Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan took out the guardian token, infused it with spiritual power, and briefly relayed the details of killing the demonic cultivator to the Yuan Yang Sect.

Chen Yi arrived less than half a day after the message was sent.

They arrived faster than ever before, followed by two disciples of the Yuan Yang Sect.

Chen Yi walked through the thick fog into the encampment area, first scanning the array formations around the open space before his gaze fell on Li Yuan.

"Tell me the specifics."

Li Yuan recounted what had happened, but omitted a lot of details.

After listening, Chen Yi remained silent for a few moments.

"Where is the body?"

Li Yuan led Chen Yi to a depression on the outskirts of the camp and retrieved the body that had been sealed under the rocks.

Chen Yi squatted down and carefully examined the corpse's face and body features, and then used his divine sense to probe the traces of spiritual power and demonic energy remaining inside the corpse.

"At the early stage of Foundation Establishment, his cultivation of demonic arts is not low."

Chen Yi stood up.

"None of the remnants of the demonic sect that the sect investigated previously had this person's characteristics. He may be a newly emerged individual, or he may have been previously undiscovered."

He instructed his two disciples to collect the body and take it away.

"The contribution point rewards will be settled as soon as possible. To be honest, the sect doesn't offer such rewards because no missions have been issued."

"But according to the sect's usual reward system, I'll give you four thousand contribution points."

Four thousand contribution points.

With the previous accumulation, the contribution points have become much more plentiful.

Chen Yi asked a few more questions, and Li Yuan gave a general list of the items in the demonic cultivator's storage bag. Chen Yi paid particular attention to the bottle of blood that matched Li Ze'an's aura, saying he would hand it over to the Li family for further investigation.

"Fellow Daoist, be careful," Chen Yi said before leaving. "If this kind of demonic cultivator dares to approach a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it's either because they don't know your strength, or they have someone backing them up. If any more suspicious people appear, notify the sect immediately."

Li Yuan nodded.

Chen Yi left with his two disciples and the corpse.

In the afternoon, the warning array was triggered again.

People from the Wang family.

A late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Wang family, accompanied by two attendants, walked from the outer edge of the Ghost Mist Forest.

"Senior Li." The steward monk bowed respectfully.

"The head of the family asked me to discuss the follow-up supply of the Spirit Water Talisman."

The two sat down on a rock next to the open space.

The supervising cultivator explained the Wang family's needs. The effects of the spirit water talisman had been verified in the Wang family's spirit fields, showing a significant increase in yield, and the Wang family planned to make long-term purchases.

"Senior, our Wang family plans to request ten this time," the steward cultivator said. "Subsequent purchases will be made monthly, with the quantity depending on the expansion of the spirit fields."

Li Yuan had collected a batch of spirit water talismans, and ten would be just enough to complete the set.

"Is the price the same as before?"

"Same price, 120 spirit stones per sheet."

Ten spirit water talismans, 1200 spirit stones.

Li Yuan took out ten spirit water talismans from his storage bag. After the supervising cultivator inspected their quality one by one, he handed them over with spirit stones.

After the spirit water talisman was handed over, the steward took out a wooden box from his personal storage box.

"The patriarch said that this more profound array technique inheritance will be considered as payment for the transaction."

He opened the wooden box, inside were two jade scrolls.

"The first volume covers the basic theories and deployment methods of composite formations."

"It's about how to connect multiple formations together to form a coordinated system," the supervising monk said. "For example, when an early warning formation is triggered, it automatically activates a defensive formation; when a defensive formation is breached, it automatically activates an attack formation, and so on."

He pushed the second volume of jade slips in front of Li Yuan.

"The second volume is a fire-based attack formation. Once activated, the formation generates fire-based spiritual energy attacks within its coverage area, damaging intruders. It is even more effective when used in conjunction with the warning and defense formations."

"I wonder if you would be willing to exchange things, senior? If not, then I will offer spirit stones as payment."

Li Yuan picked up the two jade slips and probed them with his divine sense.

