I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 246 The future is called Chen Zu! Is he going to do something big?

After returning to his courtyard, Chen Han decisively went upstairs and began searching for the books in the library.

The Chen family's collection of books was quite diverse. He had come across books about feng shui before, but he had never believed in it before, since he had studied so much but hadn't seen any mysterious effects.

However, here's a funny story: a university professor who always talks about science in class, believes in science, and denounces feng shui as a remnant of outdated ideas, actually hired a feng shui master to look at his house after leaving the university, and what's more, his students saw it.

Chen Han entered the bookstore and searched for a long time before finding four books about feng shui.

These are "The Book of Burial", "Distinguishing Between Qi and Li", "The Mirror of Feng Shui Manifestation", and "The General Outline of Feng Shui Fundamentals".

After that, he tried taking the Feng Shui Spirit Stone out of his game inventory to see if his idea was feasible.

Who knew that as soon as the Feng Shui Spirit Record Stone was taken out, a game system notification appeared.

[The Feng Shui Record Stone has detected basic Feng Shui data; analysis in progress...]

[The Feng Shui Record Stone detected useless Feng Shui data...]

[The Feng Shui Record Stone detected incomplete Feng Shui data...]

[The Feng Shui Record Stone detected a piece of usable Feng Shui information... 'Qi disperses when carried by the wind and stops when it encounters water; therefore, people gather it to prevent it from dispersing and guide its movement to a point of stillness...']

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The game prompts that kept appearing in his mind made Chen Han look at the Feng Shui Spirit Stone in surprise.

The entire stone was completely calm.

If you look closely, you can see what appears to be fluid flowing inside the stone, and there are also characters or similar things solidified inside.

Fantastic.

However, the fact that these prompts continue to appear reveals why feng shui has been lost and why it was no longer useful when he learned it before.

The feng shui books collected by the Chen family were either useless or incomplete. In one book, the "Book of Burial," only one section was useful.

Therefore, it's not surprising that modern feng shui has been lost.

Although feng shui has nothing to do with cultivating immortality, it is simply knowledge summarized by the ancients from their research on geography and terrain. In fact, much of what they do is not much different from what modern geography experts do.

However, it is clear that the experience and knowledge accumulated by the ancients over thousands of years are far superior to those of modern geography experts who have studied professional disciplines in recent years.

The wisdom of the ancients is often unmatched by modern people, so the idea that many people can manipulate the thoughts of the ancients after time travel is actually quite ignorant.

Nowadays, the knowledge related to Feng Shui has been lost to such an extent that much of it is useless, and even the most powerful techniques cannot be applied.

It's not surprising that a feng shui book contains so much useless content. There are always self-proclaimed experts who add their own insights to these books, or when a book is incomplete, there are always self-proclaimed experts who try to fill in the gaps.

They don't care whether it's right or wrong; they only care about the status, influence, and benefits they'll gain by doing this...

If you don't understand this, think about how many of the textbooks that children are learning now are the same as those used by those born in the 80s and 90s.

The same word is now difficult for many people born in the 80s and 90s to understand.

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In the past, Yue Fei was a national hero who was loyal to his country. Now, Yue Fei's "Man Jiang Hong" is no longer in textbooks, and even his title as a national hero is being questioned. Some people even say that he is a sinner who hinders national integration.

Many things that are difficult for ordinary people to understand are done by those who wield power and act as scribes.

And this has only been a little over 10 years.

If we change it to 100 years, 1000 years, 2000 years, or even the many dynastic changes and wars in ancient times, how much of the original content can be preserved?
It's not surprising that less than one in ten or even one in a hundred survives.

When the Feng Shui Linglu Stone finished testing all four Feng Shui books, less than 15% of the content was usable. In other words, 85% of the content in these four books was either wrong or useless.

It's no wonder you can't learn feng shui by reading books like this.

[Insufficient data collected for the Feng Shui Record Stone; complete geographical and topographical Feng Shui data cannot be provided at this time. Please continue collecting Feng Shui data...]

Looking at the last prompt, Chen Han turned his attention to Master Chen and the others.

The Chen family only has these four feng shui books. Even if they buy books that are available on the market, the final result will probably be that they are not very useful.

On the contrary, Taoist temples, especially those in famous scenic spots, must have many books on feng shui, and even some that cannot be bought elsewhere.

Having the Feng Shui Spiritual Record Stone collect these books would definitely be more effective.

