I manifested the Shushan game

Chapter 330 The Mysterious Maze! Is there a huge misunderstanding?
"All the Taoist priests are waiting!" Chen Han greeted them with a smile.

Master Qingwei said, "We've been waiting for you, Patriarch Chen. Nobody wants to miss the grand spectacle of you setting up the maze."

Master Xuanhe echoed, "The art of formations has been passed down in Taoism for a long time, but no one has been able to verify it. Patriarch Chen has opened a new chapter in Taoism."

Others were also generous with their praise.

During this time, they were all helping out at the maze construction site, with the aim of understanding the construction process of the maze.

The maze set up by the Chen family head was all under normal construction, without any mystery. It was all built step by step by the workers according to the design drawings.

The current situation is actually no different from that of an ordinary maze.

Therefore, the most crucial element of this maze was the intervention of the Chen family head at the end.

Master Qingwei, Master Xuanhe, and the others also subconsciously turned their gazes toward the special Five Emperors Sword in the hands of the Chen family head.

Clearly, the Five Emperors Swords are needed to set up the maze.

Moreover, they already knew that the Five Emperors Sword was related to the arrangement of feng shui formations.

This led them to speculate that the arrangement of this maze might also be related to feng shui or geographical topography.

Whether this is true or not, we will be able to determine it when Patriarch Chen takes action.

As Chen Han led the Taoist priests into the maze, two other people quietly followed the group.

Their goal was simple: to figure out the situation of the Chen family's maze, report it to Minister Ma as soon as possible, and then complete their mission.

Before long, Chen Han led his men into the maze, where they could see a path paved with pebbles.

These paths are all built according to the derivative numbers of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams). Walking inwards, you will soon see clusters of ornamental flowering plants.

Don't be fooled by how beautiful these ornamental plants are; when the maze is activated, they can become a huge distraction.

Next are special devices with QR codes on them. Visitors can scan the QR code using the receiver of the special device to get the correct route.

This type of QR code is scanned through a local file path using a special device and does not require a network connection. The misconception that QR codes require a network connection is incorrect.

Of course, this also requires programmers to maintain it.

The maze is very large, and more than five inspectors are needed.

Therefore, the Chen family sent a programmer member back to the family.

The other party has been included in the family genealogy. Due to professional issues, the Chen family had not previously offered a suitable salary for the other party, and even with the other party's monthly salary of 2 yuan, they could not return.

Those positions at the Chen company didn't even have such high salaries.

It's different now. They still pay him 20,000 yuan a month and let him recruit five people from his tribe to lead a small group. Only a fool wouldn't come back.

Chen Han led his men inside, and when they reached the central area, they saw a statue of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable.

This was newly consecrated by him and placed here specifically for tourists entering the maze to find.

They even built a special shrine, and will arrange for a member of the Chen clan to take care of it.

Chen Han brought the Taoist priests here and said to them, "You Taoist priests have been with the Chen family for so long, just for this moment. You must see this clearly."

After speaking, he raised the Five Emperors Sword in his hand, began to sense the surrounding terrain, and activated his true energy to guide the terrain, connecting it with the maze and the feng shui stones to activate the maze's effect.

At the same time, a game prompt also appears:

[The maze you set up has been activated. Since it is located within the sect's territory and merit-based property area, it can be modified into a special version. Do you wish to modify it?]

Chen Han chose no.

This large maze is designed for tourists to play in, and also to encourage them to visit the statue of the Demon-Subduing Heavenly Lord to offer incense, thus providing them with another avenue for increasing their spiritual power.

The attention of Daoist Qingwei and Daoist Xuanhe had already been drawn to Chen Han's gesture of raising his sword.

At that moment, they seemed to sense a powerful opportunity, and then an incredible scene unfolded.

The leaves of the surrounding trees were swaying wildly, and you could even see fallen leaves rolling around in the wind.

At the same time, a strong wind swept in, making their Taoist robes flutter loudly.

This bizarre phenomenon left them speechless.

Even from a distance, you can see the leaves being blown about and rolling wildly, spreading rapidly into the distance.

Has the maze been successfully set up and taken effect?
Then, Master Qingwei and his companions witnessed an even more shocking scene.

