Chapter 124: The Talisman Is Floating On Its Own! A Demonic Cult Rogue Courting Death!
The Chen Clan members listened to this 《Quiet Heart Art》 and, for a moment, truly did not know how to describe their feelings. It was easier for the older ones to handle.
When Zhu Jie arrived outside the great hall with the girl, he grew curious at the sight inside. “What’s going on?”
“Holy crap, that was unbelievable. My brain suddenly cleared up, and I figured out a lot of things.”
At the same time, he began to recite the 《Big Dipper Incantation》: “Big Dipper nine luminaries… ascend to the golden palace, descend to tread Kunlun… may I behold your honored form, and be granted eternal life… three terraces of subtle essence, six harmonies giving birth… you who gave me life and raised me, protect my body and form… august emperor of Kui, Bi, and Piao…”
One clan member could not help crying out, then realized his mistake and hurriedly lowered his head.
The clear sky was instantly shrouded by rolling clouds, so heavy they seemed about to crush the world. A terrifying heaven-and-earth phenomenon appeared.
The sixty selected Chen Clan members had long since completed their rehearsals. At this time they moved in unison. Those dressed as the Six Ding and Six Jia were already carrying the Sedan Chair forward, carefully lifting the Statue of God and placing it onto the sedan.
Old Master Wang felt it too and immediately became visibly excited.
this… this is real scripture chanting!
Chu Hui swallowed hard as well. Fortunately they came; otherwise where could they have felt something so miraculous?
Now, even if someone says it would be fine if his father-in-law were not a Chen Clan member and just received one blessing, he still would not believe it.
The tourists all around felt it at the same time and were just as incredulous:
“Did you feel it?”
“Mm, I thought it was just my imagination!”
“…”
But in just a short time, these tourists were influenced by the sound of the chanting, and all fell quiet in unison, in large groups, neatly and uniformly.
The originally noisy great hall suddenly became very quiet.
this also allowed the chanting from inside to be heard clearly by people farther away, and more people were influenced and quieted down as well.
For a moment, the people outside the great hall were a bit bewildered as they watched the hall suddenly fall silent, as if everyone inside had been possessed all at once.
When Zhu Jie arrived outside the great hall with the girl, he became curious at the situation inside and asked, “What is going on?”
He squeezed into the hall with the girl, and soon heard the chanting coming from inside. Then he froze as well at that special feeling.
He also felt the impact, but soon his mind calmed down. That sense of undistracted focus made his thoughts clear, and he inexplicably began reflecting on the situation along the way with the girl.
Suddenly he felt that this girl was just treating him like a bootlicker, completely like a free driver. The heated infatuation was gone, his mind was no longer disturbed by her coy, delicate voice, and he suddenly figured some things out.
This made him frown as he looked at the girl, first scrutinizing her, then becoming mesmerized.
With his mind free of distractions, he realized that he truly liked her, and that even being treated as a simp by her was something he willingly accepted.
He believed his sincerity could move the other person.
moreover, with his mind fully focused and calmed, he now had a better idea of how to move her heart.
As Chen Han recited 《the Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, everyone who heard it was affected by the impact. Only when he finished chanting and stopped did the suppressed shock and impact fully erupt.
The tourists inside the Great Hall instantly burst into a commotion.
“Holy crap, what just happened was so unbelievable. It suddenly cleared my mind and helped me think through many things.”
“I was already irritated by company matters this time, but after listening to the chanting, all that irritation disappeared.”
“This is what real chanting scriptures is like…!”
“…”
inside the side hall, the Chen clan members were just as excited, some even trembling all over from shock. as they looked at the patriarch before them, the respect in their eyes was already overflowing.
This kind of chanting scriptures!
So the main family and the patriarch are this miraculous!!!!
the most shocked one was aunt-grandmother, who had been serving in the heavenly lord of demon subjugation hall for a very, very long time, and just now that chanting seemed to make her feel as if she had truly come into contact with the heavenly lord of demon subjugation.
She looked at the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation and could not help becoming even more pious.
