I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 303 Believe in Science! Believe in Science! Believe in Science!
As Zhang Ke's video spread, it quickly became very popular, surprising everyone who saw it online.

After all, feng shui is a kind of metaphysics and a traditional cultural heritage, and is often classified as superstition.

As the association's secretary-general, Ma Yuan's position is sometimes quite awkward.

After all, he wasn't a member of the Taoist sect, yet he was supposed to oversee it.

The key issue is that his identity and stance prevent him from believing in God, so he can't discuss professional topics with the presidents and vice presidents.

But there's no way around it; someone has to do this job, and at least some supervision has to be done properly.

Freedom of belief is one thing, but engaging in feudal superstition and deceiving the public is another.

This degree must be grasped well.

This is why, despite the many undesirable religious sects in South Korea and Japan, the situation here is peaceful and harmonious, with everyone working together to build a harmonious socialist society.

The things that were exposed during the live broadcast of the exchange meeting at Wudang today were unexpected for him, and he even felt helpless.

Previously, Master Qingwei and Master Li of Wudang said it was just a simple exchange meeting on Taoist scriptures, but who knew that so many Taoist priests in purple robes would go.

You should know that there are many such exchange meetings in the Taoist community every year, but when has there ever been one with such a scale?
However, it's just a Taoist scripture exchange meeting, which is harmless. After all, Taoism is one of the national cultural heritages, and promoting it can be considered as showcasing the charm of traditional culture.

He just didn't expect that news videos of people in purple robes gathering at Wudang Mountain so soon, to recreate the feng shui wonders, would appear so quickly.

Feng shui is also part of the Taoist tradition, and many Taoist priests practice feng shui for others. It's perfectly acceptable for them to do it privately.

But isn't this going too far? Isn't it going to have a bad impact?
This could easily be misinterpreted as promoting feudal superstition.

Most importantly, wasn't it supposed to be a Taoist scripture exchange meeting?

He had no choice but to hurriedly call that Taoist priest Li again.

Inside the lobby of the Wudang Fengshui Exchange Conference.

Chen Han was carefully looking at the relevant geographical and topographical map provided by Wudang.

Judging from the geographical map alone, he had to admit that Wudang was indeed one of the most famous scenic spots.

Perhaps only the Five Sacred Mountains in China can rival it.

Master Xuan, like a studious disciple, humbly approached with a topographical map and asked, "Patriarch Chen, do you think the terrain here in Wudang is a 'Four Spirits Pattern'?"

Clearly, he had discerned something from the terrain and geography, but he wasn't sure.

Chen Han immediately noticed: "The combination of the geography and Wudang architecture here does indeed create the aura of the Four Symbols: Vermilion Bird in front, Black Tortoise behind, Azure Dragon on the left, and White Tiger on the right."

"However, considering its location, its orientation towards sunrise and sunset, and the feng shui configuration of 'facing the sun and having support behind,' it can be considered a favorable feng shui arrangement."

It has to be said that the ancient buildings in Wudang Mountain are all surprisingly well-designed in terms of feng shui.

This kind of architecture, combined with the geographical terrain, is something that can't be done without some feng shui expertise.

However, these were all very simple for him, just one of the more difficult parts of the "Elementary Feng Shui" knowledge.

"Thank you very much, Patriarch Chen." Master Xuan expressed his gratitude with a face full of admiration, but returned to his seat with some annoyance.

You clearly saw the Four Symbols pattern, so why didn't you see the other one?

Master Qingwei, holding a map of the terrain and several real photos, humbly asked Chen Han, "Patriarch Chen, here are several peaks surrounding the summit, with echoes between them and rivers flowing through them. Does this conform to the 'mountain and water embrace' pattern?"

Chen Han said in surprise, "Master Qingwei, you are right, this is indeed the 'surrounded by mountains and waters' pattern."

It seems that the Taoist priests of Wudang have spent a lot of time studying the geography and terrain of Wudang.

If this research continues in depth, with a solid foundation, it is not impossible for Wudang to achieve something in terms of feng shui.

After all, many things are based on a foundation, and then others build upon that foundation to create more profound things.

The simplest and clearest example is scientific research.

Sometimes, the initial discovery from 0 to 1 is difficult. But once we have a 1, human ingenuity has a benchmark, making it much easier to go from 1 to 2, then to 3, and so on.

As Chen Han and the other Taoist priests were looking at the geographical and topographical data of Wudang, the phone rang again for Li, the president of the association.

