I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 151 Upgrade Surprise! No, you've come at just the right time!
Because the Chen family had made great contributions in fighting against the demonic path and had intercepted a large number of spirit stones from a demonic master, their reputation grew day by day, earning the admiration of righteous people from all sides. Therefore, the Shushan Immortal Alliance, led by Emei, decided to entrust the Chen family with the 2.5 square kilometers of territory radiating outwards from Qingluan Peak.

As the Blood Demon recovered from his injuries, his demonic power grew stronger day by day. The Shu Mountain Immortal Alliance hoped that the Chen family could maintain the stability of this region. The family's territory had increased, but so had the responsibility.

Crucially, news came from the colluded demonic cultivators that among the Shu Mountain Immortal Alliance members who came to the Chen family, it seemed to be the demonic master whose large quantity of spirit stones had been intercepted. The only question was what their purpose was!

Upon seeing the game notification, Chen Han instinctively looked at Liu Ye, the great master of the demonic path.

So, the large amount of spirit stones he robbed from the powerful demonic cultivator was that 1 million donation?
System, explain yourself clearly, this is not a robbery.

They donated willingly, okay?
However, the game's plot has indeed made a big leap forward, but the number of 2.5 square kilometers made him lose his composure. You have to know that the entire area of ​​Qingmin City is not even that big.

So, given how exaggerated the game's plot is, he really wants to ask the system if it can compensate him for the lack of territory in reality.

However, he was immediately drawn to the word "territory".

It's important to know that some game rewards are only effective within the clan's territory, such as the Qi Array (Feng Shui Array) and the Ancient Tranquility Mantra.

Another thing is Leizhu Forest. The bamboo forest that used to belong to the Chen family was located in one corner of the mountain. Now that the whole mountain belongs to the Chen family, there are many bamboo forests on the mountain.

Does that mean the number of Leizhu Forests has also increased?
The second document is a lease agreement for the mountain behind the Chen family's property, and various policies were adopted to extend the lease term to a maximum of 70 years.

The document has the official seals of the county's agriculture and forestry department, as well as the village's seal; the procedures are very complete, and the speed and efficiency are truly impressive.

Furthermore, the 70-year lease of this mountain as a meritorious property for the Chen family requires a record document from the county and a record document from the county's religious association.

He was deeply impressed by the efficiency, but when he thought about the ordinary people who often had to wait ten days or even a month or two for a simple procedure, he sighed silently.

Some things are always difficult for ordinary people.

Merit-based industries are something that Taoism has had since ancient times. Perhaps when it comes to the word "merit," some people will say that this is something that only Buddhism talks about.

Actually, the term "merit" was first used by the Taoist school.

Of the four elements—wealth, Dharma, companion, and place—wealth accounts for a large part and ranks first.

Even in the Legend of the Swordsmen of Shu Mountain, it's pretty much the same: a divine weapon is a guarantee of life, a heavenly book or secret manual offers the hope of becoming a celestial immortal, a group of guardian friends can help you safely overcome tribulations, and a treasure land for cultivation can accelerate your progress.

In the Shu Mountain, divine weapons and cultivation resources are also wealth.

In reality, wealth can be simply understood in its literal sense.

It's often said that Taoist temples and Buddhist monasteries in China have become mercenary, obsessed with money, and fawning over the wealthy.

But that's not the whole story!
There is a very prestigious Taoist temple in China.

They don't care about the believers' money at all, because they have their own merit-based assets, and these assets comply with modern laws and are quite large.

So their attitude is, it doesn't matter if you have money or not, you can come to my Taoist temple if you want, but there's absolutely no way I'll fawn over you.

On the contrary, because of this, they did not have to worry about the money for cultivation, and could cultivate better. That's why two very famous celestial masters emerged from there.

To put it another way, in other places, wealthy people would fawn over so-called Taoist masters, but in that Taoist temple, even high-ranking officials and nobles would request to see the Celestial Master.

This kind of prestige is something that other esoteric schools can't even dream of.

The term "high-ranking officials and nobles" here refers to the literal meaning of the words.

Now, the Chen family is also following this route. First of all, he himself is a genius with real skills, so he doesn't need to take rich people too seriously like those esoteric sects.

Like this Mr. Liu, doesn't the other party clearly know that it's best to behave oneself when coming to Chen's?

In fact, this is one of the reasons why so many masters emerged from the Taoist sect in ancient times.

Ancient Taoist sects generally had their own merit-based industries.

Even in many cases, the wealthy men and merchants who donate to Taoist temples may not necessarily have as much money as the locals.

Otherwise, the resources required for cultivation by those ancient Taoist masters would have been terrifyingly high. How could they do it without money?
Even in many mythical and fantastical stories, those immortal cultivation sects vividly portray all of this, with their businesses even extending to controlling kings and countries.

Therefore, it's not a bad thing for the Chen family to have more meritorious assets.

Who knows, this mountain might be used in the game system someday.

Chen Han smiled and looked at Liu Ye with gratitude: "Mr. Liu, thank you very much for your contribution to the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable!"

