I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 240 The Taoist priests all have rather big tempers!

Master Chen and the others were all surprised. The effect of Master Xuan's recitation of the Ancient Tranquility Mantra was no worse than that of the Chen family head's recitation, and it was much stronger than the Ancient Tranquility Mantra recited by their Wudang sect.

Finally, the Taoist master stopped chanting, his face filled with astonishment.

When I was in my own Taoist temple, I recited the mantra, but it didn't work at all. Now it's effective.

The other Taoist priests were eager to try, and one of them couldn't help but start chanting.

The next moment, that strange feeling returned.

After one Taoist priest finished chanting, another Taoist priest immediately took over, and the peculiar effect occurred again.

Fortunately, the side hall was closed today for the exchange of the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra," otherwise the continuous recitation of the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" would have attracted a lot of tourists.

Next, it was the Taoist priests' turn to take turns reciting the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra," and each of them couldn't help but want to test whether they could do it.

Chen Han, Xiao Yu, and Chen Linle listened quietly from the side.

After all, listening to the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" is also a kind of enjoyment.

These Taoist priests are essentially letting them enjoy themselves.

Finally, after all the Taoist priests had tried reciting the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" once, most of the day had passed.

At this moment, all the Taoist priests wore expressions of disbelief and even greater curiosity.

"Master Chen, why is this happening? Is it really related to feng shui?" a Taoist priest couldn't help but ask.

Chen Han had already prepared this answer: "The notes of this Ancient Tranquility Mantra are somewhat special. When people recite it, it generates a special kind of energy, which is what we now call a magnetic field."

"Natural geographical formations also generate a special kind of energy. Our Taoist ancestors who understood feng shui would choose to build palaces and temples in such geographical formations, using the science of feng shui to utilize these natural geographical formations to construct feng shui arrays."

"In that way, the energy generated by the geographical terrain can be utilized, and it can resonate with the special energy generated by reciting the Ancient Meditation Mantra."

"In modern terms, it means using the environmental magnetic field to eliminate the negative magnetic field in the human body, thus achieving a state of complete focus. Aren't there already people researching the technology of using electromagnetic radiation to eliminate the negative magnetic field in the human body?"

"Although this technology is still in the conceptual stage, these experts have no idea that our Taoist predecessors mastered this technology thousands of years ago."

Of course, he added that last sentence on purpose. He didn't know what the Taoist sect was like thousands of years ago, and the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" was given to him by the game system.

Hearing this would undoubtedly instill a sense of pride and empathy in these Taoist priests.

You can tell from the expressions on their faces.

Master Chen couldn't help but say, "No wonder it didn't work at the Golden Summit, it's truly despicable!"

Everyone could hear the murderous intent in the Taoist priest's words.

They also understood why: if the Thunderfire Connecting Golden Peak Feng Shui formation had not been destroyed, the effect of the Ancient Tranquility Mantra on Wudang would not be worse than that on the Chen family's side.

The fact that Wudang was able to learn it before indicates that their feng shui formations were very well preserved.

Chen Han then said, "The Ancient Tranquility Technique relies on the special secondary magnetic field of the geographical terrain. As long as the special geographical terrain exists, it can be effective. Our Chen family is actually a small place. Because our ancestors discovered the special geographical terrain and made use of it, the Ancient Tranquility Technique became effective."

"The same goes for Wudang. It's just a pity that the Thunderfire Refining Gold Peak was destroyed, so the effect was much worse. In fact, where you are, such as Longhu Mountain and Baiyun Temple, you are all located in famous mountains and must have natural geographical features."

“Like Longhu Mountain, it has all four elements and the magnificent feng shui pattern of the dragon vein is the best in the Taoist world. Such a magnificent pattern is something that our small village and family Chen family can not compare to, and Wudang certainly cannot compare to it either.”

"Therefore, even if the feng shui pattern is destroyed, there must be some natural geographical features left, which can definitely be utilized."

These words instantly made the surrounding Taoist priests feel even more empathetic towards Master Chen's murderous intent, because the places where their Taoist temples were located had indeed been destroyed.

Longhu Mountain suffered the most, having been destroyed in the past.