Master Li immediately signaled to the others, and the surroundings immediately quieted down.

He answered immediately and pressed speakerphone again. Having been with this person in the association for so long, he could almost guess that the other person was talking about the exchange meeting again.

As soon as the call was answered, Ma Yuan's voice came through: "President Li, we've been working together for so long, haven't I been sincere with you? Why are you and the other Taoist priests still playing tricks on me?"

Master Li glanced at the other Taoist priests and tentatively asked, "Brother Ma, what's wrong this time? I've always treated you with sincerity. You've forgotten, I don't usually drink alcohol, I only drink with you, Brother Ma."

Ma Yuan bluntly said, "You still dare to talk? Didn't you say that Wudang was a Taoist scripture exchange meeting? You were still thinking about Taoist scriptures, how did it turn into a feng shui exchange meeting? And now it's all over the news on Douyin?"

These words startled the Taoist priests around.

Others had already started searching on Douyin and soon found a video about the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak.

It's incredibly popular, with extremely high numbers.

Chen Han also saw it. The key point is that after the video was exposed, everyone believed the news, as you can see from the comments section.

"No wonder the Golden Summit of Wudang Mountain is not open to the public."

"I knew it! There were so many people in purple robes in the live stream."

"The feng shui is actually real? The feng shui wonder of the Golden Summit is somewhat like the scene of an immortal undergoing tribulation."

"..."

This is a bit awkward.

Originally, I just wanted to do it secretly within the sect and then be done with it, but who knew it would turn out to be such a big deal from the very beginning?
This is a very sensitive matter, and even if it's true, it's very troublesome.

The reasons are so detailed that even novels dare not elaborate on them.

Master Li also learned about the situation through a video handed to him by another Taoist priest.

He immediately said indignantly to Ma, "Brother Ma, isn't this promoting superstition? It must be dealt with seriously. Besides, this has nothing to do with us. We are really just writing a book."

Seeing the Taoist priest's righteous indignation, Ma Yuan's momentum weakened slightly: "President Li, are you really just writing a book? Or holding a feng shui exchange meeting? If so, please tell me first, so I can help you deal with it and eliminate any negative impact."

"Brother Ma, you're still testing me, still don't believe me?" Master Li pretended to be even angrier and retorted, "What era are we living in? Feng shui? We Taoists believe in science now, how can you not believe it? Do you deserve your status? Be careful, or I'll file a complaint against you."

"Hey, hey, hey, Chairman Li, that's not true. I definitely believe in science. I'll deal with the online issues first," Ma Yuan said before hurriedly hanging up the phone.

He took out his phone and watched the video again, then said speechlessly, "Isn't this just causing trouble? It must be dealt with, seriously. Don't they even check videos promoting feudal superstition?"

Wu-Tang.

Master Li hung up the phone and subconsciously glanced at Master Chen.

It has to be said, this catchphrase is quite useful.

Master Chen was speechless. How come everyone was stealing his catchphrase and using it better than him?
He only used it to deal with reporters; look at who others are dealing with!
Afterwards, Master Li and the other Taoist priests looked at Master Qingwei with resentment, their meaning quite clear: could you have kept this feng shui exchange meeting a little more discreet?

Now that everyone has finished reading your Wudang geography and terrain information, the news about this exchange meeting is already widely known online.

What's going on?

Master Qingwei was quite embarrassed and could only awkwardly say, "Aren't we all the same in the Taoist sect? It has always been a big problem to guard against honest people but not against scoundrels."

A sigh arose, and none of the Taoist priests wanted to argue about the matter.

However, Zhang Tianshi raised a question: "How should we deal with the matter of compiling the Taoist scriptures? Don't let Secretary Ma's appearance fool you, he's actually not easy to handle."

Master Li thought for a moment and said, "Patriarch Chen has already agreed to give the 'Basic Feng Shui' book to the students of the Taoist Academy as a course. We will divide the book into three parts: upper, middle and lower. We will give the first part to that person to deal with. After all, it will be used as a teaching material in the Taoist Academy, and we will also show it to the other party. It's a win-win situation."

A Taoist priest frowned and said, "This is another problem. The reason why the internet is so abuzz with this is because of feng shui. Taking out 'Fundamentals of Feng Shui' is just admitting guilt."