Reciting 《the quiet heart art》 only marks the beginning of the consecration ceremony. Chen Han stood up, and next is to perform the star-stepping, following the positions of the Big Dipper with his steps.
At the same time, he also began to recite the 《Big Dipper Incantation》: “Big Dipper nine celestial bodies… ascend to the golden palace, tread upon Kunlun… may I behold your honored form, and gain eternal protection… three terraces’ subtle essence, six pure harmonies giving life… you who gave me birth and raised me, protect my body… august emperor Kui Bi Piao…”
This scripture chanting did not have the miraculous feeling of the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 and even made people a bit drowsy, but suddenly, the Chen Clan members were all startled.
They had been watching this patriarch all along, and in that instant just now, they saw him flip his palm, and a yellow talisman had already appeared in his hand.
It can be confirmed that the patriarch absolutely did not have this talisman in his hand just now; it appeared when he simply turned his palm over, and everyone thought of that ancient technique mastered by the patriarch.
Since the patriarch could produce so many of those apples in one breath, a single talisman did not seem like anything impressive, so the Chen clan members were not particularly surprised.
But what did they see in the next moment?
The talisman unexpectedly floated up from the patriarch’s hand, and as the patriarch waved, it instantly flew toward the heart of the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation and then stuck onto it.
This scene instantly left those Chen Clan members, who had just felt there was no need to make a fuss, dumbfounded and unable to believe it.
Did that talisman fly over there on its own?
“Ah…”
One clan member could not help crying out in surprise, then came to their senses, realized they had made a mistake, and quickly lowered their head.
One by one, they truly felt more and more how terrifying this patriarch was.
When Xiao Yu saw this move from her senior brother, her beautiful eyes also shimmered with disbelief.
Senior brother, since when did you learn that trick again?
Chen Han looked at the talisman and smiled slightly. His sword control technique had not been practiced in vain; now controlling a single talisman paper was effortless.
The movements of Summoning the Heart and Guiding the Spirit could not stop, so he immediately picked up the brush again, dipped it in cinnabar, then stepped forward and lightly touched the center of the statue’s brow.
“Light the incense and bow to the heavenly lord.” Chen Han also shouted this line at the end, which meant that the consecration ceremony was already halfway complete. Next, as long as the believers kowtowed and the divine statue was returned to its place, the consecration ceremony would be finished.
In other words, now that the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation has appeared, everything that follows will be under the Heavenly Lord’s attention. Once the divine statue is restored to its place, the Heavenly Lord will bestow grace and grant blessings to the believers.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a game prompt suddenly appeared:
【After the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream, you held a grand ceremony for the Heavenly Lord as requested. After the consecration of the statue and the completion of Summoning the Heart and Guiding the Spirit, you had a premonition and raised your head to look toward the sky.
The clear sky was instantly shrouded by rolling clouds, so heavy it seemed they would crush the entire world, and a terrifying anomaly between heaven and earth appeared.
Immediately after, a blinding golden light suddenly shot out from the depths of the endless void, as if to tear apart the sky, and wherever the light passed, seven-colored brilliance shone.
That is the manifestation of the true spirit of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation. Please complete the grand ceremony as soon as possible to receive a special reward: 1. Heavenly Lord’s Blessing: Beginner Heavenly Dewfall. 2. Divine Statue Solemnity of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation +2. 】
Chen Han saw this game prompt and subconsciously looked up at the quiet side hall roof; there was nothing there, but in the game plot the situation had already taken a dramatic turn.
But this Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s dream task is finally about to be completed.
moreover, the rewards for the task in this data packet (2) are indeed different from the rewards for the task in data packet （1）.
Divine Statue Solemnity +2, he roughly guessed what it meant.
But he became curious about what this Heavenly Lord’s Blessing: Beginner Heavenly Dewfall meant, and even felt somewhat eager to try it.
