ninety thousand miles

Chapter 591 Conversation
"Five days later?" Patriarch Xun asked.

"Yes," Li Chuan explained, "The secret realm will be revealed in about half a month. We need to solve this problem before the secret realm is revealed, so time is a bit tight."

"These five days are for preparation."

He thought and said, "I need to do some experiments. Before, we were in Qifeng Gorge and we found something special in the shadows. That thing is related to the strange dream and the fact that the night has not come yet. So I need some time to figure out what it is."

"Then there is Youxi Valley," he looked at the spiritual master and said, "The god in the dream, his identity is the high priest of the god clan, Chi Lin."

The spiritual master said: "Half-demons don't know much about what happened more than 30,000 years ago."

"Don't our ancestors know either?" Li Chuan asked.

The spiritualist shook her head, and the bone ornaments made a crisp sound. She said, "The memories in dreams are, after all, memories of the past. There were many spiritualists who wanted to find the answers in dreams, so they kept entering dreams and searching in the endless chaos of memories. They indulged in dreams and became part of the dreams, and never woke up again."

"Then you asked me to see it?" Li Chuan asked.

"It's different," the spiritual master explained, "I know you are looking for the whereabouts of the gods. The catastrophe of gods and demons happened more than 30,000 years ago. With such clear guidance, and through a specific ritual, a path will appear in the chaotic memory. I can walk over it, get the memories I need, and return to reality with the call of my people."

Then the spiritual master asked, "The high priest Chi Lin, is he the leader of the God Clan?"

"Yes, he is very powerful. From the strength he showed in the dream, it is much higher than we expected before." Li Chuan said bluntly, "The methods used by Xuanmen to deal with the gods and demons may not be effective against him. So Taoist Master Wen will go back to the Four Gods Palace to invite some helpers. It will probably take three to five days to go back and forth."

"Helpers?" Clan leader Xun asked, "How many monks do you plan to invite?"

Wen Guying glanced at the Xun clan leader and said, "To deal with a master like Chi Lin, the number of people is meaningless. I would like to ask the old palace master to come out and bring a dozen core disciples. That will be enough."

"Not enough." Li Chuan looked at Wen Guying and said, "It's useless to just surround Youxi Mountain. He has become one with the sacred tree. In the past 30,000 years, his roots may have spread to every corner of Cangwu Wilderness. So we need at least 3,000 monks to guard every joint to prevent him from escaping."

"We don't need so many. A thousand is the most. The Four Gods Palace can't spare more people," Wen Guying said seriously. "It's enough to guard the tributaries of the Sanqing River."

"We can still get some support from Tianyu Sect," said Li Chuan.

"..."

Lao Xiaokai listened to Li Chuan and Wen Guying's nonsense and glanced at Jiang Mei calmly.

Jiang Mei sat upright with a serious expression.

Patriarch Xun and the spiritual master exchanged glances.

The spiritual master asked: "What if we just let the night fall?"

Li Chuan and Wen Guying stopped discussing, and Li Chuan asked, "What do you mean?"

The spiritual master said: "It is enough to let the dark night fall before the secret realm is born. There is no need to let the white night completely dissipate." After that, she added: "Just do what you did before in Qifeng Gorge a few more times."

"That may not work." Li Chuan said: "I spent a whole night searching in Qifeng Gorge before I found one. Maybe I was just lucky. At this rate, I may not find many in half a month."

"Change location." said the spiritual master.

"You can try it." Li Chuan said.

At this time, Lao Xiaokai looked worried and asked, "Will that alarm Chi Lin and make him wake up early?"

"It shouldn't be." Li Chuan said uncertainly.

The spiritual master said: "When you take action, we will hold a sacrifice to appease the souls underground." "Can it appease Chi Lin?" Li Chuan understood what the spiritual master meant.

"Yes." The spiritual master gave an affirmative answer.

"So what you are afraid of is that the secret realm will emerge in the daytime night?" Li Chuan asked.

"Yes." The spiritualist admitted.

"Then I'll try my best." Li Chuan said.

"What will happen if the secret realm is born in the white night?" Wen Guying asked.

"That's not a secret realm. Secret realm is just what the Xuanmen monks call it." The spiritual master said in a deep tone, "The half-demons also mistook it for the treasure of the ancient beast. In order to fight for it, the half-demons fought more than a hundred wars of varying sizes until a spiritual master from the Ruiling tribe discovered its true nature."

"What is it?" Wen Guying asked.

"It's the dream of the underground dead." said the spiritualist.

"Dream?" Li Chuan was a little unconvinced.

"That's right. An old dream that tears apart reality. And during the day night, the ancient giant beasts will come into reality through dreams." said the spiritual master.

"Can things from dreams be brought out?" Li Chuan still didn't quite believe it.

"Yes, at some point." Wen Guying answered him.

"What about being born at a normal time?" Li Chuan asked.

The spiritual master said, "Under normal circumstances, its impact is limited and will dissipate after a few days." After a pause, she continued, "It appeared once during the White Night. At first, it was no different from every time before. Although the White Night was dangerous, several half-demon tribes at the time still decided to go in."

"I won't go into detail about the process. After the White Night ended, the half-demon tribes at that time went from seven to the current five tribes."

Li Chuan finally understood why the spiritual master was in such a hurry to let the night fall. He said, "Then why don't we just not go in?"

"It's useless." The spiritualist shook her head. She said, "Those undead spirits are the ancestors of the half-demons. As long as the secret realm appears, no matter how we prevent it, there will always be half-demons who can't control the call of their bloodline and enter it. Even if we lock all the half-demons in one place... the essence of the secret realm is a dream. Once you enter it, you just need to dream. It's impossible to prevent it."

"When did the phenomenon of white nights begin?" Wen Guying asked, "Has it always been there, or did it start at a certain moment?"

The spiritualist hesitated.

When reviewing the past, one should ask: “Have you not searched for it in the memories of your ancestors?”

"Yes." The spiritualist nodded and said, "The legend of white nights has existed since ancient times. But the frequent appearance began more than 10,000 years ago. In the past 500 to 600 years, white nights have appeared almost every winter."

"What about the frequency of the secret realm's appearance? Is there any change?" Wen Guying continued to ask.

"No, but..." The spiritual master glanced at Chief Xun and said, "When the secret realm appears, half-demons will sense it. The stronger the power, the stronger the sense. Since last summer, we have felt that the secret realm moves from time to time, like a giant beast turning over, and we all feel very uneasy."

She said: "We must not let the secret realm come out during the daytime night."

"Have you ever tried to prevent the secret realm from coming into the world?" Wen Guying asked.

"We have done it all." The spiritual master replied, "After the arrival of the White Night, the half-demon tribes also performed sacrifices to try to appease the dead. But the secret realm has become more active."

(End of this chapter)