Hidden moth

Chapter 39 Moths Can Fly

Even if, as the rumors say, Jiang Daozhen is already a seventh-rank great mathematician, then there have been great mathematicians born in the sect over the past thousand years. There must be someone whose cultivation level is higher than Jiang Daozhen. Why did Gu Chun still come to ask him?

Because the art of telepathy is also known as the art of divine secrets, fortune tellers never speak human language. They always say that divine secrets cannot be revealed, and they never tell everything. Even if they know something in their mind, they will not tell it out loud, let alone record it in written books.

It was impossible for Gu Chun to ask for advice from those deceased ancestors, so he could only come to this old friend.

Jiang Daozhen is different from all the ancestors in one respect, that is, in the era he lives in, the means of obtaining and processing information have become extremely convenient. From this perspective alone, an ordinary person today may surpass a great mathematician in ancient times.

Jiang Daozhen may be the first elder of Lingxi Sect to catch up with the Internet information age. He is not only good at setting up a chess stall. This mathematician can also use big data and artificial intelligence.

Another more important point is that Jiang Daozhen not only knows Zhou Du, but he has probably been secretly observing Yin E here for many years, but the old guy never wants to say it.

As a fellow elder of the sect, Gu Chun was so humble in asking for advice, and he was very humble and gave full face.

Jiang Daozhen couldn't help but answer. He pointed at the chessboard in front of him and said, "The rules cannot be abolished. During the whole game of chess, we will talk while playing. No one is allowed to cheat."

Gu Chun is definitely not as good as Jiang Daozhen in calculations, but as a geomancer, he can use other means, such as setting up a formation on the chessboard, forcing Old Man Jiang to break the formation before he can move the chess piece. Although it cannot guarantee victory, it can delay the situation.

But Jiang Daozhen had anticipated his move and made a statement in advance, so everyone just had to behave themselves.

Jiang Daozhen said slowly as he set up the chessboard, "Many people say that the hidden moth's appearances are erratic, and that the various clues are even contradictory. This is actually a misunderstanding."

Gu Chun: "Misunderstanding? That's the truth."

Jiang Daozhen: "This isn't a misunderstanding of the hidden moth, but a misunderstanding of the concept of law. Facts are laws, and we only need to list the facts that have been confirmed."

Gu Chun thought to himself that this was indeed the style of a fortune teller, so he did not say anything and waited for the next step.

Jiang Daozhen sent another divine thought, and Gu Chun was slightly startled, thinking that this old man was quite tricky. This wasn't the most convenient information to be understood, but it was a very intuitive visualization effect.

The chessboard in front of him suddenly transformed into a kind of display screen, with several pages scrolling continuously, like a PowerPoint presentation. Only Gu Chun could see this; to the others passing by, it was still a chessboard.

There are six pages of information in total, listing the known facts, and the first five pages are two contradictory groups A and B.

P1A: Cryptic moth cannot be found
It's a very simple sentence, representing the thousand years of practical experience of the art since the Woodcutter's Rebellion.

There are always cryptic moths in the world, such as the woodcutter and Zhou Du. When they can be confirmed, either the person has disappeared or he is no longer a cryptic moth.

P1B: The hidden moth can be found
Before the Yinniang Rebellion, Yin'e was the head of the secret lineage of the Shu sect, just like the legendary nun, and there was no problem in finding her.

However, due to the lack of information, the information pieced together by later generations based on scattered rumors may not be true.

P2A: The hidden moth thing does not exist
There is no clear evidence to prove that the hidden moth really exists. There is no conclusive record in the art of magic, and no one has ever seen it with their own eyes.

P2B: Hidden Moth Things Exist

The information about the Woodcutter's Rebellion is very detailed. If the woodcutter is a hidden moth, then the hatchet is the thing of the hidden moth. However, it is definitely not something that has been passed down in the magic sect since ancient times, and later it was no longer the thing of the hidden moth.

