Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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On the second night after returning from the Ji family, Li Yuan did not go to the core of the spiritual vein to cultivate, but went directly down into the mine.

Deep within the mine tunnels, the evil energy array within the natural cavity continued to operate as usual. The spiritual patterns on several array nodes were restrained and stable, and the evil energy slowly rose and fell along the main circulation path.

Instead of checking the source of the evil stones, Li Yuan stood at the edge of the cavity, closed his eyes, and focused his mind on the large spiritual vein.

After the entire spiritual vein unfolded in his perception, Li Yuan followed the main vein outwards and quickly located a suitable branch.

This branch vein splits off from the middle of the main vein, heading slightly south, and happens to pass through a section of underground rock not far above the ore vein.

Previously, the spiritual energy of the spiritual veins naturally seeped into the evil ore, passing through the cracks in the stone layers in this area. However, the direction was scattered and the flow was extremely small, relying entirely on the weak guidance of the stone layers themselves.

Li Yuan reviewed the operation of the meridian guiding technique in his mind before beginning to cast the spell.

Spiritual energy was sent out from the fingertips, slowly seeping into the surface of the branch veins.

The spiritual energy barely clung to the surface, slowly traveling a short distance following the flow of spiritual energy within the vein.

Li Yuan attached himself to this point and began to try to deviate.

Fifteen minutes later, the branch vein finally responded.

It wasn't that the entire vein had shifted, but rather that a small section of it had experienced a very slight bend. The degree of bend was almost imperceptible, but in the perception of the spiritual vein, that slight shift was clear enough.

it works.

Li Yuan stopped the meridian guiding technique and first checked the condition of the branch meridian. The small section that had deviated showed no abnormalities, and the meridian itself did not exhibit any rejection reaction. It seemed that as long as the force was controlled properly, repeated application of the technique could indeed gradually correct the direction of the branch meridian.

For the next few days, Li Yuan went to the vicinity of the mine every night to perform magic.

Each deviation is very small, but its advantage lies in its continuous stability. This is the requirement of the pulse guiding method: it cannot be rushed or forceful; it can only be done little by little, like grinding a stone.

Five days later, the branch vein's trajectory in the target section had clearly shifted towards the direction of the evil mine. The spiritual energy of the vein began to seep more into the underground rock layers above the mine, following the deviated path.

The seepage flow rate was several times greater than that during the previous natural seepage.

Three days later, when Li Yuan returned to the natural cavity to inspect the output, the results were already laid out before him.

Four new purple evil stones condensed near the core of the formation.

It wasn't just one or two pieces here and there, but four pieces appearing simultaneously in different locations on the main loop. Each piece was darker in color than the previous one, and felt heavier in the hand.

Li Yuan took out one of the pieces and probed it with his divine sense.

The ratio of malevolent energy to spiritual energy became close to one to one.

The production frequency has also increased significantly. Previously, only a piece of Purple Fiend Stone would occasionally condense, relying entirely on luck and natural seepage. Now, with the guiding vein technique directing the branch veins here, the infiltration of spiritual energy has become a continuous and stable process. The condensation of Purple Fiend Stone is no longer a random event, but rather a normal part of the vein's production.

Li Yuan collected all four pieces of purple evil stone, and then checked the direction and seepage status of the branch vein after its deviation. Only after confirming that there were no problems did he leave the mine tunnel.

Meanwhile, the cleanup of the ruins is also coming to an end.

The Yuan Yang Sect has invested a large number of people in the cleanup, from the outer perimeter to the middle and then to the inner layers, and the cleanup is finally nearing completion.

Most of the remaining formations and old restrictions have been dismantled or sealed off. More than a dozen stone chambers and three old corridors have been cleared from the collapsed area. The items and books that should be registered have been cataloged and archived.

For this final batch, the Yuan Yang Sect no longer merely cleaned up the area, but began to deploy new formations within it.

Li Yuan was in charge of a significant portion of it.

Defensive arrays, reconnaissance arrays, early warning arrays, and stabilization arrays were laid out from the deep outer ring all the way to the edge of the Core Formation area.

Yuan Yang Sect clearly intends to completely take over this site, no longer treating it merely as an old site to be explored, but rather transforming it into a long-term stronghold.

Setting up the formation is a considerable undertaking.

Li Yuan spent more than ten days working in the ruins, dealing with array patterns, nodes, and loops every day. When setting up a new array, he had to consider compatibility with the old structure, and when dismantling old restrictions, he had to prevent them from affecting the newly set up array. He had to take both into account.

Fortunately, after mastering the basics of second-tier array formation, these tasks, though tedious, were not overwhelming. Extensive practice actually accelerated the progress in array formation proficiency compared to simple training. By the time the last batch of defensive arrays was deployed, the progress in second-tier array formation on the panel had already progressed from beginner to proficient.

[Skill: Second-Tier Array Formation - Proficient (0/400)]

At the same time, the proficiency of the Green Wood Longevity Technique is also steadily progressing in daily practice. The panel shows that it has already passed the midpoint of the mastery stage and is moving towards minor success.

