Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The bustling activity at Wulin Market continues, and the cleanup efforts at the ruins haven't stopped either.

That day, the outpost transferred another batch of people to the middle level, saying that a new section of the collapsed area had been excavated, revealing an old area that was much better preserved than before. Li Yuan went there immediately after receiving the transfer order.

When we arrived at the destination, there were already quite a few people standing around.

The collapsed stone layers were cleared aside, revealing a workshop half-buried in the middle layer of the stone wall. The door frame was still there, but the inside was mostly blocked by rubble, leaving only a narrow opening just wide enough for a person to bend down and pass through.

Li Yuan stood outside and took a look first.

This place is different from the alchemy room and meditation room that were opened before. The walls still bear carvings that clearly indicate their purpose for array formation. There are also broken stone grooves embedded on both sides of the entrance, which were originally used to place array plates and array materials.

"Formation Workshop"

A formation cultivator nearby whispered something.

Li Yuan nodded, and then followed the others inside.

The workshop looks more complete inside than from the outside.

On the left is a stone shelf, on which are scattered many array materials, some of which have lost their spirituality, and some of which are just dark on the surface.

In the middle were three wide stone platforms, on which were placed semi-finished array plates, engraving knives, spirit-guiding needles, and other such items.

The cleanup of the workshop began quickly.

He first helped sort the still identifiable semi-finished array plates on the stone platform and shelf, then rummaged through the stone boxes. When he reached the innermost stone shelf, Li Yuan's hand suddenly stopped.

On the top shelf of the stone shelf was an old scroll.

The surface was covered in dust, and the edges were damaged, but the array patterns on the cover were still intact. It wasn't an introductory manual for ordinary disciples, but a clearly more complete inheritance scroll.

Li Yuan took the item down, and a formation cultivator next to him immediately looked over.

"Is there something?"

"It's like a legacy," Li Yuan said.

When the man got closer and took a look, his expression changed.

The records were first handed over to the outpost for registration; that was the rule.

Li Yuan didn't keep the items for himself just because he got them first; he simply handed them over. However, before registering them, the people responsible for cleaning had already glanced at them and roughly understood their contents.

It is a second-order formation inheritance.

It's not a complete book, but it's enough to connect the line between the first-order and second-order array paths.

Li Yuan only read those few pages, but his understanding of many things that had been stuck at the first-order perfection level was pushed forward a bit. In particular, the array structure, complex circuits, and multi-layer node responses were exactly what he needed to connect with the array mechanism he had just equipped.

After the scroll of inheritance was taken away, the panel popped up.

[Skill: Second-Tier Array Formation - Beginner (0/200)]

Second-order array formation, beginner level.

Having dismantled too many corner structures of second-order formations in spiritual veins, mineral veins, and ruins, what I lacked was never a feel for them, but a legacy that could truly connect these scattered understandings.

Now, as soon as the general outline pages in this old book came into view, many of my previous understandings, which were on the verge of reaching the first level of perfection, suddenly seemed to be connected by a single thread.

Li Yuan stood still, his expression unchanged, suppressing the sudden change in his heart.

To say that the first-order array path is perfected means to have a clear understanding of the single-layer array and its basic structure.

After mastering the second-order array formation, the concept of layers truly began to emerge in my field of vision. The main array, auxiliary array, outer ring stabilizing patterns, inner layer guiding flow, and false patterns concealing—these things were no longer just placed side by side, but rather layered upon layered.

This is of great significance for subsequent exploration of the ruins.

After the workshop was cleaned up, Li Yuan returned to the market.

In the following days, he shifted his focus slightly away from the ruins and towards the stone house and body training.

The Bone Refining Ointment and Body Refining Pills I bought earlier are still there, and I've accumulated enough experience with the Nameless Body Refining Technique over time. Now that the Medicine-Based Body Strengthening Technique is in my equipment inventory, its effects are starting to show.

Previously, after taking the Body Refining Pill, its medicinal power could penetrate the bones, membranes, and flesh, but the pill would eventually leave some residue in the body. The amount of these residues was small, and no one could see anything after one or two times, but if they accumulated, they would inevitably slow down subsequent absorption.

But things are different now.

Each time Li Yuan took the Body Refining Pill, after the medicinal power dissipated, the part that could truly temper bones and refine membranes would be gradually pressed into his body by the Nameless Body Refining Technique, while the unwanted stagnant impurities would be gradually peeled out from his meridians and flesh under the effect of the medicine's body-strengthening properties.

It is not expelled all at once, but rather slowly carried away during the operation of the method.

The results are obvious.

With the same Body Refining Pill, Li Yuan can now absorb more effective medicinal power than before.

Each time the method is completed, the part of the bone surface that has been repeatedly tempered can absorb more medicinal properties, and there is no need to worry about impurities accumulating and slowing down progress as before.

This change, combined with the Bone Refining Elixir, makes the effect even more substantial.

Several days later, Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the stone house and once again circulated the Nameless Body Refining Technique.

The spiritual energy pressed down in circles along the outer layer of the bones, through the sternum, shoulder bones, and spine, and then spread to the arms and legs. The medicinal power of the Bone Refining Elixir first seeped into the bone layers, while the medicinal power of the Body Refining Pill was pushed out from within the body, and the two sides aligned perfectly under the guidance of the method.

In the latter half of this round, a sudden change occurred.

Normally, the method would encounter a noticeable stagnation at the junction of the spine and ribs. The spiritual energy had to be ground down little by little, and the bone layers had to be slowly treated, so the speed could never be increased. But this time, that section that was usually the most difficult to push through was actually forcibly opened up.

