I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 253 Unexpectedly Became a God? Analyzing the Substances of the Spring Water!
After their initial excitement, Master Chen and his companions looked at the crystal-clear spring water before them.

Even though I knew it was spring water, I still had to confirm it myself.

Even if the spring water may contain bacteria due to bird droppings or the like.

We can't worry about that now.

Master Chen squatted down and scooped up some spring water with his hands, bringing it to his lips.

As he felt a refreshing sensation, an expression of disbelief instantly appeared on his face.

An indescribable sweetness bursts forth on the taste buds of the tongue, and an indescribable refreshing sensation instantly spreads throughout the body.

Is this spring water?
He scooped up several mouthfuls of spring water and gulped them down.

This is definitely not spring water.

He had felt hot and bothered on the way up the mountain, especially with the sun rising. But as he drank the spring water, that heat vanished instantly.

What's even more incredible to him is that the physical strength he expended climbing the mountain seems to be recovering at a perceptible rate.

What exactly did they find using the spring-finding technique?
The Taoist priests behind were still waiting. Seeing Master Chen squatting there in a daze, one of them urged, "Master Chen, what are you daydreaming about? Make room for me!"

Master Chen finally came to his senses, his face full of surprise: "This is not spring water!"

These words stunned the Taoist priests, and then they began to make a fuss:

"Not spring water? How is that possible?"

"Then we've wasted our time?"

"How could this be?"

"..."

“Impossible! With this clarity, how could it not be spring water?” Master Xuanshi didn’t believe it. After Master Chen moved aside, he immediately reached out and scooped up some spring water.

This chilling coldness is definitely not spring water. Is Master Chen playing mind games with people?
He immediately put the spring water in his mouth and tasted it twice, then he was stunned.

That sweetness, that refreshing feeling...

A moment later, he was equally astonished: "It's definitely not spring water, but it seems we've found something truly extraordinary. Everyone can try it for themselves."

The Taoist priests were somewhat puzzled by what they heard.

What's going on?
After the Taoist master stepped aside, the other Taoist priests rushed forward to try the spring water, and then they were all stunned.

"This is definitely not spring water, it's so sweet!"

"After a few sips of this drink, I felt completely refreshed, despite the heat and fatigue from the journey!"

"Didn't you notice? It seems to restore physical strength."

"What exactly is this?"

"..."

The Taoist priests all looked incredulous. As practitioners of Taoism, they had all naturally drunk the spring water from their own temples.

This is definitely not spring water; it's as if it were a celestial spring bestowed by immortals. Otherwise, how could it have such a magical refreshing feeling, and how could it give me the sensation of restoring my strength?
The Taoist priests' actions left the tourists bewildered.

What do you mean?
The mountain spring water that these Taoist priests found was not just any ordinary spring water.

Descriptions of something being super sweet, incredibly refreshing, and even restoring energy made the tourists who followed feel like ants were crawling all over their hearts.
Who can understand that feeling of desperately wanting to find out the truth?

So, taking advantage of the gap between the Taoist priests, a tourist climbed up, filled a cup with water, and took two sips.

When he tasted the sweetness and refreshing sensation, his self-control was not as strong as those of the Taoist priests. He excitedly shouted, "It's so delicious! It's so refreshing! Mountain spring water is definitely not this magical!"

At the same time, he didn't forget to take the water to a pretty girl: "Honey, try it, this water is amazing."

The pretty girl took a couple of sips and immediately smiled broadly: "Honey, how can spring water taste so good? It makes my whole body feel refreshed and comfortable."

At this moment, all the tourists who followed could not contain their excitement and curiosity, and rushed forward to taste the mountain spring water.

Soon, everyone felt the magic and subconsciously looked at the Taoist priests, wondering what kind of spring they had found.
Some people even suddenly realized: "Mingdi was right again. He said before that these Taoist priests gathered here, they must be looking for something in this back mountain. Now they have found it, it is this incredible spring."

This reminded some tourists of it.

They had seen the video of the whistle-blowing incident before. The whistle-blowing person was very certain that the reason these Taoist priests gathered at the Chen family's place, ostensibly to exchange the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra," was just a smokescreen. Their real purpose was definitely to find something in the back mountain.

They suddenly realized that this horn was truly amazing, as if it could foresee everything.

One person at the scene was completely bewildered: Chen Kai.

