Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan took out all four main ingredients and three auxiliary ingredients and arranged them on the table.

Spiritual Essence Fruit. Emerald Heart Lotus. Nine-Turn Spirit Mushroom. Purple Mansion Mysterious Liquid.

Red Miscanthus. Xuanling sand. Ning Po Dew.

All seven ingredients are present.

All the materials for the Breakthrough Pill have been gathered.

The next morning, Li Yuan went to Master He's courtyard.

The barrier recognized the wooden sign, the gap opened, and Li Yuan pushed the door open and went in.

Master He Dan sat behind the stone table, drinking tea from a white porcelain teacup as usual.

"All the materials are gathered."

Li Yuan sat down on the stone bench.

Master He placed the teacup on the table and glanced at Li Yuan.

Which option?

Three options. The first is to receive one pill without any payment; the second is to receive payment at market price, with all the pills going to Li Yuan; the third is to pay a large sum if successful but receive compensation if unsuccessful.

"How many spirit stones does the second option cost?"

Master He stretched out one hand, his five fingers spread wide.

"One thousand and two."

1200 spirit stones.

Li Yuan quickly calculated the remaining spirit stones in his mind.

That's far from enough; it will probably take a long time to accumulate more.

Li Yuan remained silent for a few moments.

"Does what happened with the Ji family last time still stand?"

He's currently out of spirit stones, and there's no guarantee he'll succeed in refining them, or even if he does, there's no guarantee he'll get two.

Master He's gaze lingered on Li Yuan for a moment longer before he nodded.

"Fine, if you'd like, I'll contact the Ji family."

Master He placed his hands together on the table.

"However, there's one thing—after the Ji family arrives, you can negotiate the terms yourselves. I'll only be responsible for refining the pills; I won't interfere in the transactions."

Li Yuan nodded, and Master He then ordered a follower to inform the Ji family.

In less than half an hour, the restrictions at the courtyard gate had been lifted.

An old man walked in.

He was not tall, had a slightly hunched back, and an aged face with deep wrinkles that looked as if they had been carved by a knife.

His temples were completely white, and his hair was sparse, tied in a loose bun. His eyes were cloudy but not dull.

He was wearing a dark blue robe with no patterns on it, but the fabric was of excellent quality.

Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The spiritual pressure was contained to the extreme, almost imperceptible without careful perception.

But the profound sense of presence that comes with it cannot be faked—unlike Alchemist He's spiritual pressure, which is like a quiet anvil, this old man's is like a lamp that is about to burn out, faint but still shining.

The patriarch of the Ji family.

After the old man entered, he cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist Li."

Instead of addressing each other as "young friend," they addressed each other as peers.

His voice was hoarse and low, but he still had a strong breath.

"I am Ji Huaiyuan, the head of the Ji family."

"Thank you for considering this matter, Fellow Daoist Li."

Li Yuan nodded to him.

Master He sat to the side, holding a teacup, without saying a word.

Ji Huaiyuan sat on the stone bench with his hands on his knees.

"Fellow Daoist He has given a general overview of the situation. Fellow Daoist Li has the complete set of materials for the Breaking Yuan Pill and intends to ask Fellow Daoist He to refine it. If more than two pills are produced, the second one can be given to the Ji family."

Li Yuan nodded.

Ji Huaiyuan didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly.

"The Ji family's conditions are as follows."

He held up one finger.

"First, the entire cost of alchemy will be borne by the Ji family. Fellow Daoist Li will not need to spend a single spirit stone."

The second finger.

"Secondly, the Ji family provides two Foundation Establishment insights and one Foundation Establishment follow-up cultivation method."

He placed the two thin booklets on the table first.

"These two documents are the foundation-building notes left by me and the previous foundation-building practitioner. They record the entire foundation-building process in detail—how spiritual energy is compressed, how the dantian is transformed, and what needs attention at each stage. I'm giving you both of these."

Then he took out three scrolls of animal hide wrapped in oiled paper and placed them side by side on the table.

"These three are cultivation techniques for the later stages of Foundation Establishment; choose one of them."

He introduced each of the three volumes one by one.

"The first is a metal-based cultivation technique. The second is a water-based cultivation technique. The third is a wood-based cultivation technique. All three techniques cover the complete cultivation path from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, with the wood-based technique being of the highest quality."

He looked at Li Yuan.

"Two copies of the experience report will be given to you, and you can choose one of three cultivation techniques."

"The third one. Wood element," Li Yuan said.

Ji Huaiyuan nodded, pushed the wood-type cultivation technique in front of Li Yuan, put the other two cultivation techniques back into his sleeve, and also pushed the two Foundation Establishment experience manuals to Li Yuan.

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"Third." Seeing Li Yuan put away the three documents, he raised his third finger.

"The Ji family only wants the second pill. If three pills are refined, the price for the third can be negotiated separately."

He paused for a moment.

"At the same time, to ensure the fairness of the transaction, the Ji family can provide a spiritual contract."

He took a thin piece of animal hide from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

The animal hide was covered with densely packed spirit patterns, and the edges shimmered with a pale golden luster.

"A spirit contract is a spiritual power agreement. After both parties sign it, spiritual power serves as the medium to bind the execution of the terms. The party who breaches the contract will suffer a backlash from the spiritual power. It does not involve blood essence, does not track location, and only binds the terms of the transaction itself."

