Hidden moth

Chapter 237: The Divine Object Hiding the Immortal

Theoretically, there should be nine known Xianhu Palaces, one in Fengwei Township and one in each of the eight major magic sects' caves. It is said that Mei Guyu, the head of the Danding Sect, has been in seclusion in the Xianhu Palace within the Xianhu Cave Heaven for the past few years.

Since Mei Guyu was mentioned in the casual conversation, He Kao couldn't help but ask, "Isn't Elder Mei going to work in Qiyuan? When will he come?"

Jiang Daozhen glanced at him and said, "You went to Nanhua on a long business trip just to avoid her, right?"

He Kao quickly explained, "I'm still haunted by what happened last year. If Elder Mei goes to Qiyuan, it might become the center of trouble again. I'm afraid Yin'e's identity will be exposed..."

Jiang Daozhen waved his hand and said, "Don't say it. I know what you're thinking, but there are many things in this world that you can't avoid just because you want to." He paused and said, "Mei Guyu believes that this is her chance to break through, and no one can dissuade her."

Gu Chun seemed to be trying to comfort him, saying, "This matter is confidential, and not many people know about it. The clan law hall has issued a gag order prohibiting any outside spread. If anyone hears about it and rushes to Qiyuan, the clan law hall will deal with it."

He Kao: "I know about the arrangements of the Zongfa Hall, but if the news really leaks out, there's no guarantee of what will happen. You can only hold them accountable later."

Jiang Daozhen glared at him. "So you just want to stay away? Even if you hide in Nanhua, there will be no trouble? Mei Guyu is going to Qiyuan. If you keep hiding in Nanhua, she can't go to Nanhua?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Why do you always talk about the small test? The root of this matter lies with you, old ghost Jiang! You have the nerve to criticize others. You yourself have broken through the barriers to verify the seventh level of cultivation, and then sent your precious disciple to work in Qiyuan. What's the meaning of this?"

Jiang Daozhen: "I'll call Wei Luo back in a few days!"

Li Xiuyuan: "It's too late. The Plum Blossom Fairy has made up her mind. She believes this is her destiny, and no one can dissuade her."

He Kao: "I ran into a strange cultivator at Qiyuan Railway Station a while ago. He was a wandering cultivator. I've already told Qian Guran about the situation. Have you all heard about it?"

Gu Chun: "I already knew that whether they are disciples of the sect or wanderers, they are free to go to Qiyuan if they want to. If he came for Elder Mei, the clan law hall would take action. Elder Mei hasn't gone yet."

He Kao: "When does Elder Mei go to work?"

Li Xiuyuan: "You're just imagining things. It's a simple thing, but have you lost your common sense? When do your company's internal and campus recruitments usually take place?"

He Kao: "Spring recruitment and autumn recruitment..." When he said this, he suddenly reacted.

The so-called spring and fall recruitments are actually winter and summer recruitments, corresponding roughly to the winter and summer vacations. Summer vacation is graduation season, and large companies generally recruit fresh graduates during this time. Spring recruitment is mostly social recruitment, but they also recruit fresh graduates.

For example, He Kao had passed the interview before the Spring Festival and officially started working after the Spring Festival. Now it was late December, and according to the normal pace, Mei Guyu should have to wait until after the Spring Festival to start working.

He Kao's on-site technical service work at Huishi Mingpin will be finished almost before the Spring Festival. Unless he finds another excuse to go on a business trip to another place, he will have to return to Qiyuan to work after the Spring Festival.

It was getting dark, and He Kao had a dinner party in the evening, so it was time for him to say goodbye. However, Li Xiuyuan and Gu Chun asked He Kao to do them a favor and see them off.

He Kao couldn't light up the map of the outside world, so everyone first returned to Jinghua Cave Heaven from the Hidden Moth World, then left the cave and came to Fengwei Township outside, and entered the Hidden Moth World again.

It is very convenient for Gu Chun to go to Qiyuan.

The place Li Xiuyuan was going to was quite unique: Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. He Kao shook his head and said, "I've never been there either. I took a detour when I was exploring the area."

Li Xiuyuan: "Then please send me to the place closest to the South Base Camp."

There are two so-called base camps at the foot of Mount Everest, the North and South Base Camps. The North Base Camp is located in the eastern part of the country and has stricter management. Climbing from this side is also more difficult.

The South Base Camp is located in Nepal. Its management is loose and even chaotic. It is extremely commercialized. It is a gathering place for extreme mountaineering enthusiasts from all over the world, and various services are provided by local people.

