Hidden Moth-Chapter 389 - 218: Laughing and Cursing at the Cloud for Revealing the Man’s Tail
Fabre flew all the way to the sea, far from the coastline, but the cloud relentlessly pursued him. He suddenly turned and said, "Earth Master, aren’t you tired?"
The cloud spread open, revealing Gu Chun’s figure. Gu Chun, usually like an old rural cadre, stood on the cloud wielding a vine staff, looking exactly like an old Immortal.
He leisurely said, "Why so agitated? Wipe your nosebleed first."
Fabre pursed his lips, with two trails of blood flowing from his nostrils, even a few drops had stained his clothes in front.
The impact earlier not only broke his right arm but also exerted power on his body, although not severely injured, he was hurt nonetheless.
Fabre didn’t wipe the nosebleed but stayed on high alert, looking at Gu Chun: "Is this a trap you’ve set?"
Gu Chun: "Dogs always suspect someone will steal the poop they’ve painstakingly saved, thinking everyone fancies that taste. When people carry a stick for self-defense, a dog wonders if it’s a trap against it... tell me, what are you thinking?"
Fabre countered, "Don’t you already know?"
Gu Chun: "I’m not you; how would I know what you’re thinking."
Fabre: "Can’t you really guess?"
Gu Chun: "Speak properly! You think I’m here to court you? Want me to guess? I guess you X-ed a XX!"
The Earth Master unexpectedly uttered a curse, but his expression remained calm, not a bit angry, his tone resembled reciting something sophisticated, with rhythmic cadence.
Fabre: "At least you’re a Sect Leader, watch your image when you speak."
Gu Chun: "You kill and burn, yet have the face to make such demands? Should I take out a handkerchief to wipe your nosebleed and coax you till you’re happy... Be normal, stop being perversely disgusting!"
Unexpectedly, these words broke Fabre’s composure, he gestured with one hand, unleashing wind blades like raindrops shooting out.
He actually didn’t need to gesture anymore, it was initially an auxiliary casting movement when he started cultivation, now it had become an unconscious habit.
The invisible wings on either side of Fabre’s body were only visible through Divine Sense, spanning over ten meters, as they danced, countless feathers transformed into wind blades, clearly a clever use of the Flying Divine Artifact.
The "A Cloud" Gu Chun wielded, was a relatively pure Flying Divine Artifact, apart from assisting in shape concealing, had no offensive capabilities itself.
Standing amidst the clouds, Gu Chun waved his vine staff, dispersing all those invisible wind blades.
His vine staff was also a Magical Treasure, but he could only use the Artifact Control Technique to activate one Magical Treasure’s effects, that is, a cloud, so he merely infused his own Mana into the vine staff during the swinging.
In this magical combat, it seemed Gu Chun was somewhat disadvantaged, yet he stepped on the cloud, slowly pressing forward. Fabre, on the other hand, didn’t dare let him approach, attacking while gradually retreating.
As they fought, the two conversed through Divine Thought.
Gu Chun: "According to records, a thousand years ago, the Observing Body Sect had a Divine Artifact called Wind-Riding Feather, rumored lost during internal strife within the Magic Sect, is this the item?"
Fabre: "So what if it is! Should every good thing belong to your Sect Law Hall?"
Gu Chun: "I’m just feeling how such a Divine Artifact could be used so pathetically by you?"
Fabre: "I just accidentally got hurt earlier, you’re taking advantage of someone’s weakness, what kind of prestige is that?"
Gu Chun: "You failed to sabotage Zou Tianjin, almost got yourself killed, isn’t it shameful enough? You attempted to assassinate our Magic Sect Steward today, still want me to call an ambulance for you?"
Fabre: "Do you really need to pursue to the end?"
Gu Chun: "If scum like you aren’t utterly dead, my conscience will be troubled."
Fabre: "Why do you Sect Law Hall folks insist on exterminating us Carefree Wanderers?"
Gu Chun sighed: "When I was young, I couldn’t understand why some people could lie so effortlessly and righteously.
Later I realized, these people truly lack shame; not just their face, but they abandon even their pride, and somehow remain oblivious.
Unaware listeners might think Sect Law Hall is oppressing Carefree Wanderers due to your words. You’re free to go as you please, as long as you don’t use techniques for malicious deeds, nobody cares to meddle.
Today you plot to harm others, so naturally, I’ll detain you for questioning, what relevance does this have with you being a Carefree Wanderer!"
Fabre: "As a Sect Law Hall Elder, why are your words so rude and frivolous?"
Gu Chun: "It’s because I’m floating, I’ve been floating in the sky for almost a year now, do you have any complaints?"
Fabre: "First you initiate a widespread census within the Magic Sect, then carefully verify individually, requiring all secrets to be recorded and reported, controlling every word and deed, what are Sect Law Hall’s intentions?"
Gu Chun: "Seems like you need to reincarnate, learn how to suckle, learn how to speak again.
What’s your name, age, where do you live, what’s your job, titles and education, a recent life photo... You provide these whenever submitting a resume to any unit, how much more should you when joining Magic Sect to study techniques.
Although you are a Guest of Fate, still you have a master, wouldn’t your master investigate when accepting you, shouldn’t you investigate when accepting disciples yourself? How come it becomes reporting secrets and controlling speech through your words?"
Fabre: "You openly summon the Hidden Moth for a comeback, attempting to restore the Hidden Moth Lineage, how can this be tolerated!"
Gu Chun: "Love it or not, it’s up to you."
Fabre: "Do the Magic Sect disciples of the world know the truth?"
The conversation also served as a clash of divine thoughts, with the divine thought content within the words being rather complex.
