Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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Li Yuan stayed deep in the Ghost Mist Forest for most of the day.

After digesting another round of information, Li Yuan got up and walked deeper into the woods.

The ghostly fog grew thicker and thicker.

Beyond five zhang, nothing could be seen at all; the range of the amplified spiritual senses was compressed to about thirty zhang. The keen perception of hidden malice also became much duller, as if listening to sounds through several layers of cloth.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, several blurry figures appeared in the fog ahead.

three people.

Li Yuan paused, trying to minimize his presence.

The three figures moved slowly through the mist, as if searching for something. They were spaced far apart, about seven or eight zhang (approximately 33-40 meters) apart, spread out in a fan shape.

His cultivation level increased from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level.

Li Yuan didn't avoid them and continued walking in the same direction. It was normal to encounter other cultivators in the Ghost Mist Forest. This forest wasn't particularly dangerous, and many rogue cultivators came in to gather evil energy, hunt yin spirits, or collect spiritual herbs.

When they had walked about thirty feet, the cultivator at the front spotted Li Yuan.

A young man in his late twenties, with a dark complexion and a lean build, was wearing a gray-green short shirt and had a short sword hanging at his waist.

He stopped, glanced in Li Yuan's direction, then waved to the two people behind him, beckoning them to come closer.

The three people gathered together and walked towards Li Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist, are you also here to gather evil energy?" the dark-faced young man asked casually, a smile on his face.

"Mm." Li Yuan nodded, without stopping.

The dark-faced young man followed and walked a few steps alongside Li Yuan.

"The same goes for the three of us. The concentration of malevolent energy deeper in this forest is much higher than on the outskirts, but the fog is too thick, making it easy to get lost. Aren't you afraid of getting lost by yourself, fellow Daoist?"

Li Yuan didn't respond.

The dark-faced young man's companion followed. He was in his thirties, with a kind face, and walked at a slow pace.

The other one was younger, in his early twenties, with sharp eyes, and kept looking at Li Yuan's storage bag.

The three men partially surrounded Li Yuan, one on the left, one on the right, and one behind, with a distance of about five or six zhang between them.

Li Yuan's aura was suppressed to the level of the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining.

To these three, the person in front of them was a rogue cultivator of similar cultivation level, who had ventured alone deep into the Ghost Mist Forest, his storage bag bulging with items.

The dark-faced young man suddenly drew a short sword from his waist with his right hand. The spiritual power on the sword surged, and a gray-white sword aura slashed towards Li Yuan's lower back.

At the same time, the kind-looking cultivator on the left had a flash of spiritual light in his palm, and an earth-based spell was thrown towards Li Yuan's feet.

The young rogue cultivator behind him also moved, shooting a spiritual needle from his fingertip straight for the back of Li Yuan's head.

The three acted simultaneously, their coordination was impeccable, and they did not hesitate at all.

Deep within the Ghost Mist Forest, there are no patrol envoys, and no rules of the Yuan Yang Sect. Murder and robbery are commonplace here.

Li Yuan shook his head and moved the instant the dark-faced young man drew his sword.

It's not about dodging, it's not about retaliating.

With a thought, he dispelled the Hundred Meridians Return to Origin Technique.

Equip the Bloodstone.

[Equipment Successfully]

[Acquired entry: Bloodthirsty Tempering Realm (Green)]

Then Li Yuan made a move.

He shifted his body to the right, dodging the spiritual needles that shot from behind.

The needle grazed past his left ear and disappeared into the thick fog ahead.

The earth magic spell struck the spot where he had just been standing, causing the soil to churn, but no one was hit.

The dark-faced young man's sword energy missed its mark.

Li Yuan raised his right hand and cast a fireball spell.

A precise keyword lock-on at a distance of three zhang (approximately 10 meters).

The fireball struck the dark-faced young man head-on in the chest.

boom.

A scorching shockwave exploded in the thick fog, dispersing a large area of ​​the surrounding mist. The dark-faced young man was thrown backward, a large hole ripped open in his gray-green short-sleeved shirt, his skin charred black.

He crashed into a dead tree, slid to the ground, struggled for a moment, and then stopped moving.

The kind-looking cultivator on the left paled. Before he could retract the spiritual light from his palm, Li Yuan's fire arrow had already arrived.

The fire arrow pierced his right shoulder, flew out from behind, and embedded itself in the tree trunk behind him.

The kind-hearted monk grunted, his right arm hanging down, and he turned to run away.

A second fire arrow caught up with his back.

He collapsed into the pile of decaying leaves, struggled for a few moments, and then his breathing weakened rapidly.

The young rogue cultivator at the back reacted the fastest. Seeing his two companions fall instantly, he turned and ran.

Li Yuan did not pursue.

Fireball.

The fireball pierced through the thick fog, its trajectory precisely adjusted, and struck the young rogue cultivator's lower back.

boom.

