Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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The document from Yuanyang Sect regarding the reinforcement of defenses was delivered to the market five days after the disappearance of the Core Formation Platform.

Inside the management office, Chen Yi handed the documents to Li Yuan.

The requirements were clear: as one of the frontline transit points, the Misty Forest Market must have all three sets of formations—the outer sensing array, the linked defense array at the entrance, and the inner demon-detecting array—completely rebuilt and reinforced. The sect allocated a batch of high-grade formation materials, which were transported along with the documents.

Li Yuan collected the documents and checked all the materials, then led his men out of the market that same day.

Reinforcement is not a simple repair; it requires digging out the original array patterns and replacing them with spirit-guiding stones and copper plates with higher spiritual energy capacity.

Li Yuan started by working on the outer sensing array.

He squatted in a wooded area two miles outside the market, his fingertips surging with spiritual power as he peeled off a piece of old copper buried in the soil.

Four lines of divine sense naturally unfolded. The main line controlled spiritual power to clear the foundation, the second line guided the newly cut high-purity spirit guide stone to be embedded in the node, the third line hung on the spiritual vein to monitor the direction of spiritual energy, and the fourth line covered a range of several dozen feet around it.

The movements were extremely fast, without any hesitation or delay.

Once one node is switched, move on to the next one immediately.

The array patterns were re-engraved and deepened, and the newly buried guiding stones shone faintly under the influence of spiritual energy, connecting with the adjacent nodes.

Next was the coordinated defense array at the entrance to the market.

This was the largest undertaking. Li Yuan had the stone walls on both sides of the entrance re-carved out, widening the main spiritual energy channel, which was originally only the thickness of a fingernail, to two fingers' width. A large amount of stabilizing spiritual sand was filled in, and after the spiritual energy was re-injected, a dense protective luster appeared on the surface of the stone wall.

The reorganization of the demon-detecting array was left until last. Li Yuan added new demon-detecting stone nodes at several key intersections within the market, lowering the threshold for sensing demonic energy.

For three whole days, Li Yuan shuttled between the various array points and loops.

While reinforcing the formation, Li Yuan noticed something unusual about the surrounding situation.

It's too quiet.

The loss of such a crucial item as the Core Formation Platform elicited a surprisingly calm reaction from the Yuan Yang Sect. On the surface, aside from ordering all markets and strongholds to reinforce their defenses and thoroughly investigate any internal spies, they took no significant action.

There was no large-scale search team.

There was no news of Golden Core cultivators sweeping through the Ghost Mist Forest.

Li Yuan stood on the newly reinforced high wall on the south side of the market, his gaze fixed on the distant mountains and forests.

Perhaps the sect is not in a hurry, or perhaps the Golden Core cultivators have already been mobilized, but their actions are extremely secretive, and not a word of it has reached the outskirts of Misty Forest Market.

Not only was the Yuan Yang Sect quiet, but the Dark Abyss Society and the demonic cultivators around the market also went into hiding.

Since the night the Core Formation Platform disappeared, there have been no more large-scale attacks by demonic cultivators on the outskirts of the market. Even the demonic beasts corrupted by demonic energy have retreated to the depths of the Ghost Mist Forest and rarely roam near the branches of the spiritual veins.

It seems that the two sides reached some kind of tacit understanding overnight, and each retreated.

Li Yuan withdrew his gaze, turned, and walked down the high wall. The situation was a matter for Golden Core cultivators to worry about. What he needed to do was to use this rare period of calm to transform all the resources he could hold into tangible strength.

Back in the stone house, Li Yuan set up the alchemy furnace and began refining second-tier Divine Soul Pills.

The Soul-Gathering Grass melted rapidly under the scorching flames at the bottom of the furnace, turning into a pool of emerald green liquid. Li Yuan's divine sense split into two streams: one focused on the temperature of the liquid, while the other controlled the Tranquilizing Mineral Powder, transforming it into an extremely fine stream that gradually merged into the emerald green liquid.

Half an hour later, the lid of the stove was lifted, and the aroma of medicine filled the air.

Three Soul-Gathering Pills fell into the jade plate.

Li Yuan took out a small bottle and put it in a separate container. Then he left the stone house and walked towards the east side of the expansion area.

Rhythmic knocking sounds emanated from Zhou Yuan's weapon-refining room.

When Li Yuan pushed open the door, Zhou Yuan was wielding a heavy hammer, striking a piece of red-hot iron. Sparks flew everywhere, and the room was sweltering.

Seeing Li Yuan enter, Zhou Yuan put down the heavy hammer and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Li Yuan placed the small bottle containing the Soul-Gathering Pill on the wooden table next to him.

"The first Soul-Gathering Pill you requested."

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up. He walked over in a few steps, picked up the small bottle, uncorked it, and glanced at it. He took a deep breath, the aroma of the medicine filling his nostrils, and his expression immediately relaxed.

"The quality is very good."

Zhou Yuan put the small bottle into his storage bag. "Thank you, Master Li. With this, the hidden injuries to my soul can slowly heal."

Li Yuan looked at him and then picked up the few Fire Fiend Swords that Ji Huaiyuan had left behind.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you started out as a weapon refiner in Yunzhou. Are you familiar with the channels for selling magical artifacts?" Li Yuan asked.

"I have a few mid-grade second-tier fire-attribute magic weapons and I'd like to explore their market potential."

Most cultivators still retain the habits they had when they were mortals. Zhou Yuan walked to the basin, washed his hands, and shook his head.

