Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The communication token for the Foundation Building Trade Fair lit up again after half a month.

Li Yuan was cultivating deep within the Ghost Mist Forest when a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy emanated from his storage bag. He took out the token, and pale golden characters appeared on its surface.

The second Foundation Building Trade Fair will be held three days from now at noon, at the same location.

Li Yuan put the token away and continued cultivating for two more days. On the morning of the third day, he returned to Yunyang Market.

At noon, Li Yuan followed the route to the end of the secluded alley north of the market, showed his token, the stone gate opened, and he walked down the stone steps.

Several people were already seated in the underground chamber.

Master He Dan remained in his usual spot, holding a white porcelain teacup. Chen Yi sat beside him, his posture upright.

Ji Huaiyuan sat in the easternmost position, with Ji Mingyuan beside him.

Wang Ting'an was also among them, sitting on the west side, with a ruddy complexion and good spirits.

Li Ze'an sat on the south side, still wearing that well-made gray-blue robe.

The short-bearded monk and the female cultivator Qin Ruoshuang from the last trade fair were also present.

Li Yuan sat down in the empty seat.

Chen Yi spoke.

"Everyone's here, let's begin."

The short-bearded cultivator made the first move, offering a batch of second-tier spiritual herbs in exchange for alchemy materials. Alchemist He accepted a portion, exchanging it for several batches of high-grade first-tier pills.

Li Ze'an gave up a Azure Cloud Clam Jade Bead and exchanged it for a spirit pond for cultivating demonic beasts.

After several transactions, it was Li Yuan's turn to speak.

"Is there anyone here who is skilled in array formations?"

Several people turned to look at him.

"I plan to cultivate in the Ghost Mist Forest for an extended period, so I need to set up an array at my base," Li Yuan said. "It would be best if I could ask someone to help me set it up."

Chen Yi thought for a moment.

"The Yuan Yang Sect has a master of array formations, whose skill is quite high. Setting up a second-tier array is no problem for him. However, he is not currently in the market. He went out a few days ago and will not be back for a while."

The approach of hiring someone to set up the formation is not feasible for the time being.

Just as Li Yuan was about to say to wait, Wang Ting'an spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I do have a copy of the Dao of Arrays here."

Wang Ting'an took out a wooden box from his storage bag, placed it on the table, and opened the lid.

Inside was a jade slip carefully wrapped in spirit beast skin. The material of the jade slip was not particularly good, but it was well preserved and the seal was intact.

"It records three first-order formations."

Wang Ting'an pushed the wooden box to the center of the table.

"The system includes the setup methods, base selection, and core configuration of the three formations: the early warning formation, the spirit gathering formation, and the golden light formation. It is a complete system."

He looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan picked up the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

The inherited content is indeed complete. The steps for setting up the three formations, the methods for guiding spiritual energy, the selection criteria for the formation base materials, and the configuration methods for the formation eyes are all recorded.

It's not a fragmented piece of information, but a complete tutorial that you can start using right away.

However, important content is blocked and cannot be viewed in detail.

"What would Fellow Daoist Wang like to exchange?"

Wang Ting'an smiled.

"Spirit Water Talisman"

"First, you'll need six spirit water talismans."

The market value of a formation inheritance is at least five or six hundred spirit stones, but it is available but not for sale.

Li Yuan took out six spirit water talismans from his storage bag and placed them on the table.

"make a deal."

Wang Ting'an picked up the spirit water talismans one by one and examined them, pressing his fingers on the surface of the talismans to sense the density of spiritual energy. He nodded in satisfaction.

Then the restriction was lifted, and the wooden box was pushed in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan put the jade slip containing the Dao of Arrays into his storage bag.

The trade fair will continue.

Several more small transactions were completed, such as exchanging pills for spiritual herbs and ores for magical artifacts. Li Yuan did not participate further and sat quietly to the side.

There's nothing to trade at the moment. I've just given away six of my Spirit Water Talismans; the rest I need to supply to Ziyuan Trading Company and the Wang family.

About half an hour later, the trade fair ended.

The people present gradually got up and left.

Li Yuan walked up the stone steps, left the alley, and returned to the courtyard.

I closed the courtyard gate and sat down at the table.

He took out the jade slip containing the Dao of Arrays from his storage bag, poured his divine sense into it, and began to study it carefully.

Three Gates Formation.

The first gate is the early warning array.

Its function is to establish a sensing network within the array's coverage area. Any cultivator or demon beast entering the array's coverage area will trigger an alert. The alert signal will be transmitted to the array's core, and the core's holder will receive the alarm immediately.

The coverage area depends on the number and quality of the array bases. Using three first-order array bases, the coverage radius is approximately fifty zhang. Using five bases can extend it to eighty zhang.

The array's core is a specially made sensing jade, which needs to be inscribed with warning runes using spiritual power before being embedded in the center of the array.

The second gate is the Spirit Gathering Array.

Its function is to gather spiritual energy within its coverage area towards the center, increasing the spiritual energy concentration in the central area of ​​the formation. The effect depends on the quality of the formation base and the total amount of spiritual energy in the surrounding environment.

The spiritual energy concentration deep within the Ghost Mist Forest is already quite high, and after setting up a spirit-gathering array, the spiritual energy concentration in the central area can be increased by another 30% to 40%.

The core of the formation is a spirit-gathering stone; the better the material, the stronger the spirit-gathering effect.

The third gate, the Golden Light Array.

Defensive formation. Once triggered, a golden spiritual energy shield forms within the formation's coverage area, capable of resisting external attacks. The shield's strength depends on the number and quality of the formation bases and the spiritual energy stored within the formation's cores.

The defensive limit of a first-tier golden light array is roughly equivalent to a full-force attack from a Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivator. It's not particularly strong, but it's sufficient as the first line of defense after the warning is triggered.

The core of the array is a golden light stone, which needs to be infused with spiritual energy reserves beforehand.

The arrangement of the three formations is not too complicated. The steps in the inheritance are extremely detailed, with the method of guiding spiritual energy at each node, the connection method between the formation bases, and the activation method of the formation eyes all written clearly.

The required materials aren't too expensive. Array foundation stones, conductive spirit sand, sensing jade, spirit gathering stones, and golden light stones are all things that can be bought in the market.

Li Yuan put the jade slip away and went to the materials store in the market to buy all the materials needed for setting up the formation.

The three sets of array foundation stones, conductive spirit sand, and three array eye materials cost a total of over four hundred spirit stones.

Upon returning to the courtyard, there was no rush to set up the formation. The Ghost Mist Forest was the proper place to set up the formation; this was merely a temporary residence.

Li Yuan put the materials into his storage bag and sat on the bed to continue his cultivation.

Tomorrow we'll return to Ghost Mist Forest and begin setting up the formation.