The road they had used to enter this central area had vanished, replaced by a dense woodland landscape, as if the world had been transformed.

"This...this is amazing!" a Taoist priest couldn't help but exclaim.

Another Taoist priest said, "If we didn't know there was a path here, who would have imagined seeing this scene?"

Chen Han has already put down the new Five Emperors Sword.

The maze has been successfully set up.

Because it is designed to manipulate the geographical features to create a maze.

The most important thing is to understand the geographical terrain.

It's that simple to activate a formation by manipulating the terrain; if you can't manipulate the terrain, it's impossible to set it up.

Seeing the Taoist priests staring at the path they had entered, he knew that the perception and vision of the maze must have been affected.

He simply drew his sword and walked over, passing through the tree, saying, "As long as you know the correct path, you don't need to worry about the effects on your perception and vision; just keep going."

Master Qingwei and Xuanhe watched as the Chen family head passed through the tree, and then followed him.

When we reached the other side of the tree and looked back, the passageway behind us had returned to normal.

The Taoist priests stared wide-eyed. Although they knew it was a maze, they had no idea that the maze, once activated by the Chen family head, could produce such illusions.

This is more advanced than they thought.

It was precisely for this reason that Master Qingwei and his group began to try to break the formation, since they were currently trapped inside it.

During this time, they also studied the octal system and binomial theorem of the Chen family head, and consulted with mathematicians they knew, and also did some research on this.

With their familiarity with the evolution of the Eight Trigrams and the Book of Changes, they felt they could try to break through this maze.

Chen Han saw that these Taoist priests wanted to try it, and he didn't refuse, so he just followed behind them and watched.

Along the way, he watched the Taoist priests excitedly find the correct path, then pass through illusory ornamental flowers and plants and piles of rocks, and appear on the correct path.

Of course, these Taoist priests also sometimes went astray, and sometimes they went astray several times in a row.

If this maze also concealed deadly traps, ambushes, or hidden soldiers, these Taoist priests would have died countless times already.

Fortunately, it was just a regular maze.

Even so, the perceptual and visual effects of this maze are too strong.

And if all these Taoist priests act this way together, inviting tourists to come and have fun, the result is predictable.

At least for the short term, no tourists will be able to pass through, because currently no one is more knowledgeable than these Taoist priests in the evolution of the I Ching and the Eight Trigrams.

Outside the maze, the two figures sent by Minister Ma had already followed them to a spot not far from the maze.

In order to avoid being discovered, they did not rush to enter.

But they also witnessed a very surprising scene: at that moment, the trees and leaves throughout the entire maze area began to sway wildly.

Countless fallen leaves were fluttering everywhere in the forest.

This situation is definitely not normal.

Driven by curiosity, the two instinctively entered the maze to investigate.

The unusual activity in the forest quickly disappeared and stopped.

However, they had already entered the maze some distance away, and when they looked back, the way they came was gone.

This made them stare wide-eyed in horror.

...

Chen Han and the others, including Daoist Qingwei, had already exited the normal version of the maze. It was clear that the Daoists still looked tired.

It was clear that breaking through the formation had consumed a lot of their energy.

Having personally experienced the wonder of this maze, their faces were filled with excitement.

This shows that, following Feng Shui, another thing in their Taoist tradition has been proven.

Master Xuanhe's gaze, however, fell on the Five Emperors Sword in the hand of Patriarch Chen.

This wasn't the first time he had seen the other person wielding this sword.

Therefore, I couldn't help but ask: "Patriarch Chen, is the arrangement of this maze related to feng shui and topography, and does it require the Five Emperors Sword to activate the topography?"

These words instantly drew the attention of all the other Taoist priests, who were now filled with a thirst for knowledge.

Chen Han had no intention of hiding anything, so he nodded: "That's right. Setting up this maze requires a place with a specific geographical feature, and the Five Emperors Sword is the key to triggering the maze by activating the geographical feature."

When Master Xuanhe realized he had guessed correctly, he became even more anxious: "Patriarch Chen, are there any limitations to the production of the Five Emperors Sword? Our Baiyun Temple has tried to make the Five Emperors Sword, but it had no effect whatsoever."