During the final stages of the cleanup, a new batch of items were unearthed.

This time, it was discovered in a corner of an old workshop deep inside, which had previously been completely blocked by rubble. It took several monks half a day to clear away the stones blocking the entrance, and the contents inside were actually better preserved than those outside.

On the stone shelf were a dozen or so old scrolls, several jade bottles with intact seals, and two sets of old array plates that had lost their spiritual power.

When Li Yuan arrived, the deacon in charge of registration was flipping through the old volumes one by one.

When they turned to the fourth volume, the butler's movements suddenly slowed down.

"These are neither formations nor cultivation techniques."

People gathered around to watch.

Li Yuan also took a book and flipped through a few pages.

The scroll records a systematic method for nourishing life.

It is neither a cultivation technique nor a combat spell, but a means specifically designed to help people whose lifespan is about to end to prolong their death.

The content involved is quite varied.

There are methods that use specific drugs in combination with spiritual energy to temporarily seal the declining meridians, methods that use formations to forcibly force external spiritual energy into the bodies of dying cultivators to maintain their vitality, and several rudimentary pill formulas that are made by mixing essence blood, medicinal power, and unorthodox auxiliary materials.

The more Li Yuan looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.

The underlying principles of these things are completely consistent with the unorthodox life-cultivation records previously discovered on the edge of the Core Formation area.

The medicinal materials and refining methods involved in some of the rudimentary formulas are not merely similar to the longevity pills that the Dark Abyss Society is now selling extensively; rather, they represent a clear upstream and downstream relationship.

Unfortunately, these pill formulas are only in their initial stages and cannot be used directly for alchemy.

Li Yuan put the old scrolls back, registered and filed the items as usual, and sent them to the outpost.

After leaving the ruins, Li Yuan returned to the market and found that the layout of the market had been quietly changing.

The first thing that caught my attention was the supply from Lingtian.

Previously, one source of Li Yuan's spiritual medicinal herbs and some talisman paper was through the Li family's channels.

The Li family owned ten shops in the market and also provided some of Li Yuan's supplies.

But recently that line broke.

It didn't stop suddenly, but gradually slowed down until it finally stopped completely.

Li Yuan went to the management office to check and finally figured it out. The two shops that the Li family originally operated in the market had closed down, and the group of errand runners who used the Li family's name had also disappeared. They didn't run away; they were poached by the Wang family.

The Wang family has been moving extremely fast lately.

After the Li family was placed under surveillance by the sect, the Wang family almost seamlessly took over the material channels, shops, and errand runners that were originally controlled by the Li family.

The alchemical supplies shop on the west side of the market, which originally bore the Li family's sign, is now run by people from the Wang family. The independent cultivators running the procurement routes on the outskirts have also been replaced by people arranged by the Wang family.

The sect didn't directly attack the Li family, nor did it seize their assets or officially announce Xi Yao's arrest. However, the covert pressure was already quite evident. The Li family's supplies to several frontline strongholds were reduced, and their connections in the markets were rapidly dwindling. Taking advantage of this window, the Wang family expanded aggressively, seizing most of the territory vacated by the Li family.

This directly impacted Li Yuan's supply chain.

We need to find a new source for the seeds and auxiliary materials for the spirit field, and we also need to find another way to supply the talisman paper.

Li Yuan didn't rush to talk to the Wang family. He first checked his existing inventory to make sure there wouldn't be any problems in the short term, and then turned his attention back to the Purple Fiend Stone.

After the vein-guided method stabilized the flow, the production of purple agate from the vein has entered a normal track.

Li Yuan had accumulated more than a dozen pieces of stable-quality Purple Fiend Stones, but this time he didn't keep them. Instead, he took them directly to the market to try selling them.

Our first stop was the grocery store where I had asked about prices last time.

The shopkeeper perked up as soon as he saw the purple stone, examined it thoroughly, and quoted a price immediately.

"Two hundred spirit stones per piece."

The price was fifty spirit stones more expensive than before, but Li Yuan didn't haggle and sold three pieces first.

We then visited two other shops, where the prices were similar. The main difference lay in the uniformity of the ratio of malevolent energy to spiritual energy within each piece of purple stone; the more uniform the ratio, the more expensive it was.

After visiting three shops, Li Yuan sold a total of seven Purple Fiend Stones and received back over a thousand spirit stones.

The return on investment for mining is transforming from a vague concept into a tangible inflow of resources.

With the output from spirit fields, the returns from evil ore, the sales of talismans and pills, and the newly opened line of purple evil stones, several resource lines are simultaneously recovering. Although the disruption of the Li family's channels has caused some trouble for the supply chain, the overall rate of resource accumulation has increased rather than decreased.

Li Yuan carefully sorted and stored the medicinal materials and spiritual sand he had acquired that day, then sat down cross-legged to cultivate.