Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

After finishing his cultivation, Li Yuan let out a long breath and opened his eyes to find that it was already bright outside the window.

The spiritual energy in his dantian had reached its peak of purity.

The spiritual energy was indeed purer, but the increase was negligible, as the dantian had long been saturated to its limit.

Li Yuan got up, straightened his clothes, hung the waist tag on his waist, and went out to patrol.

The market was already bustling with activity in the early morning. Li Yuan walked along East Street and then turned into North Alley.

In the middle section of North Alley, Zhao Wu's stall remains unchanged.

A dirty, coarse cloth was spread on the ground, and a small pile of ore scraps was stacked up. The skinny man sat behind the stall against the wall, his hands tucked into his sleeves, looking listless.

As Li Yuan passed by, he glanced at the pile of gray stones out of the corner of his eye, as usual.

Several days have passed, and not a single item has been sold, but the person is not worried at all.

Li Yuan didn't slow down and walked over just like he had a few days ago.

But before I looked away, I caught another detail.

Zhao Wu's gaze wasn't on the stall in front of him. His half-open eyes made him look like he was dozing off, but his eyes were actually fixed on the direction of the entrance to the North Alley—which faced the main gate of the market.

After walking over, Li Yuan stopped at a corner ahead and pretended to look at the notice board.

Out of the corner of his eye, Zhao Wu's gaze shifted from the entrance of the North Alley to the direction of the management office.

The management office is located at the end of West Street, and from the North Alley, you can see the guards standing at the entrance.

A level 2 Qi Refining cultivator who sells scrap ore isn't worried about not being able to sell his stuff; he just spends his free time observing the market's defenses.

Li Yuan noted this thought down and turned to continue his patrol.

Returning to the cabin in the evening, Li Yuan sat cross-legged and began circulating the Spirit Guiding Technique. Pure spiritual energy surged into his meridians, rapidly circulating throughout his body. The spiritual power in his dantian reached its peak of purity, and the improvement brought by each cycle was almost negligible.

There's no point in continuing this process; we can start trying to break through now.

The spiritual energy filtering has become permanent, and the purity of the spiritual energy far exceeds that of the original body's original state.

The "Internal Organ Enhancement" entry is here; the resilience of the five internal organs is significantly stronger than when the original body was breaking through bottlenecks.

The "Zhou Tian Acceleration" entry is here; the speed of spiritual energy circulation far exceeds that of the original body.

In addition, having had a breakthrough experience before, he knew all the details of the breakthrough.

Even without a breakthrough pill, there is still a high probability of successfully breaking through.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan immediately closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.

As breathing gradually slows, flattens, and evens out, distracting thoughts sink away one by one, and consciousness slowly gathers towards the dantian (lower abdomen).

The saturated spiritual energy in his dantian condensed into a ball, pure and refined, lying dormant in silence.

Beyond the boundary of the dantian, an invisible barrier isolates everything, and no matter how abundant the spiritual energy is, it cannot cross that threshold.

The original owner spent nearly two years in front of this barrier, and finally took a breakthrough pill to force it through. However, his internal organs could not withstand the backlash of spiritual energy, resulting in a qi deviation and damage to his meridians.

The original body failed for two reasons: first, its spiritual energy was not pure enough, and the impurities created an extra burden during the impact; second, its internal organs were too weak to withstand the backlash.

After regulating my breathing for about half an hour, my physical condition was brought to its best.

Without further hesitation, Li Yuan activated the Spirit Guiding Technique with all his might.

The spiritual energy surged into the body, becoming incredibly pure after being filtered.

Under the accelerated circulation of the Zhou Tian, ​​spiritual energy rapidly circulated through the meridians, growing faster and faster, transforming from a stream into a river, and from a river into a torrent.

The spiritual energy in the dantian was swept outward by the rapidly circulating energy and squeezed towards that barrier.

One, two, three – the pressure is mounting.

Then Li Yuan unleashed all his spiritual power at the barrier.

The barrier shattered, shattered so easily.

Compared to the original owner's difficult journey, Li Yuan's breakthrough, aided by the three key attributes, can be described as smooth sailing.

The dantian suddenly expanded, and the spiritual energy from the outside world rushed into the body, flowing into the expanded dantian, and the total amount of spiritual power increased rapidly.

The entire process lasted for about several dozen breaths. The influx of spiritual energy gradually slowed down, and the spiritual power in the dantian stabilized, reaching a new balance.

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

Even though the breakthrough time was very short, Li Yuan's whole body was still soaked in water, and his clothes were completely drenched in sweat.

However, the spiritual energy in his dantian was abundant and full, and its circulation was powerful and robust, completely different from before the breakthrough.

[Current Realm: Qi Refining Level 4]

Li Yuan opened the panel, which clearly displayed his new realm after his breakthrough.

By morning, Li Yuan had mostly recovered his energy and spirit.

The spiritual energy in his dantian circulated smoothly without any signs of disorder.

Pushing open the wooden door, a cool breeze blew in my face. My clothes were clean and dry; the sweat I had produced during the night had long been wiped away by my clean body.

Compared to the third level of Qi Refining, the total amount of spiritual energy in the fourth level is almost doubled, and the circulation speed is much faster. Even the noisy voices coming from the East Street in the distance can be heard more clearly than before.

Once you reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining, you won't be forcibly conscripted unless there are special circumstances, so you've overcome that hurdle.

North Alley, Zhao Wu's stall.

As Li Yuan passed by, he glanced at it as usual, lingering his attention for a moment longer.

The pile of scrap has changed.

What was originally a small pile of ore fragments is now reduced to a thin layer; at least two-thirds of the material is gone.

But Zhao Wu didn't seem to have sold anything—a stall that hadn't sold a single item for several days couldn't possibly have suddenly found a market overnight.

Li Yuan shifted his gaze from the pile of scrap materials and observed Zhao Wu himself discreetly.

A few days ago, he was leaning against the wall with his hands tucked into his sleeves, looking utterly bored and lazy.

Today, Zhao Wu sat up straighter, his back was slightly tense, his sleeves were tightened, and his shoulders were held a little higher than usual.

It's not obvious, but compared to his relaxed attitude a few days ago, the change is very clear.

Li Yuan took a few steps and stopped in front of a stall, pretending to look at something.

Just then, a voice came from Zhao Wu's side.

"Fellow Daoist, are you from out of town? Are there still monsters roaming the mountains?"

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Zhao Wu talking to a passing rogue cultivator.

The rogue cultivator, carrying a dirty cloth bag on his back, paused for a moment after being called upon, and then casually replied with a few words.

Zhao Wu asked again, "There are quite a few people in the market lately, are there enough guards?"

The rogue cultivator shook his head, indicating he didn't know. Zhao Wu smiled and didn't press the matter further, so the rogue cultivator walked away.

Zhao Wu, who had never spoken to passersby in the past few days, suddenly started chatting with them today. He wasn't asking about business, but about the number of guards.

With the amount of debris decreasing, my body tenses up as I inquire about the number of guards.

Zhao Wu might be about to make a move.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan did not take immediate action, but instead decided to go find Wang De, the patrol team leader.

What if my analysis and guesses are wrong? Taking rash action can easily lead to problems.

If Zhao Wu really had a problem and something happened right under his nose, he, as the inspector, would definitely be punished.

It would be better to shift the blame to Wang De.