Chapter 260: Preparing For Demon Subjugation! Lifting A Corner Of The Mysterious Veil!
Chen Han did not hesitate and directly chose to use this Green Snail Valley Demon Extermination Instance Map.
The next moment, a game prompt appeared:
【Congratulations, you have used a Demon Extermination Instance Map. The instance location is being generated…】
【…game data error…game map Green Snail Valley missing…map data is being collected and repaired…】
【game data error…game system dungeon teleportation function missing, instance cannot be teleported to…】
【Green Snail Valley Demon Extermination Instance generated. Instance teleportation function missing. You need to go to the vicinity of the instance for it to activate!】
The next moment, another indicator map appeared in Chen Han’s mind, with a very large red marker.
As he expected, the quest indicator map was once again a map of the real world.
As expected, the game system randomly designated a place in reality as Green Snail Valley, and indeed, it was overseas.
He carefully compared the location; it was just beyond the Yun City border, at the edge of Myanmar.
So, just as he thought, this should be where those organizations’ headquarters were located, or in other words, where the Wu Tai Sect headquarters was.
Although the game system was abstract and assigned identities randomly, it definitely had logic and would not mess around blindly.
This time, the people of the Wu Tai Sect had joined with those of the Joyful Union Sect to target the Chen Clan.
So the Demon Subjugation mission generated by the game system to clear out the Wu Tai Sect was very reasonable.
It was just that the activation location of this dungeon was a bit tricky.
Because it was at the edge of Myanmar, crucially close to a triangular area.
This triangular area was not simple.
Not only were the locals fierce, but warlords were entrenched there. People online had once estimated that to sweep this place clean without special external support, at least one hundred thousand troops would be needed across the three locations, plus heavy weapons.
In other words, the people there already had heavy weapons.
So, who would dare to move against them?
So far, no one had gone to wipe out that place.
As for those TV series plots where a small squad wipes out that entire area, those were god-tier dramas, just nonsense made up by clueless screenwriters.
Just like 《“The richest man falls in love with me, a menopausal woman with two kids”》, all the writer’s fantasy.
Chen Han was confident that with a few boxes of toothpicks he could be a god of slaughter, but in a place like that, even if he killed until his hands went numb and his true qi was exhausted, he still would not be able to kill them all.
To quote the First Emperor: “If 300 men cannot catch them, then use 3,000, 30,000, 300,” You can exhaust the enemy to death.
There was once a land immortal who, with one sword strike, shattered 2,600 sets of armor yet still damaged his own foundation; even though that land immortal belonged to a high martial world and was a bit low-level.
By the same logic, he was only a cultivator who had opened six meridians, still cannon fodder on the cultivation path.
Even if with basic sword control, using toothpicks to kill people, if the other side brought iron shields, or deployed riot shields and armored vehicles, it would be awkward.
At that time, even with Magic Blood Stones, they might not be enough against the other side’s saturation bombardment.
So, this triangular area was also very dangerous for him.
Fortunately, the Wu Tai Sect was only at the edge and not inside the triangle itself, and probably just had connections leading into it.
But even so, once he went there for this Demon Subjugation mission, he would need to finish it as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, if the Wu Tai Sect really had deep ties with those inside the triangular area, things would become troublesome.
One thing, however, was certain: the stronger the monsters, the better the loot and rewards would be.
Now there was still one problem. The Demon Extermination Instance quest needed him to reach that location to trigger it, so how was he supposed to get there now?
His only way at present was to take regular transportation: fly to Yun City, transfer to Thailand, then transfer to Myanmar, and after arriving there, find a car to that location.
After all, there was no direct route.
That was far too troublesome.
Crucially, once he left, with the Chen Family Head having disappeared for so long, whether he acted in person or used the Thousand Illusions Mask to turn into the old daoist priest to act, it would all become an open secret.
Everyone would know the old daoist priest and he were the same person.
That was not what he wanted.
The reason he created the old daoist priest persona was specifically to have someone in the shadows that could be used as a trump card at critical moments.
This was rather vexing.
Luckily, in the Shu Shan Swordsman World there were many methods to solve this kind of problem. For example, Puppet Technique allowed one to refine a puppet identical to oneself.
There was also Shadow Split Technique, which could create a clone to confuse the enemy.
There were many such methods, and he might obtain one soon.
Moreover, the game system had just prompted that the instance teleportation function was missing, so perhaps when the Level One Sect residence upgraded, that function would be awarded.
Therefore, this quest should not be rushed; he had to wait for the right time to complete it.
Before that, he should instead make more preparations and improve his external strength.
After all, the Wu Tai Sect were not ordinary demonic cult rogues. By then, they would definitely have weapons of considerable power, and in decent quantity, and many people as well.
