Hidden moth

Chapter 298 The Fairy Palace Curtain is Like a Fairy Palace Curtain

He Kao is in the process of breaking through to the fifth level. His body and soul are integrated with the world, so anyone with spiritual perception in this world will feel it.

Even those who have no spiritual perception but have spiritual intelligence will be inexplicably disturbed; those who have no spiritual intelligence but have senses will also be disturbed by something and thus attracted.

The first to be alarmed were the various birds and beasts, and the first to arrive were the fastest birds of prey.

There are no eagles or vultures in Piaocai Cave, but there are several kinds of falcons. They don’t know why they come, but they are attracted by something.

The vines rustled in the spring breeze. Mid-April was the time when all things flourished. The green tender leaves of the Tiangong Curtain were in the shape of small palms, covering the entire entrance of the Xianhu Palace with layers of them.

Not only was the sight blocked, but the growing Heavenly Palace Curtain also had the magical effect of obscuring spiritual consciousness, making the place look like an ordinary cliff... Even so, it could not stop the falcons, and what was more important was the Great Array of Rejuvenation of All Trees.

Whenever a falcon flew towards the cave entrance, it would inexplicably spin and turn when it got within a certain range, as if it was disturbed by something and pulled away by an invisible force.

There was no one else in Piaocai Cave, nor were there any monsters or ghosts. The birds and beasts alone could not threaten He Kao who was in seclusion. The protection of the Ten Thousand Trees Rejuvenation Array was enough.

Various other birds came next, but there were already many falcons circling here. Out of fear of their natural enemies, they did not dare to get too close and just hovered around the edge of the valley.

Looking from afar, there are countless birds circling and flying above the mountains, like a large dancing cloud.

There are no tigers in Piaocai Cave, but there are leopards, bears, badgers, musk deer, muntjacs, deer, antelopes, foxes and other animals. They also look at this area from a distance. Many animals do not rush here out of instinctive caution.

However, many of the animals that were closer were inexplicably attracted and could not contain their curiosity, so they all approached this place. On the way, many animals sensed the presence of their natural enemies and carefully hid their tracks.

Leopards and black bears appeared at the bottom and top of the cliff, looking at each other without any conflict. They looked around with curious eyes, moving their ears and sniffing from time to time.

The cave is located in a place where wild beasts cannot reach. Even wild antelopes that are good at walking on cliffs will not set foot on this mountain wall covered with wild vines... A bold wild monkey sneaked over, but was scared away by the nearby bears and leopards.

In addition to birds and animals, there is another type of thing that is more numerous but often easily overlooked, namely various reptiles and flying insects, including mosquitoes and ants, as well as moths, butterflies, wild bees, dragonflies and damselflies.

There are quite a few of these things nearby. They are relatively slow and have no intelligence. They act entirely on instinct and are attracted here one after another.

The birds circling on the periphery suddenly became a little chaotic. They kept flying towards the ground and then flew up again. They were driven by instinct to catch various insects. They had never seen so many foods coming out right under their noses.

Some birds simply stopped on the ground and pecked at food as if they were attending a feast.

Many flying insects had broken through their natural enemies' blockade and reached the cliffs, densely packed like puffs of dust. A series of uneasy, warning roars emanated from all around... many animals avoided them.

The leaves of the Tiangong curtain on the entire cliff looked like countless dancing green hands, especially the ancient vine covering the cave entrance, which seemed to come alive.

It was as if an invisible wave was spreading out, and these flying insects, like peregrine falcons, were inexplicably unable to fly close to the cliff, and could only flap their wings and circle around the surrounding area.

The scene of He Kao breaking through in the mountains looked quite lively.

The blessed land of the cave is indeed an excellent place for retreat and breakthrough, but the prerequisite is that there are people on duty to take care of it, and there are fellow disciples to protect it. If it were in the other seven major magic sects' caves, such a commotion would not occur.

Fortunately, these movements did not interfere with He Kao's breakthrough, nor did they interrupt his mysterious state of enlightenment. After about an hour, He Kao in the cave finally opened his eyes.

The state of concentration just now seemed very long, like eternity, and also seemed very short, like a blink of an eye. When he came out of the state of concentration, he had become a fifth-level cultivator, a fifth-level obsessed man of the Yin E Sect, also known as the Invisible Man and the Thousand-Faced Man.

The inexplicable spiritual disturbance between heaven and earth suddenly disappeared, and an invisible pressure spread out. Birds, beasts, moths, butterflies, insects and ants all scattered, and the place gradually returned to peace.

He Kao was lost in thought. In his previous state of concentration, he had the illusion that he was invincible in this world! But after the fleeting state of enlightenment ended, he was still himself, and inevitably felt a little lost.

When he expanded his spiritual consciousness, his body and soul seemed to still be able to merge with the heaven and earth, but the scope was only the cave around him, and it was far from covering the entire cave.

The most obvious improvement after breaking through the realm is that the spiritual awareness has been greatly enhanced, and the maximum extension distance has almost doubled to about five kilometers.

