Hidden Moth-Chapter 513 - 292: Spreading All Things in Harmony with the Spirit

Over the millennia, the Xiao Alliance has sent countless individuals to infiltrate the Magic Sect. Some defected, some were exposed and fled, while others initially disguised themselves well but were later discovered by the Magic Sect...

From the perspective of the Xiao Alliance, these people made significant contributions, especially in ensuring the complete continuation of the Xiao Alliance’s technique inheritance.

The Xiao Alliance operates in the shadows, which means it cannot openly recruit disciples or publicly reveal its sect’s fundamental land, grotto heaven dojo, or the identities of its elders like the Magic Sect.

Therefore, despite its considerable size and strong high-tier forces, it cannot be compared to the Magic Sect.

To maintain the uninterrupted continuity of the seven techniques’ complete inheritance, many conditions are necessary. Firstly, it’s best to have someone achieve great success in cultivation in every generation, with no long-term interruptions.

Secondly, there should be no disruption caused by internal turmoil leading to broken inheritance; from the fundamental intentions of the founding ancestor’s techniques to the enhancements and summaries of past predecessors, all must be preserved intact.

For the Xiao Alliance, this is clearly very difficult. Even in recent years, when the Xiao Alliance has developed into the best period in its history, possessing six great success cultivators, it still lacks a calculator.

However, the Magic Sect does not face such worries. Even during the internal conflict and division a millennium ago, only the technique inheritance of the Hidden Moth Sect was lost and discontinued; the technique legacy of the other seven great Magic Sects continued intact.

Especially with the establishment of the Ancestral Hall system, each elder of the Ancestral Hall masters the fundamental techniques of the seven great Magic Sects, which further ensures the stability and continuity of the technique inheritance.

The Ancestral Hall also has a unique significant advantage: it possesses the seven great sect grotto heavens. As long as disciples break through to Tier Four, they can obtain the high-tier techniques left by the founding ancestors during the secondary inheritance ceremony.

This is the grotto heaven divine thought, the source technique created by the founding ancestor!

The grotto heaven divine thought conveys only the source technique from the founding ancestor, but the Ancestral Hall and the elders of each great Magic Sect also grasp the cultivation insights of past predecessors, as well as the latest explorations and various developments of techniques.

In recent times, the Xiao Alliance has actually been learning from the Magic Sect’s Ancestral Hall system, though they would never admit it publicly. Specifically, they have also established an Elder Council...

The Xiao Alliance’s development to the present day is, in fact, due to the continued existence of the Magic Sect.

Constantly training disciples to infiltrate the Magic Sect, as long as someone succeeds in each era, they can again obtain a complete high-tier technique inheritance, including various cultivation experience summaries.

For example, the advancement ceremonies of various techniques, which were not part of the founding ancestor’s ancient techniques, have been continuously improved over the millennium.

They might even "bring back" certain magical treasures or elixirs, including artifact catalogs and alchemy formulas.

The significant artifacts owned by the Xiao Alliance are basically those taken during the internal unrest of the Magic Sect a millennium ago, but there are other items, with some self-made and others obtained through such means.

For a thousand years, the Xiao Alliance has been doing this, though sometimes it’s hard to succeed, and sometimes there are greater gains.

Whether they admit it or not, in some sense, they have parasitized the Magic Sect to some extent.

The Magic Sect has naturally become aware of this situation, and over time, certain traditional habits have changed correspondingly.

For instance, after Qian Guran broke through Tier Four, he spent heavily to buy He Kao’s pair of golden paperweights. Seizing the opportunity to undergo the secondary inheritance in Phoenix Tail Town, he requested the elder to refine them into magical treasure embryos, which required considerable favors.

Then, Old Qian nurtured and refined this magical treasure embryo, attempting to craft it into his personal magical artifact.

However, in the Magic Sect a thousand years ago, when disciples reached Tier Four and finished their training, elders would directly grant artifacts, and even if they didn’t have suitable magical treasures, they would find ways to specially create a finished artifact for the disciple. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Several elders gave He Kao several magical treasures, such as a beast tooth pendant, chess pieces and board, spirit lock array, Hidden Moth Gauze, moth wings, seemingly granted casually.

Even so, He Kao felt his possessions were too meager, whereas in Old Qian’s eyes, he was probably already decked out in divine gear!

He Kao and the Hidden Moth Sect were just special cases; Qian Guran’s treatment was the norm for disciples of the Magic Sect.

In the treasures of various great Magic Sects, magical treasures are not lacking, yet elders rarely directly grant artifacts. The reasons for doing so not only cultivate the disciples’ abilities but also stem from many circumstances over the millennium.

When the inherited magical artifacts in the sect’s treasury are needed by sect disciples performing duties or by sorcerers dispatched by the sect, they are issued for use by the sect, but ownership remains with the sect.

There are instances where masters grant magical artifacts to disciples, but those are often self-made from collected materials.

Many things in the world are difficult to satisfy both sides. Since the Magic Sect aims to uphold the founding ancestor’s vision in creating the sect, they must undertake that responsibility with effort and sacrifice.

The Magic Sect is not a dependency of the Ancestral Hall, but the Magic Sect of all those who have achieved in cultivating techniques in the world. Anyone who cultivates techniques to Tier Four can sense the grotto heaven summon and may proceed to the grotto heaven to return to the sect, where they can receive secondary inheritance.

To the Xiao Alliance, this is the inherent and insurmountable weakness and flaw of the Magic Sect, which can be well exploited.

In order for the Ancestral Hall to maintain an inclusive and embracing attitude, this must be done. Therefore, over the millennium, the Xiao Alliance has constantly used this infiltration method, with someone occasionally succeeding.

Yet Qi Nansheng’s situation was too unique. He not only successfully infiltrated the Alchemy Sect but also broke through to Tier Six cultivation, succeeded the Alchemy Sect leader, and became an elder of the Ancestral Hall.