What was he originally planning to do here?
Oh, right, we need to make up a story. We'll say that the mountain spring water these Taoist priests found was a spiritual spring opened by Taoist Qingfeng.

Master Ziqing was able to open those two spiritual springs, and he learned this skill from Master Qingfeng, then he hyped it up.

Is this truly a sacred spring?

The story he made up...

No, this isn't a story; it's the truth.

Chen Kai hurriedly ran forward, squatted down, scooped up some spring water, and drank it, experiencing the magic of the spring water.

This...this is definitely a sacred spring.

It's stable, completely stable.

Let's not even mention that this spring was found by so many Taoist masters who came together.

This gimmick alone is enough to attract people.

In addition, the historical materials he fabricated and found make this spring water seem to have a mythical aura.

He believes that once this is hyped up, every tourist visiting Chen's will want to come and take a picture.

The back mountain of the Chen family might also be developed in this way, and the capacity of the Chen family to accommodate visitors could be increased again.

Chen Han looked at Chen Kai, who was also somewhat surprised to see him here, as he was clearly excited.

Chen Kai took a deep breath and walked up to Chen Han, feigning barely suppressed excitement: "Patriarch Chen, this is a spiritual spring, opened by Daoist Qingfeng more than 800 years ago. It's a legendary spring!"

"???" Chen Han was immediately dumbfounded.

what's the situation?
Master Chen and the other Taoist priests were also somewhat bewildered.

How did he get involved with that Taoist Qingfeng again?
Even the tourists around were dumbfounded.

They followed along to join in the fun, initially thinking that these Taoist priests had simply found a mountain spring, but later discovered that this was no ordinary spring; the water was truly magical.

Now, how come another Taoist priest named Qingfeng has appeared, claiming that this spring is a spiritual spring that the other party opened more than 800 years ago?
How come it suddenly feels like I've traveled back a thousand years to ancient times?

The key question is, who exactly is this Master Qingfeng?
Chen Kai's gaze swept around, taking in the reactions of the Chen family members, the Taoist priests, and the tourists.

This is the effect he wants.

He wanted to spread the story of Master Qingfeng all at once.

Chen Kai continued, "Patriarch Chen, do you still remember the records of your Chen family ancestors, Daoist Qingfeng and Daoist Ziqing, discussing the Dao? After our investigation, we found two records about the two Daoists discussing the research on the Opening Spirit Spring."

"It was also because of this discussion that Master Ziqing opened a spiritual spring at the Southern School Ancestral Temple and Longhu Mountain. Since Master Ziqing can open a spiritual spring, Master Qingfeng can definitely do the same."

"Master Qingfeng is an ancestor of the Chen family. It's not strange that he opened a spiritual spring here. It's probably because no one had discovered it before, or the Chen family's lineage was interrupted and they didn't tell their descendants."

"I wonder what the spiritual spring over at Longhu Mountain is like."

Master Chen and his group were clearly stunned. When the leaders of Linhe County mentioned Master Qingfeng's temple, they had agreed, but mainly because of the Chen family. They still had doubts about Master Qingfeng, but they just didn't say it.

What does this mean? This spring water can be associated with Master Qingfeng?
But if this isn't the spiritual spring opened by Master Qingfeng, then what's the story behind this spring water?

Because Master Qingfeng was an ancestor of the Chen family, he and Master Ziqing had studied the opening of the spiritual spring, so they opened a spiritual spring here, which is why the spring water has such a wonderful effect.

This kind of logic makes perfect sense.

For a moment, Master Chen and the others all looked at the two Taoist priests, who were both from Longhu Mountain.

The two Taoist priests looked embarrassed.

I understand that these Taoist priests are asking about the spiritual spring. But what's the deal with their spiritual spring? It's just like what netizens say online, just ordinary mountain spring water.

If their local springs were as miraculous as this one, they wouldn't have been so surprised.

The key issue is that the Chen family's spiritual spring is so powerful now, so it's unreasonable for their spiritual spring to be like that. They will definitely be questioned by netizens.

Why is this happening when both are sacred springs?

Therefore, all they can say is:
“It is indeed the spiritual spring opened by Daoist Ziqing in our area. According to our ancestors, Daoist Ziqing did mention discussing the spiritual spring with Daoist Qingfeng.”

