Chapter 278: So It’s The Copper Coin Sword! Competition Between The Chen Clan And The Fighting Champion Begins!
Chen Han really could not find anything about a sword combining popularity and luck, so he could only leave the library.
After arriving in the courtyard, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the number of that Daoist priest Chen from Wudang.
He did not have other connections, but in the Daoist sect, those Daoist priests who came last time were his connections.
There were so many palace temples in the Daoist sect, and many places had their own inheritances. It was possible that there was information about a sword combining popularity and luck.
Wudang had also been very busy recently.
First, many disciples had to study the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, and this Daoist scripture was now a must-have scripture in the Daoist sect.
Many Daoist palace temples had 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 chanting halls, provided for tourists to listen to. It was just that the number of places in each palace temple where one could listen to the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 varied.
Some palace temples had only one place to listen to the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》, and it was in a gazebo on the mountain.
Some palace temples had many such places. For example, Wudang had 5 places where one could listen to the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》.
Of course, these 5 existed only because Wudang had set up 5, and more could be set up if desired.
In addition, what many disciples were even more curious about was what those martial uncles in the sect and the sect leader had been doing staying on the Golden Summit recently.
At the Golden Summit.
Daoist priest Chen, the sect leader, and the senior brothers naturally wanted to repair the Feng Shui formation of the Thunder Fire Refining Golden Summit.
Previously, they did not know the method, so there was nothing they could do and they did not think too much about this Thunder Fire Refining Golden Summit.
Now it was different. They went to the Chen clan, took over the Feng Shui books to study Feng Shui, and the Chen Family Head had very effectively compiled two books, the 《Feng Shui Basics》 and the 《Feng Shui Secret Records》.
The key point was that these two books were truly useful.
During this period they had also been studying these two books and had benefited a lot. At least they now knew what kind of Feng Shui formation their Thunder Fire Refining Golden Summit belonged to.
A formation of peaks facing and gathering to the summit.
The Seventy-two Peaks encircled and protected it, drawing on the force of heaven and earth and welcoming thunderbolts to refine filth.
Most importantly, this kind of formation was also said to symbolize protection and to be a formation that consolidated authority.
This was because after Emperor Yongle Zhu Di, who claimed himself a believer of the northern Black Tortoise Great Emperor, seized the throne, he used the Feng Shui formation manuscripts of Patriarch Sanfeng, gathered master craftsmen from across the realm, and cooperated with the Wudang ancestors to rebuild it.
The reason why the location of the Golden Summit could withstand hundreds of years of lightning strikes without damage was also because it was refined using metal forged from a piece of heaven-sent star, （meteorite） iron.
What troubled Daoist priest Chen and the others was that while they now understood it, the Seventy-two Peaks encircling and protecting it meant that their Feng Shui formation was connected with all the large and small surrounding peaks and river veins around Wudang.
The formation was too vast.
Even more importantly, the manuscripts of Patriarch Sanfeng’s Feng Shui formation were incomplete, and they had no way to start.
“Sect leader, junior brothers, I think we should go to each peak in detail and take a look at the situation,” a Daoist priest suggested.
The sect leader agreed to this; they could not figure anything out by being stuck alone at the Golden Summit.
Daoist priest Chen naturally had no objection. Just as he was preparing to go down the mountain with the senior brothers and the sect leader, he received a call from the Chen Family Head.
Seeing it was him, he immediately answered, “Chen Family Head, what a rare occasion that you actually have time to call me.”
This attracted the attention of the other Daoist priests and the sect leader.
The name Chen Family Head was now very famous in the Daoist sect.
Relying solely on the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 and the two Feng Shui books, the Daoist palace temples all had to acknowledge that the Chen clan had formed its own school.
Now, their Patriarch Daoist Priest Qing Feng had been traced, and there was an inherited lineage.
And this Daoist Priest Qing Feng could hold Dao discussions with Daoist Master Ziqing, one of the five patriarchs of the Southern Sect.
