I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 310 You think the Chen family head cultivates immortality? That's a bit much!

Upon hearing Master Li's words, Chen Han asked in confusion, "Master Li, what's this about shocking the internet?"

Master Li's laughter came through: "Patriarch Chen, you'll find out soon enough. Anyway, the negative news about superstition on the internet will be cleared up soon, so I'm just letting you know. I still need to inform the other purple-robed Taoist priests. I'll hang up now."

Chen Han hung up the phone and smiled. It was a good thing that the negative online discussions about promoting superstition had been resolved.

It seems the Taoist Association is about to make some moves online.

So he took out his phone and went online to check on Douyin's condition.

Before long, he astutely noticed that the hype surrounding the Wudang Thunderfire Refining Gold Peak was beginning to wane.

The most subjective thing is that the ranking of the trending topics list keeps dropping.

Curious, he clicked into the trending topics list, and found that many of the videos about Lei Huo Lian Jin Ding were gone, such as those that deliberately promoted superstition.

"It's perfectly acceptable for the Taoist priests of Wudang to gather together and simply study Taoist scriptures. However, if they insist on steer some natural scientific phenomena towards metaphysics, then..."

Chen Han was watching this popular video when it suddenly disappeared.

Scrolling down, I found that these kinds of videos were disappearing one by one.

It's possible that the editors on Douyin's side are reviewing and banning them one by one.

The trending topics ranking is based on the sum of the popularity of popular topics, combined with a special algorithm.

These videos were banned, naturally causing their popularity to plummet.

It seems the association has taken very strong measures.

Not only Chen Han saw the news, but many people who were following this matter also noticed it.

Take, for example, the bald-headed new CEO of a certain temple.

He spent a lot of money and arranged for many people to report that the exchange meeting there contained superstitious propaganda.

Afterwards, they arranged for people to guide the online exchange to promote superstition, in order to smear it and make people stop paying attention to the mysteries of feng shui and instead focus on promoting superstition.

Before long, the relevant departments will take action to order rectification. Once the announcement is made, the matter will be settled, and platforms like Douyin will definitely not dare to give traffic to feng shui-related videos for a short period of time.

Then the hype subsided.

This would give their chanting masters more time to decipher the "Ancient Meditation Manual".

As for feng shui, even if they don't know it, they can spend money to learn it later.

To his surprise, the online hype surrounding superstition that he had spent money to generate was quickly suppressed.

All related videos on Douyin have been banned.

"Damn it, isn't Douyin afraid of upsetting the relevant departments by suppressing the hype like this?" The bald CEO's face was somewhat gloomy. He had filed so many reports, the relevant leaders must have taken notice of this matter.

Douyin is making trouble for herself.

He thought he should immediately summon someone and instruct them: "Contact Douyin and ask them why they suppressed the promotion of superstition. Did they not know that this was against regulations?"

The man nodded and hurriedly went out to make contact. He returned awkwardly shortly afterward: "Abbot, something's not right. The people from Douyin aren't responding at all. They just said there's no need to explain to us."

"..." The bald CEO frowned deeply, even somewhat annoyed: "They really don't know what's good for them. Once the relevant department leaders take notice, they'll be in big trouble. I'll arrange for more people to report them and get the relevant departments to take action as soon as possible."

The man nodded and was about to leave when a bald man rushed in, holding a cell phone: "Abbot, it's the association's secretary-general on the phone."

Just like Ma Yuan of the Taoist Association, the Buddhist side also has such a supervisor.

The bald CEO, puzzled, immediately answered the phone: "Amitabha, what instructions does the Secretary-General have? We will certainly comply!"

To everyone's surprise, the person on the other end of the phone immediately started yelling: "Are you guys out of your minds? Do you really think the higher-ups can't tell that you guys orchestrated this report?"

"What gives you the confidence to believe that you can suppress local cultural heritage through such means?"

"Do you know that you've unfairly burdened me with a disciplinary action for lax supervision and inadequate guidance? You'll be facing rectification penalties as well!"

"???" The bald CEO was clearly stunned by the scolding. How come the situation was different from what he had expected?
Given the immense online buzz surrounding the exchange meeting's promotion of superstition, and the numerous reports he'd received, shouldn't the relevant departments have taken notice and instructed the Taoist Association to rectify the situation?

But before he could say anything more, the other person had already hung up the phone.

This made him realize the seriousness of the situation, and he quickly instructed the person who had just spoken: "Take a break from the report."

Just as he finished giving his instructions, he received another phone call. This call made his expression change drastically. He immediately took out his phone and logged into the Buddhist Association's official website, where there was a notice about the rectification and punishment of their temple.

