Hidden Moth-Chapter 527 - 299: Heaven and Earth Reveal the Wind’s Message (Part 4)

Seeing how He Kao speaks and handles things with cleverness, he doesn’t seem innately dim-witted.

He does put in effort, attending classes and completing assignments, yet he just can’t learn.

Or perhaps he seems to learn, but when it’s time to answer exam questions, he still gets most of them wrong.

Huang Xiaopang brings up this example to tell He Kao that in the face of entry-level Technique requirements, most people in this world are like He Kao.

He Kao is considered decent, can’t learn is can’t learn, but what’s worrisome is when someone can learn and glimpse the way in.

Trying to enter cultivation requires passing a test, traditionally known as the ordeal of desires, a natural filtering mechanism.

The term desires encompasses more than just sexual desire, broadly referring to any describable longing in the world.

The test for entering cultivation first makes a person extremely sensitive, where even the slightest stimuli become unusually intense.

This is a precursor to heightened sensory abilities, but the process is decidedly uncomfortable.

Responses to stimuli are strong, and all desires are magnified, leading to impulsive behavior and possibly a loss of emotional and behavioral control, doing things one wouldn’t usually do.

Like racing an e-bike on the sidewalk, running red lights on busy streets, lashing out at unappealing leaders or clients...

Huang Xiaopang shared an example, though it wasn’t his own experience, but something Meng Ya did.

Back then, Meng Ya was going through the ordeal state before entry; she once went to a milk tea shop for reasons now forgotten, only recalling a couple being overly affectionate nearby.

The guy was so sleazy in action and speech, getting on Meng Ya’s nerves the more she watched, until she unexpectedly charged forward and slapped him hard in the face!

The police got involved, but fortunately, she calmed down afterward, apologizing to the guy, explaining it was a case of mistaken identity, thinking he was her boyfriend due to uncanny resemblance...

The incident scared Meng Ya, prompting a focus on calmness and restraint, even to the point of finding a secluded place for solitary cultivation. Eventually, she overcame it.

Every action has an internal motive, including cultivation itself. A cultivator’s desires and emotions are incredibly intense, surpassing normal imagination, though it’s a different kind of state.

That’s why Huang Xiaopang sighs that entry is difficult, finding almost no suitable persons in his typical social circle to perform the ritual.

Curiously, He Kao asked, "Did Meng Ya really do that?"

Huang Xiaopang replied, "Absolutely! Entry-level cultivation isn’t easy, especially since Peng Xian, who taught her the Technique, was barely dedicated."

He Kao remarked, "But it seemed like you didn’t lose control when entering cultivation."

Huang Xiaopang finally laughed, "I’m not ordinary!" He quietly added, "There were times of overwhelming restlessness, indescribable, like ants crawling inside my heart... you know that feeling."

He Kao teased, "It’s no wonder you were getting foot massages every day back then."

Huang Xiaopang quickly covered He Kao’s mouth, "Don’t spread nonsense!"

He Kao brushed his hand aside, "Let’s talk seriously, you can bypass the promotion ritual and still break through to Tier Two Cultivation, as long as your cultivation is proficient."

Huang Xiaopang turned his head seriously to ask, "What, you have experience?"

Of course He Kao has experience, as he is already a Tier Three Healer cultivating the Observing Body Skill, and his ancient traditions lacked any promotion ritual.

Looking back now, he fully understands the true purpose of those rituals.

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