The key point was that this was recorded in the biography of Daoist Master Ziqing. He had even held Dao discussions with this Daoist priest for a long time and learned the method of opening a spirit spring.
On this point, the Southern Sect people had no way not to acknowledge it.
After all, Daoist Master Ziqing had opened two spirit springs, one at their Southern Sect’s place and one at Longhu Mountain.
These two spirit springs were described to tourists and believers in a mystifying, lofty story, but in fact they were just ordinary mountain spring water.
Tourists who had been there basically understood the situation.
But in the mystic sect, people would rather believe it than not. No one would take the initiative to say anything, and many matters were treated as psychological comfort.
The key thing was that the Chen clan truly had a spirit spring. Its sweetness, the refreshing feeling after drinking, and its effect of restoring physical strength.
If that was not a spirit spring, then what, while the ones at the Southern Sect and Longhu Mountain were?
They now had to find an excuse that, because of the long passage of time and the chaos of troubled eras, their spirit springs had lost their spirituality.
Therefore, both sides had no choice but to acknowledge the matter of Daoist Priest Qing Feng and acknowledge that the Chen clan had formed its own lineage.
Instead, both sides were worried that the Chen clan would not recognize that Daoist Priest Qing Feng had taught the method to open a spirit spring, and would deny that there had been Dao discussions between them.
That would turn into them seeking attention by making accusations against Daoist Priest Qing Feng and trying to gild their own faces.
To put it harshly, deceiving the world and stealing a reputation.
If there were objections, in the end they would have to be resolved through Dao discussions.
As for Dao discussions, since modern times, they had basically never happened.
Especially because Longhu Mountain had taken the wrong path in those years, and that generation of the Celestial Master lineage was now still stuck on that island and could not return.
Dao discussions? Discuss what?
The roots were wrong.
The key point was that they probably could not out-debate the Chen clan either.
As for other places in the Daoist sect, whether for the favor owed for the 《Ancient Quiet Heart Art》 or for the two Feng Shui books, they all had to acknowledge the Chen clan.
It was even likely that this Daoist priest Chen’s status in the Daoist sect would later be higher than theirs.
Think of the association side. That Quanzhen Daoist priest had even opened a special register to record the Chen clan, and the Chen Family Head would eventually certainly hold a Vice President position.
Just as their Wudang sect leader also held such an identity.
The Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain was the same.
Anyway, when the proposal came out, they naturally would not oppose it.
As for that secretary-general officially assigned, he usually did not interfere in the association’s affairs, mostly being responsible for connecting and coordinating some activities between religion and local governments.
Now that the Chen Family Head suddenly called Wudang, they naturally took it seriously. One by one, having originally started down the mountain, stopped and looked at Daoist priest Chen.
Daoist priest Chen put the phone on speaker, and the voice of the Chen Family Head came from the mobile phone: “Daoist priest Chen, I mainly want to consult you on one thing. Does your Wudang know what a sword combining popularity and luck is?”
“A sword combining popularity and luck?” Daoist priest Chen was stunned. He could not recall what this was for a moment, or he had never seen such information.
Instead, the sect leader beside him stepped forward and spoke to the phone, “Chen Family Head, I am Wudang sect leader Qing Wei. About the sword combining popularity and luck you mentioned, I might know a bit.”
“So it is Daoist Priest Qing Wei. I ask your guidance.” When Chen Han heard this, he was also very surprised. This Daoist Priest Qing Wei’s original surname was Zhong.
Many people should have seen the story of a Wudang Daoist priest who accepted a challenge from a fighting boxer and then injured him heavily with a single palm, compensating more than eight thousand at the hospital.
That story was about him.
Wudang was also the only place in the Daoist sect that accepted martial arts ring challenges but where no one dared to go to gain fame.
After all, they fought for real.
Daoist Priest Qing Wei then explained what he knew. “Chen Family Head, have you seen the old zombie movies? In them, the Daoist priests use copper coin swords to deal with zombies.”
