Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The number of people in Yunyangfang Market is increasing.

After the news of Yuanyang Sect recruiting disciples spread, rogue cultivators from all around flocked to the market in waves, like fish smelling fish.

The number of people on the main street has nearly doubled compared to half a month ago. The stalls in the gathering area for independent cultivators have moved from inside the stone railing to outside the stone railing, and even temporary sheds have sprung up in the open spaces of the side alleys.

The inn was fully booked. The side alley where Li Yuan lived, which used to have three or four empty courtyards, was now all rented out. A rogue cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining had moved in next door, and he would start practicing his cultivation before dawn every day, with fluctuations of his aura seeping through the cracks in the courtyard wall.

The checks at the city gates have become more stringent.

When Li Yuan went out to buy spiritual herbs, he noticed that the queue to enter the city was almost twice as long as before.

The number of guards on both sides of the city gate increased from six to eight. The two extra guards were clearly more powerful, around the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining, and they stood at the gate scanning everyone who came in and out.

The faces in the street vendor area have changed a lot. The old vendors are still there, but there are a lot of new faces around.

Some were setting up stalls to sell things, while others gathered in groups of three or five to chat about the Yuanyang Sect recruiting disciples.

Their cultivation levels varied, ranging from the second or third level of Qi Refining to the seventh or eighth level.

As Li Yuan squatted down to pick out Qingling Grass at the herb stall, two rogue cultivators stood and chatted beside him.

"...Did you see those people over on East Street? The ones wearing dark blue robes."

"I see. They're not from the Wang or Li family, are they? The patterns on their robes are different."

"The Ji family's."

Li Yuan's finger paused on a bundle of Qingling grass.

The rogue cultivator who spoke was a middle-aged man in his forties with a dark complexion, clearly someone who spent most of his time traveling.

"The Ji family?" The rogue cultivator next to him paused, taken aback. "Which Ji family?"

"One of the three Foundation Establishment families under the Yuanyang Sect."

The dark-skinned rogue cultivator lowered his voice, but didn't try to conceal it. "Besides the Wang and Li families, there's also the Ji family. The Ji family is skilled in weapon crafting, and their territory is located in the southeast of the Yuanheng Mountains, quite far from both the Wang and Li families."

"How come I've never heard of it?"

"They don't usually show their faces." The dark-skinned rogue cultivator rubbed his chin. "The Ji family's territory is remote, and they don't have much interaction with the Wang or Li families. They usually keep a low profile and make their fortune quietly, without getting involved in the conflicts here. Besides, their family situation isn't very good either."

"What's wrong with it?"

"There's only one ancestor left." The dark-skinned rogue cultivator gestured towards East Street. "He's a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but I heard he's nearing the end of his lifespan. There's no one among the younger generation of the Ji family who can take over. If the ancestor passes away, the Ji family will only have Qi Refining stage cultivators to hold their own."

The rogue cultivator next to him clicked his tongue. "Isn't that just like an ordinary rogue cultivator family?"

"More or less." The dark-skinned rogue cultivator nodded.

The two rogue cultivators whispered a few more words to each other, and then went their separate ways.

Li Yuan paid for the selected Qingling Grass with spirit stones, put it into his storage bag, and got up to walk back.

The Ji family. The third Foundation Establishment family under the Yuan Yang Sect, specializing in weapon crafting, but only one ancestor remains, and his lifespan is nearing its end.

They have little connection with the Wang and Li families, but they are still members of a Foundation Establishment family.

Li Yuan kept this information in mind.

After returning to the courtyard, Li Yuan continued making talismans.

In the days that followed, Li Yuan focused on pushing forward the talisman-making progress of the Spirit Jade Plate.

Every afternoon and evening, I spend all my time making talismans. I hold my left hand against the back of the jade plate and continuously infuse it with spiritual energy, while my right hand holds a brush to draw talismans.

The auxiliary effect of the Spirit Jade Plate makes the quality of the finished product consistently higher than usual. The spiritual energy infused at the bottom of the jade plate seals the bottom of the talisman paper, greatly improving the stability of the spiritual patterns and making the distribution of spiritual energy in the patterns extremely even.

On the evening of the fifth day, Li Yuan removed the last Qi-gathering talisman of the day from the jade plate.

The panel popped up.

The conditions for making the Spirit Essence Refinement (Green) permanent have been met.

Is it permanent?

Yes.

[Permanentization successful]

[Spiritual Essence Refinement (Green) has become a permanent entry]

[Equipment consumed]

The Spirit Jade Plate transformed into a dark cyan light on the table and disappeared into Li Yuan's hands.

The changes are immediately noticeable.

The precision of his fingertips' control over spiritual energy had reached a new level. It wasn't the kind of improvement that required conscious effort to perceive, but rather a change that had become instinctive—the direction of the spiritual energy after it seeped into the talisman paper from the tip of the pen was more precise, and the diffusion of spiritual energy along the edges of the spiritual patterns was suppressed to an unprecedentedly low level.

Li Yuan spread out a sheet of herbal talisman paper and, without a jade plate, began to draw directly.

The crimson luster rising from the talisman was deep and restrained, and its quality was slightly better than when it was used with the jade plate before it was permanently enhanced.

