Chapter 312: Record Book! Establish The Family! Family Heritage Stone Tablet!
When Wu Yan saw that logo, he genuinely felt like his brain could not quite process it, as if it were about to shrivel up.
After all, in such a fairyland, with scenery so beautiful, and a place where that legendary Old Daoist Priest of the Chen Clan invited people to drink tea, there was actually a “Doubao AI generated” label on the rock wall.
This…
After a brief mental storm, Wu Yan became even more certain that this dream was created by that Old Daoist Priest of the Chen Clan.
That “Doubao AI generated” label was the evidence.
When Old Daoist Priest Chen created this dream out of thin air, he obviously had to imagine all kinds of scenes.
How much effort would that take?
Just use Doubao AI generation directly, and it becomes easy and simple.
Cultivation emphasizes keeping up with the times, there is nothing wrong with that, right?
Just like the feng shui book compiled by the Chen Family Head, is that not also keeping up with the times?
It was just that, compared to the Chen Clan Old Ancestor, the strength of the Chen Family Head was worlds apart.
After all, this Old Daoist Priest of the Chen Clan could actually create such a miraculous dream.
How terrifying must his strength be?
Most importantly, this Old Daoist Priest of the Chen Clan even used Doubao AI to draw images, which meant Doubao must be very useful; tomorrow he had to download it.
Time passed.
On the second day, when Chen Han brought the Little White Rabbit, rode You Fu to the special spiritual aperture to cultivate, Wu Yan also woke up over by the Chen Clan Parking Lot.
There was an expression of disbelief on his face.
Although last night was a dream, the memory was too vivid.
The Chen Clan Dreamscape was actually created by Old Daoist Priest Chen, and he had also created a special valley illusion within it; that person was probably an immortal.
Most importantly, in that Immortal Valley illusion, there was even a “Doubao AI generated” logo.
Immortals using AI, that was absolutely explosive news.
If he posted it online, probably no one would believe it.
Thinking this, Wu Yan quickly started the car and headed back. Yesterday, the bed and breakfast had received more than a dozen tourists, and today he needed to go over and act as tour guide.
But now he could put together a Chen Clan Dreamscape guide.
As the car left the Chen Clan and headed for the county, Wu Yan also noticed abnormalities in his body and spirit; he had never felt so good.
Especially that sense of mental relaxation, as if his whole being was filled with joy.
He subconsciously thought of the tea that Old Daoist Priest had invited him to drink.
Was that perhaps legendary Immortal Tea?
Anyway, this state was definitely related to the dream.
Just like offering incense in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall of the Chen Clan: if one received the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing, one would feel warm all over.
Given this state, he felt he should come every day to enter the dream once.
Best to bring his girlfriend along.
In the future, the battlefield with his girlfriend could be placed at the Chen Clan Parking Lot.
That way, not only would they have the stimulating fun of shaking the car, they could also enter the dream to experience that Immortal Tea, and then wake up in perfect condition the next day.
Wu Yan soon arrived at his bed and breakfast. It was on the outskirts of the county; normally, people doing hotel or guesthouse business would not choose this location.
But bed and breakfasts were different.
He went back, took a shower, and when he came out his girlfriend had already gathered the dozen tourists.
When they saw him come out, the tourists greeted him one after another:
“Little Wu!”
“Brother Wu!”
“…”
Wu Yan said with a smiling expression, “Everyone, please wait a moment, our bus will arrive soon.”
As he spoke, he carried out a crate of drinks and gave each tourist two bottles for free. Moments later, a small bus that could seat more than twenty people arrived.
The minibus was new; he had bought it on loan specifically to shuttle tourists to the Chen Clan.
After he took the tourists onto the bus and left, his girlfriend stayed at the bed and breakfast to continue receiving guests and replying to netizens’ inquiries online.
As the minibus headed toward the Chen Clan, many tourists were already playing with their mobile phones.
One tourist suddenly asked, “Brother Wu, do you think this video is real? A tourist at the Chen Clan says they entered the Chen Clan Dreamscape with others yesterday, and that a special Light Gate appeared in the dream, and someone was sucked in.”
