I Materialized the Cultivation Game

In the pavilion, after refining the absorbed Spiritual Qi, Chen Han opened his eyes to find that his junior sister and Little Uncle had not left. Instead, they were all looking at him with a questioning gaze.

Chen Han understood what they were curious about. After all, he had been cultivating the whole time, and even after the Spiritual Energy Flush ended, he remained sitting to refine Spiritual Qi. It wasn’t hard to guess if one wasn’t foolish.

He said, "Don’t look at me like that. Indeed, I have been cultivating earlier, using the cultivation technique left by the ancestor who organized the Feng Shui Array for our family."

"However, this cultivation technique can only be practiced by the Patriarch, just like this ’Chen’s Qi Cultivation Manual’ which can only be practiced by the main lineage. That’s why I didn’t mention it to you. Now, there’s no need to tell other family members about this ’Chen’s Qi Cultivation Manual’ either."

Xiaoyu said in surprise, "When that person taught the ’Chen’s Qi Cultivation Manual,’ they didn’t say this. I thought the Chen Family only had this cultivation technique."

Chen Han retorted, "Since it’s only for the Patriarch, could it be that the person wasn’t the Patriarch and thus not qualified to practice it?"

These words made sense, and Xiaoyu and Chen Lin were full of emotion, as if the Chen Family was really formidable in the past, with clearly defined levels.

Xiaoyu curiously asked again, "Senior Brother, since there’s no Spiritual Qi outside, how did that person cultivate? Could it be that there are other places where Feng Shui Array energy spills out, providing a place for cultivation?"

All three nodded, thinking it might be possible.

Chen Han, however, didn’t provide an answer, since only he knew the truth. Instead, he changed the topic to the junior sister, "The Matchmaker God Statue’s Enlightenment ceremony, you need to keep a close eye on it. Since we’re adding a new statue, there can’t be any mistakes!"

"Mm, I know!" Xiaoyu nodded.

Chen Han sat on Youfu and left.

After processing the herbal cuisine in the stew pot, he returned to his courtyard and took out the soaked bark of the old elm tree from the basin.

Three conditions built Marriage Hall, among which are the Matchmaker God Staff and the spiritual Red Line. The staff is ready, now just the Red Line is left.

The Red Line will be made from old elm tree bark, needing peeling after soaking.

Gently peel the soaked outer rough bark with hands or tools, taking out the inner fibrous layer, then tear it into fine strips.

For Chen Han’s current strength, this was a trivial task, and he quickly processed all the soaked bark.

Then, taking these finely torn bark fibers, he headed to Little Uncle’s kitchen, as these fibers still needed to be boiled with some wood ash to remove impurities and increase fiber strength.

Fortunately, Little Uncle’s kitchen had a large iron pot, which could be used to boil these bark fibers.

Add water and throw in the bark fibers, boiling them for about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, he called Little Uncle, asking him to prepare things like slate, wooden mallet, drawing pole, dye bucket, and string board.

Now Chen’s Workshop is quite large, so finding these things in the family isn’t hard. Even if they don’t exist, making them isn’t difficult.

After instructing Little Uncle, Chen Han began stirring the pot with a stick, mainly to enhance the effect of the wood ash.

After the boiling was almost done, he fished out the old elm bark and rinsed it with clean water in the courtyard.

By this time, Little Uncle and several people from the workshop had arrived, carrying the tools he needed.

Chen Lin curiously asked, "Xiaohan, what are you doing with these bark pieces?"

Chen Han explained with a smile, "The Matchmaker God Statue needs Enlightenment, requiring a special red line for the Matchmaker God. Otherwise, how would the Matchmaker God be satisfied? But once the red line is done, I’ll have the Matchmaker God connect a good red line for Little Uncle."

This brought smiles to the faces of the workshop members.

Chen Lin is now in his forties, still single, and everyone in the family hopes he can find a woman to marry.

"Xiaohan, don’t joke about me." Chen Lin seemed a bit helpless, unwilling to dwell on the subject.

Chen Han didn’t continue, asking the workshop members to place the slate down and took the slate to put the boiled elm bark fibers on top, then repeatedly pounded them with a wooden mallet.

This would break the torn strips into finer fiber strands, also removing residual impurities.

The final step was dyeing, soaking the fibers in a prepared red dye bucket, retrieving them to drain.

This would take another day, and by tomorrow, they could be twisted into threads.

While handling the dyed fibers, Chen Han received a call from Ms. Liao.

Answering the call, he heard her voice, "Patriarch Chen, I have some doubts that I hope you can help clarify."

Clarification is also a kind of Taoist Sect tradition, hence the saying ’teacher clarifies’ and ’benefiting the world.’

However, he replied honestly, "Ms. Liao, my cultivation ability is limited, and I cannot be certain I can resolve your doubts."

"Daoist, are you available now?" Liao Shuang’s voice came again, "I’m already here at the Chen’s."

"Mm!" Chen Han agreed and provided his location.

Soon, Liao Shuang arrived outside the courtyard, immediately smelling the rich aroma of medicine and knowing it was Chen’s Herbal Cuisine’s scent.

Upon entering the courtyard, she respectfully greeted Chen Han and then asked, "Patriarch Chen, I want to order a herbal cuisine for tomorrow, do you have the ingredients?"

"I can save a pot of herbal cuisine for Ms. Liao tomorrow," Chen Han agreed. After the National Style Event, the price of herbal cuisine had increased, now 100,000 per pot.