Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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Inside the stone house, several items were spread out on the table.

The tattered book was worn and curled at the edges, and the map of the earth's veins was densely covered with lines. Li Yuan didn't read it carefully from beginning to end, but only grasped the most crucial parts.

First, there are several underground nodes that have been specially marked.

Secondly, there is the incomplete ley line that vaguely connects to the direction of the ruins.

Thirdly, the abnormal backflow locations that I had previously noted down.

When you put the three things together, the direction will gradually become clear.

It wasn't directly facing the ruins, nor directly facing the evil mine, but rather in an area slightly deeper in between. The terrain there was complex, with many forests, rocky slopes, and fault lines outside, so ordinary independent cultivators wouldn't deliberately explore that area. If it weren't for the previous unusual perception and the fragmented map they had just acquired, they would never have guessed that something was hidden below, based solely on the terrain.

The next morning, Li Yuan left the market alone.

Instead of taking the usual route to the outpost and ruins, he detoured from the southeast of the market, circled halfway along the edge of the Ghost Mist Forest, and only turned deeper in after completely avoiding the main line of sight.

Along the way, the pulse detection technique and the sense of malevolent pulses were used alternately.

The first half of the day yielded no results.

It wasn't until after noon that the terrain ahead suddenly changed.

The once relatively flat black soil forest began to collapse in large areas. Layers of fractured rock were turned outwards, as if someone had ripped open the entire earth, revealing the grayish-white rock beneath. Several cracks ran horizontally through the forest, the widest of which was more than ten feet wide, and the bottom was pitch black and could not be seen.

Li Yuan paused at the edge of the crack, then sent his pulse-probing technique downwards, his brows twitching slightly.

The malevolent energy here has actually diminished.

It wasn't that it wasn't there, but rather that something pushed it aside a little. It was as if a purer force was buried deeper, forcibly creating a crack in the surrounding malevolent energy.

He walked several dozen feet along the edge of the crack and finally found a half-hidden entrance under a rocky slope where the collapse was most severe.

The entrance was small, mostly obscured by broken rocks and vines, and extended downwards at an angle. The wind blowing out from inside was cool, without any malevolent energy, but rather carried an unusually clean spiritual scent.

Li Yuan did not go in immediately, but stood there for a while and used his divine sense to investigate.

The directional sign also pointed inwards, so Li Yuan went down the stone slope.

Below was not a mine tunnel, but a naturally formed underground solution layer.

The stone walls were smoothed by water erosion, rising and falling in all directions, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. Large gray-white stalagmites hung overhead, while the ground was a stone shell that had dried, cracked, and then reformed. Most peculiar was the spiritual energy in the air; it wasn't dense, but it was very pure, and taking a breath made one feel that the spiritual energy in their dantian had become lighter.

Further ahead, a very faint light suddenly appeared deep within the molten layer.

It was not fire, nor array patterns, but some kind of naturally emerging spiritual radiance, clinging to the stone walls and the ground like a thin mist.

Li Yuan paused, then slowly extended his divine sense over.

Ahead lies a tributary of a spiritual vein buried among the underground rock layers.

It wasn't large in scale, far from being a sect-level main branch, and not much stronger than a small spiritual cave commonly found near the market. However, the spiritual energy within this branch was extremely pure, unlike anything one would find in a place like the Ghost Mist Forest. The spiritual energy seeped from deep within the stone layers and was locked in place layer by layer by the entire melting layer, preventing it from completely leaking out.

Li Yuan didn't take another step forward, but first looked around.

He soon understood why this place had been hidden until now.

A demonic beast lay prone at the front of the spiritual vein.

It wasn't particularly large, about ten feet long, and its entire body was grayish-black, with faint blue spiritual patterns emanating from its back. It lay beside the strongest point of the spiritual vein, its forelimbs thick and its head lowered, looking like a wolf, but even more robust. Most striking was that the rise and fall of its chest and abdomen seemed to connect subtly with the layer of spiritual radiance surrounding the spiritual vein.

Second-tier superior grade.

Moreover, it's not an ordinary second-tier high-grade demonic beast.

It has been absorbing the spiritual energy of this branch, and has used this place to cultivate its cultivation to an extremely high level.

The demonic beast quickly sensed the approaching presence. It slowly raised its head, its vertical pupils flashing briefly in the dim, molten layer, before rising to its feet.

The ground around him trembled slightly as he simply stood up.

The next moment, it pounced.

It was incredibly fast and incredibly powerful; when its forelimbs landed, even the stone shell cracked. Li Yuan flashed forward, using the Wind Walk technique to move sideways, the monster brushing past him, its fangs almost grazing his sleeve.

As soon as they exchanged blows, Li Yuan had a good idea of ​​what to expect.

This thing is indeed tough enough to be compared to an ordinary mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator. It has a strong physical body, abundant demonic power, and occupies a spiritual vein node. The longer the fight drags on, the more confident it becomes.

But I am not an ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Li Yuan did not rush to end the battle, but instead took the opportunity to try the Three Elements Unity again.

The demonic beast turned and pounced again, its sharp claws whipping up a gust of cold wind as it struck directly at Li Yuan's chest. Li Yuan raised his hand to block, his spiritual energy enveloping his body as he took the blow head-on. He only slid back a few steps, his arm going numb, but he wasn't seriously injured.

This head-on collision is a perfect test of the limits of what the physical body and spiritual power can withstand when they exert their combined strength.

