CHAPTER 77: CHAPTER 39: MOTHS CAN FLY (PART 3)

"So, Earth Master, why don’t you make an oath!"

Without hesitation, Gu Chun took an oath, swearing never to reveal this secret in any way, while taking the opportunity to capture two pieces.

Jiang Daozhen continued to analyze, "Although we don’t know how to obtain the Hidden Moth Object, or become the host of that moth, one thing is certain: sorcerers are excluded."

Gu Chun: "That’s for sure! Back then, the Hidden Moth was hunted down by the joint efforts of sorcerers from seven sects. If the Divine Artifact has a spirit, it would never allow future Magic Sect disciples to acquire it.

But the Insect Concealment Skill inheritance has already been severed, so that moth can only choose ordinary people..."

Jiang Daozhen interrupted him again, "The inheritance of the Insect Concealment Skill may not be broken."

Gu Chun: "What do you mean by this?"

Jiang Daozhen: "With Yin Niang and Kong’Er’s lineage ongoing, it’s almost impossible. But if the Hidden Moth Object can even pass on the Invisibility Ability, why not the Insect Concealment Skill?

That moth has been seeking a host for thousands of years, which should be the Artifact Spirit’s instinct, trying to pass on the Insect Concealment Skill."

Gu Chun: "But in the history of the Hidden Moth, no one has ever mastered the Insect Concealment Skill."

Jiang Daozhen: "Since we can’t find the Hidden Moth, we can’t make such an assertion. Someone may have cultivated it but couldn’t master it, and you know the reason, don’t you?"

For someone like Gu Chun, a Tier Six Sorcerer, the reasons were obvious. Not to mention whether the Hidden Moth Object includes the Insect Concealment Skill inheritance, even if it does, it remains an extremely difficult ancient technique to cultivate.

An ordinary person without sect resources or any guidance from a mentor, how likely is it that they’d understand such an arcane technique? Let alone enter into cultivation.

Even in the unlikely chance that someone begins cultivation, it’s exceedingly difficult to reach a higher realm.

There is another crucial factor: obtaining the Hidden Moth Object grants one the Invisibility Ability, and who could resist using such a power? Yet once the ability is used, it drains vital energy, further severing any hopes of beginning cultivation.

Gu Chun pondered, "Unless there already exists such a person, who hasn’t practiced the seven techniques, has exceptional foundational skills, acquires the Hidden Moth Object, and even receives guidance from a high master in the shadows..."

He suddenly looked up, staring at Old Man Jiang, saying, "Did you personally craft that pendant, making He Kao wear it for over twenty years, yet prevent him from joining the Magic Sect to study techniques—was this your plan?"

Jiang Daozhen: "See through but don’t expose; this is just human calculation. As for the result, that remains up to fate. Regarding the secret of the Hidden Moth, there are many aspects I still don’t understand, and perhaps only the moth itself knows."

Gu Chun: "May I ask why?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Just as you said upon your arrival, it was a fortuitous encounter. I am an elder of the Magic Sect, and yet the Hidden Moth appeared beside me. Sorcery has been incomplete for over a thousand years; I wish to do something."

Gu Chun: "Do you intend to bring the ancient Hidden Moth back into the world?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Is there anything wrong with that?"

Gu Chun: "It’s not wrong, but it’s insufficient."

Jiang Daozhen: "What is insufficient?"

Gu Chun: "The reason is insufficient."

Jiang Daozhen: "Oh, Earth Master, you’re watching me too! You could guess the answer to many things, yet you still came to seek confirmation from me. Well, I’ll admit it—I too am intrigued by the secret of the Hidden Moth.

The Lingxi Lineage has always passed tales by word of mouth; it’s said the Invisibility Ability pertains to the ultimate secret of this world, which is our pursuit, isn’t it? Unfortunately, no Hidden Moth throughout history has reached a very high cultivation level, at least none have mastered the Insect Concealment Skill to perfection."

Gu Chun: "Wasn’t the lesson of Yin Niang’s chaos twelve hundred years ago enough?"

Jiang Daozhen: "That’s why we mustn’t repeat the past. I’m simply waiting for someone who can unravel the secret. Concerning today’s discussion, I’d ask Earth Master not to divulge it."

He glanced down at the chessboard, "Alright, you’ve won this game."

Indeed, by this point in the game, Gu Chun had won. Rising to his feet, Gu Chun said, "By winning a game against you, I’m allowed to make one request, correct?"

Jiang Daozhen: "You’ve already made your request."

The two elders exchanged glances for a moment and suddenly burst into laughter.

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While the two elders played chess, He Kao was at work in the company, when suddenly he received a call from Qi Yuan City Commercial Bank. They informed him that a safe deposit box had reached its expiration and asked when he would come to retrieve it.

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