I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 319 This cave wasn't created by AI! Something's wrong with this USB drive!
This weapon-refining furnace is not just for decoration; it is actually usable. In other words, it is one of the facilities that comes with the family's grotto-heaven.

The options for the weapon refining furnace are the same as those in the Chen family, but there are also some differences.

Because the words 'Refining Furnace (+1)' above are too obvious.

He instantly understood what it meant: a level one family cave heaven construction scroll, therefore, the quality of the refining furnace increased by 1.

This is also one of the ways many Xianxia game companies get players to spend money. Anyway, no matter what kind of magic weapon or equipment, you can increase its quality by clicking on special props.

+1, +2, +3, ... the more you increase the quality, the better the attributes become.

There are games that offer a +12 upgrade directly.

These are considered good; some unscrupulous players drastically reduce the probability after +7, repeatedly going through +8, +7, +8, +7...

Even more unscrupulous ones fail when trying to improve quality, resulting in the product being completely destroyed and all the money spent going down the drain.

Although the game system doesn't learn the good aspects and only focuses on the bad ones, at least they gave me this attribute, which shows they have some conscience.

Even though the quality is higher, it's still just copying that old stone brick and mud stove from the Chen family's shop. It's a bit of a pain, very careless.

But just as this thought crossed his mind, a notification suddenly appeared after the words "Refining Furnace (+1)":
[The current refining furnace is the basic version, providing 10 basic spirit stones + a refining furnace appearance blueprint for changing the appearance (Note: The first appearance change only requires 1 basic spirit stone)!]

"..." Upon seeing this prompt, Chen Han really wanted to ask the game system, "Are you sure you're not the Tencent Games system?"
Are you still playing with his skin system here?

It's absolutely fucking awful.

The key is that the first experience is always free, and players will only make purchases if they have a good experience.
You're still using that 1 basic spirit stone for your first time?
Chen Han was speechless. He went straight to the gas stove and pressure cooker and took a look. Both of these items were also +1, which meant they could be used to refine higher-level pills, and there was also a chance that the pills would be of higher quality.

Next was the reservoir, which turned out to be a spiritual spring, also +1.

Why didn't Lingquan copy the one on the back mountain? Why did he copy the reservoir in his yard?

The game system is a bit like taking off your pants to fart.

However, after taking a sip of the spiritual spring water, he had to admit that after the spiritual spring was upgraded by 1, the water was indeed sweeter than the one in the back mountain.

He then checked the game inventory for notes:
[Spirit Spring Water: Sweetness +2, Stamina Recovery +2, Refreshing +2.]

Aside from the unchanged refreshing +2 effect, the sweetness and stamina recovery effects are both improved.

Overall, the three facilities that came with the Level 1 Family Cave Heaven were all things he had obtained before, and then upgraded to +1 quality.

This is still satisfactory.

After that, he did not forget the most important thing, which was to increase his spiritual energy by 1.

In other words, this family's cave dwelling is currently imbued with spiritual energy.

Thinking it over, he immediately sat down cross-legged and began circulating the "Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Advanced Qi Refining Method," and sure enough, he instantly felt the spiritual energy.

This family's grotto is indeed imbued with spiritual energy.

However, the quality of the spiritual energy is not good, not as good as the spiritual energy washed by the family's special spiritual cave.

The special spiritual cave has already been upgraded once.

The spiritual energy in the family's cave dwelling is now equivalent to the quality of spiritual energy initially washed away by a special spiritual cave.

This spiritual energy allowed his junior sisters to cultivate with ease, but for him, the air was still a bit thin, given his greater strength.

However, having spiritual energy is always a good thing. Even if it's very thin, it's still spiritual energy. Once the eight extraordinary meridians are opened and the meridian breakthrough begins, one's lifespan will be 173 years.

With so much time, even if the spiritual energy is scarce, one can still cultivate something.

It's a pity that there aren't any powerful clan caves for him to conquer in reality, and nowhere to get level 2 clan cave construction scrolls.

The family's cave dwelling can't be upgraded.

Chen Han suddenly remembered something, walked back to the refining furnace, and took out a USB flash drive from the game inventory.