The demonic beast's attack failed to tear him apart, and its eyes grew even fiercer. It opened its mouth and spewed out a dense cloud of bluish-gray demonic wind. The demonic wind did not dissipate; it was like a compressed blade, hurtling straight towards him.

Li Yuan condensed spiritual energy in his palm and unleashed the Fire Python Technique to meet the attack head-on.

When fire and wind collided, a muffled explosion erupted from the molten layer, and large pieces of rubble fell down.

The spiritual energy in his dantian immediately sank.

The demonic beast lunged forward again, taking advantage of the terrain of the melting layer. Li Yuan decided not to retreat and instead pressed down with his divine sense. The divine sense, which was at the minor completion stage of the Soul Condensation Technique, combined with the coordination of the Three Elements Unity, caused the demonic beast to pause for a moment the instant it pressed down.

It was in that very moment.

Li Yuan struck out with his palm, fire-elemental spiritual energy exploding from his palm and slamming directly into the side of its neck. The beast was knocked off course, roaring as it lashed out with its tail, the tip of which, carrying a powerful gust of wind, struck its side.

Instead of dodging, Li Yuan used the force to sink down, pressing his heavy blood and spiritual energy into his legs at the same time, firmly stabilizing his lower body. With his other hand, he joined his fingers like a knife and used the Golden Blade Technique to slash past his ribs.

With a soft "plop," the skin and flesh tore open, and blood gushed out.

The demonic beast, in pain, retreated violently, its figure flashing as it returned to the vicinity of the spiritual vein node. It clearly realized that the cultivator before it was not easy to deal with, and it growled continuously, its demonic power beginning to converge on its limbs and back.

Li Yuan used the Wind Escape Technique to turn his feet, and his whole body almost turned into a blur as he directly stuck to it.

At the same time, the divine sense pressed down again, slowing its movements down for a moment.

After two consecutive suppressions of the soul, the sea of ​​consciousness was clearly somewhat depleted.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan channeled his spiritual energy into his soul to replenish his strength, and then unleashed the Fire Python Technique.

The crimson fire serpent slammed out along the ground, directly burrowing into the monster's chest and abdominal wounds.

This strike was extremely vicious.

The Fire Python Technique was already quite powerful, and with the addition of the Flame Essence Refinement, the Flame Sun Technique, and the foundation of the current mid-Foundation Establishment stage, a large section of the demon beast's chest and abdomen was blasted open on the spot, and even the flow of demonic energy inside was interrupted.

It roared and tried to pounce again.

Li Yuan moved swiftly, reaching its side. His spiritual power and blood energy erupted simultaneously, delivering a powerful blow to the side of its head. A muffled thud was heard as the beast's head was smashed to the side, its forelegs buckling, and it immediately collapsed to its knees.

Immediately following was another Golden Blade Technique.

This time, there was no holding back.

The sharp spiritual light sliced ​​through the weakest point of the neck bone, drawing out a spray of scalding beast blood. The second-tier high-grade demon beast convulsed violently, staggered forward two steps, and crashed heavily beside the spiritual vein node, never to rise again.

The solution layer quieted down, with only loose rocks still falling down.

Li Yuan stood still for a moment, adjusting his breathing, and reviewed the several transformations brought about by the merging of the three elements, gaining a clearer conclusion in his mind.

This entry is indeed powerful.

The strength lies in connecting the three originally separate pools, giving him greater leeway and endurance in battle.

Li Yuan snapped out of his thoughts and stepped forward to deal with the monster.

After finishing the treatment, slowly walk along the dissolved layer to gradually figure out the direction of this branch of the spiritual vein.

The spiritual vein isn't long, at least not the part that's exposed. It breaks off from a deeper layer of rock, emerges in this karst layer, splits into several thin streams, and is then suppressed by underground faults and the presence of demonic beasts, resulting in its current state of being neither too big nor too small, yet extremely pure.

After exploring the entire branch vein, the control panel finally popped up.

[Equipable Target: Spirit Vein (Incomplete)]

[Current Status: The spiritual vein is incomplete, some areas have not yet been explored, and equipment cannot be equipped.]

[Equipment Requirements: Complete exploration of the entire mineral vein]

Li Yuan's gaze sharpened.

Without exploring all the spiritual veins, it is impossible to equip the item.

In other words, what's exposed here is just a branch, not the complete spiritual vein. Special equipment requires the entire vein, not just this broken section.

Li Yuan did not rush to despair, but instead followed this branch of the trail to a deeper level.

Since the branch is here, the main branch should theoretically be located deeper.

But he stopped after chasing for less than 15 minutes.

It's not that we can't find spiritual power, but that we can't find the path.

Once this branch reaches deeper into the rock layer, it seems as if its perception has been artificially severed, or as if it has naturally broken into countless forks.

The spiritual energy was still flowing back in, but it no longer gave a clear direction. When the pulse-probing technique was pressed in, all that came back was a chaotic echo, as if many layers of stone walls, faults, and old restrictions had completely crushed the perception behind it.

Li Yuan tried two more directions, but the result was the same.

You can't find the main vein by relying on this branch.

Li Yuan did not press the issue further.

Knowing that there is a branch of the spiritual vein here, and that it is not the end, is enough. Going any further, with only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator like myself, I have neither a ready-made route nor enough confidence; forcing my way in would only lead to trouble.

He finally memorized the surrounding terrain, the karst structure, and the locations of exposed veins before turning and walking away.

When we emerged from the underground karst layer, it was already dark outside.