Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan picked up the blood-replenishing talisman and touched its surface with his fingertips.

[Equipable item detected: Healing Talisman (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Blood and Qi Resurgence (White) - Increases blood and qi recovery speed and injury recovery speed by 30%]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Consume the heart's blood of a mid-grade or higher tier-one monster within 15 minutes of its death]

[Current equipment slots are full (5/5). Replace current equipment?]

White text. Blood and energy surge back.

The recovery of Qi and Blood, as well as injury recovery, is increased by 30% simultaneously. This effect overlaps somewhat with the self-generating Qi and Blood effect, but the direction is not entirely the same. The self-generating Qi and Blood effect is a continuous, automatic recovery, while the Qi and Blood Regeneration effect increases the overall recovery speed by 30%. The combined effect of the two is more significant.

The condition for permanentization is consuming the heart's blood of a first-tier, mid-grade or higher demon beast within a quarter of its death.

The last quarter of an hour before death. This means that the blood cannot be taken after the beast is killed; it must be taken from the heart while the beast is still alive, and within a quarter of an hour before the beast dies.

The time window is extremely narrow.

Either bring the monster to the brink of death before taking its blood, or capture it alive before processing it.

Li Yuan put the blood-replenishing talisman back on the table and picked up the detection talisman.

[Equipable item detected: Probe (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Sense Enhancement (White) - Increases perception by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Reach the beginner level in a perception-based spell]

[Current equipment slots are full (5/5). Replace current equipment?]

White text. Amplification of spiritual awareness.

The perception effect is increased by 30%, simple and direct. Unlike the perception range of the Spirit Detection Compass, this entry enhances the accuracy and sensitivity of perception itself, and is not limited to magical artifacts.

The condition for permanentization is to master a perception-based spell to the basic level.

Perception spells aren't uncommon on the market; I've seen a few before when buying spells. The requirements aren't too demanding.

Li Yuan carefully put away the two talismans, spread out new talisman paper, and continued practicing.

He had already figured out the pattern of the blood runes on the previous blood-replenishing talisman, and after drawing a few more, his skill was becoming increasingly steady. The detection talisman was even simpler; the combination of sensing and expansion runes posed almost no technical difficulty for him, given his minor mastery of talisman-making.

By the end of the morning, five or six of each type of talisman had been drawn.

[Healing Talisman: Beginner (0/200)]

[Prospector: Beginner (0/200)]

He has mastered both new talisman techniques.

Li Yuan put down the talisman brush, folded the finished product neatly, and got up to leave the courtyard.

He slowed down as he approached the market notice board.

Most of them are purchase notices, where a certain cultivator is looking to buy a certain spiritual herb or mineral, leaving their contact information and offer.

Li Yuan's gaze swept over the notes.

Most of them were irrelevant to him. People were looking to buy Crimson Reed Grass, Tier 3 ore, or some kind of spirit beast cub.

My gaze lingered on one of the photos.

The note was brief: Seeking to purchase one Spirit Essence Fruit, quality not important, price negotiable. It was unsigned, only including a contact address.

Spiritual Essence Fruit.

The core ingredient of the Breaking Yuan Pill. As Wang Lu mentioned before, that group of cultivators had acquired the six auxiliary ingredients and the usual main ingredients, but they were still missing the Spirit Yuan Fruit.

If this note was posted by the Jiexiu people, it means they are still active in the market and haven't found the Spirit Essence Fruit yet.

But that might not be the case. Although Spirit Essence Fruit is rare, it's not only used in Foundation Establishment Pills; it's occasionally used in other pill formulas as well. The person who posted this note may not be related to a Tribulation Cultivator.

Li Yuan memorized the contact address on the note, but didn't tear it off. He turned and walked back.

Return to the inn and find Wang Lu.

There's a situation.

Wang Lu was flipping through a thin booklet in his room when he heard Li Yuan's words and looked up.

Li Yuan recounted the story of the notice on the bulletin board about seeking to purchase Lingyuan Fruit.

Wang Lu remained silent for a few moments after listening.

He closed the booklet in his hand and placed it on the table.

"Where is your contact address?"

Li Yuan gave the location name.

Wang Lu frowned slightly.

"That location is in the residential area south of the market. It's not a shop or an inn; it's a private residence."

He walked to the window and glanced outside.

"If that group really found the Spirit Essence Fruit in the market, then they'll have all the materials. Once they have all the materials, they can go directly to Senior He to refine the pills. From entering the market to finishing the refining process, they won't need to leave Yunyang Market at all."

He turned around and looked at Li Yuan.

"You can't make a move in the market."

His tone was slightly more subdued than usual.

"I'll go check that address."

Li Yuan nodded and left the inn.

Continue south along the main street.

After mastering the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique, I've been stuck on the second step. Without the Bone Tempering Liquid to open the deep absorption channels in my muscles, relying solely on brute force of spiritual energy leads to extremely slow progress. Back at the mine, Manager Liu mentioned that the Bone Tempering Liquid is a unique formula of the Li family, and only the Li family can prepare it.

Yunyang Market is much larger than Qinghe Market, and the Li family also has shops there. If you can buy Bone Tempering Liquid anywhere, it's most likely from one of the Li family's shops.

