Hidden Moth-Chapter 500 - 284: A Universe in the Jar, Hustle Within

Each grotto heaven in the Magic Sect contains a stone square, identical in design but with different inscriptions. The one in the Floating Colors Grotto Heaven is inscribed with "Hidden Moth," the Flower Shocking Grotto Heaven with "Shock Sect," and the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven with "Dan Hill."

This person calls himself "Master Dan Qiu." Apart from the founding patriarch who created the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven, no subsequent disciple, not even the sect leaders throughout the ages, would dare to assume such a venerable title, let alone self-proclaim it. This is indeed a blatant and naked display of arrogance and conceit.

It might be a cultural difference or perhaps youthful arrogance—it’s unclear, but he gave himself such a title regardless. Jiang Daozhen once said that when he first heard this title, he foresaw today’s events... Is the Lingxi Skill truly that mystical?

In truth, the logic of the Divine Stick is quite dialectical. If the prophecy comes true, it certainly sounds impressive; if the calculation is wrong, then there’s no more to be said.

However, the Lingxi Skill is indeed profound. It allows one to see the entire forest by observing a single leaf, deducing a multitude of things from scattered clues. Such experts often refrain from prying into the secrets of the heavens easily, for a miscalculation could greatly affect their cultivation.

They usually rely on their own cultivation realms to calculate many things that others might glimpse but would not usually consider. On this foundation, they employ the appropriate methods, thus significantly increasing the success rate of their prophecies.

There’s another matter Jiang Daozhen hasn’t shared with anyone, not even Gu Chun, Li Xiuyuan, and others. Everything that happened today was indeed a ceremony he designed for his own advancement.

It wasn’t an advancement from Tier Seven to Tier Eight, but rather from Tier Six to Tier Seven.

An astute person always has multiple plans, and Jiang Daozhen, being deeply strategic, had designed an advancement ceremony for himself to cultivate He Kao into the first True Moth in millennia. However, the variables in this matter were too great, and he nearly miscalculated.

Now, he indeed succeeded, but that’s a conclusion drawn from hindsight. Back then, he had been trapped for twenty-three years, and if he didn’t advance soon, his lifespan would not last much longer.

Upon hearing that someone from the Xiao Alliance claimed to be Master Dan Qiu, he arranged another ritualistic strategy, which was equivalent to designing another ceremony.

As to whether this ceremony could successfully promote him to Tier Seven, Jiang Daozhen was never certain. It was just one of his backup plans, something required of him as a Sect Law Hall Elder.

Today, his scheme finally came to fruition, but Jiang Daozhen had already successfully advanced to a Tier Seven Grand Calculator, no longer needing the help of this advancement ceremony, hence his remark that Master Dan Qiu’s arrival was ill-timed.

Though today’s events are unrelated to Jiang Daozhen’s advancement, they are still crucial to the Magic Sect as it’s an excellent opportunity to eliminate external threats and eradicate internal decay.

Master Dan Qiu, naturally unaware of these internal affairs, looked around and said, "For all the calculations and predictions, it’s you two elders who were overlooked, one too old to be of use, the other just a shrewd calculator.

Now that the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven is under our control and the gates are closed, having you two walk right into our net is a pleasant surprise. Why not surrender willingly, rather than damaging the grotto heaven scenery by fighting?"

This was quite a candid statement.

Guo Qianhuai is an Artifact Refining Master. Affairs like scolding street urchins aside, he has barely ever fought anyone in his life. In recent decades, Zou Tianjin and other disciples handled everything, rendering his involvement unnecessary.

As the Supreme Elder of Micro Realm Sect, Guo Qianhuai doesn’t have much experience in magical combat, but he is proficient in artifact refining and well-versed in the usage of various magical treasures, while Jiang Daozhen would never engage in fighting.

Historically, no one heard of matters in the Magic Sect requiring disciples of the Lingxi Sect to roll up their sleeves and brawl. Nor has anyone heard of Elder Jiang fighting. In a competitive setting, a Grand Calculator is the best support, playing the role of strategist.

In magical combat among cultivators, many factors determine victory, and it doesn’t always come down to having a higher cultivation level.

Master Dan Qiu himself is a Tier Six Pharmacist and isn’t necessarily afraid of these two elders in a combat situation. The more crucial point is that his accomplice, Geng Yanxin, already took over the Grotto Heaven Array Core and closed the gates.

Now with the Immortal Pot Grotto Heaven under their control, Master Dan Qiu remains fearless even after his whereabouts were discovered.

Guo Qianhuai, however, shook his head and said, "No worries, no worries. Go ahead and try if you want. Destroying a few houses, ruining a few fields—it’s only the Alchemy Sect’s property, nothing I’d feel heartache over since it can be restored later."

Jiang Daozhen also chuckled, saying, "Even with Geng Yanxin, you can’t truly control the grotto heaven. Are you sure you can win if you make a move?"

At that moment, Master Dan Qiu suddenly attacked without warning. With a flick of the wrist, he and his disciple released a folding fan from their sleeves. One side of the fan was black, the other white. As they waved the fans, their figures intertwined, moving simultaneously left and right.

The fan bones turned into swords, black and white, densely shooting towards Guo Qianhuai and Jiang Daozhen. It wasn’t the fan bones that flew out but mana refined into sword-like forms, locking onto the target and striking instantly.

Though Master Dan Qiu wasn’t an Eastern Country native, he did know the Eastern Country saying "the villain dies from talking too much," so he kept his words brief. His previous remarks were just a ruse to cover the ambush, conveying a message to his disciple through divine thought.

The surprise attack was abrupt, but the two elders seemed to have anticipated it, not even changing expressions.

As soon as the fan left the sleeve, Guo Qianhuai waved his hand, summoning four screens from the ground to stand before him. They were made of ancient sandalwood, with patterns depicting Lansheng Stone, Lotus emerging from water, Osmanthus under the moon, and Plum Blossoms in Snow.