Hidden Moth

Chapter 77: Guest of Fate Astounding as a Celestial (Part 3)


The sender might not be aware of these underlying messages, but He Kao can interpret them.

Especially intriguing is that Senior Lin Qingshuang sent another annotated technique. She had previously annotated the Observation Secret Manual for He Kao, focusing mainly on pre-entry content.

This time, the annotation could no longer be called an annotation; it's more like an addition and revision, mainly targeting the content on the second and third pages.

If He Kao hadn't realized the Nihility View technique behind the portal, and the subsequent Insect Concealment Skill, but continued cultivating the set of "Hidden Moth Temple" he organized, then at this stage, he should be working on the subsequent techniques from this annotation.

Originally, Lin Qingshuang told him the later content couldn't be cultivated nor should it be.

The previous annotation on the technique was mainly based on practical cultivation experience, which Lin Qingshuang could manage, as it only concerned the essentials of Observation Method's entry-level.

However, making additions and revisions to a complete technique and its advanced content, even with her Tier Three Cultivation, would likely be impossible.

Lin Qingshuang explained that it's not her work but done by Elder Jiang, the Tier Six Calculator from Lingxi Sect's Ancestral Hall.

He Kao practiced secret technique formulas of unknown origin, which concerned Lin Qingshuang, but she also knew it was difficult to dissuade him, so she previously sent that set of the "Observation Secret Manual" to her senior brother, whose insights contributed to the annotation.

The following content made her senior brother dizzy too, deciding it couldn't be practiced, and then he passed that set of "Observation" to Elder Jiang from Lingxi Sect.

Because a major hobby of Elder Jiang is studying these so-called "secret manuals," which are of unknown origin and incomprehensible to anyone.

Elder Jiang, being knowledgeable and deeply cultivated, can verify the nuances of various techniques and is best at calculating potential. He deduced the possible and feasible content based on the characteristics of this set of Observation Method, then supplemented and revised it based on He Kao's summary.

But Elder Jiang said his work could go no further, as he couldn't deduce the subsequent cultivation techniques. Moreover, the later content of that material holds no reference value anymore.

To put it bluntly, the valuable parts have been exhausted, limited to the realm equivalent to Tier One Sorcerer after entry.

The Magic Sect has a mature and rigorous technique system verified and continuously improved by countless people over thousands of years, so the alleged secret technique formula practically holds zero cultivation value.

For Elder Jiang, it was merely an interesting research exploration, but the technique should not be practiced rashly, otherwise, not only is it difficult to complete, there's a high probability of encountering issues.

What kind of issues might arise? The annotation also mentions——

"This Observation Method is extremely perilous at the Initial Realm; one must quickly break the gate, otherwise, there's a fear of personality disintegration.

If it doesn't fit the path, practicing for even one more day leads to one more day's troubles, gradually losing oneself, as if a spectator, or as if observing no one, neglecting what should be thought, and as time goes on, fear grows near to thoughtlessness.

Upon entering this realm for cultivation, one should seek Tier One Perfection to break the gate and make progress. If tardy, do not continue practicing.

In any technique cultivation, the importance is on stable foundation, deepening efficacy with time, achieving breakthroughs naturally. The various advancement ceremonies of the Magic Sect merely seek easy opportunity for gate-breaking.

This secret technique places such emphasis, seemingly contrary to the fundamentals of cultivation, never attempt lightly, as there's actually another knack. Before entry, one must accumulate potential for long enough, reaching the point of no further progress, then can achieve completion in one go post-entry.

One must choose the top-tier individual, nurturing them meticulously for years, inwardly pursuing mental awareness, outwardly waiting for opportunity to move, then can begin. But with such superior seed, why take such a risk without path?"

In summary, this annotation is simply the result of Elder Jiang's deduced conclusion with some sighs.

Yet, as He Kao sees it, the core idea is that by following this set of Observation Method, after entry, one must strive to perfect the Tier One technique as quickly as possible, breaking through to Tier Two at the fastest speed.

If that's unachievable, then he shouldn't continue practicing.

Such emphasis appears completely contrary to the main point of technique cultivation, which advocates gradual progression, steady progress, without haste.

But from another angle, it actually demands a stable foundation and gradual progress, essentially requiring post-entry to rapidly achieve Tier One Perfection to break through Tier Two. If unable, it means not meeting the requirements of this technique.

The practitioner chooses the technique, and the technique chooses the practitioner.

If facts prove someone isn't suitable to continue practicing this technique yet insists on practicing, what follows is clearly detailed in the annotation. He Kao even went online to look up what personality disintegration was about.

Comparing his condition, it is far from reaching that level, making him slightly relieved.

Regarding the annotation's mention of "gradually losing oneself, as if a spectator, or observing no one, neglecting what should be thought," once one practices Nihility View entry-level, this influence is indeed hard to avoid, dictated by the technique's own characteristics.

He Kao can ascertain he hasn't become dull or stupid, nor has his memory and thinking ability diminished, just occasionally forgets something he originally would have thought of.

Post-entry, one must quickly break through to Tier Two, but how quick is quick? Anyway, never delay, seize the time to practice diligently, ideally finding a place for seclusion, striving to break through to Tier Two within a month.

If within a month it's unattainable... then don't practice anymore.

The fundamental technique of Tier One from Insect Concealment Skill, also called "Observing Me," has been inherited by He Kao after passing the portal.

Looking again at the technique Lin Qingshuang sent this time, examining the specific additions and deletions in the annotation, it astonishingly aligns with the Observing Me that He Kao received, with some subtle differences possibly emphasized elsewhere, but essentially the same line of thought.

He Kao greatly admires Elder Jiang from Lingxi Sect, briefly amazed by his genius!

That Elder Jiang should not have seen Insect Concealment Skill, otherwise the Magic Sect wouldn't have failed to restore the Hidden Moth Lineage in one thousand two hundred years, yet based on the initial content He Kao summarized from the "Observation Secret Manual," he remarkably deduced the subsequent Tier One technique.

Lin Qingshuang not only informed He Kao that it is the work of Elder Jiang from Lingxi Sect, she also added——

Elder Jiang, besides having regular contact with the Ancestral Hall, is elusive, with only two other Elders from the Ancestral Hall knowing his whereabouts... but it's said his hometown is also Qi Yuan North of the River, making him a fellow countryman of He Kao!

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