This prompted Master Qingwei to chime in: "We in Wudang also made the Five Emperors Sword, and it has nothing special about it."

Other Taoist priests were in the same boat; they all tried to create the Five Emperors Sword, but all of them failed.

Now, naturally, they want to know the reason from this Chen family head.

Chen Han also explained, "Making the Five Emperors Sword requires Five Emperors Coins. As for what Five Emperors Coins are, all of you Taoist priests should know."

These words made the other Taoist priests nod in agreement.

If they don't even know this, then they've truly wasted all that time cultivating the Dao.

Chen Han continued, "However, there are special requirements for the Five Emperors Coins in making the Five Emperors Sword. They must not be corroded by the Yin energy of the earth. Also, the Five Emperors Coins must carry different fortunes. The fortunes of Five Emperors Coins from different dynasties are different. After they are made into the Five Emperors Sword, the fortunes are incompatible and the sword cannot be activated."

"The Five Emperor Coins need to be refined to unify their energy and fortune in order to be effective. Even our Chen family spent a great deal of money to refine them."

"Therefore, the best way is to find five-emperor coins from the same era. Only five-emperor coins made in that way can be in harmony with the natural world. Small five-emperor coins are the easiest to find, as they can sense the existence of the geographical features."

He didn't hide the matter of the Five Emperors Sword, because there was no need to. Now that the higher-ups were paying attention to feng shui, they would definitely be able to research something like the Five Emperors Sword very soon.

It may even have already been figured out.

The power of resources under a single principle is terrifying, and he never doubted this power.

If they couldn't understand something so simple under the power of principles, that would be abnormal, and their society wouldn't be so stable.

However, he did not say that the Five Emperors Sword could be forged into a unified force of destiny simply by using the Chen family's forging furnace.

There's no need to say anything; it will only cause you trouble.

Moreover, the details of the Five Emperors Sword have already been told to these Taoist priests. With the resources of their temples, it shouldn't be a problem for them to obtain a Five Emperors Sword.

Surely they can't even find all five emperor coins from the same dynasty.

Upon hearing this, Master Xuanhe asked another crucial question: "Patriarch Chen, surely setting up this maze formation isn't something that can be done simply by having the terrain and the Five Emperors Sword?"

Chen Han had to admit that Master Xuanhe always seemed to be able to see the key points. He said, "Indeed, the Five Emperors Sword can sense the terrain, but to activate the formation by activating the terrain and connecting it with the feng shui stones in the formation, special conditions are required. At present, I'm afraid only Wudang can do it."

When he sets up the formation, he must activate his true energy to manipulate the terrain and create this maze.

No one in the Taoist sect possesses true qi.

However, Wudang has the Thunderfire Refining Peak, which can decompose thunder-attribute spiritual energy into much lower-grade yin-yang microparticle energy.

Wudang Taoist priests can also cultivate Tai Chi Chuan through this method. Over a long period of time, Wudang Taoist priests should be able to condense some low-level energy in their bodies, such as internal energy.

This should also be useful for setting up formations, but how much it will consume, we'll only know after trying it.

Xuanhe and the other Daoist priests subconsciously looked at Daoist Qingwei and Daoist Chen, clearly understanding the reason, and they were all genuinely envious.

Currently, only Wudang has restored the feng shui formation.

Under such circumstances, they will soon fall behind Wudang in various places.

However, there was nothing they could do about it; they couldn't even find the feng shui layout diagram of their own temple.

Only Master Qingwei and Master Chen had smiles on their lips, and they were also eager to try it out, and couldn't wait to go back to Wudang to make the Five Emperors Sword.

Chen Han continued walking forward. This was just a regular version of the feng shui formation; the one to come was a special version.

When Master Qingwei and Master Xuanhe started construction, they were curious as to why the Chen family head wanted to create an even smaller maze.

Given the large maze below, this seems unnecessary and somewhat redundant.

Is this even smaller maze reserved for insiders or people with connections?

This is similar to the principle of private rooms inside a restaurant, right?
Entering this small maze, Chen Han once again reached the center point.

In the same way, the new Five Emperors Sword manipulated the terrain, connected the feng shui stones in the formation, and activated the maze.

