Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

For the next few days, the production of talismans remained at a high level.

After reaching the seventh level of Qi Refining, the total amount of spiritual power is nearly 50% higher than that at the sixth level, and the quality also improves significantly.

In terms of talisman making, this means that the proportion of spiritual energy consumed in each talisman drawing is smaller, more talismans can be drawn in the same amount of time, and the number of times you need to stop and recover is also less.

Previously, I would have to stop and practice my internal energy for half an hour after drawing about ten fireball talismans in a morning, but now I can draw fifteen or sixteen in one go and still have energy left.

The success rate of the Heart-Locking Talisman is also increasing. The tightening rhythm of the sealing runes can be controlled more easily when spiritual energy is abundant.

Li Yuan starts drawing early every morning and hands the finished paintings to He Shouyi in the evening, interspersed with cultivation and body training.

On the morning of the third day, just as Li Yuan had folded a new batch of talismans and placed them on the table, there were two knocks on the door of the stone house.

That's not He Shou's way of knocking.

Li Yuan got up and opened the door, where Captain Wang was standing.

The aura of a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator was heavy, and he still looked travel-worn in his gray robe. He held a thin booklet in his hand, his gaze first sweeping over the stacks of finished products on the corner of the table, then looking at Li Yuan.

"Production has been good these past few days."

Captain Wang walked straight in, opened the booklet, and placed it on the table.

The booklet records the guard team's talisman consumption and inventory over the past few days. The numbers in the consumption column are jumping up every day, but the inventory column is not falling either; the two lines are barely maintaining a balance.

"He Shou told me that your output these past few days has increased by almost half compared to before."

Captain Wang closed the booklet and looked at Li Yuan. "The shortage of talismans for the guard team has stopped growing. At this rate, we can still build up some inventory in two weeks."

Li Yuan didn't respond; the fundamental reason was the increase in spiritual power brought about by the seventh level of Qi Refining.

Captain Wang put the booklet back into his sleeve.

"Do you need anything? We'll try our best to meet your needs."

Li Yuan did not hesitate.

Are there any alchemists around here?

Captain Wang's gaze shifted slightly.

"An alchemist?"

Captain Wang thought for a moment.

"It's no good at the Pill Hall. All the alchemists in the Pill Hall are refining pills inside, and they can't be easily summoned. Alchemists are more valuable than talisman makers. Right now, both sides are fighting, and the consumption of pills is even greater than that of talismans."

He tapped the table twice with his finger.

"However, there is one in the market."

"His surname is He, and he lives in that dead-end alley at the end of North Alley. He used to be a wandering healer, and his skills were decent. He recently signed a short-term contract."

"He's not a formal member of the Pill Hall, but he's refined quite a few things, and his skill level is better than most self-taught practitioners outside."

Captain Wang then gave Li Yuan the address and turned to leave.

Li Yuan didn't rush off, but continued making talismans.

The talisman-making task for the day was completed as usual. Twelve fireball talismans, three heart-locking talismans, and two rejuvenating talismans were made.

As evening fell, Li Yuan finished drawing the last talisman, put down his pen, folded the finished product and placed it on the table, then picked up his storage bag and left the camp.

The sky was already mostly dark when the lanterns in the market began to light up.

Most of the stalls on both sides of East Street have closed, but there are more people on the street than before. Walking along the street, you can see groups of two or three independent monks walking slowly along the side of the street. Some are carrying cloth bags, some are carrying storage bags, and a few are squatting at the entrance of the alley talking in hushed tones.

There were significantly more people than when Li Yuan inspected the market last time.

Since the people from the scattered cultivators' market were brought back and several small families in the surrounding area were incorporated into the Wang family, the population of Qinghe Market has been steadily increasing.

It looks okay on the streets during the day, but it becomes more obvious at night.

Previously, there were hardly any people on the streets after nightfall, but now there are always a few cultivators walking around here and there.

Li Yuan walked along East Street towards North Alley.

The North Alley was much narrower than the East Street, and most of the shops on both sides were closed, with only a few still lit.

As you walk to the end of the alley, a dim, yellow lamp hangs at the entrance to a dead-end alley on your right.

The alley wasn't deep; at the end was a slightly dilapidated courtyard. The courtyard wall wasn't high, and the door was half-open, emanating a faint smell of medicine.

Li Yuan stopped at the door and knocked on the door frame twice.

"Who?"

A rough, hoarse voice came from inside.

"He was introduced by Captain Wang."

After a brief silence, a person walked out from inside.

He was in his early forties, short and stout, with a round face, a clean-shaven chin, and hands covered in medicinal powder. He wore a stained apron. He exuded the aura of a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

Alchemist He looked Li Yuan up and down, his gaze finally settling on the talisman-shaped pendant at his waist.

