Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The next day, Li Yuan made talismans in the stone house as usual.

Fifteen fireball talismans were drawn, but thirteen became available. Six heart-locking talismans were drawn, but four became available. Three energy-gathering talismans were drawn, and all were completed.

I've completely gotten used to the feel of the Azure Cloud Talisman Brush. The loss of spiritual energy transmission is extremely low, and the quality of the spiritual patterns I draw is a level higher than when I used the old brush.

After finishing drawing the battle talisman, Li Yuan folded the finished product and placed it on the corner of the table. He then took out the special materials for refining the spirit talisman from his storage bag.

Golden talisman paper was laid out on the table, and dark golden spiritual ink was poured out of the jade bottle.

I drew one last time at the guard's camp, and it took me seven tries to succeed. My talisman-making skills have improved a lot these days. The fireball talisman has reached a minor level of mastery, and my overall control over spiritual power is much more precise than before. It took me four tries to finally create one.

The moment the last burst of spiritual energy flowed from the tip of the brush into the talisman's core, all five spirals lit up simultaneously. The dark golden light gathered layer by layer from the outside in, condensing into an extremely bright point of light at the talisman's core before sinking into the paper.

A layer of calm, dark golden luster rose from the surface of the talisman.

Success! The second Divine Refining Talisman.

It's drawn much more smoothly than the previous one. The overall flow of the talisman, from the beginning to the end, is significantly improved.

Li Yuan placed the talisman on the table and glanced at the remaining golden talisman paper.

There are eight cards left.

He stopped drawing and put the materials back into his storage bag. One finished piece was enough.

That evening, Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the stone house.

He took out the newly drawn Spirit Refining Talisman from his storage bag, stuck it on his forehead, and infused it with spiritual power to activate it.

The concentration pattern on the talisman lit up, and dark golden spiritual power seeped out from the talisman, passing through the skin and acting directly on the soul along the skull.

It's like pouring a layer of hot wax onto the surface of the soul, compacting the loose parts.

After about ten breaths, the already clear perception in my mind became even sharper.

After the spiritual power on the talisman was exhausted, the dark golden luster dimmed, and the spiritual patterns on the surface of the talisman shattered, turning into a few thin fragments that drifted down onto my knees.

Disposable consumables; used up and discarded.

But the results are real.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed it for a moment. The density of his soul was slightly higher than before he used it. It wasn't much, but it was quite considerable over time.

The sky outside the window was completely dark. The azure light curtain of the herb garden array flowed slowly in the distance, reflecting the branches and leaves of the spiritual herbs scattered in the herb garden.

Li Yuan continued to circulate the Spirit-Guiding Technique.

Spiritual energy surged into the body, the pure spiritual power eliminating impurities, and the spiritual power condensed and sank into the dantian. The concentration of spiritual energy in the herb garden was extremely high, and the amount of spiritual power sinking into the dantian each cycle was almost half again as much as when cultivating in the market.

When the third cycle was halfway through.

hum.

A low tremor came from the perimeter of the herb garden.

Early warning of formation.

Li Yuan immediately opened his eyes, got up, and pushed open the door.

Outside the stone house, Steward Wang had already come out of the house next door, holding a magic weapon in his hand, looking towards the mountains and forests to the north of the herb garden.

The cultivator surnamed Zhou rushed out of another stone house, a short sword in his hand. The cultivator surnamed Feng followed behind, his pace slightly slower, but he had already taken out his magical artifact.

The array of light curtains to the north of the herb garden was fluctuating rapidly, and ripples spread across the surface of the cyan barrier.

Qi Refining Level 5, Qi Refining Level 4, Qi Refining Level 4.

His cultivation level is not high.

Three figures rushed out from the edge of the forest, dispersed, and rushed towards the array's light barrier in different directions.

The cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, who was running in the lead, had a grayish-white spiritual light shining in his palm. A wind blade flew out of his hand and struck the array's light screen.

hum.

The light barrier trembled violently, but did not break. Ripples spread outwards from the point of impact, then quickly stabilized.

The other two cultivators also reached the edge of the formation and each cast a spell. An earth spike struck the lower edge of the light barrier from the side, while an ice cone smashed into the front of the light barrier.