At this moment, the Chen Clan members did not hesitate at all. They had already lit incense sticks one after another and begun to pray for blessings and offer incense to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation.
after all the clan members finished offering incense, aunt-grandmother finally calmed down as well. holding the fly whisk, she stepped forward and flicked it lightly: “six ding and six jia, return to your positions. heavenly lord, please enter the sedan chair. spirit beasts, clear the way. turtle snake generals, attend on both sides…”
The 60 selected Chen Clan members had long since completed their rehearsals and now moved into action. The clan members dressed as the Six Ding and Six Jia had already carried the sedan chair over and respectfully placed the divine statue onto the sedan chair.
moreover, the Six Ding and Six Jia were all strong men, including Chen Dagou, Chen Dalong, and the others from the Demon Subduing Hall.
right now, everyone in the Chen Clan who could intimidate people was from the Demon Subduing Hall, whether they relied on old age to intimidate or their burly build to intimidate.
as the Heavenly Lord mounted the sedan chair, Xiao Yu also hurried over, leading You Cai and the Fu Lu Shou Three Bulls out. the spirit beasts opened the way, and the clan members wearing Turtle Snake Hats and painted with turtle and snake face makeup closely followed behind.
outside the Great Hall, those nearby had already heard the cry that the spirit beasts were opening the way. so when the one dog and three bulls came out, everyone’s expression became solemn.
as the Turtle Snake Generals emerged, the sedan chair with the Statue of God was also carried out of the Great Hall, with Chen Han and Aunt-Grandmother behind the sedan chair.
the Statue of God needed to pause in the Great Hall; this was the time arranged for three hundred believers to worship. there were definitely not three hundred people inside the Great Hall, but outside, along a whole street of gathered people, there were surely far more than that.
the people of the Chen Clan who came today, including those who booked rooms, the villagers, and those from the county who came to join the fun, definitely surpassed one thousand.
Aunt-Grandmother’s voice rang out again: “the Heavenly Lord descends to the world, believers, worship!”
at this moment, whether they believed or not, after witnessing the miraculous chanting just now, they could not help believing a little. moreover, since they had come to the Chen Clan to join this spectacle, they naturally had to cooperate with their rules.
thus, almost all the tourists in the Great Hall worshiped at the same time.
Old Master Wang, Wang Xinhe, and the others were the most enthusiastic in worship, especially Old Master Wang. he believed in this firmly and kowtowed with great piety.
“raise the sedan chair!” Aunt-Grandmother’s voice rang out again. the Six Ding and Six Jia once more lifted the Statue of the Heavenly Lord and walked outward.
outside, the sedan chair halted again, and Aunt-Grandmother cried out once more: “the Heavenly Lord descends to the world, believers, worship!”
following Aunt-Grandmother’s shout, although the believers around were not as actively cooperative as those inside the Great Hall, many still began to worship. for matters like this, better to believe it might be real than to assume it is not.
some people started worshiping, naturally driving others to follow.
all along the way, this was repeated, and more and more tourists joined in the worship.
soon, the sedan chair left the street of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. here, they could already see tourists starting to raise their mobile phones to film.
because they were no longer within the range of the Great Hall, once the Heavenly Lord went out onto the road, filming was allowed, and no one from the Chen Clan specifically reminded them otherwise.
simply put, if you compare the Heavenly Lord to a celebrity, filming inside the celebrity’s home with your mobile phone would not be allowed, would be impolite, and would be illegal.
if the celebrity is out in public and you film a video and do not use it for illegal or rule-breaking purposes, that is acceptable.
the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall is the Heavenly Lord’s temporary palace. during the ceremony, bringing your mobile phone inside the Heavenly Lord’s temporary palace to film is disrespectful, but once the Heavenly Lord leaves the Great Hall and is already outside, if you film from the roadside, as long as you do not commit any blasphemous acts, the Heavenly Lord will not hold it against you.
Chen Kai and Ma Qi were also waiting here with the culture and tourism staff. Ma Qi had already set up the camera and started mobile phone recording.
they naturally needed to film this ceremony and keep it on file. later, if they cooperated with the Chen Clan, he could also use it as information and archival material.
the reason they did not go to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall was that they were government personnel.
although they could lead religious culture ceremonies to contribute to tourism, they could not participate in religious forms of incense offering or worship.
“they’re here,” Ma Qi said subconsciously.