P3A: The Moth is not a Warlock

This is the practical experience summarized over the past thousand years. Whether it was a woodcutter or a maid, including the contemporary Zhou Du, they were all ordinary people who had not practiced any magic before becoming hidden moths.

This is also a very strange phenomenon, because many warlocks have searched for hidden moths, and even found many former hidden moths. It is said that they are more likely to become hidden moths, but in fact, I have never heard of them.

P3B: Hidden Moth is a Warlock
Without discussing whether ordinary people who become Hidden Moths are considered to be sorcerers with superpowers, and only discussing the time when they become Hidden Moths, then 1,200 years ago, this conclusion was undoubtedly correct.

Yin'e is the leader of the Yin'e lineage. So before he became the leader, he must have practiced the Yin'e technique first and became Yinniang or Kong'er.

P4A: Hidden moths need to practice the art of hiding moths

This is a continuation of the judgment on the previous page. Twelve hundred years ago, if one wanted to become the leader of the Yin Mo sect and take charge of the Yin Mo lineage, one had to be a Yin Mo sect sorcerer.

P4B: Hidden moths do not need to practice Hidden Moth Techniques
This is today's conclusion. At least Old Man Jiang is a local, and he also knows Zhou Du. He can confirm that Zhou Du did not practice any magic back then.

P5A: The inheritance of hidden moths has a pattern
This is an obvious fact in the ancient art school. The leader of the Yin Mo sect is passed down from generation to generation. I have never heard of anyone who can automatically become a Yin Mo for no reason.

P5B: There is no pattern in the inheritance of hidden moths

This has been proven for thousands of years. How the woodcutter became the Yin Moth remains a mystery, not even to himself. The only known clue is that he once chopped wood at the ancient battlefield where the Yin Moth Shenni fell.

P6: Cryptic moth is invisible
There is only this sentence on page six, which has a different meaning from the question on page one: "Can the hidden moth be found?"

Even if someone could see Yin Mo seven thousand two hundred years ago, no one had ever seen how Yin Mo used his power, or how he disappeared and reappeared. No one had ever seen it with their own eyes.

Including how the woodcutter escaped from the secret room, precisely at the moment when everyone withdrew their spiritual consciousness. From this, we can infer that the ability of the hidden moth is subject to certain limitations, such as not being able to be "seen" when it is activated.

This should be the weakness of Yin Mo, otherwise the Shen Ni back then would not have been killed. With Yin Mo's ability, she should be able to escape, right?

Six pages flashed by, and the chessboard returned to normal. Jiang Daozhen had already made a move, a first move, a classic Children's Palace opening. Then he smiled and said, "It's your turn."

Gu Chun jumped in without a second thought: "Are you making a list of contradictions?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Isn't the last one the right one?"

Gu Chun: "The last one is also possible! If it is invisible, how can it be proved? If it is unprovable, how can it be confirmed?"

Jiang Daozhen shook his head and said, "Invisible and unprovable are two different things. The phenomenon is the law itself. The phenomenon of hidden moths does exist. We just need to list the facts.

The facts I've listed are all things you already know. It doesn't violate logic. You're a modern person, so you've probably heard of the observer effect.

Whatever the explanation, the observer effect exists, and it could be present in cryptic moths."

Gu Chun: "Being invisible is probably the hidden moth's weakness. I've speculated about this before."

Jiang Daozhen: "Even if you guess something, I suggest you don't tell it."

Gu Chun: "You want to protect the hidden moth?"

Jiang Daozhen: "What is the fault of Yin Mo? Don't you think it's wrong?"

Gu Chun: "It seems you already know who he is."

Jiang Daozhen shook his head repeatedly: "You are wrong, I don't know and don't want to know."

Gu Chun: "I just want to know clearly, why?" As they were talking, the two of them made several more moves, and the geomancer took the opportunity to capture one of Old Man Jiang's soldiers.

Jiang Daozhen said with a hint of meaning: "You are so shameless."

Gu Chun: "I'm going to risk my reputation today."

