Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The next morning, Li Yuan walked to the end of the stone-paved road.

The Futang Scripture Repository is located at the very back, a two-story stone building, shorter but wider than the scripture repository in the market. It has gray brick walls, small windows, and a stone slab embedded on the left side of the door frame, inscribed with the three characters "Scripture Repository".

A cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining stood guard at the entrance.

Li Yuan handed over the documents and his badge.

The guard glanced at the seal, nodded, and handed the item back.

"Check out the first floor yourself, and register at the entrance once you've made your selection."

Li Yuan went inside.

The first floor was small, with animal hide scrolls, bamboo slips, and thin books densely packed on the four walls and several rows of wooden shelves in the middle. Each item had a wooden tag in front of it, indicating its name and a brief description.

Li Yuan started looking at the first shelf on the left.

The first wooden plaque: Spirit Rune Explanation - Seventeen variations of first-tier basic spirit runes.

The second piece: Thirty-six Forms of Talisman Heart Binding.

The third part: Tips on controlling the force when putting pen to paper.

It's all about talisman-making techniques.

Li Yuan took a few steps forward, his gaze sweeping over a series of wooden signs.

The essence of Fire Gathering Patterns lies in their overlapping. The Healing Patterns expand and advance. The Concealed Breath Patterns utilize reverse force control. The Earth-based Armor-Condensing Patterns are refined.

There are no cultivation techniques, no magic spells.

Manager Liu was referring to the fact that the Talisman Hall's Sutra Repository contained only talisman-making techniques and methods, and that the quality was superior to that in the marketplace.

I didn't see any martial arts techniques, but I did see quite a few specific skills.

Li Yuan moved to the second row of shelves.

This row of content is different; it's no longer about spirit rune techniques, but rather auxiliary processes related to talisman making.

Advanced Animal Hide Talisman Crafting Method. Advanced Herbal Talisman Crafting Method. Demon Beast Blood Herbal Juice Spirit Ink Mixing Method. Temporary Spirit Power Attribute Conversion Method.

The instructions on the wooden sign were concise.

Advanced Beast Hide Talisman Paper – This high-quality talisman paper is made by processing the hides of specific monsters through twelve processes.

Advanced Herbal Talisman Paper – Made primarily from medicinal fibers and soaked in medicinal liquid, this talisman paper possesses auxiliary properties.

Monster Blood Herbal Juice Spirit Ink – This is made by mixing monster blood and herbal juice in a specific ratio to create spirit ink with enhanced spiritual properties.

Temporary conversion method of spiritual power attribute - through special energy manipulation techniques, the spiritual power attribute is temporarily converted before the talisman is made, reducing the difficulty of making talismans with non-natal attributes.

Li Yuan glanced at the wooden signs but didn't linger for long.

The item was indeed useful, but that wasn't why he came today.

He continued walking towards the shelves at the back.

The third shelf displayed the crafting instructions for various talismans. Wooden plaques lined up one after another—Flame Talismans, Ice Spike Talismans, Earth Shield Talismans, Wind Blade Talismans, Qi Gathering Talismans, and Soundproof Talismans. They ranged from low-grade to high-grade, with a wide variety of types.

Li Yuan casually touched a few scrolls.

no response.

As expected, the talisman-making method cannot be equipped; only the corresponding talisman made can be equipped.

He also casually touched a few of the previous talisman-making techniques, but there was still no reaction.

Li Yuan didn't spend much time on these shelves and went straight to the last row.

This row of shelves is against the back wall of the stone building. There are fewer items on it, the spacing between them is wider, and the wooden signs are a size larger than those elsewhere.

All of them are first-tier high-grade talisman-making methods.

Li Yuan started sweeping from the top.

Formation-Breaking Talisman – When used, it interferes with and weakens formations.

Corrosive Talisman – Releases corrosive spiritual energy, causing continuous damage.

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on the third wooden plaque.

Refining Spirit Talisman - First-tier superior talisman crafting method. When used, it aids cultivation, slightly increasing the user's spiritual strength for one hour.

Increase the strength of your divine soul.

The Soul-Illuminating Mirror's soul-light tempering is already continuously strengthening the divine soul. If the Divine Refining Talisman can be made, the combined effect of the two will only be better. Moreover, the stronger the divine soul, the more refined the perception of spiritual power when making talismans, and the higher the talisman-making skill will be.