The game notification appears again: 【The maze you set up has been activated. Since the maze is located within the sect's territory and merit-based property area, it can be modified into a special version of the maze. Modify it?】

This time, Chen Han directly chose yes.

The next moment, the game notification appeared again:
[Congratulations! The special version of the maze has been successfully modified, activating the following special attributes: Deceptiveness +1, Misleading +1, Discernment -1, and Fog Envelopment +1.]

Almost simultaneously, an even more shocking scene unfolded.

A layer of mist began to appear around them, and it quickly spread outwards, covering Chen Han, Daoist Qingwei, Daoist Xuanhe, and the others in the blink of an eye.

Moreover, the fog spread rapidly in all directions, covering this special version of the maze at an extremely fast speed.

The key is that this fog is within the maze's range, and the maze seems to have a clear dividing line around it, without spreading out at all.

Within the formation, Daoist Qingwei, Daoist Xuanhe, and the others, who were enveloped in the mist, were completely shocked.

The fog suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, although the weather outside is starting to get cooler this season, the temperature in Chenshi is still very comfortable, and it is impossible for fog to appear at this time.

They glanced at Chen Han instinctively, realizing it was the effect of the illusion array again.

This maze is clearly more sophisticated.

Illusions and mists swirled around them, and they were experiencing the legends of Taoism one by one.

Chen Han looked at the Taoist priests and asked with a smile, "Esteemed Taoist priests, would you be interested in breaking this maze?"

How could there be no interest?
Everyone's eager to try, right?
"Haha, then everyone should work together again," Master Qingwei said with a smile to the other masters.

In an instant, these Taoist priests began to analyze their current location, intending to deduce the current Bagua and Zhouyi evolution numbers, and finally break the formation.

However, this time they frowned and found that their group's calculation ability had become sluggish.

Previously, I could easily deduce the solution in the large maze below, but now I'm finding it much more difficult.

I probably used too much energy just now.

These Taoist priests were unaware that this was due to the effects of the attributes: +1 to deception, +1 to misleading, and -1 to discernment.

Finally, the group of Taoist priests calculated the current number of changes in the I Ching, and through their efforts, they also found the first path.

Master Chen went first, heading directly towards the illusory pile of rocks.

boom! ~
"Ouch!"

Master Chen let out a miserable cry.

The pile of rubble was not an illusion, but a real thing.

They actually got the very first derivative number wrong.

A slight smile played on Chen Han's lips; this was a special version of the maze, modified from the game system.

These Taoist priests were at a disadvantage from the very beginning.

For a standard version of the maze, these Taoist priests, if they are familiar with the Eight Trigrams, the Book of Changes, and mathematics, should have no difficulty breaking the formation.

However, this special version is obviously very difficult for these Taoist priests to break through, and they must spend a lot of energy and time to study it.

So, not long after, Daoist Qingwei and Daoist Xuanhe deflated like punctured balloons, sighing and lamenting.

Because there's no way to get out.

They were trapped.

Master Xuanhe could only say to Chen Han, "Master Chen, I'll have to trouble you to lead the way."

Chen Han smiled and led the Taoist priests out of this special version of the maze. Once outside, looking at the misty maze again, he felt extremely shocked.

The maze was completely shrouded in fog, which was completely out of place at this time of year.

Afterwards, the Taoist priest and Chen Han also went down the mountain.

Back at the Chen family's residence, some of the Taoist priests, having witnessed the power of the maze, had already booked their plane tickets and planned to leave the next day.

For example, Master Qingwei and Master Chen wanted to go back quickly to make the Five Emperors Sword.

Chen Han returned to the Chen family compound and received a call from Chen Xiaoyan. He then went to the conference room in the office area.

Chen Xiaoyan was already waiting inside.

Also present were Chen Lin and a young man named Chen Qing, a programmer who was in charge of the special devices of the Chen Family Maze.

"Patriarch." Chen Qing greeted Chen Han respectfully as he entered.

In the Chen family now, the patriarch's authority is unmatched.

Now that the family provides a monthly salary of 2, he was summoned by the family head and returned without hesitation.

Moreover, he is now the team leader, with high bonuses. With full attendance bonus and additional bonuses, his final salary should reach 3.

