I Materialized the Cultivation Game

Chapter 15: Chapter 15: The Effects of This Spirit Tea Are a Bit...

When Chen Han saw the plaque in the warehouse engraved with Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, he also saw the notes:

[Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea: This is a special spirit tea created by the Work Hall Elder who was inspired while constructing a special Spiritual Acupoint Defense Array using Thunder Bamboo. Once brewed, it has special effects:

1. Ordinary Spirit Tea: Requires the use of tender Thunder Bamboo leaves combined with the corresponding frying method, effects: Clearing Heart Fire +1, Heart Sutra Heat Relief +1, Moisturizing and Thirst-Quenching +1, Refreshed and Invigorated +1, Aroma Surrounding +1

2. Fine Art Spirit Tea: Uses the core of Thunder Bamboo leaves along with the corresponding frying method, effects: Clearing Heart Fire +2, Heart Sutra Heat Relief +2, Moisturizing and Thirst-Quenching +2, Refreshed and Invigorated +2, Aroma Surrounding +2

Restrictions: 1. Please have the Work Hall Elder construct a dedicated Frying Pan Furnace to refine Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea. 2. Because the spirit tea was inspired by the Work Hall Elder from the Thunder Bamboo of the Chen Clan’s Thunder Bamboo Forest, under the characteristics of the Thunder Bamboo, only using leaves from the Chen Clan’s Thunder Bamboo Forest for refining will have special effects!

Would you like to use the engraved Bamboo Token to obtain the specific recipe for Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea?]

Chen Han hesitated not at all, directly choosing to use it.

In the next moment, the engraved Bamboo Token in the warehouse transformed into starlight and disappeared, while a stream of information appeared in his mind, precisely about the detailed recipe and refinement method of Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

Chen Han didn’t expect that getting Little Uncle, the Work Hall Elder, to build a defense array for the Special Spiritual Acupoint would bring such benefits, undoubtedly a reward for completing a task.

Moreover, this reward is truly a good thing.

Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, as the name suggests in reality, is tea made from bamboo leaves.

Actually, bamboo leaf tea has existed in our country since ancient times, earliest traced back to the Han Dynasty, where the concept of boiling tea by the furnace was prevalent, which didn’t necessarily refer to modern tea leaves but possibly to bamboo leaf tea.

Modern tea leaves only became widely spread during the Tang Dynasty, and it was during this time that the tea sage Lu Yu emerged.

Even now, bamboo leaf tea remains popular in many rural areas, and many people might recall drinking water infused with bamboo leaf cores in their childhood.

However, bamboo leaf tea has fallen out of the mainstream, to the extent that people born and raised in cities might not even know of its existence.

This signifies a loss of traditional culture.

And the effects Clearing Heart Fire and Heart Sutra Heat Relief are inherent to bamboo leaf tea.

Chen Han understands the specific meaning of these two effects.

The Chen Family, although a Taoist Sect heritage family, isn’t bound by many sect rules, but has indeed perused some Taoist scriptures, including some on traditional Chinese medicine.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, bamboo leaves belong to the Heart Sutra and can significantly alleviate heart fire, offering notable effects in treating irritability, insomnia, palpitations, depression, and anxiety, among other things.

Thus, if children are ill-tempered and prone to crying, drinking this bamboo leaf tea could be highly beneficial, and the effect of using bamboo leaf cores is even better.

Naturally, it isn’t just for children; for the henpecked men, if they feel their girlfriend or wife’s temperament is volatile or if their demands are intense, this could be a lifesaver.

Therefore, even if bamboo leaf tea isn’t popular, the cores of bamboo leaves can nonetheless sell for 89 to 198 yuan per pound, as many people know of its effects.

Heart Sutra Heat Relief involves addressing the heat of the Heart Sutra, such as fire evil, qi stagnation transforming into fire, external heat evil, etc...

Alright, that’s pretty hard to understand, so to simplify, Heart Sutra Heat Relief is about expelling these ”evils.”

