Chapter 243: The Daoist Priests Just Discuss The Dao And Cause Such A Huge Commotion?
Lin Hai was truly stunned as the cloud mist rapidly spread through the Qionghua tree forest, making the whole grove blur and hard to see clearly.
Wu Mei noticed something strange about her boyfriend, as if something had happened behind her. She instinctively turned around and then stared in shock at the spreading cloud mist.
In the moment she spaced out, the cloud mist quickly enveloped her and continued to spread.
Frightened, she hurriedly ran outward, and in a short while she and Lin Hai reached the outer edge.
Not just the two of them, she also noticed many tourists running out of the Qionghua tree forest, staring in alarm at the cloud mist appearing over the trees.
The entire grove was shrouded in cloud mist, tinged with an extra layer of illusion, as if clouds had descended to cover it, turning it into immortal fruit spirit trees in the heavenly palace.
But the people who ran out were all very confused. Why did this scene suddenly appear?
At first, someone thought of the cloud barrier technique. The Chen Clan people really knew this thing; previously the Chen Family Head had demonstrated it at the national style event.
But that idea was quickly rejected.
Because the range was too large. The entire Qionghua tree forest was enveloped, along with some of the surrounding area.
“It looks like it’s not just the Qionghua tree forest. Isn’t that the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall over there?” a tourist suddenly shouted, pointing toward the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s direction.
Wu Mei and Lin Hai instinctively looked over and indeed saw that inside the Chen Clan, the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall area was also covered by this cloud mist.
That made it hard not to think more deeply.
Was the appearance of this scene related to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation? The end of the cloud mist led to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
The sudden appearance of such a spectacle naturally attracted more and more tourists to gather and watch.
In a short time, many tourists had crowded around the Qionghua tree forest.
Lin Hai suddenly thought of something. “Doesn’t this cloud mist scene look like the fog where the demonic shadow appeared in the Chen Family Head’s video?”
When he said this, other tourists heard it, and many of them were obviously stunned for a moment.
Someone else said, “It seems that every time the Chen Family Head films Heavy Demonic Shadows, this kind of cloud mist appears. That secretly filmed video clearly captured the scene of the cloud mist spreading, but that video is gone.”
These words made the tourists around them subconsciously step back, afraid that some demonic shadow might also appear inside.
But after watching for quite a while, they still did not see any demonic shadow.
There are always bold people in this world. Someone took out their mobile phone to record. “Don’t you see the end is at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall? Even if there is a demonic shadow, it would be wiped out by the Heavenly Lord, and besides, in front of the Heavenly Lord a demonic shadow wouldn’t dare show up.”
This was clearly to bolster his own courage. Mainly, he really wanted to go in and film a video, so he mustered up his courage and ran into the Qionghua tree forest.
In modern society, people live very comfortably and peacefully, so most are lacking a sense of crisis.
Just like at shooting scenes and attack scenes, when many people encounter them, their first reaction is not to run far away, but to run a certain distance and then take out their mobile phones to record.
Some people even just stay put and start filming on the spot, as if bullets had eyes and would never hit them.
The person running into the cloud mist in front of them had exactly this psychology, and he was not the only one. Other tourists, seeing that those who entered had no problems, followed one after another.
Seeing this, Wu Mei and Lin Hai could not control their impulses and went in as well. Once inside, both of them were amazed. It was too surreal; the scene was too impactful.
“Honey, help me film a video,” Wu Mei said, face full of excitement, already starting to pose. At this moment, the desire to film a video overwhelmed everything.
Because filming in this kind of scene felt too magical, just like when Sun Wukong entered the heavenly peach orchard in the old Journey to the West, with cloud and mist shrouding everything.
Except in the old Journey to the West, it was just smoke and dry ice, only a thin layer at their feet, far less stunning than what lay before their eyes now.
Right now it really looked like a layer of clouds covering the Qionghua tree forest.
The bus drove into the parking lot. From where Daoist Priest Chen and the others got off, they could see the condition of the Qionghua tree forest in the distance. At a glance, the Daoist priests were all surprised.
“What’s going on over there?” Daoist Priest Xuan Shi said instinctively.
“Is that cloud mist?” another Daoist priest spoke.
In this season, at this time of day, fog should not appear. Even if it did, it could not appear only in such a single area.
They also thought of the Chen Family Head’s Heavy Demonic Shadows video. In the video, when the demonic shadow appeared, it was accompanied by such large-scale cloud mist.
But in the next moment they felt it should not be the case. After all, one end of that cloud mist was still at the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. If there really was a demonic shadow, the Chen Family Head could suppress it, and the one in the great hall would be even more terrifying.
After arriving at the Chen Clan, they had heard plenty of rumors about that Heavenly Lord.
Looking at the tourists going in and out, they could be sure that there was no danger inside.
So it had to be something else.
“Could it be caused by the Chen Clan’s feng shui formation?” Daoist Priest Chen suddenly said.