This question made the other tourists all look at Wu Yan; clearly, they were very curious.
People online had already decided that the Chen Clan Dreamscape was fake, yet every day there were still tourists claiming to have entered it.
They themselves had not really believed it, but this bed and breakfast owner named Wu Yan had told many stories about the mysterious phenomena of the Chen Clan, and his explanations were logical and well-founded, so they could not quite refute him.
Hearing this tourist’s words, Wu Yan said in surprise, “That should be talking about me, right? Last night, I entered that dream, and then entered that Light Gate!”
All the tourists stared at him in a daze.
Why did that answer feel a bit perfunctory?
So coincidentally, it was you?
Seeing their doubts, Wu Yan immediately added, “Do you all feel this is too coincidental? Actually, it really was me. Lately I have been studying the method of entering the Chen Clan Dreamscape, and last night I happened to see a Light Gate appear in it and I was sucked in.”
“You absolutely cannot guess what was beyond that Light Gate. There was an Immortal Valley, and the environment was excellent, immortal mist swirling, and that Old Daoist Priest of the Chen Clan was there, and he even invited me to drink a cup of tea.”
“Now I suspect that the Chen Clan Dreamscape was created by that Old Daoist Priest. I even found evidence in that Immortal Valley, because in one corner of the valley I saw the words ‘Doubao AI generated’.”
“Do you know what that means? That Old Daoist Priest used Doubao AI to generate the image of that Immortal Valley, and then made the valley according to that image.”
“???” When the tourists heard this, they immediately showed bewildered expressions.
Just listen to what you are saying.
Old Daoist Priest Chen created a dream, which was like a fairyland, and then it was based on a Doubao AI generated image?
You are more abstract than the Chen Family Head.
But no matter how abstract, how could AI image generation be connected to this?
Wu Yan sighed. “Seeing your expressions, I know you do not believe. Then it is useless for me to explain more. However, if your hearts are devout enough, and you receive the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s Blessing when offering incense at the Chen Clan, and feel a warm sensation through your body, then I have a way to let you enter the Chen Clan Dreamscape.”
At that, one tourist finally could not help asking, “Little Wu, are you sure you are not joking?”
Wu Yan smiled and said, “I am telling the truth. Judging from our route, in a moment you will be able to feel the Chen Clan’s special air quality and weather.”
Before long, when the bus reached the relevant area, the tourists on board indeed felt a cool sensation, their bodies much more comfortable than before.
Furthermore, they noticed that the air they were breathing was indeed better; it felt like every cell of their skin was breathing.
Seeing their surprised expressions, Wu Yan hinted, “Think about it. Under normal circumstances, can the air quality and climate of a place change so miraculously right across a line?”
“You have all seen the news online about the feng shui book compiled by the Chen Family Head, right? Feng shui really exists. The Chen Clan’s special air quality and climate changes are actually caused by the feng shui stones buried twice by the Chen Family Head and the feng shui array he set up.”
“It is just that people online do not believe it.”
These words finally moved the tourists; their expressions turned to shock.
The change in air just now, and that comfortable cool feeling, had been too obvious.
With such an experience, plus the online news, they subconsciously started to believe that the Chen Family Head really had set up a feng shui array.
Wu Yan then hinted again, “Think further. If this feng shui array that changes air and climate is real, then is it impossible for the Chen Clan Dreamscape to be real?”
“As long as you are devout enough, when you offer incense to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation at the Chen Clan, you will definitely receive the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing. When you feel that warm, comfortable sensation in your body, you must tell me, and tonight I will take you into the Chen Clan Dreamscape.”
These words finally changed the expressions of the tourists.
They began to feel uneasy.
Right, if feng shui is real, why could the Chen Clan Dreamscape not be real?
Seeing the Chen Clan appear in the distance along the road, some of them even showed anticipation.
Wu Yan naturally took all this in. Everything he had said before was his psychological guidance, learned from a psychology book.
After such guidance and suggestion, he could at least increase the tourists’ present piety, and thus raise the probability of receiving the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing.
As long as several tourists received blessings and he took them into the Chen Clan Dreamscape at night, would his reputation not explode afterward?