Thinking about it, he got up, put the Feng Shui Spirit Record Stone into his game inventory, and then went to the side hall of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable where the Dao Discussion was taking place.

By this time, the clouds and mist generated by the 1000-meter-high cloud barrier pill had long since disappeared, and the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable Hall had returned to normal.

When he entered the side hall for discussing Taoism, Master Chen and the others all looked at him with special anticipation in their eyes.

Because they were just discussing something, namely that the geographical terrain within their Taoist temple had been determined, and that reciting the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" could still be effective in the remaining areas.

Therefore, they also have their own chat groups within their Taoist temples, discussing how to make use of their own geographical features or how to repair existing feng shui formations.

Wudang is not the only one with this idea.

I only looked at feng shui books, but I didn't gain anything.

Now that the Chen family has a complete feng shui formation and even knows about this matter, does that mean they have a different level of expertise in feng shui?

After Chen Han sat down, he continued to brew premium Leizhu Ling Tea, and had his junior sister and uncle pour it for the Taoist priests.

He also noticed the unusual look in the eyes of Master Chen and the others, and smiled as he asked, "Do any of you Taoist priests have any other questions about the Ancient Tranquility Mantra?"

Upon hearing his words, Master Chen immediately said, "Patriarch Chen, actually our questions are not about the 'Ancient Tranquility Mantra,' but about matters related to Feng Shui. May we consult you on matters of Feng Shui? And may we ask Patriarch Chen for help in repairing our Wudang Thunderfire Refining Gold Peak?"

These words made the other Taoist priests look at Chen Han as well.

If the Wudang Thunderfire Golden Summit can be repaired, it means that the feng shui formations that their Taoist temple once had may also be repaired.

Even if we can't fix it completely, we'll fix as much as we can.

Chen Han was overjoyed to hear this. He was thinking about how to start a conversation about feng shui and then persuade these Taoist priests to send over their collection of feng shui books. It turned out that Taoist priest Chen had handed him the opportunity.

Therefore, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "Master Chen, you must be asking the wrong person about feng shui. I don't know feng shui, and no one in the Chen family knows feng shui either. We are only protected by our ancestors, let alone helping Wudang to repair the feng shui formation."

"How could this be?" Master Chen was clearly disappointed. He had thought that the Chen family head would have some inheritance or some solution.

Chen Han then said, “Actually, our Chen family only has four books on feng shui, and you can even find these four books in your homes. However, I have found that there is not much useful content in these four feng shui books. Much of it is probably useless or even wrong. So, it is useless for us to study these feng shui books now.”

These words caught the attention of Master Chen and his group.

After determining the geographical features and the "Ancient Tranquility Manual," the senior disciples and the sect leader of their temple immediately went to check the collection of books related to feng shui, but they found nothing.

At first, I didn't really think about this issue. After all, the collection of books was passed down from my ancestors, and I only thought that I was not good enough at learning them.

Now that we've heard what Patriarch Chen said, if much of it is useless or even wrong, how can we possibly learn something that's all mixed together?
If that's the case, doesn't it mean that the feng shui books they collect are actually just some scraps of paper with words printed on them?
It is almost impossible to find a way to utilize the geographical terrain or even repair the feng shui formation.
If that's the case, it's truly a frustrating thing.

One of the Taoist priests couldn't help but ask, "Patriarch Chen, how can you make such a judgment?"

Chen Han knew these Taoist priests would ask such questions when he arrived. If it were before, without the Feng Shui Spirit Stone Record, he really wouldn't have been able to answer them.

But things are different now. The Feng Shui Ling Shi Lu examined the four Feng Shui books by the Chen family and found some useful results, which can then be applied to practical situations.

Therefore, he explained, "When our Chen family first discovered the feng shui formation, I also studied the four feng shui books of the Chen family. After studying them for a period of time, I didn't gain any results and didn't know where to start."

"Later, I watched a science program where an expert professor said that so-called feng shui is actually science, just a superficial application of geographical scientific knowledge."

"But the expert's explanation was rendered unrefutable after a few casual questions from an old man who understood metaphysics, leaving him only able to spout nonsense." "So, at that time, I wondered if what the professor said might actually be true, and that feng shui was indeed the science of the ancients?"

"But the professor is wrong about one thing. Feng shui is not a superficial application of geographical science knowledge. On the contrary, modern geographical science knowledge is just a superficial application of feng shui."

