Evening fell.
Chen Lin invited his second uncle Chen Guofu's family and his aunt Chen Muyao's family to the Song-Style Courtyard House.
When Chen Guofu, Liu Shuqin, and the others stepped into the residence, which resembled an ancient imperial garden, they froze on the spot, too stunned to utter a word.
"Cousin... this... this is your home?"
Chen Qianqian's mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg. "This is ten thousand times more extravagant than our mayor's office building!"
Dinner was served in the brilliantly lit Waterside Pavilion.
The dishes the Smart Butler, Friday, had cooked using spirit-spring ingredients filled the table, their aromas tantalizing.
Chen Guofu and Liu Shuqin sat stiffly on gold star rosewood chairs, not even daring to pick up their chopsticks.
These had been made from the largest gold star rosewood log Chen Lin had kept back then.
"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, make yourselves at home." Smiling, Chen Lin placed a piece of spiritual-energy-infused braised pork in his uncle's bowl. "This is your home too now. Come stay whenever you like."
Those words instantly brought tears to Chen Guofu's eyes. His lips trembled with emotion, but he could not get a single word out.
After dinner, he saw his reluctant family off, and quiet returned to the courtyard house.
"Can you feel it?" Chen Lin looked at the four women, who were brimming with energy after being nourished by spiritual energy and felt no sleepiness at all. "Cultivating in an environment like this gives you twice the results for half the effort."
"Tonight, we'll continue."
Everyone sat cross-legged again and began practicing the Azure Origin Sword Art.
With the tremendous boost from the Five-Element Small Spirit-Gathering Formation, pure spiritual energy surged into their bodies of its own accord like a tsunami. Their cultivation speed was