Not coming back would be idiotic.

His girlfriend didn't approve of his coming back and even threatened to break up with him.

He naturally respected her wishes and broke up with her directly.

Just kidding, I earn 3 yuan a month at home, which is 36 yuan a year.

The key is still a secure job, not even counting the income of my family, parents, and grandfather.

What kind of girlfriend can't he find?
She actually threatened to break up with him?
Has your brain been shot by a cannon?

When Chen Lin saw his nephew arrive, he also showed him some handicrafts.

Several of the handicrafts are standard Taoist handicrafts, given as gifts to all tourists. They are very inexpensive, but for tourists, having an extra souvenir will definitely make them happier.

In addition, there are two plaque-shaped souvenirs: one is a formal "Maze Worship and Demon-Subduing Heavenly Venerable Commemorative Plaque," and the other is a "Successful Independent Maze Conquest Commemorative Plaque."

The two commemorative plaques are also very exquisite and will definitely be a memorable souvenir for tourists.

Especially the 'Successful Independent Maze Conquest Commemorative Plaque', this item requires you to exit the maze without having to seek help from special devices.

After examining the commemorative plaques, Chen Han instructed Chen Xiaoyan and Chen Qing to film a promotional video at the maze and upload it to the Chen's Tourism account for promotion.

The Chen's Travel account already has over 210 million followers. Because Xiaoyu is very busy every day, the account has been handed over to Chen Xiaoyan to manage.

Chen Xiaoyan agreed to the matter.

Chen Han then left the office area, unaware that in that ordinary maze, two figures were frantically running around like headless flies, their faces extremely grim.

If they hadn't known that this was a maze set up by the Chen family head, they would have thought they were in a ghostly maze, having just walked the same path only to find it had vanished in the blink of an eye.

Even though it looked like the same road I'd walked before, after going around in circles, I somehow ended up back there.

Is this the maze set up by the Chen family head?
That's terrifying!

But how are they going to get out now?

Compared to the two, Weihang had already returned to Shangyuan Village, where he only managed to secure a place to stay.

Inside the room, he had been working on the computer for quite some time, and a screenshot of a video could be seen on it.

That was an aerial view of the Chen family maze; he had already drawn the paths on the image.

There are a total of 3 paths to get out of the maze.

只要记着路径公式就行，就比如第一条路径，入口-3-2-4-1-5-7……只要这样走下去，就能出去。

"It's finished." Weihang smiled.

The assistant next to him smiled and said, "Boss, this time you took less time to draw the path than you did with the Grand Canyon maze with stars and stripes last time."

Wei Hang laughed and said, "How can Chen's maze compare to that one? Just by looking at the path, you can tell it's much simpler. Also, recording a video and releasing this Chen's maze can bring us a lot of buzz. I'm sure when Chen's maze opens, many tourists will come with my path map."

The assistant nodded, took the phone, and started recording.

Not long after, Weihang's Douyin account posted a video titled: "Cracking the Chen's Maze Path Map".

Although the popularity of Chen's Maze was overshadowed by Ma Haidra, a person from the Demon Realm, it still attracted a lot of attention.

Now that the Chen's Maze project has already revealed its solution even before it's officially launched, it's no wonder it's attracting so much attention.

Huang Tao came to the Chen family again because he had taken several days off and sold the hundreds of thousands of yuan worth of premium Leizhu Lingcha and Jingyi Lingcha.

Therefore, having hundreds of thousands of yuan in spare cash, I had to take a few days off to visit the Chen family.

After all, the Chen family is quite lively right now, whether it's the Nama Hydra or the maze.

He saw Wei Hang's video immediately, and he was somewhat disappointed to find that the path of Chen's maze was so easily cracked.

I thought Chen's Maze would be really interesting, but it seems to be just like what I read online – a maze built with modern equipment and tools, no different from other places.

Huang Tao took a screenshot of the path map, but felt that once the Chen's Maze was opened and he played it with the correct answers, it would lose some of its fun.

Beijing.

After receiving a phone call, Minister Ma was in high spirits. He looked again at the "*Hai Lou" painted on the wall. The caller had reported good news: there really was a feng shui formation diagram. All he had to do now was find the diagram.