He had already pulled all his bed and breakfast guests into a group chat. Once those who entered the dream talked in the group, what kind of effect would that have?
He already had enough experience to bring tourists into the Chen Clan Dreamscape. Among the bed and breakfasts in Linhe County that relied on the Chen Clan, who could compete with him?
The bus soon arrived at the Chen Clan Parking Lot.
Wu Yan immediately guided the tourists off the bus. “Everyone, I will first take you to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall to offer incense and see how many of you can receive blessings.”
All his rounds of hints and persuasion would not last long, so they needed to go offer incense immediately.
If they still could not receive the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing after this, then they were truly without fate.
Those who could receive blessings would definitely become devout believers of the Heavenly Lord.
Based on his accumulated experience in recent days, there would definitely be no problem taking them into the Chen Clan Dreamscape.
…
The Chen Clan was also lively today, because Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin had returned.
The three were now true Chen Clan Prodigies.
One had knocked out the World Fighting Champion.
One had broken the women’s 100-meter world record.
One had broken the Asian 100-meter record.
It could be said that the three of them were now regarded by the national team as trump cards for the next world championships.
At a minimum, they were expected to secure seven gold medals, and with good luck, even ten.
Chen Dalong could participate in four fighting events, that being the four gold medals Habak had previously won.
Chen Linlin could participate in three track and field events, which meant three more gold medals, making seven in total.
As for Chen Dao, he only had his previous National Games results as a benchmark, and it was not yet certain he could sweep all the gold medals.
But Chen Dao was also the one most valued by the national sports authorities.
Because the men’s 100 meters, to some extent, best reflects the status of competitive sports.
The men’s 100-meter world record was almost at the human limit.
To break the men’s 100-meter world record was extremely significant.
Crucially, Chen Dao had that potential.
Now the three had returned for a half-month vacation before reporting to the national team. Once it ended, they would undergo sixty full days of closed training there to prepare for the world championships early next year.
As for Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, there was no need for them to attend high school anymore; their universities were already set.
When the three’s return was known, Xiao Yu naturally informed her senior brother at once.
In the courtyard.
Chen Han had been about to head to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall when he heard the news and smiled. “They came back at a perfect time. Have them go to the Patriarch Hall.”
As he spoke, he looked at the game prompt appearing in his mind:
【Congratulations, your Record Book has been blessed by the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation through incense at the altar and clan members’ offerings, and related attributes have been activated!】
There was only one prompt.
The Purple Robe Daoist Robe and the Decree had not yet been activated; obviously that would take time.
However, with the Record Book activated, it meant the family members could now be entered into it.
He remembered that once the Record Book was activated by the Heavenly Lord, registering ten family members would grant a Family Gift Pack.
He did not know what reward it would give, but rewards were always good.
Also, he wanted to know what attributes had been activated for the Record Book.
Ten people: himself, his junior sister, his uncle, Uncle Dagou, Uncle Shuisheng, Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, Chen Linlin, and Aunt-Grandmother, made only nine.
Moreover, he was the patriarch; he was not sure whether that counted as one.
And his junior sister and Aunt-Grandmother were women, and not even born into the Chen Clan, so he did not know if they would count.
“Junior sister, call Sixth Uncle and Fifth Uncle over as well.” Chen Han instructed his junior sister, then left the courtyard.
In their branch, Sixth Uncle and Fifth Uncle were now the highest in seniority.
There was only him in the main family, so adding two more entries from the main line was not a problem.
Other clan members would be recorded gradually, and recording would definitely require conditions. As for what conditions, he would let his uncle and the others worry about it.
At that time, they would be the council of elders.
If they did not handle such matters, was he, the patriarch, supposed to?
When Chen Han arrived at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, he saw an unexpected person: that crafty guest, Wu Yan.
He had only used that vicious demonic path skill, Refine Yin Transform Yang, on him.
Later, Wu Yan had turned back from his wayward path and helped him complete the task of guiding people towards goodness.
This time, Wu Yan had brought a group of tourists, who were lining up in the hall to offer incense.
There were many tourists offering incense at the Chen Clan now, and sometimes they had to queue for a while.
