know why. If you encounter her, be careful and find out what's going on first."

He Kao: "Don't worry, I've always been very cautious and I won't do anything rash."

Gu Chun: "You asked me about cultivation, and I can't tell you how to achieve perfection. In short, you just need to practice hard... How about this, I'll give you a task, and see if you can complete it."

He Kao: "What mission?"

Gu Chun: "There is a coral tent in the medicinal garden here. You can find a way to steal one. The requirement is that it has more than seven sections."

He Kao: "Ah, stealing Senior Lin's things?"

Gu Chun: "In ancient times, disciples of the Yin'e Sect could only become disciples after breaking through the fourth level. Male disciples were called Kong'er and female disciples were called Yinniang. If you don't have Kong'er's abilities, you won't be able to accomplish many things."

I want you to steal that magical herb without anyone discovering it."

Seeing He Kao's embarrassment, Gu Chun smiled again and said, "Don't worry, I will greet Lin Qingshuang and tell her that I have assigned you this task. Once you succeed, return the elixir to her."

He Kao: "That's one idea, but if you tell Senior Lin, how can I succeed?"

Gu Chun: "It all depends on your ability... Let's go back. Junior Sister Lin must be getting impatient."

Before leaving, Gu Chun gave a gift to Xiaopang, Mengya and He Kao respectively. He did not favor one over the other. They were all the same thing, a blue crystal with four prisms, which was very beautiful.

This is a nearly perfect crystal of a natural mineral. Sensing its crystal structure with spiritual consciousness is very helpful for understanding formations, and can also assist in the practice of some applied spells... It can also be a very exquisite ornament just by placing it at home.

Gu Chun told He Kao about the task he had assigned to him, which was to steal a magical medicine from this place. Lin Qingshuang was actually very interested in it.

Lin Qingshuang told He Kao that she wouldn't let him down, but she wouldn't make it harder either. It all depended on He Kao's ability. Meng Ya and Xiao Pang, who were present, also heard this. They whispered to each other for a long time, and no one knew what they were discussing.

After Gu Chun left, He Kao held up the crystal and said with a smile, "Senior Lin, you are so kind. Xiaopang and Mengya became your disciples and received many good things. This time, even I got some benefit from it."

Lin Qingshuang pointedly said, "It's still unclear who is benefiting from whom."

He Kao: "During the last apprenticeship ceremony, Elder Ye asked someone to give each of them a rough copy of a magic weapon. Why didn't he just give them a magic weapon directly?"

He was just chatting casually, but Lin Qingshuang frowned and asked, "No one would do that, don't you know?"

He Kao wondered, "I really don't know. Is there something else to it?"

Lin Qingshuang: "Why would a guest give a magical instrument as a gift during a ceremony to become a disciple? Giving a red envelope to someone else's baby when they're one month old is normal, but what does it mean if you give them a house?"

It has been a tradition in the art sect since ancient times that the master would bestow a weapon upon a disciple after he or she broke through to the fourth level. However, it all depended on whether the master had the weapon. In a situation like Qian Guran's, he or she would have to find a way on his or her own.

As for Lin Qingshuang, her master is no longer alive, but her master left her a magical weapon, which can be regarded as an advance gift...

After her explanation, He Kao finally understood that magic weapons cannot be given to others easily. Usually, the master bestows the weapons on the disciples, mostly after the disciples break through the fourth level.

Then the question arises again, He Kao has a lot of magical weapons in his hands.

The chessboard and chess pieces that Old Man Jiang left him were a set of formation tools, and the beast claw pendant that he had worn since he was a child was also a passive magic weapon.

Old Man Jiang’s situation is a bit special and not easy to explain, but Elder Li and Elder Gu both gave him magic weapons.

The Yin'e Veil he wore to dress up as a master was a gift from Elder Li Xiuyuan. It was no ordinary magical weapon, but an unpredictable, invisible instrument, a quasi-divine artifact.