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The shops on the southern section of the main street have a different style from those in the middle section; they are less orderly and uniform, and more cluttered. Some signs are handwritten, and the paint on some storefronts is peeling and no one has repaired it.

However, the variety is more diverse, and some items that cannot be bought in the northern and central sections can occasionally be found in the southern section.

Li Yuan walked along the street for a while, his eyes scanning the signs on both sides.

As we turned a corner, a small shop came into view.

The storefront was only the width of one room, the door panels were worn, and the paint was faded. A wooden plaque hung above the door with two characters engraved on it.

Li Ji.

In the lower right corner of the plaque is an inconspicuous small character, the character "Li," which is exactly the same as the character on the tokens worn by the cultivators in Li Family Market.

The Li family's shop.

There were no staff members on duty at the door; the door was half-open, and a smell of medicine and metal wafted out.

Li Yuan pushed open the door and went inside.

The shop was more spacious inside than it appeared from the outside. Three walls were lined with wooden shelves, on which were displayed various porcelain bottles, jade boxes, and sealed jars.

Behind the counter sat a man in his thirties, wearing a dark gray short robe with the same dark pattern embroidered on the collar as on the Li family's token.

A layer of spiritual energy barrier also covered the counter, so the items on the shelves could be seen but not touched.

The waiter looked up when he saw the person come in.

"What are you looking at?"

"Bone Tempering Liquid".

The waiter's gaze swept over Li Yuan, lingering for a moment on the talisman-shaped badge at his waist before looking away.

"have."

He pulled a porcelain jar from under the counter and placed it on the counter. The mouth of the jar was sealed with wax, and a label was affixed to the body of the jar, which read "Bone Tempering Liquid".

"Standard bone-tempering liquid costs twenty spirit stones per jar. One jar is enough for one complete body-tempering cycle."

Twenty spirit stones per jar.

It was much more expensive than Li Yuan had expected. The three body-refining elixirs together only cost twenty-eight spirit stones, while a jar of bone-tempering elixir cost twenty.

"Anything else?"

The shop assistant pointed to the shelf behind the counter.

Several porcelain bottles were displayed on the middle shelf. The craftsmanship was much more exquisite than that of ordinary pill bottles, and dark gold labels were affixed to the bottles.

"Special Iron Wall Pill. This pill, taken in conjunction with the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique, can replace Bone Tempering Liquid and is even more effective. Bone Tempering Liquid only opens the absorption channels deep within the muscles, while the Iron Wall Pill, in addition to opening these channels, can directly strengthen bone density."

He removed a small opening in the screen above the counter and took a porcelain bottle from the shelf, placing it on the counter.

"Five pieces per bottle, fifty spirit stones."

Li Yuan took the porcelain bottle over.

The bottle feels slightly heavy in the hand, and the opening is sealed very tightly. Pulling out the stopper reveals five dark iron-colored pills with a very faint metallic sheen on their surface, and a dull, mineral smell emanates from them when brought close.

My fingertip touched a pill at the mouth of the bottle.

The panel popped up.

[Equipable item detected]

[Item Attribute Level: White]

[Note: Items not belonging to the user cannot be equipped, and detailed information cannot be viewed.]

Li Yuan put the cork back in.

"One Iron Wall Pill is enough for you for seven days. During these seven days, the body-refining effect will be greatly enhanced."

Li Yuan pondered for a few moments before speaking.

"Give me a bottle of Iron Wall Pill."

The shop assistant pushed the porcelain bottle over, and Li Yuan counted out fifty spirit stones and placed them on the counter.

After the count was completed, the shop assistant gathered the spirit stones into the drawer under the counter.

"The Iron Wall Pill should be swallowed directly, and it is most effective if taken half an hour before practicing the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique."

Li Yuan put the two items into his storage bag, nodded to the shop assistant, and turned to leave the shop.

Walk back to the courtyard along the same route.

The courtyard gate closed, and we entered the main house.

Li Yuan sat down at the table, took the Iron Wall Pills out of his storage bag, and placed them side by side on the table.

[Equipable item detected: Iron Wall Pill (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Bone Marrow Tempering (White) - Increases the effectiveness of various drugs on body tempering techniques by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Cultivate a Daoist body-refining technique to perfection (0/1)]

[Current equipment slots are full (5/5). Replace current equipment?]

It can enhance the effects of drugs on body-refining techniques, but I don't have many opportunities to use it right now.

The conditions for permanentization are also quite stringent.

Li Yuan spread out the golden talisman paper, dipped it in dark gold spirit ink, and began to write.

The five circles of concentration runes on the Spirit Refining Talisman were completed in one go.

One, two, three.

Two copies were made.

Then switch to Fireball Talisman, Heart-Locking Talisman, and Qi-Gathering Talisman.

Then draw a few more healing talismans and exploration talismans.

The finished products were stacked up on the corner of the table.

After nightfall, Li Yuan put down his talisman brush, took out two Sha Yuan Pills from his storage bag, and sat cross-legged to circulate his internal energy.

The spiritual energy and malevolent energy within the body flowed alternately.

The Yunyang Market outside the window gradually quieted down, and the courtyard walls shut out the last few footsteps from the alley.