Hidden Moth-Chapter 559 - 319: Originating from Lofty Mountains, Worrying about Flowing Waters

Chapter 559: Chapter 319: Originating from Lofty Mountains, Worrying about Flowing Waters

Uncle Jiang’s analogy is quite interesting; the most important effect of the Pure Yang Pill is to assist in Bone Marrow Cleansing, which can improve a person’s cultivation aptitude.

Zhang San’s score improved from forty to sixty, implying that a person lacking innate talent can barely achieve entry level in cultivation. Li Si’s score improved from ninety to ninety-five, indicating that a talented person has taken another small step forward.

From a utilitarian perspective, Zhang San improved by twenty points, while Li Si improved by five points. Of course, giving the pill to Zhang San seems more cost-effective, gaining an advantage of fifteen points.

But the situation isn’t that simple. Even if Zhang San achieves entry level in cultivation, he might remain a Low-tier Sorcerer for life, with cultivation reaching at most Tier Two, while truly profound techniques can only be cultivated by High-tier Cultivators.

If the pill were given to Li Si instead, perhaps there would be a slight hope for him to break through to Great Success, which would mean a world of difference for the Magic Sect.

In the first batch of Pure Yang Pills, why were they first given to the Sect Leaders and Stewards of various sects? Besides rewarding their contributions, another reason is that they themselves represent the highest cultivation and best aptitude within the Magic Sect.

To achieve a breakthrough to Great Success or even higher cultivation, one cannot rely solely on aptitude; all necessary conditions are indispensable. But without sufficient aptitude, nothing can be discussed, as it’s the most important foundation.

If He Kao were Li Si, with his aptitude increased from ninety to ninety-five, then what if he took even more Pure Yang Pills, like two, three, or even four or five? He might gradually improve from ninety-five to ninety-nine.

The only problem is, how could one obtain so many Pure Yang Pills?

Watching He Kao doing calculations in the wagon, Jiang Daozhen added, "The Pure Yang Pills produced this time aren’t just thirty-six, but equivalent to seventy-one!"

He didn’t mention the second batch, indicating the first batch, with Peony taken by two people together, the effects are the same as taking it alone, with the condition that one of them must have Tier Five cultivation.

In this situation, if someone takes the pill alone, it doesn’t make sense; this would be a massive waste of resources, as everyone would choose to take it together with others.

Thus, who they are willing to take along becomes very crucial, which is another opening the Sect Law Hall has provided... In this way, it is entirely possible for someone to have the chance to take multiple Pure Yang Pills.

Only Jiang Daozhen’s situation is quite special. Zhao Sanjin already pointed out that he isn’t suitable to take it with others; both Pure Yang Pill and Peony must be taken alone.

This would somewhat help in transforming and cleansing the bones, but its effect isn’t significant. The main point is to experience the process, as further consumption yields no additional benefits. By factoring in his unique situation, Jiang Daozhen mentioned the figure of seventy-one pills. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Although Jiang Daozhen didn’t explicitly state anything, He Kao already understood the attitude of the Sect Law Hall and him.

By coming again to Jinghua Village at the westernmost end of Phoenix Tail Town, Jiang Daozhen parked the tricycle in the village for charging, and the two walked towards the heights of the countryside outside the village.

Just as they were about to reach the Grotto Heaven Gate, Jiang Daozhen stopped and stood by a stream, looking back at the mountain basin where the village is located, suddenly asking, "Xiao Kao, have you noticed any issues currently affecting the Magic Sect?"

He Kao: "Ah, which aspect are you referring to?"

Jiang Daozhen: "Never mind, I won’t trouble you any further. The current issue with the Magic Sect is—lack of successors."

He Kao: "That can’t be right; there are currently over seven thousand disciples registered, most of whom are young junior disciples. How can there be a lack of successors?"

Jiang Daozhen glanced at him: "Do you know how old I am this year?"

He Kao tentatively joked, "Ninety-nine?"

This joking reference is to an ancient custom in their hometown, where elderly folks often claim to be ninety-nine after surpassing a hundred years of age. Nowadays, this is rarely mentioned.

Jiang Daozhen was amused: "Not that exaggerated, but I am eighty-eight. Among the Sect Law Hall Elders, aside from the one junior disciple Mei Guyu, the youngest Elder Ye is sixty-six this year; doesn’t that suggest a problem?"

He Kao: "But the elders’ cultivation has transcended their age, so what’s the issue?"

Each level of cultivation realm actually has corresponding achievements of transcendence, such as Tier One being sensory transcendence, Tier Two being physical transcendence, Tier Three being mental transcendence... By Tier Six, one of the achievements is transcending age.

They aren’t concerned about their age; as long as their life span isn’t exhausted, their appearance is merely a reflection of their state of mind.

Jiang Daozhen: "That’s not what I mean. Let me ask, in your opinion, who in Lingxi Sect has the most hope of breaking through Tier Six Calculator cultivation next?"

He Kao: "Of course, it’s Junior Sister Wei."

He could only answer this way, as Lingxi Sect has two other Tier Five Stewards, but He Kao isn’t familiar with them, having only heard their names without seeing them. Furthermore, Wei Luo, in her early twenties, is the most outstanding disciple among the young generation in the sect.

Jiang Daozhen: "Don’t you think there’s quite an age difference between our master-disciple relationships?"

Having said this, He Kao realized there indeed was a bit of a problem. According to the internal tradition of the Magic Sect, disciples should be at least twenty years younger than their elders, but Wei Luo’s age is much too young compared to her master.