Right now, the level 5 Spirit Jade Ball protective shield could easily block ordinary bullets; it should also handle sniper rifle shots. But if a group swept it with gunfire, or used a higher-grade weapon, it still felt unsafe.
So if possible, the Spirit Jade Ball needed to level up once more.
Then there was the matter of weapons; toothpicks were too limited.
He could get some steel needles.
At least they were more powerful and destructive.
He could also put them into the artifact refining furnace for refinement; there might be an unexpected surprise.
With that thought, Chen Han took out his mobile phone, went online to check, and saw that a thin steel needle cost just over one yuan each. He directly ordered ten thousand pieces, which would be delivered in a day.
When they arrived, he would refine them in the artifact refining furnace and see if there was any surprise.
Lastly, he needed to raise his cultivation further.
Now, of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, only the Ren and Du meridians remained.
Just like in wuxia stories, opening any one of these two would result in a qualitative leap in strength.
Previously, with Xiao Mi’s scientific theory of using point-based breakthroughs to open meridians, plus having enough Primary Spirit Stones, he felt he would soon be able to open one of the Ren or Du meridians.
With that in mind, Chen Han simply stopped focusing on the Demon Extermination Instance and returned to his room, took out Primary Spirit Stones, activated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》, and began cultivating.
A day passed.
The next day, as usual, Chen Han got up and cast 《Insect Control Technique》, using blood to feed a few larvae. They could soon be refined into insect puppets, though he did not know what the success rate would be.
He went downstairs to the courtyard, collected two grains of Moon Gazing Sand, then rode You Fu toward the Special Spiritual Aperture.
As soon as he arrived, he heard Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng asking Xiao Mi about cultivation problems.
As for Xiao Yu, she had successfully guided true qi into her dantian yesterday, also following Xiao Mi’s method.
The three, Chen Lin and the others, had not yet succeeded and were now asking Xiao Mi for guidance.
He did not know whether it was because they were older and limited in cultivation, or because they had not studied much and could not understand Xiao Mi’s explanations.
Soon, the spiritual energy rinse arrived, and everyone started cultivating. They continued until the refinement ended, then each went off to their own tasks.
…
The Chen Clan group chat was still very lively today.
Mainly because Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, these two children, had returned and were to be arranged by the family to learn martial arts, so the clan members were asking about it in the group.
After eating, Chen Xing had been scrolling through the family group chat, and when he saw his son come out of the room, he reminded him, “Son, take a look at the family group. Many people are envying you now. Later, Xiao Yu will take you to meet the Chen Family Head. You need to be sensible and not make him angry.”
“Dad, I know.” Chen Dao quickly nodded, his face full of excitement and anticipation.
After all, not everyone could learn the family’s kung fu. He was lucky enough now to learn true kung fu and would definitely become an important member of the family in the future.
He even felt this would be the greatest opportunity of his life.
This special treatment also made him feel a deep sense of belonging to the clan.
As the two were talking, Xiao Yu’s voice came from outside: “Uncle Chen Xing, where is Chen Dao? I am here to take him to see senior brother.”
Hearing this, Chen Xing immediately replied, “Coming, coming.”
He hurriedly brought Chen Dao out, and upon seeing Xiao Yu, prompted him, “Hurry, call her Sister Xiao Yu.”
“Sister Xiao Yu.” Chen Dao naturally knew her, the Chen Clan’s big internet celebrity, and he also knew Chen Dalong at her side.
Also, in the Chen Family Head’s videos she had the identity of a Heavenly Prodigy, and it seemed she could already practice martial arts and had filmed many training videos.
He felt that once he started practicing martial arts, he would definitely not be worse than her. They were all young people; who was truly the clan’s Heavenly Prodigy was still unknown.
“Alright, let’s go. We will pick up Chen Linlin next.” Xiao Yu called out and headed to the next house.
Chen Linlin was sixteen this year. Because she often did farm work, she looked dark and skinny, unlike city girls who were fair and delicate, but it was clear she had a good physique.
When Xiao Yu came to pick her up, she heard her parents instructing her to be obedient and learn well.
“Sister Xiao Yu.” Chen Linlin already knew this family elder sister and immediately ran up to greet her.
“Mm, let’s go.” Xiao Yu replied and led them to the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall.
The purpose was naturally to pay respects to the Patriarch and receive martial inheritance.
Originally, it did not have to be so elaborate, but as a family grew stronger, many things became more formal, and some things had to be done.
Even before, when Chen Han learned martial arts with his junior sister and father, they had to first pay respect to the ancestors.
Now that there was a statue of the Patriarch, the memorial tablets of the main family’s ancestors had also been placed in the Great Hall, so paying respects to the Patriarch meant paying respects to them as well.
This was also a cultural way to affirm inheritance and respect the ancestors.
