Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan rested for a while and then rearranged the formation on the open space where they had just been.

With experience, the second setup was much faster than the first. The positioning of the eight nodes, the laying of the transmission lines, and the sequence of spiritual energy infusion were all completed in one go.

The formation lights up.

The eight foundation stones of the array emitted a dark red glow, and the light bands on the conduction lines flowed slowly. The central gathering stone emitted a dark red light. The evil energy within a radius of a hundred feet was drawn by the array and continuously converged towards the array's eye.

With the permanent attribute of gathering and attracting evil energy stacked on top, the concentration of evil energy around him was even higher than yesterday.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged beside the array's core and began circulating the Spirit Guiding Technique.

There is no need to deliberately absorb evil energy. The evil energy gathering array draws evil energy from afar, and the gathering of evil energy further concentrates the evil energy around the body. The evil energy is compatible and eliminates negative effects. The body tempering of evil energy automatically transforms the evil energy into nutrients for tempering the physical body.

The entire process is fully automated. Li Yuan only needs to cultivate normally; the collection and utilization of the evil energy operate automatically in the background.

Spiritual energy circulates throughout the meridians, with blood and qi flowing in sync. Malevolent energy continuously seeps into the fascia and bones from the outside, and the tempering effects of the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique accumulate imperceptibly.

An hour has passed.

Two hours.

The efficiency of cultivation was more than twice as high as in the courtyard of Yunyang Market.

The concentration of spiritual energy is already higher than in the market, and with the continuous tempering of evil energy, spiritual cultivation and physical strength advance in tandem.

Halfway through the third hour, the Hidden Breath Sensing suddenly reacted.

It wasn't malicious. It was a restless, aggressive biological aura rapidly approaching from the northwest.

Monster.

Li Yuan opened his eyes.

The strength of its aura was roughly at the upper-middle level of the first rank, and its speed was not slow; it was rushing straight towards the formation.

The Gathering Fiend Array concentrates all the fiendish energy within a hundred-foot radius towards the center, with an extremely high concentration of fiendish energy near the array's core. Some demonic beasts are naturally drawn to fiendish energy, even feeding on it; this concentration of fiendish energy is like the aroma of a feast to them.

They were attracted here by the Gathering Evil Formation.

Li Yuan stood up and faced northwest.

In the thick fog, a dark gray figure emerged from the bushes.

It was a size larger than the grey maned badger, with thick limbs and a dark purple hard shell covering its back, like a natural armor. Its head was flat and broad, with two eyes that gleamed with a ghostly purple light. Its mouth protruded forward, and its fangs turned out from its lower jaw, the tips dripping with dark saliva.

The fierce badger.

A mid-to-high-grade first-tier demonic beast that feeds on malevolent energy, with thick hide and extremely high defense.

Without hesitation, the armored badger roared at Li Yuan, its dark purple armor on its back burst open, and it pounced forward, its limbs pushing off the ground.

Li Yuan did not dodge.

Take out a Golden Armor Talisman from the storage bag and equip it.

[Equipment Successfully]

[Acquired entry: Golden Armor (White)]

The Golden Armor Talisman's effects took effect, adding an extra boost to Li Yuan's defense from the body-refining technique, causing his defense to suddenly increase significantly.

The armored badger slammed its front paws heavily onto Li Yuan's left shoulder.

The impact was extremely strong.

The golden armor's protective membrane dented slightly at the point of impact, absorbing most of the shock. The scale armor enhanced the skin's surface defense, the iron membrane formed a second layer of defense beneath the skin, and the spirit membrane provided an outermost layer of protection.

Four layers of defense are stacked together.

Li Yuan's body was slapped back half a step, and he felt a dull pressure on his left shoulder, but no pain.

The front paws did not penetrate the defense.

The panel popped up.

The conditions for permanent Golden Armor Protection (White) have been met.

Is it permanent?

The condition for making the Golden Armor Talisman permanent is—withstanding a full-force attack of at least Tier 1 mid-grade. A Tier 1 mid-grade or higher Fiend Armor Badger, striking with full force, meets the condition. (Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes is from the "Renren Bookstore" free reading app. Search "Renren Bookstore" on Baidu to download and install the Android app. Read the latest chapters of "Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes" anytime!)

Yes.

[Permanentization successful]

The "Golden Armor (White)" skill has become a permanent entry.

[Equipment consumed]

The armored badger slapped the ground with its claws, but to no avail. It paused for a moment, then opened its mouth to bite.

Li Yuan raised his right palm and unleashed a fireball spell.

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

The fireball slammed head-on into the head of the armored badger.

boom.

The armored badger's head was knocked off by the shockwave of the fireball, but it was still struggling on the ground.

Li Yuan fired another fire arrow, and after collecting all the materials, he continued his cultivation.

After cultivating for several hours, Li Yuan stopped and stood up.

He pulled out the dark red Blood-Devouring Stone from the depths of his storage bag and placed it in his palm.

Bloodthirsty Tempering Realm. Green attribute. Killing cultivators increases one's breakthrough probability; the stronger the cultivator killed, the stronger the effect, up to a maximum of 50%.

This effect is extremely powerful. If you can stack this effect to its maximum before Foundation Establishment, the success rate of breakthrough will be greatly increased.

Permanent status condition: Kill five or more cultivators of the same level, or kill one cultivator at or above the Foundation Establishment stage.

Now we need to accumulate five kills of the same tier.

Li Yuan would never, and would never, actively hunt down innocent cultivators.

But fishing is allowed.

The Ghost Mist Forest is not short of malicious people. This forest is not under the jurisdiction of the Yuan Yang Sect, and there are no rules prohibiting violence; murder and robbery are common occurrences. I myself was previously ambushed by three rogue cultivators.

If you deliberately expose yourself to those who rob and exploit others, suppress your cultivation level, and act as if you're easy to bully, you'll provoke them to make the first move—

The opponent made the first move, and you turned the tables and killed them.

justifiable defense.

Li Yuan put the Blood-Devouring Stone back into his storage bag and stood up.

After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at the junction of the main road and the fork leading to the Ghost Mist Forest.

Li Yuan slowed his pace and increased the degree to which he concealed his aura.

His cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining was suppressed to the fifth level. His aura was concealed even further, appearing at approximately the fourth level of Qi Refining. His presence was adjusted to a very low level.

From the outside, he appears to be a rogue cultivator with low cultivation level, living alone, with his storage bag bulging.

The quintessential image of a fat sheep.

Li Yuan walked slowly along the official road, stopping from time to time to look around, pretending that he was not very familiar with the road conditions.

The keen sense of malice was operating at full capacity, scanning all auras within a radius of several hundred feet.

There were many independent cultivators coming and going on the official road, most of them with neutral auras and no malice. Occasionally, there would be one or two with an aura of vigilance or wariness, but it was not directed at them, but simply an instinctive alertness to their surroundings.

After walking for about fifteen minutes, I still hadn't encountered a suitable target.

Li Yuan was not in a hurry.

The area near Ghost Mist Forest is a frequent haunt of Robber Cultivators, but they aren't always present. They mostly hide at secluded crossroads or the edges of dense forests, waiting for their prey to come to them.

Li Yuan changed his route, turning off the official road onto a small path leading to the outer edge of the Ghost Mist Forest.

The path was flanked by bushes and weeds, offering much less visibility than the main road and providing more cover. Such places made it easier to encounter bandits.

Li Yuan walked slowly along the path, his steps unhurried, carrying the strap of a storage bag in his hand, looking absent-minded.

The stealth detection system continued its continuous scanning.