"The other party has misunderstood the primary and secondary aspects. The more advanced aspect is feng shui. Current geographical science may be able to do many things with instruments and the like, but the utilization of geographical terrain is still at its most superficial stage."

"Later, I studied this and actually found some things that corroborated it. For example, I saw a passage about 'gathering qi and wind' in the 'General Principles of Feng Shui': Qi disperses when it is carried by the wind... Gathering wind is secondary... Avoid concave wind-blown caves... They will cause the family line to die out... Where qi rises, it should be as warm as a sealed room..."

The part Chen Han mentioned is the useful part that was detected by the Feng Shui Spirit Record Stone.

As he spoke, Master Chen and others recorded videos and sent them to their own Taoist temple's senior management group. Perhaps what this head of the Chen family said would cause a huge sensation in the Taoist community.

After explaining this feng shui knowledge, Chen Han added, "Modern architecture also has scientific methods that utilize the geographical environment and entrance hall to slow down the airflow speed with a 'Z-shaped movement line,' which can also reduce the indoor temperature difference... This method is almost identical to the feng shui description of 'where qi moves, it is as warm as a sealed room.'"

"So, could we use this method to first verify the feng shui knowledge that we can identify as useful, and then use that as a foundation to study more in-depth feng shui knowledge?"

"However, we don't know how many of the Taoist feng shui classics are usable and how many are wrong. If we could collect all the Taoist feng shui books in one place and analyze them one by one, we might have unexpected gains."

"It might even lead to the compilation of a useful new book on feng shui!"

Chen Han took the opportunity to state his purpose. Moreover, with the Feng Shui Spirit Record Stone, he believed that there would definitely be unexpected gains. Now he was just waiting for these people to report back and send over all the Feng Shui books.

Master Chen and the others looked at the Chen family head in shock; his proposal was simply too astonishing.

The art of feng shui is now almost lost. In fact, if the other party's claims are verified, much of the content in current Taoist feng shui books is useless or incorrect.

Then we can re-analyze and reorganize the data to create a useful book on feng shui, and even restore the feng shui formations that Taoist sects use to utilize geographical features.

That marked a new era for Taoism.

If this continues for several decades or even a hundred years, what will future generations call this Chen family head?
Chen Zu of the Daoist School?

If one can still participate in this matter, even just by signing one's name on that new book on feng shui, one will be able to leave a mark on the history of Taoism in the future.

While Master Chen and the others were shocked, they did not forget to send what the Chen family head had just said to the temple group. The final decision was not up to them.

Wudang, the Golden Summit.

The sect leader brought several fellow disciples here again, or rather, they are now basically all here, trying to study how to restore the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak.

Beside them was a Taoist priest who was very skilled at drawing. Since they couldn't understand the feng shui books, they decided to draw all the geographical environments on them first and compare them with ancient distribution maps to see if they could gain any insights.

The sect leader stood on a high place, frowning as he looked at the surrounding mountains: "Junior brother should be discussing the Dao with the Chen family again by now. I wonder if he can obtain any useful information about Feng Shui from them."

Suddenly, a Taoist priest said, "There's a new video posted by Junior Brother Chen in the group. The head of the Chen family talked about things related to feng shui."

Without hesitation, the sect leader quickly took out his phone and opened the video in the group chat, where he heard the voice of the Chen family head:
"When our Chen family first discovered the feng shui formations... Later, I watched a science program... and it's even possible that we could compile a useful new book on feng shui!"

Upon hearing these words, the sect leader and several Taoist priests were immediately shocked.

Indeed, even though they had tried to relearn those feng shui books before and gained nothing, they never doubted that the books passed down by the sages were actually useless.

They only dared to think that they hadn't learned the methods properly and hadn't even scratched the surface.

Now this Chen family head has actually come to this conclusion. The key is that what the other party said is reasonable and well-founded. Most importantly, what the other party said is true. So even if they study feng shui again, it will be useless.

Perhaps only the method of the Chen family head can work.

Not only did Wudang receive the news, but other parts of the Taoist community also received it immediately. For example, at Longhu Mountain, the Celestial Master and several Taoist priests were quite shocked after reading it.

Their Taoist tradition has a long history, but their thinking can also be quite conservative at times. They wouldn't dare to question the Chen family head like this.

Perhaps because of this, they did not discover anything, yet the head of the Chen family made such a conclusion.

The current situation is quite simple: either someone has ulterior motives, worrying that their collection of books contains valuable material that might be stolen by others, and therefore rejects the Chen family head's proposal.

