Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

After returning to Wulinfang City, Li Yuan went straight down into the mine.

Inside the natural cavity, the Qi-nurturing array continued to operate slowly. The spiritual patterns between the array's key points were now quite stable, and the returning Qi was much calmer than before. Li Yuan walked to the center of the cavity and carefully sorted out the items he had brought back.

The first thing they took out was the material containing malevolent energy.

A pile of pure evil materials.

Those imbued with demonic energy were placed on the other side.

Li Yuan didn't throw everything into the Pei Sha Formation at once, but rather invested it in batches.

The first batch contained the purest portion of the evil bone and two sealed fragments of second-tier evil stone. As soon as the spiritual energy was released, the evil cultivation array immediately drew out the dormant evil energy within, which slowly dispersed into the depths of the mine along several main patterns.

The cavity was completely silent, with only the patterns on the surface of the array's core glowing slightly.

Li Yuan only released the second batch after the evil energy in the first batch of materials had been completely absorbed.

This time, several higher-level, but mixed-up, inauspicious materials were put in.

It took nearly an hour for all the evil materials to be absorbed.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed for a moment.

The changes in the ore vein are clear: the Qi-nurturing array is rotating more smoothly, but it is still some distance away from fully absorbing the Qi materials.

Several days later, the change finally came.

More than one mid-grade evil stone is steadily condensing, and several of the deepest evil energy backflows have also sunk to a new level.

The momentum that was originally being pushed upwards by feedback and correction has now finally truly reached the mineral vein itself.

The overall quality of the ore vein has reached a level where it can produce mid-grade evil stones.

This wasn't just a random occurrence of one or two pieces; it meant the entire vein had finally crossed that threshold. As long as the Qi-cultivating array continues, the vein itself can continue to generate.

Li Yuan stood there for a moment before slowly opening his eyes.

It became.

The previous few mid-grade evil stones were mostly scattered condensations produced by feedback and external force; but this time it's different, the mineral vein itself has truly crossed that line.

From cultivating the evil formation, hunting evil demons, and finding high-quality evil materials, to gradually feeding back and correcting it, it has taken so long to finally push this evil mine to this point.

There are two conditions for making the special equipment of the evil vein permanent.

One method is to cultivate the stone until it can produce medium-grade evil stones.

This condition has now been met.

The other one, however, is still lacking.

The equipment has been in use for fifty years.

The conditions were only half met.

Once I reach the Golden Core stage, I can permanently obtain the "Three Elements Return to One" attribute, as well as the permanent spiritual vein. This will give me two more special equipment slots, enough to equip the evil veins.

Li Yuan stood there for a while, then turned and walked out of the mine tunnel toward the outpost.

Chen Yi has been there for the past few days.

When Li Yuan arrived, Chen Yi and two disciples were checking the items that had been removed from the perimeter of the ruins in recent days.

Upon seeing Li Yuan enter, Chen Yi raised his hand, signaling the two men to leave first.

"Another discovery in the Ghost Mist Forest?" Chen Yi asked.

Li Yuan nodded and recounted his experience of hunting demonic creatures and encountering demonic cultivators investigating the spiritual veins along the way.

From discovering the Foundation Establishment cultivator near the branch, to realizing the demonic energy emanating from him, to the fight and killing him, Li Yuan spoke very directly, without adding anything else.

After hearing this, Chen Yi's expression visibly darkened.

"They've found a branch vein again."

"Yes," Li Yuan said.

"And it wasn't a stray; it was a deliberate reconnaissance mission."

Chen Yi tapped his fingers on the edge of the table, but did not speak immediately.

After a moment, Chen Yi spoke: "I will report this matter. If you see this again, don't hold back."

Chen Yi asked a few more questions about the demonic cultivator's appearance, magical artifacts, and manner of operation. After noting the details down, he waved for Li Yuan to go back and wait for news.

Only two days after Li Yuan returned to the market, a message came from the outpost.

The Yuan Yang Sect gave an extra reward.

The reason is quite straightforward: Li Yuan has put in a lot of effort in the market, ruins, and mines recently, and he also ran into a demonic cultivator who was exploring a branch of the spiritual vein, and he even dealt with the person directly. The sect will remember this merit.

There are two rewards in total.

The first item is a classic text related to the Golden Elixir.

The second thing is a more detailed lineage of Daoist alchemy.

After the items were delivered to Li Yuan, the first thing he looked at was the Golden Elixir manual.

The book wasn't thick, but its content was much deeper than the Golden Core preparation records Li Yuan had seen before. The first few pages described the general classification of the Golden Core, while the later pages explained the differences between the different grades.

The Golden Elixir is divided into four grades.

Vulgarity.

Medium grade.

top grade.

The finest quality.

This part wasn't too surprising; what really made Li Yuan stop was the next few pages.

It's written very clearly inside.

The difference between the supreme-grade golden cores condensed by different cultivators can be huge. Some people barely manage to step into the threshold of supreme-grade, while others are exceptionally talented and have better resources, resulting in supreme-grade golden cores that far surpass those of others.

Of course, in general, top-grade golden pills are extremely rare; even saying one in a thousand is an exaggeration.

The most significant difference is that once the Supreme Golden Elixir is completed, it can continue to evolve and progress.

However, the superior-grade golden elixir is different.

A superior product is a superior product.

Once it's established, the rest is basically set. Although there may be subtle differences in strength, the overall situation is already locked in, making it difficult to change further.

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on this for a moment.

He had already set his goal: not to merely form an ordinary Golden Core. Now, after reading the explanations in this book, the path became even clearer.

The quality is excellent, but it's still a matter of fate.

The finest quality is different.

That's a path that can still be pushed upwards.

Li Yuan wrote down this part of the content, then flipped through a few more pages until he had roughly finished reading the entire book, before putting it aside.

Then, Li Yuan picked up the second reward.

Li Yuan's finger touched the panel, and it popped up.

[Equipable item detected: Daoist Alchemy Inheritance (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Pill Refinement (Blue)]

[Effect: Increases the success rate of pill formation by 30% and improves the quality of formed pills by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Introduction to Second-Order Alchemy, and successful refining of three types of second-order pills (0/1)]

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

Blue entries.

Li Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

Not only is alchemy easier to achieve, but the quality of the resulting pills also improves. In the realm of alchemy, this effect is practically a guaranteed boost to one's foundation. Especially since one will inevitably need to work with second-tier pills sooner or later, the value of this blue attribute is higher than many rewards that directly grant the pills.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan replaced the old equipment that offered the least immediate benefit.

The moment the alchemy inheritance entered the column, many previously scattered alchemy experiences in the sea of ​​consciousness seemed to be reorganized.

Looking at the medicinal herbs on the table again, he was much clearer than before about which step was most likely to cause an explosion, which step was most likely to cause the liquid to spill, which step required suppressing the fire, and which step required collecting the pills.

This change wasn't due to the sudden acquisition of new knowledge about alchemy; rather, it was a forced refinement of one's existing foundation.