As Chen Han entered, he heard Wu Yan say to the tourists, “Everyone has taken incense sticks. When you go up to offer incense, anyone who successfully receives the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s Blessing must tell me, and tonight I will take you into the Chen Clan Dreamscape.”
These words instantly made the tourists offering incense look at him, each showing a suspicious expression.
As for the legends of the Chen Clan Dreamscape, although some people online claimed they were true, few believed it.
What did this mean now?
This man had a way to take people into the Chen Clan Dreamscape?
A female tourist, who had been about to leave, hurried over to Wu Yan and asked, “Handsome, you mean if someone receives the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing, you can take them into the Chen Clan Dreamscape? I just received a blessing. Can you take me in?”
Looking at her, Wu Yan reminded, “Beauty, you must not talk nonsense before the Heavenly Lord. You really have to have been blessed.”
“Yes, I was blessed. That warm feeling was very amazing,” the female tourist confirmed with a nod.
“Let’s add each other on Weixin first. We will talk after the tourists I brought finish offering incense.” Wu Yan added her on Weixin, and this scene made the surrounding tourists completely restless.
Especially those who had offered incense but had not been blessed.
They had not believed in this originally, but his solemn attitude now made them uncertain.
Even Chen Han was surprised when he heard Wu Yan’s words.
Did this mean Wu Yan had figured out that the condition to enter the Dream Entering Realm was piety, that is, at least contributing one point of Wish Power?
And being blessed by the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation meant having contributed one point of Wish Power.
As expected, there were smart people. As long as someone had experienced it, patiently studied it, and repeated the experience several times, it was not strange to find the pattern.
What surprised Chen Han even more was what happened when the dozen tourists Wu Yan had brought offered incense.
【Congratulations, you have gained 1 point of Wish Power!】
…
【Congratulations, you have gained 1 point of Wish Power!】
He had brought a dozen tourists and got a total of nine points of Wish Power. What an astonishing ratio.
You had to know that his Wish Power came daily from the Chen Clan members, plus nearly thirty thousand tourists who came to see the Rapeseed Flower Sea and offered incense before; yet it was only now at 52,254/100,
It was just over half of the 100,000 required for an upgrade.
The main issue was that the proportion of tourists who contributed Wish Power when offering incense was too low.
Yet now, with just over ten people, Wu Yan had achieved such a ratio. Did he have some special method? Should this be promoted?
Then the speed of gaining Wish Power could increase significantly.
Wish Power was still very important. Apart from upgrade requirements, the Special Soul Summoning Banner could also be upgraded, and one of the conditions required 100,000 Wish Power.
The Special Soul Summoning Banner already had powerful attribute functions; what would it be like after an upgrade?
So he could find a chance to talk with Wu Yan.
“I felt the Heavenly Lord’s Blessing.”
“Me too, Little Wu wasn’t lying.”
“The Heavenly Lord really grants blessings. It’s so amazing.”
“…”
The tourists brought by Wu Yan who had been blessed all gathered around him to register with him.
They were clearly very eager about going into the Chen Clan Dreamscape that night.
At that, the surrounding tourists could not hold back and started crowding around to ask Wu Yan for information.
Chen Han was pleased to see this.
However, he had serious matters to attend to, so he walked straight to the altar and took down the Record Book.
“Patriarch.” Aunt-Grandmother greeted him as he approached.
“Aunt-Grandmother, later go preside over the Record Book matter at the Patriarch Hall,” Chen Han told her, then headed toward the Patriarch Hall.
Hearing this, Aunt-Grandmother excitedly called over several hall wardens and handed the hall’s affairs to them.
Entering clan members into the Record Book was a major family matter. It marked the moment when this branch of the Chen Clan formally established its Daoist Sect status, becoming one of the orthodox lineages.
It was extremely important.
For someone who had served in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall for more than forty years, this was also her most important event.
When Chen Han entered the Patriarch Hall, he put the Record Book into the Game Warehouse and saw the Remark Information:
【Chen Clan Record Book: This is a Record Book blessed by the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. It has activated special attributes: In special areas of the sect residence, only family members entered in the Record Book may enter. Some special props can be authorized for use only by recorded members.