Jiang Daozhen: "Once all the facts are laid out, even a blind man can see that the most important change occurred 1,200 years ago, after the inheritance of the Hidden Moth Technique was cut off!
One thing is almost certain: later generations of Hidden Moths probably did not practice Hidden Moth Technique."

Gu Chun nodded and said, "Well, the possibility that Yinniang and Kong'er, who ran away 1,200 years ago, could have passed down the Hidden Moth Technique to this day is almost non-existent."

Why was he so arbitrary? According to the remaining records of the sect, the Yin E technique is extremely difficult to practice, and therefore, there have been very few disciples throughout the generations. Consider, before the Yin Niang Rebellion, the Yin E lineage consisted of only one person, Yin Niang, and two, Kong Er. Yin Niang and Kong Er left the sect and went into hiding. Without the resources of a vast sect to back them up, they passed down the techniques in seclusion at home. While it's possible that the next generation of disciples could enter, the likelihood of their continued success over the millennia is practically zero.

There is another very important background. After the Woodcutter's Rebellion, all kinds of magic underwent major innovations.

At that time, due to the decline of tradition, the cultivation of magic became increasingly difficult. The elders of the clan law hall worked together to reorganize and transform the skills and techniques to make them easier to practice, which meant to a certain extent proceduralizing and simplifying them.

The advancement rituals of various magic techniques were also explored during that historical period. They were the most appropriate ways to break through the barriers, summarized after repeated trial and error.

From then on, the cultivation of the sect entered the modern era from the ancient era. However, the ancient cultivation method was much more difficult than the modern method, not to mention the Hidden Moth Technique, which was recognized as the most difficult to cultivate.

Jiang Daozhen continued, "So starting from 1,200 years ago, the way of inheritance of the Hidden Moth changed. The Hidden Moth sect sorcerers became extinct, and the inheritance became the inheritance of the Hidden Moth's things."

Gu Chun: "Can the hidden moth thing be confirmed to exist?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Assuming it exists, everything can be explained. Do you know why the hidden moth is called the hidden moth? Because the moth can fly, it can fly from one person to another, or from one object to another.

Why can't we find the moth? Because we only find the person who became the moth. By the time we find him, the moth may have flown away from him... The same goes for the moth-like things.

Gu Chun took a deep breath and said, "The divine weapon is invisible, only its spirit is there?"

Jiang Daozhen: "The answer is already on the surface! But we still don't know under what circumstances this moth will fly away, and how it will find its next host?"

Gu Chun: "Host? You actually used that word!"

Jiang Daozhen: "Don't you think this is very similar to a parasitic mode? In later generations, if the Hidden Moth did not practice the Hidden Moth technique, but used the Hidden Moth's ability, it would consume his original vitality.

This phenomenon does exist, and I have personally experienced it.”

Gu Chun suddenly realized something and blurted out, "Could it be that the ability of the mathematician..."

Jiang Daozhen interrupted him and said, "You guessed right! As the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes. Man's calculations are fine, but God's calculations consume your lifespan.

Although I am a few years younger than you, I can still call myself an old man in front of you. This is because I am actually older than you.

Gu Chun: "Then today..."

Jiang Daozhen: "What I said today is all based on human calculations."

Gu Chun sighed, "I didn't know this before, otherwise I wouldn't always come to you for help."

Jiang Daozhen: "This is the secret of the mathematician, only the mathematician knows it. You also have the secret of the geomancer, right? It is impossible to tell outsiders, even to other elders of the sect.

I'm telling you this today because once you know, you won't keep asking me about it. But if someone knew, they might use it to plot against me and make me waste my life.

So, Master Geomancer, please swear an oath!"

Gu Chun swore without saying a word that he would never reveal the secret in any way, and at the same time took the opportunity to capture two pieces.

Jiang Daozhen continued his analysis, "Although I don't know how to obtain the hidden moth, or to become the host of that moth, one thing is certain: the sorcerer has been ruled out."