"Given the temple's irregular development... which seriously violates relevant requirements and undermines unity... a rectification disciplinary action is imposed..."

The bald CEO's face was extremely grim.

Although he had only recently taken office, he was quite familiar with the association and would not normally go to such extremes.

This would only happen if the matter were truly significant.

But he only made a small move against the Wudang exchange meeting, so why did he go to such extremes?
The most crucial point is that once this announcement is released, won't those people online who were already laughing at them take the opportunity to kick them while they're down?

The reason why the previous couple's affairs became known across the internet so quickly, causing their reputations to plummet, was thanks to these people. Even trying to suppress the news with money couldn't quell the buzz, as if they had a deep-seated grudge.

Thinking about it, he hurriedly took out his phone to check online, and his face turned extremely pale in a moment.

On Douyin, the news of their rectification and punishment has become a hot topic.

Following the scandal involving its first CEO, **Tea House has been publicly disciplined again!

"It's true, I wronged Kumārajīva before; his words were too mild."

"A place for spiritual practice, constantly embroiled in news about money laundering, scandals, and disciplinary actions—does anyone still believe it?"

Haha, what's the difference between public disciplinary action and public execution? It's simply something to be happy about!

The bald CEO was practically gritting his teeth as he looked at the video in the trending headline.

Do we really have a grudge against them?
What's with the key word "Douyin"? When it's their turn, their popularity only rises to the top of trending topics in a short time, right?
When it comes to the other side, you just suppress the hype, right?

This behavior is utterly hypocritical.

He couldn't help but want to curse out loud.

But something even more infuriating happened: in that instant, a trending topic surpassed the news of their disciplinary announcement.

The Taoist Scripture Exchange Meeting saw Taoist masters exchange ideas and write new-era Feng Shui books, demonstrating the Taoist tradition's ability to keep pace with the times!

"???" When the bald CEO saw this news, he felt that the world was full of malice.

They didn't do anything, yet they were publicly punished, making a fool of themselves online.

However, the other side has already been accused of promoting feng shui superstition. Previously, they had to rely on exchanging Taoist scriptures as an excuse, and those people even had to come out and declare that they "believe in science," looking quite embarrassed.

Now they're even openly promoting feng shui books?

Why use such laudatory terms as "new era" and "keeping pace with the times"?
Is this kind of blatant discrimination really necessary?
But when he opened the trending topic and saw the videos inside, he was stunned.

He was even more confused when he saw the combination of feng shui and geography, and even when he saw examples of real places. What is feng shui?

If feng shui is so simple, how could their ancestors have only acquired such a small amount of feng shui knowledge?
It's that simple. He firmly believes that the feng shui belonged to them long ago in ancient times.

The key question is, once such a feng shui book is compiled, is it still feng shui?
Even a monk would know that this is the science of geography.

This made him realize that a very bad situation was about to unfold.

The Taoist sect seems to have gotten ahead of them, integrating better into this new era.

Is this the reason why Douyin is so blatantly biased?

Clearly, the CEO had no idea that his superiors were already aware of the matter.

Online, while netizens were gossiping about the temple being punished, they also saw this news about feng shui books that suddenly appeared.

Previously, during an exchange meeting at Wudang, it was revealed that it was a feng shui exchange. The Taoist priests denied it and told people to believe in science.

What's going on now? Why are they openly promoting feng shui books?
Many people were already paying attention to this matter, and they clicked on this trending topic to see what was being revealed in the feng shui book.

Even people like Ma Yuan and higher-ups would be baffled by this feng shui content, let alone netizens.

Seeing that the feng shui knowledge was accompanied by a long passage of corresponding geographical information, they suddenly realized that feng shui didn't seem so difficult after all.

It seems like they could learn it too.

This made them unsure if this was feng shui.

It's fair to say that this suddenly viral video quickly reached its peak in popularity, and the discussion within the video was quite lively.

"666, this feng shui suddenly feels like an advanced math problem turning into an elementary school problem."

"Holy crap, I believe the end of science is metaphysics."

"It's a bit ironic that the Taoist priests who practice metaphysics have proven that feng shui is a science of geography, while those experts who wanted to prove that feng shui utilizes geography have failed to do so."

"..."

The appearance of this feng shui book quickly attracted the attention of all netizens.

This also shows that people are still interested in traditional culture. The most important thing is to make it understandable to everyone and not make it too incomprehensible.

In fact, the feng shui books that Chen Han made using the feng shui spirit stone were just a result of the encryption of the lineage. In the past, feng shui also emphasized the lineage of masters and disciples, which was deliberately made mysterious and difficult for just anyone to understand.

