Hidden moth

Chapter 254: Cocoon Room Silk-Spinning Carefully

According to the moderator, the former Shumen was a large-scale cultivation sect with the nature of a loose, magic inheritance alliance, just like the large cultivation sects described in many fairy tale novels.

But a thousand years ago, due to ideological conflicts, the sect suffered a civil war that lasted for a hundred years. Many monks who had never fought against the world were attacked and plotted against by treacherous villains, and the sect fell apart, which was a catastrophe.

The elites of the sect suffered heavy losses and were scattered all over the world. These monks left their legacy around the world, branched out, and established many new sects.

Some sects disappeared in history, and their descendants gradually became wandering cultivators.

There are not only seven major magic schools in the world, there are also many other unique cultivation and inheritance sects, but they are basically hidden from the world. Judging from the overall strength revealed, the magic school is still the strongest.

The current Shu Sect was re-established by the scum who instigated internal strife and attacked fellow disciples. It has long since become a decadent and corrupt organization. It can even be said to be the dark cloud hanging over the heads of all practitioners and the biggest reactionary force in the cultivation world.

Decadent, degenerate, reactionary... these adjectives have been put on the head of the school of thought, but it is useless to just put labels on it. It will only be convincing if there is actual evidence.

The moderator claimed that based on her personal experience over the years, she had witnessed that the magic sect had controlled the blessed land left by the ancestors and monopolized the inheritance of magic.

Anyone who wants to learn magic must join a sect. If someone who is not a disciple of the sect teaches magic without permission, both the instructor and the practitioner may be monitored, suppressed, and persecuted by the sect.

These statements were a bit alarmist to Zhang Jinkui, because he had never come into contact with the magic sect or its practitioners, so of course he had doubts.

Since the magic school had already split into many factions thousands of years ago, how could it monopolize the inheritance of magic?

The moderator also answered this question and provided "metaphysical evidence." The main method used by the sect to monopolize the inheritance of magic lies in the magical "cave summoning" mechanism.

The magic sect controls the seven great caves. All magic practitioners in the world will sense the call of the corresponding cave after breaking through to a high level.

The top leaders of the sect are greedy for the credit and want to portray themselves as preachers. Everyone must join the sect in order to receive the second inheritance and obtain the secret techniques of a higher level.

But this also gave rise to another question - if that's the case, then why don't we just join the sect?
The moderator also addressed this, mentioning some millennia-old sayings. It's said that the secondary inheritance ceremony held in the cave is flawed, as it will leave a mark on the cave, allowing the sect to secretly control it.

As for what the mark is and how it is controlled, the moderator is vague about it. It is said that only the real high-level masters of the sect know it.

In this way, the upper echelons of the sect monopolized the inheritance of magic, forcing all practitioners to serve them. Anyone who joined the sect was bound to abide by its rules and obey its orders, and any violation would result in punishment.

What's the point of doing this? Cultivation has no end, or rather, its end is the legendary ascension to immortality. However, the higher the realm, the more resources are needed to continue breaking through, as well as various opportunities that are unimaginable to ordinary people.

There's a vague claim, perhaps borrowed from some literary work, that the so-called "spiritual energy" between heaven and earth is limited! Although this cannot be verified, it has left many people skeptical.

Therefore, on the one hand, the top leaders of the sect control their disciples to work for them, collect various resources for them, and find various opportunities. On the other hand, they also want to monopolize the inheritance of magic and control the number of monks to ensure that they have sufficient spiritual energy for practice.

Having explained this far, the logic is finally closed.

In short, according to the moderator, the art school is reactionary and corrupt, and its top leaders are autocratic. Because of the way they control the inheritance, many art practitioners who are unaware of the truth have been deceived and enslaved and have no autonomy.

According to this statement, wouldn't wandering cultivators like Zhang Jingui and other non-magic cultivators be living in darkness and despair?
But this does not seem to match the real feeling, because Zhang Jingui has lived a good life since he was a child, and his practice of magic has not suffered any deliberate targeting or suppression.

The above views were not instilled all at once, but were repeatedly promoted over a long period of time. Sometimes there were inconsistencies in scale and caliber, and it is inevitable that there would be some contradictions and discrepancies.

The moderator also knew that some of her words had gone too far, and later tried to correct them. For example, she emphasized that fortunately, the world is vast, and the power of the magic sect cannot cover the sky with one hand.

Since ancient times, there have been many aspiring monks who have persisted in fighting against the magic sects. This is a force that cannot be ignored. Especially in modern times, they have formed a powerful and unbreakable alliance in the struggle.

Even many disciples within the sect have awakened and seen the truth, and have begun to use various means to participate in the struggle...

In fact, the internal strife within the sect a thousand years ago was a split between those who upheld their conscience and justice and the stubborn reactionaries. This split continues to occur today, with a constant stream of awakening disciples joining the embrace of justice.

While the art of magic is powerful, the united strength of the righteous people of the world is even greater, for they represent civilization and progress. The power of magic will and must ultimately be in the hands of those who advance civilization!

The moderator not only said this to Zhang Jingui, she also pulled Zhang Jingui into a "cultivation chat group" with dozens of people in it, almost all of whom were casual cultivators like Zhang Jingui, and these were the arguments that were usually promoted in the group.