It cannot be said that he can grasp all the movements within a radius of five kilometers at any time. First of all, he needs to focus on a certain direction. In this direction, he can detect things up to about five kilometers away.

He Kao's speed would increase as he continued to teleport within the range of his spiritual consciousness. A more fundamental improvement was a profound change in his physical and mental state. It was difficult to describe, as if he was constantly in a state of concentration, just like the old saying—walking, sitting, or lying down is all spiritual practice.

At this moment, He Kao suddenly understood Wei Luo. Why did the girl look sober but could get lost at any time? It was because as a fifth-level asker, she could be in a state of cultivation at any time.

What other changes does this bring? The most obvious and most useful improvement is the instant cast spell.

When one's cultivation reaches the fifth level, all kinds of applied spells can be cast instantly. People who like to watch fantasy works should understand what this concept means. Of course, not all spells can be cast instantly. The prerequisite is to cultivate it to the realm of knowing the constant.

He Kao walked to the cave entrance, gently touched the ancient vine with his hand, and said, "Thank you!"

The leaves of the Heavenly Palace Curtain swayed, as if responding to something. He Kao was stunned, because he was about to teleport to the formation hub in the center of the cave, but he remained where he was—the power of the hidden moth was limited!
There is no one here, even the birds and beasts have left. There is only this ancient vine in front of me. Could it be that it has become a spirit?
There have been no demons or ghosts in this world since ancient times. Even if we take a step back, is there still a joke that "spirits cannot be created after the founding of the People's Republic of China"? Is it because Piaocai Cave Heaven is not under the jurisdiction of the state that it can also become a spirit?

The next moment, He Kao seemed to have transformed into a sculpture, but in reality, his spirit had left his body and resided in the ancient vine. He had done this before and was certain that spiritual plants were sentient.

With the body of a spiritual plant, one can sense the wind in the mountains, the light in the sky, the outline of the cliff, the soil in which one is rooted, and the temperature and humidity of the environment...

However, this perception does not mean that Tiangonglian has intelligence, it only represents its survival status, nor does it mean that it has the spiritual perception to actively observe things, because it cannot feel the process of conscious thinking.

But this time, the situation seemed to have changed.

He Kao could still feel the environment with the help of the ancient vine's "body". When he withdrew his own perception and maintained a state of observing without thinking, this perception did not disappear, but became very hazy, as if covered by a layer of fog.

If the ancient vine has "consciousness", this is its self-awareness!

This "consciousness" is very weak, like a flame that can go out at any time. It is also very slow and dull, and even a simple "feeling" thought takes a long time to react.

Such a weak consciousness was not enough to "observe" He Kao, nor could it even understand He Kao's existence and disappearance. The reason why He Kao failed to teleport just now was quite strange, because he was stroking the ancient vine with his hand.

He had used the Qiling Pill to "feed" the ancient vine many times, and had also entrusted his life to this ancient vine. He inexplicably had a vague feeling of affection for this ancient vine.

So when he touched the ancient vine just now, the ancient vine could "sense" his presence, and could distinguish him from other things, and was in an "observation" state.

How could He Kao understand such a vague feeling so clearly? Because he was now entrusting himself to the ancient vine, possessing the feeling of the ancient vine. He didn't need to describe it in words or think about it, it was just an intuition.

He Kao's soul immediately returned to his body. He withdrew his hand, took two steps back, gathered his energy, held his breath, and then disappeared from the spot.

After all, the ancient vine is not a human being and will not stare at him. It does not even have this concept. Even if it has some spiritual perception, it cannot truly restrict the ability of the hidden moth.

The next moment, He Kao appeared here again. He had just tried it, but now he had already gotten the result.

The ancient vine's hazy consciousness was like a small flame that could go out at any moment. He Kao wanted to help it consolidate. He sat at the cave entrance and took out another Spirit-Awakening Pill, channeling his magical powers to help it refine and absorb the spiritual power.

After breaking through the fifth realm, He Kao's skills became much smoother, and his spiritual power was almost completely wasted. The Heavenly Palace Curtain hadn't changed much, but He Kao felt it was more dynamic. The "little flame" was still very weak, but it no longer seemed to be extinguished at any time.

It cannot be said that the ancient vine has become a spirit. It may show signs of becoming a spirit, but it is still far from the legendary transformation into a human form. It is still just a vine, but it possesses a faint and slow spiritual consciousness.

He Kao really wanted to communicate with it, but unfortunately he couldn't.

In fact, he has a method, which is to hold the body again, and then communicate with consciousness in the holding state. If Gu Teng is a person, it is equivalent to another consciousness suddenly appearing in his mind and being able to communicate with it.

However, the ancient vine's spiritual light was too weak to withstand the invasive communication of consciousness. He Kao was even worried that if he was not careful, it would be dispersed and it would disappear into an ordinary plant again.

He Kao also had the skill of observing the body, and he applied it to the ancient vine. He found that this ancient vine was very healthy. Except that its consciousness was too weak, its essence was close to the peak state of innate perfection.

He Kao inspected the surroundings and the top of the cliff again, and found that nothing could threaten the ancient vine, so he teleported away.

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(End of this chapter)