I Materialized the Cultivation Game

Chapter 16: Chapter 16: The Chen Family Has More Than Just a Little Up Their Sleeve!

Chen Han saw Little Uncle and the other two looking at him with bewildered yet clear eyes and paused the filming to explain, ”Recently, I’ve been learning from Xiaoyu to make Tiao Yin videos, hoping to use them for promotion.”

”Is it the account of Patriarch Chen?” Chen Lin naturally knew about Tiao Yin. Nowadays, many elders in the village are always shooting with Tiao Yin. He had made a few videos promoting the Chen Clan Ancient Building Complex, but no one watched them, unlike Xiaoyu’s which got many likes.

He had also followed his nephew’s account, and as they spoke, he was already searching and entering Chen Han’s homepage to see the two videos inside.

He immediately clicked to view them.

”Hello everyone, I am the Patriarch of the Chen Family. Recently, I discovered Dog Demons gathering outside the family, with demon energy rampant. Today I’m venturing to track a bunch of Dog Demons to find out more.”

”The demon energy here has become even thicker; there must be a group of demons gathering, and there won’t be few in number. I must be careful.”

”...”

Upon hearing Chen Han’s words in the video, Chen Lin, Chen Dagou, and Chen Shuisheng were all left gaping in astonishment.

”Good, good, good, this is how you’re promoting, right?”

The key is, after watching the video, it even seems kind of fun, and indeed some people are paying attention.

”Xiaohan, this...” Chen Lin found himself unable to describe this feeling, so he didn’t dwell on it and changed the topic, saying, ”Let’s get to the real business first. I’ll go call some people over to set up the tea-frying pan... the Frying Pan Furnace.”

Thinking about it, Frying Pan Furnace sounds a bit more prestigious.

”Xiaohan, Shuisheng and I are going back to get the bamboo ladder. We’ll meet at the Chen Family’s main gate later.” Uncle Dagou also said his piece and left the courtyard with Chen Shuisheng.

Generally, bamboo leaves are at a certain height on the bamboo, so to pick them, one must climb to a certain height. With the assistance of a bamboo ladder set at the proper angle, climbing becomes much easier.

Moreover, the bamboo ladder is lightweight, easy to transport, simple in structure, and low in cost. Many rural households have them.

After Little Uncle and the others left, Chen Han also put on a show, taking a machete and leaving the courtyard, heading to the Chen Family’s main gate. Seeing that Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng hadn’t arrived yet, he also went to the pavilion by the old elm tree, checking the fence Little Uncle and the others had built.

It’s important to know that this Thunder Bamboo Defense Array has a Solid +2 attribute.

Because the special spiritual acupoint nearby has attributes of Refreshing Comfort +2 and Fresh Air +2, as soon as he entered the vicinity of the three old elm trees, he felt that kind of all-over feeling of ease and smooth breathing.

He also saw the fence Little Uncle and the others created, enclosing the three old elm trees, with the pavilion at the special spiritual acupoint ideally positioned in the middle for protection.

This way, even if there are many tourists, except for the extremely ill-mannered, they wouldn’t climb over this fence.

Moreover, the fence is lush and green, entwined with dense vines and dotted with some beautiful flowers. Yet, at a glance, one could see these vine species and flowers were all wild varieties from the mountains.

Little Uncle and the rest had clearly used local materials from the mountain, saving money, and it looked quite good, no less pleasing than those expensive vine species and flowers.

Chen Han stepped forward, grabbed the fence, and gave it a shake, his face showing surprise.

It didn’t move an inch.

Yes, he couldn’t budge the fence at all.

Something was off.

Even in his current near-dead state with little strength, he should have been able to move the fence somewhat.

When he pushed just now, it was as if he was pushing a mature bamboo tree deeply rooted in the soil, something human strength couldn’t topple.

So, are these fence posts like mature bamboo trees rooted in the soil?

He even tried chopping at a spot with the machete twice, yet it was difficult to leave any marks.

This wasn’t because he was weak from near-death; after all, the machete was still sharp. It was the Solid +2 attribute effect.

This way, even if more tourists come later, even if pressed up against the fence, they couldn’t possibly topple it.

It’s indeed no wonder that the Work Hall Elder used Thunder Bamboo to construct such a Defense Array.

Won’t all the tourists be amazed when they discover the miracle of this fence?

While Chen Han was marveling, he saw Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng with bamboo ladders at the main gate, also holding sacks for collecting bamboo leaves.

He went over to meet up with them, at the same time opening the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror to start filming again.

After all, if he was going to make Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea videos for Tiao Yin, the process content was a necessity.

So, in front of his two uncles, he pointed the camera at them, ”The two family experts have already prepared the Spirit Artifact Cloud Ascending Ladder and Treasure Bag. Now we will head to the Thunder Bamboo Forest to gather Thunder Bamboo leaves and Thunder Bamboo core.”

Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng felt a bit embarrassed as he started filming again, especially with the term family experts, which was indeed a bit embarrassing.

Chen Han led the two through the village, passing by the village office, where they met the village chief, Guo Zhen, sitting with crossed legs smoking, who greeted him with a smile, ”Chen Han, heading to the bamboo forest again?”

”Yes, village chief,” Chen Han replied with a smile.