"I've only recently escaped to Liangzhou. I'm completely unfamiliar with this place. The merchants and shops I used to know in Yunzhou have either dispersed or I haven't been able to contact them yet. I don't have any established sales channels at the moment."

He dried his hands and turned around.

"However, although I don't have the channels, I know a few people," Zhou Yuan said in a lower voice.

"There are a few family cultivators who also fled from Yunzhou. They still have their foundations and a lot of spirit stones and materials in their hands, but they were in such a hurry that they destroyed many of their magic weapons. They are now looking everywhere for suitable second-tier magic weapons for self-defense. If you trust me, I can make a connection for you."

Li Yuan nodded in agreement.

"Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Zhou to sound them out. If the price is right, we can make an offer; if the other party has good refining materials, we can also barter."

"No problem," Zhou Yuan readily agreed.

Li Yuan then asked another question.

"How are those fire-evil stones I gave you last time?"

Zhou Yuan walked to the materials shelf and pointed to a pile of dark red slag in the corner.

"The fire elemental energy and the baleful energy blended very evenly without any obvious boundary, and the quality fully met the standards for second-tier refining materials. I tried adding it into a batch of magic weapon blanks, and the toughness and fire elemental energy conduction were both up to standard."

Zhou Yuan paused, then turned to look at Li Yuan.

"The item is definitely usable. It's just that I currently only know how to use pure Five Elements magical artifacts, and I don't use Fire Fiend Stones very often. I personally don't need a large quantity."

"It's alright, as long as it works." After understanding the situation, Li Yuan didn't linger and turned to leave.

Back in the stone house, Li Yuan closed the doors and windows tightly and activated the formation.

In the center of the stone chamber, two alchemical furnaces stand side by side.

On the left is a dark red, high-grade alchemy furnace, and on the right is a slightly smaller bronze alchemy furnace.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged in front of the two alchemy furnaces, with his hands resting flat on his knees.

All four lines of divine consciousness opened instantly.

The main thread leads directly into the dark red alchemy furnace on the left. Spiritual energy surges through the meridians, transforming into a ball of crimson flame that envelops the bottom of the furnace. Several second-tier spiritual herbs, such as the Meridian-Sustaining Grass and the Bone-Growing Flower, are then added to the furnace in turn, where the high temperature of the flames rapidly melts them.

At the same time, Li Yuan's second line of divine sense headed straight for the bronze alchemy furnace on the right.

The Divine Soul Manipulation Technique is activated.

An invisible divine soul force gathered at the bottom of the alchemy furnace on the right, forcefully supporting a ball of earth fire that had already been ignited. The divine soul force was like a pair of invisible, skillful hands, controlling the distance and size of the flames. The auxiliary ingredients for the healing pill were lifted up by the divine soul force and precisely thrown into the furnace.

Two furnaces operating in parallel.

On the left, spiritual energy is used to control fire and refine the second-tier essential pill, the Meridian Continuation Pill. This is difficult and requires meticulous attention, so keep a close eye on it throughout the main storyline.

On the right, the divine soul controls fire to refine ordinary healing pills, which is easy and has a high margin for error. The second line of divine consciousness is handled with ease.

The third thread of divine sense hangs on the spiritual vein, maintaining absolute control over the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations.

The fourth line of divine consciousness is scattered around the stone house, serving as an early warning system.

One can focus on four things at once without interfering with each other.

The powerful effect of "Multitasking" was on full display at this moment. Li Yuan's mind seemed to be forcibly divided into four independent areas: the left side was calculating the temperature for the medicinal liquid to fuse, and the right side was timing the purification of ordinary spiritual herbs. The logic and operations between the two were completely isolated, without any confusion.

Half an hour passed.

The bronze furnace on the right emitted a muffled sound. With a sudden surge of divine soul power, the furnace lid was lifted upwards, and five round healing pills flew out. They were caught steadily by the divine soul power and placed into a jade bottle beside it.

Immediately afterwards, the flame at the bottom of the right-side furnace dimmed, and new materials were once again poured in with divine soul power, seamlessly commencing the refining of the second batch of healing pills.

Another quarter of an hour passed.

The dark red cauldron on the left trembled violently, and the crimson flames instantly subsided. Li Yuan patted the cauldron, and three second-tier Qi-restoring pills, still warm, fell into his palm.

It has a rich medicinal aroma and a smooth, rounded appearance.

Without resting, Li Yuan put away the Meridian Continuation Pill and continued to prepare the materials for the Gathering Yuan Pill.

Time flew by as they refined the elixir.

For three whole days, Li Yuan barely stopped except for brief moments of closing his eyes to adjust his breathing.

Continuation Pill.

Gathering Essence Pill.

Soul-Condensing Pill.

Healing pills.

Various wartime essential supplies were formed in the stone house at an alarming rate, poured into jade bottles, and piled up into a small mountain in the corner.

At first, Li Yuan was a little unfamiliar with the dual-furnace operation mode, and needed to adjust the precision of his right-side divine soul fire control from time to time. However, as the number of refining attempts increased, his proficiency with the [Divine Soul Object Manipulation Technique] steadily improved, and this process gradually became a daily routine for him.

The precision with which the divine soul manipulates inanimate objects is increasing, and the quality of the pills produced by the alchemy furnace on the right is gradually approaching the level of normal spiritual power fire control, from barely passing.

Under this intense and continuous refining process, Li Yuan's efficiency in refining second-tier pills on the left side of the main line is also increasing at a visible rate.

Every melting of the elixir, every fusion of the medicinal liquid, and every subtle adjustment of the alchemical fire contributes to the development of the second-tier alchemy technique.