"Yes, so it's not surprising that a spiritual spring opened by Master Qingfeng appears here, since Master Qingfeng was an ancestor of the Chen family. It's just a pity that our place was destroyed by war, and that spiritual spring was also affected."

By saying this, they not only acknowledged the existence of the spiritual spring, but also indicated that the spiritual spring in their area was genuine and that the reason it no longer had any effect was due to the destruction caused by war.

Chen Kai was surprised that two Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain actually supported him, and he immediately said excitedly, "This all makes sense now, it must be true."

Chen Han sighed silently.

He was certain that this spiritual spring had nothing to do with Master Qingfeng; it was just a modified item given by the game system.

Given the current situation, is it necessary for him to step forward and expose them?
Rather than exposing the game system, the Chen family would at least have one more ancestor who can open the spiritual spring.

Indeed, he only showed off the "Ancient Tranquility Technique" at first to gild the Chen family's reputation and give them a false sense of sophistication.

Who knew that in the blink of an eye, the Chen family would become a family with a history of over a thousand years? And in the blink of an eye, the Chen family would have another ancestor, who was able to discuss the Dao with the founder of the Southern School of Daoism.

When you're out and about, your identity is given to you by others?
Compared to Chen Han's shock, the tourists were the most astonished. What had they heard? This spring was actually a spiritual spring opened by an ancestor of the Chen family named Qingfeng Daoren?
The other party is a legendary figure who was able to discuss Taoism with Master Ziqing, one of the five patriarchs of the Southern School of Taoism.
This is even more incredible than the Chen family's more than a thousand years of heritage.

Having personally experienced the incredible power of this spring, one can almost confirm that this is true.

Clever tourists are already editing videos, cutting text, and writing stories, preparing to post them online.

At this moment, Chen Kai took out a document and handed it to Chen Han: "Patriarch Chen, this is a document related to the Qingfeng Daoist Temple. I need you to sign it. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Qingfeng Daoist Temple will depend on your Chen family."

He was once again promoting the groundbreaking ceremony of Qingfeng Daoist Temple in front of the surrounding tourists.

These Taoist priests will participate, and it would be even better if we could attract more tourists to participate as well.

He went all out for the development of culture and tourism in Linhe County.

Sure enough, his words immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding tourists. "Director Chen, we don't have a pen right now. Let's go down to the Chen family's office and discuss this in more detail," Chen Han said to Director Chen after taking the documents.

"Okay!" Chen Kai nodded.

However, before heading down the mountain, he emptied the water from his mineral water bottle and filled it with water directly from the mountain spring.

Before going down the mountain, Chen Han gave Uncle Big Dog another instruction: "Uncle Big Dog, send people to guard Lingquan day and night, and have Uncle bring the workshop up to build some necessary facilities."

Following Chen Han, Master Chen and his group also descended the mountain, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep emotion).

The exciting thing is that the two feng shui books newly compiled by the Chen family head have been proven to be effective, and this young family head will definitely become a famous figure in the Taoist community in the future.

Perhaps decades or even centuries later, the other party will become a legendary figure in Taoism, such as Master Qingfeng or Master Ziqing.

The reason for the amazement is naturally due to the miraculous effects of the sacred spring.

The Chen family truly lives up to its reputation of having been passed down for over a thousand years; its heritage is indeed profound.

Whether it was just my imagination or not, it seemed to make them feel a sense of awe.

Chen Han and the Taoist priests went down the mountain, but the tourists did not leave. Many of them took pictures of the spiritual spring with their mobile phones.

Soon after, the tourists saw three figures appear, one of which surprised them greatly because it was Mingdi.

One tourist couldn't help but point his phone at the horn and say hello: "Horn, you were right again. Those Taoist priests were indeed helping the Chen family find something in the back mountain. They found a spiritual spring."

“Yes, that spring is incredible.” Another tourist chimed in, “It tastes very sweet, and it makes you feel incredibly refreshed. Most importantly, it restores your energy.”

He honked his horn politely in response to these people, and was quite surprised to hear their words.

When he arrived at the mountain spring, he tried to scoop up some water and taste it. He was surprised, thinking that the tourists were exaggerating. Who knew that the spring water was really that amazing.

He immediately took out his phone to record: "Just as I thought, the Chen family's exchange of the Ancient Tranquility Mantra with those experts was a cover-up. This spiritual spring is their real purpose. Moreover, this is not a spiritual spring at all. It is refined with the spiritual essence of our demonic cult leader."