“These copper coin swords are not made with just any copper coins. They must be made with coins that circulated in a dynasty and were used by many people.”
“Because being used by many people means they are imbued with popularity and possess very strong yang energy, which can have certain effects on evil spirits.”
“There is another point. Each copper coin must be from a currency that circulated in a dynasty, and it must be from the first batch produced and released to the people. This carries the luck of that dynasty.”
“In the mystic sect, such coins are no longer ordinary coins. The fortune of an imperial dynasty can also suppress evil spirits. In many ghost stories, many powerful demons and monsters, despite their great powers, hide deep in remote mountains and forests and do not dare to go near the imperial city.”
“It can be said that the more prosperous the dynasty whose coins circulated, the higher the luck the coins bear, and the greater the restraining effect when copper coin swords are made to deal with monsters and demons.”
“However, to stimulate this popularity and luck, one also needs to use red threads with ‘Minor Fire Refining Gold’ to string them, so that when used, they can activate the yang energy represented by popularity and trigger the luck.”
When Chen Han heard this, he understood.
So the sword combining popularity and luck referred to the copper coin sword.
And to think he had pondered this for so long and searched so long for information.
Moreover, Daoist Priest Qing Wei’s explanation made sense.
In the past, when he watched Uncle Jiu’s zombie movies, he had been curious why copper coins could deal with zombies and worked so well. It turned out the root lay here, in what the copper coins carried that could restrain zombies.
“Thank you, Daoist Priest Qing Wei, for dispelling my doubts.” Chen Han expressed his thanks and then hung up.
Since he had a clue, the conditions for this sword combining popularity and luck were easy to solve, and the Gentle Breeze Comes Feng Shui Formation Diagram could be set up.
Now he just needed to find 5 Feng Shui stones and some first-edition copper coins that had circulated in different dynasties.
Feng Shui stones were easy to handle. He casually opened an online shopping site and a large number appeared when he searched.
They ranged from a few dozen to tens of thousands.
He directly placed orders and bought more than a dozen of the most expensive ones.
Mainly because he was not sure whether these Feng Shui stones would work, he ordered more to have the system confirm.
After all, without buying them he could not be sure they would not work.
As for the first-edition copper coins from various dynasties, those were not something he could buy online. Some counted as antiques and were very expensive.
If they could be bought online, that would be strange.
The key point was that he did not have such channels.
So he thought of that Great Tycoon Liu, who had been working in the Chen clan office, his intention to get closer to the Chen clan obvious.
The Chen clan’s rapeseed flower project had been funded and supported by him.
It was best to entrust such a matter to him. As such a tycoon, he certainly had such channels, and even if he did not, his connections surely had such channels.
So he took out his mobile phone and called Liu Ye.
At this time, Liu Ye was in Linhe County, with Chu Ping, Chen Kai, and Professor Bao Jing at his side.
Bao Jing had already handed a test report to Liu Ye.
It was naturally a report about the extremely fast growth speed and high yield of the Chen clan’s rapeseed flowers, and the possibly very high oil content.
As tycoons, they explained to Liu Ye the current situation of the rapeseed industry. They believed this Great Tycoon could see how huge the benefits inside were.
Sooner or later, the oil company of COFCO would come to drink tea with Liu Dong on their own initiative.
Their goal was simple.
Linhe County hoped that once this Great Tycoon confirmed the oil content of the Chen clan’s rapeseed flowers, he would put up big investment. With active cooperation from Linhe County, this industry could be launched immediately and spread across the county at the fastest speed by next year.
If they searched on their own, whether through investment promotion or looking for others, it would take at least one year to get it done and spread across the county.
A year might not mean much to ordinary people and would pass in a blink.
But for Chu Ping and the others, time was critical. Age limits were strict. Although he held a high position in Linhe County, he had only just left the novice village as a player, and was just beginning to have the right to purchase some equipment and enter some dungeons.
Many times, people’s paths were determined because of a one-year difference.
One year could often mean missing an entire round.
