Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Over the next few days, the training expanded from the initial strokes to the connection of spirit patterns, the construction of talisman hearts, and the techniques for converting different attribute spirit powers.

What we talk about every day is the basics, but behind each basic is a lot of detail that can be refined.

Li Yuan attends training sessions during the day and practices at his residence at night.

Not only did he practice the new techniques taught by the old talisman master, but he also drew all the talismans he knew in turn.

My overall proficiency in talisman-making is increasing every day.

The switching between different types of equipment, combined with the addition of new techniques, has resulted in a much faster growth rate than when I was in the mine and at the He family's place.

On the third night, Li Yuan spread out a gray talisman paper specifically for concealing breath talismans.

The concealment pattern of the Concealing Breath Talisman is the opposite of all conventional talismans, with a heavy start and a light finish, and the spiritual energy is gathered from the outside in.

The new techniques learned in the training these past few days are also helpful for concealing the breath pattern, especially the method of allocating spiritual energy—the proportion of the concealing breath pattern needs to be reversed, but the underlying logic is the same.

He dipped his brush in dark silver spirit ink and began to write.

The first stroke, concealing the breath, begins as spiritual energy seeps into the inner layers of the paper. The angle is lowered by a few degrees compared to before, resulting in better adhesion to the paper and more even penetration of the spiritual energy.

The second nesting was followed perfectly, with the position aligned and without deviation.

The third and fourth steps were completed in one go.

He reached the fifth line—the point where he was most prone to making mistakes. The fifth line of the Concealed Breath Pattern required simultaneously reducing spiritual energy and reversing its direction. These two operations were combined, and the slightest mistake would cause the line to break.

Li Yuan slowed his wrist movement to the slowest speed, keeping the rhythm of the decreasing spiritual energy extremely even.

The pen tip passed the turning point of reversal, but the spiritual energy did not break.

pack.

The spiritual energy converged at the core of the talisman, and the moment the last trace of spiritual energy returned to zero, the dark gray light on the surface of the talisman slowly rose.

It became.

Li Yuan placed the talisman on the table and touched it with his fingertips.

A panel pops up.

[Equipable item detected: Concealment Talisman (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Aura Concealment (White) - Reduces one's aura by up to 30%, and the reduction amount can be selected by the user]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Achieving a level of exquisite control over one's own spiritual power]

[Current equipment slots are full (3/3). Replace current equipment?]

White text: Aura Concealment. Reduces aura by 30%, choose the extent yourself.

The condition for permanentization is achieving exquisite control over spiritual energy.

It is not a specific numerical value or number of times, but a vague standard.

The phrase "meticulous and detailed" lacks a quantifiable standard, but literally it implies that the precision of spiritual energy manipulation has reached an extremely high level.

Making talismans is the best way to hone one's control over spiritual power.

Every stroke and line is a training in the precise control of spiritual energy. As the art of talisman making continues to improve, the manipulation of spiritual energy will eventually reach that level.

Li Yuan carefully put away the concealing talisman and continued drawing.

On the last day of the training, Master Fu gave a complete demonstration at the table.

A mid-grade first-tier Qi-gathering talisman was completed in one go, from the first stroke to the last. The spiritual patterns flowed across the talisman paper, each line's thickness, depth, and spacing precise to an unsettling degree—not that it was ugly, but rather too regular, as if it had been measured with a ruler.

After the training ended, the seven people went their separate ways.

When Li Yuan returned to his residence, a thick volume of documents was already on the table.

Upon opening it, I found it was a list of talisman-making tasks.

The list was densely packed across three pages, all containing the requirements for combat talismans.

Fireball talismans, Vajra talismans, Rejuvenation talismans, Ice Spike talismans, Earth Shield talismans—there are many types, and a considerable number of them. Each task is followed by a description of the required quantity, quality requirements, and corresponding contribution rewards.

The demand for fireball talismans is the highest, and the quality requirements are relatively lenient.