This news put him in a great mood. After hanging up the phone, he called someone over to ask, "How are Lin Dong and the others doing with the Chen family? Have you heard anything about the Chen family's maze formation?"

The man frowned upon hearing this: "Minister, Lin Dong and the others have lost their location signal and are even unreachable. We are constantly trying to contact them, but there is already the latest news about the Chen Family Maze online."

"Why did the signal suddenly disappear? What are they up to?" Minister Ma frowned, then took out his phone to check the latest news about Chen's Maze.

Afterwards, he also saw the path map and carefully looked at the three paths. He lost interest: "It seems that Patriarch Chen really just set up a tourism project this time. With a maze like this, I can memorize the path and easily get out."

"It's such a waste of time to send two people over for something so simple. They had to contact Lin Dong and the others, tell them to come back immediately, and report the reason for their loss of contact."

As time passed within the Chen Family Maze, the faces of Lin Dong and his companion, who were trapped inside, grew increasingly grim.

Especially as the sun began to set, they felt severely exhausted. Under that kind of pressure that felt like being trapped in a maze, their energy was depleted, and they felt completely drained.

They could only rest against a pile of rubble.

Without a doubt, if we were trapped here for two or three days, we would probably lose our lives.

Moreover, if they don't find a way out, they might really lose their lives. Who knows how long it will take for Chen's people to get in and find them?

Just as they were pondering, they suddenly witnessed a horrifying scene: several people suddenly emerged from the pile of rocks on the other side.

They all thought they were seeing things and rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

Is it possible for someone to walk through the rocks?

When Chen Xiaoyan and Chen Qing came in, they were both taken aback when they saw Lin Dong suddenly appear.

How could there be someone inside?
She even asked, "Are you trapped here? Didn't you know the maze wasn't open yet?"

Lin Dong was immediately embarrassed when he realized they were from the Chen family, and could only make up a story: "We were just curious, who knew that the Chen family head's maze would be so terrifying."

Chen Xiaoyan didn't ask any more questions. While filming, she also brought the two unlucky guys along. She even specifically instructed Chen Qing to take some people to explore the maze later to see if there were any others who had died from curiosity.

They have special devices to scan codes, but those unlucky guys don't.

As Lin Dong followed Chen Xiaoyan and the others, the look of shock on his face grew stronger. They could not only pass through piles of rocks, but also through ornamental plants and trees.

Is this kind of maze really possible in real life? This should only appear in fantasy or martial arts films and TV shows, right?
The two emerged from the maze in shock, only to find the communicator making continuous calls.

Lin Dong didn't dare to hesitate and contacted the Beijing office immediately.

Minister Ma immediately spoke with Lin Dong: "What are you guys up to? Why have you been out of contact for so long?"

Lin Dong hurriedly explained, "Minister Ma, we're trapped in a maze set up by Patriarch Chen."

Minister Ma was taken aback and subconsciously asked, "The Chen Family Maze is such a simple maze. I could easily get out of it. You're saying you were trapped inside for so long?"

Lin Dong objected upon hearing this: "Minister Ma, how is it simple? Have you ever seen a path you just walked disappear in the blink of an eye? Have you ever seen a ghost wall where you walk around in circles and end up back in the same spot?"

"Have you ever seen a person walk through a pile of rocks? Have you ever seen a person walk directly through a flower bed and trees? Is that what you call easy?"

Does Minister Ma have a huge misunderstanding about the maze?

"???" Minister Ma was stunned when he heard the report, and the solution diagram of Chen's maze that had been leaked online immediately came to mind.

Is Lin Dong sure this is the same place?
Are you sure you're not joking?

Time passed, and night completely fell. A piece of breaking news quickly spread across the internet: the Chen's Maze was about to open, and the first batch of experience tickets had already been released.

This immediately attracted countless people, who began booking tickets. They already had the path map of the maze set up by the Chen family head, and it would be a disservice to the great master Weihang for cracking the path if they were not among the first to successfully break through the maze.

Huang Tao did just that, managing to snag a ticket immediately. Although having a route map reduced the fun considerably, he still wanted to experience it.

……

(Tickets, tickets, tickets)

(End of this chapter)