On such occasions, ordinary clan members naturally could not participate. Only Aunt-Grandmother, this elder, was responsible for the ceremony, and the three main-line hall masters, Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng, took part.
Then there was Chen Han, the Family Head, and Xiao Yu, his junior sister, the direct disciple of the former Family Head, who held high status.
Chen Han had already taken out his phone and started recording.
This ceremony of transmitting martial arts naturally needed attention. The main point was also to introduce Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin, warming them up so everyone would know them.
His followers had already reached almost nine million. Once the video was uploaded, many people would pay attention to the three, under the title of Chen Clan Prodigies.
Later, when Chen Dalong entered martial arts competitions, and Chen Dao and Chen Linlin entered track and field competitions, everyone would be amazed by the power of the Chen Clan Prodigies.
After starting the recording, Chen Han spoke seriously to the camera, “Today is a relatively formal day for the Chen Clan. The family has produced three relatively gifted prodigies, and the clan will focus on cultivating them. Today we are holding a Transmission of Power Ceremony…”
When he saw Xiao Yu bring them in, he pointed the camera toward them.
For Chen Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin, the moment they stepped into the Great Hall of the Patriarch, they felt a solemn atmosphere.
Chen Dalong was alright; he was older, had worked construction for several years, and his father was the Hall Master of the Demon Subduing Hall, who had explained many things to him.
But for the two children, Chen Dao and Chen Linlin, it was extremely exciting. Their bodies even trembled a little. What they were experiencing felt like a scene from a TV series or movie.
After Xiao Yu brought them over, she handed them to Aunt-Grandmother and stood aside.
Naturally, Chen Han sat down on a chair. This was the seat of the Family Head; only he could sit now. When more people practiced martial arts in the future, the three hall masters such as Chen Lin could also sit.
Aunt-Grandmother looked at the three and nodded, calling out, “Step forward and receive the incense, then burn incense and bow to the ancestors.”
This was the first step of transmission. After receiving the incense, the three children had to stand solemnly before the Patriarch, bow three times to him, then place the incense into the incense burner, praying for the Patriarch’s protection and the inheritance of orthodox martial arts.
Aunt-Grandmother taught well, and the three were perceptive; they performed with proper form.
Chen Han recorded it all.
Many people in the outside world did not know about such ceremonies, and many so-called traditional martial arts families had already lost them.
Now, by filming this, people could see that the Chen Clan truly inherited some traditional customs.
These were indeed passed down by the Chen Clan.
Of course, if Aunt-Grandmother had not passed them on, they would have been completely lost in the next generation.
Now that there were Hall Wardens, Aunt-Grandmother had already passed the rituals down.
Since Hall Wardens were supported by the clan and held good positions, it was believed that these inheritance rituals, such as revering teachers and respecting the path, would also be passed on.
After burning incense to the Patriarch, the second step was tea offering.
First they offered tea to the Patriarch, and then to the master. But since the Chen Clan’s martial arts were a family inheritance, they offered tea to the Family Head.
In the future, when there were more martial artists, they would also offer tea to the hall master of whichever hall they joined.
The third step was reading out the clan rules.
The Chen Clan’s rules were naturally those passed down from before, namely the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation teachings:
“Return to the true way, be loyal and filial, worship the Dark Heaven, recite divine mantras… establish virtue and merit, follow the tenfold vows… subdue demons and eradicate evil, protect the villages!”
These rules were, of course, read by Chen Dagou. With his rough face and booming voice, he read them out with great momentum.
Once the series of rituals ended, Chen Han stopped recording.
What followed could not be recorded for outsiders, because it truly involved transmission of power, Body Tempering Pills, and medicinal wine.
“Come with me,” Chen Han said, then left the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation Hall and headed back to his courtyard.
Xiao Yu led the three and followed. Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng followed as well.
Back in the courtyard, Chen Han had them wait, then went into the hall, took out a prepared jar of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Rat Bone Wine and a bottle of Body Tempering Pills, and placed them on the table.
Xiao Yu and the others all focused their eyes on them, guessing they should be related to 《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》.
Chen Han then asked Xiao Yu and the uncles, “Junior sister, uncle, Uncle Dagou, Uncle Shuisheng, how is your practice of 《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》 going?”
Hearing him, Xiao Yu immediately said, “Senior brother, this leg technique is simple.”
Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng also nodded.
After mastering the breathing method, they felt this leg technique was simple to practice.
“This leg technique is very powerful,” Chen Dagou added. He had tried it on a tree on the mountain and realized how strong he was.
Chen Han was not surprised by these answers.
《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》 was martial arts, and Xiao Yu and the uncles were already cultivating immortality and had long been eating medicinal cuisine made from demonic beast meat, so by ordinary standards their physical fitness was terrifying.
Even though they had not yet drawn true qi into their dantian.