Previously, the Chen family's refining furnace was not high enough to refine the materials in this space. Now that the refining furnace is +1, we must give it a try.

[This is a spatial material. There are no corresponding blueprints for refining it, the success rate is extremely low, and the finished product is unknown. Refining it now requires 1 low-level spirit stone to draw spiritual energy and condense true fire. Refine it?]

Clearly, the refining furnace in this family's cave is different from the one in the Chen family's cave.

The Chen family's recipe requires firewood to start a fire before the furnace can be used for refining.

Now, the family's grotto-heaven directly condenses spiritual energy into true fire, making it more intelligent and environmentally friendly.

However, the same applies to the crafting process in this furnace, which also requires spirit stones.

Just like in games, as the craftable items become more advanced, the energy required to craft them naturally increases, which is normal.

As for the low success rate and the need to spend 1 basic spirit stone, that's not a problem.

Anyway, I still have 5 USB flash drives as space materials, and quite a few basic spirit stones. These things can all be obtained from the demon-slaying dungeon.

It can drop, and the map can refresh, so whether it consumes resources or not is not important. What's important is whether you want to try it yourself, otherwise, it's not important if you don't have the right mindset.

He took out a low-level spirit stone and chose to refine it.

[Within the weapon-refining furnace, spirit stones draw upon true energy, which surges forth as the furnace continues its refining process...]

The crafting prompts in the refining furnace have also changed, and they're definitely more sophisticated now.

However, this refining process cannot be completed in a short period of time.

He took out his phone and turned on the recording function.

Isn't this a great abstract video clip?

There's a lot of buzz online about Chen's dream right now, especially about the old Taoist priest creating the Immortal Valley.

If he were to release a video now, showing the ancestor building a family cave dwelling, it would definitely attract attention because something about the dwelling is off. The refining furnace and spirit fire stove, which had appeared in previous videos, are sure to be a hot topic.

The key is that the scenery outside the cave is so beautiful, especially the view from inside the cave. The scenery in the mountains and forests is like a fairyland, completely different from reality.

Suddenly, the appearance of cement and brick furnaces, as well as liquefied gas stoves, is not only abstract but also abrupt, definitely attracting attention.

Then we'll issue another request for help, hoping everyone can design a skin that gets the most likes and can be used to modify things like the alchemy furnace. What would that be like?
It's sure to be a lot of fun.

Moreover, after changing the skin, you can post another video and gain even more popularity.

This will definitely bring him a lot of prestige.

Although upgrading a level 6 sect headquarters only requires 100 million reputation points, reputation points have other uses, such as refining special Cloud Barrier Pills.

Refining another level 6 spirit jade ball will require 500 million reputation points.

Even advanced repairs to the Cloud Barrier Cauldron require 500 million reputation points.

But he only has 440 million reputation points now, which isn't enough to refine another level one spirit jade ball.

He now has two ways to increase his reputation: one is through online fans, and the other is that tourists who are impressed by Chen's place will gain reputation.

For example, seeing tourists being punished confirms the legend that doing bad things will be punished; seeing the special spiritual energy of the three old elm trees; and experiencing the effects of drinking spiritual spring water.

Naturally, he can also increase his reputation by performing ancient techniques in public. He initially gained reputation by performing the apple-turning trick, which fulfilled the initial reputation requirement.

However, the Chen family only receives a little over 2500 tourists per day, and not all of them provide reputation, so the base number is still too small.

It mainly relies on online channels.

Chen Han turned on his phone to record and said, "Today, my ancestor took me to a magical place. He said it was a family grotto he built. I went in to take a look, and it truly deserves the name 'grotto.' It's really magical and beautiful."

As he spoke, he also took pictures of the scenery in the family's grotto.

Especially the view from the stone platform, the distant scenery is different. The mountains and forests are not only lush and green, but also shrouded in misty air. There is even a golden glow in the sky, which turns into clouds and rosy light that covers the mountains and forests, which is exceptionally spectacular.

Inside the cave, there were also various flowers and plants, and they were glowing with fluorescent light, which was very magical.

In this situation, who dares to say it's not a paradise for cultivating immortality?

