Chapter 191: The Chen Clan Has Another Expert? Might Be Over A Hundred!
As that flowing light quickly wrapped around Chen Han, the Illusion Mask could be seen slowly turning into transparent flowing light, while Chen Han stared in surprise at the changes appearing on his body.
The Sedum Clothing on his body actually became visibly, to the naked eye, a grayish-blue Daoist robe. Not only that, he saw that his palms were starting to wrinkle and crease.
They were clearly the hands of an old man.
When the Illusion Mask completely disappeared in front of him, he walked to the mirror and saw a startling scene.
Was this still him?
He was already dressed in a grayish-blue Daoist robe, and his face was that of an old man with an immortal-like demeanor, with a very fitting long beard and a Sky-Piercing Crown on his head.
If he added a fly whisk, he would really have the bearing of a cultivation Daoist.
Thinking of this, he took a fly whisk from the cabinet.
He really looked the part.
This should be, in the game plot, the Demonic Cult Rogue infiltrating the Chen Clan and impersonating a Chen Clan Member.
Chen Han was truly astonished by the effect of this Illusion Mask.
Such a disguise was completely undetectable to the naked eye. He subconsciously took out his mobile phone, started recording, wanting to see how it would look when captured by electronic products.
A moment later, seeing that the video also showed a Daoist with an immortal-like demeanor, he had to admit this was pretty awesome.
Suddenly, Chen Han froze, because the more he watched this immortal-like Daoist image in the video, the more a sense of familiarity grew in him.
It seemed like he had seen it somewhere.
Suddenly, shock appeared on his face.
Was the game system really borrowing material on the spot like this?
With that thought, he hurriedly left the courtyard and walked toward the Tourist Service Center.
With the Chen Clan National Style Event over, most of the tourists who had come for the National Style Event had already left, leaving only a few with longer holidays and spare money to stay and continue their vacation.
However, thanks to this National Style Event, the Chen Clan’s reputation became even louder, and the number of people booking tickets each day broke one thousand, and could remain stable above one thousand afterward.
Because now, the tickets the Chen Clan released every day were quickly snapped up.
This showed that the tourism potential of the Chen Clan definitely did not stop at one thousand people.
There was simply no method around it. The Chen Clan currently had too few projects, and even maintaining reception for one thousand visitors was barely manageable. It still relied on Shangyuan Village having fishing, countryside mud puddle projects, and orchard projects to divert some people.
Now the village’s entire agricultural vegetable fields and fruit forests had all been planned into the Village Projects, and tourists entering the orchards were uniformly arranged.
Additionally, over at Ming Di’s side they would also organize Fruits and Vegetables Product Promotion. Besides earning commission, they helped villagers sell their produce.
It could be said that Shangyuan Village was being developed quite well.
There were always tourists interested in these things. Many tourists could spend half a day just walking through the orchards and picking fruit.
Naturally, these revenues were planned into the Village Projects, of which 30% still belonged to the Chen Clan, and the rest was shared by the village and villagers.
Overall, Shangyuan Village villagers were earning much more than before.
Ding Lei and He Yuan still had holidays left and planned to stay in the Chen Clan for two more days. Today, they intended to go to the new orchard in Shangyuan Village to pick some fruit themselves and mail it to their company leaders.
By then they could also post a video saying that these were personally picked by them, pure natural first-hand fruit, each piece filled with sincerity.
As the two of them came out of the Tourist Service Center, they suddenly saw an old Daoist. He did have a bit of immortal-like demeanor.
He should be some elder of the Chen Clan, right?
After all, the Chen Clan was a Daoist Sect Heritage Family, so having such an elder was not surprising.
Chen Han had already entered the Tourist Service Center and headed to the exhibition gallery for tourists.
Here, naturally, some of the Chen Clan’s old photographs were displayed, along with stories compiled by the Chen Clan, and some old items as supporting evidence.
Among them, the old photographs could be traced back to the Republic of China, before the victory in the war. They recorded the Chen Clan organizing the young and strong from the Ten Miles and Eight Villages to strike at bandits, taken with the help of a Young Lady from the county at that time.
These photos had been preserved by the Chen Clan. Although somewhat old, after maintenance and restoration, they could still be displayed.
Naturally, these were no longer the originals.
One of the photos was especially eye-catching, because it showed a Daoist with an immortal-like demeanor leading those young and strong men in martial arts training.
From the background and clothing in the photo, it was clear this was a very long time ago.
Chen Han stared at this photo, a little dazed.
