Hidden Moth

This prophecy, this answer, definitely cannot be an ordinary matter; it must be worthy enough for the achievements of a Tier Seven Grand Calculator.

Jiang Daozhen considered himself a prodigy, becoming a Tier Six Calculator before the age of forty. Yet for many years, he was muddled about how to advance further, until suddenly one day, he felt as though a blessed insight had arrived, sensing that the opportunity had come.

That was because he discovered that a young man from his hometown, Zhou Du from the neighboring village, turned out to be the legendary Hidden Moth.

Jiang Daozhen's research on the Hidden Moth could be said to surpass all others of his era. But he discovered that Zhou Du was not a True Moth, nor could he possibly become one.

In ancient times, the Sect Leaders of the Hidden Moth lineage were passed down through rituals, and it had to be to a disciple of the Hidden Moth Sect because others couldn't truly control the Hidden Moth Object.

Since the Hidden Moth lineage was lost, Hidden Moths kept appearing in the world, as the Divine Artifact Spirit sought hosts; however, for those who became Hidden Moths, it was not necessarily a good thing.

No Hidden Moth Sorcerers existed in the world. According to Jiang Daozhen's analysis, either the previous Hidden Moths chose to pass their legacy to the next generation, or the Divine Artifact Spirit independently sought those most suitable to cultivate the Hidden E Technique.

This formed an unresolvable cycle; those who became Hidden Moths had no chance to cultivate the Hidden Moth Technique further.

The pre-requisites for Entry Level of the Hidden Moth Technique were very high, while Tier One cultivation demanded even more extreme requirements. Regardless of one's talent, without a foundational cultivation basis, becoming a Hidden Moth and using its power only consumed one's own strength.

Theoretically, Jiang Daozhen could ignore this; for someone like him, intervening often meant altering his own destiny.

But following a blessed insight, he designed a ritual intending to summon the true Hidden Moth back. He found He Kao to be very talented, and peculiarly, he was the true son of the Hidden Moth himself—where else could he find such an opportunity?

The pendant seemed ordinary, yet Jiang Daozhen enlisted several Magic Gate Elders for assistance. Under a Tier Seven Grand Master's guidance, everyone collaborated to finally refine it successfully.

It wasn't that the pendant was extraordinarily precious or mysterious, but Jiang Daozhen's requirements were extremely demanding, asking for it to be worn by a three-year-old child.

Wearing it over time subtly refined one's mind, sharpened senses, ensured calmness in crises, all without negatively affecting one's spirit or form...

Several masters deliberated for considerable time, simulating various scenarios, before ultimately deciding to bestow only "Calm the Spirit and Settle the Qi" and "Malicious Detection" as the two simple effects.

Though seemingly simple, it required substantial thought.

Any artifact refining master hearing such a request would probably hit someone on the spot; the feeling was akin to spending effort as though slaughtering several pigs, only in order to make a domestic stir-fried meat dish?

Due to this magical artifact's clever use, regardless of how well one eloquently described it, the benefits were not substantial for a sorcerer who has already entered. In fact, those above-mentioned effects were primarily to align a person as closely as possible with the conditions required for practicing the Hidden Moth Technique.

Yet, the face of Grand Elder Jiang finally succeeded in delivering the "Evil-warding Pendant" into the hands of the old carpenter. The old carpenter decided—to let his oldest grandson wear it.

At that moment, the ritual had already begun.

No advancement ritual in this world can guarantee success, let alone one transitioning from Tier Six to Tier Seven?

This was Jiang Daozhen's own design, and his own choice to take that step, for his cultivation had long reached the Tier Six Peak with nowhere further to advance... He knew some circumstances, but some were unexpected.

The Tier Six breakthrough to Tier Seven ritual, regardless of its design, during its execution, cannot employ Technique powers to interfere with external matters. For the Lingxi Skill, there were even unique requirements… what precisely, Jiang Daozhen didn't elaborate.

Amidst the shadow of the Parasol Tree, He Kao seemed to have sat for a long time or just for a fleeting moment, finally came back to his senses and looked at Jiang Daozhen to ask, "So, elder…"

Before He Kao finished speaking, Jiang Daozhen eagerly nodded and said, "Yes, this is the final step to completing the advancement ritual; it's something I realized much later.

Today you finally come before me, telling me—the ritual succeeded!"

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