How to expel them? Take them outside.

When Heart Sutra Heat Relief is equated with clearing heat and promoting urination, it’s easier to understand, right?

Expelling the heat of the Heart Sutra through urination; in other words, if your urine is yellow, it’s caused by the heat of the Heart Sutra.

The attributes of Moisturizing and Thirst-Quenching, Refreshed and Invigorated, and Aroma Surrounding are self-explanatory: quenching thirst, boosting alertness, and tea fragrance.

Naturally, these are merely the effects of ordinary bamboo leaves.

Now, as long as Chen Han brews according to the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea’s frying method, the ordinary effects are +1, undoubtedly a significant strength increase.

And using the core of the bamboo leaves yields +2 attributes.

Clearing Heart Fire +2, Heart Sutra Heat Relief +2, for symptoms like irritability, insomnia, palpitations, depression, and anxiety, or yellow, painful urination caused by excessive heat, drinking this will undoubtedly alleviate those symptoms.

Coupled with Moisturizing and Thirst-Quenching +2, Refreshed and Invigorated +2, Aroma Surrounding +2, calling this spirit tea isn’t an exaggeration, right?

So, does the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea from the Chen Clan live up to its name?

The most crucial part is, according to the game system’s settings, the effects come from bamboo leaves harvested from the Chen Clan’s bamboo forest, and tea leaves fried using a Frying Pan Furnace made especially by Little Uncle.

This implies the bamboo leaf tea is bound to the Chen Clan; even if the brewing method is shared with others, they wouldn’t be able to brew it.

Though the game system’s loaded data package (1) is somewhat peculiar, this specific aspect should be praised.

While he was contemplating, Lin Nan had already put down the bowl, face full of admiration: ”Patriarch Chen, your medicinal cuisine is truly astounding, I now feel all warm and comfortable.”

Others agreed, except for the woman pressing a child with a tissue who felt slightly regretful, but thankfully, the child’s nosebleed stopped quickly.

After Xiaoyu finished a bowl of medicinal cuisine, she too set down the bowl; some meat still remained in the pot, and there was about three bowls worth of the concoction left, just enough for Little Uncle and the others.

Thus, she also extended an invitation to Lin Nan and his group: ”Mr. Lin, should we take the children to the empty vegetable field to experience the joy of planting vegetables?”

”Mm, let’s go!” Lin Nan nodded, not forgetting this purpose, and followed Xiaoyu along.

Before long, Chen Han saw Little Uncle enter with Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng; the three obviously caught a whiff of the medicinal cuisine, collectively turning their attention to the pot simmering with medicinal cuisine.

Chen Han chuckled and said, ”Little Uncle, Uncle Dagou, Uncle Shuisheng, there’s some medicinal cuisine left; hurry up and have some, afterward we need to work on our big plans.”

Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng nodded with smiles all over their faces.

Today, they were basically working for free. However, they also knew the price of this medicinal dish, and getting to eat a bowl of it was already a huge gain, so what if it was voluntary work? Contributing to the family was their honor.

[Congratulations, through the video transmitted by the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you have gained a follower and received 1 point of reputation!]

[Congratulations, through the video transmitted by the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, you have gained a follower and received 1 point of reputation!]

Suddenly, two more notifications appeared in Chen Han’s mind.

It was the video about provoking the Dog Demon fight that brought in two more followers.

Chen Han also checked the upgrade conditions for the sect’s base: 1. 100,000 wealth (37,500/100,000). 2. 500 reputation (122/500).

During the time of making the medicinal dish, the reputation had increased by 15 points.

The video about provoking the Dog Demon infighting had gained him over 30 followers and the likes on the video have exceeded 1000 now, with the trend still rising significantly.

So, it’s possible to shoot another video on making Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

Maybe if the video becomes popular, it could even serve as an advertisement for the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea.

After all, once it’s made, it definitely needs to be sold to tourists.

First, there could be money to give more clan members raises and increase their salaries.