Master Li immediately said, "Why are you admitting it without being asked? Is 'Basic Feng Shui' a Taoist book? Is it a Taoist scripture? 'Basic Feng Shui' can correspond to geographical terrain, isn't that Feng Shui geography? If Feng Shui geography isn't geography, then tell me, is geography science or superstition?"

As he spoke, Master Li smiled and asked the other Taoist priest, "Master Wu, you don't believe in science? Are you saying that geography isn't science?"

"???" Master Wu was taken aback, and quickly said, "Master Li, you can't talk nonsense. How can it not be science? Geography is of course science, and feng shui is also science. You have to believe in science."

Immediately, the Taoist priests around burst into laughter.

That's how the matter was settled.

Only Master Chen's lips continued to twitch, a little regretful. Why hadn't he applied for a patent?
In that case, all these people would have to pay him patent fees.

At this point, Chen Han also understood why this Taoist priest Li had been elected as the president of the association; he was truly quick-witted.

Judging solely from the words spoken by the association's secretary-general on the phone, it's hard to tell that he's using his brain; every sentence seems to be a test.

If we change the Taoist priest, it might be fine for a day or two, but if he keeps using his wits like this, his Taoist heart might break down.

So, it must have been really tough for Master Li to stay at the association all this time.

Online, news about Taoist priests in purple robes gathering at Wudang Mountain to restore the feng shui formation at Leihuo Lianjin Peak has become extremely popular.

Even many bloggers related to Taoism are sharing it.

Zhang Ke was naturally the biggest beneficiary of the traffic, with his account's followers skyrocketing in a short period of time.

It feels so good to be able to get this traffic.

However, when he checked the newly added data in the backend again, he was shocked to find that he had received a ban notification from the Douyin system.

The video has been banned, and the account has also been banned.

Reason: Promoting feudal superstition!
Ban duration: Permanent.

"Damn it? Why?" Zhang Ke was dumbfounded and cursed.

The pie was just about to be eaten! It was snatched right from his hand. Does that make any sense?

He also asked his assistant to check the reason, and then they saw a message distributed by the Taoist Association. It was a very long message, probably over 500 words.

To put it simply, the Taoist priests gathered at Wudang Mountain to compile Taoist scriptures, which has nothing to do with feng shui. Everyone should believe in science and not be misled by some superstitious propagandists.

"Have I become a superstitious person?" Zhang Ke was taken aback; he was stating a fact.

What frustrated him even more was that while his account and videos were banned, others who stole his videos and posted them were unaffected, such as the group admin who kicked him out of the group. All they did was change the title: "Taoist Masters Gather at Wudang, Perhaps Wanting to Repair the Golden Summit!"

Why are other people immune to this?

The key issue is that his video was blocked, while the other party's video data was quite good.

The most crucial point is that he saw several videos like this.

Oh my god, this is unfair.

He's just doing all the work for someone else.

The incident caused quite a stir online, and naturally, some people learned about it. After all, the Golden Summit is a wonder of Wudang Mountain and a marvel of the construction industry.

Yuan Xin is a professor and expert in civil engineering and geology at the university, and holds a very high position in the industry.

All of this stemmed from his teacher's teachings, and he even married his teacher's daughter, making him his heir.

The teacher's involvement in the guidance at the Golden Summit of Wudang Mountain was also a significant part of the experience.

The teacher's paper, "For World Culture...Wudang...", is now considered a benchmark in the industry.

He often talks about geology and lightning, and he also brings up this paper when he talks about it. Recently, he and some friends even wanted to include this in a relevant textbook, so that the teacher could be remembered in history.

However, with the development of the new era and the advancement of the internet, many people have brought up the story of the Golden Summit of Wudang Mountain again.

Those people with low education and low cultural literacy only know how to be keyboard warriors online. They don't understand anything at all, yet they portrayed his teacher and several seniors as villains. It's simply despicable.

However, this also made his plan to include his teacher's paper in the curriculum even more difficult.

Today, when he saw the news video of Taoist priests gathering at Wudang Mountain to repair the feng shui and the Golden Summit, he became very angry.

Putting aside the superstition of feng shui, if you talk about repairing the Golden Summit, aren't you implying that his teacher and those predecessors were wrong and ruined the Golden Summit?

This matter cannot be confirmed. If it is confirmed, what is he still promoting in the tutorial?

He contacted a familiar leader and said directly, "Leader, Wudang said they were going to repair the Golden Summit. We can't do this recklessly. It's not easy to get rid of the lightning damage. There are so many tourists, and it could cause problems."