Fabre mentioned rumors from a thousand years ago, speculating on the deeper reasons behind the so-called Hidden Moth chaos, which was that sorcerers across the world could not tolerate the existence of such people as the Hidden Moth.
There’s a "secret" known only to high-tier sorcerers: after breaking through a high-tier technique, one would be mystically summoned to the Grotto Heaven, and by responding to the summons, could find the Ancestral Hall located in the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, thus receiving a secondary inheritance.
This was true for both registered disciples of the Magic Sect and Jianghu Wanderers.
While this is a fact, many are unaware that there are three other rumors from a thousand years ago.
The first rumor: This mystical sensing is two-way. The one in charge of the Grotto Heaven can sense when someone breaks through to high-tier cultivation and approximately what location and distance this person is from the world.
In other words, the Magic Sect can grasp the situation of someone breaking through high-tier cultivation in the world through Grotto Heaven sensing.
Should this person come to the Grotto Heaven to receive a secondary inheritance, there’s nothing more to say. If the person does not "report," then something might be amiss, either due to an accident or a desire to conceal their identity from the Magic Sect.
But if one does not come to the Ancestral Hall to receive the secondary inheritance, how can they learn high-tier techniques? They may have another teacher, like Fabre.
The second rumor: Those who break through to high-tier cultivation and do not wish to go to the Magic Sect’s Ancestral Hall, or do not plan to join the Magic Sect at all, can sever that mystical connection in their Primordial Spirit, thus preventing the Magic Sect from finding them through Grotto Heaven sensing.
However, once they accept the summons and enter the Grotto Heaven to receive a secondary inheritance, an invisible mark is left on them, making them identifiable no matter where they are.
But sensing doesn’t equate to tracking, as only the one in charge of the Grotto Heaven can sense, and once they leave the Grotto Heaven, they cannot be sensed further, while communication inside and outside the Grotto Heaven cannot be immediate.
So who can track them? Of course, the Hidden Moth!
No matter where they hide, even in heavily guarded palaces or secret underground chambers, the Hidden Moth can arrive from the Grotto Heaven in an instant.
What does this mean? As long as the Hidden Moth is willing, every move high-tier sorcerers make is under their surveillance, with no privacy or secrets, and they might find their lives taken at any moment, with their life and death out of their control.
Who can tolerate such a Hidden Moth existing? So during the Magic Sect’s internal turmoil a thousand years ago, someone seized the opportunity to besiege the Hidden Moth, setting down the Spirit Lock Array and finally slaying the Hidden Moth, thus leading to the extinction of the Hidden Moth lineage.
This also explains why guests of fate like Fabre would conceal their identities and be unwilling to join the Magic Sect.
The third rumor was even more far-fetched, claiming that whether or not high-tier sorcerers go to report at the Sect’s Grotto Heaven, as long as they get sensed at Tier Four promotion, they are already marked with an invisible imprint and can be tracked by the Hidden Moth.
So, the Magic Sect cut off the Hidden Moth lineage, allowing people worldwide to practice techniques with peace of mind.
The reason why there were these rumors a thousand years ago was mainly because the Hidden Moth was too mysterious, and the Invisibility Ability was so incredible that it was simply beyond comprehension.
These three rumors at least have historical background during the Magic Sect’s internal struggles and the reality basis of Grotto Heaven summons, but there’s another rumor that’s completely baseless, and it’s only appeared recently.
Since last year, the Ancestral Hall conducted the most stringent large-scale investigation of Magic Sect disciples in history.
Disciples’ registers in various Magic Sects have existed since ancient times, but the recorded information is nothing more than name, age, residence, mentor, and time of entry-level practice, which are simple summary details without even a photo.
In the long agricultural society, this information was basically enough, and it was often only possible to gather this information. Even if there were changes, it was difficult to update promptly due to limited communication conditions.
However, the content required for registration in this large-scale investigation was much more detailed, including not only residence, occupation, and family background, but also cultivation status, and it required providing high-resolution audio and video materials.
In other words, Magic Sect managers could almost identify the sorcerer by comparing the registration materials.
From a technical perspective, this could have been achieved over a decade ago, but the practical administrative application was always lagging behind. It wasn’t until today that the Ancestral Hall decided to do so, with conditions now fully suited.
Completing a single online large-scale investigation wasn’t enough; the Ancestral Hall also required all Magic Sects to implement a routine, dynamic tracking and immediate reporting system.
If the situation of a registered Magic Sect disciple changed, such as promoting cultivation, accepting disciples, changing contact methods, residence, and workplace, it had to be reported to the Sect in a timely manner.
Even if there were no changes, registration materials need to be updated regularly each year.
But that’s not all. To prevent anyone from skirting the issue or deliberately concealing situations, Elder of the Sect Law Hall and Earth Master Gu Chun, is willing to expend vast energy to verify each one personally.
Once this news spread, many rushed to submit supplementary and corrected materials.
What does the Magic Sect’s action mean? It means they want to grasp the dynamic state of all disciples promptly, and on the other hand, it means many Carefree Wanderers won’t be able to hide!
As soon as a sorcerer is discovered, their identity must be verified, which makes them feel very insecure. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
With the news of the Hidden Moth spreading, there’s another rumor: the Hidden Moth can track any sorcerer, provided they leave a tracking mark by some means.
The latest move by the Sect Law Hall was to leave a tracking mark on every sorcerer, allowing their life, death, and all secrets to be beyond escape from control in the future.
The Sect Law Hall’s summoning of the Hidden Moth to return and attempt to restore the Hidden Moth lineage is precisely for this purpose... This was what Fabre claimed to be the "truth."
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