Of course, it's also possible that someone else's collection contains genuine books, while your own doesn't, which would be quite awkward.

If it were another sect, perhaps such behavior would indeed cause some unpleasantness.

However, we are now in the Taoist sect.

The Celestial Master and several sorcerers saw things clearly. Even if there were real things in the feng shui, they couldn't understand them, so keeping them as collectibles would be of no use.

If we take it out and have the Taoists study it together, we might be able to come up with something useful, which would benefit everyone.

The key is that when feng shui can be truly utilized, the geographical features of various Taoist sects can be brought into play, and the feng shui formations can be restored, how much benefit will that bring to the prestige of the Taoist sects?

How should the other side respond?

Continue to secretly learn? You'd better be able to actually learn it.

Thinking it over, the Celestial Master also said, "Reply to Patriarch Chen and tell him that Longhu Mountain is willing to send the Feng Shui books to the Chen family so that we can gather the strength of the Taoist sect to study them together."

After saying that, he sighed again: "I really want to participate personally, but unfortunately there are too many things to do at Longhu Mountain."

This made the eyes of several sorcerers light up. As celestial masters, they couldn't leave, but it was different for them. This was an opportunity to participate in compiling a magical Taoist book on their own.

They notified the Chen family immediately.

Upon receiving the order, the Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain was about to express his thoughts when the Taoist priest from Wudang immediately stood up and said, "Patriarch Chen, we from Wudang have decided to send all our books on feng shui to the Chen family to participate in this grand event!"

"Patriarch Chen, my senior brother said the same thing," Master Xuan added.

After a short while, the Taoist priests who had come from various places expressed their opinions, and their faces showed some excitement and anticipation for the upcoming feat.

Chen Han smiled upon seeing this; hadn't they already achieved half of their goal?

Without hesitation, he instructed Xiaoyu, "Junior sister, there are still some empty detached courtyards at the Chen family's place. Arrange for all of them to be occupied by the Taoist priests. For a period of time, the detached courtyards will not be open to the public."

"Okay, senior brother." Xiaoyu was also very excited. Obviously, she knew that what her senior brother and these Taoist priests were about to do might cause a sensation throughout the entire Taoist sect.

While making arrangements, Xiaoyu naturally didn't forget to contact and inform Chen Kai in the county that since the Taoist priest was going to stay at the Chen family's residence, there was no need for the county to make any further arrangements.

When Chen Kai received Xiao Yu's call, he was reporting the situation in the ancient city area to Chu Ping. Due to the online buzz and the fact that Taoist priests had moved into the ancient city area, videos about the ancient city area of ​​Linhe County were being uploaded online every day and were gaining popularity.

It definitely brought a lot of traffic to the ancient town of Linhe County. In addition, the ancient town itself is made up of ancient buildings, and the renovation and construction are very good, which has attracted a lot of tourists.

Many tourists visiting Chen's place also buy tickets to the old town area, and many people in Linhe County have started to move their daily activities to the old town area, making it incredibly lively.

It can be said to be very successful.

Chu Ping didn't mention one more thing: there was a tourism subsidy program coming down in Qingmin City, and the amount was quite large. He naturally knew what it was about, and most of the money was going to support the Chen family.

After all, this was facilitated by that big shot, Zheng.

Everyone knows the truth, but the procedure is followed normally, and everything is based on evidence and is reasonable and legal.

Even if someone were to investigate this matter, there would be no violation of the rules.

Tell me, has the tourism development in Linhe County yielded any results? Tell me, isn't the Chen family the best at developing tourism in Linhe County?

As for why so much extra money was allocated for support?

That's because everyone is optimistic about it, so what's the problem?
It just so happens that the back mountain donated by Director Liu to the Chen family is still undeveloped. Once this money comes in, it can be used to support the Chen family in developing the project on that back mountain.

Seeing Chen Kai's strange expression after answering a phone call, he asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why are you acting like this after just one phone call?"

Chen Kai explained with a puzzled look: "The Chen family called to say that those Taoist priests are going to move to the Chen family's place to facilitate future discussions. It seems that those Taoist priests will be staying at the Chen family's place for quite some time."

Chu Ping was taken aback when he heard the news. According to the original plan, the Taoist priests should have returned to their respective temples in the next couple of days. Why were they suddenly all going to stay at the Chen family's place?

For some reason, he suddenly had a feeling that the Chen family head and these Taoist priests might be up to something big.

(End of this chapter)