Remark: Register 10 family members to receive 1 Family Gift Pack.】
Seeing the two new attributes, Chen Han roughly understood.
They were permissions.
The first, special areas of the sect residence; for now, the Chen Clan did not seem to have such places.
In future, if such areas appeared at the sect residence, they would likely require Record Book members to enter them, so that permission would be important.
The second: special props that recorded members could be authorized to use.
He immediately thought of the Beast Taming Flute（Lion Head Goose）, and the Magic Qin（Chaos）.
These two had once been very popular with tourists.
For example, with the Beast Taming Flute, when he led one hundred Lion Head Geese on campaign and performances, many tourists looked forward to it.
Many tourists had waited early in the morning just to see the Lion Head Goose performance.
As for the Magic Qin（Chaos）, as long as he played 《bad guy》, 《la la la》, 《apt》, or 《beat it》, these four Outer Realm Demonic Melodies, he could generate the Dancing Demons +2 attribute.
When he had played one of them before, all the tourists nearby had gone crazy dancing, and that Dancing Demons scene had even trended on Douyin. This kind of abandon was also well received by tourists.
It was just that his time was limited, and the hundred Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese were still in the Spirit Beast Hall and had never gone out for a stroll.
So the Beast Taming Flute（Lion Head Goose） could be authorized to Sixth Uncle, who was in charge of the Spirit Beast Hall, so he could lead those hundred Mysterious Frost Lion Head Geese daily and restore the regular performances.
That way tourists would have another performance to look forward to, and Sixth Uncle would be very pleased.
When Chen Han took the Record Book back out of the Game Warehouse, Aunt-Grandmother also entered the Patriarch Hall, carrying two baskets of items and arranging them inside.
Although there was no large dedicated ceremony for recording family members, they still needed to report to the ancestors, set up the space, and offer incense together.
Before long, Xiao Yu, Chen Dagou, Chen Shuisheng, Chen Lin, Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin all arrived.
Sixth Uncle and Fifth Uncle, the two elders, also came. They were the most excited, since the older generation cared the most about such matters.
Previously, when the family had no generational characters, they had followed the main family and kept a clan genealogy, but it had not been official.
Now, with this formal Record Book, everyone in the Chen Clan could legitimately use the Three Mountains Five Characters Generation.
Once Aunt-Grandmother finished arranging things, she said to the group, “You now have generational characters. First, decide your generational names and daoist titles, then we will write them into the Record Book.”
“After the entries are finished, we will also make a separate clan genealogy, pushing the generational characters upward for the ancestors and completing them. Once reported to the ancestors, the Chen Clan structure will be formally established as one of the true orthodox Daoist lineages.”
These words made Chen Lin and the others nod solemnly.
The word “orthodox” carried great weight.
Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, as teenage high school students, thought it was very cool.
From now on, apart from their given names, they would also have daoist titles when introducing themselves.
Chen Lin and the others knew that Chen Han’s generational character was “Da,” with the daoist title Da Xuan.
Now they would arrange themselves one generation above and below the “Da” character.
Chen Dagou, Chen Lin, and Chen Shuisheng were of the Ding generation; Fifth Uncle and Sixth Uncle were of the Hong generation.
Chen Dalong was of the same generation as Chen Han, while Chen Dao and Chen Linlin were of the Luo generation, the children of those of Chen Han’s generation.
After some discussion, they decided to combine their generational and given names to form daoist titles, which was common practice.
For example:
Chen Lin, daoist title: Ding Lin.
Chen Shuisheng, daoist title: Ding Sheng.
Chen Dagou, daoist title: Ding Da.
That made Chen Dagou complain about his name, because he had nearly become Ding Gou.
In contrast, Chen Dalong, with the Da generation, had the daoist title: Dalong.
Dragon and dog were clearly on different levels.
Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, the younger Luo generation.
Chen Linlin’s daoist title: Luo Lin.
Xiao Yu, though not born a Chen, had borne the Chen surname since childhood.
The meaning of Chen Zhiyu was to give her scholarly grace and gentle conduct and make her a talented girl, but studying had nothing to do with her; she only liked martial arts.