After using the Thousand Illusions Mask, the appearance he now wore was exactly that of the person in the photo.
The game system was going a bit too far.
So perfunctory.
It would have been better to let him customize his own face.
As he was complaining, a little girl beside him suddenly exclaimed, “Ah… he… he… this old Daoist Priest…”
She was holding her mobile phone filming, staring in disbelief at Chen Han and an old photograph in the gallery.
The companions next to her looked at her doubtfully. “What is it?”
The girl said in utter disbelief, “He… is… is exactly the same as the person in the photo…”
Now all those companions subconsciously looked at Chen Han, then at the photo on the wall. Sure enough, they were identical.
This was impossible.
Those photos were from so long ago. How could someone from that time still be alive now?
That could not be, right?
While the girl and her group were in shock, they saw that old Daoist Priest had already left and was walking forward.
With doubt in their hearts, she and her companions subconsciously followed, wanting to find out the truth.
But they suddenly saw the old Daoist leap out of a window. When she and her companions hurried to the window, the old Daoist Priest’s figure had completely vanished.
This…
“He is gone,” one person said in surprise.
The girl said, full of shock, “Did we just discover some secret of the Chen Clan? That old Daoist Priest actually disappeared in an instant. He is definitely more formidable than the Chen Family Head, right?”
Another person subconsciously nodded. “He should be. It seems the Chen Clan actually has even stronger experts.”
Without any hesitation, the girl opened Douyin. After discovering such a thing, she had a very strong urge to share.
Title: 《The Chen Clan actually has a hidden expert, possibly over a hundred years old.》
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After leaving the Tourist Service Center, Chen Han returned to his courtyard and entered his room.
As he reached out his hand, the Thousand Illusions Mask turned into black flowing light and poured into his palm, turning back into the shape of a mask.
Although this thing had no offensive power, its effect was truly miraculous. Impersonating someone left no flaws visible at all.
No wonder in the game plot, experts of the Yin Mountain Sect could rely on this item to successfully ruin the Chen Clan’s reputation.
However, the Thousand Illusions Mask was currently incomplete, not whole. Its complete effect would not only allow changing appearance at will, but even simulate aura and energy.
After all, in the game plot, the people of the Yin Mountain Sect cultivated Demonic Path cultivation methods, with Demonic Path aura and Demonic Path energy. If they only had a disguise of the skin, they would be discovered immediately.
So aura, a trace of scent, and energy all had to be disguised perfectly to be convincing.
And in the game plot, anyone who could be called a Yin Mountain Sect expert definitely would not be like him in reality as Patriarch without even reaching the Liquid Condensation Stage. They might be experts with terrifying aura.
If this Thousand Illusions Mask were complete and able to disguise such aura, that would be extremely frightening. Just standing there might terrify people.
That was the pressure of an expert.
【Currently there are not enough Materials and Wish Power to repair the current Magical Artifact!】
Unfortunately, this Magical Artifact could not be repaired for now. The key problem was that the game system did not say what Materials were needed to repair it.
It should just directly give the repair conditions like with the Cloud Barrier Cauldron.
This was probably because the Cloud Barrier Cauldron only had cracked runes, while the Thousand Illusions Mask was completely damaged.
It was a bit troubling.
At this moment, he received a telephone call from family Scripture Chanter Chen Jing, who said he would bring three people over to be examined.
Originally, the Chen Clan National Style Event had scheduled a program for a Scripture Chanter to recite the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》.
But chanting scriptures really was not easy to learn. Chen Jing had selected people, but none of them had mastered it.
Chen Jing had already been reciting the Ancient 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 during Morning Class and Evening Class in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, and many tourists knew this.
So since others had not learned it, there was no need for him alone to go on stage to perform the recitation.
He had not expected that right after the Chen Clan National Style Event ended, someone actually mastered the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 from the people he had taught.
This was really…
Chen Han told him to bring them over, then hung up and went downstairs.
Not long after he reached the courtyard, he saw Chen Jing bringing three people over.
Two men and one woman, all from the younger generation.
Chen Han had some impression of the three, but there were too many Chen Clan peers, and they did not often meet, so only impressions remained.
“Greetings, Patriarch.” The three greeted Chen Han in unison.
Chen Jing briefly introduced the three, then said, “Patriarch, the three of them have already learned the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》. I have brought them to receive your examination and follow your arrangements.”
Chen Han nodded. “Have them each recite the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 once.”
“Yes, Patriarch.” Chen Jing nodded, arranged them, and had them each recite the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 in turn.
