ninety thousand miles

Chapter 423 Explanation
Li Chuan memorized the structure silently in his mind, then he released his control over this section of dots and horizontal lines, and once again looked at the true form of the entire 'full moon'.

This time when he went to look, he finally saw some patterns in the chaos. When he was about to take a closer look, suddenly, he saw a vast expanse of white in front of him.

Just as he was in a daze, a light breeze blew by, and he shuddered and woke up. He realized that he had escaped from the mysterious state.

He asked, "What's wrong with me?"

The old palace master said: "My heart and energy are exhausted."

"That's it..." Li Chuan said.

The old palace master said, "Put your hand over here."

Li Chuan stretched out his hand as instructed, and the old palace master placed his hand on his palm. Li Chuan felt the breeze blowing into his body, sweeping through his internal organs and sweeping away all his chronic illnesses.

After the old palace master removed his hand, Li Chuan felt his body lighten and his spirits recovered. He thanked the old palace master: "Thank you, old palace master." After that, he continued to look at the full moon in the pot.

The old palace master stopped him and said, "Take a few days' rest before continuing. I am only temporarily alleviating your superficial symptoms. If you want to cure it... your condition is difficult to cure."

"What's my situation?" Li Chuan asked.

The old palace master said: "You are an ordinary person, but you control a power that ordinary cultivators cannot touch. You cannot feel the horror of that power... That power is constantly eroding your body while maintaining your body's vitality, but... it does not want to heal you, but only to keep you active. Therefore, you cannot practice any other skills."

"At least he can live to be over 80 years old." Li Chuan was very calm about this question. He said, "I just figured out some tricks. I'll take another look."

"Why are you so anxious?" asked the old palace master.

"It's not urgent," Li Chuan defended, "I didn't have a direction before, but now that there has been some progress, I want to do it in one go. One is to prevent any more trouble, and the other is... I want to go to Yashan County before winter. Master Wukong has already left, and I want to get there earlier. Also, in two months, I have to go back to Yunqiao Township."

After hearing this, the old palace master said, "I estimate that it will take until next spring at the earliest to completely refine it."

"Next spring? Then we won't be able to make it in time." Li Chuan was really anxious.

The old palace master said: "Calm down, Li Chuan. The most important thing for you now is to refine it. Nothing else matters."

“The more anxious you are to achieve a goal, the more likely you are to overlook important details that may determine success or failure.”

"I know." Li Chuan said.

"Go back and rest now. It's not good for you to keep using up all your energy." The old palace master stood up and said, "Half a year, we will use half a year to refine it. During this half year, you stay in the Four Gods Palace and don't go out."

Li Chuan said: "I still want to verify it again."

He saw the old palace master frowned.

He knew that in the Four Gods Palace, except for Wen Guying, no one would refute the old Palace Master.

But he still insisted, "Old Palace Master, I know this can't be done in a hurry, but I just want to verify what I just realized. If I don't verify it, this matter will always be on my mind, and I won't be able to rest well."

He said: "My life is limited, and the number of people I can meet in my life is also limited. Tong Luo, Master Wukong, and Jiang Song are all my friends. I don't want to and can't miss some things."

"If it really takes half a year, then I can't do anything about it, but... I think I can still give it a try."

The old palace master did not insist any further and said, "Then you can give it a try."

Then, Li Chuan focused on the "full moon". Countless dots and lines spread out in front of his eyes, constantly changing their positions. Li Chuan did not look at them individually, but looked for the structure he had memorized before.

He found one, then the second, the third, and gradually, he could distinguish more units and the connections between them. His vision blurred.

Li Chuan did not continue reading, but closed his eyes, waiting to pass the dizziness.

Then he stood up and said to the old palace master: "Old palace master, I'm fine now."

The old palace master asked: "How?"

Li Chuan sorted out his thoughts and said, "My guess is correct. This round of 'full moon' has been changing, and its changes are controlled. Only by finding a few key points to control it can we control it in turn, that is, refine it. That's what I think."

"Just now, I found a certain structure in it and looked at it as a whole unit. Then I found that there are some unchanging things in the 'full moon'. So... so next time, I should be able to find those key points."

"When you were staring at the 'full moon' just now, I also felt some subtle changes." said the old palace master.

"Really? Have you found the key point?" Li Chuan asked.

The old palace master shook his head and said, "I have to think about it too." He paused for a moment and said, "In ten days, Sect Leader Wang of Tianyu Sect and Sect Leader Chu of Xuanyue Sect will come here."

Li Chuan asked: "Is it because of the demon spirit?"

"That's right." The old palace master said, "When the time comes, the news that you are about to refine this device will spread. I will show it to them and also make some adjustments to it so that they can sense the changes inside."

"Oh, okay. You can handle it, old palace master." Li Chuan said.

The old palace master said: "If you can capture the demon spirit in the Four Gods Palace, then when you go to Yashan County, everyone in Yashan County and those who are going to Yashan County will be safer."

"I understand." Li Chuan said.

The old palace master said: "Those people, the remnants of the demon clan, may hide because the demon spirit has been captured. But at the same time, we can also use some other means at that time."

"What means?" Li Chuan asked.

"As for Qinling, Yashan County will dig three feet deep into the ground to find them." said the old palace master.

"Isn't it possible now?" Li Chuan asked.

The old palace master said: "The Four Gods Palace is the head of the Xuanmen, so its actions will be restricted in many ways."

Li Chuan understood and said, "Old Palace Master, don't worry, I won't act stubbornly."

"I'll take you back to rest." The old palace master said. Without waiting for Li Chuan to answer, he waved his hand and Li Chuan returned to his courtyard.

At this time, Gong Er happened to be passing through the courtyard and saw Li Chuan. He said, "Brother, why did you suddenly appear? Have you also learned the overlapping step technique?"

"Aren't you in seclusion?" Li Chuan asked.

Gong Er said, "I came out to take a breath, and now I will continue my retreat."

Then he flapped his wings and flew away.

Li Chuan shook his head and went back to sit in the house. He called the little mouse out and told him his discovery. The two discussed for a long time and came up with a few solutions. After that, Li Chuan went to bed.

(End of this chapter)