In no time, the three of them arrived again at the bamboo forest on the west side of the village, owned by the Chen Family.

The bamboo forest area was very large, after all, the Chen Family had many people, and the total area including private and contracted land was quite considerable.

Upon entering the bamboo forest, Chen Han held up the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror and took shots of the forest, saying, ”The patriarch and two clan experts have endured hardships and finally arrived at the Thunder Bamboo Forest. The rumbling thunder signifies the danger here. Now, I will lead the two experts to start collecting Thunder Bamboo leaves and cores.”

Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng, seeing him aiming the camera at them again, couldn’t shake the feeling of embarrassment. They quickly turned their backs and silently set up a bamboo ladder, climbing up a bamboo tree.

In the bamboo forest, Chen Han found a relatively short bamboo tree, where he could reach the bamboo leaves and cores from the ground, picking some leaves and cores, then aimed his phone camera for a close-up shot.

At the same time, he narrated, ”The patriarch, after overcoming obstacles, has finally gathered some Thunder Bamboo leaves and cores for refining Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, which is a promising start.”

Actually, under the camera, they were just ordinary bamboo leaves and cores, as ordinary as could be in Chen Han’s eyes.

But once he stored some in the warehouse, the remarks changed.

Chen Family Thunder Bamboo Forest Leaves: Material for refining Ordinary Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

Chen Family Thunder Bamboo Forest Leaf Cores: Material for refining Premium Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

When the video is uploaded to Tiao Yin, friends and Immortal Venerables who see the ordinary bamboo forest, leaves, and cores in the video, will surely leave a lot of comments, won’t they? But when they really know the Chen Family’s Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea has miraculous effects, they might be shocked, right?

Thinking of this, he felt somewhat expectant.

After tiptoeing to collect some bamboo leaves and cores, Chen Han was breathless. With fatigue, his lungs felt uncomfortable, compelling him to cough a few times, forcing him to stop and rest.

Now, the daily Spiritual Energy Flush from the Special Spiritual Acupoints and Dog Demon Meat Herbal Cuisine allows him to maintain a 28-day lifespan, but this late-stage cancer still remains untreatable, leaving the crisis unresolved.

This body is still in a near-death state, with even a slight movement nearly reaching its limit.

Moreover, a sudden outbreak of cancer cells could deteriorate his condition, possibly altering this equilibrium.

Thinking of this, Chen Han inexplicably felt a bit more urgency to find a way to gather reputation quickly, upgrade the Sect’s Base, or hope the game system provides a task that could help him.

After a short rest, Chen Han recovered somewhat and started pretending to observe the bamboo under the bamboo forest, then directed at Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng, ”Uncle Dagou, Uncle Shuisheng, these two bamboo trees have good leaves and cores, as well as those two...”

Naturally, Chen Dagou and Chen Shuisheng had no doubts about his words and took the bamboo ladder under the designated bamboo trees to start picking.

Time passed.

A car parked in the lot of the Chen Clan Ancient Building Complex.

Zhao Kang got out of the car and sent a message to Miss Xiaoyu. He was really drawn here by Lin Nan’s descriptions of the Chen Family’s Heritage Herbal Cuisine. Luckily, he could manage his current business remotely.

Miss Xiaoyu received Mr. Zhao’s message and came out to greet him immediately: ”Mr. Zhao, welcome, please come in, let me help you with the check-in procedures.”

Zhao Kang nodded and walked inside with Xiaoyu. Passing by an open space of the Chen Family, he saw a middle-aged man leading several elders in constructing something.

These people were Chen Lin and several elder clan members, staying behind and constructing a Frying Pan Furnace for brewing bamboo leaf tea.

The elders divided the work clearly, mixing cement, laying bricks, measuring sizes, handing bricks, each task was done by someone.

Chen Lin and an elder were working on the furnace base, making it ready, planning to put together the whole Frying Pan Furnace shortly.

Seeing this busy scene, Zhao Kang curiously asked, ”Miss Xiaoyu, what are they constructing there?”

Xiaoyu really didn’t know, her Little Uncle didn’t say anything.

Chen Lin overheard them and saw Xiaoyu unsure how to answer, so he smiled and said, ”Sir, we’re building a Frying Pan Furnace here to brew our Chen Family’s Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.”

Even though his nephew talked about Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea and such, he felt embarrassed listening, but somehow he didn’t feel any shame in introducing it personally to this visitor.

”???”, Xiaoyu was puzzled.

What is a Frying Pan Furnace?

Since when did Chen Family have Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea? Why didn’t she know?

Zhao Kang was equally puzzled. He was attracted here by Lin Nan’s descriptions of the Chen Family’s Heritage Herbal Cuisine and had just arrived, only to hear about another Chen Family heritage, Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea?

What is this thing?

Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, with the word ”tea” in it, should be some kind of tea leaves, right? But it didn’t sound like modern names, making it seem like a fantasy cultivation story.

Moreover, being a Chen Family heritage, it should not be simple, right?

After all, the Heritage Herbal Cuisine described by Lin Nan spurred him impulsively to come over.

Previously, when he saw Patriarch Chen’s ancient techniques, he knew the Chen Family possessed something valuable. Now it seems the Chen Family’s treasures are more than just a bit!