Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

As dawn broke, Li Yuan opened his eyes and finished his practice.

Seven layers of Qi Refining.

The spiritual energy circulated within my body on its own, even more smoothly than when I broke through last night.

After circulating overnight, the spiritual energy in his dantian had fully adapted to the new space, becoming solid and substantial.

Li Yuan clenched his fist.

The strength was significantly greater than yesterday. It wasn't just a change in one place; it was a simultaneous increase throughout the entire body. The strength in the fingers, wrists, and the explosive power in the waist and legs—every aspect was noticeably stronger than when I was at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

The capacity of the meridians has also changed. The speed at which spiritual energy circulates through the body is nearly 30% faster than before the breakthrough.

The spirit and soul are also enhanced.

When I close my eyes to sense, the distribution of spiritual energy within my body is clearer than before. Previously, I could sense the flow of spiritual energy in the main and branch meridians, but now I can even vaguely detect the fluctuations of spiritual energy in the micro-meridians.

Li Yuan got up and walked to the window.

Several monks from the guard team were changing shifts in the courtyard, and footsteps could be heard coming from outside the window.

With a thought, Li Yuan increased the degree to which he concealed his aura.

The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from his body were suppressed. His aura, which had reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, dropped to the sixth level. From the outside, he looked no different from before his breakthrough.

Reducing the number of floors from seven to six is ​​still within the 30% range, which is just enough.

A passing guard monk glanced at the stone house from outside the window, but his gaze didn't linger before he walked straight past.

Li Yuan stabilized his aura at the sixth level of Qi Refining and turned back to the table.

There are two empty slots in the equipment inventory.

The Soul-Illuminating Mirror and the mid-grade spirit stone are still hanging there. The Condensing Essence Technique was used up last night when I made it permanent. The fourth column was just opened.

Two empty columns.

Li Yuan took out the booklet of the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique from the depths of his storage bag.

With a thought, he equipped himself with the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique.

The moment the "Hundred Rivers Return to the Sea" banner was re-hung, the flow of spiritual energy within his body became smoother.

The coordination of the Spirit Guiding Technique, the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique, and the Subtle Origin Guiding Meridian Technique—several techniques operating simultaneously within the body—suddenly increased, smoothing out the occasional slight conflicts that had previously occurred.

The flow of spiritual energy and blood has also become more harmonious.

There is one empty column left.

Li Yuan then took out the fist-sized evil stone from his storage bag.

The dark gray-purple stone surface felt slightly cool to the touch, and the subtle luster on its surface trembled gently with the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Equip the evil stone.

[Equipment Successfully]

[Acquired entry: Aura of Harmfulness and Affinity (Green)]

[Effects of this entry: Significantly reduces the negative impact of malevolent energy on oneself; can actively convert some impurities in the body into malevolent energy; can store a certain amount of malevolent energy in the body]

[Permanentization Condition: Obtain and absorb a first-tier high-grade baleful aura (0/1)]

The evil stone transformed into a dark purple light and entered the body.

The next instant, an extremely subtle change spread outward from the dantian.

It wasn't pain, nor was it a change in the flow of spiritual energy; rather, a dull, metallic aura seeped from deep within the body.

A malevolent aura.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.

His brow twitched slightly.

There was indeed malevolent energy within my body. But it didn't originate from any one place; rather, it permeated my entire body—in my meridians, between my fascia, and even in the gaps between my bones.

It is extremely faint, so faint that it is almost imperceptible unless you pay close attention, like a thin mist permeating the flesh and blood.

But it does exist.

These negative energies are not absorbed from the outside.

There are always some impurities in the body. Even if the spiritual energy absorbed during cultivation is filtered through refined spiritual power, it is impossible to achieve 100% purity. This includes the residue left from taking pills, the impurities remaining after eating demon beast meat, and the very small amount of waste that detaches from the meridian walls during the circulation of cultivation techniques.

These things are usually insignificant and will automatically clean themselves up. The permanent entries of the slow-release detoxification are also being cleaned up slowly, but some will always remain.

Now, the aura of malevolence has changed the destination of these impurities.

It is no longer just passively expelled, but is transformed into malevolent energy that remains in the body.

Li Yuan took out two Sha Yuan Pills from his storage bag and put them in his mouth.

As the pill went down, that familiar, icy sensation spread from the bottom of my stomach.

But this time, the feeling was completely different from before.

Previously, when I took the Sha Yuan Dan, the Sha Qi would enter my body with a noticeable corrosive sensation.

While the permanent attribute of tempering the body with malevolent energy can transform and utilize malevolent energy, the transformation process itself is accompanied by discomfort.

That discomfort has almost completely disappeared now.

After the malevolent energy surged from the bottom of the stomach, it did not run wildly along the meridians, but instead, as if it had found its own kind, it automatically merged into the thin mist that covered the whole body, greatly reducing the corrosive feeling.

The flow of malevolent energy within the body became gentler.

