He Kao: "Good poem, good poem! In you, I see the demeanor of the legendary true Immortal family master."

Gu Chun: "What, you didn't see it in others?"

He Kao: "Uh, that's not what I meant."

Gu Chun glanced at him: "I can tell by your expression that you have something to say, spit it out."

He Kao: "Your poem just reminded me of a Buddhist saying— Idle clouds and wild cranes are not true forms, clear wind and bright moon are also colored dust."

Gu Chun: "If you want to discuss the Dao, at least wait until you're Tier Six. Cultivation unverified is all nonsense. If you want to debate the sutras, you've come to the wrong person."

He Kao: "No, no, I couldn't possibly discuss any Dao or debate any sutras with you, Elder. I just suddenly thought of those two lines of Buddhist saying, which seem to be refuting your poem just now. I wonder what you think of it?"

Gu Chun: "Idle clouds and wild cranes, why not true forms, clear wind and bright moon are also colored dust. While being in the world, idle clouds, wild cranes, clear wind, bright moon, high mountains, flowing waters, Hidden Moth Earth Master, of course, are all colored dust.

This is a correct nonsense! If it were just nonsense, it would be fine, but it happens to be poisonous, I suggest you watch less of this stuff."

He Kao: "I saw it quite a few years ago."

Gu Chun: "You remember it so clearly even now, it must have deeply affected you to be able to speak it so easily, I assume you weren't doing well at the time? I'm not talking about life, but your state."

Again, Earth Master has hit the nail on the head.

At that time, He Kao's grandfather passed away, and he had just started graduate school, owning almost nothing but a small building in his hometown. Not just materially, but also spiritually.

The expenses during his graduate studies were almost entirely earned through his own work-study efforts.

He once worked at a coffee shop, sitting behind the cash register at night, he read quite a few books, including Buddhist works. Looking back now, he might have appeared to outsiders as having a slight tendency towards depression.

But his own feeling wasn't depression, just bewildered and restless, it was the most confused period in his life.

His family had faced major changes when he was a child, but he was too young then, and it all passed quite unconsciously. However, by the time he graduated from undergrad, he was an adult, having to face everything alone.

Studying Buddhism did not allow him to find his life's direction, but made a tech nerd take on a literary youth persona.

After his master's graduation, he didn't continue to get his doctorate, leaving his advisor quite disappointed and somewhat critical, because the advisor really looked up to him and wanted to keep him to work under him.

But Kao knew himself, he really didn't want to continue studying, and the reality didn't allow it.

Gao Xue'e actually saw He Kao at that coffee shop a long time ago, initially thinking he was just a server.

Later, when He Kao applied to the Qi Yuan Branch of Tengxin Group, Gao Xue'e learned he was working there as part of a work-study program, then got him transferred to her department from HR.

After joining the workforce, He Kao felt he could settle down and establish himself, his mood gradually relaxed, and then... he became the Hidden Moth.

Elder Gu's words triggered He Kao's memories, and the following words pulled him out of his reminiscences. Just hearing the Elder pause for a moment to say: "All things are colored dust, but there is a distinction between colored dust and colored dust.

If your cultivation hasn't reached the 'Indistinct' realm, and I certainly haven't, these words not only do not help but will mislead. If one truly reaches that realm, then one is no longer human.

Rice and dog feces are both colored dust, but what people need to eat is rice, not dog feces. Ye Wuniang and Big Cannon Platform are both colored dust, but you kill Big Cannon Platform yet save Ye Wuniang, such is dealing with matters."

Xiao Kao, you've cooked well today, can I ask you another question?"

He Kao was deep in thought, taken aback by Elder Gu casually mentioning cooking, he looked up and said: "Ask away."

Gu Chun: "There's a saying that Eastern Country people's cooking methods only pursue taste, yet destroy the nutritional components of the ingredients themselves. All food should be eaten as naturally as possible to be healthiest. What do you think?"

He Kao: "That's utterly wrong!"

Gu Chun: "Why?"

