I manifested the Shushan game

Is Chapter 28 of the sutra like a mantra? Is reciting the sutra like chanting a mantra?
Xiaoyu was full of questions when she heard her senior brother's words. What kind of formation was there under the Chen family's tomb?

She subconsciously felt that her senior brother was filming one of those embarrassing and silly cultivation videos again.

It's like mistaking a stray dog ​​for a dog demon, and this bamboo forest for a thunder bamboo spirit.

These days, what kind of formation is it? It's not like they just found a few trees and some stones arranged in some kind of pattern, right?
The thing is, the senior student should have filmed the video himself, but he actually called her.

She had no desire to participate in such shameful videos.

She wants to film beautiful videos of sword dancing and boxing.

But she was also very curious about what tricks her senior brother was up to, so after hanging up the phone, she hurriedly returned to the Chen family and went to her senior brother's courtyard.

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When Chen Han arrived at his courtyard, he flipped through the book "Ancient Tranquility Manual". This book actually didn't have many pages because "Tranquility Manual" didn't have many words.

However, theirs is one sentence per page, accompanied by notes and explanations of the meaning, with the characters in the very center, which is the ancient square and round recording method.

He also glanced at the contents of the "Ancient Tranquility Manual":

"When people are calm, things go smoothly; when the mind is calm, victory is assured. Ice remains cold for eternity, yet all things remain still..."

He realized something was wrong after a moment.

Because the content is no different from, or even exactly the same as, the "Meditation Manual" currently circulating in Taoism.

The "Quiet Mind Manual" is also one of the most common and important basic Taoist scriptures.

In ancient times, when a patron (used first by the Taoists, and then by the Buddhists) went to a Taoist temple for quiet meditation, the Taoist priest would bestow upon him the "Meditation Manual".

However, in modern times, in many places, this scripture has become completely marginalized.

Because it's useless. Modern life is too fast-paced, and with so many pressures and temptations, it's hard to calm down and truly understand the "Mindfulness Manual".

Moreover, the people who go to the Taoist temple have become tourists. What tourists want is to take a few photos and videos with their mobile phones and post them on social media, rather than listen to or recite any "Meditation Mantra".

With fewer people in need, and in an era where many Taoist practitioners have become materialistic and worldly, the "Quiet Mind Technique" has lost its place.

So, the game system provides exactly the same content as in real life. What is this called "Ancient Tranquility Technique"?
Still not believing it, he took out his phone and searched online, then compared the results word by word, and finally confirmed that they were exactly the same.

He felt the game system should explain, until he flipped to the back and saw symbols that looked like musical notes. Then he realized that his idea of ​​asking the system to explain was premature.

These musical notes are from Taoist scriptures.

He recalled the differences between the ancient Taoist chanting of scriptures and the modern Taoist chanting of scriptures.

In ancient times, Taoist chanting emphasized two points:
First, the content of the scripture.

Second, the melody and rhythm are accurate.

Modern Taoist chanting no longer needs to follow these two points.

I don't know when it started, but there was a unified melody and rhythm for chanting scriptures.

Even many Taoist scriptures that have been photocopied and published no longer have the scripture's cover page. For example, the Chen family has several versions of the "Quiet Mind Technique," none of which have the scripture's cover page.

The main point is: since none of these methods have any effect anyway, it's good to have a unified melody and rhythm, so that everything works.

It's impossible to know who came up with this unified melody and rhythm.

After all, even the Tao Te Ching is not immune to various taboos and has been revised every few centuries. In addition, the revisers have their own ulterior motives and add their own personal interpretations, so it is already far removed from the original version.

Even the Tao Te Ching is like this; it's not surprising that other classics have been swept up by the tides of the times and lost their original texts.

Therefore, the important thing about the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" is not its content, but the scripture behind it. Only by reciting the correct melody and rhythm of the scripture can it be effective.

It's like reciting a spell correctly.
Chen Han thought for a moment, then immediately sat down cross-legged, calmed his mind, and began to follow the version with the unified melody and rhythm of reality.

"When people are calm, things go smoothly; when the mind is calm, victory is assured. Ice remains cold for eternity, yet all things remain still..."

As soon as Xiaoyu entered her senior brother's courtyard, she heard him reciting scriptures. Even though she didn't like reading scriptures and would feel drowsy looking at Chen's collection of books, she still knew about the "Meditation Manual".

Because her master used to often have her and her fellow disciples recite the "Meditation Mantra," telling them not to be impatient and to calm down before dealing with things. Only when they have a peaceful mind can they handle things better and avoid being controlled by unbalanced emotions.

Why is my senior brother reciting the "Mindfulness Mantra" for no reason?
After Chen Han finished reciting the "Meditation Mantra", he did not feel anything unusual, meaning that the +2 Meditation attribute was not triggered.

This also means that the effects can only be triggered by reciting the scripture of the Ancient Tranquility Mantra.

This proved to be true, but he was in a difficult situation because he was just a successor of a new era Taoist family. He was only half-baked in his study of the scriptures, just like how you can read pinyin if you only know half of the 26 letters.

Wouldn't he have to spend time studying the classics on his own? That's actually not too bad, since the Chen family's collection of books includes this kind of content.

