Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The third level of the underground passage is more difficult to navigate than the first two levels by more than one step.

Li Yuan squatted in front of a node in the middle of the teleportation structure, suppressing his divine sense and spiritual vein perception at the same time, and observed for a long time.

Although the first two layers of restrictions were nested, their structure was relatively regular, and the locations of the interlocking points were obvious, so dismantling them was just time-consuming. The third layer was different; the array patterns were no longer just laid flat on the surface of the teleportation structure, but instead burrowed deep into the stone layer and intertwined with the surrounding rock.

Fortunately, he had already mastered the second-order array technique, and the array mechanism had long been permanently linked with the system.

Li Yuan observed for a moment, then refrained from taking action. This layer was tightly fitted to the teleportation structure; hastily disassembling it could damage the structure itself. He needed to first find the gap at the joint, then channel spiritual energy through that gap to gradually separate the two.

This step is more delicate than any of the previous steps.

Li Yuan only does a short section each night, and only continues pushing forward after confirming that everything is correct.

Several days later, most of the third layer of restrictions had been removed. The remaining part was concentrated on the core section of the teleportation structure, which was slower to dismantle, but there were no longer any parts that were incomprehensible.

During this time, Li Yuan's daytime schedule was also quite busy.

One morning, the spiritual veins sensed the presence of a second-tier demonic beast in the middle layer of the Ghost Mist Forest once again.

Li Yuan took the exploration talisman and the pills and magical artifacts for combat and left the market directly.

This time, we encountered a red-maned leopard.

Slightly smaller than the Frosthorned Lizard, but extremely fast. The Red-maned Leopard excels at short-range bursts of speed, and its fur is tough with slight fire resistance; to defeat it head-on, you need to first limit its speed.

Upon realizing it was being watched, the red-maned leopard immediately took off running at incredible speed, leaping more than twenty feet away in just a few bounds.

Li Yuan raised his hand and unleashed a fire arrow, not aiming at the creature itself, but instead striking the ground in front of it.

After the fire arrow exploded, the debris and flames blocked the path ahead. The red-maned leopard paused, then swerved sharply to the side, but Li Yuan's second fire arrow had already followed, blocking its escape route to the side once again.

The red-maned leopard was forced to turn back.

The moment it turned around, the Fire Serpent Technique was already formed and it pounced straight at it.

The red-maned leopard reacted extremely quickly, ducking down to try and slip under the fire python. However, the tracking accuracy of the fully mastered Fire Python Technique far exceeded its prediction. The snake's body suddenly slammed down in mid-air, slamming the entire fire python onto the red-maned leopard's back and slamming it directly into the ground.

Crimson flames exploded on its fur.

Although the Crimson Leopard possesses fire resistance, the Fire Python Technique, with the combined effects of the Flame Essence Refinement, Elixir Fire Condensation, and Flame Sun Technique, is far more powerful than a regular second-tier fire spell, making it impossible for the resistance to withstand.

The red-maned leopard let out a miserable howl, large patches of its back fur charred black, as it struggled desperately to stand up.

The Golden Blade Technique followed, severing its nape with a single stroke.

The struggle stopped.

Li Yuan stepped forward to clean up the corpse, took out the inner core, and swallowed it directly.

As the inner elixir entered the abdomen, a scorching force pressed into the bones.

A panel pops up.

[Iron-Tough Bones (Green) Permanentization Progress: 2/3]

The red-maned leopard's fur, bones, and claws were all collected and brought back to the market to be sold.

After returning to the stone house, Li Yuan continued to refine his body.

After swallowing a Body Refining Pill, the medicinal power dissolved and pressed into the bones and skin along the method. The medicine for strengthening the body peeled away impurities little by little, while the medicinal power of the Bone Refining Elixir seeped in from the outside. When the two met on the surface of the bones, they were pulled together and crushed by the Nameless Body Refining Technique.

This time, when the method was activated, a change occurred.

The bottleneck that had been holding him back in the latter half of the minor success stage was broken through during this round of practice.

It's not a sudden burst of energy, but rather the result of the bones and skin having thoroughly mastered all the accumulated knowledge of this stage after a long period of refinement, allowing one to naturally overcome it.

The panel pops up.

[Nameless Body Refining Technique - Great Success (0/3200)]

Li Yuan stopped the practice and closed his eyes to experience it for a moment.

The changes are very real.

Bone density and toughness have both improved significantly, as if the entire skeleton has been reinforced. The spiritual energy shield beneath the skin is thicker and more stable than when it reached the Lesser Completion stage. Previously, when the spiritual energy shield covered the extremities, there would be slight fluctuations, but now it can steadily cover the entire body, and there is no longer a need to consciously maintain it when practicing the technique.