But then the scene shifted, recording the cement and brick-paved forging furnace, and his voice rang out again: "It's just that the forging furnace the ancestor made is a bit strange, as are this spirit fire stove, the spirit pressure pot, and this spirit spring..."

As he spoke, he turned the video to the gas stove and the pressure cooker.

At this moment, Chen Han stopped recording, thought for a moment, put on the Thousand Illusion Mask to transform into the appearance of an old Taoist priest, and then found a place to prop up his phone with a phone stand to start recording again.

He appeared as an angry old Taoist priest and yelled at the camera, "You don't know anything! This is called keeping up with the times!"

Chen Han then stopped recording again.

Imagine the shock of an old Taoist priest suddenly appearing in a video.
The plot could be modified: he removes the Thousand Illusions Mask, reverts to his original appearance, and deliberately focuses the video camera back at the refining furnace, whispering, "To hell with keeping up with the times! I'm soliciting design blueprints for things like the refining furnace in the comments section. Let my ancestor know what it means to keep up with the times. The one with the most likes might get its designation used to build the Chen Clan's Grotto-Heaven."

Then, recording was stopped.

I watched the video from beginning to end, and the content was excellent.

There are displays showcasing the beauty of the family's grotto, as well as abstract depictions of things like weapon-refining furnaces, and even the old Taoist priest's complaints and his progressive stance.

The most explosive part was getting help from the audience at the end.

They solicited design drawings to help their ancestors understand what it means to keep up with the times, and even said that the design with the most likes would be used to build a grotto.

One can imagine that countless people will post design drafts in the comments section, creating a lively scene.

After that, he will use the collected design drawings to give the refining furnace and other things a new look, and then take another picture. Once the attention is high, this re-shot and modified finished product will definitely become popular.

Thinking it over, Chen Han also started editing the video he had shot, making it smoother and cutting out unnecessary scenes.

However, there was no signal inside the family's grotto, so the video couldn't be sent out at all. Therefore, he had another idea and left the family's grotto, where he once again found himself in a desolate place with nothing on the stone platform and the empty cave.

The same place means that the family's grotto is another dimension here.

Therefore, even if tourists discover this place, they will not know about the existence of the family's cave dwelling.

The entrance gate should be properly utilized.

The entrance will still be placed inside the Chen family's residence.

Otherwise, when my uncle and his family are authorized to come in, they can't keep coming this way; sooner or later, tourists will see them.

In modern society, some things can be used to attract attention, but you have to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and also have a way out for yourself.

So, he opened the edited video again with Doubao AI Video and added a light filter so as not to affect the overall video. The key thing is that a Doubao AI-generated logo was added at the end of the video.

The title will then read: "Our ancestor built a family burial site; I guarantee it wasn't AI-generated!"

The truth is hard to discern, and when AI-generated text appears at the end of the video, netizens are likely to erupt in heated debate.

In this situation, even if someone above pays attention, or if someone says they are promoting superstition, he can openly say, "This is generated by AI."

I used AI to generate an abstract video, and you say I'm promoting superstition?
You think AI is superstition, right?
You don't believe in science, right?

Chen Han thought for a moment, then opened Douyin, uploaded the video, gave it a title, and uploaded it without hesitation.

After doing all this, he had no choice but to return to his family's cave dwelling.

Seeing that the refining furnace was not yet finished, he looked at the two items in the game's inventory.

A special sign at the entrance to the cave dwelling and a unique family heritage stele.

The entrance to the cave dwelling can be modified with two sides, creating two special doors: one inside the family cave dwelling and the other inside the Chen family's cave dwelling. Once both sides are completed, they will serve as the entrance and exit.

There are also special family heirloom stone tablets that need to be erected in places nourished by spiritual energy.

Only this family's grotto-heaven can now erect this stone tablet.

This stone tablet is over 3 meters tall, so we need to choose a suitable location to place it.

Chen Han looked around and found two places.
One of them was right under that giant tree.

This area can be modified using the cave entrance sign to serve as an entrance/exit.

With a thought, he took the Cave Entrance Modification Token from his game inventory and headed there. A game notification appeared:
[Do you wish to modify the current location? Once modified successfully, this will become the designated entry point for authorized clansmen to the cave!]

