Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan was drawing a heart-locking talisman at the table.

The third ring of the sealing pattern had just been completed, and the spiritual energy was about to advance to the fourth ring.

hum.

A deep tremor came from the outskirts of the camp.

Li Yuan stopped his wrist, and the spiritual ink smeared into a small blot on the paper. This one was ruined.

He put down the talisman brush, got up, and pushed open the door.

Several people in the courtyard had already looked up. The cultivator on duty, who was holding the array plate, suddenly changed his expression.

"Six monks, to the west, very close together."

Before the first sound had even faded, a second booming sound exploded, much louder than the first. It was the sound of magic striking the wall.

boom.

A muffled thud came from the direction of the western wall, followed by the sound of flying gravel.

Li Yuan had already rushed out of the stone house.

There weren't many people able to move around in the courtyard. Captain Wang wasn't there today, and the other squad leaders, including He Shou, had each led a squad out on patrol and hadn't returned yet.

Only seven people remained at the base, with Li Yuan having the highest cultivation level. The other six were at the fifth level of Qi Refining, three at the fourth level, and one at the third level.

A breach has been smashed in the west wall.

Grayish-brown gravel was scattered all over the ground, and the edges of the gap still emitted a residual yellowish-brown glow.

Six figures surged in through the gap.

Without pausing, they immediately split into two groups upon entering.

The four men scattered and rushed toward their respective guard posts in the courtyard.

The remaining cultivators were the one in his early thirties who was the leader and another cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Instead of heading towards the crowd, the two turned and ran directly along the inner side of the courtyard wall towards the east wall.

The division of labor was very clear, as if it had been decided in advance.

The man in the lead was of medium to strong build, wearing a dark short robe, with an ordinary face, thin lips, and a cold, sharp gaze.

Seven layers of Qi Refining.

Li Yuan sensed this aura the moment he rushed into the breach.

It is one level higher than the "sixth level of Qi Refining" on the surface.

The four people who had dispersed had varying levels of cultivation, with the highest being at the fifth level of Qi Refining and the lowest at only the third level.

But the movement was extremely swift. After entering the courtyard, it did nothing unnecessary and went straight for the nearest guard.

One of the attackers, who was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, flipped his hand, and a wind blade flew out of his hand, smashing down on a guard on the south side of the courtyard.

Extremely fast.

The cultivator was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. He reacted a beat too slow, and his spiritual shield was shattered by the wind blade just as it was erected. He was thrown more than two zhang away and crashed heavily to the ground, his robe torn at the chest, and blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Almost simultaneously, another cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining was attacked by the two attackers as soon as he drew his magic weapon.

One person unleashed a spell on him; a wind blade cleaved through his left arm armor, while another earth spike struck his abdomen, sending him flying and crashing into a pillar of the wooden shed. The pillar snapped in half with a crack, and the cultivator slid to the ground, clutching his abdomen and curling up in pain.

The two of them were gone in less than five breaths.

Li Yuan had already made his judgment the moment he rushed out of the stone house.

The leader of the opposing team was a seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator, running towards the eastern wall. The four members of the restraint team were scattered throughout the courtyard, the strongest being a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

Let's save them first. Those two cultivators are already injured, and they'll probably die if another hit comes.

Flames gathered in Li Yuan's palm, forming a fireball.

The first shot was aimed at the three closest attackers in front, without targeting any one of them individually.

boom.

Crimson flames exploded on the gravel ground, and the heat wave kicked up a cloud of dust.

The one on the left, at the fourth level of Qi Refining, was pushed back by the shockwave, while the one on the right, at the third level of Qi Refining, was forced back several steps by the heat wave.

The attacker at the fifth level of Qi Refining reacted the fastest, dodging the shockwave of the fireball by sidestepping.

He then flicked his wrist, ignoring Li Yuan, and the short knife in his hand glowed faintly, a blade of energy about to condense, its target seemingly one of the injured cultivators.

Li Yuan's left hand instantly formed a fire arrow, which shot out with a hiss.

The fire arrow pierced the right shoulder of the cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, went in, and then came out from the other side.

The short knife in his hand immediately fell.

Li Yuan could sense that his Fire Arrow Technique encountered some resistance when passing through the other side, possibly because he had practiced a body-refining technique.

But at the same time—

Boom!

The entire camp was shaken.

Li Yuan suddenly turned his head.

From the direction of the eastern wall, the palm of the seventh-level Qi Refining cultivator had already slammed onto the ground.

A huge wave of earthy yellow spiritual energy emanated from his palm and spread outwards, but it did not cause any harm to the cultivators.

But when the earthy yellow spiritual energy wave struck the bottom of the wall, the entire wall cracked from bottom to top, breaking into large chunks of stone that collapsed outwards, making a loud rumbling sound as they hit the ground.

The roofs of two wooden sheds next to the wall were smashed through by rubble, the wooden frames were broken, and the supplies piled inside were scattered all over the ground.

Half of the wall on the south side has also collapsed.

Several half-foot-wide cracks appeared in the ground in the center of the courtyard, and a stone table was shaken and tilted, with everything on the table falling to the ground.

In less than ten breaths, nearly half of the outer wall of the camp collapsed, two wooden sheds were destroyed, and the ground was riddled with holes.

late.

The cultivator stopped what he was doing and stood up. His face was a little pale, but his steps remained steady.

"withdraw.

'

A command given in a low voice.

The four people behind him turned around and retreated at the same time, their movements swift and decisive, without any hesitation.

The fifth-level Qi Refiner, who had been shot in the shoulder, slapped a talisman on his body and forcibly retreated.