If there was merit and a chance to step up, one should seize it as early as possible.
So he naturally invited this Great Tycoon at the first opportunity and provided detailed information on the Chen clan’s rapeseed flowers.
Bao Jing naturally wanted this Great Tycoon Liu to invest in the laboratory. After all, he had brought in several professor friends and still needed to gather people. Even if experimental equipment could be borrowed, the expenses and consumption of experimental materials would require very large funds.
So they needed a financial patron.
As for why they did not apply to the higher-ups, that was a joke. Whether procedures would be approved in half a year was a question. The key point was that once all kinds of so-called guidance, assistance, and leadership were assigned, their research would be choked, and if they truly made discoveries, those people would also want their names added.
If they encountered shameless, condescending people, those names might even be placed before theirs.
Even in research, as long as it was not classified and demanding hard strength, even for peripheral classified work, it still all came down to seniority.
In basic research areas like mathematics and physics, even if you were a genius, you had to work obediently as an assistant first, barred from speaking.
Earning a few thousand a month, not allowed to do any real experiments, every sentence about seniority, no merit you could claim, but every blame you had to bear.
When truly pushed to the limit, it was better to find independent funding to do your own research. At least then you could do the experiments you wanted and get your ideas tested.
So for people like them who could find connections and funds to do it themselves, only a fool would go flatter those people.
Bao Jing also tried hard to persuade, “Liu Dong, we only want to research this special substance. As for the experimental results and technology, we will share them with you. You will have priority commercial ownership…”
“You said this special substance will dissipate once it leaves Linhe County? Is that true?” Liu Ye, however, asked a seemingly unrelated question.
He knew very well of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s existence. His illness had been cured by the Heavenly Lord’s blessing, so he was certain this was the energy of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing.
This was also why the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation had sent a dream message to the Chen Family Head, telling him to plant a sea of rapeseed flowers.
Bao Jing immediately answered, “Liu Dong, this is something I personally verified. It is indeed so.”
Having received a definite answer, Liu Ye immediately said, “I will invest in your laboratory, and I also agree to what County Magistrate Chu proposed. I will put up all the money. But first, you have to contact the Chen clan. This rapeseed flower project is the Chen clan’s merit industry, and I am only taking 30% of the shares.”
These words made Bao Jing and Chu Ping exchange a look. In other words, this man was willing to provide the funds, but the industry would still belong to the Chen clan.
How pious was this?
It also showed how formidable the Chen clan was.
But that was not important; their goal had been achieved.
At this moment, Liu Ye’s mobile phone ringtone sounded. Seeing it was the Chen Family Head’s number, he immediately walked aside and respectfully asked, “Chen Family Head, what are your instructions?”
When the call connected, Chen Han directly stated his purpose. “Liu Dong, I need your help with something. I need some first-edition copper coins that circulated in various dynasties. I hope you can help me collect some.”
“Rest assured, Chen Family Head, leave it to me,” Liu Ye agreed at once. They were just some antique coins.
Although he did not play with antiques, once he spread the word, people would bring them over.
So after hanging up, he found a Weixin group and posted in it that he wanted to purchase first-edition copper coins from various dynasties, the more precious the better.
Thus, this news spread at the fastest speed.
Super tycoon Liu Ye was buying first-edition copper coins from various dynasties, so in the coin collecting world in the following days, many people were busy over this news.
After all, this tycoon had said the more precious the better. Selling things to him would certainly not involve haggling, and they would definitely make money and perhaps even gain a favor.
Naturally, no one outside knew about this, and it could not spread online. However, a few days later, the internet was once again full of news about the Chen clan.
Because the competition challenge between the Chen clan and world fighting champion Habak was approaching.
Many people knew the Chen clan had true kung fu, but many others wanted to see how the Chen clan’s kung fu would perform in the ring.
Some were already guessing whether it would be the Chen Family Head or those three hall masters who would step up to teach Habak a lesson.
No one thought Habak could win. They were more curious about which member of the Chen clan would make a move.
