In cruel competitions, many outer disciples had lost hope for further development; their status in the sect were neither higher nor lower so that they felt slightly embarrassed. Therefore, they formed various small groups and did not give much consideration of practicing Buddhism or Taoism to improve themselves. Instead, they used various means to make tricks, attempted to take shortcuts on the road of practising martial arts, or covet power and money, often taking pleasure in oppressing registered disciples.
These people became moths in the sect.
Many people speculated that the senior masters in the sect knew that there was such a small group of moths, but they still let them have their way. It was very likely they intended to test registered disciples' abilities, which were also one