He looked at Li Yuan.

"The terms are simple: the Ji family will cover the cost of refining the pills and provide the cultivation method; Fellow Daoist Li will provide the materials and deliver the second pill to the Ji family. Neither party can renege on the agreement."

Li Yuan picked up the spirit contract and glanced at it. The structure of the spirit runes was not complicated. At its core was a two-way constraint loop—each party infused a trace of spiritual power, and the spiritual power formed a symmetrical lock in the loop. If either party breached the contract, it would trigger a backlash.

Li Yuan put the spirit contract back on the table and looked at Alchemist He.

Master He put down his teacup and nodded.

"The conditions are reasonable. I've seen the Ji family's spirit contract before, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Okay." Li Yuan nodded.

Ji Huaiyuan's fingers loosened.

He pushed the spirit contract to the center of the table, took out a fine pen from his sleeve, and wrote the terms in the blank space above the spirit contract.

After writing it, Ji Huaiyuan channeled his spiritual power into the left half of the spirit contract. The pale golden spiritual runes lit up on the side where he had channeled his spiritual power, locking onto his spiritual power characteristics.

Li Yuan channeled his spiritual energy into the right half of his body. The spiritual runes lit up, and the two-way lock was complete.

As a witness, Master He pressed a spiritual energy mark on the bottom of the spiritual contract.

The three parties reached an agreement.

Ji Huaiyuan carefully put away the spirit contract and cupped his hands in greeting to Li Yuan.

He then took a cloth bag from his sleeve and placed it on the stone table.

"This is the cost of the alchemy. Fellow Daoist He, please check it."

Master He took the cloth bag, rummaged through it, and nodded.

Ji Huaiyuan cupped his hands in greeting to Dan Shi, then turned and slowly walked out of the courtyard.

The figure paused at the courtyard gate, as if turning back for a glance, or perhaps steadying its steps at the threshold.

Then he pushed open the door and went out.

Master He gathered the spirit stones from the cloth bag together and put them into the drawer under the table.

When will the materials be delivered?

"at any time."

"Then tomorrow." Master He picked up his teacup. "I still have some preparatory work to do before refining the pills, which will take about two or three days. After you send over the materials, wait for my news."

Li Yuan nodded, put the wood-based cultivation technique into his storage bag, and got up to leave the courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, Li Yuan closed the door.

First, let's look at the Green Wood Longevity Technique.

Li Yuan took the booklet out of the oil paper and touched the cover with his finger.

The panel popped up.

[Equipable item detected: Green Wood Longevity Manual (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Wood Spirit Nourishment (Green) - Increases the natural recovery speed of self-injuries and healing recovery speed by 50%; enhances the perception of spiritual plants and trees]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Use ten Tier 1 Mid-Grade or Higher Spirit Herbs (0/10)]

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

Green entries.

Li Yuan stared at the panel for a couple of breaths.

green.

The Azure Wood Longevity Technique is the highest-quality cultivation method of the Ji family, covering the complete cultivation path from the early Foundation Establishment stage to the Great Perfection stage. In terms of rarity, it can be considered a rare item in the entire Yunyang Market.

But the entry is only in green.

The previous Spirit Gathering Pills were green, the Spirit Essence Bottles were green, and the Blood Coagulation Pills were green. The value of those things was far less than a complete Foundation Establishment cultivation technique.

The Blood-Devouring Stone is also green, a stone that was taken out of the formation.

The grade of an entry is not strongly correlated with the rarity of the item itself.

Good items don't necessarily have high-grade affixes, and ordinary items can have good affixes. The grade of an affix likely depends on the strength of its effect, rather than the item's market value or rarity.

However, the effect of the entry itself is not bad.

The natural healing and healing speed of injuries is increased by 50%—meaning that whether it's an injury sustained in battle or an internal injury incurred during cultivation, the recovery speed is halved. Combined with existing recovery-related attributes such as Qi and Blood Regeneration, Blood and Qi Return, and Qi and Blood Nourishment, the recovery ability becomes extremely powerful.

Enhanced perception of spiritual plants—this effect is helpful for both herbalism and alchemy. It allows for a more acute perception of the location, quality, and medicinal effects of spiritual herbs.

The condition for permanentization is the use of ten first-grade or higher spiritual herbs.

It probably refers to taking or otherwise consuming the elixir.

The price of a mid-grade first-tier spiritual herb is not too expensive. The cheapest one costs about ten spirit stones, so ten herbs would only cost a little over one hundred.

Li Yuan put the booklet back into his storage bag.

There's no rush to make it permanent; we'll buy the elixirs when we have more spirit stones on hand.

At night, I sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced the Soul Condensation Technique.

The power of the soul repeatedly compressed and expanded between the eyebrows, gradually becoming more solid.

Then switch back to the Spirit Guiding Technique. Although the cultivation level has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining and the total amount of spiritual power has stopped increasing, the operation of the technique continues to refine the state of the meridians and dantian, making final preparations for Foundation Establishment.

The tempering techniques of the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique are interwoven into the process. The Blood Coagulation Pill's dual cultivation of spirit and blood allows spiritual power to run in sync with blood and qi, and the permanent attribute of blood and qi precision control makes the operation extremely efficient.

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