Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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Li Yuan put the golden talisman in his hand aside and glanced at the courtyard gate.

The man had already reached the door frame, his gaze sweeping over the table and talismans in the courtyard before settling back on Li Yuan.

"How much is one?"

"Three spirit stones."

The man didn't haggle. He took out six spirit stones from his storage bag and placed them on the stone platform at the entrance of the courtyard.

Two.

Li Yuan pulled out two concealment talismans from the corner of the table and handed them over.

The man took the talisman, flipped through it, looked at the spiritual patterns on its surface, nodded, and turned to leave.

I walked south along the dirt road without looking back.

Li Yuan stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching his figure disappear at the end of the shantytown, before turning his gaze back.

A jade pendant for concealing one's breath. Grayish-black claw-shaped markings on the left arm.

Li Yuan closed the courtyard gate, took out a piece of paper from his storage bag, and wrote down the details he had just seen.

Facial features, cultivation level, jade pendant style, and the location and shape of the lines on the left arm.

Then they left the outskirts and went into the city to find Wang Lu.

Wang Lu was flipping through a booklet in his room at the inn.

Li Yuan explained the situation.

After listening, Wang Lu closed the booklet and remained silent for a few moments.

"Can you see the lines on your left arm clearly?"

"I couldn't see it clearly, only a section of the edge was visible. It was grayish-black, and the curved shape looked like part of a claw."

Wang Lu tapped his fingers twice on the table.

"I understand. I'll keep an eye on this."

He tucked the booklet into his sleeve.

"However, we don't have enough manpower right now. Go back and continue as usual, don't alert them."

Li Yuan hummed in agreement, left the inn, and returned to the outer perimeter along the same route.

When they arrived at the door of the residence, Fang Laosan was squatting in front of the neighbor's door, gnawing on a kebab. When he saw Li Yuan return, he grinned at him.

"Master Li, you're back? Two people came to buy talismans from you just now, but I told them to come back later."

"OK."

Li Yuan pushed open the courtyard gate and laid out the table again to prepare to draw talismans.

After finishing his meat skewers, Fang Laosan patted the oil off his hands and sauntered over to the entrance of Li Yuanyuan's courtyard, where he leaned against the doorframe.

"You saw that person who came this afternoon, right?"

"Yes, I bought two Concealment Talismans."

Fang Laosan chuckled.

"That man is from the Fog Raven Gang."

Li Yuan looked up and glanced at him.

Fang Laosan gestured towards the shantytown area to the south.

"The Mist Raven Gang, a group on the outskirts. The leader is at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he has about ten men under his command, with cultivation levels ranging from the third to the sixth level. They've been operating in the outskirts for quite some years."

He leaned against the door frame, his hands clasped in front of his chest.

"These guys aren't bad; at least they don't cause much trouble on the outskirts. They just run around making money."

"Why are you running?"

"They run away from everything." Fang Laosan counted on his fingers.

"Lingxi Valley has many demonic beasts and spiritual herbs, so you can go there to gather herbs and hunt, but it's dangerous. Chitie Gully produces iron-type ore, which isn't of high grade but is sold in large quantities. Black Swamp produces several types of water-attribute spiritual herbs that can't grow anywhere else. There's a wind spirit stone vein on Broken Wind Cliff, but that place is too steep for most people to climb."

He raised another finger.

"And there's the Dry River Beach, where you can find something called Feather Material, which is the raw material for making high-grade talisman paper. As for the Ghost Mist Forest, it goes without saying that it's shrouded in mist all year round, and it contains everything, including ghosts. But once you go in, you might not be able to come out."

Fang Laosan withdrew his hand and rubbed his chin.

"The Mist Raven Gang spends most of their time running around these areas, gathering things and bringing them back. They only enter the city when they need to sell something; otherwise, they live on the outskirts."

"Why not move into the city?"

"It's expensive in the city," Fang Laosan chuckled. "The entrance fee alone costs two spirit stones per person, and lodging and food all cost money. It's cheaper on the outskirts, and it's more convenient to go out and do business here. You don't have to go in and out of the city gate every time. Generally, you only need to go into the city once every two weeks."

Li Yuan hummed in agreement and did not ask any further questions.

Fang Laosan chatted for a few more minutes about other peripheral gangs, and then was called away by another neighbor next door.

Li Yuan sat back down at the table and continued drawing talismans.

Two days later.

That morning, Li Yuan was drawing a Qi-gathering talisman in the courtyard.

Footsteps came from outside the courtyard gate, followed by a knock.

"Is Master Li here?"

Li Yuan looked up.

That cultivator from the Mist Raven Gang is here again.

He was still wearing that faded grayish-brown short robe, with the jade pendant for concealing his breath hanging at his waist. The cuff of his left sleeve still concealed the grayish-black pattern.

This time, he didn't stand at the door, but walked directly into the courtyard, his steps much more casual than last time.

"The concealment talisman from last time was good; it worked."

He squatted down on a rock in the yard and glanced at the talisman on the table.

"Master Li, I'd like to buy detection talismans this time."

"Yes. How many?"

"Quite a number." The man rubbed his hands together. "We're going to explore a secret realm soon. The terrain is complex, and we need exploration talismans to help us sense our surroundings. About twenty, plus ten concealment talismans."

Twenty exploration tokens.

Based on the price of two and a half spirit stones per card on the outside, the total is fifty spirit stones. Adding the concealment talisman, the total is eighty spirit stones.

The man rummaged through his storage bag, looking somewhat troubled.

"Can I use this in exchange?"