Although he took the Earth Spirit Banner from Hu Shulue, the Sky Spirit Banner, Human Spirit Banner, and Locking Spirit Banner were also given to him by Elder Gu, making up a complete set of formation equipment.

All three elders gifted him magical instruments, with the chessboard being a joint gift from Elders Jiang and Gu. According to Lin Qingshuang, this meant that all three elders considered him their successor. He Kao's two most important artifacts, the Hidden Moth Object and the Diagram of the Tanxian Staff, were actually obtained from Huang Xiaopang. This was another example of a different story; he truly was their foster father!
These magic weapons are certainly a lot for He Kao personally, but for the Yin'e sect, the number seems a bit pitiful.

He had met Elder Gu in the territory of Maoluo Country, and Elder Gu taught him the art of Ren Di Ban. When they met today, Elder Gu gave him a four-pillar crystal stone.

Xiaopang and Mengya also received the same item, but this one was most useful to He Kao. As soon as He Kao received it, he felt that the crystal seemed to contain the profound principles of the Soul Locking Formation, and perhaps it would be helpful for him to understand the formation of the Soul Locking Formation.

Although he is a sorcerer of the Yin Mo Sect, he is regarded as a successor by the elders of the Lingxi Sect, Xingshen Sect and Xinpan Sect. It seems that there is nothing wrong with practicing magic at the same time.

Elder Jiang said that in ancient times, Yin E and its disciples were responsible for monitoring the behavior of sorcerers throughout the world, investigating and punishing all prohibited activities. Of course, they had to have some understanding of all kinds of magic, otherwise how could they deal with various emergencies?

"You built two secret rooms so quickly?" This was what He Kao asked Ye Liangcheng on the top floor of the Entrepreneurship Center Building, looking at the scenery in the distance.

Ye Liangcheng: "There are many ready-made secret spaces here, just a simple arrangement will be enough." He was called up by He Kao, and he didn't know why Senior Huo Qing wanted to meet here.

He Kao: "Be careful when you go in and out, and don't mention this to anyone else. Did you build the secret room with the same materials used to build the underground temple, to confuse spiritual perception?"

Ye Liangcheng: "Yes, that thing was obtained by Kucha from somewhere. Two trucks were brought in at the time, and there was still a lot left. We used it to build a secret room. From the outside, it feels like a layer of soil."

He Kao secretly thought that he was negligent and did not notice that there were still some unused secret room building materials in the park, which he piled together with a batch of road bricks.

Ye Liangcheng was very proactive. When they met again, he had not only built two new secret rooms and moved the things left by Ku Cha, but also hired five new security guards.

When they went downstairs, He Kao asked again, "Where did you hire the person from? Is he reliable?"

Ye Liangcheng: "It doesn't matter whether they are reliable or not, they don't know anything."

He Kao: "I heard that the security guard you hired last time was stealing from the company and secretly dismantling things to sell as scrap."

Ye Liangcheng smiled: "The people I hired this time are all the old people who used to work with me."

Ye Liangcheng's father originally ran a company, and later Ye Liangcheng took over the company. Although he did not receive the project payment, he paid the workers' wages.

Ye Liangcheng and they are all locals and are basically familiar with the situation.

Later, when there was no work left for Ye Liangcheng, they all left for other construction sites. However, the real estate industry has been sluggish in the past two years, and the number of jobs for supporting power and weak current installations has also been decreasing, so many people have sought other opportunities.

Ye Liangcheng contacted several familiar workers, all of whom were older, and asked them to come and work as security guards. He not only provided them with a salary but also promised them food and accommodation. Their job was to watch over the place and feed the dogs.

The so-called patrol was actually quite easy, there was no need to go around everywhere, just keep an eye on the door and don't let outsiders in. As for food and accommodation, we found a few empty houses and renovated them ourselves, and everyone cooked their own meals.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the martial arts hall on the second floor. He Kao said, "From today on, I will teach you secret techniques here, mainly various applied techniques, starting with the art of identifying objects..."

