Hidden moth

Chapter 307 Sword Qi Rushes Through a Narrow Flower Field

He recognized it; the fruit was called Phoenix Feather Knot. The environment in this valley was excellent, and many of the Phoenix Feather Knots growing here had reached the standard for cultivation medicine.

Most spiritual medicines for cultivation cannot be taken directly, especially not by ordinary people, but the Phoenix Feather Knot is an exception. Once ripe, it can be eaten like fruit, and its main function is to moisten and eliminate stagnation.

For ordinary people, it can regulate the stomach and intestines and aid digestion. If used in the refining of elixirs, it is a very useful auxiliary medicine that can help to better transport and absorb the spiritual effects.

This ingredient can also be added to the Jade Pill refined by He Kao.

It was rare to see such a large patch of highly effective medicinal herbs, so he planned to pick some to try and study them. This place was clearly a maintained medicinal field… but it was a bit strange; why were there no magic arrays?
With such a large area of ​​phoenix feather knots growing there, and traces of human intervention in the valley, one would expect that at least a simple spirit-gathering array should have been set up.

He Kao, of course, did not need to walk into the bushes to pick the fruit one by one. He immediately used his divine sense to control objects, selected ripe fruits with good spiritual effects, rolled them up, and immediately noticed something was wrong.

Despite the excellent environment, the earth's spiritual energy was disordered and restless, as if it had suffered some kind of shock and had not yet recovered... He suddenly realized four words—framing and trapping!
There used to be a magic array here, including not only a spirit-gathering array but also a simple protective array. However, not long ago, the array was destroyed!
Setting up formations and cultivating medicinal herbs in the deep mountains is no easy task. To destroy it without authorization is tantamount to making an enemy. Who would do such a thing?
Sweep your divine sense further into the distance, and in the center of the valley, surrounded by shrubs and flowers, there are three pits of different sizes. Judging from the marks, they were just dug up, and some plants must have been uprooted.

Of course, a natural medicinal field cannot grow only one kind of thing. If some medicinal herbs are planted in a clever and reasonable way, they can even have a mutually beneficial effect.

The person who created this medicinal field clearly took advantage of the gathering characteristics of phoenix feather knots to cultivate an even rarer spiritual herb, and a large-sized one at that.

Judging from the traces alone, the three plants were of different ages, yet they were all uprooted, which is not a normal situation for taking medicinal herbs.

Usually, medicinal herbs are used. If flowers, leaves, fruits, or branches are needed, the plant itself should be protected as much as possible.

Just as He Kao could not possibly cut down the jade parasol tree to collect the jade parasol seeds.

Even when the whole plant needs to be used in medicine, it is important to be careful with the amount. Often, new plants are cultivated first to replace the old ones, otherwise there will be no more plants to use later.

Every trace of this place, large or small, has been dug up, clearly indicating that someone broke the formation to steal the spiritual herbs. Someone did this, and then this person happens to pass by – is he trying to pin the crime on him?
Whether or not that was the case, He Kao also planned to get away from the trouble as soon as possible. However, as he turned around, he realized that someone was spying on him, but he did not know where the spying came from.

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Across a mountain, in another valley in the distance, a man is standing among flowers looking in a mirror, a scene that appears quite eerie.

The mirror is small, about a foot long including the handle, and shaped like a banana leaf fan with a stem. It seems to be made of bronze, and the relief on the back is a naked man and a woman.

The man looked in the mirror, a smug, cold smile playing on his lips. But the mirror didn't reflect his own face; instead, it showed a valley filled with wild fruits, and in the very center was He Kao's figure.

Seeing that He Kao had already noticed something was wrong, the man held the mirror in his left hand and extended his thumb, index, and middle fingers towards the mirror with his right hand, making a pinch in the air, as if he were casting a spell on the person in the mirror.

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He Kao, who was far away, suddenly felt numb all over his body and was unable to move for a moment. He then realized that this was very similar to the immobilization technique of the Observation Sect.

There are many techniques for immobilizing a person, but the main characteristic of the Body Observation Technique is that it affects the person's nervous system, causing the consciousness to lose control of the body.

He Kao's entire body was numb at this moment, his hands and feet wouldn't obey his commands, and his attempts to move his limbs only resulted in his whole body tensing up. If he hadn't already stood still but was still walking, he probably would have collapsed like a log.

Being unable to move was secondary; even his divine sense was severely compressed, preventing him from projecting it far. Since he didn't know the attacker's location, he couldn't find a target to use his weapon to retaliate.

If it were someone else, they might be at a loss, or could only passively use their magic to resist. But He Kao's reaction was different. Since his consciousness could not control his body, he simply gave up on controlling his body, and his consciousness instantly left his body.

In this situation, the separation of consciousness from the body is actually smoother; this is a unique supernatural ability of the Hidden Moth Sect.

"He Kao" left his body and soared into the sky, his view becoming wide and unobstructed. He scanned the area and immediately spotted the man. The man was holding a mirror-shaped object, seemingly performing some kind of magic.

There was a mountain between them. Under normal circumstances, even if He Kao knew the other's location in advance, he might not be able to reach him even if he extended his divine sense across the ridge.

If you don't know beforehand, you're even less likely to discover it.

The fact that this person could lock onto him from such a distance and use such bizarre supernatural powers must be related to the wondrous uses of the magical artifacts in his possession.

Knowing who is causing trouble and where they are will make things much easier! A Snow Light Cold elixir flew out of He Kao's pocket and he put it in his mouth. A snowy light emanated from between his lips and teeth, and his body under his clothes was vaguely translucent, as if revealing his icy skin and jade bones.