Even after restoration, many things were no longer the same. Later, experts and professors again carried out the protection of historical sites and provided a series of guidance and maintenance work for Longhu Mountain, which led to the construction and changes of many things.

Some experts and professors are truly capable; they humbly seek advice on things they don't understand. Others, however, are simply taking things too seriously, believing they are always right and not allowing others to contradict them.

For example, there was an incident where Puyi didn't understand history. It was a case where a portrait of Puyi's father was mistakenly hung up. Puyi pointed it out himself, but was instead told that he didn't understand history.

The professor in charge was a history professor at a university. The key point is that even though Puyi pointed out that his father's portrait was hung incorrectly, it was still hung incorrectly for many years.

It was only after the newspapers reported on it that it was replaced.

Was it that the professor in charge was unaware of or didn't understand this matter? No, he needed to maintain his authority and couldn't let people think he was exaggerating.

For example, there are bizarre things like changing "covering one's ears while stealing a bell" to "covering one's ears while stealing a clock."

In a few years, if anyone still uses phrases like "burying one's head in the sand" in online books or reviews, they'll probably be criticized by the younger generation for being uncultured, saying they don't even understand the concept of "burying one's head in the sand," let alone "burying one's head in the sand."

This is absolutely fucking ridiculous.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine what might happen if experts and professors who don't practice or understand Taoism guide the maintenance of Taoist buildings.

After a short while, these Taoist priests calmed down and then took out their phones one by one, eagerly contacting their own Taoist temples.

This message must be sent back first, and then verified.

Seeing this, Chen Han knew that these Taoist priests had no intention of continuing the exchange, so he suggested, "Taoist priests, why don't you first verify your own situation today? We can continue our exchange tomorrow?"

He also has a task for these Taoist priests: to deeply move and inspire them to genuinely respect him in order to receive a reward.

Today's explanation of the geography and terrain was insufficient; the task was not completed. We need to find another way to have these Taoist priests come back tomorrow.

Chen Han's suggestion was approved by Master Chen and his group, who were really not in the mood for anything else. After Chen Han left, they followed suit.

However, everyone's expression was somewhat solemn and dejected.

After all, if what the Chen family head said was true, their own Taoist temple should have an excellent feng shui formation.

They occupy famous mountains and sacred sites, so their geographical advantage is undoubtedly stronger than that of the Chen family. The Chen family's side is located in a rural area, surrounded by unknown and even ubiquitous small hills.

If it hadn't been destroyed, their recitation of the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" would certainly not be better than the Chen family's, even if it wasn't as good.

Now that the existence of geographical terrain and feng shui formations has been proven, they might be able to discover other uses for them, and perhaps some ancient Taoist legends are also related to this.

It's all the fault of those damned experts, those developers, and those warlords...

Chen Kai had been waiting outside, responsible for picking up and dropping off these Taoist priests. He could clearly sense that these priests were acting strangely.

When the Taoist priest came out, his face was solemn, which naturally attracted the attention of the tourists. Especially after leaving the Chen family's gate, those who came to join in the fun but did not have tickets gathered here, taking pictures with their mobile phones and wondering what was going on.

As a result, related videos quickly gained popularity online.

What's wrong with these Taoist priests? They all seem unhappy!

Did these Taoist priests lose to Patriarch Chen in a debate on Taoism?

"..."

On the bus back to Linhe County, Chen Kai couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Esteemed Daoists, how did your discussion with Patriarch Chen go today? It seems you've already learned the origin of the Ancient Tranquility Mantra?"

Upon hearing this, all the Taoist priests exchanged glances.

Master Chen immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, we just had a simple get-together with the Chen family head and chatted. We didn't discuss the Ancient Tranquility Mantra at all."

Master Xuan also said, "Yes, yes, it's just friends visiting each other between Taoist sects."

The other Taoist priests nodded in agreement. Knowing the reason, they didn't want outsiders to know, lest any experts or professors come to offer guidance later.

They could imagine that if outside experts and professors knew that the "Ancient Tranquility Manual" was related to feng shui formations, some of them would definitely be tempted.

These guys don't care whether they understand feng shui or not. As long as they think they can understand feng shui through their scientific knowledge, they will arrogantly believe that they know it.