But it would be difficult for tourists to learn this, as they have no prior knowledge of it.

It's like asking someone with absolutely no musical background to learn a song; out of 100 people, 100 will sing off-key.

Tourists come to the Chen Family Ancient Building Complex for sightseeing and leisure, and you expect them to learn the "Meditation Manual"?
This is no joke!

Those who wouldn't be laughed at by their Taoist or even Buddhist counterparts in the tourism industry.

Look, there's a fool here.

Even if you give him the opportunity to make money, he won't take it.

Those who sincerely believe in the faith are probably the only ones who can truly learn and recite it!
Therefore, it's impractical to have tourists recite it, so the only option is for them to listen.

However, this does limit the +2 calming attribute; he can't just keep chanting for the tourists, can he?
Find a few people from our tribe with musical talent to be professional chant masters?
Reciting scriptures is a common profession in Taoism, which happened to be something that the Chen family did not have before.

I wonder if it's possible to record and electronically recite the "Ancient Meditation Techniques"?

Electronic Buddhist and Taoist rituals are all the rage these days, with electronic incense and candles being so prevalent, and electronic chanting of scriptures is now commonplace.

However, that's a story for later.

Since he wanted to keep the original "Ancient Tranquility Manual" as part of the Chen family's heritage, he first had to learn it himself and master the manual.

Seeing that he had stopped chanting, Xiaoyu frowned and stepped forward, asking in confusion, "Senior brother, what trick are you playing now? What kind of formation?"

When Chen Han saw his junior sister arrive, he quickly waved to her and said, "Junior sister, come and see! I found an ancient book in the Chen family's collection. Take a look at what's inside."

As he spoke, he pretended to hand the book "Ancient Tranquility Manual" to his junior sister.

Xiaoyu took the book with a puzzled look and immediately realized that it was an old book. However, the Chen family had a large collection of books, so it was not surprising, after all, the Chen family was a very prosperous Taoist family in the past.

She opened the first page of the "Ancient Tranquility Manual" and looked at it. She recognized the clerical script, as she had learned it with her senior brother from their master.

The above is recorded on the first page:
"During the construction of the clan, the elders discovered that the underground of their settlement possessed a special kind of earth energy that could eliminate some of the negative energies of people. They then used this earth energy to set up a special energy-regulating formation..."

After seeing this, she stared dumbfounded at her senior brother: "Senior brother, you think there's a formation under the Chen family just because you saw this? You actually went and tried reciting the 'Mind-Calming Mantra'?"

I'm really fed up with this unreliable senior brother. He believed everything that was written in the book?

There's no such thing as a formation. Maybe it was just some unreliable elder in the family who wrote it down to amuse the descendants, and my senior brother actually believed it.

Chen Han said in a pretentious manner, "Since it is recorded in this book, there must be a reason for it."

"Senior brother, you just recited the 'Mind-Calming Mantra,' did it have any effect?" Xiaoyu asked in return.

Chen Han said seriously, "That's because the scripture is not correct. You have to recite it according to the scripture on this book. You have to trust our Chen family's collection of books. Haven't you seen that I have already researched such amazing things as medicinal cuisine and Leizhu spiritual tea?"

Xiaoyu said speechlessly, "Senior brother, how are these the same? Medicinal cuisine and bamboo tea are always real and tangible, but this array is too fantastical. Doesn't the Chen family have several versions of the 'Huang Ting Jing'? It even records the cultivation of immortality and ascension to heaven in broad daylight. Could it be that you can cultivate immortality now, senior brother?"

"..." Chen Han didn't expect his junior sister to disbelieve him, so he asked, "Junior sister, what if senior brother is really cultivating immortality right now?"

"Dog demon? Lei Zhuling? Elder of the Crafts Hall? Family expert?" Xiaoyu asked back, adding, "Senior brother, I am your junior sister, please don't give me any more strange titles."

"Uh!" Chen Han couldn't guarantee that, since it all depended on the game system's mood.

The game system hasn't assigned any identity to the junior sister yet, but who knows when the plot might require it and the game system might assign her one.

However, seeing that his junior sister didn't believe in the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra," he was too lazy to explain further.

He's just waiting for him to learn this "Ancient Tranquility Technique" so he can show off to his junior sister.

Thinking about it, he suddenly took out the Spirit Image Mirror, turned on the image recording function, and took a picture of his junior sister who was holding the Ancient Tranquility Mantra: "When the patriarch and his junior sister were organizing the family's collection of books, they found a record of the family elders."

The inscription reads, "During the construction of the family's residence, the family elders discovered that the ground beneath the residence possessed a special earth energy that could eliminate some of the negative energies of people. They then used this earth energy to set up a special energy-regulating formation..."

I didn't know what kind of video to shoot before, but this is ready-made footage.
Once the video is released, he believes it will definitely be criticized by fellow Daoists and Immortals. But he thinks, what if these fellow Daoists and Immortals actually come to the Chen family's ancient architectural complex and discover that the "Ancient Tranquility Mantra" really has such a magical effect?

The shock was unimaginable.

When Xiaoyu saw her senior brother filming a video with his phone, she turned away in embarrassment. She knew that her senior brother had no good intentions in calling her over. The array and the ancient book were just tricks to get her to film this silly cultivation video.

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