Hidden Moth

He Kao's words were something Xiaopang quite liked listening to. He ran over the next day and told him, "Out of the thirty-odd people in our department, I've only found two who aren't sick. Should I be careful when dealing with these two?"

He Kao: "Who are they?"

Xiaopang: "One is you, and the other is President E."

He Kao laughed: "Of course you have to be careful. Your master entrusted me to supervise your cultivation, and President E is the head of our department."

Xiaopang scratched his head and said, "Why do so many people have problems?"

He Kao: "You're not a doctor. You haven't figured out the difference between having issues and being sick. Some people just aren't completely healthy; certain functions might be weaker, but it doesn't mean they're sick."

Xiaopang: "Your tone sounds quite similar to my master's."

He Kao: "Elder Lin said the same thing?"

Xiaopang: "Yeah."

He Kao: "Then why do you say everyone is sick? Their constitution is just not perfect. Your master wants you to observe one person a day, accumulate a hundred virtues, until you reach Tier One Perfection... Did you do your homework today?"

Xiaopang: "I did! Early this morning, I found a bunch of issues with Old Zhang."

He Kao: "What about Old Zhang? Why didn't he come for lunch?"

They were talking in the company's cafeteria, lowering their voices as if discussing some secret. At this point, He Kao realized Old Zhang seemed to be missing.

Xiaopang: "He's already gone to the hospital, looking as pale as a ghost... Does this count as accumulating a virtue?"

He Kao sternly said: "Elder Lin's original words were, 'observe one person a day, accumulate a hundred virtues,' not about doing good deeds daily! Moreover, this isn't a good deed; you were just deliberately scaring him, right?"

The so-called "observe one person a day" means picking one observation target each day, carefully experiencing their meridians, qi, and blood flow, observing their characteristics, and analyzing possible causes if abnormalities are found.

The so-called "accumulate a hundred virtues" means analyzing these samples to draw conclusions about balanced qi for a hundred cases. The term "virtues" here means perfection, not performing good deeds.

Individual differences between people are huge, so enough sample size is needed to know who is relatively normal in different situations.

This is very important because the so-called normal state varies from person to person. A recovery standard for an athlete might be being able to play a soccer game, which won't be the same for an old math teacher.

This is the daily cultivation for a Tier One Diagnoser.

Of course, when necessary and possible, if something needs timely treatment, one could try to remind the person.

This morning, Xiaopang targeted Old Zhang because Old Zhang actively came for a chat. Xiaopang, acting concerned, said Old Zhang looked unwell, with dark circles and purplish lips — could there be heart issues?

Then he asked Old Zhang if he had been feeling this way or that. The more he asked, the more Old Zhang felt it. Originally fine, once back at his desk, Old Zhang inexplicably started sweating coldly.

Not even lunchtime yet, Old Zhang clutched his chest and went to ask President E for leave, saying he was uncomfortable and needed a hospital check-up. From his appearance, it was as if he feared sudden death at any moment...

Old Zhang indeed wasn't too healthy, with his heart and certain other functions not being great, mainly due to lifestyle habits. But as long as he doesn't do anything reckless, sudden death is unlikely.

Getting a check-up at the hospital is not a bad thing anyway.

Old Zhang's case was just a little episode, something Xiaopang could easily get into given his temperament. He Kao only reminded him of the precautions Lin Qingshuang had instructed.

Xiaopang couldn't find any problem with Gao Xue'e, and he didn't pay much attention anyway. In a department with so many people, there have to be a few who are healthy across the board, right? He simply categorized them as "good constitution, no issues."

As for He Kao, Xiaopang's current level couldn't see through him.

There are various methods and summarized experiences from predecessors to determine if someone is a sorcerer, but it's still difficult because nobody displays their cultivation realm on their forehead.

For example, Lin Qingshuang is good at Concealing Breath, and He Kao's cultivated Stealth Skill also has excellent Concealing Breath effects, making it hard to notice anything in normal situations.

Qian Guran was the cultivator who observed He Kao the most. He previously judged He Kao's cultivation to be at least Tier Two, mainly because ordinary people rarely have such an abundant state of Divine Qi.

But this judgment is only a guess and doesn't reveal what path the other person is on. However, once techniques are performed, the Divine Qi fluctuations can't be hidden.

On the day He Kao and Ren Zhongqing clashed, not only did it expose his Tier Three Cultivation, but it also confirmed to Qian Guran that he was indeed Earth Master Gu Chun's secret disciple since the Earth Formation Skill He Kao used was as skilled as Ren Zhongqing's.

He Kao's current situation is actually far more dangerous than Xiaopang's, so how does he judge if someone he encounters is a sorcerer? Jiang Daozhen had considered this issue long ago, so he gave He Kao a hack by leaving him with that Divine Thought Heart Seal.

In last October's Magic Sect disciple census, all formally registered sorcerers can be recognized by He Kao upon meeting, knowing their cultivation background... as long as the person doesn't deliberately hide.

This allows him to immediately recognize Second Uncle Xiao Guangnian and instantly identify Ren Zhongqing.

But the hack isn't omnipotent. Firstly, information about Elder Level sorcerers isn't included in this Divine Thought Heart Seal, and many "wild" sorcerers lack Magic Sect records.