Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The lease for the seclusion room has expired.

Li Yuan packed his things, removed the token from the groove, and the stone door slowly slid open.

When the Yuan Yang Sect disciples on duty at the alley entrance saw Li Yuan come out, they cupped their hands in greeting, their attitude much more respectful than when they went in.

Li Yuan walked south along the main street and returned to the courtyard he rented.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, everything in the courtyard remained the same as before.

A thin layer of dust settled on the stone table and benches, and the talisman paper that had been spread out on the table was blown to the ground by the wind.

Just as I finished tidying up, there was a knock on the gate.

The tapping was done at a moderate pace, with even intervals.

Li Yuan walked to the door and opened the courtyard gate.

Master He Dan stood outside the door.

He still looked the same, with a lean face. His hands were tucked into his sleeves, and his gaze lingered on Li Yuan for a couple of moments.

Then the corner of his mouth twitched.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li, on achieving Foundation Establishment."

Li Yuan opened the courtyard gate and stepped aside to make way.

He Danshi walked into the courtyard and sat down on a stone bench. Li Yuan sat down opposite him.

"When did you break through, fellow Daoist?" Master He asked.

Five days ago.

Master He nodded, without asking for further details.

He paused for a moment.

"What are your plans next?"

Li Yuan thought about it.

"First, consolidate your cultivation and familiarize yourself with the use of spiritual power during the Foundation Establishment stage. Then continue with talisman making and pill refining."

Master He shook his head.

"I wasn't asking about the cultivation plan."

He drew a line on the table with his finger.

"The path after Foundation Establishment is completely different from that of Qi Refining. Qi Refining cultivators can cultivate alone without interacting with anyone, and as long as they don't encounter a Tribulation Cultivator, they can get by."

He lifted his fingers off the table.

"It won't work after Foundation Establishment."

He looked at Li Yuan.

"The amount of resources required for Foundation Establishment cultivators is not the same as that required for Qi Refining."

"Second-tier pills, second-tier magical artifacts, Foundation Establishment stage cultivation techniques and spells, high-quality spiritual herbs and ores."

"These items are more than ten times more expensive than first-tier items, and most of them cannot be bought in ordinary markets."

Li Yuan did not refute this. He knew this in his heart.

Master He continued.

"There aren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators in this area, as you probably already know."

"An elder from the Yuanyang Sect told me about it."

"Hmm." Master He withdrew his hand and rubbed his fingertips together.

He glanced at Li Yuan.

"Because there are not many Foundation Establishment cultivators, it is difficult to meet their needs in various aspects. For example, I need to refine artifacts, and currently only Ji Huaiyuan and another Foundation Establishment cultivator can refine second-tier magic artifacts, so I can only ask them."

"Of course, there are advantages too. There aren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators, so there's less competition, and therefore the relationships are all pretty good."

"Therefore, we Foundation Establishment cultivators have a circle of communication."

"It's not a formal organization, just a group of cultivators of the same generation who get together regularly to exchange information, trade resources, and occasionally cooperate on some tasks."

He took a token out of his sleeve and placed it on the table.

The token was smaller than the one used by the patrolman, dark gray, with a simple rune engraved on the surface and a smooth back. The workmanship was not refined, but the structure of the spirit runes was not sloppy.

"This is the communication token for the chat group. It will automatically activate at the designated time, at which point you will receive a notification for the gathering. It's mainly for trading items, but occasionally we also exchange insights and information about cultivation."

He pushed the token towards Li Yuan.

Li Yuan picked up the token and flipped through it.

Unlike the underground trading token given to him by Master He Dan before, the runes on this token are simpler, and the spiritual energy fluctuations are weaker.

Li Yuan put the token into his storage bag.

I've only just begun to build my foundation and my knowledge is still limited, but it's good to broaden my horizons.

Master He nodded and stood up.

"Just keep the token safe, and we'll notify you when the time comes."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and went out.

Li Yuan watched as the courtyard gate closed, put away the spirit ink and talisman paper on the table, and sat down on the bed.

If you could only read one fantasy novel in your life, it would probably be "Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes".

Sit cross-legged and practice exercises.

The Green Wood Longevity Technique was activated, and liquid spiritual energy circulated through the meridians.