Although He Kao avoided mountains with high altitudes and harsh natural conditions when he lit up the map, he also crossed the border to reach that area, which allowed him to open a passage and send Elder Li to the place closest to the South Base Camp.

When the two elders made this request, Jiang Daozhen's face turned unhappy. He didn't mention the two people directly, but instead said to He Kao: "The Hidden Moth has such great abilities, but there is no record of it in the sect. Do you know why?"

He Kao had no idea that there was no record of such a thing in the sect. He had just heard about it from Old Man Jiang, so he could only reply, "I was just thinking of asking you."

Jiang Daozhen: "According to my deduction, this matter was kept secret back then, even unknown to the other seven major sects. The Yin Mo Sect must have a reason for doing this. The magical power of seizing the creation of heaven and earth must never be easily revealed to others!"

Li Xiuyuan interrupted, "Old Jiang, are you targeting me and Elder Gu?"

Gu Chun also said, "The three of us have sworn an oath that we will never compromise the test, and we will not leak this matter."

Jiang Daozhen turned his head and said, "I'm just pointing at you two. I'm not worried that you'll leak it out, but if you keep borrowing Xiaokao's ability of the hidden moth, sooner or later someone will find the flaw and guess something.

For example, someone like Fabre, who knows if there are any other accomplices of his who are masters of telepathy?" Then he said to He Kao, "If you have this ability, if you open a courier or logistics company, your business will definitely be very good, but you must never do that.

Even if they are your disciples, if you cannot absolutely trust them, you must not reveal this secret. You can lead them to the Yin Mo Cave Heaven to cultivate, but they must return to where they came from..."

Everyone only knew that the Hidden Moth could teleport anywhere in the world, and this was also recorded in the martial arts texts. But He Kao had now demonstrated another ability: the ability to "borrow" the Hidden Moth's power for others to use.

For example, if Li Xiuyuan wants to go to Mount Everest from Fengwei Township, he can ask He Kao to open a portal in Fengwei Township for him to enter the Hidden Moth World, and then open another portal near Mount Everest for him to go out.

Although Li Xiuyuan is not a hidden moth, under He Kao's operation and through the magical use of the painting, he has the ability of a hidden moth and can reach another place in the world almost instantly.

Jiang Daozhen said that this kind of ability must never be shown to others easily, so what are the consequences of showing it to others easily?

First of all, the most direct impact is that some people will ask him for help, such as Elder Gu and Elder Li today. He Kao is willing to help, but after helping these two elders, what about the others?

Who hasn't had an urgent matter? Sometimes, it can be life-threatening, and even airplanes and high-speed trains seem too slow. You just want to get from one place to another as quickly as possible, so why bother asking for help? If you've repeatedly offered help, it becomes inappropriate to refuse requests. If someone has a special need, delaying them by refusing could even lead to a feud with someone with a more aggressive personality.

Not everyone in this world has good intentions. There will definitely be people who want to take advantage of He Kao's abilities, and even more who want to take advantage of him. Once his abilities are made public, all kinds of people will come to him for help. How will He Kao survive?

People go to temples to make various wishes, which are essentially an attempt to borrow the power of gods, but they are only facing statues of gods, not the gods themselves. What would happen if a god came to the world in the form of a mortal?
That is not a manifestation of divine power, but a tribulation!

There was an even more terrifying consequence. His ability was so incredible, who wouldn't want to have it in their own hands, or be able to use it at any time? Being able to use it at any time was like owning it!
Imagine if someone controlled He Kao, then they would have the ability to teleport anywhere in the world at will. Rather than letting He Kao be controlled by someone else, wouldn't the Shumen have considered this first?

In extreme cases, He Kao may be unable to leave Piaocai Cave Heaven. He will be monitored by experts and become a tool to open the super teleportation array at any time.

Those who do this may say it in a high-profile manner: since you have such capabilities, why not make it play a greater role? For this statement, most of those who enjoy the convenience will agree, except He Kao himself.

How to avoid these situations? Jiang Daozhen thought of preventing them from happening and not letting the secret out from the beginning.

This ability is too incredible, and He Kao himself is too weak in comparison. This is definitely dangerous.

Jiang Daozhen even thought of the internal strife of the Shu sect a thousand years ago. Why did the masters of the other seven major Shu sects join forces to deal with the last Yin Moth? Could the reason also be related to this?
Perhaps it was because the secret of the Yin Mo Sect was exposed that someone wanted to control the Yin Mo Sect for their own use, or they pretended to be righteous and asked to use the Yin Mo Sect...but the Yin Mo Sect was unwilling to do so, so the conflict broke out?
Without clear records, it is impossible to determine the truth, but it is terrifying when you think about it carefully.