He Kao: "Why don't such people eat raw and uncooked food? I know Poison Detection Skill, and somewhat Medicine Identification Skill and Artifact Identification Skill too. I have a small discovery, in many cases, the best taste is often the state most conducive to nutrition absorption.

Moreover, many processing methods, such as steaming, boiling, sun-drying, blanching, oil-passing, pickling, and fermenting, are actually used to remove toxins from various ingredients and prevent allergies.

Otherwise, it's not just a matter of whether food is good or not, but whether it can be eaten."

Gu Chun smiled: "Eating raw flesh isn't returning to innocence, nor is it following the natural way; even ancient apes knew what to do to make food edible."

He Kao also laughed: "You're absolutely right, Elder!"

Gu Chun: "You're probably not here to accompany me in reciting poetry, just say what you want."

He Kao: "I actually want to ask, how should Ye Liangcheng be handled?"

Gu Chun: "Haven't you already dealt with it?"

He Kao: "This is just a temporary measure to let him feel content and wipe away the Heart Demon. But in the future, if he breaks through the Tier Four Cultivation, he will naturally be summoned by the Book Observation Grotto Heaven, in his case, can he still return to the Magic Sect?"

Gu Chun: "So you already know what summons a High-tier Sorcerer. Historically, quite a few high-tier Loose Cultivators have returned to the Magic Sect this way, but Ye Liang's case is a bit special..."

Accompanied by the sound of his words, the elder sent an instance of Divine Thought.

"When a 'Wild Sorcerer' breaks through Tier Four Cultivation, spontaneously finding the Book Observation Grotto Heaven, the Sect Law Hall and Sect's Sect Leader, Steward, will investigate their past actions. If there are no issues, they can formally be listed and receive Secondary Inheritance.

If their actions are intolerable, they may be abolished from cultivation, or even eliminated!"

As for Ye Liangcheng's situation, it seems to be quite complicated as the "cleaning crew" gang has been designated as an "evil force" by the Magic Sect.

If Ye Liangcheng finds the Book Observation Grotto Heaven, the Micro Realm Sect might not hold a Secondary Inheritance ceremony for him, for reasons that are understandable; not abolishing his cultivation would be considered lenient.

To Ye Liangcheng, this is not unfair; his origins are highly questionable, many things can't be made clear; as long as his cultivation remains, he doesn't really suffer any loss.

If he breaks through Tier Four, does the Micro Realm Sect have to impart higher realm techniques to him? There isn't such a rationale.

An obscure Loose Cultivator wanting to receive Secondary Inheritance must go through sect assessment and obtain Sect Leader's approval. Not to mention, can the current Micro Realm Sect Leader, Sect Law Hall Elder Kang Rulin, approve Ye Liangcheng?

Which among other seniors in the Micro Realm Sect is willing to get involved with these cleaners? Not abolishing their cultivation already counts as lenience, is there anyone who would pass on teachings as a replacement teacher, or guide him in cultivation?

They're not He Kao, haven't interacted with Ye Liangcheng, don't know or trust him; aside from monitoring his actions, they don't have other obligations or responsibilities.

Unless Ye Liangcheng thinks up ways to seek refuge with certain seniors, painstakingly proves himself to gain their approval, and finally persuades the Sect Leader to nod in agreement... the difficulty and cost of this are enormous.

Gu Chun finally said: "You now count as the Sect Leader of Hidden Moth Sect, why not let him apprentice into Hidden Moth Sect and you impart teachings as a successor to the Grandmaster?"

He Kao: "Ah, can it be done like that?"

Gu Chun: "Do you intend to solve everything by yourself in the future? Moreover, your kindness to Ye Liangcheng is akin to rebirth; he absolutely trusts and respects you.

You've spent so much effort investigating and enlightening him, and he passed your investigation and gained your acknowledgment. Fate has come to this point, it would be wrong not to take him into the sect."

He Kao: "I mean, he already practices the Micro-Entry Skill, can he still apprentice into Hidden Moth Sect?"

Gu Chun laughed: "Haven't you heard of my experiences? Actually, my circumstances back in the day weren't much different from those of an independent cultivator; firstly, I cultivated Alchemy Cauldron Skill..."

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