"Of course, if they really want to do it, they need professional guidance. I can invite a few industry experts to form a guidance team to go over there."

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Xin smiled.

There are always more ways than difficulties.

This is the same method the teacher used back then. After all, if they found that there was a problem with the Golden Summit and it needed to be repaired, they might not be able to get up there on their own. But they could contact the relevant leaders and become a member of the guidance team to go there, which would make a difference.

After hanging up the phone, Yuan Xin pushed up his glasses with a big smile.

...

Wu-Tang.

After Master Li finished dealing with Secretary-General Ma, Master Qingwei suggested, "Since we invited everyone here to repair the Thunderfire Refining Gold Peak, how about we all go up to the Golden Peak together?"

This statement naturally garnered everyone's agreement, and they all subconsciously looked at Chen Han.

After all, the next head of the Chen family is the most important.

Master Chen had already led the way, leading them out of the Five Dragons Palace and heading up the mountain. Because the Golden Summit is a famous scenic spot, Wudang had already built a very long road for it.

Moreover, because there were so many tourists, the road leading up the mountain had to be widened, and in the end, there was no other way but to limit the number of tourists during the peak tourist season.

This also explains why a guidance team was dispatched in the first place—because the reasons were compliant with regulations.

The key point is that it was a special era, and no one from Wudang dared to say 'no'.

Dare to speak?

It's possible to ascend directly...

Chen Han and the group of Taoist priests soon arrived at the Golden Summit, the top of the mountain.

Being there, Chen Han couldn't help but be amazed by the beauty of Wudang Mountain and marvel at the grandeur of this famous scenic spot.

No matter how many wonders the Chen family had in that remote mountain valley, compared to such famous places, it was really just like a remote mountain valley.

The back mountain is now part of the Chen family's charitable property, which serves as a fig leaf.

But compared to famous mountains like Wudang, the back mountain really feels like a small stream or a vast ocean, especially when looking out over the seventy-two peaks.

Wudang Mountain, with its surrounding peaks and Tianzhu Peak rising abruptly from the ground, is known as "a pillar supporting the sky," a natural feng shui formation.

The surrounding seventy-two peaks stand like inverted bells and tripods, forming a natural feng shui wonder of "seventy-two peaks facing the main peak, and twenty-four streams flowing endlessly".

Moreover, the peaks all lean towards the main peak from all directions, as if paying homage to the golden summit, creating a magnificent sight.

This grandeur needs no words to describe; it can be seen directly with the eyes.

This is why the emperor who claimed to be the reincarnation of the True Martial Emperor, upon arriving here, immediately gathered the power of metaphysics from across the country to build Wudang Mountain.

In the other party's eyes, he was the reincarnation of the True Martial Emperor, and this place would be his future palace. Only the scenery of this sacred mountain was worthy of the name True Martial.

Of course, no one knows whether the emperor lived here after his death, since such things don't exist in reality.

If it's a myth, and the other party is the reincarnation of Zhenwu, then he might come here for a stroll, admire this sacred mountain, and treat it as his backyard.

If not, then he may not have finished his punishment in hell yet, since impersonating Zhenwu and acting in Zhenwu's name would incur great karmic retribution.

After all, the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty is not a human emperor. Even if he calls himself the Son of Heaven, he is still just a mortal.

Which heaven recognizes you as its son?

Because it was a cloudy day, even at this time, the Golden Summit was surrounded by clouds and mist, making it look like a fairy pavilion floating in the sky, dreamlike and illusory, a natural "immortal viewing the sea" scene.

Therefore, it is not without reason that prestigious and upright schools are located in famous rivers and mountains, and have been able to develop and survive to this day.

Chen Han was very curious and went to check out the Golden Summit. Online sources say that the Golden Summit is made of bronze and gilded, and it may have withstood 600 years of lightning tempering, so it must not be ordinary bronze.

But when he arrived at the Golden Summit and was about to check it, the Feng Shui Spirit Stone that he had put in his pocket reacted.

A game notification appeared:

[The Feng Shui Record Stone has revealed an incomplete Feng Shui formation, currently under analysis... Lacking supporting evidence, analysis is not possible at this time...]

This clue indicates that the Thunderfire Alchemy Peak is indeed a feng shui formation, and that it is indeed incomplete.

“Patriarch Chen, we have already cleaned the rust off the golden roof, but it is still dull and lackluster.” Master Qingwei stepped forward and sighed.

Just as they were about to say something, a phone call came in. After answering, they heard Master Qingwei say loudly, "What? Sending a guidance team over?"