A dark jade pendant rested on the stone surface. (Cola Novels, good books never stop being updated, waiting for you to appreciate.) The spiritual patterns gleamed faintly with a cold light in the afternoon sun.

"What's the use of this?"

The man sat down on the rock and gestured.

"It's for concealing one's breath. It's a bit troublesome to use. You need to mix it with a medicinal liquid first, and then inject spiritual power."

"Quite intricate craftsmanship." Li Yuan flipped the jade pendant over and examined the engraving of the spirit patterns. "Where did it come from?"

"I don't know exactly how it was done either," the man waved his hand.

"Our boss took these out of the secret realm. He got several pieces and distributed them to his men."

Li Yuan placed the jade pendant back on the stone platform.

"This thing is useless to me, let's get something else."

The man paused for a moment, put the jade pendant back, and rummaged through his storage bag.

After rummaging around for a while, he pulled something out and placed it on the stone platform.

It is a bottle.

It's about the size of a palm, dark blue all over, with a rounded body, a small mouth and a large belly, and a ring of extremely fine spiritual patterns engraved on the bottle wall. The workmanship is much more exquisite than ordinary porcelain bottles, with a ring of silver sealing spiritual patterns at the mouth that connects with the spiritual patterns on the bottle body.

"This is it." The man clapped his hands.

"Spiritual Essence Bottle. It can preserve medicinal liquids for a long time without spoiling or evaporating. Don't you talisman makers often mix spiritual inks and medicinal liquids? If you store them in this bottle, they will stay as fresh as if they were just mixed, no matter how long you keep them."

He gestured towards Li Yuan.

"Moreover, when preparing the medicine, you can mix it directly in the bottle, and the spirit runes can help stir it evenly, which is much more convenient than using a bowl or basin."

He pushed the bottle toward Li Yuan.

"Let's be friends, I'll trade this one."

Li Yuan reached out and picked up the bottle.

The bottle felt slightly cool to the touch and was heavier than it appeared. The ring of spiritual patterns on the bottle wall gleamed faintly with a cold light under my fingertips.

The moment my fingertip touched the bottle wall, the control panel popped out.

[Equipable item detected]

[Item Attribute Level: Green]

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

Li Yuan twirled the bottle in his hand a few more times.

green.

He turned the bottle over and looked at the bottom. There was a tiny symbol engraved on the bottom, like the maker's mark, but it was worn away and was not very clear.

"OK."

Li Yuan placed the bottle on the table and nodded to the man.

A look of obvious joy appeared on the man's face, and he suddenly stood up from the rock.

"make a deal."

"When can I come to pick it up?"

"The day after tomorrow," Li Yuan said. "Twenty detection talismans will take time to draw, but ten concealment talismans can be given to you now."

"No problem, I'll come the day after tomorrow."

The man smiled, cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yuan, turned and left the courtyard, his steps much lighter than when he arrived.

The courtyard fell silent again.

Li Yuan closed the courtyard gate and walked back to the table.

The Spirit Essence Bottle sat on the table, its dark blue body gleaming with a cool, moist luster in the afternoon sunlight.

Fingertips touched the bottle wall.

It's mine now.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Essence Bottle (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Spiritual Liquid Transformation (Green) - Increases the effect of medicines on enhancing spiritual power by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Successfully complete 100 talisman-making or alchemy attempts using self-prepared potions or spirit ink (0/100)]

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

Green entry. Spiritual essence is formed.

It can enhance the effects of elixirs.

The condition for permanentization is to successfully complete one hundred talisman-making operations using self-prepared medicinal solutions or spiritual ink.

He has been using the spiritual ink that comes with his self-made herbal talisman paper to create talismans. If these are considered self-mixed spiritual inks, then each finished talisman he draws counts as one. One hundred is not a lot; at the current production rate, he can accumulate enough within a few days.

However, you need to equip it first.

Li Yuan placed the Spirit Essence Bottle on the table without immediately equipping it.

All five equipment slots are full; to equip something, you have to unequip one.

The effects of the Soul Nourishing Pill are currently the least noticeable.

With a thought, Li Yuan removed the Soul Nourishing Pill and equipped the Spirit Essence Bottle.

[Equipment Successfully]

[Acquired entry: Spiritual Liquid Transformation (Green)]

[Permanentization Condition: Successfully complete 100 talisman-making or alchemy attempts using self-prepared medicinal solutions or spiritual ink (0/100)]

The spirit bottle transformed into a dark cyan light and entered the body.

The changes are not immediately perceptible. The effects of the spiritual liquid's transformation can only be seen during the actual preparation of spiritual ink and talisman making.

Li Yuan spread out a sheet of herbal talisman paper, dipped it in his own concocted spiritual ink, and began to write.

Fireball talisman.

The six spiritual patterns were formed in one go, and the talisman's core was brought together.

It became.

[Spiritual Liquid Transformation (Green) Permanentization Progress: 1/100]

Li Yuan set the finished product aside and continued drawing.

The second one, the third one, the fourth one.

With each drawing completed, the progress increases a little.

By evening, I had finished writing, and the progress was already seventeen.

At this rate, it will probably reach one hundred very soon.

Li Yuan folded the finished product neatly, took out the monster meat from his storage bag, roasted and ate it, and then sat cross-legged to practice his internal energy.

The surrounding shantytown outside the window gradually quieted down. Occasionally, a few barks of dogs and scattered conversations could be heard in the distance; it was noisier than the city, but it also had a rough, rustic feel to it.

A dim light shone in Fang Laosan's house outside the courtyard wall, and you could vaguely hear him humming that off-key tune inside.

Li Yuan closed his eyes, his breathing even, and his spiritual energy circulated continuously in his meridians.