CHAPTER 75: CHAPTER 39: MOTHS CAN FLY

Even if as rumored, Jiang Daozhen is already a Tier Seven Grand Calculator, then for thousands of years, the Magic Sect has had Grand Calculators born, there must be someone whose cultivation realm surpasses Jiang Daozhen, why would Gu Chun still ask him?

Because Lingxi Skill, also known as Celestial Secret Skill, Calculators never speak in ordinary language, always saying things like "Heaven’s secrets must not be revealed," never speaking fully or thoroughly. Many things, even if known in their hearts, will not be spoken out, let alone recorded in texts.

Gu Chun couldn’t possibly consult those ancestors who have passed away, so he could only seek out his old friend.

Jiang Daozhen has one aspect that is different from all past ancestors: the era he is in, where means to obtain and process information have become incredibly convenient. From this level, an ordinary person today might already surpass an ancient Grand Calculator.

Jiang Daozhen seems to be the first Lingxi Sect Elder who caught up with the era of internet information. He’s not just skilled at setting up chess stalls; he can use methods like big data and artificial intelligence as well.

More importantly, Jiang Daozhen not only knows Zhou Du, but he might have secretly observed Hidden Moth for many years here, yet this old fellow never admitted it.

As an Elder of the Magic Sect, Gu Chun was so humble in seeking advice, his posture was very low, giving plenty of face.

Jiang Daozhen couldn’t refuse, so he pointed at the chessboard in front of him and said: "The rules can’t be discarded. A game of chess at a time, we’ll talk while playing, and no one is allowed to cheat."

Gu Chun was definitely not as good at calculation as Jiang Daozhen, but as an Earth Master, he had other means, like setting up an array on the chessboard, forcing Old Man Jiang to break the array before he could move a piece. Although it might not guarantee a win, it could at least delay the game.

However, Jiang Daozhen had anticipated this move and had already declared in advance, so they both had to play honestly.

Jiang Daozhen, while setting up the chessboard, casually said: "Many people say that Hidden Moth’s appearances have no pattern; the clues are even contradictory, but this is a misunderstanding."

Gu Chun: "Misunderstanding? It’s a fact."

Jiang Daozhen: "It’s not a misunderstanding of Hidden Moth but a misunderstanding of the concept of patterns. Facts are patterns; we just need to list the facts that can be confirmed."

Gu Chun thought to himself, as expected of the Calculator style, thus he didn’t speak and waited for the next words.

Jiang Daozhen sent over a strand of Divine Thought, Gu Chun was slightly shocked, thinking to himself that this old fellow played quite elaborately. This wasn’t the most straightforward way of conveying information, but rather very visually effective.

Only Gu Chun could see the chessboard transformation into some sort of display screen, where several pages kept scrolling like a PPT effect. To others passing by, it was still a chessboard.

There were six pages of information, listing known facts, and the first five pages were AB groups mutually contradictory.

P1A: Hidden Moth can’t be found

It’s a very colloquial statement representing the millennium’s practice experiences of the Magic Sect since the Woodcutter’s turmoil.

Hidden Moths have always existed in the world, like the Woodcutter and Zhou Du. When confirmed, either the person has disappeared, or the person is no longer Hidden Moth.

P1B: Hidden Moth can be found

Before Yin Niang’s turmoil, Hidden Moth was precisely the sect leader of that lineage in the Magic Sect; for instance, the legendary Divine Nun, there wasn’t an issue of not being found.

But due to the lack of records, the compiled information from scattered rumors in later generations isn’t necessarily the truth.

P2A: Hidden Moth Object doesn’t exist

There’s no clear evidence to prove that a Hidden Moth Object truly exists, there’s no conclusive record in the Magic Sect, and no one has ever seen it with their own eyes.

P2B: Hidden Moth Object exists

The Woodcutter’s turmoil was well-documented. If the Woodcutter was Hidden Moth, then the hatchet was the Hidden Moth Object, but it certainly wasn’t something inherited from the Magic Sect, and later it was no longer the Hidden Moth Object.

P3A: Hidden Moth is not a Sorcerer

This is a practice experience summarized over nearly a thousand years. Whether the Woodcutter, the maid, or today’s Zhou Du, before becoming Hidden Moth, they were all ordinary people who had never practiced any technique.

This is also a strange phenomenon, because many Sorcerers have searched for Hidden Moth, even finding many former Hidden Moths. Logically, their chances of becoming Hidden Moth would be greater, yet it’s never been heard.

P3B: Hidden Moth is a Sorcerer

Regardless of whether ordinary people become Hidden Moths, whether they count as Sorcerers with superpowers, just consider when they become Hidden Moth. Twelve hundred years ago, this conclusion was undoubtedly correct.

Hidden Moth was precisely the sect leader of Hidden Moth Lineage, so before becoming a sect leader, they must have first cultivated Hidden E Technique, becoming Yin Niang or Kong’Er.

P4A: Hidden Moth requires cultivation of Insect Concealment Skill

This is the judgment following the previous page. Twelve hundred years ago, to become Hidden Moth and lead the Hidden Moth Lineage, the identity must have been a sorcerer of Hidden Moth Sect.

P4B: Hidden Moth does not require cultivation of Insect Concealment Skill

This is today’s conclusion. At least Elder Jiang is a local, and he also knows Zhou Du, he can confirm Zhou Du did not practice any technique back then.

P5A: Hidden Moth inheritance has a pattern

This was an obvious fact in ancient Magic Sect, the sect leader of Hidden Moth Sect was inherited from generation to generation, no one has ever mysteriously become Hidden Moth automatically.

P5B: Hidden Moth inheritance has no pattern

This is a verified result over a thousand years, how the Woodcutter became Hidden Moth remains unclear, even he couldn’t explain it. The only known clue is that he once chopped wood at the ancient battlefield where the Hidden Moth Divine Nun fell.

P6: Hidden Moth is invisible

The sixth page only has this sentence, and it’s different from the first page’s "Can Hidden Moth be found?"

Even twelve hundred years ago, when one could see the person Hidden Moth, no one saw how the Hidden Moth used the invisibility ability, how the person disappeared or appeared; no one witnessed it personally.