Besides, crafting your own talismans can trigger the equipment panel.

Li Yuan took the animal hide scroll down from the shelf and glanced at it. (The following is a separate, unrelated sentence: "The Little Genius of Writing Sincerely Presents 'Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes,' exclusively first published by Cola Novels!")

The arrangement of the spirit patterns is several times more complex than that of a first-tier low-grade talisman. It uses a special spirit pattern called the Concentration Pattern, and the spiritual energy flows in a precise spiral loop on the talisman paper.

The difficulty of its creation far exceeds that of all the talismans he currently possesses.

But that doesn't stop him from getting it right now.

Learn first, and then start drawing when you reach a level where you can actually draw.

Li Yuan closed the animal skin and turned to walk towards the door.

"Have you made your choice?"

"How to make divine talismans."

The monk on duty opened the register, made a note, and called out. After a while, a monk came out from behind the stone building and handed over a scroll.

"Originally, we couldn't take it with us; this is a copy."

Li Yuan took it, confirmed the contents were correct, put it into his sleeve, and left the Sutra Repository.

Back at his residence, Li Yuan placed the method for making the Divine Refining Talisman on the corner of the table without immediately studying it.

First-grade high-quality items cannot be rushed.

Then he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice the Spirit Guiding Technique.

As spiritual energy surged into the body, the pure spiritual energy first removed impurities, and the clean spiritual energy sank into the dantian.

After completing several cycles, Li Yuan switched to the Micro-Element Guiding Meridian Technique to continue refining his meridians.

It was very quiet outside the stone house, with only occasional footsteps passing through the passageway, which quickly faded away.

……

The next morning, the manager sent someone to deliver a batch of supplies.

In addition to the materials for the Concealing Breath Talisman that were previously promised, an extra batch of general-purpose blue-patterned paper and spirit ink was also provided. The quantity was not large, but it would be enough for a while.

Along with the supplies, a notification was also delivered.

The Talisman Hall will be providing talisman-making training to new members starting tomorrow, for a period of five days.

Li Yuan put away the supplies without giving it much thought.

The next day, Li Yuan went to the training venue at the time notified.

In a spacious stone room on the west side of the talisman hall, there were about ten tables. Thick felt was laid on the tabletops, and talisman paper, spirit ink, and talisman brushes were arranged on both sides.

Not many people came.

There were seven people in total, including Li Yuan, with varying levels of cultivation, the highest being the sixth level of Qi Refining and the lowest only the third level. Their ages also ranged from their early twenties to their forties.

The person in charge of the training was an old talisman master in the late stage of Qi refining, in his fifties, with gray hair and long, slender fingers.

The training content starts from the very basics.

The starting angle of the spirit rune, the proportion of spiritual energy distributed when the stroke ends, and the decreasing force when the talisman core is closed. Li Yuan had explored all these things during his self-study of talisman making, and most of them had become his own habits.

However, what Master Fu taught was not entirely the same as what he figured out on his own.

The difference lies not in the big picture, but in the details.

For example, the starting angle. Li Yuan is used to a larger starting angle, which allows for faster flow of spiritual energy, suitable for spiritual patterns like fireball talismans that require rapid expansion. However, the standard starting angle demonstrated by the old talisman master is a little over thirty degrees, which slows down the flow of spiritual energy, but results in a better fit with the paper and neater edges for the spiritual patterns.

Take the allocation of spiritual energy, for example. Li Yuan used to allocate it by feel, and after drawing it many times, it became muscle memory. The old talisman master, on the other hand, provided a more refined set of details.

This set of proportions is similar to the one Li Yuan figured out based on experience, but it is more precise.

Li Yuan didn't rush to change his habits. Instead, he memorized every detail the old master Fu had taught him and compared it with his original techniques one by one when he got back.

After the first day of training, Li Yuan returned to his residence, spread out the talisman paper, and drew several fireball talismans according to the standard starting angle taught by the old talisman master.

The feel is definitely different.

The edges of the spirit runes are neater than before. Although the writing speed is a little slower, the overall quality of the rune surface has been visibly improved.

Fireball Rune: Mastery (127/800)

My proficiency has increased.

Li Yuan then switched to cleansing talismans and exorcism talismans, drawing several of them using a new starting angle. The spiritual patterns of these two basic talismans were already simple, and the improvement after adjusting the angle was not as obvious as that of the fireball talisman, but it was still there.