Hidden moth

Chapter 218: Clouds laugh and scold the tail-revealing person

Fabre flew all the way to the sea, a long way from the coastline, but the cloud kept chasing him. He suddenly turned around and said, "Master Geomancer, are you tired?"

The cloud spread out, revealing Gu Chun's figure. Gu Chun usually looked like an old cadre in the countryside, but now, standing in the clouds with a cane in hand, he looked like an old immortal.

The old man said calmly, "You're getting angry. Go wipe the blood from your nose first."

Fabre pursed his lips, two streaks of blood flowed from his nostrils, and there were even several drops on his clothes on his chest.

The collision just now not only broke his right arm, but also the force impacted his body. Although it was not a serious internal injury, he was still injured after all.

Fabre didn't reach out to wipe the blood from his nose. Instead, he looked at Gu Chun with full alert and asked, "Is this a trap you set?"

Gu Chun: "Dogs always suspect someone will steal their carefully stored poop, assuming everyone will be interested. If someone goes out with a stick for self-defense, the dog will wonder if it's a trap... Tell me, what do you think?"

Fabre asked in return: "Don't you know?"

Gu Chun: "I'm not you, how can I know what you're thinking."

Fabre: "You really can't guess?"

Gu Chun: "Speak nicely! Do you think I'm here to date you? And you made me guess, I guess you're fucked!"

The geomancer actually cursed, but his expression was very calm, not looking angry at all. His tone was like he was reciting some elegant poetry, with a bit of intonation.

Fabre: "You are the leader of a sect after all. Please be mindful of your appearance when speaking."

Gu Chun: "You're killing people and setting fires, and you still have the nerve to make such a request? Do you want me to take out a handkerchief to help you wipe the blood from your nose, and then coax you into a good mood... At least be normal, don't be so perverted and disgusting!"

Unexpectedly, this sentence actually broke Fabre's defense. He made a hand gesture with one hand and sent out a rain of wind blades.

In fact, he no longer needed to make hand gestures. This was just an action to assist in casting spells when he first started practicing, but now it has become a subconscious habit.

The invisible wings on both sides of Fabre's body are visible only to spiritual consciousness. The wingspan is more than ten meters. When dancing, countless flying feathers seem to turn into wind blades. This is obviously the magical use of the flying artifact.

The "cloud" controlled by Gu Chun is a relatively pure flying artifact. Apart from its auxiliary function of transforming into invisible objects, it has no offensive capabilities.

Gu Chun stood in the clouds and waved his rattan staff, dispersing all the wind blades that were invisible to the naked eye.

His cane is also a magic weapon, but he can only use the method of controlling a weapon to activate the magical effect of a magic weapon, which is a cloud, so he just uses his own magic power to inject the cane into swinging it.

Gu Chun seemed to be at a disadvantage in this fight, but he slowly approached on the clouds. Fabre didn't dare let him get close, and while attacking, he slowly retreated.

When they started fighting, the two were still communicating with their spiritual thoughts.

Gu Chun: "According to records, a thousand years ago, the Guanshen Sect possessed a divine artifact called the Chengfengyu. Legend has it that it went missing during the internal turmoil within the Shu Sect. Is this the artifact?"

Fabre: "So what! Should all good things belong to your clan?"

Gu Chun: "I'm just sighing. How could such a divine weapon be used in such a clumsy way in your hands?"

Fabre: "I just got hurt accidentally. How can you be so arrogant by taking advantage of someone's misfortune?"

Gu Chun: "You failed to plot against Zou Tianjin and were almost killed. Isn't that embarrassing? You assassinated my sect's deacon today, and now you want me to call an ambulance for you?"

Fabre: "Do we have to kill them all?"

Gu Chun: "I will feel guilty if people like you don't die."

Fabre: "Do you really want to kill all of us Xiaoyaoke?"

Gu Chun sighed, "When I was little, I had so little experience that I couldn't understand why some people would just talk nonsense without hesitation and still sound so confident.

Later I realized that these people are really shameless. Not only do they not care about their faces, they don't even care about their eggs, and they don't even realize it.

If someone who doesn't know what you're saying hears it, they might think the clan law hall is persecuting Xiaoyaoke. If you want to be free, go ahead. As long as you don't use magic to commit crimes, no one will be willing to interfere.

You came here today to plot against someone, so of course I have to arrest you and interrogate you. This has nothing to do with whether you are a free spirit or not!"

Fabre: "As an elder of the patriarchal hall, why are you so rude and frivolous?"

Gu Chun: "Because I'm floating. I've been floating in the sky for almost a year. Do you have any objections?"

Fabre: "First, they conducted a general survey of all disciples of the martial arts sects, then meticulously verified each one, requiring all private information to be registered and reported, and controlling every word and action. What is the intention of the Zongfa Hall?"

Gu Chun: "It seems like you have to reincarnate so that you can learn to breastfeed and talk again.

What's your name, how old are you, where do you live, what job do you do, your professional title and academic qualifications, a recent photo... You have to provide all of these when you submit a resume to any company, let alone when you join a sect to practice magic.

Although you are a Zhiyuanke, you also have a master. Your master accepted you, and you accepted a disciple yourself. You wouldn't even investigate these circumstances, right? Why is it that when you speak ill of others, it becomes reporting private matters and controlling their words and actions?"

Fabre: "How can we tolerate you publicly calling for the return of the Hidden Moth and attempting to restore the Hidden Moth lineage?" Gu Chun: "It's up to you to tolerate it."

