Hidden moth

Chapter 225: Leaving the Form and Knowing the Truth

He Kao was a little surprised. It’s not that he shouldn’t call the police, but given Gu Chun’s identity, he is very busy on weekdays. Can’t this matter be left to He Kao?

He Kao left the hotel, bought a cup of milk tea, and stood by the tree downstairs waiting... Not long after, he saw Gu Chun coming downstairs. He Kao went up to him and asked, "So soon?"

Gu Chun: "It's just a small matter, how can it be so complicated."

He Kao: "As the saying goes, 'When the teacher is busy, the disciple does the hard work.' If there is anything, why don't you just tell me directly?"

Gu Chun turned his head and glanced at him: "Then please accompany me, an old man, for a stroll."

Since the old man was interested, He Kao decided to go shopping with him. Gu Chun meant shopping, not entering the mall. He strolled leisurely on the sidewalk, saying, "What do you think of the Piaomen Law? Just tell me about 'First Pay Yousi'?"

The so-called Piao Men Law is the clan law. Piao means wandering in the martial arts world. Piao Men Law is also the code of conduct for sorcerers when traveling in the martial arts world since ancient times. There were originally three rules, and recently another one was added. The details are as follows:

Do not delay the matter and report it to the authorities first.

Don't cause trouble for no reason, hide your magic.

Don't leave any trouble for a long time, make sure you act decisively.

Don't use the eight evils to commit crimes, or the whole world will punish you.

First of all, the first rule is "Do not violate the situation, but report it to the authorities first", which requires the sorcerer to avoid using magic if possible, and try to use various laws and regulations to solve the problem reasonably and legally.

Another more important point is that if a sorcerer commits a crime, if it can be handed over to the judicial authorities, it should first be handled by the judicial authorities. As for the punishment within the sect, that is another matter.

The experience of Wu Yanjun's master Zhang Yanfei is a concrete example.

He Kao: "The Shu Sect isn't a court, and its rules can't replace secular laws. Take Xiao Wu's master, Zhang Yanfei, for example. All the Shu Sect can do is expel him from the sect... Besides, the sect's rules only apply to Shu practitioners, so it's difficult to deal with others as well."

Gu Chun: "What's the use of the clan law hall then?"

He Kao laughed. "If there's no clan law hall, who will supervise the self-discipline of the sorcerers? There are some things that the police can't handle because there's no evidence in the conventional sense."

Gu Chun: "Oh, tell me more specifically."

He Kao: "Let's not go too far. Let's just talk about what just happened in Nanhua, the case of Shi Yunlu murdering Shi Haotu and his wife. If he succeeded, can the police convict him? It can only be handled by the Shumen."

Gu Chun nodded slightly: "It's good that you understand. You can make fewer mistakes."

He Kao might have lost his mind a bit, and actually asked again: "Have you ever made any mistakes?"

Gu Chun said with a half-smile, "I'm an old bachelor, and occasionally having a little life is neither illegal nor against public order and morality."

He Kao was slightly startled: "What kind of life are you talking about... Uh, that's not what I meant!"

Gu Chun turned his head and asked, "What do you mean?"

He Kao quickly bowed and said, "I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Gu Chun waved his hand and said, "Go back and practice."

He Kao returned to Qiyuan during the Golden Week holiday. Gao Xue'e was delighted to see him come all the way from Nanhua. They cooked a meal together, and He Kao took out the Snow Light Cold and helped Gao Xue'e cultivate her Ice Skin and Jade Bones.

After nearly a year of foundation building, Gao Xue'e has now met the entry requirements both physically and mentally, and can be said to have reached the peak.

If she had practiced the Body Contemplation Technique, she would have been able to get started six months ago. Today, He Kao finally taught her the secrets of the Invisibility Technique and carefully instructed her on the various aspects of practice.

He Kao himself has already experienced all the possible pitfalls in cultivation, and now he is very confident in teaching Gao Xue'e.

He Kao didn't dare to guarantee whether Gao Xue'e could break through to the third level or even a higher level, but as long as she started practicing, there should be no problem for her to break through to the second level within a month according to the requirements of the magic formula.

At midnight, Gao Xue'e, who was almost exhausted but satisfied, slept soundly, and He Kao came to Caiping Cave.

During the day, Gu Chun had reminded him that if he was not Yin Mo, but an ordinary Yin Mo sorcerer, what changes would there be in the magic techniques he mastered after his cultivation broke through to a high level?

He Kao had always ignored this problem because he was the Hidden Moth, and the only sorcerer of the Hidden Moth sect. He Kao had only recently broken through to the fourth level, and hadn't had time to comprehend the advanced fundamental principles of the Hidden Moth technique. This was not only due to the various events happening outside, but he was also quite busy in the Caiping Cave Heaven.

He wanted to build a ancestral hall-style building based on the layout of other caves in the Shu Sect, but it would definitely not be completed in a short period of time. However, he was not idle during this period. He collected materials and built a quiet room on the side of the stone niche.

In the future, this quiet room can be extended to build a row of rooms in the planned backyard, but for now this quiet room is sufficient. At least it can shelter from wind and rain, and one can sit and practice without being disturbed.