Chen Han directly chose yes.

The game prompt appears again:

[Location confirmed; renovations underway at the entrance to the family's grotto...]

The next moment, a beam of light shot out from the cave entrance renovation sign and landed under the big tree. A white beam of light appeared instantly, merged, and then expanded, eventually forming a phantom of a door.

The illusory image was gradually becoming more solid.

This process obviously takes some time. After finishing this, Chen Han looked to the other side, where there was a wide-open view and another, more prominent platform.

A special family heritage stele has been erected here. Authorized family members can see this place from the entrance opposite, making it easily visible.

Upon reaching the raised platform, he directly retrieved the family heirloom stone tablet and placed it on it. At the same time, the game notification reappeared:

[The current location possesses spiritual energy that can nourish the inheritance stele. Do you wish to erect the inheritance stele at this location?]

Chen Han still chose yes.

The location for this special family heirloom stele has been determined, and it is currently connecting to the spiritual veins of the cave, where spiritual energy is being transmitted and nourishing it...

As the game prompted, it became clear that special and mysterious runes began to appear on the stone tablet, making it obvious at a glance that it was anything but ordinary.

Moreover, after the family inheritance stele was erected, the bottom of the stele began to merge with the ground of the cave.

It was a true fusion, as if they were about to become one.

Moreover, at the point of fusion, luminous patterns began to spread out and connect with the special and mysterious runes on the stone tablet.

In other words, when these mysterious runes are fully lit up, that's when the family inheritance stele takes effect.

This will also take a considerable amount of time.

So, with a thought, Chen Han reappeared outside the family's grotto and went back up the cliff to the mountaintop.

After descending the mountain and returning to the Chen family's residence, he first went to his own courtyard.

He initially wanted to set the entrance to the family's grotto here.

Setting the entrance to the family's grotto in one's own courtyard is not quite right. As more people can enter the family's grotto in the future, and more family members come and go, what would it mean if the entrance was in his own yard?

He then looked toward the Hall of the Demon-Slaying Celestial Venerable. The Ancestral Hall was one option, but it was also crowded with tourists. Although tourists were not allowed to enter the Ancestral Hall, it was not good for clansmen to keep going in and out.

The ancestral hall is usually used as an important venue for important family meetings or family festivals.

Then it would be best to choose a separate house as a place to store important items and handle family affairs.

For example, the Body Tempering Pills and Beauty Pills that Xiaoyu refines don't usually have a specific place to be stored. They're just kept by her and only taken out when she wants a reward.

Therefore, it can be placed in a specific location in the future.

This separate building could be called the Hall of General Affairs.

Some of the family's daily affairs are handled here. The three hall masters, Uncle Xiao, Uncle Dagou, and Uncle Shuisheng, Auntie, Xiaoyu, and others can work here on a daily basis. The Demon Exorcism Hall is also stationed here.

Once you've refined things like Body Tempering Pills and Beauty Pills, you can put them here.

He could also clearly write down the uses of some medicinal wines in his game inventory and place them in the General Affairs Hall.

In that case, if there are any important believers or people who need to use these medicinal wines due to social relationships, such as a very wealthy man like Liu Ye or someone like Old Master Zheng, then...

Aunt, Xiaoyu, and Uncle can handle it themselves; they don't need to go through him.

This was a minor matter for him.

To be precise, given his current status, even a wealthy man like Liu Ye might not have the opportunity to meet him in person.

Coincidentally, the outer entrance to the family's burial site could also be placed in this General Affairs Hall.

And just then, he looked up at a house.

That house wasn't far from my uncle's house; it was built in a more modern style and was two stories higher.

Without the game system's attribute bonuses, this building would definitely ruin the overall aesthetics of the Chen family's ancient architectural complex.

This building belongs to Chen Yong's family.

Isn't this the best location for the General Affairs Hall?

Thinking about it, he took out his phone and made a call to Chen Xiaoyan.

As soon as the call connected, he instructed, "Sister Xiaoyan, prepare a house purchase contract. Chen Yong should be begging for mercy soon. When we buy back his house, he won't be a member of the Chen family anymore."

In the Chen family office area, Chen Xiaoyan immediately responded upon hearing this: "Yes, patriarch!"