Gu Chun and Li Xiuyuan were of course quite clear-headed, so Elder Jiang didn't need to explain things too clearly. In fact, the two elders didn't need to worry too much, as they simply had to be cautious.

After the two elders left, Jiang Daozhen asked again, "That girl Wei Luo has been in Qiyuan for a year. You didn't tell her that you are Yin Mo, right?"

He Kao: "No, you didn't tell me that."

Jiang Daozhen: "Then I will give you another instruction. Don't tell her, and try not to let her know. As a fifth-level inquirer, and someone so close to you, she should have noticed something herself. This is also a test from my master."

He Kao smiled bitterly and said, "Do you want her to know, or do you want her not to know?"

Jiang Daozhen: "She doesn't know that it's you who passed the test; if she knows, it's her who passed the test."

He is such a twisted old man! If Wei Luo hadn't discovered He Kao's identity, it would have meant that He Kao had done a good job of keeping it secret, and that Wei Luo's spiritual skills hadn't been practiced well enough; if Wei Luo had discovered it, the situation would have been the other way around.

Is this a battle of wits and courage between He and Wei Luo? Is this how Old Man Jiang tests his successor?
Seeing He Kao's strange expression, Jiang Daozhen explained, "It doesn't matter if she guesses you are Yin Moth. I will tell her to keep it a secret. As for today's secret, don't tell him for the time being."

The so-called secret today refers to the fact that He Kao controls Piaocai Cave Heaven and can open portals to various places. It is even more important than Yin Mo's identity.

He Kao: "Perhaps Junior Sister Wei can guess that I am Yin Mo, but she pretends not to know and won't tell anyone."

Old Man Jiang smiled: "Then she is smart."

He Kao: "There are smart people in this world. Lan Jiuwan has guessed that I am Yin E."

Old Man Jiang: "You were acting as Yin Mo at the time. Wei Luo would have guessed it as well. But in front of Wei Luo, you were either Yin Mo or He Kao."

He Kao: "I just heard you say that you want to call Junior Sister Wei back in a few days?"

Jiang Daozhen said expressionlessly, "Someone said they would provide food and accommodation, but when something happened, they hid away in Nanhua."

He Kao lowered his head and didn't respond, because he really hadn't seen Wei Luo in the past two months. Although he took time to go back to Qiyuan several times during his business trip, he was very busy with various things.

Old Man Jiang glanced at him and said, "She's been going through some training this time. She's been traveling alone in Qiyuan Piao for quite a while. It's time for her to come back and do some retreat to assess her achievements and see if her cultivation has improved."

He Kao secretly curled his lips. Last year, Old Man Jiang sent Wei Luo to Qiyuan. At that time, the crisis had basically passed, and Wei Luo's fifth-level cultivation was enough to protect himself. But now there might be another crisis in Qiyuan, so he called Wei Luo back.

It seems that he really treasures this disciple.

Old Man Jiang didn't go anywhere else, so he ordered He Kao to open the portal and return to Fengwei Township. He Kao activated the power of the hidden moth and appeared on the roadside where he encountered Chang Anju last night, then rushed to the nearby city.

There is a Donghua Hotel in the city center. The owner is a Dongguo overseas Chinese. He employs Dongguo chefs and the bright neon sign also has Dongguo characters. Chang Anju booked a private room and was waiting early.

He Kao didn't even need to ask, he knew where he was with just a scan of his spiritual sense, and went straight up to the second floor and pushed the door open. When they met last night, he used Feng Zilong's appearance, and now he still looked like Feng Zilong.

Chang Anju was very excited to see He Kao. He quickly invited him to the main seat and called him "senior" repeatedly.

He Kao waved his hand and said, "You are older than me, so there is no need to call me senior. I came to Sawa Country to carry out a secret mission for the sect, so it is not convenient to reveal my identity for the time being. You can just call me Junior Brother."

Chang Anju said a little embarrassedly, "I've read a lot of novels about cultivating immortals, and those with lower cultivation levels always call those with higher cultivation levels "senior." Since you're a legendary high-level sorcerer, I figured I should address you that way, too."

He Kao almost laughed out loud: "How can there be such a strict requirement in the art of magic? Didn't your master tell you?"

Chang Anju: "Master taught me for a very short time. Apart from explaining some taboos, he didn't say much else."

He Kao: "Then how do you know I'm a high-level warlock?"

Chang Anju: "You can use my forbidden cultivation! Even my master doesn't have this ability. According to him, it is a method mastered by high-level sorcerers..."

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(End of this chapter)