"From the Talisman Hall? What do you want?"

Without beating around the bush, Li Yuan took out the two herbs wrapped in oil paper from his storage bag and placed them on the stone platform next to the door frame.

"These two herbs have conflicting medicinal properties, and when they are combined and refined, they will produce malevolent energy. I need to extract this malevolent energy."

Alchemist He reached out and unwrapped the oil paper, picked up the first plant, looked at it, and then brought it closer to smell it.

Put it down and pick up the second one.

I turned it over a couple of times and then smelled it.

He then placed the two herbs side by side on the stone platform and looked down at them for a long time.

"A top-grade first-tier item," he said.

"right."

Alchemist He rubbed the medicinal powder off his fingers and shook his head.

"I can't do it."

Li Yuan looked at him.

Alchemist He rewrapped the two herbs in oiled paper and pushed them back to Li Yuan.

"I've never done this kind of work before. I know the principle of medicinal properties clashing to produce malevolent energy, and I can probably try with low-grade first-level herbs. But these are two high-grade first-level herbs, several times stronger, and the reaction they produce when they clash is much more intense than with low-grade herbs."

He gestured with his hand to indicate the size.

"If the medicinal properties in the furnace get out of control, it will either explode or burn to ashes. I can't afford to risk it all, and neither can you risk these two herbs."

He looked at Li Yuan.

"High probability of failure."

Li Yuan put the herbs back into his storage bag.

"OK."

Without saying much, he turned and walked out along the alley.

Walking back to East Street from North Alley, the streetlights illuminated the road.

Old Sun is experienced and said that it has a high probability of success, but I am currently making talismans at the camp every day and cannot spare a whole block of time to go to the alchemy hall.

Not urgent.

The condition for the permanent formation of the evil stone is to absorb a first-grade high-level evil energy, which will be completed sooner or later, but there are other things to push forward at the moment.

Li Yuan returned to his post, closed the door, and sat cross-legged on the bed.

Circulate the Spirit-Guiding Technique.

As spiritual energy surged into the body, the pure spiritual energy essence eliminated impurities, and the spiritual energy condensed and sank into the dantian.

One cycle, two cycles, three cycles.

……

The spiritual energy enters the body, travels through the meridians to complete one cycle, and then sinks into the dantian.

[Pure Spiritual Power (Green) Permanentization Progress: 498/500]

Two are missing.

Li Yuan did not stop and continued to practice his internal energy.

After completing the 499th cycle, the spiritual energy sank into the dantian.

The five hundredth.

Spiritual energy surged into the body from all directions, the pure spiritual energy was automatically activated, impurities were eliminated, and the clean spiritual energy flowed through the body along the meridians, finally condensing and sinking into the dantian.

The panel appeared.

The conditions for making Pure Spiritual Power (Green) permanent have been met.

Is it permanent?

Li Yuan had a sudden thought.

Yes.

[Permanentization successful]

[Pure Spiritual Power (Green) has become a permanent attribute]

[Equipment consumed]

The mid-grade spirit stone in his palm transformed into a clear green light and entered his body.

The filtering of spiritual energy entering the body no longer requires any special terminology; Li Yuan possesses this function himself. The moment spiritual energy surges in from the outside, impurities are automatically stripped away by the body, and the clean spiritual energy falls directly into the dantian.

Immediately afterwards, a second notification popped up.

Congratulations, you have unlocked your fifth equipment slot!

[Current Equipment Slots: 3/5 (Requirements for unlocking the affix fusion function: Permanently acquire two blue quality or higher affixes / Reach the Foundation Establishment stage)]

The fifth equipment slot.

Three green permanent attributes have been achieved: Infused Marrow, Refined Spiritual Power, and Pure Spiritual Power.

The equipment slots have increased from 4 to 5. Currently, 3 slots are occupied: Soul-Illuminating Mirror, Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique, and Evil Stone. Two slots are now empty.

Li Yuan scanned the information on the panel from beginning to end, his gaze lingering on the line about term fusion for a few moments.

Merge attributes to permanently add two attributes of blue quality or higher, or establish a foundation.

The panel only displays the name and activation conditions, without any description of its functions.

However, Li Yuan himself could guess some of the reasons behind the function.

Currently, there are no permanent blue attributes. "All Rivers Flow into the Sea" is blue, but the conditions for making it permanent are extremely demanding—it requires mastering two mutually conflicting cultivation techniques, or simultaneously consuming two second-tier mutually conflicting pills. Neither is realistic in the short term.

The Soul-Illuminating Mirror's soul light tempering is also blue, and the conditions for permanentization are equally distant—the inner core of a second-tier divine soul-type demon beast or a hundred years of experience.

Li Yuan put the panel away.

The stone house fell silent, with only the distant footsteps of the monks on night watch outside the window.

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