Although he had completed the fundamental mental method, Ye Liangcheng still had a lot of lessons to learn. He Kao didn't have the same skills as Elder Jiang, so he could only teach through this explanation.

He Kao also benefited greatly from teaching the secret method to Ye Liangcheng.

Ye Liangcheng regarded him as a senior master and described his experience and feelings of practicing the subtle art in detail. He was worried that there were some problems with his practice and asked Senior Huoqing to correct them.

He Kao knew many sorcerers and had very good relationships with some of them, but no one would tell him this.

For example, Wu Yanjun also practiced the art of subtlety, but it was impossible for him to tell He Kao all his practice secrets and detailed experiences without reservation, because these things could not be passed on without authorization.

Although He Kao had inherited the Ruwei Shu, he had never practiced it himself. Ye Liangcheng's account, combined with his personal experience, introduced him to the specific practice process.

In a sense, this is equivalent to Ye Liangcheng teaching him the art of subtlety.

In addition to the subtle technique, He Kao also had a detailed understanding of the practice process of the body-viewing technique, because he had witnessed Xiaopang's practice throughout. Even Lin Qingshuang didn't deliberately avoid him when she was instructing her disciples.

He Kao came over after dinner today and stayed longer this time. He taught Ye Liangcheng the art of identifying objects and asked about his past cultivation experiences. He said goodbye and left in the early hours of the morning.

Before leaving, Ye Liangcheng suddenly asked, "Senior, can I become your disciple?"

In Ye Liangcheng's opinion, becoming a disciple is a natural thing. He would feel uneasy if he didn't become a disciple, and he couldn't understand the intention of Senior Huo Qing doing so.

Unexpectedly, He Kao shook his head and said, "According to the tradition of the sect, it is inappropriate for me to accept you as a disciple at my age. You must be wondering why I have been wearing a veil and not revealing my true face, and why I came to you to do this?"
Because what I am doing is to monitor the behavior of the disciples of the Shu Sect and punish those who do evil. If my identity and whereabouts are exposed, my situation will be very dangerous.

It was me who exposed the evil deeds of the Huiming Shi family to the clan hall.

If you are willing to do the same, I will tell you more after you break through the fourth realm. At that time, I can pass on the Dharma on behalf of the ancestor and call you Junior Brother.

After hearing this, Ye Liangcheng was a little confused for a moment. He didn't expect this to be the answer.

Senior Huo Qing had come to him, obviously to track down the remnants of the Shi family and deal with these cleaners. Fortunately, this expert knew right from wrong and didn't kill him, but instead wanted to investigate each person's specific behavior.

Judging from what Senior Huo Qing said, he doesn't seem to be very old, which is consistent with Ye Liangcheng's feeling.

Huo Qing asked him if he was willing to monitor the behavior of sorcerers and punish those who committed crimes in the future. Ye Liangcheng was stunned for a moment. When he came to his senses, he answered of course he was willing, and not only was he willing, but he was also very excited.

By then, Huo Qing will no longer be a senior but a senior brother. He will fight side by side with his senior brother to deal with Gu Jiang, Hu Shulue and the like. Just thinking about it makes him feel inexplicably excited!
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When He Kao said this, not only Ye Liangcheng was a little confused, but Lan Jiuwan, who was eavesdropping secretly, was also confused. Lan Jiuwan's reaction was not as excited as Ye Liangcheng's, but was full of deep doubts and fears.

Lan Jiuwan has been hiding in the dark and observing this abandoned park for several days. She has also sneaked in several times. She confirmed that Ye Liangcheng is Ye Wuniang, who originally guarded the Taoist temple, and this person is still guarding here.

This made Lan Jiuwan very uneasy. She carefully suppressed the murderous intent in her heart and did not let Ye Liangcheng discover her.

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(End of this chapter)