"It seems that the sealing of the demon in the back mountain is true. This demonic master will become the source of the Chen family's spiritual spring in an endless stream."

Xu Bin was already used to his cousin starting with zero frames, so he immediately cooperated and asked, "So, should we save this Holy Cult leader?"

Mingdi shook his head decisively: "My only goal now is to save the Dog Demon King. Otherwise, I would betray him even if the Blood Demon came in person."

After saying that, he decisively led his men away, leaving the tourists looking at each other in bewilderment.

Was that honking just now meant to film an abstract video?

He didn't give anyone time to react before finishing filming and leaving.

...

After returning to the Chen family, Chen Han invited Chen Kai, the director of the Culture and Tourism Bureau, to his courtyard and discussed with him the relevant documents about Qingfeng Daoist Temple.

The document mainly concerns handing over the temple to the Chen family as their family business, since Master Qingfeng is now the ancestor of the Chen family, and the Chen family will send someone to be in charge of the temple's management.

In addition, the Chen family will be responsible for the worship of the deity statue by Master Qingfeng, as well as for all kinds of ceremonies and processions in the future.

After understanding the situation, Chen Han also signed his name on the document.

To his surprise, he suddenly received a game notification:
What's most surprising is that just as you were gathering righteous masters for a discussion, an unexpected message suddenly came: it turns out that one of the Chen family's ancestors was already a member of the immortal path and had already joined the ranks of the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable!
Please erect a statue of the Immortal Ancestor in the side hall of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable Hall to trace his origins. This will grant him the family inheritance and the symbol of the family head: the Ancestor's Taoist robe!

Upon suddenly receiving this mission notification, Chen Han immediately thought of one phrase: artificial god!

Therefore, in the game's storyline, the Chen family truly has an ancestor who became an immortal, named Qingfeng Daoren, and now they can even erect a statue to worship him.

He couldn't help but look at Director Chen in front of him with a sigh, knowing that the other man certainly had no idea what he had done.

Investiture of the Gods!
The other side just conferred the title of a god.

However, he was more curious about the patriarch's robe.

Another fabricated heirloom of the Chen family has been added. The key question is, when this thing actually appears in reality, can it still be called fabricated?
Chen Kai was obviously unaware of these things. After finishing his conversation with the Chen family head, he hurriedly left the Chen family and then made a phone call to a water quality testing agency in Qingmin City.

His cousin works there, and he plans to use connections to get the bottle of spring water he brought from Chen's Spiritual Spring tested.

Judging from what just happened, once you get here, tourists who know the details of this spiritual spring will definitely want to take a sip and try it.

Otherwise, even if you hear about the miraculous spring, you won't actually see it when you get there.

As is well known, spring water is very unsanitary and contains a variety of bacteria, including both beneficial and harmful bacteria (such as E. coli and Salmonella).

This is due to a variety of factors, including the water source environment, surrounding vegetation, and animal activities, and it is something that cannot be avoided.

Even if this spring water is incredibly incredible.

Moreover, untreated spring water poses health risks; drinking it directly may cause gastrointestinal discomfort or even infection, leading to very serious consequences.

If the miraculous power of the Chen family's spring were publicized, it would surely attract many tourists. However, if even one incident were to occur, it would be a very bad thing.

Therefore, he first needs to check the quality of the spring water. If it doesn't meet the standards, he will suggest to the Chen family to find a solution to the problem.

Back in the county, he reported to his superiors and immediately headed to Qingmin City. Once on the high-speed train, he started watching videos about the Chen family and, sure enough, found some related to the Lingquan Spring.

In the internet age, as long as something is trending, it can spread like wildfire.

The story of Master Qingfeng about Lingquan also spread among those tourists.

This actually gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Based on the effects of this sacred spring, if it's properly managed, it will undoubtedly become another benchmark for Chen's tourism.

However, to his surprise, the most popular topics were all about honking.

"His whistle is really something! He said before that the Chen family and those Taoist priests were definitely searching for something in the back mountain, and now it's come true—they're looking for this spiritual spring!"

Seeing this video reminded Chen Kai of this incident.

That's true, the other party was quite certain before.

This demonic sorcerer is something else.

He had barely uttered that thought of praise in his mind when he saw the other party's newly posted video: "...This is a spiritual spring refined using the spiritual veins and true essence of a demonic master..."