The middle-aged man at the seventh level of Qi Refining was at the very back, bringing up the rear.

The six figures quickly converged on the western opening.

Li Yuan stood in the middle of the courtyard and cast a fireball spell.

The cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining took out an earthen-yellow shield magic weapon from his storage bag and blocked Li Yuan's fireball.

The fireball plunged into the earthen-yellow shield, which immediately turned crimson. The cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining instantly changed from nonchalant to solemn, and the veins on his arm holding the shield bulged.

Li Yuan watched the six people disappear into the distance without giving chase.

With the speed of a level seven Qi Refining Technique combined with Fire Release Technique, catching up with the leader of the opponent is not a problem.

After catching up, he attacked with all his might. With the accumulation of various attributes, he was confident that he could defeat even a Qi Refining Level 7 opponent of the same level.

However, most of the wall had collapsed, leaving the garrison area wide open.

If there are other people waiting outside who rush in while he's chasing after them, the remaining people in the camp won't be able to stop them at all.

And then what happens after you win?

A talisman maker at the sixth level of Qi Refining caught up with and defeated a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi Refining. This situation was quite eye-catching.

On the south side of the courtyard, the Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator who had been overturned was still lying on the ground, blood from his chest soaking through half of his clothes. Another cultivator with a wound to his abdomen sat slumped next to a broken pillar, his face ashen.

The two wounded soldiers couldn't wait much longer.

Six figures jumped over the gap and quickly disappeared along the gravel slope outside the wall.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the direction of the market.

Support has arrived.

A dozen or so cultivators rushed over from the direction of the market. The two leading cultivators were at the sixth level of Qi Refining, followed by the patrol envoy and other guards.

Li Yuan turned and walked towards the wounded.

On the south side of the courtyard, the Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator who had been overturned earlier lay sprawled on the ground, blood soaking half of his clothes from his chest. A cultivator who had stayed behind was squatting beside him, frantically sprinkling medicinal powder onto his wound.

"Two ribs are broken, but the lungs are not damaged." The squatting cultivator looked up at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan crouched down to examine the wound. It wasn't too deep, but the impact to his chest was considerable; his breathing was disordered, and his face was ashen.

He took out a Heart-Locking Talisman from his storage bag and affixed it to the cultivator's chest. He channeled spiritual energy into it, and the sealing patterns on the talisman glowed, locking the injury in its current state.

His breathing immediately stabilized. The shattered bones were fixed in place by spiritual power, and the rate of blood seepage decreased sharply.

"Press it down first, don't let the injury worsen."

On the other side, the cultivator who had been smashed against the wooden shed pillar was also helped up. Most of the armor on his left arm was shattered, and there was a deep gash on his arm that exposed the bone. His abdomen was bruised and purple from a splinter, but it hadn't gone through.

Li Yuan walked over and pasted another heart-locking talisman.

The supporting monks have already poured into the camp.

The leader, a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, glanced at the rubble scattered on the ground and the half-collapsed wall, his face turning ashen.

Where are they?

"They've escaped." Li Yuan took out the medicinal powder and gauze from his storage bag and handed them to the person next to him.

"Six of them, led by a Qi Refining Level 7 cultivator. Their target is the walls and buildings, not people. They split into two groups: four to hold the enemy back, and the leader taking one person to destroy the walls. Once they're done, they'll retreat."

The cultivator gritted his teeth, turned around, and shouted to his subordinates.

"Seal off the surrounding area and check to see if anyone has stayed behind."

The group dispersed.

Li Yuan didn't go with them; instead, he squatted down next to the wounded and helped treat their wounds.

The Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator who had been overturned earlier had his injuries suppressed by the Heart-Locking Talisman, and his breathing had stabilized, but he was still in a semi-conscious state. The other cultivator, who had been injured on his abdomen, was in slightly better condition and was able to sit up on his own, but his left arm was immobile and hung in a sling at his side.

The remaining cultivators were not seriously injured, but were covered in dust and dirt from the shockwave of the earth-based spell.

Li Yuan stood up and glanced at the damage to the camp.

A large section of the east wall collapsed, half of the south wall crumbled, and the gaping hole in the west wall, already caused by the impact, became even larger. Two wooden sheds were destroyed, and the supplies inside were scattered all over the ground. Several cracks appeared in the ground in the center of the courtyard.

Fortunately, the stone house did not collapse. Although the cultivator's earth magic was quite powerful, its coverage spread along the ground, so it did not have much impact on the stone house's structure, which was reinforced with spiritual energy.

Li Yuan's stone house was also intact. The ruined Heart-Locking Talisman on the table was still there, and the ink stain that had seeped out from the spiritual ink had dried.

He went back to the stone house and cleaned the table.

The monks in the courtyard began moving rubble and clearing away the debris from the collapsed wall. Some were assessing the loss of supplies, while others were feeding the wounded with medicine.

A constant stream of noise came in from outside the window.

A constant stream of noise came in from outside the window.

Li Yuan sat at the table for a while, then got up and went outside to help move some rubble and gather the scattered supplies together.

They were busy until late into the night before the base was barely able to restore basic order.

The gap in the wall was temporarily plugged with rubble and planks; it didn't stop much, but it was better than leaving it open. The two seriously injured cultivators were taken to a pharmacy in the market; the Heart-Locking Talisman kept their injuries from worsening.

Li Yuan returned to the stone house and closed the door.

He took out talisman paper and spirit ink from his storage bag and spread them on the table.

I used two Heart-Locking Talismans today, so I need to buy more.

Dip the brush in ink and begin writing.