Liu Ye hurriedly said, "Patriarch Chen, this is what I should do. Later, I also want to invest in some tourism-related industries around the Chen family's area, and I hope to get the Chen family's consent. Also... and also..."

He was a little embarrassed to speak up, worried that his prayer would be rejected, so he looked at Chen Kai and gestured as if to say, "Help me persuade this person."

Chen Kai naturally knew Mr. Liu's purpose. In order to retain the other party's investment, he agreed to intercede with the Chen family head on behalf of Mr. Liu.

Seeing this, he could only say, "Patriarch Chen, Mr. Liu is very sincere and wishes to ask the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable for a blessing. Please make an exception for him."

Chen Han smiled. It seemed that Mr. Liu's rheumatism and paralysis had not been completely cured.

However, it's not surprising that a glass of wine couldn't completely cure the condition, given that the other person's symptoms were so severe that they were practically in a wheelchair.

What surprised him even more was the game hint:
The demonic cultivator who colluded with you sent another message, informing the demonic leader of his purpose: with the resurgence of the Blood Demon, all the demonic masters summoned to the Demonic Sect's headquarters have been cursed by the Blood Demon!
The Blood Curse can control powerful demonic cultivators and even take their lives at will. Not everyone likes the feeling of having their life controlled by others.

Many demonic cultivators also disagreed with the Blood Demon's methods and attempted to break free from his control. Meanwhile, they discovered that the Chen family, after receiving the blessing of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable, seemed to possess a method to suppress this blood curse!

Chen Han couldn't help but admire the game system after seeing this.

This can all be explained logically.

That's really impressive.

Chen Han had already guessed Mr. Liu's purpose, and now that he heard what Director Chen said, he went along with it: "Mr. Liu, since that's the case, come with me to the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable Hall, and let our Chen family's guardian elder perform a blessing for you."

"Thank you, Patriarch Chen!" Liu Ye thanked him without hesitation, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief.

All this was done just for this blessing.

"Mr. Liu, please!" Chen Han invited with a smile, leading the way towards the main hall of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable.

Mr. Liu hurriedly followed.

Chen Kai also led his men to follow.

Only Master Xinyan left the courtyard and did not continue to follow.

Because I'm afraid to.

The Demon-Subduing Celestial Venerable bestowing blessings is clearly no ordinary matter. In such an occasion, for a monk like him to go along, what if he were misunderstood again...?

Amitabha! I really want to go back to the temple.

Chen Han quickly led Liu Ye, Chen Kai, and the others to the outside of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable's main hall, where they saw the unexpected people.

It was none other than Section Chief Ma from the Culture and Tourism Bureau, along with his wife and children.

Judging by the time, it's time for both mother and child to develop hemorrhoids.

"Director Chen." Upon seeing his superior, Ma Qi immediately stepped forward to greet him and explained, "My wife and children have recovered from their hemorrhoids in 10 days. I brought them here to kowtow and apologize to the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable."

"Yes!" Chen Kai nodded. That's only right, and it's good to have this awareness.

Liu Ye was alarmed upon hearing their conversation.

He already knew about that special type of hemorrhoid, and from this conversation, it wasn't hard to tell that the mother and son had probably already been punished.

No wonder Director Chen had that attitude when he misunderstood before; it turns out that someone on his side had already experienced it.

Moreover, judging from the haggard and emaciated appearance of the mother and child, they must have suffered greatly.

Because of his status as a member of the Ma family, he dared not enter the main hall and could only send his wife, Chu Fei, and son in alone. Chu Fei, bringing her son again, dared not show the slightest disrespect this time.

Even the children, after these 10 days, have lost all their temper, and when they enter the main hall, their faces are full of fear.

"Son, kneel down with your mother!" Chu Fei pulled her son to the prayer mat, where he knelt and kowtowed, his face full of piety.

Liu Ye could sense that kind of piety; it was genuine fear.

Chen Han saw his aunt come out of a side hall and walked up to her, saying, "Aunt, there is a gentleman here who needs you to perform a blessing."

"Yes, let them come over!" Auntie nodded, took the whisk, and walked to the altar in the main hall.

Chen Han called over Mr. Liu and handed him over to his aunt, instructing him to prepare according to her instructions.

He pretended to enter the side hall, took out the bottle of dog demon spine wine from the storeroom, poured a cup, and placed it on the altar.

Liu Ye witnessed this scene.

So the effects of this medicinal wine also depend on this blessing. Thinking this, he looked up and suddenly met the gaze of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable statue in the main hall.

Because the statues in the main hall also had a solemnity +2 attribute, Liu Ye subconsciously swallowed, feeling as if he were truly being watched by the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable.

He instinctively lowered his head, avoiding eye contact, his heart pounding wildly.

I visited Master Xinyan's temple before and prayed to Buddha, but I didn't feel anything like this. Sure enough, that place was just a hoax.

5000 million is equivalent to only listening to Master Xinyan's teachings for 15 days, it's really expensive!

After placing the wine on the table, Auntie began to offer a blessing.

Liu Ye dared not be disrespectful in the slightest and cooperated accordingly.

Finally, when the prayer ended, the aunt swept the wine cup on the table with her whisk, and muttered some Taoist incantations.