He Kao once used Xue Guanghan to cultivate his muscles and bones, and also used similar methods to "detoxify" Lan Jiuwan many times. Of course, it could also be used to resolve his own negative state.

Sure enough, he felt his limbs return, and he immediately rushed towards the person's location. Although he was fast, he was much slower than usual, and he staggered as if he were drunk. Due to the effects of the opponent's magical attack, He Kao's limbs were still somewhat unresponsive.

After breaking through to the fifth level of cultivation, He Kao's divine sense could extend to a maximum distance of about five kilometers, but at this moment it was less than a third of what it usually was, so he could not lock onto the opponent and launch a counterattack. Therefore, he had to try to close the distance as much as possible.

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The bronze mirror in the man's hand was burning hot, as if it wanted to break free from his grasp. He gritted his teeth, gripped the magical artifact tightly, and cast a spell with all his might, his heart filled with shock.

According to the information he had received beforehand, He Kao's cultivation level was no higher than the fourth level, at most a third-level traveler of the Heart Plate Sect. He thought that with the treasure mirror in his hand, he could easily subdue He Kao.

Unexpectedly, He Kao was not frozen in place, but instead rushed towards this side... Did he have a light bulb in his mouth? Why is his lips and teeth still glowing?

A flash of panic crossed his face, but his expression turned somewhat ferocious. He spread his right hand, fingers outstretched, and pulled outwards, as if grabbing something from the mirror.

He had originally planned to capture He Kao alive for questioning, but now that he realized the intelligence was wrong, he decided to just kill him.

The Xiaomeng Alliance is now in a completely passive position. Killing He Kao can be considered as restoring some morale, and it can also be considered as making a contribution. It can also frame the disciples of the Shumen who run the Bashan Medicine Garden. More importantly, he does not want to expose himself.

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While running, He Kao suddenly felt a dense, pricking sensation all over his body. He realized that he was becoming weak, as if his life force was being constantly eroded away.

This is a forbidden technique of the Body Observation Sect! A stranger actually used it on me. The Body Observation Sect excels at cultivating health and emphasizes refining life force, but when used for killing and combat, its most insidious method is to extinguish the opponent's life force, essentially killing them without a trace.

If it were an ordinary person, they might collapse while running and then die.

He Kao is certainly not an ordinary person, and it is not so easy to extinguish his life force, but if he continues to be attacked by this kind of magic, the result will probably not be good.

So now he has to make a decision: either turn around and run in the opposite direction while he can still run, and get out of the opponent's spell range, then he might be fine.

But if he continues to charge at the enemy, he will risk having his life force continuously eroded, and it is unknown whether he can withstand it.
He Kao did not flee. He urged Xue Guanghan with all his might to eliminate the negative effects as much as possible, and gritted his teeth to rush up the ridge.

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The man looked up sharply, and He Kao was already in sight, standing on the mountaintop in front of him... How could he only have a third-level cultivation? He was clearly at least a fifth-level cultivator like him, but he didn't know what kind of cultivation he was!
He didn't care about anything else and quickly raised the precious mirror and turned it around. A beam of light shot out from the mirror, which enveloped He Kao's figure from afar.

The beam of light seemed to have a physical presence, and He Kao's body felt as if it were being enveloped by an invisible force. The resistance increased several times over in an instant, and the more he struggled forward, the more violently his life force was eroded.

But He Kao had already achieved his goal. He stopped and stopped urging the Snow Light Cold from his mouth. Instead, he made a sword gesture with his right hand and pulled it forward. The steel ruler inserted on the side of his backpack turned into a sword light and flew away.

Now that the distance was close enough, He Kao's divine sense was able to lock onto the opponent, and he immediately summoned the Rainfall Divine Sword.

The man was clearly not expected. In his shock, he forgot about continuing his attack on He Kao and threw the precious mirror in his hand. It transformed into a huge mirror in front of him, attempting to capture the sword light within it.

The power of the sword light exceeded the man's imagination. The huge mirror was shattered in mid-air and returned to its ordinary bronze mirror shape, spinning as it landed.

The sword light shattered, but did not disappear. Instead, it transformed into countless wisps of rain, which then pierced the man's body and spirit. The man collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound, seemingly unharmed, yet his life force was extinguished.

He Kao's sword strike looked quite exquisite; it didn't even touch a single blade of grass or tree nearby, not even a single wildflower was cut down.

When the man withdrew his attack and focused all his strength on blocking the sword light, He Kao was no longer suppressed by his magic. The Rainfall Divine Sword naturally became even more fierce. Although the opponent's treasure mirror was wonderful, how could it block this divine weapon?

This battle was extremely dangerous in silence. The other person launched a sneak attack first and succeeded. His cultivation and magical power were no less than He Kao's, but in the end he suffered a great loss. He had misjudged He Kao's background and had never expected that He Kao had such a sword strike.

The sword light, which had been as fine as silk, returned to its original form as a steel ruler. He Kao did not rush down the mountain to check on the man's condition. Instead, he sat down against a large rock, took out the Jade Pill, and took it to regulate his breathing and recuperate.

This battle lasted for about ten minutes. He Kao was greatly exhausted, especially his body, which was nearing its limit. He needed to rest properly, otherwise he might suffer hidden injuries.

As the sun began to set and the sky was ablaze with rosy clouds, He Kao opened his eyes, as if asking the air, "When did you arrive?"

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(End of this chapter)