"...My only goal now is to save the Dog Demon King. I would even betray the Blood Demon himself if necessary."

Chen Kai was helpless; this internet celebrity, when he got unserious, was just as abstract as the head of the Chen family.

Moreover, after reading the comments section, he felt that the other party's fans were just as abstract. Looking at the most liked comment: "Holy crap, isn't this uncle going to investigate? When Mingdi betrayed the Demonic Path, someone was already arrested. Now Mingdi says a Demonic Path bigwig has been refined, so does that mean…"

Chen Kai sighed, "What kind of wild ideas do people have these days?"

He scrolled through videos along the way and soon arrived in Qingmin City. When he exited the train station, someone was already waiting for him in the reception area.

Upon seeing him come out, she went up to greet him: "Cousin, it's been a long time."

Without hesitation, Chen Kai handed the bottle of spring water to the other party: "Lin Qing, please test this bottle of spring water for me as soon as possible, it's very important."

“Okay, cousin, but let me take you to a hotel first.” Lin Qing nodded. He knew his cousin’s position, and the other party’s request to test the spring water was probably related to tourism.

So he agreed.

After dropping his cousin off at a hotel, he went back to the testing agency to process the paperwork for his cousin as soon as possible. Since he was also a manager at the testing agency and conducted the tests himself, he could use the fast track all the way.

There is a fixed procedure for testing the normal condition of spring water, which takes at least two days.

However, this is for external use, and it refers to the program time required to detect complete data.

If you use the fast track, testing rapid indicators (such as pH value, turbidity, etc.) will only take an hour.

Bacterial testing, such as the most crucial tests for spring water, including total bacterial count and coliform bacteria, takes half a day.

But after his cousin gave him the bottle of spring water, Lin Qing sensed something was wrong.

This seems different from ordinary mountain spring water.

The pH value was normal, but the turbidity was incredibly low, even the purest purified water couldn't reach that level.

This might have been an accident, but as time went on, when the spring water was tested for bacteria, the results were astonishing.

Because he couldn't detect any bacteria in the spring water.

How could spring water not contain these things?

Even further testing revealed extremely low levels of microbial matter; the amount was truly astonishing.

Even mineral water wouldn't contain only this much.

If he hadn't known what kind of personality his cousin had, he would have thought his cousin was playing a trick on him.

Further testing revealed that spring water often contains substances such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium.

This is caused by the dissolution of rock layers through which mountain springs flow. Generally, a small amount will not have any effect, but once it exceeds a certain amount, it will affect health.

But this time he was dumbfounded again.

He couldn't detect any of these harmful substances in the spring water.

Now, he no longer believed that his cousin wasn't playing a trick on him.

A bottle of water that cannot be tested for bacteria, microorganisms, or harmful minerals is probably mineral water that has been filtered many times.
Using this as a spring water sample for his testing—isn't that just playing a trick on him?
He hurriedly left the testing facility and went directly to the hotel where his cousin was staying.

After settling into the hotel, Chen Kai knew that even using connections wouldn't yield results quickly. So, besides reporting the situation at Lingquan to Chu County, he also kept tabs on the bureau's progress by phone.

After arranging everything, he continued browsing the internet.

The popularity of Lingquan and Qingfeng Daoist is increasing. As you can see in the latest videos, there are even more tourists on Chen's back mountain, attracted by Lingquan. No one cares about the legend of sealing demons anymore.

Seeing this, Chen Kai knew that everything was going according to plan, and now he was just waiting for the test results of the spring water.

As long as there isn't a serious excess of minerals, it can always be improved with modern technology and made drinkable for tourists.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a loud knocking on the door, and the person outside seemed to be in a hurry.

He opened the door and saw the person outside, asking in surprise, "Lin Qing, what brings you here?"

"Cousin, are you kidding me?" Lin Qing complained directly: "Why do you need to test the water you gave me? Just drink it directly."

Chen Kai was taken aback at first, then realized what was wrong with the water: "What's wrong with the water? Is there a problem?"

Lin Qing said speechlessly, "Cousin, if you filter those purified waters a few times before drinking them and then have a problem, there's no way your water could have any issues."

"???" Chen Kai was stunned. He couldn't have misunderstood his cousin's meaning, could he?
(End of this chapter)