If she could be recorded, she would be “Da Yu.”
Of course, for a woman to be on the Record Book, she either must never marry, or marry within the clan, or take a husband into the Chen family; otherwise, if she married out, she would have to be removed.
After Aunt-Grandmother finished preparing, under her guidance they stood behind Chen Han, held their incense, and reported to the ancestors.
After three bows and prostrations, the recording officially began, with the entries naturally written by Chen Han, the patriarch.
Aunt-Grandmother handed him a vermilion brush tipped with cinnabar.
Using cinnabar for the family Record Book was mainly for its symbolic meaning and to give the ceremony solemnity.
First, it represented bloodline inheritance, implying that the family line was as vivid and enduring as cinnabar.
Second, it signified blessing, borrowing cinnabar’s auspicious meaning to guard the genealogy and the family’s fortune.
At the altar, Chen Han opened the Record Book but did not write immediately.
He considered whether to start by rank or by seniority.
Then, looking at Fifth Uncle, Sixth Uncle, and Aunt-Grandmother, he decided to start with seniority; status was not something to be displayed in the Record Book.
Just like him; even if he were not written first, even if his name were not foremost in the genealogy, the Chen Clan would still respect only him.
Beginning with seniority would teach clan members to respect their elders and honor their predecessors.
Fifth Uncle and Sixth Uncle were of the Hong generation. After writing their names and daoist titles, he added another name after them: Chen Liu Shi（Chapter 271）.
That was Aunt-Grandmother’s name. She had no generational character, or had forgotten it over the years; she was only known as Chen Liu Shi.
He did not know if the Record Book would recognize it.
However, when he wrote Aunt-Grandmother’s name and checked the task prompt in his mind, it showed that recording ten family members was (3/10） complete.
That meant the game system recognized her, as she was the Chen Clan’s daughter-in-law who had held fast at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall for more than forty years.
Aunt-Grandmother was stunned to see her own name.
She knew she was not born a Chen and technically had no right to be in the Record Book. But the patriarch still wrote her in and even remembered her name as Chen Liu Shi.
Her eyes could not help reddening.
That simple name was recognition of her forty years of service at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Otherwise, back when her husband and son died more than forty years ago, she could have left.
But she did not know where to go. She took the Chen Clan as her root and stayed in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall for over forty years.
What could be happier than receiving the Chen Clan’s recognition?
The others said nothing, tacitly accepting it. The Chen Clan was not a heartless family.
Chen Han then opened the Ding generation page and wrote in the names of his uncle and Uncle Dagou.
Next it was his turn, his junior sister’s, and the three prodigies’; he opened a page for the Da generation and another for the Luo generation.
After finishing, he placed the Record Book on the ancestral altar, then led everyone in offering incense and bowing, completing this registration.
Afterward, Chen Han instructed, “You will each fill out an information form. I will submit them to the Daoist Association.”
Yes, the Record Book was also part of a Daoist ceremony.
Besides representing that they were members of the Chen Clan, submitting that information meant they would be registered Daoist priests in the Daoist system, and from now on they could wear Daoist robes. They would not have to perform Daoist rituals in plain clothes as before.
As for the clan genealogy, that was more troublesome. They would have to trace the ancestors’ names backward and fill in the generational characters. That could only be done slowly later.
Hearing Chen Han’s words, the others all nodded.
At that moment, Chen Han saw a game prompt appear in his mind:
【Congratulations, you have completed the registration of 10 family members and obtained 1 Family Gift Pack. Would you like to open it?】
Without hesitation, he opened it.
The game prompt appeared again:
【Congratulations, you have opened the Family Gift Pack and obtained a special reward: 1 Family Heritage Stone Tablet.】
When Chen Han saw the words “Family Heritage Stone Tablet,” he was surprised. This item was something many cultivation families in Shu Shan Swordsman used as a key component of their inheritance.
He had not expected the Family Gift Pack to reward this.
He immediately checked the Game Warehouse and indeed saw a stone tablet item.
After reading its Remark Information, he had to admit that this item truly deserved to be a key to a cultivation family’s inheritance.