Gu Chun: "Of course! Back then, the Hidden Moth was killed by the other seven magic sects. If the artifact had spirit, it would definitely not be obtained by the disciples of the magic sect in the future.

But the inheritance of the Hidden Moth Technique has been lost, so the moth can only choose ordinary people..."

Jiang Daozhen interrupted him again and said, "The inheritance of the Hidden Moth Technique may not be cut off."

Gu Chun: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Daozhen: "It is almost impossible for Yinniang and Kong'er to pass on their legacy to this day. But the Hidden Moth's things can even pass on their abilities, let alone the Hidden Moth technique?
That moth has been searching for a host for thousands of years. It must be the spirit's instinct, wanting to pass on the art of hiding moths."

Gu Chun: "But no one in the past generations of Hidden Moths has mastered the Hidden Moth Technique."

Jiang Daozhen: "Since we can't find the hidden moth, we can't make such a conclusion. Some people may have practiced it, but they couldn't find the key. Don't you know the reason?"

For a sixth-rank sorcerer like Gu Chun, the reason was obvious. Regardless of whether the Hidden Moth Item contained the Hidden Moth Technique, even if it did, it would be an extremely difficult ancient technique to practice.

How likely is it that an ordinary person, without the resources of a sect or the guidance of a teacher, could understand such an ancient arcane technique? Forget about even getting started.

Even if there is a lucky chance that someone has started practicing, it is difficult for them to reach a higher level.

There was another, more important factor: once one obtained the Hidden Moth Object, they possessed the Hidden Moth ability. Who could resist using such an ability? However, once the Hidden Moth ability was used, it would consume Qi, Blood, and Essence, further severing their hope of entering the cultivation realm.

Gu Chun pondered and said, "Unless there already is such a person, who has not practiced the Seven Gates of Magic, but has an excellent foundation, can also obtain the Hidden Moth, and has a master secretly guiding him..."

At this point, he suddenly looked up at Old Man Jiang and asked, "You made that pendant yourself and let He Kao wear it at all times for more than 20 years, but you prevented him from joining the sect to learn magic. Is this your plan?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Don't tell me what you have seen through. This is just human calculation. As for the outcome, we can only wait and see. As for the secrets of the hidden moth, I still have many questions. I am afraid only the hidden moth itself can know."

Gu Chun: "Can I ask why?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Just like you said when you came here, it's just a coincidence. I am the elder of the magic sect, but Yin Mo appeared beside me. The magic has been incomplete for more than a thousand years, and I also want to do something."

Gu Chun: "Are you trying to bring the ancient hidden moth back to life?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Is there something wrong?"

Gu Chun: "It's not wrong, it's not enough."

Jiang Daozhen: "What's not enough?"

Gu Chun: "That's not enough reason."

Jiang Daozhen: "Great Master Geomancer, you've even got your eye on me! You can clearly guess the answers to many things, yet you insist on coming to me for confirmation. So I'll admit it, I'm also interested in the secrets of the Hidden Moth.

The Lingxi lineage has been passed down orally since ancient times. It is said that the ability of the Hidden Moth can touch upon the ultimate secrets of this world. Isn't this exactly what we pursue? Unfortunately, the cultivation of the Hidden Moths in previous generations has not been very high. At least no one has been able to cultivate the Hidden Moth technique to perfection.

Gu Chun: "Isn't the lesson of Yinniang's Rebellion 1,200 years ago enough?"

Jiang Daozhen: "So I can't repeat what happened back then. I'm just waiting for someone who can decipher the secret. Master Geomancer, please don't spread what we talked about today."

As he spoke, he looked down at the chessboard again and said, "Okay, you win this game."

Gu Chun had indeed won the game so far. Gu Chun stood up and said, "As long as I win a game against you, I can make a request of you, right?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Your request has already been made."

The two elders looked at each other for a moment and suddenly laughed.

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While the two elders were playing chess, He Kao was working in the company, but suddenly he received a call from Qiyuan City Commercial Bank, saying that a safe deposit box had expired and asked him when to pick it up?
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