Li Yuan got up and stretched. When he clenched his fist, he could feel that the load-bearing structure between his finger bones and metacarpal bones was more intact than before.

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Body refinement has reached its peak.

In the following days, Li Yuan devoted some of his attention to the market transaction data.

He goes through the management office's transaction records every day, which was originally just a routine management task, but recently, Li Yuan has begun to see something else in them.

The unorthodox methods for nourishing life force discovered during the cleanup of the ruins, though not yet officially revealed, are already known to many at the outpost and within the sect. The news is slowly leaking out of the sect, and now it's also starting to circulate in the market.

The Dark Abyss Society was already aggressively acquiring longevity-enhancing medicinal herbs, and once the news spread within the sect, market attention to materials related to nourishing life vessels immediately surged.

Li Yuan flipped through the transaction records of the past ten days and quickly noticed that the transaction volume of several medicinal herbs was quietly increasing.

Life-extending herb, meridian-nourishing elixir, and green yang root.

These items are usually not traded in large quantities and are not expensive, belonging to niche materials. However, in the past ten days, the number of transactions has almost doubled compared to the previous month. Although the price has not fluctuated significantly, there are more and more buyers, and sellers' inventory is being depleted rapidly.

After reviewing the transaction records, Li Yuan got up and left the management office.

In one afternoon, he visited four material shops and three fixed stalls in the market, checking all the existing stock of these medicinal herbs.

Inventory is running low.

There are more buyers than sellers. At this rate, these medicinal herbs will be out of stock in at most half a month. Once they are out of stock, the price will inevitably skyrocket.

Meanwhile, the Dark Abyss Society continued to buy up goods, not only in the market, but also reportedly in other gathering places of independent cultivators.

Li Yuan began stockpiling goods that very day.

He collected over thirty Life-Sustaining Grass plants, bought two large portions of Nourishing Meridian Spiritual Sand, and even bought all the remaining Green Yang Root from two shops. In addition, he consumed several other auxiliary materials related to Nourishing Meridians, though in small quantities, as they were becoming increasingly scarce on the market.

This round of stockpiling cost a lot of spirit stones, but Li Yuan calculated it very clearly.

These items are currently priced within a normal range. However, once the shortage occurs in about two weeks, the prices will at least double. Sell some to recoup your costs, and keep the rest for personal use – it's a win-win situation.

After finishing stockpiling the goods, Li Yuan went to Yunyangfang Market.

They weren't going to sell anything, but to buy a second-tier demon beast's inner core.

Although second-tier inner cores are quite rare, fortunately, Li Yuan didn't have any specific requirements, so he still managed to collect one at a high price.

After returning to the market and sitting down, Li Yuan placed the Iron-backed Turtle's inner core on the table and glanced at it first.

The gray cinnabar luster had a dull, earthy yellow sheen under the light, and it felt quite heavy, heavier than the previous two.

Li Yuan swallowed it without hesitation.

After the inner core entered the stomach, a heavy force spread outward from the stomach wall. Unlike the icy coldness of the Cold Horned Lizard and the scorching heat of the Red Mane Leopard, the demonic power of the Ironback Turtle's inner core was heavy and stable, as if someone was pressing down on the bones layer by layer.

As usual, the evil energy was stripped away from the original evil energy, and the remaining demonic power was received by the River of Blood and Qi, seeping into the depths of the bones along the path of the method.

The three different types of second-tier demon beast inner cores have been collected.

The panel then pops up.

[The conditions for permanent bone toughness (green) have been met]

[Consuming the inner cores of three different second-tier demonic beasts (3/3)]

Is it permanent?

Li Yuan confirmed.

[The phrase "as tough as iron (green)" has become a permanent entry.]

The changes begin from the deepest part of the bones.

It's not just an increase in surface hardness, but a complete reinforcement of the fibrous structure within the bones. From the spine to the ribs, from the shoulder blades to the long bones of the limbs, the resilience of every bone is instantly enhanced.

Li Yuan clenched his fist, and the feedback from his finger bones biting down felt more solid than before.

He squeezed the corner of the table hard, leaving a shallow dent in the stone corner, but his finger bones felt no discomfort.

Its bones are as tough as iron.

True to its name.

After this entry became permanent, combined with the mastery of the Nameless Body Refining Technique and the protective membrane of the Three Elements Body Protection, Li Yuan's physical strength was now completely different from when he first arrived at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Even without using spiritual energy to protect himself, he could no longer withstand some moderate-intensity attacks with his bare body.

Li Yuan circulated the remaining demonic power after digesting the inner core for a round, and only stopped the method after confirming that there were no adverse reactions left in his body.