Chen Kai nodded, his gaze fixed on the end of the street, watching as the Statue of the Heavenly Lord was carried over, followed by crowds of tourists. seeing the dense masses, his eyes could not help but light up.
the tourists all seemed highly engaged and very enthusiastic about this ceremony.
this was a good sign.
in that case, future cooperation with the Chen Clan on ceremonies and promoting the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation parading the gods activities would be highly feasible and could definitely create great tourism value.
the Statue of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation exited the street and stopped again.
Aunt-Grandmother called out again: “the Heavenly Lord descends to the world, believers, worship!”
with this shout, fewer people worshiped this time; many were holding their mobile phones to film. however, the tourists following behind the team, out of habit, still began to worship.
especially those who had followed out from the Great Hall.
“so many idiots, worshiping this crap!” a voice suddenly rang out abruptly, making everyone around turn to look.
for this kind of traditional ritual, even if you do not believe, refraining from reckless remarks is basic courtesy. saying such things right in front of the Chen Clan and so many tourists was truly rude.
it was a glasses-wearing, seemingly gentle guy, with a distinct air of a hypocritical scoundrel.
the girl beside him looked completely awkward and hurried to remind him: “Qian Hao, what are you doing? do you have no manners?”
Qian Hao still scoffed. “all your studying was for nothing, believing in this stuff.”
【the Chen Clan’s grand and ostentatious Grand Enlightenment Ceremony had clearly attracted the attention of demonic cult rogues. a demon person tainted with demonic energy appeared, arousing the righteous fury of the Heavenly Lord’s true spirit!
to dispel the Heavenly Lord’s anger, please eliminate the demonic cult rogues as soon as possible!】
the game prompt suddenly appeared.
Chen Han’s eyes narrowed slightly.
earlier he had seen someone throw eggs at statues of gods during a Wudang ceremony. he had not expected to encounter the same kind of rude behavior at his own consecration ceremony.
belief or disbelief is freedom, but when the Chen Clan holds a ceremony, not causing trouble and not slandering is the foundation of mutual respect.
so he rubbed the Magic Qi Ring on his finger.
he did not like using such demonic methods, but he did not mind using them. if the Heavenly Lord was angry, and no punishment was given, what if blessings were withheld?
would that not make the task impossible to complete?
he drove his true qi, channeling it into the Demonic Qi Ring. the Hemorrhoid Skill took effect, and in a moment, a thread of hidden demonic energy swiftly burrowed into Qian Hao’s body.
the demonic energy was so subtle that no one noticed it; it was almost invisible.
after thinking a moment, he sent another wisp of demonic energy into the man.
“raise the sedan chair!” Aunt-Grandmother’s voice rang out again.
the Six Ding and Six Jia lifted the sedan once more and headed to the Flower Sea of offering flowers.
just then, Qian Hao suddenly let out a howl. “ah!”
this howl drew the attention of the surrounding tourists, who stared at him like tigers eyeing prey. making trouble nonstop like this was going too far.
“Qian Hao, are you crazy?” the girl could no longer stand such an embarrassing guy. was he not afraid of being beaten by the Chen Clan?
she instinctively put some distance between them. even though he was her boyfriend, he had made her lose too much face.
seeing this, Qian Hao hurried to explain. he really had not meant it just now. but after two steps, he howled again and instinctively clamped his legs together.
it felt like being sliced by piece after piece of Glass Shards. why did it suddenly feel like this?
the girl was completely speechless. he was obviously doing it on purpose. she turned and left directly. Qian Hao tried to chase, but as soon as he moved, he sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
the people around were already pointing at him, driving him to the brink of collapse. he was almost in tears, and in the blink of an eye, he could no longer see his girlfriend’s figure.
“we should go back and file an application with the county about setting up fixed-location tourism police posts,” Chen Kai said with a frown as he looked at the young man. their culture and tourism office had no law enforcement authority, but since they had encountered this today, they needed to consider countermeasures.
a staff member in charge of this matter immediately nodded. “understood, Director Chen, I will prepare the materials as soon as I get back!”
Ma Qi subconsciously swallowed as he watched this scene.
what a familiar sight.