It's not that it suddenly became faster; rather, it's that the bone layer itself has increased its tolerance.

Li Yuan clearly felt that after the spiritual energy pressed down, the outer layer of his bones was no longer being ground down little by little as before; instead, it could be steadily absorbed. When the Bone Refining Ointment sank into that area, it was no longer squeezed to the surface but instead seeped into a deeper layer.

Once this round of methods is completely completed, the panel will pop up.

[Nameless Body Refining Technique - Minor Success (0/800)]

Nameless Body Refinement Technique, Minor Success.

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes, but did not get up immediately. Instead, he looked at his arms and chest.

There were no major changes on his body surface, and his muscles did not bulge exaggeratedly. However, when he circulated the technique again, the spiritual energy beneath his skin was naturally drawn out, and a very faint spiritual light floated out along the outer layer of his body.

This layer of aura is not thick, like a thin, shallow membrane covering the body, yet it is very complete.

Its shoulders, back, chest, abdomen, and arms are all connected together.

The density and toughness of the bones, as well as the load-bearing capacity of the skin, have all increased significantly. In addition, when the method is activated, a protective spiritual light can actively emerge, making the physical body's ability to withstand pressure significantly different from before.

After sensing this change, Li Yuan got up and went out.

But shortly after he arrived at the management office, the spiritual vein sensing system started to stir.

It wasn't a cultivator, but a demon beast.

The aura appeared near an underground fissure not far from the outer edge of the main vein, not too close to the large spiritual vein he controlled, but not too far either. More importantly, that thing had already reached the second tier.

Li Yuan set off immediately, and after venturing deep into the vicinity of that fissure, he quickly locked onto his target.

It is a long and thick rock-armored fire python.

The creature was coiled halfway up the crevice, its scales a dark reddish-brown, while its underside was covered in a layer of black, hard markings. Most striking were the two bulging bony protrusions on either side of its head, from which spiritual energy was being released and released in a rhythmic motion.

Just as Li Yuan got close enough, the rock-armored fire python suddenly raised its head.

The next moment, two tightly compressed crimson fireballs spewed from its mouth and crashed straight towards it.

Li Yuan shifted his feet and moved sideways. The fireball grazed the stone wall and blasted past. Instead of scattered sparks, it exploded into a large blast of scorching flames, blasting a charred crater into the stone wall.

The power is not small.

Li Yuan did not press forward any further, but instead raised his hand and used a Fire Python Technique to counterattack.

A patch of charred flesh exploded from the python's neck, and its body thrashed wildly, sending surrounding rocks flying.

In that instant, Li Yuan's control over the Fire Python Technique suddenly shifted forward again.

At the same time, a prompt appeared on the panel.

[Spell: Fire Serpent Technique - Mastery (0/1600)]

Fire Python Technique, mastered.

Li Yuan didn't glance at it a second time; he had already pressed down on it once more.

Although the demonic python's body was charred after taking this attack, its physical body was strong and it was resistant to fire magic.

However, having already learned of Li Yuan's strength, it twisted its entire body wildly, trying to shrink deeper into the rift.

But Li Yuan didn't give it another chance. He used his Golden Blade Technique to cut into the opening again, followed closely by a Fire Arrow that pierced directly between the neck bones.

The python struggled a few times, but finally crashed heavily to the ground.

After the battle, Li Yuan stood there catching his breath. He first scanned the surroundings to make sure no other monsters had been disturbed before going forward to collect the corpses.

The Fire Python Technique had reached its peak in actual combat, and the Golden Blade Technique had also become significantly more proficient in continuous close-quarters slashes. When Li Yuan disassembled the demon python's corpse, another notification popped up.

[Spell: Golden Blade - Mastery (0/800)]

He also mastered the art of the Golden Blade.

Next comes collecting the spoils.

The demonic python's scales, bones, blood, and other magical materials were all usable, and Li Yuan collected them all. When he reached deep into the abdominal cavity, the tip of his knife suddenly struck something extremely hard.

Li Yuan took the object out and discovered it was an inner core.

Its color was dark, and its surface was covered with a layer of fine, hard lines. It was very heavy in the hand, much harder than the inner core of an ordinary second-tier demon beast. The panel popped out at the slightest touch.

[Equipable item detected: Rock Armor Fire Python Inner Core (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Iron-Tough Bones (Green)]

[Effect: Significantly improves bone resilience and resistance to impact]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Consume the inner cores of three different Tier 2 monsters (0/3)]

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

By the time they returned to the stone house in the market, it was already quite late.

Inside the stone house, Li Yuan took out the old fire talisman again.

The conditions for permanentization of the Danhuo Condensation (Green) have been met.

Is it permanent?

Li Yuan raised his hand to confirm.

The term "Refined Green" has become a permanent entry.

A very clear heat spreads from the dantian, along the meridians to the arms, and then into the fingers and palms.

This change isn't just about the fire elemental energy becoming stronger; it's that when the same fire elemental energy is drawn from the dantian, the roughness and dispersion that was originally inevitable is suppressed. When the flames condense, they take shape faster and the edges are tighter, unlike before when they would slightly disperse on the outermost layer.

Li Yuan raised his hand, and a ball of fire appeared in his palm.

The flames remained crimson, but their bodies were noticeably more solid, their pulses more stable, and even their light seemed more concentrated. If this fire elemental power were then channeled into Fire Arrow Techniques or Fire Serpent Techniques, the impact upon the enemy would be entirely different from before.

The old fire talisman disappeared after it was made permanent.

Li Yuan refocused his attention, stopped messing around with anything else, and simply put away what he had gained that day.

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