Only those who are truly proficient in this field know the intricacies, passed down through generations. Outsiders are simply confused by the mysterious and encrypted content.

This is actually one of the reasons why many traditional cultures have declined and been lost.

There was a movie that was about a prescription from ancient times. If you didn't know the plot, you would think it was a prescription. Just looking at the content, it was a poem about love. Who would know it was a prescription?

However, it's understandable. After all, who wouldn't take precautions with their own things? It's the same in modern times. Look at those companies' formulas; they all keep them tightly hidden.

Not long after, another video about a feng shui book suddenly went viral.

Does nobody care who authored that feng shui book? It's the head of the Chen family! And Xiao Mi is even a geography consultant!

Given this level of popularity, it would be difficult for this video not to generate buzz.

In fact, quite a few people noticed Chen Han (Da Xuan)'s name when they saw the cover.

Under normal circumstances, no one would think of the Chen family head.

Because when most people know about and pay attention to this Chen family head, they basically only hear, see, and comment on the three words 'Chen family head'.

However, many people have never paid attention to the real name of the Chen family head.

Therefore, many people who saw this video were shocked to realize that Chen Han was the head of the Chen family.

My God, unbelievable.

This amazing feng shui book was actually edited by the Chen family head?

The news spread like wildfire, leaving many people stunned.

"I'm truly stunned! No wonder Patriarch Chen was able to become a purple-robed official!"

"It's not surprising that the Chen family head's age seems to be keeping up with the times, after all, he's a purple-robed big shot in the new era."

"I was wondering before how this Chen family head could wear a purple robe at his age, but now I realize he's really something else."

"What's with the fact that Xiao Mi is a geography knowledge consultant?"

"Is Xiao Mi the popular Chinese style influencer from the Chen family? Is she related to this feng shui book?"

Many people have suddenly realized that this feng shui book is becoming increasingly legendary.

This time, not only Chen Han, but also Xiao Mi came under scrutiny.

Moreover, as the buzz surrounding Xiao Mi grew, the bloggers and graduate students she had approached were surprised to find themselves seemingly involved in a major event without their knowledge.

The key point is that they clearly know that feng shui is not just about geography. Back then in the group, Xiao Mi also asked a lot of questions about meteorology, astronomy, and other related topics.

Currently, only information related to geography and topography has been released, which is probably the simplest part. The truly profound aspects are hidden in the Taoist temples of the Taoist priests, kept secret from outsiders.

It's a pity that the group has been disbanded and deleted.

They never thought of these things back then, and now they can't even find evidence to prove it.

However, this also made Xiao Mi more famous in the online celebrity circle.

Especially those girls with traditional Chinese style whom she knows.

For example, the Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King and the Holy Body of the Widow.

They are participating in the National Style Ceremony in *zhou today. They originally thought that this National Style Ceremony would generate a lot of buzz and that they would gain a lot of traffic.

Who knew that the National Style Ceremony didn't garner much attention, but the temple was suddenly given a disciplinary notice, and the door suddenly published some new-era feng shui book, which suddenly became a hot topic.

The buzz surrounding other events was completely overshadowed.

Including the national style gala they participated in.

However, the feng shui books about this door did attract their attention. Even though they didn't do well in school, they were now able to understand the knowledge in these feng shui books.

It must be said that the person who wrote this feng shui book is very capable.

"It's getting harder and harder to get by online these days. Even Buddhist and Taoist sects are jumping on the bandwagon to grab attention, and the attention they're getting is so high," Little Fairy complained somewhat.

She meticulously prepared a Hanfu this time, which cost a lot of money.

At this moment, the Crooked-Mouthed Dragon King exclaimed in surprise: "My God, this Feng Shui book was actually compiled by the Chen family head, and Xiao Mi is even the geographical knowledge consultant for this Feng Shui book. I was wondering why she wasn't participating in the national style activities anymore. It turns out she was doing something big in silence."

The other girls were also surprised when they heard the news, and they all took out their phones to search for it.

When they saw that Xiao Mi's name was indeed listed as the geography knowledge consultant on the cover, they couldn't help but feel envious.

The popularity of this feng shui book online is evident, and Xiao Mi's book is sure to garner an incredibly high level of attention.

They quickly opened Xiao Mi's account and found that she had almost 600 million followers, an increase of nearly 500 million from the previous 100 million.

I'm envious and jealous.

The key thing they saw was that Xiao Mi's account had been changed to: Xiao Mi (Junior Feng Shui Master)
Wow... they really know how to capitalize on trends.

These girls didn't hesitate and immediately contacted Xiao Mi via WeChat. No matter how envious they were, they knew him and wanted to congratulate him.