As for whether it will cause damage after it's done, who cares? It's not their property anyway.

Once they've verified that their own Taoist temple still has some usable terrain and topography, these people's guidance will eventually eliminate any remaining resources.

If this point is verified, then the feng shui theory is confirmed. Perhaps through their own research, they can restore it by relying on the remaining formations in the land.

It's absolutely impossible to get those experts and professors involved.

Fortunately, times have changed. These days, experts and professors can't just settle scores whenever they want. It's not that era anymore. But it's always good to prevent those people from messing with our own people.

Chen Kai was somewhat bewildered. Weren't these Taoist priests just talking nonsense?

You're not here to discuss the "Ancient Tranquility Techniques," so what are you doing here?
However, he could also tell that these Taoist priests had suddenly become very wary of outsiders, so he didn't press them further.

While Master Chen and his group returned to the reception center in Linhe County, various Taoist sects across the country had also received the latest news.

On Wudang Mountain, the sect leader had already led several people to the Thunderfire Refining Gold Peak. After hearing the news sent back by Junior Brother Chen, they felt a pang of heartache when they saw the golden peak again.

Knowing the principles of the Ancient Tranquility Technique, they all harbored murderous intent, but unfortunately, they were not in that era, and there was nothing they could do about what had happened.

If this golden roof hadn't been destroyed, Wudang might have been the most powerful force in the entire Taoist sect.

It's not hard to guess from the message sent back by Junior Brother Chen that the place in Wudang where the "Ancient Tranquility Technique" was learned must be the place where the feng shui formation is best preserved.

Of course, the Chen family's side is definitely more well preserved, but similarly, the Chen family's side is just a small place, a village chief's family, and there is no geographical or terrain features around it at all.

Even so, their feng shui formation remained intact, making the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" far more effective than theirs.

Therefore, if the feng shui formation of Wudang Mountain were intact, it would definitely far surpass that of the Chen family. Standing on the Golden Summit, with the surrounding rivers and famous mountains and scenic spots all in sight, it would truly be a paradise on earth.

Without hesitation, the sect leader ordered, "Have someone go to the library and find all the books on feng shui. We will then devote all our efforts to studying feng shui and see if we can figure it out."

The others nodded.

Many of their classic texts have been passed down for hundreds of years. Since this feng shui pattern really exists, the reason they couldn't learn it before must be because their methods were wrong. They should learn it again and think of new ways. Maybe they can find the way.
After all, Grandmaster Zhang Sanfeng spent ten years observing the geographical formations for the Thunderfire Refining Golden Peak.

Longhu Mountain.

After sending people to the Chen family, the Celestial Master and several old masters waited for news to come back from the Chen family.

The place of waiting is still under that big tree; the reflection is not over yet.

The sight of a Taoist priest hurrying up caught their attention, and they guessed that news must have come from the Chen family.

So, when the Taoist priest arrived, the Celestial Master asked directly, "Did the message come back from the Chen family?"

The Taoist priest hurriedly explained, "Yes, my senior brother sent a message back saying that the Ancient Tranquility Mantra is actually a recitation that uses special musical notes to activate one's own magnetic field and then connect with the magnetic field of the geographical terrain to achieve the desired effect. My senior brother and others who recite the Ancient Tranquility Mantra in the Chen family will all experience the effect."

"Moreover, that Chen family head said that our Taoist holy sites occupy the best and most excellent geographical locations, and are all famous rivers and holy sites. Our ancestors must have specially selected and built them using the science of feng shui."

"The other party also cited Wudang as an example, saying that the feng shui formations set up by our ancestors may have been destroyed, and now that the feng shui formations have been lost, there may be no way to repair them."

The Celestial Master and several other sorcerers looked astonished upon hearing this.

He hadn't expected that the Ancient Tranquility Manual would be related to this. If so, it made sense; they had indeed been severely damaged and had to be rebuilt several times.

The key point is that the last sentence revealed that feng shui has been lost and the feng shui formations cannot be restored.

Indeed, no one really understands feng shui formations these days. The feng shui they provide to believers at Longhu Mountain is just a superficial understanding. They claim to be analyzing geographical patterns, but they don't really know whether it's right or wrong.