The first person immediately sat cross-legged and began to recite.
Listening from the side, Chen Han quickly felt that special sensation, which showed that the other had already mastered the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》.
The other two were the same; they could all recite the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 with effect.
Once he had confirmed this, Chen Han instructed Chen Jing, “From today onward, in addition to Morning and Evening Class in the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, the Chen Clan will also hold two recitations of the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 every day inside the clan, at the Martial Arts Field.”
“At that time, tourists who want to listen can go during those two sessions. As for arranging the scene, coordinate with Chen Xiaoyan.”
The 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 was originally something he planned as a feature of the Chen Clan.
Although some tourists would go to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall Morning and Evening Classes for the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, space there was limited. More importantly, having it crowded and noisy there all the time would not be good, as it would not feel solemn enough.
Previously, there were not enough Scripture Chanters and there was no method to do more. Now that there were three more Scripture Chanters, it was different.
From now on, recitation of the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall Morning and Evening Classes would be a welfare for clan members, and tourists would be forbidden from going in to disturb. If tourists wanted to listen, they could go to the two sessions at the Martial Arts Field.
This would quickly become a feature of the Chen Clan.
After hearing the instructions, Chen Jing agreed, then went to find Chen Xiaoyan to make arrangements.
Within half a day, Chen Xiaoyan contacted the works department and started constructing a scripture-recitation area at the Martial Arts Field.
Naturally, this scripture-recitation area could not be completed immediately. However, after Chen Jing and Chen Xiaoyan coordinated, he still took people to the Martial Arts Field, intending to start the recitation first.
After all, the Patriarch had said it would start today, so at least one session had to be held today.
When he and the three Scripture Chanters carried cushions to the Martial Arts Field and sat down cross-legged, they attracted the attention of the surrounding tourists. Many people, full of curiosity, gathered around, wanting to know what these four members of the Chen Clan were going to do.
When Chen Jing and the three began reciting the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, the surrounding tourists quickly showed expressions of surprise. A special sensation washed over them: their minds became empty and focused, as if their whole spirit and brain were in an extremely comfortable state.
This must be the Chen Clan’s 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, right?
It really did have such a miraculous effect.
In this state, their shock quickly turned into serenity, and they quietly enjoyed it.
Ding Lei and He Yuan walked back in from outside the Chen Clan with angry faces. Naturally, they were angry because while on vacation, a leader suddenly told them to revise the previous design plan.
The key issue was that the current design plan had been changed to what the leader had requested, but now the client wanted it changed back to their original plan.
How could that not be infuriating?
But what could they do? Otherwise, they might not even be able to keep their jobs.
Even though their boyfriends gave them pocket money, their salaries were high, and this was also work they liked. They could not do those so-called “clean up the workplace” things people online talked about in such a silly way.
Adults who have been in society for more than three years would not have such naive thoughts.
But the key problem now was that after playing for a few days, they were mentally overexcited and had no inspiration to change the design back without starting from scratch.
On their way back to the Chen Clan, their brains were about to explode thinking about this.
As they approached the Tourist Service Center, they heard scripture chanting begin.
Having been at the Chen Clan for so many days, they naturally knew this was the Chen Clan’s 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》. They had previously listened during an Evening Class and indeed found it miraculous.
Just like now, they instantly entered that state of empty mind and full focus. They simply stopped thinking about other things and decided to enjoy this state first.
When the recitation of the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 ended, they emerged from that state.
Ding Lei, however, looked delighted. She hurriedly dragged her best friend back to their room, because in that focused state just now, a kind of indescribable inspiration had suddenly erupted in her mind.
She now knew how to revise the design.
Back in the room, she picked up her computer, opened her design, and began modifying it quickly, as if guided by something. He Yuan watched beside her in amazement.
This was incredible.
By evening, once Ding Lei finished revising the design, she directly sent it to the leader, and said in disbelief, “This kind of design inspiration feels amazing. So the Chen Clan’s 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 actually has this effect. If I run into design difficulties in the future, I must come here to listen to this 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》.”
As she spoke, she opened Douyin on her mobile phone, planning to record a video and share this. This discovery could definitely help many designers facing bottlenecks and difficulties, just like her.
After uploading a video, she also scrolled through Douyin Videos and suddenly found that the system had recommended another popular video about the Chen Clan.
When she saw this video, she was stunned by its title: 《The Chen Clan actually has a hidden expert, possibly over a hundred years old.》
This made her subconsciously click into the video, and when she saw the content, both she and her best friend were shocked.