The young rogue cultivator fell forward, rolled twice on the ground, and lay motionless in the pile of decaying leaves.

It took less than ten breaths in total.

All three people collapsed.

Li Yuan stood still, calming his breathing.

The Bloodthirsty Tempering Realm attribute generated a response the instant the kill occurred.

An extremely subtle force surged from the direction of the three corpses, seeped into Li Yuan's body, and merged into the depths of his dantian.

It feels faint, but it is definitely there.

The dark-faced young man didn't have much in his storage bag: a few spirit stones, a bottle of Demon-Slaying Pills, half a bottle of spirit ink, and a spare short sword.

The honest cultivator had more items in his storage bag: about ten spirit stones, two bottles of pills, and a cloth bag.

The cloth bag was opened, revealing a large quantity of ore inside.

The bag was piled high with grayish-black ore of varying sizes. Some were the size of a fist, while others were only the size of an egg. The surface was rough and bore fresh marks of mining.

There was also a set of mining tools next to it: an iron pickaxe, an iron chisel, and a small hammer. They were roughly made but sturdy and durable.

These three people not only came to collect evil energy, but also to mine in the Ghost Mist Forest.

The young rogue cultivator also had some ore in his storage bag, a smaller amount, but it also bore fresh traces of mining.

Li Yuan collected all the spirit stones and pills from the three people's storage bags, and also gathered the ores together.

The total amount of ore was considerable, approximately thirty to forty kilograms. Li Yuan wasn't familiar with this type of ore, but judging from its weight and texture, its grade shouldn't be low.

He squatted down and examined the ore one by one, placing his fingers on each one.

Most of them did not react.

When I flipped to the teenth or so, my fingertip touched a mineral that was smaller and darker in color than the others, and the panel popped up.

[Equipable item detected: Shadow Stone (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Yin Qi Amplification (White) - Increases cultivation speed by 30% when practicing Yin attribute techniques]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Cultivate a Yang attribute cultivation technique and reach the perfect state (0/1)]

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

White text entry. Increases the cultivation speed of Yin attribute techniques by 30%.

The condition for permanentization is that the Yang attribute cultivation method reaches perfection, which is a rather strange condition for permanentization.

Li Yuan currently has neither a Yin-attribute cultivation technique nor a Yang-attribute cultivation technique that he has mastered to perfection.

This piece of yin stone is not needed for the time being.

Li Yuan carefully stored the Yin Stone separately, and also put the other ores without any inscriptions into his storage bag. He could sell them at the market when he got back, and get some spirit stones in return.

After looting the three men's belongings, Li Yuan stood up.

Just as I was about to leave, I caught a glimpse of three corpses on the ground.

wrong.

Li Yuan stopped in his tracks.

The body of the dark-faced young man showed signs of change.

When it was killed by the fireball, a large hole was blown open in its chest, and its flesh was charred black, but the rest of its body was relatively intact.

In less than fifteen minutes, the body had already begun to shrivel.

This is not normal dehydration and drying.

It's an unnatural, extremely rapid atrophy. The skin clings tightly to the bone, the muscles seem to have had their moisture and essence drained from within, the facial features collapse, and the eye sockets become deep-set.

The other two bodies were undergoing the same changes.

high speed.

Li Yuan squatted down and pressed his hand on the corpse of the dark-faced young man.

His skin was dry and rough, like old leather that had been sun-dried for months. His muscles had atrophied considerably, and the outline of his bones was clearly visible.

It's not just about the physical body.

Even the soul is disappearing.

Under normal circumstances, a cultivator's soul will remain in the body for a period of time after death before slowly dissipating. For a cultivator at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, the soul can remain for at least one or two days.

However, the remnants of the souls of these three people could no longer be felt.

He died less than a quarter of an hour ago, and his soul was gone.

Li Yuan stood up and looked around.

A thick, grayish-white fog drifted slowly around us, obscuring everything.

The range of the amplified spiritual senses was only about thirty feet due to the interference of the ghostly mist, and there were no abnormal fluctuations in aura within that range.

However, the changes in the body were abnormal.

The Ghost Mist Forest is strange in itself. This forest is shrouded in thick fog and malevolent energy all year round, with ghostly spirits wandering within it, and there may be some unknown force underground influencing the entire area.

The body quickly shriveled and the soul rapidly dissipated, as if it had been sucked away by something.

Is it the ghost mist itself? Or some other entity deep within the Ghost Mist Forest?

After walking a few steps, he turned back to look at the three corpses.

In just a few steps, his emaciated state worsened. His face had completely shriveled, unrecognizable. His clothes hung loosely on his frame, like a piece of dry firewood.

Li Yuan withdrew his gaze and quickened his pace toward the fog wall.

The Ghost Mist Forest is indeed strange.

Next time I come, I'll have to be more careful.