Hidden Moth-Chapter 543 - 309: The Baoguan Observing Body Can See Through Bones

Chapter 543: Chapter 309: The Baoguan Observing Body Can See Through Bones

He Kao: "Wait a moment, can I go pick some Phoenix Feather Knots to taste?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Pick as much as you want, and bring some for this old man as well."

He Kao turned to look at the valley he had just visited. In the center of that vast spread of Phoenix Feather Knots, three pits had not only been filled but also planted with three small trees.

He asked again, "Are those Dragon Bone Branches?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Right, those are Dragon Bone Branches. This place originally had five. Two matured ones have already been taken to refine Pure Yang Pills, leaving these three, of which the largest still lacks a bit of fire."

The three small trees were no taller than a person, the smallest just a foot-long sapling. Their branches were silver-white, as if coated with wax, with small, narrow leaves only growing at the tips.

This is a rare sacred healing medicine, more precious than Blood Coral. He Kao had seen Blood Coral in Qihuang Spirit Garden and Floating Colors Grotto Heaven, but today was the first time he had seen Dragon Bone Branches in reality.

Blood Coral primarily cures flesh injuries and can also restore blood and qi deficiencies, while Dragon Bone Branches primarily heal tendon and bone injuries and even have the effect of removing chronic ailments and stimulating new growth.

The sorcerers of the Huailin Lineage contributed the Dragon Bone Branches to refine Pure Yang Pills, making quite a contribution, of course.

The Tier Five Cultivator of the Xiao Alliance, Feng Li, ambushed He Kao here, sabotaged the Array in the medicine field beforehand, and dug out the three Dragon Bone Branches along with their root-bound soil, perhaps intending to transplant them elsewhere.

He Kao walked down the slope, selecting and picking a batch of Phoenix Feather Knots with excellent spiritual effects until his backpack was full. It wasn’t much; if used to refine Spirit Medicine, the essence extracted from this bundle of wild fruit might only fill a small bottle.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said, "If you want to do alchemy, this is far too little. You’d better get a couple of snakeskin bags, the kind used to carry fertilizer."

He Kao: "I’m not planning to do alchemy for now, I just want to taste it, eat it directly."

Li Xiuyuan shook his head again and said, "If you want to eat them directly, sauté them in boiling water and then dry them out; they’ll taste better and be more effective... well, I won’t let you trouble yourself."

As he spoke, with a wave of his hand, the wild fruits flew out of He Kao’s backpack. Mist gathered in the mountain, then condensed into a ball of clear water that enveloped the wild fruits, which then boiled.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand again, and the water turned to mist and dispersed, leaving the wild fruits quickly dried. He grabbed a handful in his hand, and the rest flew back into He Kao’s backpack.

Witnessing this magical operation left He Kao wide-eyed and slack-jawed.

Technically, every step here could be managed by a Tier Four Cultivator, but Elder Li completed everything suspended in mid-air, his method extremely exquisite as if flowing like clouds and water.

Li Xiuyuan tasted one Phoenix Feather Knot, seemed satisfied, spat out the seeds and smacked his lips, saying with a slightly proud tone, "How about it? Isn’t this old man’s alchemy technique also quite brilliant?"

How should this be evaluated? Li Xiuyuan’s level in alchemy cannot be compared to Qi Nansheng or the Wild Phoenix, and probably not to Mei Guyu either, but it’s quite decent, nonetheless. He Kao received his alchemical knowledge from him.

But his recent method, while impressive, was just cooking a bunch of wild fruits and drying them; why did his tone sound as if he had refined a Pure Yang Pill?

He Kao didn’t wish to criticize, so he only spoke honestly, "Your technique is indeed exquisite and ingenious, but you didn’t actually perform any alchemy."

Li Xiuyuan, displeased, said, "This is foundational work; it insists on being spontaneous, proficient, and comfortable, extremely important! What you’re lacking is this kind of training; earlier you kept sulking, and I forgot to say something."

He Kao: "Do you have any other instructions?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Not instructions, just a reminder—you, as the Hidden Moth, shouldn’t use the Rainfall Divine Sword like that!"

He Kao: "What did I do wrong?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Ever played games before?"

He Kao: "Of course."

Li Xiuyuan: "Great, then I’ll illustrate it this way! Just now, the opponent initiated a surprise attack, first using a control technique to try and restrain you at a distance, making you only endure damage without being able to reach the opponent.