This was just an unintentional action, but it gave Liu Ye a different feeling.

That wine was definitely blessed by the Demon-Subduing Celestial Venerable, and it carried the power of the Demon-Subduing Celestial Venerable. As for what kind of medicinal wine it was, that was just the Chen family head's excuse to fool outsiders.

Just like the head of the Chen family always says he believes in science.

If you truly believe it, then you'll truly have no chance to experience such mystical phenomena.

Liu Ye had never understood the meaning of "If you believe, it exists; if you don't believe, it doesn't" as he did at this moment.

After the prayers were finished, Chen Han picked up the glass of wine and handed it to Liu Ye.

Without hesitation, Liu Ye quickly drank the cup of wine he had just prayed for.

Soon, he felt the effects of the alcohol, and his deformed knees began to feel warm again.

"Patriarch Chen, this blessed wine is indeed more effective. Thank you." Liu Ye didn't forget to thank Chen Han, his face full of gratitude and excitement.

"..." Upon hearing this, Chen Han wanted to say that the same medicinal wine had the same effect, which was obviously just Liu Ye's psychological effect.

Moreover, the fact that Mr. Liu could do this shows that he has great faith in the Demon-Subduing Celestial Venerable.

He didn't say anything more; this was exactly what he wanted to hear.

Chu Fei had already led her son in apologizing with three bows and nine kowtows, then left the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable Hall and went to her husband's side, looking extremely humble.

The ordeal of those 10 days truly made her change her ways and realize she was wrong.

When she saw the head of the Chen family come out, she subconsciously lowered her head slightly.

He was terrified of the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable of the Chen family, and also of the head of the Chen family, who was the master of the Chen family and was said to be able to communicate with the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable.

After Liu Ye left the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable's lair, he subconsciously stretched his legs. Perhaps it was just psychological, but he felt extremely comfortable.

He has already been blessed by the Demon-Subduing Celestial Venerable, so he can rest assured.

"If there's nothing else, please feel free to leave!" Chen Han said, then went back on his own. He had already established the persona of a master, so naturally he had to maintain it.

Back in his courtyard, he looked at the data in his mind:

1、1亿钱财（12858.82万/1亿）。2、声望（187.6万/50万）。

The requirements for upgrading the sect's headquarters have been met. Do you wish to proceed with the upgrade?

This time, Chen Han directly chose yes.

The next moment, a series of game prompts sounded:
【恭喜你，门派驻地升级成功，获得奖励：1、道门特性：小惩大诫！2、特殊灵穴等级提升!3、供奉大殿特殊祈福：每日赐福安神符X30！4、祈福安神符录画之法！】

[Congratulations, your Taoist characteristics are being modified...]

[Congratulations! The special blessing effect of the main hall is under renovation...]

[Congratulations, your special spiritual acupoint is being upgraded...]

Almost simultaneously, the upgraded white light shot into the sky again, then spread out above the Chen family, forming a light shield that enveloped them.

Looking at it, Chen Han realized that this time it not only covered the Chen family, but also the mountain behind it that had become a meritorious property.

In other words, with the increase of merit-based assets, that mountain is indeed now within the Chen family's territory. In that case, we should go and see the bamboo forest later.

According to this rule, it would be unreasonable for Lei Zhuling's area not to increase.

Just as he was thinking, his junior sister hurried in, holding a box slightly larger than a coin, and asked him, "Senior brother, take a look at this, what do you think of my design?"

The box was labeled with the words "Chen's Scar Removal Cream".

"Hmm, the design is quite good, even better than those professionals." Chen Han praised with a smile. In this situation, his junior sister was either seeking credit or asking for praise.

It's always good to praise her.

Hearing the praise, Xiaoyu was indeed very happy again: "Senior brother, this scar removal cream works so well! In just one day, the scar on my buttocks is almost completely healed. So, this small box can heal many scars that are not too serious."

"If it's just a small box like this, your production capacity should be enough to make quite a few, right? Giving some out as a bonus shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Chen Han nodded. If it was just this small amount, then indeed, one portion of the spirit flower powder from the thief bee's explosion would be more than enough. The little bit he had put in the bowl earlier could make more than a dozen boxes.

As he was thinking, he saw his junior sister give him the scar removal cream, and then she pulled up her clothes and pants around her waist, revealing a small part of her round buttocks.

My junior sister is still wearing pink and lace today...

This…

Junior sister, do you have to be so reckless?

"Senior brother, hurry up and apply the medicine for me. I should be better by tomorrow." Xiaoyu urged her senior brother, completely unaware of what she had just revealed.

Chen Han had already applied the ointment for his junior sister once, so he didn't feel any pressure. Just as he was about to start, he saw Xiao Mi happily walk in from outside.

She was wearing a new Hanfu and had obviously put on beautiful makeup, but as soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw this slightly embarrassing scene.

Xiaoyu pulled down her pants, and Chen Han was about to lean in. It looked like something that was definitely not suitable for children.

This stunned her, and she frowned, saying, "It seems I've come at the wrong time."

Chen Han was surprised that Xiao Mi had just arrived, and hurriedly said to her, "No, you've come at just the right time."

(End of this chapter)