Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 50: Fire under the Stove, Secular People

Although it was late at night, the light in the fireworks kitchen was constant and as bright as day.

This time, Chen Xu did not rush to practice. Instead, he opened his God of Cookery recipe page and chose to spend 80 fireworks points to unlock the recipe of [Five-Red Blood Nourishing Soup].

Speaking of which, he has accumulated quite a lot of spiritual materials in his fireworks kitchen, but Chen Xu has not used all of them.

This is mainly because his fireworks value has always been insufficient, and under limited conditions, he has to make some trade-offs.

The main ingredient of [Five-Red Blood Nourishing Soup] is the blood agar obtained after killing Lin Qi's incarnation. Its main effect is to enhance qi and blood.

Chen Xu has no shortage of attribute points or blood. He is now refining the Five-Red Blood Nourishing Soup purely for another purpose.

He unlocked the recipe, washed the pot and lit the fire.

The fire-controlling mind moved at will, instantly stimulating the energy of the firewood under the stove, and a sizzling sound came out of the pot as the water was being dried.

Chen Xu scooped in a large amount of Yu Lu spring water, brought the water to a boil quickly over high heat, then added various ingredients in turn, and then turned the high heat into a low heat.

During the process, he always maintained a subtle control over the flames.

What he controls is the firewood under the stove, not the fire in his own heart.

It's strange to say, he is clearly controlling firewood, the "external fire". In theory, this should be simpler than the heart fire that consumes his own energy.

After all, you don't have to consume too much of your own energy.

However, during the actual practice, Chen Xu discovered that it was clearly more difficult to control "external fire" than "internal fire".

Chen Xu's mind moved, and he immediately consumed another 300 fireworks points to unlock the second level of fire control.

【Fire Control Level 2 (1/1000)】

In an instant, all kinds of exquisite and mysterious mantras exploded in Chen Xu's mind like sparks.

Chen Xu accepted the new mantra, and it was like opening the door to a whole new world.

Control fire at level one and observe the fire in your heart.

Control the fire at the second level, and let it burn upwards.

Just as the second level of chopping wood has the effect of making a hole in the ground, the second level of controlling fire is actually developing in a similar direction.

To sum up, it is from the inside out, from yourself to the heaven and earth!
From being able to only control oneself, to being able to slightly control certain objects and air within ten feet around oneself.

To connect heaven and earth through oneself is to be innate.

Chen Xu gained some insights and found the rhythm of his practice.

Yes, he seems not to be practicing, but in fact he is practicing.

If one enters the Tao through food, how can one just practice hard and stay away from the kitchen?

Refining spiritual food can not only help Chen Xu improve his practice of the God of Food Scroll, but also enhance his various skills such as fire control and wind calling.

【Fire Control Level 2 (3/1000)】

【Fire Control Level 2 (5/1000)】

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[Food God Cultivation Method Volume 1 (16/100)]

[19/100]

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Twelve hours later, Chen Xu not only refined thirty bowls of five-red blood-nourishing soup, but also advanced his own cultivation to [2.9% of the initial stage of Tongmai].

During this period, he added three points each of the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

It is precisely because of the growth of the three-element attributes that his cultivation progress is so obvious.

Cultivating by taking attribute points is much more convenient and efficient than taking any elixir.

After the training, Chen Xu silently felt the innate Qi in his body growing stronger, and actually said to himself: Awesome!

The only pity was that there were only [173] points left in the Fireworks Points. This time, Chen Xu did not use up all the Fireworks Points at once, but instead planned to save them. On the one hand, he could use them for emergencies, and on the other hand, he also wanted to accumulate enough Fireworks Points to unlock the Water Diversion Technique next time.

The next morning, I will not go into details about these trivial matters.

Chen Xu packed up a lot of practical items and food, hired a carriage, and set out on the road back to the village in the early morning.

Qihe Township, Xiaowan Village.

The Chen family welcomed several distinguished guests early that morning.

It turned out that the family that Chen's mother, Luo, had arranged for her eldest son, Chen Ping, to meet had sent someone to the door.

According to local customs, the first stage of the two families' meeting is for the matchmaker to give guidance and send messages.

If the woman wants to take the relationship a step further, her elders will personally visit the man's house.

This is the second stage of the matchmaking process: the woman’s elders personally check out the man’s family background, population, family tradition and other conditions.

If everything is satisfactory, we can move on to the third stage of negotiation.

Things such as betrothal gifts and dowry are the key points to be discussed at this stage.

Of course, there is no doubt that the betrothal gift is more important than the dowry.

"Your house only has these few rooms?"

In the Chen family's yard, a middle-aged woman in an ochre-colored fine cotton shirt walked back and forth several times. When she turned her head, she glanced slightly sideways at Chen's mother, Luo.

The person who spoke was the mother of the girl that Luo had introduced to Chen Ping. People in the surrounding area called her Aunt Qiu.

Aunt Qiu is a woman with a long face and fair skin. Although she is middle-aged, she is still delicate and graceful. It can be imagined that she must have had a good appearance when she was young.

This is indeed the case. When Aunt Qiu was young, she was a famous beauty in several nearby villages.

The daughter she gave birth to was even more famous and was said to be even more beautiful and virtuous than Aunt Qiu when she was young.

Luo Shi was looking for a match for her eldest son, but she didn't dare to be perfunctory at all. She was looking for a match based on these top conditions.

Of course, it wasn't always like this at the beginning.

At the beginning, Mrs. Luo only wanted the girl to have good character, good temper, and good looks.

But after repeated attempts, nothing worked out. Every time they met, there was either a problem here or a conflict there. Later, the matchmakers only brought some ugly people or those with serious family problems.

Mrs. Luo couldn't stand it any longer, so she told the matchmaker not to mention it in front of her again unless it was the best one.

After a few visits, the matchmaker found the Qiu family for Luo.

The matchmaker also said, "This girl is filial. A few years ago, the old lady at home was in poor health. The young lady of the Qiu family couldn't bear to see her parents working in the fields and taking care of the elderly, so she took the initiative to ask to stay at home for a few more years.

She had served the old lady at home for five years, and only sent her off last year, and then observed another year of mourning. Isn't this a delay?

Well, if it hadn't delayed her for some time, the Qiu family would definitely not have let the young lady find a husband in the countryside.

With the girl's talent, which wealthy family in the city can't she go to?

Not to mention the hassle of ordering servants around, at least I don’t have to endure the wind and sun, or the hardship of wading through mud.

Aunt Chen, do you think this is the truth?"

Mrs. Luo listened to the matchmaker's words that belittled her family. Although she was somewhat satisfied with Miss Qiu's conditions, she couldn't help but feel unhappy for a moment.

But the matchmaker changed the subject and said, "Of course, there is a scholar in your family, and you never know when this scholar will become successful.

If the young lady from the Qiu family marries his eldest brother, then she might be able to benefit from the influence of a scholar by following your eldest son.

It is precisely because of this that the Qiu family is so fond of your Dalang, right?
Don't be offended by my harsh words, elder sister. I am doing this for my children. Is that right?"

The matchmaker had said both the positive and negative things, so Mrs. Luo became a little enthusiastic.

On this day, someone from the Qiu family came to visit, and Mrs. Luo gave them a warm welcome.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't say anything, but just started with "You only have a few rooms in your house?"
(End of this chapter)