After hearing the moderator's reminder, Zhang Jingui was indeed very cautious, including maintaining a very cautious attitude towards the remarks of people like the moderator. After all, it was just a casual remark and should be taken with a grain of salt.

What he wanted to communicate was only about the practice of magic. As a sorcerer, he knew better than anyone that the most important thing was his own level of cultivation.

But a year ago, the situation changed, forcing Zhang Jingui to make a decision. He had broken through to the fourth level of cultivation and became a cultivator. As expected, he sensed the call of the cave heaven! A successful rumor must contain true information, and preferably true information that the audience did not know before.

Zhang Jingui had not known about the cave summoning and the second inheritance before. Under normal circumstances, there was no need for him to know, because he would naturally be able to sense it when his cultivation reached a certain level, and he would be able to receive the second inheritance after finding the cave.

But he didn't know it at first, and later he really felt the call from the cave, which proved that what the moderator said was true. Even if he had doubts about his words, he had to be skeptical at this time. More importantly, he didn't dare to gamble!
He even chatted privately with the moderator, asking what methods the sect used to control its disciples through the secondary inheritance? The moderator didn't know the details, but she inferred that it might be some kind of "thought seal."

The moderator also told him that he could actually inherit high-level magic outside of the magic sect, as long as he was willing to join an organization that fought against the magic sect.

The moderator also hinted that joining the organization is not unconditional and requires passing the organization's test. Specifically, it means completing the test tasks assigned by the organization.

But Zhang Jingui did not respond and did not ask as the other party expected - what task needs to be completed?
Hearing this, He Kao couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you think about joining the other organization?"

The point of this sentence is not whether Zhang Jingui joined the organization, but why he did not want to join, otherwise he would at least take the initiative to ask what tasks need to be completed.

Zhang Jingui lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "Because I am practicing the art of invigorating the spirits, the magical power I gained after breaking through to a higher level is to influence people's behavior and judgment, so I don't believe that a ritual can stamp a person's thoughts.

Unless someone's brain is replaced on the spot, or the content of the ritual is a provable truth about the world, it's impossible, at least as far as I know..."

As far as Zhang Jingui knew, the art of spiritualization could use scenes to guide emotions and amplify a person's existing desires to influence their behavior and judgment, but it could not change the inherent thinking system, let alone leave any ideological imprint.

Zhang Jingui not only practiced magic, but also obtained two degrees in applied psychology and mental health. He knew very well that changing an adult's inherent thinking requires a long process of interaction with reality, which is often difficult.

Because every person's thoughts are themselves the stamp of existence and the symbol of his existence.

This first requires a person to constantly encounter facts that are inconsistent with his thoughts, cannot be explained by any sophistry, and he is willing to open his eyes to see and accept them.

Only in this way can we constantly overturn the original cognition and form new cognition.

This alone is not enough, just as a bankrupt vampire may not necessarily become a proletarian revolutionary. His strongest desire may be to return to his original class.

He also needs to learn a new knowledge system that can guide him to re-analyze various phenomena and draw his own conclusions, without causing psychological and mental abnormalities in the process.

All the above steps are indispensable! So Zhang Jingui doesn't believe that a simple ritual can stamp a person's thoughts and make him/her normal.

He Kao laughed and said, "After listening to what Senior Brother Zhang said, I finally understand why many people online are so stubborn when arguing with each other.

Let's not discuss professional issues. The imprint of thought was just the moderator's speculation, and she didn't insist it was true. Didn't she also say that the second inheritance might have left some kind of tracking mark, allowing the sect to monitor its disciples?

Zhang Jingui: "I have no way of judging whether this is true or not. After all, I felt the call from the cave heaven, so maybe this is really possible.

But I didn't want to believe them for many reasons. For example, I asked her what would happen if I didn't accept the cave summons, but she told me it didn't matter, it wouldn't have any impact.

What does this mean? It means that whether or not to go to the Shumen Cave Heaven to receive the second inheritance is completely voluntary. No one will force you at all. Moreover, you can also obtain high-level magic inheritance from other places, such as from her.

If the Shu Sect wants to monopolize the inheritance of magic, then isn't that just monopolizing loneliness? I've waited for a whole year, and no one has come to me. No one has asked me to join the Shu Sect, nor has anyone asked me to stop practicing.

He Kao smiled and nodded: "Anything else?"

Zhang Jingui: "Also, she hinted that I needed to complete a mission to join their organization, but she didn't mention practicing the precepts at all. After my master taught me, he repeatedly talked about the three major precepts for loose practice and the twenty-eight introductory precepts."

He Kao was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said, "You should be talking about the Zongfa Hall Order and the Xingshen Sect's rules, right?"

Zhang Jingui: "Is this the official name in the sect?"

He Kao: "That's what I call you... but you still haven't accepted the call from the Cave Heaven."

Zhang Jingui: "Yes, although I don't dare to believe them, but I have only heard her say it, and have never met a real person from the sect, who knows what the situation is?"

He Kao finally asked the most crucial question: "Since you have never come into contact with anyone from the Shu Sect, how did you find me? Who gave you the information?"

Zhang Jingui said awkwardly, "I haven't finished what I was saying just now. I actually got this information from the moderator."

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(End of this chapter)