The spiritual energy concentration in the courtyard was significantly lower than in the secluded cultivation room, but still much better than the outer perimeter of the market. Although the amount of spiritual energy accumulated in each cycle was not as high as in the secluded cultivation room, it remained stable.

Then switch to Iron Wall Body Refining Technique.

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

The penetration depth of liquid spiritual energy into the muscles after Foundation Establishment is completely different from that during Qi Refining.

The Great Completion stage allows for tempering up to the bone membrane and internal organs. The precision of the liquid spiritual energy makes the tempering coverage more complete, even filling the tiny corners that spiritual energy couldn't penetrate before.

After circulating his spiritual energy for the first time, Li Yuan sensed a change.

It wasn't a sudden leap, but rather a feeling of things falling into place naturally.

The long-accumulated tempering progress during the Great Completion stage, with the support of liquid spiritual energy after Foundation Establishment, allowed the final barrier to be overcome.

Muscles, fascia, bones, periosteum, internal organs—all parts that could be tempered by the Iron Wall Body Refining Technique reached the limit of the first-order technique.

After spiritual energy is infused, the body no longer passively receives it, but actively resonates with it.

Muscle fibers, bone density, and internal organ resilience have all reached the highest level that this exercise can achieve.

The panel popped up.

【Technique: Iron Wall Body Refining Technique - Perfected (3200/3200)】

Consummation.

Similar to the reason for perfecting the first-order talisman-making technique—the leap in spiritual power level after Foundation Establishment directly surpasses the upper limit of the first-order body-refining technique.

The distance between the Great Completion and the Perfection, which originally required a long period of accumulation, was filled in one step by the subtlety and depth of penetration of liquid spiritual power.

Li Yuan clenched his fist.

The sense of power has reached a new level compared to when I first achieved mastery. But the more crucial change is not in strength, but in coordination.

Every part of the body has been tempered to the extreme, and the transmission of power is seamless, from the fist to the arm to the shoulder to the waist and hips to the leg. There are no weak links in the entire chain.

A second message popped up on the panel.

The Spirit Iron Armor's Spirit Membrane Protection attribute, and the Iron Wall Pill's Bone Marrow Tempering attribute.

The conditions for both terms are met simultaneously.

Li Yuan took out the Spirit Iron Armor and Iron Wall Pill equipment from his storage bag.

The conditions for permanent bone marrow tempering (white) have been met.

Is it permanent?

Yes.

[Permanentization successful]

[Bone marrow tempering (white) has become a permanent entry]

[Equipment consumed]

The effects of permanent bone marrow tempering equipment are not immediately noticeable; they only become apparent after consuming elixirs.

The conditions for permanent Spirit Membrane Protection (White) have been met.

[Spiritual Membrane Protection (White) has become a permanent entry]

[Equipment consumed]

A very thin film of spiritual energy immediately appeared on the surface of the skin.

The thin film is colorless and transparent, invisible to the naked eye, but its existence can be clearly perceived by the divine sense.

It's like having a cicada's wing wrapped around your skin—thin yet resilient.

A new prompt then popped up on the panel.

[A combination of terms that can be merged was detected]

[Scale Armor Protection (White) + Iron Membrane Protection (White) + Spirit Membrane Protection (White)]

Fusion.

[Integration Complete]

[Obtain permanent attribute: Trinity Protection (Green)]

【Three Elements Protection (Green)】

[Effects: Skin defense is greatly enhanced, resisting most toxins and negative effects; meridian resilience is greatly improved; a spiritual energy protective film automatically forms on the body surface, reducing damage taken by 20% and resisting corrosive attacks; when attacked, the protective film can be temporarily strengthened, lasting for one breath.]

The three separate defense terms have been combined into one, making the defense system complete.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed and began to circulate the Green Wood Longevity Technique.

Liquid spiritual energy circulates in the meridians, and with each cycle, the spiritual energy slowly increases, and the liquid spiritual energy in the dantian becomes more and more abundant.

The Soul Condensation Technique is interspersed between the Green Wood Longevity Technique, and the soul gradually becomes more solid through compression and expansion.

The Yunyang Market outside the courtyard wall gradually quieted down.