It's not that it's gone, it's that it's no longer rejected.

Li Yuan activated the Iron Ox Technique.

Qi and blood are drawn from the dantian and channeled into the internal organs along the path of the Iron Ox Technique. At the same time, the Body Tempering Technique guides the body's evil qi to seep into the fascia and bones, compressing the internal organs from the outside.

Double flushing.

Aside from the amount of malevolent energy, it felt the same as when I was in the mine.

Li Yuan carefully sensed the breaths for a few more moments.

Li Yuan carefully sensed the breaths for a few more moments.

The intensity of the blood and qi cleansing remained unchanged, and the strength of the baleful energy compression was comparable to when the Baleful Energy Pill was used before. The body tempering effect was not weakened by the reduced negative impact of the decreased affinity with the baleful energy.

What is reduced is only the erosion and damage, not the quenching itself.

It went up.

Li Yuan finished his practice, clenched his fist, and then relaxed it.

The triple effect of aggression is undeniable. Reducing negative impacts, transforming impurities into negative energy, and storing negative energy within the body—these three combined are equivalent to turning negative energy from a dangerous external tool into an integral part of the body.

In the future, when taking the Killing Elixir or coming into contact with external evil energy, there will be no need to worry about the internal organs being unable to withstand it. The efficiency of body tempering will be much higher than before.

The condition for permanentization is absorbing a first-grade high-level evil energy.

The herbs are in hand. Once they're refined by Old Sun at the Pill Hall next time, we can proceed with the process.

Li Yuan got up, stretched his limbs, and walked to the table.

Half a stack of blue-patterned paper was spread on the table, with spirit ink and talisman brush placed in the corner.

He picked up the talisman brush, dipped it in spirit ink, and spread out a sheet of talisman paper.

Fireball talisman.

The difference became apparent the moment I began to write.

The flow of spiritual energy from my fingertips to the tip of the pen was more stable than yesterday. It wasn't that my technique had changed; it was that the quality of the spiritual energy itself had changed.

After refining Qi to the seventh level, the spiritual power becomes more condensed. In addition, the density is increased due to the permanent condensation of spiritual power. When the same wisp of spiritual power is sent to the tip of the pen and poured into the talisman paper, the control precision is much higher than before.

The six spiritual patterns were completed in one go. When the core of the talisman was gathered, the spiritual power was contained within, and the crimson glow on the surface of the talisman was deeper than before.

It became.

Li Yuan set the fireball talisman aside and spread out the second one.

The second one, done.

The third one, done.

……

There were eight in total, but only six were made.

The success rate is 10% higher than before the breakthrough.

After breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, the spiritual power within the body is greater and of higher quality.

Li Yuan didn't stop; he continued drawing.

After finishing one batch of fireball talismans, I replaced them with heart-locking talismans.

The tightening rhythm of the sealing runes has become easier to control after the breakthrough. Previously, the spiritual energy density was difficult to keep up when reaching the third ring, but now that the spiritual energy reserves are sufficient, the process of increasing density is much more relaxed.

Four Heart-Locking Talismans were reduced to two.

I also drew several Rejuvenation Talismans and Vajra Talismans.

The success rate of each talisman was slightly higher than before the breakthrough, though not by much, but it added up over time.

By the end of the morning, the finished products on the corner of the table had piled up into a thick stack.

Li Yuan put down his talisman brush and sorted the finished products by type.

Six Fireball Talismans, three Heart-Locking Talismans, four Rejuvenation Talismans, and two Vajra Talismans.

Production has increased significantly.

It's not just about increasing the success rate.

Instead, the total amount of spiritual energy and the recovery speed both increased after the breakthrough, allowing more drawings to be made in the same amount of time, and each drawing consumed a smaller proportion of the total spiritual energy.

Li Yuan folded the talismans and placed them on the table.

In the afternoon, He Shou came to collect the talismans.

He flipped through the stacks of finished products, his gaze lingering on the quantity for a moment.

"There are significantly more than yesterday."

"The feel is better," Li Yuan said.

He Shou didn't ask any further questions, put the talisman into the wooden box, and turned to leave.

Li Yuan returned to the table.

He took out two more Sha Yuan Pills from his storage bag.

As the malevolent energy enters the body, it is gently integrated into the entire body under the guidance of the malevolent energy affinity attribute. Simultaneously, the malevolent energy tempering attribute operates, drawing the malevolent energy into the fascia and bones.

There was no discomfort or feeling of erosion.

The progress of the Iron Ox Kung Fu continues.

The sky outside the window gradually darkened, and the noise in the courtyard subsided. The monks on night duty began to change shifts, their footsteps echoing outside the stone house.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and circulated his internal energy, with spiritual power and malevolent energy alternating within his body.

The process of making pure spiritual energy permanent is also underway.

[Pure Spiritual Power (Green) Permanentization Progress: 412/500]

There are still dozens of cycles to go.