Hidden Moth-Chapter 400 - 223: Step by Step Through the Path in the Clouds (Part 2)

Chapter 400: Chapter 223: Step by Step Through the Path in the Clouds (Part 2)

If it were a true Hidden Moth who could cultivate the Insect Concealment Skill to a profound realm, perhaps some divine techniques would resemble those in the legends. Old Man Jiang was very interested in this, but to confirm it, one must cultivate a real Hidden Moth."

He Kao sighed: "Elder Jiang’s thoughts are completely different from Fabre’s!"

Upon hearing the same rumors, Fabre did not wish for someone who could track him at any time to emerge; while Jiang Daozhen wanted to cultivate a new Hidden Moth to see if the person truly had the skills from the legends?

Gu Chun suddenly changed the topic: "Fabre said the world is a cage, what do you think?"

He Kao: "It’s not unreasonable, but humans are born in a cage, exist because of the cage, so it depends on how you define this cage. For humans, ignorance, inability, and inaction are the true cages. It is precisely the existence of the cage that provides the possibility of transcendence."

Gu Chun waved his hand: "Let’s not talk about Rousseau and Kant."

He Kao: "You know them?"

Gu Chun rolled his eyes: "I was a college student in the sixties!" After a pause, he added, "Over the years, I’ve talked many times with Old Man Jiang and understand his thoughts very well.

If the rumors are true, and the Hidden Moth truly has a way to find every sorcerer in the world, then the most important thing to do is to figure out how it’s done?

This is the secret of the Hidden Moth, and also the secret of the world. We can’t do it, but the Hidden Moth can, and that’s a form of transcendence too.

The pursuit of cultivation itself is about transcendence, transcending what is, transcending what you can, transcending the known. Even if you can’t probe the secrets of the world in this life, it would be nice to catch a glimpse of it.

You know, sorcerers from the Lingxi Sect love to ponder these things all the time..."

He Kao seemed troubled: "If the rumors are false, won’t I disappoint the old man? If the rumors are true, aren’t you afraid of a repeat of the sorcerer’s turmoil from a thousand years ago?"

Gu Chun chuckled: "What’s there to be afraid of? The Magic Sect’s legacy isn’t just a thousand years old; the Hidden Moth Sect has existed since ancient times, hasn’t the Magic Sect always been around even before a thousand years ago?

It shows that the root of the sorcerer’s turmoil isn’t in the Hidden Moth, but in what people did at that time. Although there’s been no Hidden Moth for a thousand years, the Magic Sect hasn’t been without troubles either.

Rebuilding the Hidden Moth lineage might clarify what exactly happened in the past and prevent the same mistakes."

He Kao said with a wry smile: "I somewhat understand what you mean, but I really don’t have that ability, at least not now."

Gu Chun reached over and patted his shoulder: "Don’t have any mental pressure, just cultivate as you should. It’s a pity that no one has cultivated the Insect Concealment Skill for a thousand years, so we don’t know how to guide you.

However, what I saw yesterday was peculiar; you turned around and stopped the escaping assassin, which seems different from the invisibility ability you’ve shown before."

He Kao: "You noticed?"

Gu Chun: "Tell me what’s going on."

The Invisibility Ability can instantly reach a place one has been to and can remember. "Having been there" is a major limiting condition.

No matter how long someone may reside in one place, there might be places very close, like the upstairs neighbor’s house, that they have never visited, even if it’s just a few meters away.

With He Kao’s ability, of course, he could easily go to the neighbor’s house, sneaking in by picking the lock. But if he had never been there before, he couldn’t arrive by teleportation.

So, for many things He Kao did in the past, although appearing elusive, he would scout in advance, establishing anchor points throughout the space he might travel through.

However, after breaking through Tier Four Cultivation, his invisibility ability also evolved. For example, he could directly teleport to the neighbor’s house, and it could be any neighbor’s house within the same community, as long as the community wasn’t too large.

He still couldn’t do it in a community like Pingjing Tiantongyuan or Qianyang Flower and Fruit Garden.

What’s the profound theory here? As long as his Divine Sense can reach, he can instantly teleport, which was impossible before. Of course, the same restriction still applies: he can’t be watched.

For example, last night during the magical combat, although the Boomerang Guest ran fast, he hadn’t run out of He Kao’s Divine Sense range, so He Kao appeared directly in front of him and fired a shot.

After explaining, Gu Chun looked shocked: "How far can your Divine Sense reach now?"

He Kao thought for a moment: "In an open and unobstructed area, about a kilometer."

Currently, He Kao can condense his Divine Sense into a beam, reaching a maximum distance of about a kilometer. Ignoring the consumption of Divine Power, if he stood on flat ground and spun like a radar?

Drawing a circle with a radius of one kilometer, its area is 3.14 square kilometers, capable of covering a small town. In theory, as long as within this range, he could teleport.

Of course, this is in an open area without obstructions, but in an actual town with various buildings and obstacles, the range of Divine Sense is greatly limited.

Take an ordinary brick wall for example, He Kao’s Divine Sense can only penetrate a little over a meter in thickness when close. But like an invisible hand extending out, Divine Sense can bend around obstacles and bypass through open areas...

Gu Chun squinted: "That’s interesting; in theory, you could indeed track anyone, as long as your Divine Sense is strong enough, like covering the whole world!"

He Kao had to laugh: "You might as well call me God."

Gu Chun: "I’m speaking theoretically; real situations are another matter. But as your cultivation improves and your Divine Sense grows stronger, it’s undeniable that the range you can teleport will become larger."

Suddenly, He Kao asked: "How far can your Divine Sense reach?"

Gu Chun pondered slightly, providing a relatively modest answer: "At least ten times yours."

He Kao gasped! The Old Man’s answer must have been conservative; even with the most conservative estimate, a circle with a ten-kilometer radius covers 314 square kilometers.

What’s the concept here? The Pingjing Fourth Ring Road’s circumference is 65 kilometers, and the area within is 302 square kilometers, roughly the size of the main urban area of the Eastern Country Capital. The population inside the fourth ring is several million, equivalent to a small country.

At this point, Gu Chun furrowed his brows, appearing deep in thought, seemingly talking to himself: "Though the reach of Divine Sense allows teleportation, accurately locating someone or something is beyond one’s capability."

This is indeed true; despite the theoretical coverage of Divine Sense being large, actually finding someone or something isn’t that simple.

Remember, investigating something with Divine Sense manifests in the Primordial Spirit Heart Image, requiring concentrated spellcasting.

Even considering a one-kilometer distance, without mentioning the influence of buildings and terrain, searching a straight line from here to a kilometer away is already energy and time-consuming.

Exploring all the details within 3.14 square kilometers would exhaust He Kao... if it expands a hundred times to 314 square kilometers, it would exhaust Gu Chun as well.

Within such a large area, trying to find someone at any moment is akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Only by knowing the person’s range and habits can it be feasible.

After speaking, Gu Chun fell into silent contemplation again, and He Kao didn’t dare disturb him. After a long wait, he cautiously asked: "What are you thinking, sir?"

Gu Chun seemed to regain his senses and, turning his head to look at He Kao, said: "If you continuously teleport, you could achieve high-speed movement, faster than high-speed trains and airplanes.

You could even realize flying in the air by teleporting continuously through the sky... why don’t you go to heaven?"

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