Previously including Little Uncle and Auntie, who worked at the Chen Clan Ancient Building Complex tourism, their current wages weren’t high at all, you could say they were very low, half volunteering to contribute to the family.

Developing the ancient building complex tourism to create revenue for the family was also something his parents wanted to do while living, and it’s also the responsibility of the Patriarch.

Secondly, the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea could also become one of the Chen’s trademarks, along with the medicinal dish, having a recognized name could naturally attract tourists. Surely, many would come due to its reputation.

By that time, more reputation could be gathered.

With the reputation, the sect’s base can be upgraded, and he can obtain new rewards, maybe even find a way to completely cure his cancer.

This is also a positive cycle.

Chen Lin, after eating a bowl of the medicinal dish, asked Chen Han, ”Xiaohan, anything else today?”

Chen Han directly said, ”Little Uncle, I need you to specially craft a Frying Pan Furnace for making Bamboo Leaf Tea.”

”Frying Pan Furnace? What’s that?” Chen Lin was obviously stunned and looked at Chen Han in confusion.

”What? Little Uncle, you don’t understand this?” Chen Han was also stunned, considering that Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea was something Little Uncle, you, as the Workshop Hall Elder, researched when using Thunder Bamboo to build the special Spiritual Acupoint Defense Array.

”I don’t understand at all!” Chen Lin candidly waved his hand.

”Little Uncle, you wouldn’t also not know how to make Bamboo Tea, would you?” Chen Han subconsciously asked again.

”I really don’t understand.” Chen Lin looked at his nephew puzzled, wanting to ask why should he understand this?

Chen Han just wanted to say: Game system, do you want to come out and explain?

However, thinking about it, the little stray dog was assigned the identity of a Dog Demon, yet it wasn’t an actual Dog Demon with the skills of one, the bamboo forest was given the setting of Thunder Bamboo Forest, but it wasn’t actual Thunder Bamboo.

Little Uncle, being a Workshop Hall Elder, was also an identity assigned by the game system; in the game system setting, he was a great Workshop Hall Elder, whereas in reality, he was just a half-free electrician + carpenter + bricklayer + breeder + farmer!

In short: a workhorse!

So, he casually said, ”Little Uncle, I’ve been researching the clan’s collection of ancient texts recently and discovered a way to make Bamboo Tea that could be sold to tourists. However, making Bamboo Tea requires you, Little Uncle, to make a special Frying Pan Furnace, which is just a special iron pot and stove for tea making.”

”Xiaohan, if you had said that earlier, I would’ve understood,” Chen Lin immediately answered, ”That’s simple, I used to help people make those; the clan has ready bricks, cement, and iron pots. I’ll bring people to set it up for you today.”

Hearing that Chen Han had researched something new, Chen Lin was very proactive.

Who knows, maybe this Bamboo Tea could surprise people like the medicinal dish did?

”Xiaohan, what do we do?” Uncle Dagou also immediately inquired.

Chen Han directly said, ”Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng should come with me to the bamboo forest to collect bamboo leaves and bamboo cores. Once Little Uncle sets up the Frying Pan Furnace, I’ll start experimenting with making Bamboo Tea.”

Uncle Dagou and Uncle Shuisheng nodded.

For some reason, they found that Xiaohan seemed a bit different than before, and he appeared more and more like the Patriarch now.

While they were thinking that, Chen Han already took out the Spirit Shadow Treasure Mirror, turned on the recording function, and filmed Little Uncle and the two:

”This Patriarch has researched the clan’s collection of ancient texts and discovered a special Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea that helps with the clan’s cultivation, thus summoning the Workshop Hall Elder to build a special Frying Pan Furnace for refining Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, and personally leading two of the clan’s experts to the Thunder Bamboo Forest to harvest Thunder Bamboo leaves and cores.”

”???” Chen Lin.

”???” Uncle Dagou.

”???” Uncle Shuisheng.

The abrupt scene left the three of them completely stunned.

What is going on?