This received support from Daoist Priest Xuan Shi and the others; they felt it was very possible.
“It should be so.”
“Very likely.”
“I think so too.”
“…”
While Daoist Priest Chen and the others were talking, they suddenly noticed Chen Kai next to them, stretching his ears to eavesdrop. They politely smiled at him, then coughed one by one and pretended nothing had happened.
When Chen Kai heard about feng shui and such, how could he not know that these Daoist priests understood what was going on in the distance?
He immediately thickened his skin and went up to ask the Daoist priests, “Honored Daoist priests, that cloud mist shrouding the area, is it related to some feng shui of the Chen Clan?”
He knew the Chen Clan had a feng shui room and knew they practiced feng shui. Back then, he had personally led people to inspect the Chen Clan buildings and personally learned about feng shui from the Chen Family Head.
County Magistrate Chu’s side also knew clearly. It was just that they could not publicly promote such things; otherwise, their stance would be wrong.
So when he heard these Daoist priests say the scene might be related to the Chen Clan’s feng shui, he believed it, feeling that was the only possibility.
Daoist Priest Chen chuckled. “Director Chen, what feng shui? Did we say anything? In fact, in modern society there are many methods to create cloud mist.”
“For example, aside from artificial fog systems, cool mist technology, dry ice sublimation, fog machines, and liquid nitrogen methods, there are more than a dozen scientific techniques.”
“Director Chen, we cultivators all know to believe in science. Don’t tell me you do not believe in science?”
Daoist Priest Xuan Shi echoed, “Yes, Director Chen, believe in science.”
The other Daoist priests nodded one after another.
“Exactly, we must believe in science.”
“There is no such thing as feng shui. It is all science.”
“Yes, yes, it is scientific technology…”
“…”
“…” In that instant, Chen Kai felt as if a series of finishing-blow sounds exploded by his ears.
first blood.
double kill.
triple kill.
quadra kill.
…
Honestly, he had been utterly finished off. Could he say he did not believe in science? If he dared say it, and someone recorded or reported it, he might as well give up his position tomorrow.
Yet he knew the Chen Clan had feng shui ability and believed that the cloud mist was caused by the Chen Clan’s feng shui. And this whole group of Daoist priests who cultivated the Dao were all telling him in unison to believe in science?
Who could understand how he felt now?
It really made him want to curse but unable to say a word.
This group of Daoist priests was really just…
Sigh, if it weren’t for his status, he would have argued with these Daoist priests, whether he could win or not. At least he would have tried.
But for now he let it go. He had a bright future. As long as Youcheng’s tourism project was done well, his prospects were promising. He might as well firmly believe in science. “Yes, yes, you are right, honored Daoist priests. We must believe in science!”
Then he invited the Daoist priests to enter the Chen Clan together and head to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall. Their Dao discussion on the Ancient Quiet Heart Art yesterday seemed unresolved, and he did not know what they planned to discuss with the Chen Family Head today.
Entering the Chen Clan, they went straight to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall, and from a distance they could see the cloud mist shrouding the area.
Even the two outer rows of blooming potted Qionghua trees within it looked extremely surreal, as if sketching out an immortal path leading to the Heavenly Lord’s celestial residence.
They could see that beside the Qionghua Tree Potted Plants along the passage, there were many tourists filming in the cloud mist, all filled with curiosity and excitement.
Seeing these Daoist priests arrive, the tourists were drawn over again, turning their lenses on them and finally watching as the priests walked together into the cloud-mist-covered Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
This scene left many people stunned because it had such artistic charm.
It was as if a group of Daoist priests were hurrying to keep an appointment with the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation, then vanished into the cloud mist.
Before long, Daoist Priest Chen and the others once again arrived at the side hall prepared by the Chen Clan for the Dao discussion.
Upon entering this time, they were shocked as well, because the inside was also filled with cloud mist. The tables, facilities, tea set, and cushions were all shrouded, like a fairyland.
It seemed as if they were truly attending an immortal feast.
Seeing that the Chen Family Head had not yet arrived, Daoist Priest Chen and the others took out their mobile phones and filmed the surroundings. Such an immortal feast was sure to attract attention.
Perhaps this was exactly the immortal feast in the eyes of the devotees.
After filming, each Daoist priest clicked to upload the video.
At this time online, the commotion at the Chen Clan had long since spread, especially about the Qionghua tree forest. Tourists had been the first to shoot videos and post them to Moments or Douyin.
Since the Chen Clan was already very popular on Douyin because of the Daoist Sect’s Dao discussion, it was hard for such a spectacle not to attract people.
Huang Tao, now a devoted onlooker of the Chen Clan, was among the first to see the videos, and so did several of his companions.
They all found it incredible.
“Is mist at this time normal?”
“This kind of mist in this season is not normal at all.”
“Yesterday you didn’t see that demonic shadow video; that was even stranger. It’s just a pity the video is gone.”