After hanging up the phone, she instructed the two young men next to her: "Go and check on the condition of Chen Yong's house, and also contact a lawyer to draft a purchase contract for us remotely."

She naturally knew about the important ceremony for the inclusion of the Chen family genealogy in the past two days.

Although she was already married and not eligible to be included in the family genealogy, her father, Chen Shuisheng, was in charge of the specialty products department and was one of the three main hall masters.

Chen Yong, who was completely unaware of what had happened in the ancestral hall and knew nothing about the family's background, actually dared to try to seize power.

That's right, she guessed what the other party was thinking as soon as her father told her.

She had no prior impression of Chen Yong; she only learned about him from her father. He said that the other party's family had left early on and rarely returned, and that they were quite successful in business.

The reason he did such a stupid thing is probably because he was acting from a businessman's perspective and didn't know much about the family situation. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done something like this, even in the family group chat.

Now look what's happened! They've been expelled from the clan; the other party will be crying later.

The most powerful thing about the Chen family is not their wealth, but their mysterious and profound power.

That's something ordinary people can't access.

Therefore, even a wealthy man like Liu Ye had to treat the Chen family with utmost respect.

The two young men were junior members of the Chen clan who had graduated from university and were currently doing internships. They had already been included in the clan genealogy, so they naturally knew about the expulsion of someone from the clan.

Both of them thought the other was foolish.

Both of them had a clear understanding of the benefits to the family.

My college classmates, those who are now doing internships, all envy me. Returning to my family for an internship means not only guaranteed job placement but also a high salary.

Many of the students who did internships received very low salaries.

Just as Chen Han had expected, Chen Yong could no longer bear it and had his secretary and driver take him away from the hospital to the Chen family's residence.

Along the way, he endured the pain from his toothache and hemorrhoids while watching the videos posted on Chen Han Douyin's account, starting from the first one.

He could clearly sense that the first few points were completely abstract, such as luring dogs and making two groups of dogs fight, which was simply something that animals would do.

Several of the videos were completely unremarkable, but things started to get a bit complicated when they turned into apples later on.

He guessed that at this point, the ancestor must have appeared and taught the other party something, and then the later videos became increasingly mixed with some mysterious things.

Before long, even light-footed skills and real kung fu appeared.

He didn't believe that the master had hidden it well, and that outsiders were unaware of such trivial matters. He believed that these things definitely didn't exist originally, and that they only appeared later.

He had heard his grandfather say that when the other party was arguing with Chen Han's grandfather, he pointed at the other party's grandfather and called him superstitious. With such abilities, how could his grandfather still be living a carefree life?

He was absolutely certain that Chen Han had gone to such lengths to lure the dog into filming the video, willing to sacrifice his humanity for the sake of promoting the family, and that's exactly what that ancestor saw.

That's why the other party benefited.

He even thought that if he had invested 2000 million yuan in the family and led everyone to develop, he might have been the one valued.

He was certain of this, after all, they all shared the same surname, Chen, and the same blood.

That ancestor is over 200 years old. How much affection could he possibly have for the Chen family or for these younger generations?

It's certain that the other party's sudden appearance only shows affection for the Chen family, and not for anyone else in the Chen family. Therefore, they can choose anyone, but they will definitely choose the most outstanding one.

He is definitely better than Chen Han.

Based on this, as he watched Chen Han's videos along the way, seeing the data getting better and better, and the videos carrying more and more mystical elements, he felt that this should be his own path to development.

Soon, the Chen family arrived.

Chen Yong knew that this time he would be completely expelled from the clan and have his house bought back. Moreover, he had no choice, otherwise he would be tormented to death by toothache and hemorrhoids sooner or later.

But he wouldn't give up. This was just enduring humiliation. He had already arranged accommodation in Shangyuan Village for a long time. He would lie low and find an opportunity to meet that ancestor.

Once we see that ancestor, everything can start over; it will all be just a matter of a word from that ancestor.

He believed in his own abilities, which were far superior to the current chaotic state of the Chen family business.

Most importantly, he could tell his ancestors that modern society cannot have one family dominating everything; there needs to be a check and balance, and he was the best check and balance, which would benefit the family's development.