Fabre: "Do the disciples of the world's magic sects know the truth?"

While they were talking, they were also engaging in a battle of divine thoughts, and the divine thoughts contained in the words were somewhat complicated.

Fabre mentioned a rumor from a thousand years ago. He speculated that the deep-seated cause of the so-called Yin Mo Rebellion was that all the sorcerers in the world could not tolerate the existence of people like Yin Mo.

There is a "secret" known only to high-level sorcerers, which is that after practicing a certain technique and reaching a high level, one will be summoned by the cave heaven. By following the summons, one can find the cave heaven where the ancestral temple is located, and thus receive the second inheritance.

This is true for both the registered disciples of the martial arts sect and the wandering people in the martial arts world.

This is true, but many people don’t know that there were three other rumors thousands of years ago.

The first rumor: This kind of mysterious induction is two-way, and the person in charge of the cave can also use it to sense that someone has broken through to a high level of cultivation, and roughly where in the world they are and how far away they are.

In other words, the art of magic can use the induction of the cave to know if someone in the world has broken through to a higher level.

If this person came to the cave to receive the second inheritance, then needless to say, if this person did not come to "report", then there must be a problem, either he encountered an accident, or he did not want the sect to know his identity.

But if he doesn't come to the ancestral hall to receive the second inheritance, how can he receive the high-level magic skills? He may have another master, such as Fabre.

The second rumor: If a cultivator who has broken through to a high level does not want to go to the ancestral hall of the magic sect, or even has no intention of joining the magic sect, he can cut off the trace of spiritual connection in his soul, and the magic sect will no longer be able to find this person through the cave heaven sensing.

However, once you accept the call and enter the cave and receive the second inheritance, you will be left with an invisible mark that can be sensed no matter where you are.

However, being able to sense does not mean being able to track, because only the person in charge of the cave can sense it. Once you leave the cave, you can no longer sense it, and there is no instant communication between the inside and outside of the cave.

So who can track them down? The Cryptic Moth, of course!

No matter where they hide, even in a heavily guarded palace or a secret room underground, the hidden moth can come out of the cave in an instant.

What does this mean? As long as the Hidden Moth is willing, all high-level warlocks' every move will be monitored by it, with no privacy or secrets at all. They can even be killed by the Hidden Moth at any time, with no control over their life or death.

Who could tolerate the existence of such a hidden moth? So, during the internal turmoil of the Shu sect a thousand years ago, someone took the opportunity to encircle and suppress the hidden moth, setting up a soul-locking formation and finally killing the hidden moth. The lineage of the hidden moth has since become extinct.

This can also explain why a friend like Fabre would hide his identity and be unwilling to join the sect.

The third rumor is even more outrageous. It says that regardless of whether a high-level sorcerer reports to the sect's cave heaven or not, as long as he is sensed by the cave heaven when he is promoted to the fourth level, he will be marked with an invisible mark and can be tracked by the hidden moth.

Therefore, the magic sect cut off the inheritance of the Yin E lineage, so that people in the world could practice magic with peace of mind.

The reason why these rumors existed thousands of years ago was mainly because the hidden moth was too mysterious, and its abilities were too magical to be understood.

These three rumors at least have the historical background of the internal strife in the sect and the realistic basis of the cave summoning, but there is another rumor that is completely out of the ordinary and only appeared recently.

Since last year, the Zongfa Hall has conducted the first and most rigorous survey of the disciples of the sect in history.

Genealogies of disciples of various schools of martial arts have existed since ancient times, but the registration information is nothing more than simple summary information such as name, age, where to live, who was the teacher, when did they start practicing, etc. There is not even a photo.

In the long agricultural society, this information was basically enough, and it was often the only information that could be collected. Even if some situations changed, it was difficult to update them in a timely manner due to limited communication conditions.

However, this large-scale survey requires registration of much more detailed information, including not only place of residence, occupation, family background, and cultivation status, but also the provision of high-definition audio and video materials.

In other words, the sorcerer's management staff can basically recognize the sorcerer by comparing the registration materials.

From a technical perspective, these could have been achieved more than a decade ago, but actual management applications always lag behind. It was not until today that the Zongfatang decided to do so, and the conditions are now fully met.

It is not enough to complete an online census. The Zongfa Hall also requires all sects to implement a normalized and dynamic timely reporting and registration system.

If there are any changes in the registered status of a disciple of the sect, such as advancement in cultivation, taking on new disciples, changing contact information, place of residence, or workplace, the sect must be informed in a timely manner.

Even if there are no changes, the registration materials must be updated regularly every year thereafter.

This is not the end yet. In order to prevent someone from being perfunctory or deliberately concealing the situation, the dignified elder of the clan law hall and the geomancer Gu Chun did not hesitate to spend a lot of energy to verify each one personally.

As soon as this news came out, many people quickly reported supplementary and corrected materials.

What does this move by the Shumen mean? It means that they need to keep abreast of the dynamics of all the disciples. On the other hand, it also means that many Xiaoyaoke can no longer hide!
Whenever they discover a warlock, they have to verify his identity, which makes them feel very insecure.

As news of the Hidden Moth spread, a rumor also arose that the Hidden Moth could track any warlock, provided they left a tracking mark in some way.

The latest move of the Zongfa Hall is to leave a tracking mark on every sorcerer, so that their life, death and all their secrets will be under its control from now on.

The Patriarchal Hall summoned the Hidden Moth back and attempted to restore the Hidden Moth lineage for this very purpose... This is what Fabre claimed was the "truth."

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