The three spells struck simultaneously, causing the array's light barrier to tremble violently twice and dim briefly. However, the spirit stone reserves on the stone platform were still plentiful, and the light barrier quickly recovered.

After the attack, this isn't GG (Goodbye), but rather a recommendation for the treasure book "Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes":

The three people moved almost in sync.

Instead of engaging in battle, instead of scattering, they turned and ran.

The three figures changed direction almost simultaneously and retreated into the depths of the mountains and forests.

Their movements were extremely coordinated, without any hesitation. They attacked separately when they came, and retreated in unison when they left, all in less than ten breaths.

He hit me a few times and then ran away.

A few hurried footsteps crunched through the distant forest, then faded away quickly.

The fluctuations in the array's light barrier gradually subsided, and the cyan barrier returned to its stable state.

Down the slope, Steward Wang put away the magical artifact and called out to those above.

"Get down, let's go."

Li Yuan jumped down from the top of the slope and landed on the open ground in front of the stone house.

The guards gradually withdrew from their positions. The alchemist also peeked out from the stone house on the slope, but seeing that everything was alright, he withdrew again.

In the open space, the cultivator surnamed Zhou tucked his short sword back into his waistband, squatted down on a stone next to the stove, and patted the dirt off his trousers.

This is the fourth time this month.

Manager Wang did not sit down. He stood in the middle of the open space, glanced around, and only turned around after confirming that the formation had returned to normal.

You'll get used to it.

He took two steps toward Li Yuan.

"This kind of harassment comes every few days. Sometimes it's two or three people, sometimes four or five. They come, cast a few spells on the formation, and run away when they see someone come out."

He rubbed his hands together.

"It might not be someone from the Li family; it could be a cultivator who has been robbed of his power, or a rogue cultivator hired to test him."

The cultivator surnamed Zhou stood up from the rock and stretched his shoulders.

"Don't be fooled by the fact that the people who come here aren't very skilled. It gets really annoying after a while. Every time the formation goes off, whether it's real or fake, you have to run out. But when you get out, the person has already run away. All this running around makes it impossible to get any real rest."

He glanced at Li Yuan.

"This is my second round. It was the same when I was on duty last time. Back then, I was hoping for someone to take over, but now that the rotation is over, I've been sent back again."

The cultivator surnamed Feng added a comment.

"It was a bit better in the last round. Back then, the Li family had just started causing trouble, and the frequency of harassment wasn't as high as it is now. It's become noticeably more frequent in the last month, sometimes with two groups coming in one night."

Manager Wang waved his hand.

"Alright, that's enough. Those who need to sleep, go to sleep; those who need to keep watch, keep watch."

The group returned to their respective residences.

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

He didn't go to sleep immediately. Instead, he walked to the table, sat down, and spread out the talisman paper.

The Azure Cloud Talisman Brush dipped in spiritual ink and continued drawing the Fireball Talisman.

The technique at the minor mastery level is extremely stable; the six spiritual runes require almost no thought, the spiritual energy follows wherever the wrist moves. One, two, three. The success rate is approaching 90%, and the occasional defective talisman is due to flaws in the quality of the talisman itself, unrelated to the technique.

In the following days, Li Yuan raised the output of talisman making to a new level.

The spiritual energy here in the herb garden is abundant, and the speed at which spiritual energy is restored through cultivation is almost twice as fast as when I was stationed at the market. The spiritual energy replenishment function continues to operate, and the spiritual energy consumed during the day when making talismans can be replenished in two or three hours of cultivation at night.

The finished talismans were neatly stacked in batches on the corner of the table. Every two days, Manager Wang would arrange for someone to transport the talismans back towards the market town and hand them over to the liaison point. The people at the liaison point would then take the talismans to the Talisman Hall to settle the contribution.

The contribution points gradually increase from the settlement of each batch of finished products.

The previous overdrafts, plus the daily material consumption expenses, had consistently resulted in a negative number. By the seventh day, the figure on the settlement statement had changed from negative to zero.

On the eighth day, the numbers started to move in a positive direction.

The contribution has returned to positive.

After finishing the last drawing, Li Yuan put down his talisman brush, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to circulate the Spirit-Inducing Incantation.

Spiritual energy surged into the body and settled in the dantian. Cultivation progressed forward with each cycle of energy circulation.