Now, with a detailed martial leg technique in front of them, they could quickly master it with their bodies.
Hearing this conversation, Chen Dao and Chen Linlin were both stirred, their hearts racing.
The Chen Clan had many palm techniques, sword techniques, and leg techniques available to the public, and Uncle Dagou had taught clan members that everyone could practice.
But everyone knew those were not the clan’s true cultivation methods.
Now they heard about 《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》, which no outsiders knew; it was their first time hearing of it. This was definitely the clan’s genuine kung fu.
Chen Han then said, “This 《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》 is not something just anyone can practice. It requires medicinal cuisine, medicinal wine, pills, and such as support. Without them, even if others get the method, they cannot cultivate it.”
“And the refinement of that medicinal cuisine, medicinal wine, and pills is our Chen Clan’s foundation.”
“Medicinal cuisine is limited and cannot be supplied. Medicinal wine has some quantity but not much. However, Body Tempering Pills can be refined regularly. Junior sister, you will have to work harder on this from now on.”
“The ones you refined before were all Ordinary Body Tempering Pills, which can be used as rewards for ordinary clan members. But with the medicinal herbs from the spirit fields now, we can refine higher-level Body Tempering Pills. From now on, every month, we must refine them first for these three.”
“Alright, senior brother,” Xiao Yu nodded.
She also understood the purpose of that jar of wine now; it should be medicinal wine.
As for medicinal cuisine, senior brother cooked it every day. She already knew it was scarce and could not be distributed.
The more Chen Dao and Chen Linlin learned about the clan, the more they felt they had been ignorant before.
Just this Body Tempering Pill alone was known within the clan, and many outstanding clan members had received them, but no one knew there were different grades.
Finally, Chen Han looked at Chen Dagou. “Uncle Dagou, you will be responsible for teaching 《Tai Xu Chasing Wind Leg》 to Dalong, Chen Dao, and Chen Linlin. For this month, give each of them a portion of medicinal wine and a Body Tempering Pill every day. When the medicinal wine is finished, come to me; when the Body Tempering Pills run out, find Xiao Yu.”
“Alright, leave this to me.” Chen Dagou immediately agreed. He was more than happy to teach clan members martial arts, just as he felt a strong sense of achievement training the people of the Demon Subduing Hall.
After assigning tasks and entrusting the disciples to Uncle Dagou, and once Uncle Dagou had led them away, Xiao Yu and the uncles also went off to their own duties.
Chen Han then began editing the video he had just recorded.
Time passed, and evening soon arrived.
Because the Chen Clan Spirit Spring had become famous, even though the mountain path was still under construction, many tourists came up the mountain to see for themselves.
After taking a few sips of the spring water, everyone confirmed that the legends were real and that the Chen Clan’s Spirit Spring was miraculous.
So, in a short period, more and more people came for the Spirit Spring, all wanting to check in there. Some were already bringing mineral water bottles to take some spring water back.
Just as Chen Kai had hoped, the Spirit Spring on the mountain had become another signboard of the Chen Clan, and because of it, ticket sales had increased to 2,
Because the time it took to go up and down the mountain allowed them to spread out the crowd, the Chen Clan could still handle a capacity of 2,000 visitors.
As evening came, many tourists who had gone up to check in at the Spirit Spring went back down. Dong Feng was one of them, having almost died hiking up with his girlfriend, exhausted like a dog, all just to accompany her to check in at the Spirit Spring.
However, the effect of the Spirit Spring really surprised him. After two sips, he felt extremely refreshed, and his stamina was restored.
So after resting on the mountain with his girlfriend, he now felt full of energy heading down.
“Darling, that seems to be a Chen Clan expert,” his girlfriend suddenly said.
Dong Feng instinctively looked over. What interested him most about the Chen Clan was their kung fu, because as a man, who did not have a wuxia dream?
He recognized the person; it seemed to be the Hall Master of the Chen Clan’s Demon Subduing Hall, one of the Chen Clan’s three great vest-wearing experts.
Now that person was running up the mountain with three others behind him. The three young people had sandbags tied to their legs.
It looked like training.
Seeing a Chen Clan expert personally leading training naturally attracted the attention of many tourists, since it was the first time they had seen such a scene.
At this moment, Dong Feng heard a surprised voice: “Quick, look at the Chen Family Head’s newly updated video. It seems these three are the Chen Clan Prodigies. They just went through the Transmission of Power Ceremony, and now a Chen Clan expert must be leading the juniors to train in martial arts.”
Hearing this, Dong Feng instinctively took out his phone to check, and his face soon showed surprise.
Previously, there had been no such information online; people knew very little about the Chen Clan’s martial arts.
They had no idea how the Chen Clan’s martial arts were cultivated.
Now, it seemed that a corner of the mysterious veil had been lifted.