The content of the first volume is indeed a level deeper than the previous first-order inheritance. The core of the composite array lies in the linkage mechanism between the array bases. Different types of arrays achieve signal transmission and energy exchange by sharing array base nodes.

The fire-based attack formation in Volume Two has a more complex spiritual pattern structure than the Golden Light Formation, but its core principles share commonalities with fire-based spells. With a foundation in Fireball and Fire Serpent spells, it shouldn't be too difficult to understand.

"Please thank the Wang family head for me."

Li Yuan carefully put away the two jade slips and nodded.

The steward monk bowed again and left with two attendants.

Li Yuan then examined the inheritance of the composite formation. The composite formation has far more bases than the single formation, and the linkage nodes require special conductive materials. The array eye of the fire-type attack formation also requires high-quality fire-attribute ore.

Early the next morning, Li Yuan used the Wind Travel Technique to fly to Yunyang Market.

Setting up the formation requires a lot of materials.

Including the talisman-making materials consumed daily and the pills used to aid cultivation, we need to purchase quite a lot of materials this time.

I landed outside the south gate of the market and walked into the city.

The main street was bustling with people, just like any other day.

Li Yuan first went to the materials store and bought all the necessary materials for setting up the array, including the array foundation stones, conductive spirit sand, linkage node stones, and fire yang stones. Seeing this large order, the store manager personally selected the best batch from the warehouse.

After leaving the materials store, Li Yuan continued north along the main street, stopping at several shops along the way to replenish his talisman-making materials and daily necessities.

As they approached the entrance of a shop selling magic jade slips, a faint fluctuation was detected by their spell perception system.

white.

Li Yuan walked into the shop and strolled slowly along the shelves.

The fluctuation originated from a jade slip located in the middle section of the wooden frame on the left.

Li Yuan took out the jade slip.

The jade slip was made of ordinary material, with the words "Earth Manipulation Technique" engraved on its surface. It was an earth-based spell, of low rank, used to manipulate earth and stone, and was mostly used for building caves and excavating mine tunnels.

The price tag reads 30 spirit stones.

"I'll keep this Earth Transporting Manual."

The shopkeeper carefully put away the spirit stones, and Li Yuan took the jade slip and left the shop.

I stopped in a quiet alley.

[Equipable item detected: Earth Transport Technique (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Earth Amplification (White) - Increases the power of earth-based spells by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Master a specific earth-based cultivation technique (0/1)]

[Equipped?]

White entry. Thick earth amplification.

Earth-based spells are increased by 30%. The condition for permanent effect is to master an earth-based technique.

Currently, I don't have any earth-based techniques, so permanent enhancement is not possible in the short term. However, the attribute itself directly amplifies earth-based spells, so both Earth Shield and Earth Escape techniques will benefit from it.

Li Yuan continued browsing through several shops and purchased two pill formulas from a pill shop.

One is the formula for the Qi Condensation Pill, a mid-grade first-level elixir that accelerates the condensation of spiritual energy and aids in cultivation. The other is the formula for the Yuan Nourishing Pill, also a mid-grade first-level elixir that nourishes the meridians and is suitable for recovery after prolonged cultivation.

The two pill formulas together cost nearly a thousand spirit stones.

These are all very practical prescriptions, so their prices are naturally high.

Li Yuan purchased another batch of materials for the prescription.

After completing his shopping, Li Yuan returned to the Ghost Mist Forest camp with a storage bag full of items.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at our lodging.

The two rogue cultivators who practiced the evil energy technique were still behind the withered bushes at the edge of the open space. When they saw Li Yuan return, they cupped their hands in greeting from a distance.

Li Yuan sorted and put away the purchased materials, then took out the jade slip containing the Earth Transport Technique and infused it with his divine sense to study it.

The principle of the Earth Transport Technique is not complicated. It uses spiritual power to drive the movement, shaping, and compaction of soil and rocks. The core is the affinity of spiritual power for the earth element and the precision of its control.