Thinking it over, he had his secretary and driver help him into the Chen family compound. He then made a phone call to Chen Lin and said into the office, "Uncle Chen Lin, I know I was wrong. I agree with what the Chen family said and am willing to sell the house. I just hope they will forgive me. If this continues, I will die."

Upon receiving the call, Chen Lin immediately contacted Chen Han to report. Chen Han instructed him to bring the person over and also told Chen Xiaoyan to bring the contract.

Not long after, Chen Lin took Chen Yong to his nephew's yard, where Chen Xiaoyan followed closely behind, bringing with her the house purchase contract.

Chen Han handed the purchase contract directly to Chen Yong, stating decisively, "Chen Yong, sign this contract, and you'll have no further connection with the Chen family. The Chen family ancestors won't be able to punish you, and you'll be fine."

Hearing this, Chen Yong felt humiliated, but he had no choice but to take the contract and sign it.

Upon seeing this, Chen Han directly instructed Chen Xiaoyan: "Sister Xiaoyan, go and take possession of the house, make sure everything is handed over to him, and then tell me that from now on, that will be the family's general affairs hall, where the elders and hall masters will work."

“Yes, Master!” Chen Xiaoyan nodded, then said to Chen Yong, “Mr. Chen, this way please.”

Chen Yong could only nod and follow them out into the courtyard.

Seeing this, Chen Han kept his promise and activated the two rings in his hand to cancel the Devouring Fang and Hemorrhoids skills on Chen Yong.

Chen Yongcai had only been out of the yard for a short while when he noticed something was wrong with his body; the toothache and hemorrhoid pain were gone.

Isn't this a bit too fast?

Is it really okay to just sell the house?
Damn!

He completely missed that power.

But he knew there was nothing he could do now; only when he met that ancestor would he have a chance to turn the tide.

Isn't that how it's always portrayed in TV shows and movies?

Chen Xiaoyan acted quickly; after handing over the duties to Chen Yong, she notified the head of the family.

Chen Han went to the house after receiving the news. Once inside, he instructed Chen Xiaoyan, who was waiting there, "Sister Xiaoyan, make a sign for the 'Hall of General Affairs' and hang it outside. I can take care of it myself for now. I'll let you know if anything comes up."

"Yes, Master." Chen Xiaoyan nodded and left.

Chen Han also entered the building and looked at the layout of the entire building. Because there were two more floors, the usable space was also larger. In the end, he chose a room on the right side of the top floor and used the Cave Heaven Entrance Modification Scroll.

After selecting the location and confirming, the game prompt will appear:

[Location confirmed; renovations underway at the entrance (outside) of the family's grotto...]

Similarly, a white light was projected, and then the phantom of a door appeared. Likewise, this construction took some time.

As for when it will be fixed, just wait for the game to tell you.

Chen Han had just left the house and was about to return to his own courtyard when he suddenly received a notification that the weapon-refining furnace was complete.
[The forging furnace failed to produce the desired item, causing the spatial materials to shatter and become two unknown items!]

Chen Han wasn't surprised to see the game prompt. Since the game system indicated a low success rate before the refining process, failure was to be expected.

However, the space material shattered and became two unknown products. We'll have to see what those unknown products are.

Because the entrance to the grotto was not yet completed, he could only enter from the top of the back mountain. After avoiding the tourists, he arrived at the family's grotto again.

Upon arriving at the refining furnace and opening it, he paused for a moment upon seeing the two products inside.

Damn, isn't this still a USB flash drive?
One USB drive became two USB drives.

The USB flash drive's interface hasn't changed; only other parts have become thinner and the color has lightened.

Chen Han was somewhat bewildered.

The furnace failed to refine the USB drive, and now the USB drive has turned into two?

This reminded him of some magic tricks circulating online, like turning one RMB note into two.

Doesn't it look somewhat similar?
He really wanted to complain, so he put the two USB drives into the game inventory to check the notes and see what items were in that location.

But when he saw the notes on the two USB drives, a look of surprise instantly appeared on his face.

Does this work too?
You call this a failure?
In a sense, this can be considered a successful refining process, right?

(End of this chapter)