If He Kao wasn't the Hidden Moth, then after breaking through to a higher level, he should also be able to sense the call from the Cave Heaven. Under normal circumstances, the Hidden Moth would use the scroll to open the portal to the Cave Heaven, leading him to the Caiping Cave Heaven and obtaining the second inheritance.

Since I have inherited the high-level mental skills in Caiping Cave, the best place for retreat and cultivation is of course Caiping Cave.

He Kao deliberately took off the Hidden Moth Weapon, which was the fake beast claw pendant made by Wu Yanjun's junior sister. In fact, it didn't matter whether he took it off or not. There was no need to worry about losing the artifact, and it would be useless if it fell into the hands of others.

But sometimes form is also important, representing a state of mind. He Kao's current state of mind was to regard himself as a fourth-level scholar who had practiced the Hidden Moth Technique, entering the realm of understanding the fundamental mental method.

He Kao entered the state quickly, starting from the introductory mind method, and comprehending it again layer by layer, as if retracing the path of cultivation so far. The method is a progressive relationship, evolving step by step from the first level to the fourth level.

The entry-level principle of the art of hiding moths is "I have no view".

The mental method to break through the second level is "seeing my view".

After breaking through the third stage, it is "seeing me like this".

After breaking through to a higher level, the mental method undergoes mysterious changes, which can be called "I have no such view."

The state of mind can only be understood but is difficult to describe. To quote the ancients, one must leave the form and knowledge behind, and be in harmony with the great communication. All things are numerous, and I observe them... The sounds of nature are like this.

What is the sound of nature? The ancients also described it: if it is the sound of wind blowing through all things, that is the sound of nature.

When I sit in meditation, I become detached from my body, and my consciousness resonates with the sounds of nature. It is not that I do not exist, but I am not the me in my usual state. After I forget myself, everything in the world is the same as me.

He Kao didn't know when he entered the country. He suddenly looked back in the natural sounds and inexplicably saw himself - I was between heaven and earth, sitting quietly in a quiet room.

The feeling of experiencing this state for the first time was extraordinary. He Kao was shocked and came out of his state of concentration. He opened his eyes in the quiet room... What happened just now was very clear, his consciousness actually left his body!
After readjusting his breathing and calming his mind, He Kao finally entered the state of mind again after a long time... This time his mind was no longer disturbed. He found that his consciousness had really left his body, as if it had turned into an invisible existence.

There is no body, only consciousness, which can wander between heaven and earth. Because it is in a state of pure consciousness, it can even teleport!

But then He Kao discovered that the wandering of consciousness away from the body was also limited, and it was just within the range of spiritual awareness, and as long as it was disturbed or wanted to return, it could be found back in the body in an instant.

At first glance, this doesn't seem to make sense, because the scope of spiritual awareness is the scope of perception, even a third-level warlock can do it... But if you think about it more carefully, there are subtle differences.

The consciousness that leaves the body is not the spiritual consciousness in the conventional sense. It is equivalent to the "invisible self", as if it has temporarily separated from the physical body and gained another kind of freedom.

This invisible consciousness carries the perception of "me". It can hear, see, and feel the temperature and texture of various objects, but it cannot actually touch anything, nor will it be blown away by the wind.

If you want to truly touch things within the range of your spiritual consciousness, you have to return to your body and use the method of controlling objects.

Could it be that the advanced mental method of the Invisibility Technique, "I Have No Such View", allows the consciousness to leave the body and teleport at will within the range of the spiritual consciousness?
If an ordinary "scholar" can do this, then He Kao, as a hidden moth, can teleport his real body within the range of his spiritual consciousness!

He Kao suddenly remembered a term - the Yin God's travels!
This was not mentioned in the spell, but something he saw in a novel about cultivating immortals. The description of the Yin Spirit's journey in the book was very similar to his current state.

But if you think about it more carefully, this is different from the description of the Yin Spirit's wandering in the novel. In the novel, the Yin Spirit's wandering state can fly to other places at will, while his consciousness is still limited by his cultivation level when it leaves the body.

But it's not meaningless! The first-level sorcerers of the Hidden Moth Sect are called stealth warriors, and their most important and unique application technique is stealth... So at this level, is this considered the most wonderful stealth technique?
It's important to understand that using spiritual awareness to spy on someone will almost certainly disturb them, as long as they also possess spiritual awareness. However, spying in this way, as long as you're careful not to let their spiritual awareness detect anything unusual, there's almost no disturbance.

On the other hand, the ability of the stealth moth cannot be seen by others, which results in the fact that the teleportation of the real body is greatly restricted in crowded places, and in many cases it is simply impossible.

However, if a method similar to "Yin Shen Traveling" is used, the consciousness leaving the body will not be discovered by others, which is equivalent to being able to teleport at will within the range of spiritual consciousness.

This range is quite large. Although you can't touch anything, you can still observe various things. Although this is theoretically possible, it still needs to be verified in practice. He Kao then put on the pendant and disappeared from the quiet room.

It was already late at night, where could he find a crowded place? He Kao arrived at the Qiyuan Old Railway Station.

Although Dongguo has entered the high-speed rail era, some traditional ordinary trains still remain. Many trains passing through the station stop in the middle of the night. Qiyuan is a large station, and the old train station is always crowded all night.

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