“If the video is gone, what are you talking about?”
Huang Tao was full of emotion. The more he followed the Chen Clan, the more he felt they had things that were hard to understand.
Just then he heard a companion say in surprise, “Look, I just came across the video posted by Daoist Priest Chen. This scene is simply like immortals.”
Huang Tao leaned over and saw a great hall with an antique charm, with each Daoist priest sitting cross-legged in front of a special Daoist desk. Things were placed on top, but could not be seen clearly amid the cloud mist.
As the video played, they could see each Daoist priest also surrounded by cloud mist, hazy and surreal.
In the comment section, someone wrote that this was the real immortal Dao discussion, and many people agreed.
“Holy crap, do you think this cloud mist was created by the Chen Family Head together with these Daoist priests?” one companion blurted.
This made Huang Tao and the others pause. That did seem possible.
And just as they had this thought, they found people in the comment section were already saying the same thing.
Not only in comments; the bloggers who specialized in piggybacking on popularity would never let this go. Soon, a commentator blogger with three million fans quickly edited together clips of the Qionghua tree forest and Daoist Priest Chen and posted a video.
“Just now I took out my phone and saw a layer of very miraculous cloud mist over that Qionghua tree forest of the Chen Clan. This cloud mist is quite unbelievable and very shocking.”
“At first I felt that this kind of cloud mist was off. The time and season are both off. How could such cloud mist appear now? At the beginning I thought they must be using some scientific technology.”
“But when I saw the Dao discussion scenes posted by Daoist Priest Chen and the others, I suddenly realized that maybe these Daoist priests, while discussing the Dao, accidentally used a bit too much strength and caused the current situation.”
After uploading the video, he did not forget to tag Daoist Priest Chen and Daoist Priest Xuan Shi.
Inside the Dao discussion side hall of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation at the Chen Clan, the Chen Family Head had not yet arrived, so Daoist Priest Chen, Daoist Priest Xuan Shi, and the others could only wait. Bored, they started checking the comments on their own videos.
Because of the high online popularity, once they uploaded, there were many comments.
Seeing their comments, they noticed someone had tagged them, so they clicked in to see what was going on.
Then they saw a popularity-chasing commentator blogger’s video, claiming that the cloud mist covering the Chen Clan was created by them during their Dao discussion because they failed to control their strength.
Wait, how did this get pinned on them again?
“These people’s imagination is too rich,” Daoist Priest Xuan Shi could not help but say with emotion.
Daoist Priest Chen was speechless too. This really had nothing to do with them. They were also puzzled and could only guess it was related to the Chen Clan’s feng shui formation.
This was really like getting blamed whether sitting or lying down.
They truly had been “busy” on this trip, if you believed it: helping the Chen Clan seal demons and now helping the Chen Clan create spectacles.
Sigh.
Helpless.
Chen Han was even more helpless, because after all he had done, these Daoist priests were not truly shocked or sincerely convinced.
The Dao discussion task was still not completed.
At least for now, this was not enough.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to come out. Since the Dao discussion would continue today, he needed to think of how to complete the task.
Seeing him come out, Daoist Priest Chen and the others all stood up to greet him, a trace of respect on their faces.
At the very least, everyone in the Daoist Sect had to be grateful to this Chen Family Head regarding the feng shui formation.
“Everyone, you should have already verified the results regarding the geography and terrain, right?” After sitting down, Chen Han smiled and asked Daoist Priest Chen and the others.
Hearing this, Daoist Priest Chen and the others all simultaneously performed a Daoist salute to him. “Thank you, Chen Family Head, for teaching us.”
Seeing this, Chen Han could not help but feel emotional. The Daoist sects occupying famous mountains and scenic spots truly had natural advantages, enough to inspire envy.
Unfortunately, now those geographical advantages should have been destroyed, and with feng shui lost, there was likely no way to repair them.
This was a huge loss.
Just then, Xiao Yu suddenly ran in hurriedly. “Senior brother, hurry to the Chen Clan main entrance, there is something you need to handle.”
Chen Han asked in confusion, “What is it?”
Now most matters in the Chen Clan did not require him personally, so the fact that his junior sister had come to get him clearly meant it was not simple.
Xiao Yu quickly explained, “You will know when you see it. I don’t know the details either. They said they want to see you, and they are beating gongs and drums.”
“Let’s go take a look,” Chen Han said with a frown. Then he greeted Daoist Priest Chen and the others and followed his junior sister out of the side hall.
Daoist Priest Chen and the others were also very curious and followed the Chen Family Head out, heading straight for the Chen Clan main entrance.
They were very curious about what could require the Chen Family Head to personally handle it.
Before they even reached the Chen Clan main entrance, they heard deafening gongs and drums, which only made them more curious.
At this moment, Chen Han was also staring in surprise at the game prompt that appeared in his mind. It had actually been completed at this time.
(The chapter ends here.)