And you were stubbornly resisting the opponent’s skill, clenching your teeth while losing health, and charging forward to cut him down. This is actually very risky and unwise; why didn’t you dodge first?"

He Kao: "It was an ambush; I didn’t react and was hit before I knew it, so dodging wasn’t an option."

Li Xiuyuan: "But you could’ve run, first breaking from the opponent’s control technique lock."

He Kao: "He could lock onto me using the Magical Treasure even from afar. If I run, he can give chase, and I might not escape, only continue to lose health along the way, and I might die vexed."

Li Xiuyuan: "But you have the Rainfall Divine Sword. Even if you can’t slash the opponent, you could cut off the divine sense lock, then escape, right? Let’s test it and see!"

He Kao handed the mirror to Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan leaped backward to create distance, first shining the Treasure Mirror on He Kao, then turned the mirror’s surface, gestured as if grabbing something away from it with another hand...

The Body Fixing Skill of the Observing Body Sect was executed by the old man using the Treasure Mirror, just like the assassin’s technique.

He Kao stood there motionless; the Steel Ruler at his side transformed into a sword light that flew out, not slashing toward Li Xiuyuan directly but swirling around to create an arc of light.

Li Xiuyuan’s divine sense turned chaotic; in that moment, he couldn’t lock onto He Kao, and his five senses couldn’t even perceive him. Even knowing he stood right there, a thrown stone likely wouldn’t hit him, as he couldn’t sense him at all.

The swirling sword light flickered and vanished, and He Kao had disappeared. He had just managed to use the Invisibility Ability of the Hidden Moth to flee through space, running off who knows where.

Turning his head, Li Xiuyuan saw He Kao coming back down the slope, grinning, "Thank you for the guidance, Master Li!"

Li Xiuyuan: "Did you just learn how to use it? The Rainfall Divine Sword is wasted in your hands!"

He Kao: "I didn’t need this move just now; I could rush over and cut him down."

Li Xiuyuan curled his lips, "Charging over while losing health, such risk and effort! You have the Invisibility Ability; you could easily first stealth away, then suddenly reappear in another position to catch him off guard!

Today’s opponent, you could withstand and rush to cut down. What if you face someone with higher cultivation that you can’t withstand, like that day with Fabre? Wouldn’t this move come in handy then?

Even if you can’t win, at least you can escape; maybe you could even flash back and sneak in a strike."

He Kao opened his mouth, eyes rolling up, starting to imagine such scenarios. A moment later, he said, "Yes, you are absolutely right! But against a Tier Six Cultivator like Fabre, could I really sever his divine sense lock?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Normally no, but since you have the Rainfall Divine Sword and the Invisibility Ability, if you really want to run, few in this world could keep you bound.

Even if I were targeting you, unwittingly, you might get away, which is why facing you, one should pin you down immediately, without hesitating with long-range control..."

He Kao: "If I really used that move, wouldn’t it expose my identity as the Hidden Moth?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Li Xiuyuan: "If it comes to that, preserving your life is the top priority."

After some thought, he frowned, "Too bad the Rainfall Divine Sword isn’t yours; you’ll have to return it to Elder Mei eventually. But as far as I know, there’s another Magical Treasure that, if used correctly, can momentarily block divine sense as well."

He Kao: "What Magical Treasure, could it be better than the Rainfall Divine Sword?"

Li Xiuyuan: "Of course it can’t compare to the Rainfall Divine Sword, but if used suddenly, it might conceal divine sense lock for a moment. I’ve seen it, you’ve probably heard of it, a set of Array Artifacts called the Four Seasons Flower Screen."

The Four Seasons Flower Screen? That was the proud creation of Supreme Elder Guo Qianhuai of the Micro Realm Sect. When the four elders besieged Master Dan Qiu and his disciples in the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven, they used this Array.

Is Elder Li implying something?

He Kao escorted Li Xiuyuan to Dragon Scale Slope, not in a rush to head to Flower Shocking Grotto Heaven. The appointment was for tomorrow night, after all. He turned and returned to Piaocai Grotto Heaven, immediately taking out the newly acquired Treasure Mirror.

A Magical Artifact like this requires thoughtful sacrificial refinement to master its wondrous uses. Sacrificial refinement is the process of using divine sense to sense and communicate with it, integrating it with the body, akin to examining and studying the function of one’s organs.

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