For example, how do you determine whether a mountain is a dragon or a snake, based on the image of two mountains surrounded by two rivers? Or, if there is a large mountain with two narrow, elongated hills, you would say the same thing.

The Taoist priest continued his report: "However, the Chen family head also said that even if the local forces of our famous scenic spots are destroyed, there should still be some remaining areas that can be utilized."

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Master did not hesitate and immediately ordered, "Quickly have someone bring the Feng Shui map of Longhu Mountain and notify everyone to gather at the main hall."

As he spoke, he hurriedly led several monks to the main hall. Since that was the case, he truly did not believe that there were no remaining feng shui formations in Longhu Mountain that could be utilized.

Soon, the people of Longhu Mountain sprang into action, with each monk leading a group of disciples to explore a specific area, which attracted the attention of the tourists visiting Longhu Mountain.

It seemed as if something major had happened, and all the Taoist priests on Longhu Mountain had sprung into action.

The Celestial Master also personally led a group of disciples to explore the area, searching according to the feng shui map of Longhu Mountain, and surprisingly, they actually made some discoveries.

It was a centuries-old pine tree, surrounded by three pavilions, with the river flowing behind it—a truly magnificent sight.

Reciting the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" here actually works.

When the chanting stopped, the Celestial Master couldn't help but exclaim excitedly, "It's true! It really works! It's effective right here!"

Moreover, a moment later, several monks also sent messages in the group, saying that they had all found that reciting the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" was effective in scattered places on the edge of Longhu Mountain.

He looked around and saw that the area was mostly sparsely damaged or the buildings hadn't been altered much.

Therefore, everything has been proven true.

Thinking of this, another thing came to mind, and he immediately ordered: "Pass down the word to cancel the visit and reception with that history professor. Also, Longhu Mountain will no longer receive any professors or experts in history, cultural relics, ancient architecture, etc."

What a joke! Right now, the Taoist priest is filled with resentment, and this visiting professor still wants to talk to them about ancient Taoist architecture. It's like rubbing salt into the wound; he might not be able to resist taking action.

The professor was completely stunned by the sudden cancellation of his visit to Longhu Mountain, as he had been promoting the matter for a long time.

The fact that Longhushan directly announced it would not receive experts and professors specializing in history, cultural relics, ancient architecture, etc., has also attracted many netizens.

What happened all of a sudden?
However, what happened next surprised the netizens who were paying attention. Not only Longhu Mountain, but also Wudang, Baiyun Temple, Taiqing Palace, Zixiao Palace, Qingcheng Mountain, Zhongnan Mountain and other Taoist holy sites issued similar announcements.

It was published in almost every place that the Taoist sect could name.

What happened to the Taoist sect? It seems they suddenly lost their temper, and it goes without saying who they were angry at.

Many people even wonder if this is related to Chen's philosophy.
After all, it seems that the first round of the debate between the Taoist priests and the Chen family head has already ended.

It's hard not to connect the dots.

Regardless, the incident has generated a lot of buzz online, quickly becoming a trending topic.

Many experts and professors in the field have also spoken out, expressing their feelings of being wronged!

In particular, a topic raised by a university professor attracted much attention and resonated with many: "As a professor of ancient architecture, I don't understand why I'm being targeted by Taoist priests. For example, Wudang, it was my teacher who led the team to help Wudang solve the problem of lightning protection. Now, this measure is a benchmark in the ancient architecture industry, a great innovation..."

The professor's words were placed on a moral high ground, even mentioning the past favors he had received, and even tagging Master Chen.

Anyway, Master Chen did not reply to the professor, but someone in Linhe County filmed Master Chen chopping several bricks with his bare hands at the reception area, with an angry look on his face.

Chen Han naturally saw what was happening online. He knew that Taoist sects and other places would definitely check if their own areas had any remaining geographical features or terrain that could be utilized, similar to Wudang.

He just hadn't expected these Taoist priests to be so hot-tempered.

Naturally, what surprised him even more was the game prompt that suddenly appeared in his mind. He was just thinking about how to impress these Taoist priests and make them truly respect him tomorrow, and here it was.

(End of this chapter)