Hidden Moth-Chapter 551 - 314: Success Lies in Seizing the Initiative

Walking out of the Ancestral Hall, Zhao Sanjin waved his hand and said, "I’ll see you off until here!"

Several people simultaneously bowed and cupped their hands, saying, "Farewell, Ancestor Zhao!"

Zhao Sanjin took a few steps, flashed, and was already standing on the stone bridge after passing through the stone market, glancing back from afar. He Kao happened to raise his head and look over, having a brief eye contact with Ancestor Zhao, suddenly feeling a blur before his eyes...

When he snapped back to his senses, he was already in another mountain wilderness, finding it hard to distinguish whether this was a real scene or an illusion realm.

Upon closer inspection, he found the environment familiar; it was precisely the valley in Ba Mountain Medicine Garden, full of Phoenix Feather Festival plants, with two Dragon Bone Branches at the center, both over a zhang tall and fully grown spirit medicine.

This must be a scene from some time in the past.

It felt like a journey through time... but being a Tier Five Cultivator, he quickly realized what was happening. He hadn’t traversed through space; it was merely a context for the communication of Primordial Spirits, likely due to Zhao Sanjin using some Great Divine Techniques.

In this situation, Zhao Sanjin stood beside him, looking at the valley and said, "Don’t be nervous, I mean no harm, just want to chat with you alone. May I ask if this was where you were ambushed by assassins?"

He Kao quickly turned to respond, "Yes, the exact process is just as Elder Jiang described."

Zhao Sanjin said, "Zheng Yisi doesn’t know I’ve already arrived, and you don’t need to tell him. If the right opportunity arises, please ask him for me—does he still remember the phrase, ’The cultivation has yet to cease, and for Yisi, it’s a wish’?"

He Kao asked, "Zheng Yisi is your disciple’s grandchild, Zhao Ci’s master?"

Zhao Sanjin replied, "Yes, that’s him."

He Kao asked, "What would be considered the right opportunity?"

Zhao Sanjin said, "Whenever you think it’s appropriate, that will be the time."

He Kao said, "Got it, I’ll remember." He vaguely guessed Zhao Sanjin’s intent; the phrase might be a hint for Zheng Yisi, but Zhao Sanjin didn’t want to meet Zheng Yisi in person.

Zhao Sanjin turned to look at him and said, "I must both apologize and thank you! You are very special, giving me an indescribable feeling, perhaps this is fate.

For yesterday’s events, I owe you a favor; for tomorrow’s affairs, I fear I will owe you yet another favor. Therefore, only today did you clearly see my emblem; just knowing it is enough, please don’t tell anyone else."

The words were somewhat inexplicable, likely hinting at something. Just as He Kao was about to speak, his view blurred again, and upon lifting his head, he found himself "back" in Flower Shocking Grotto Heaven.

He and Jiang Daozhen, along with Guo Qianhuai, were standing in front of the Ancestral Hall door, bowing and saluting, seeing Zhao Sanjin off.

Zhao Sanjin walked through the stone market, ascended the stone bridge, turned back from afar, and happened to have a direct gaze with him, then turned and soared into the sky, disappearing from sight.

Zhao Sanjin flew away, and the scene just now seemed as though it never happened.

"He did not use any Flying Divine Artifact; his Tier Eight Cultivation naturally encompasses such Divine Techniques. Today I finally witnessed it firsthand." Jiang Daozhen said, patting He Kao on the shoulder as he still seemed dazed.

Wei Luo’s voice sounded, "Master, once you break through to Tier Eight Cultivation, will you be able to fly too?"

Jiang Daozhen responded, "That will have to wait until I genuinely break through to Tier Eight."

He Kao seemed somewhat slow to react, and only then did he dumbfoundedly say, "Esteemed elders, did you see the emblem on Ancestor Zhao’s chest clearly?"

Guo Qianhuai puzzled asked, "Emblem, what emblem? I didn’t even see the clothes he wore clearly!"

Jiang Daozhen frowned and said, "I didn’t see the details clearly either, but the style seemed like a uniform, with an emblem on the left chest, but it’s a pity it wasn’t clear, like it was covered by a thin layer of code."

A thin code? This term is quite old, indicating that the elder has a wealth of experience. But He Kao dared not speak further; as Zhao Sanjin suggested, perhaps only he saw the other’s uniform and emblem clearly.

This was a clue intentionally left by Ancestor Zhao, and following it should lead to identifying which school it belonged to, and thus uncover Zhao Sanjin’s current identity...

At this moment, Jiang Daozhen summoned, "Xiao Kao, come with me to the Ancestral Hall to fetch the Pure Yang Pill and its accompanying Peony. According to the rules, you must collect them personally.

Afterward, you’ll stay in the Flower Shocking Grotto Heaven for a while. Once out, claim that you have completed the Taking Pills, avoiding further trouble."

Jiang Daozhen did not fly, and even walked at a normal human pace, making his way across the basin toward the Grotto Heaven Gate, with He Kao following behind the elder.

Earlier, Ancestor Zhao noticed Jiang Daozhen was undergoing a bone transformation, but in such a setting, He Kao dared not release his Divine Sense to check Jiang Daozhen’s condition.

Observing silently now, he found Jiang Daozhen indeed had something unusual, more accurately a somewhat abnormal vitality aura, elusive and vague, not quite human... as for the specifics, his Cultivation couldn’t make out the details.

As they approached the valley between the two mountains, the winding path became gradually rugged, and He Kao finally couldn’t resist asking, "What does it feel like to undergo a bone transformation?"

Jiang Daozhen asked in return, "Why don’t you ask me—how did I prove the Bone Transformation Tribulation?"

He Kao asked, "Then how did you take this step?"

Jiang Daozhen asked again, "What do you think?"

Interacting with this Grand Calculator often felt stuck, as if the bandwidth was limited, and the internet speed was insufficient, because he rarely revealed things actively, preferring you to guess.

He Kao had experience with this, knowing it didn’t matter if he guessed wrong, as the elder could provide hints through affirmative or negative responses.

So he asked, "The series of arrangements against the Xiao Alliance recently, was it your design for the breakthrough ceremony?"

Jiang Daozhen said, "At my level of cultivation, there’s no fixed protocol for practice, but if you choose to understand it so mundanely, there’s no harm in that. The Cultivation Realm of the Lingxi Skill must be validated by actual occurrences."