The key is to find out about this feng shui book and what inside stories are involved.

That way, they can talk about this during their live streams at night and attract some viewers.

They were all certain that many people would say these things during their live streams at night.

Natural heat.

Various so-called "insider information" will definitely be circulating everywhere, making it difficult for people online to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

...

While Xiao Mi was scrolling through Douyin videos in Xiao Yu's car, she also received WeChat messages from those girls who dressed in traditional Chinese style, as well as some internet celebrities she knew who wanted to ask her for information.

Chen Han, however, focused all his attention on the prompts of the mind game:
Congratulations... Reputation +1

Congratulations... Reputation +1

...

Congratulations... Reputation +1

This is because people now know that he wrote the basic feng shui book, and everyone who sees it starts paying attention to him.

Throughout the journey, the notifications in his mind kept increasing his reputation, which meant that his fans were constantly growing.

Before long, he gained 100 million followers, bringing his total number of followers to over 1000 million.

When he returned to the Chen family, he had gained 150 million followers, bringing his total to 1050 million.

This also shows that feng shui books are very popular this time.

By evening, Chen Han's fan base had surpassed 1200 million, an increase of 300 million in a short period of time.

His reputation naturally surpassed the 400 million mark once again.

The online discussion about this matter continues, with many experts joining in to discuss the issue and try to gain a share of the profits.

A geography expert started a live stream, explaining that he said seven years ago that feng shui is the utilization of geographical terrain. Now look, isn't it the same as what I said?
Of course, when someone in the live stream asked him why he couldn't provide proof when everyone was asking him to, he ignored it and pretended not to see it.

Another expert also did a live broadcast. He had compiled a version of junior high school geography knowledge, and that geography knowledge happened to be the same as a section of geography knowledge published in a feng shui book.

The expert smiled and said, "When I was compiling this section of the textbook, I had already thought about this feng shui pattern. I have always firmly believed that feng shui is the scientific utilization of geographical features."

Anyway, nobody knows how capable these experts are, but one thing is certain: they're shameless, and they've all popped up like monsters and demons.

During dinner, Chen Lin reported, "Xiao Han, regarding the development on the back hill, the bamboo, pine, and plum trees you had planted have already covered a large area. Should we continue planting them?"

"Uncle, keep planting!" Chen Han nodded and instructed.

Those are the three-element plants needed to upgrade the sect's residence.

The game system is not indicating that the requirements are met, which means the planting area is insufficient.

Just keep planting.

Afterwards, Chen Dagou, Chen Shuisheng, and Xiaoyu all reported on the Chen family's affairs over the past few days.

After the report, they chatted enthusiastically about the popularity of news about feng shui books online.

The entire Chen family felt honored that Chen Han had compiled such a book on feng shui.

After finishing dinner, Chen Han went back to his courtyard and came out carrying three things.

It was during his time at Wudang that Master Li, the president of the Taoist Association, bestowed upon him the purple robe, the register, and the decree.

These three items are credentials of a Taoist priest and a Taoist family.

Although he is now a purple-robed figure in the current Taoist sect and Taoist Association, and the Chen family has already established its own lineage, in the game system's storyline, these three things must be presented to the Heavenly Venerable: incense and offerings.

Therefore, he wanted to bring this thing to the Hall of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable, report to the Heavenly Venerable, place it on the altar, offer incense every day, and wait for the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable to activate the proper attributes of these three things.

When his aunt saw him arrive, she smiled.

She now reads news online and naturally knows that her family head has written a feng shui book with considerable influence.

This will make the Chen family appear even more formidable.

The palace guards and the family members who came to help all looked at Chen Han, the family head, with respect.

Chen Han brought three items to his aunt and instructed, "Aunt, these three items are proof of our Chen family's legitimacy. We need to report to the Heavenly Venerable and offer them on the altar so that the Heavenly Venerable can bestow blessings upon us."

Auntie didn't know if the Taoist sect had such a rule. At least, there was no such rule during her time in the Chen family, because the Chen family could never produce a purple robe, they weren't even registered, let alone have any decrees or anything like that.

This is the first time.

Therefore, there must be a reason why the head of the family said that, and we should naturally do our best to achieve it.

She respectfully accepted the three items and then devoutly placed them on the altar, before leading several temple attendants in chanting sutras.

Tourists who came to the Golden Hall to offer incense and participate in the lucky draw would also take out their phones to take pictures of this scene out of curiosity. When they spotted Chen Han, they excitedly pointed their cameras at him and started snapping away.