With a foundation in Earth Shield Technique and Earth Escape Technique, the Earth Transport Technique is quick to master.

Li Yuan walked to a flat area on the north side of the open space, raised his right hand, and poured spiritual energy into the ground beneath his feet.

Driven by spiritual power, the earth and rocks began to move.

The ground rose up, the soil churned, and stones were pushed up from underground, stacked together one by one under the shaping power of spiritual energy.

The wall is formed.

The four walls rose from the ground, about twelve feet high and two feet thick. Spiritual energy compacted the soil and gravel within the walls, making them far denser than ordinary rammed earth, and they felt almost like rock when tapped.

The roof was even more difficult to work with. Large stone slabs had to be extracted from the ground, their edges trimmed, and then placed on top of the walls before the joints were sealed with spiritual power.

It took about half an incense stick's time for a stone house to be completed.

It is three zhang long, two zhang wide, and twelve zhang high. The interior space is large enough to fit a stone bed, a stone table, and several storage shelves. There are no windows, only a south-facing stone door.

Simple, but practical.

Li Yuan stood at the entrance of the stone house, looked around, and then went inside to sense the flow of spiritual energy. The walls were too thick, so the penetration efficiency of spiritual energy was not high; he needed to make a few ventilation holes in the walls.

He used the Earth Transporting Technique again, creating two fist-sized ventilation holes at the top of each of the four walls. The flow of spiritual energy improved considerably.

【The Art of Earth Transport: Beginner's Guide (0/200)】

Now that he had his own place to live, he had also reached the beginner level of the Earth Transport Technique.

Next, build it for others as well.

The two rogue cultivators practicing the demonic energy technique were crouching behind a clump of withered trees, in very poor conditions. Near the camp, there were also rogue cultivators who came from the mines, usually cultivating in the open or finding a sheltered spot to make do.

Li Yuan built several stone houses on the south and east sides of the open space. They were smaller than his own but had all the basic functions. He built a total of six houses, enough for the current residents.

With repeated use, he became increasingly adept at using the Earth Manipulation Technique. The construction speed of the last two stone houses was nearly twice as fast as that of the first one, and the precision with which he controlled the earth and stones with his spiritual power also improved significantly.

After the stone houses were repaired, the two rogue cultivators walked out from behind the withered bushes.

The male cultivator surnamed Zhou looked at the row of stone houses with a surprised expression on his face.

"Senior, these are..."

"You can choose a place to stay."

The two exchanged a glance, quickly bowed in thanks, and each chose a room to move into.

Li Yuan returned to his stone house, sat down, and spread out the materials for making talismans.

We just gave the Wang family ten Spirit Water Talismans from our stock, and we need to replenish them. We also have several other talisman orders to fulfill, and the demand for Spirit Refining Talismans and Yuan Gathering Talismans is also quite high.

Li Yuan began drawing talismans.

Second-tier Spirit Water Talisman, first-tier Divine Refining Talisman, and first-tier Gathering Yuan Talisman are drawn in rotation.

The precision of the liquid spiritual energy after Foundation Establishment makes the path and connection of the spiritual patterns extremely smooth. The success rate of the second-tier spiritual water talisman has stabilized at over 50%, and the first-tier talisman is almost never failed.

I drew for two days straight.

The following evening, as the final spiritual rune of a Spirit Water Talisman was drawn, a rich aquamarine glow appeared on the surface of the talisman, and the direction and connection of the spiritual rune were smoother and more natural than any of the previous ones.

The panel popped up.

[Spellcrafting: Second-tier spellcrafting - Proficient (0/400)]

The second-order talisman-making technique has reached proficiency.

The drawing of spirit patterns has changed from deliberate control to semi-automatic. The rhythm of the wrist strokes, the proportion of spiritual energy distribution, and the connection between spirit patterns have all formed stable muscle memory.

The success rate will be further improved, and the quality will be more consistent.

Li Yuan carefully put away the talisman brush and spirit ink, sat cross-legged, and began to cultivate his inner energy.