Hidden Moth-Chapter 390 - 219: The Earth Master’s Staff Repels Wind-Riding Feather

While their divine thoughts communicated, the duel between the two never ceased. It seemed as though Fabre continuously launched attacks, while Gu Chun merely parried, yet Fabre was forced to retreat repeatedly by Gu Chun.

Fabre’s divine thoughts spoke of three ancient rumors from a thousand years ago and a recent tale, of which most Magic Sect disciples today have never heard.

No matter Fabre’s character, at his level of cultivation, there are no lies of objective meaning, only subjective intent to mislead, for divine thought itself is not spoken words but the true intention within the Primordial Spirit.

A millennium ago, such rumors did exist, and in recent times, such tales might indeed be said, even if those tales were spread by Fabre himself.

Gu Chun also responded with divine thought—

Regarding the first rumor: That someone breaking through high-tier cultivation would cause the Sect Grotto Heaven to sense, this is indeed true, but it can only sense that someone has broken through a high-tier cultivation.

The one who controls the Grotto Heaven only knows that someone broke through to Tier Four at a certain time, like a reminder from the Grotto Heaven, but cannot sense the person’s location and distance, much less their identity.

Before Gu Chun became a Sect Law Hall Elder, he also served as a Steward of the Heart Plate Sect, stationed in the Feather Realm Grotto Heaven in rotation. He has experienced such situations at least five times and recorded each, which could prove the rumors false by personal experience.

Regarding the second rumor: The so-called entry into the Sect Grotto Heaven and receiving Secondary Inheritance in the Ancestral Hall would result in an invisible tracking mark; this cannot be substantiated.

As the Sect Leader of the Heart Plate Sect, Gu Chun is qualified to oversee the Grotto Heaven and has presided over Secondary Inheritance ceremonies for disciples breaking through to Tier Four multiple times, yet has never left any tracking marks on anyone.

If the tracking mark were placed by the Grotto Heaven, he has never discovered it, nor could he use it to track anyone.

Regarding the third rumor: Sorcerers breaking through Tier Four Cultivation would leave a tracking mark if summoned by the Sect Grotto Heaven, an assertion that lacks any evidence.

Both Gu Chun and Fabre have long surpassed Tier Four Cultivation; can they sense any tracking marks on themselves? Gu Chun, for one, cannot, meaning this is nonsense.

As for the recent tale, Gu Chun was too lazy to argue with him, claiming that registering personal details is equivalent to leaving a tracking mark? Think whatever you wish...

Is a great census of Magic Sect disciples necessary? Think of the Qi Yuan Hidden Moth incident from last year, then think of what happened with the Huiming Shi Family, and it seems very necessary indeed!

But Fabre did say one thing correctly, or rather, he guessed it right.

The Sect Law Hall’s latest "policy" of gathering and mastering dynamic information of all Magic Sect disciples will inevitably affect the group historically known as the Carefree Wanderers.

In this process, the Sect Law Hall, if discovering any "wild" sorcerers, will also investigate and register them.

First, it will investigate whether the sorcerer is an official Magic Sect disciple. If not, emissaries will be sent to make contact and inform about the Magic Sect’s existence. Should the party wish to rejoin the Sect, they would need to undergo the necessary assessments.

If the party is unwilling to join the Sect, the Sect Law Hall will not force them but will make a record. They could coexist peacefully, but if the individual commits any wrongdoing with magic, the Magic Sect will certainly deal with it.

Previously, there used to be a situation where sorcerers would fight, and sometimes innocents were caught in the crossfire, yet the Sect could not determine the identities of those involved. Such incidents may still occur in the future but should be minimized.

Gu Chun, in this patrol of the world, verifying the reports of Magic Sect disciples, did discover a group of Jianghu Wanderers, and handled them as outlined.

There are also very special examples, such as Lan Jiwan, which need not be detailed here.

Wanderers like Fabre, possessing magic cultivation yet hidden from the world, unwilling to join the Sect for varied reasons and resisting their information being controlled, are common.

But such is the policy of the Magic Sect, requiring internal disciples to register detailed information, and also recording any Jianghu Wanderers found with magic. For instance, having discovered Fabre today, Gu Chun would certainly have the Sect Law Hall make a record later.

This record will not be publicized, but relevant clues can be queried when needed.

As for whether Fabre is willing to be recorded or not, that’s irrelevant to the Sect Law Hall. The Sect Law Hall is determined to conduct a major survey of Magic Sect disciple situations and won’t deliberately search for Carefree Wanderers; it’ll simply record them upon discovery.

Gu Chun truthfully explained the situation; Fabre immediately retorted with questions—

Fabre: "You said you’ve never discovered Grotto Heaven sensing leaving tracking marks on sorcerers, could it be because your cultivation level is too low?"

Gu Chun: "Elder Jiang of the Lingxi Sect has already reached Tier Seven, and he hasn’t discovered any either."

Fabre: "Perhaps even Tier Seven isn’t enough."

Gu Chun: "The Magic Sect also has the Heart Method Secret Transmission left by the Tier Eight Ancestor Master, which clearly states that such markings as rumored were never verified."

Fabre: "But in magic cultivation, Tier Nine is the pinnacle."

Gu Chun: "Tier Nine? The Magic Sect hasn’t seen one in a millennium; such beings are the legendary Immortals.

If an Immortal truly wishes to know about you, would they need you to report and register yourself? If they wanted to track your whereabouts, do you think you could evade them?

Would Grotto Heaven sensing matter to such eminent Immortal beings, whether it exists or not?"

Fabre: "Let’s not talk about Tier Nine for now, you elders can’t achieve it, perhaps only the Hidden Moth could?"

Gu Chun: "How can you prove the Hidden Moth can achieve it?"

Fabre countered: "How can you prove the Hidden Moth cannot?"