These words drew a crowd of Taoist priests from all around, their brows furrowing in disapproval.

Most of them had either encountered or heard of the term "guidance group." In their Taoist sect, a group of people who didn't understand Taoism, didn't understand the scriptures, and knew nothing about anything, coming to provide guidance was utter nonsense.

Given the current situation, they guessed it must be related to the matter of the golden roof.

Qingwei immediately turned on speakerphone, and the voice on the other end said, "Master Qingwei, it's like this, since it concerns the safety of tourists, it's always good to have an expert provide guidance."

Upon hearing this, Master Qingwei immediately launched into a tirade: "My God, leader, I don't know what you're talking about. We, the Daoist masters of Wudang, have gathered here simply to exchange Daoist scriptures and to compile a Daoist text."

"What kind of guidance team is this? Do they even know how to chant scriptures? Do they understand the meaning of Taoist scriptures? Leader, you said you were going to send a guidance team, right?"

"Then I welcome it. I'll hold a press conference right away and say, 'Sir, you want to send a guidance team to teach us how to chant scriptures and how to write them?'"

The leader on the other side was startled when he heard this. If he went out to hold a reception like this, netizens would criticize him to death tomorrow, and he would have to consider his job the day after.

Startled, he quickly explained, "Master Qingwei, please listen to me, I didn't mean that..."

Master Qingwei, however, launched a full-scale attack: "What do you mean? We're exchanging Taoist scriptures, and the leader insists that we're practicing feng shui? We Taoists all know that feng shui is nonsense and we should believe in science. Leader, don't you believe in science?"

"Cough...cough..." The person on the other end seemed to be drunk and had choked on something. They quickly explained, "How could that be? Of course, I believe in science. As for that Master Qingwei, just pretend I never made that call."

What a joke! For an amateur to write scriptures while wearing a purple robe is just a load of nonsense, and it's only public opinion, he'll be in trouble.

This disbelief in science is a big problem.

If I had known that this Taoist priest from Wudang had such a bad temper, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess.

After hanging up the phone, Master Qingwei let out a heavy snort, then looked at his junior brother, Master Chen, with satisfaction in his eyes.

My junior brother's catchphrase is really quite powerful.

Is this considered a form of verbal attack?
After all, sometimes the power of a single sentence is boundless. See this leader? After saying this, the person immediately said that they had never made that call.

"..." Master Chen was completely dumbfounded. Why did he suddenly feel that his senior brother's gaze was full of doting affection for him?
Seeing Qingwei's domineering demeanor, the other Taoist priests all laughed. They could even guess what was going on; it seemed that some people were trying to repeat their old tricks.

Unfortunately, these people seem to have forgotten that times have changed. In that particular era, the power of discourse was in the hands of those experts and professors, and they were helpless about some things.

Modern times are different. In this country, people are free, and their Taoist sect is a cultural heritage, certified by the state.

You're here to give guidance? What kind of guidance? We're at a Taoist scripture exchange meeting, and you want to guide us in writing scriptures?
Taoist sects also have many media accounts; the combined number of accounts of well-known Taoist masters is countless.

On the Wudang side alone, the accounts that can be mobilized range from hundreds of thousands to millions of followers, easily exceeding ten million. If we include bloggers related to Taoism but not from Taoism, the number is even greater.

How many do you think the entire Taoist sect will be?
I want to see if it's me, an amateur, who's instructing me on how to write Buddhist scriptures, who has a bad reputation, or yours?

You say we're not exchanging Taoist scriptures? Don't we even know that ourselves? You laymen know more than we do?
Don't think that those who cultivate Taoism are truly ignorant of worldly affairs. They also keep up with the times and know how to use mobile phones, cars, and public opinion.

On the other hand, after contacting the leader he knew, Yuan Xin did not hesitate to contact the team members again.

The guidance group couldn't be just him; he invited the descendants or students of those predecessors.

He and these people formed a guidance group, and then went to Wudang to provide guidance. That will surely become a legendary story.

This is called passing on the torch; countless tourists should thank them for their contributions to lightning protection.

"Professor Yuan, are you sure this is feasible?" the professor on the other end of the phone asked doubtfully.

Yuan Xin said confidently, "Old Lin, what's the problem? The answers are all there. How could we possibly fail if we just copy the answers? We should have news soon. What we should be thinking about is which flight to buy tickets for."

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(End of this chapter)