The quality of the talisman has been permanently improved by 20%.

Building upon the foundation of mastered talisman-making, every talisman drawn afterward is better than before. The finished product has a higher spiritual energy density and more refined spiritual patterns.

The actual effects of talismans are also stronger.

In terms of revenue, improved quality means higher selling prices and better sales channels.

Li Yuan placed the fireball talisman on the corner of the table, cleaned the tabletop, and went out to Li's Shop.

The storefront on the south side of the main street is still there, and the bronze plaque above the door reflects the light.

The man was still the same one wearing a dark gray short robe.

"Iron Wall Pill".

"Five pieces per bottle, fifty spirit stones."

"Two bottles, please."

He put down one hundred spirit stones and put the two bottles of Iron Wall Pills into his storage bag.

Back in the courtyard, Li Yuan closed the door and poured out an Iron Wall Pill, putting it into his mouth.

A searing heat exploded from the bottom of the stomach, flowing down the spine and into the bones of the limbs. The bone marrow was tempered, amplifying the medicinal effect by 30%, while the spiritual liquid further enhanced it by 30%.

The Iron Wall Body Refining Technique was activated.

The spiritual energy flows into the deep layers of the muscles along the path of the cultivation technique.

The absorption channels at the minor completion stage are much wider than those at the mastery stage, and the speed and depth of spiritual energy penetration have reached a new level.

The Blood Coagulation Pill's dual cultivation of spirit and blood allows qi and blood to move in sync, with the three forces alternating and flushing between muscle fibers.

Once, twice, three times, four times.

The medicinal effects of Tiebi Dan are amplified under the enhancement of bone marrow tempering, and after each round, one can feel the density of the deep muscles increasing.

Over the next few days, Li Yuan took one Iron Wall Pill every day and focused on cultivating the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique.

After teaching Han Qing during the day, he spent most of the afternoon practicing body refinement, and in the evening he practiced the Spirit Guiding Technique and the Soul Condensation Technique.

The effects of the Iron Wall Pill are extremely significant due to the combined benefits of bone marrow tempering and spiritual fluid nourishment.

The efficacy of each pill was amplified by nearly 60%, and the progress of the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique was more than twice as fast as when he did not take any pills in the same amount of cultivation time.

On the evening of the sixth day, Li Yuan finished circulating the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique for the last time that day, and stood up to end the exercise.

The change didn't come suddenly.

Over the past few days, the ability to receive spiritual energy deep within the muscles has been steadily improving, gradually shifting from active acceptance to autonomous attraction.

After the spiritual energy is infused, there is no longer a need for continuous cultivation techniques. The muscle fibers seem to grow countless tiny suction cups, which firmly lock in the spiritual energy and pull it deeper layer by layer.

On the sixth day, when the spiritual energy reached the deepest part of the periosteum, the periosteum itself began to absorb it.

Not only muscles, but also bones are involved in the tempering cycle.

The panel jumped.

【Technique: Iron Wall Body Refining Technique - Great Success (0/3200)】

Great success.

Li Yuan clenched his fist.

His strength is now several levels higher than when he was at a junior level. The muscle lines beneath his skin are firm and defined, and the density and hardness of his bones have also increased significantly.

After reaching the Great Perfection stage, the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique begins to involve the internal organs and bone marrow. Before the Lesser Perfection stage, only the muscles and the surface of the bones are tempered, but after the Great Perfection stage, the scope of tempering expands to a deeper level.

At the same time, another panel popped up.

The conditions for permanent "Spiritual Blood Dual Cultivation (Green)" have been met.

Is it permanent?

The condition for permanent spiritual and blood dual cultivation is that both the immortal body-refining technique and the immortal cultivation technique must reach a high level of mastery, which has now been met.

With a thought, Li Yuan made it permanent.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed the circulation of Qi and blood within his body.

The dual cultivation effect of the Blood Coagulation Pill has been active for so long, and the mode of blood and qi circulating synchronously with spiritual power in the meridians has been run countless times.

As the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique progresses from mastery to minor success and then to major success, the efficiency and coverage of Qi and blood circulation are continuously improved in tandem.

The depth of Qi and blood mobilization during the practice has increased to another level. Qi and blood are drawn into the most peripheral micro-vessels.

The extremely fine and deep micro-meridians opened by the Micro-Element Meridian Guiding Technique finally allowed Qi and blood to flow along with spiritual energy.

Qi and blood form a complete circulation throughout all the meridians of the body.

From major meridians to coarse branches to fine branches to minute vessels, not a single one is overlooked.

Li Yuan pulled out the Gu Yuan Grass from the depths of his storage bag.

This herb has been in my storage bag for a long time, ever since the Qinghefang Market.

With a thought, he equipped himself with the Qi-Strengthening Grass.

The panel then popped up.

The conditions for permanent Qi and Blood Consolidation (Green) have been met.

Is it permanent?

Yes.

[Permanentization successful]

[The phrase "Qi and Blood Circulation Forever Strong (Green)" has become a permanent entry.]

[Equipment consumed]

The changes were not significant, but the circulation of Qi and blood throughout the body's meridians suddenly became more stable.

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