The demand for Vajra Talismans and Rejuvenation Talismans is second, but the quality requirements are a level higher.

Li Yuan scanned the task list from beginning to end and roughly calculated the ratio of output to contribution.

As Master Wei said, the cost-effectiveness is indeed not high. But the quantity is large, and as long as the output continues, the contribution will eventually accumulate.

Just then, there were two more knocks on the door.

Li Yuan got up and opened the door.

The monk who had guided us, whom we had met with the steward yesterday, was standing at the entrance.

"Li Yuan, the manager asked me to inform you."

"You've been assigned to guard the mine, the same one as before."

The monk took a thin transfer order from his sleeve and handed it over.

"Because the mine is short-staffed, and you were previously stationed there and are familiar with the situation, coupled with your cultivation level and talisman-making ability, the higher-ups have decided to send you there after comprehensive consideration. Once you arrive, you will be stationed there while completing talisman-making tasks, and the finished products will be collected regularly."

Li Yuan took the transfer order and glanced at it; it bore the seal of Fu Tang.

"When are you leaving?"

"The sooner the better. Let's leave first thing tomorrow morning."

After the monk finished speaking, he turned and left.

Li Yuan carefully put away the transfer order and closed the door.

Manager Liu was right. The capable talisman masters won't be relegated to the back.

However, he was familiar with the mine environment, and the evil energy in the mine could still be used to refine his body, so it wasn't a bad thing.

Without delay, Li Yuan went to the supplies department of Futang that afternoon to exchange for items.

The supplies depot was located in the central courtyard of the Fu Hall, in a warehouse filled with wooden crates. The manager's assistant sat behind a table by the door, a thick ledger spread out in front of him.

Li Yuan gave his name and the items he wanted to exchange.

First, I exchanged a large quantity of the common materials needed for the talisman-making task—blue-patterned paper, spirit ink, and cinnabar—based on the task requirements.

Then came the special materials for the Concealing Breath Talisman: some more gray talisman paper and dark silver spirit ink.

Finally, Li Yuan gave a name.

"Materials for making the Divine Refining Talisman".

The assistant flipped through the ledgers and glanced up at him.

"A top-grade, first-tier item?"

"right."

"quantity?"

"Twenty servings, please."

The assistant made a note in the ledger and brought out several wooden boxes from the storeroom.

Upon opening it, the materials inside were found to be on a completely different level from those of a low-grade first-tier item.

The talisman paper is a thin, shimmering golden paper with an extremely fine texture, giving it a heavy, substantial feel. The spirit ink is dark golden and is contained in a sealed jade bottle, which is slightly warm to the touch—the ink itself carries spiritual power, unlike ordinary spirit ink which is merely a medium for guiding spiritual energy.

The accompanying materials also included an extremely fine mineral powder and several fragments of an unknown elixir, wrapped in waxed paper.

"Top-grade materials are several times more expensive than low-grade materials." The assistant pushed the wooden box over. "Twenty sets of materials, along with the ones before, will cost you 160 contribution points. Your current contribution points are insufficient; you'll have to go into overdraft mode."

Li Yuan nodded.

The overdraft limit is sufficient. I can pay it off gradually through crafting talismans.

After putting all the materials into his storage bag, Li Yuan left the supplies area and returned to his residence.

That evening, Li Yuan packed all his belongings, taking what he needed and leaving behind what he shouldn't.

The storage bag was crammed full, with talisman-making materials taking up most of the space, while pills, spirit stones, body-refining elixirs, cultivation techniques, and animal hides were squeezed into the corner.

Before dawn the next day, Li Yuan left the talisman hall and headed back towards the mine along the same road he had come from.

The gravel slope crunched underfoot, just like last time. The shrubs on both sides had grown longer than a few days ago, with some branches extending onto the road, glistening with dew.

From the direction of the distant mountain valley, one or two faint, intermittent roars of demonic beasts could be heard.

Li Yuan quickened his pace.