This person is incredibly popular online today. Even they can understand the feng shui book he wrote, which gives them the illusion that practicing feng shui is simple and that they could do it too.

After his aunt and the others finished chanting the scriptures, Chen Han also took some incense sticks to light, and then received a game hint:

[You have already placed the family register, purple robes, and the sorcerer's decree on the altar and offered incense. Please keep the incense burning continuously until the Celestial Venerable descends to activate the attributes!]

Seeing the game prompt, Chen Han knew that the attributes of these three items could not be completed in a short time, so he left the Demon-Slaying Heavenly Venerable Hall.

Back in his attic, he went into the bathroom for a long, refreshing shower, changed his clothes, opened the door to the room where the special soul-summoning banner was kept, and went inside.

The special soul-summoning banner was constantly running, and the special rune code pattern on the screen occasionally moved and rotated, exuding a mysterious aura.

Chen Han took the Illusionary Pearl out of the game's inventory, and at that very moment, he received a game notification:

[Congratulations! The Soul-Summoning Banner has an external component that can be assembled. Would you like to assemble the Illusionary Pearl?]

Chen Han already knew that these two things needed to be used together.

But you're making a soul-summoning banner, with external plugins and assembly involved. You're really treating yourself like a computer, connecting to the Chihuan Pearl via Bluetooth, right?

Despite his complaints, he still chose to assemble it.

The next moment, the Illusionary Pearl flew towards the special Soul-Summoning Banner screen and then merged into it.

The game system beeped again:

[The Soul-Summoning Banner has a new plugin being assembled; the new plugin's functionality is being loaded...]

Upon seeing this, Chen Han knew that it wouldn't get better immediately, so he could only go back to his room and sit down to cultivate.

After taking out a mid-grade spirit stone and practicing the "Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Advanced Qi Refining Method" for a while, he began practicing the Immortal Light Separation and Union spell again.

However, the blue and white energies that the Immortal Light Separation Technique needed to condense were really difficult to control, and there was only a little progress until the second day.

Back at the Chen family residence, he resumed his usual routine, first inspecting the insect puppets he had crafted, then going to the small courtyard to collect the Moon Gazing Sand.

While I was away for the past few days, there were already nine grains of Moon Gazing Sand inside. I collected them all, but the little white rabbit seemed a bit impatient.

After some time apart, she couldn't wait to jump into his hands and affectionately rub her head against his fingers. She seemed to have become much smarter and knew how to be cute.

The key is that this little guy is small, snow-white, and has bright, sparkling eyes; his cuteness is really irresistible.

After picking up the little white rabbit and finishing his cultivation at the special spiritual cave, he went to his uncle's kitchen to prepare a medicinal meal.

Another half day passed. After finishing his medicinal meal at noon, he went to check on the special soul-summoning banner and received another call from that Taoist priest, Li.

This person has been making the phone call quite frequently.

As soon as the call connected, Master Li's congratulatory voice rang out: "Patriarch Chen, congratulations! There's a lot of news about that feng shui book going viral online right now, and you, as the editor-in-chief, are truly honored."

Chen Han asked jokingly, "Master Li, I don't think you made this call just to say these polite words, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Master Li instinctively asked, "Patriarch Chen, can you withstand a typhoon?"

"What?" Chen Han asked, completely bewildered, "Master Li, are you treating me like a deity?"

What the hell is this for, blocking the typhoon?
What kind of strength does he have now? That's not something he did.

On the other side, Master Li looked awkwardly at Ma Yuan beside him: "Brother Ma, look, what you're saying is too difficult. Why don't you have someone look for the feng shui formation diagram of that Zhenlou (镇楼) and Chengshi (成劉) statue when they were first built?"

"That's the only way," Ma Yuan sighed, then left Master Li's place.

"Phew..." Master Li watched the other party leave before muttering to himself, "They really think these people are cultivators. Even Patriarch Chen wouldn't dare to say he's a cultivator."

However, he was inexplicably looking forward to what the secretary-general had said, in case the other party really found some feng shui formation diagram.

that……

...

After Chen Han hung up the phone with Master Li, a game notification appeared as he put away his phone, indicating that the Soul-Summoning Banner plugin was fully assembled.

[Congratulations! The Soul Summoning Banner special plugin has been successfully assembled. The Soul Summoning Banner has been expanded with a new feature, the Illusion Module X1. Please refer to the notes on the Soul Summoning Banner for the activation conditions of the new Illusion Module.]

Upon seeing the game notification, Chen Han immediately looked at the notes on the Soul Summoning Banner, and then he was somewhat confused.

Isn't this condition a bit too difficult?

Is this forcing him to seek help from Doubao?

(End of this chapter)