Among the younger disciples of the Magic Sect, the one with the greatest achievement is naturally Mei Guyu. She is only twenty-five this year, yet she already has Tier Six Perfect Cultivation, and He Kao knows that she has recently entered the Vacuum Realm. If she successfully undergoes a tribulation, she can break through to Tier Seven Cultivation.

Almost as if he can always know what’s on He Kao’s mind, Jiang Daozhen spoke again, "Mei Guyu is very young, two years younger than you, and is now an elder of the Sect Law Hall, but as of now, the Magic Sect only has one Mei Guyu!

Among your generation of disciples, many are not young anymore.

In fact, after Mei Guyu broke through the Tier Six Calculator, according to the Magic Sect’s tradition, the Sect Law Hall should prepare to update the registration sequence. By then, if we older sorcerers do not have special reasons, we will no longer take in apprentices, and the successors from now on will be under the tutelage of your generation of disciples.

But the Magic Sect has delayed this for several years, and even now they have not made such arrangements. Do you know the reason?"

This question does not actually require a response from He Kao, as the divine thought within the words explains it. The reason is that in the younger generation of disciples in the Magic Sect, up until recent years, only Mei Guyu has broken through to Tier Six Great Success Cultivation.

The principle for elders of the Sect Law Hall is that only Great Success Cultivators can take on this role. If it weren’t for Mei Guyu, there would be a concern about a gap in succession.

The current mainstream sorcerers of the Magic Sect, from Jiang Daozhen to Wei Luo, have experienced the entire process of the Eastern Country transitioning from a backward agrarian society to a fully industrialized era, and then entering the information era.

In the midst of such drastic changes in the social environment, the cultivation and inheritance of techniques have also been tested severely, forming a relative gap within the Magic Sect.

Only in recent years has the Magic Sect explored relatively mature inheritance experiences under the new era’s background, first reflected in the increase of new entry-level disciples.

However, for He Kao’s generation of sorcerers to become the backbone of the Magic Sect, they still need time and space to grow in terms of quality.

Jiang Daozhen concluded with profound meaning, "Wei Luo is the future of the Lingxi Sect, and Mei Guyu is the future of the entire Magic Sect. As for you, you are the hope to protect the future of the Magic Sect...

I once made Wei Luo swear in front of the Ancestral Master’s Tablet. In private, as long as you do not become her enemy, and in public, as long as you do not engage in prohibited actions, she will always trust and support you.

At that time, she made a condition, which was to visit Qi Yuan to see for herself what kind of person you are?

This time, I hope you also make a vow. No matter what achievements you obtain in the future, you must not turn against the Sect Law Hall, nor defect from the Magic Sect. You must assist the Sect Law Hall and lead the Magic Sect, always upholding righteousness and truth in inheritance.

Even if you encounter the schemes and betrayal of traitors within the Magic Sect, you must hold steadfast!"

He Kao nodded without hesitation, answering with just one word: "Alright."

This matter might still confuse others, but He Kao didn’t ask further. For instance, the phrase "even if you encounter the schemes and betrayal of traitors within the Magic Sect," would certainly cause others to doubt, but He Kao has already experienced it.

Not all bad things can be blamed on the Xiao Alliance. Back then, those who plotted against him, people like Zhao Hai Zhen and Peng Xian, and the later faction of the Huiming Shi Family, all came from within the Magic Sect.

Jiang Daozhen is going into seclusion for a tribulation, and no one dares to claim with absolute certainty that he will succeed. What worries him the most at this moment?

After pouring decades of effort, he successfully cultivated the first True Moth seen in a thousand years, with hopes of restoring the Hidden Moth Lineage. Naturally, the next step is to hope that the Hidden Moth Lineage can return to the Magic Sect.

But there are still significant obstacles to this, and He Kao may face various doubts and difficulties. Because of the special divine techniques of the Hidden Moth, there will surely be jealousy and schemes from within the Magic Sect.

The historical lesson from a thousand years ago when the Hidden Moth Lineage broke with the Magic Sect and suffered an attack is still fresh, and various suspicions are unavoidable. If Jiang Daozhen is still around, he could control the situation, but what if Jiang Daozhen is no longer here?

If due to certain circumstances, the Hidden Moth Lineage breaks with the Magic Sect again, or if He Kao leaves the Magic Sect in anger, all the hard work of Jiang Daozhen and others will be wasted, and the Magic Sect will suffer irreparable harm.

Jiang Daozhen doesn’t need to spell it out for He Kao, who already knows that this vow is one he must make.

For ordinary people, vows seem to have no binding force, but for cultivators, it’s different, especially when there is an official oath-taking ceremony, which inevitably involves the mind-state in cultivation.

Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation, the greater the impact of the vow.

If one reaches Tier Six Great Success Cultivation, unless they realize the vow’s premise is false or invalid, a cultivator will honor their vow.

Therefore, Great Success Cultivators do not easily make vows, and once they do, it is akin to making a resolution.

Making such a vow, whether for He Kao or Wei Luo, would actually be more secure after they break through to Tier Six Cultivation. But Jiang Daozhen can’t wait; the world can’t be so perfectly arranged, and the most suitable time is when it’s needed.

What truly surprised He Kao is that Jiang Daozhen actually had Wei Luo also make a vow, and for that vow, Wei Luo even made a special trip to Qi Yuan to see him for herself... She probably agreed only after seeing that he was suitable.

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