Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Inside the stone house, Li Yuan sat cross-legged on a futon, his eyes slightly closed.

He didn't use any cultivation techniques; instead, he focused all his attention on his body, repeatedly examining every inch of the dantian using the method of internal vision.

After the Foundation Establishment stage is completed, the spiritual energy within the dantian is saturated to its limit. It's like a large vat filled with water, its surface calm and still, but the pressure on the vat walls is greater than ever before.

After the Foundation Establishment and Stabilization of Qi became permanent, the Dantian barrier expanded outwards by 20%. This meant that he could hold more spiritual energy, but it also meant that a thicker barrier was needed to withstand the violent shocks during the formation of the Golden Core.

Li Yuan scanned the inner wall of his dantian inch by inch with his divine sense.

The texture of the barrier is more intricate than in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, like an iron billet that has been repeatedly hammered, with impurities being squeezed out little by little and replaced by highly condensed spiritual energy crystals.

The effects of Foundation Building and Stabilizing the Essence are constantly reinforcing this barrier through continuous daily cultivation. At this moment, its stability far exceeds that of a normal Foundation Building cultivator.

He traveled through the meridians again.

The main meridians are wide and unobstructed, allowing spiritual energy to flow freely. The twelve branch meridians are also in excellent condition, exhibiting both elasticity and resilience. The 30% bonus to the enhancement limit of body-refining techniques from the Iron Bones and Golden Body has gradually permeated the walls of every meridian through long-term cultivation.

Li Yuan withdrew his divine sense and opened his eyes.

Several days have passed since he achieved the Foundation Establishment and Stabilization stage. During this time, he has been suppressing his cultivation level to prevent a breakthrough, repeatedly examining the state of his dantian, meridians, and bones through internal observation.

The conclusion is: the foundation for a successful foundation building is now completely solid.

The 20% increase in spiritual power brought by Foundation Establishment has been fully absorbed by the dantian and has become part of one's own foundation. The physical body is also continuously refining itself, filling most of the gap in the newly added spiritual power capacity.

He is fully capable of forming his core.

Given his current level of preparation, his success rate in forming the Golden Core is not low.

But he didn't rush to take action.

The Core Formation stage is much more complex than the Foundation Establishment stage. I currently only understand the classification of Golden Core grades, and my understanding of Core Formation is only superficial.

Our understanding of the specific procedures, precautions, and possible unexpected situations related to the formation of the Golden Core is still far from sufficient.

Moreover, Core Formation is far more dangerous than Foundation Establishment.

After leaving the stone house, Li Yuan first went to the spirit field.

Among the three thousand acres of spiritual fields, the wood-attribute spiritual herbs are growing the best.

The Azure Wood Longevity Technique has been cultivated in this area for a considerable time, forming a subtle resonance with the wood-attribute spiritual energy in the spiritual field. The Proficient Soil Cultivation Technique continuously nourishes the soil, and spiritual energy slowly flows through the mud, providing an extremely superior growing environment for the roots of the spiritual herbs.

Li Yuan found a secluded corner at the edge of the spiritual field, sat down cross-legged, and began to circulate the Green Wood Longevity Technique.

The cultivation method unfolds within the body, with spiritual energy flowing slowly along the meridians, starting from the dantian, passing through the five internal organs—liver, heart, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—before returning to the dantian. With each completion of a major cycle, the cultivation method's affinity for wood-elemental spiritual energy increases, and the corresponding cultivation efficiency steadily improves.

Half an hour later, when the fifteenth cycle ended, the spiritual energy suddenly became incredibly smooth in the meridians.

The flow of energy, which originally required deliberate guidance to maintain, became a spontaneous cycle at this moment. The wood-elemental spiritual energy flowed along the predetermined path of the cultivation technique, no longer needing any external force to propel it.

A panel pops up.

[Green Wood Longevity Technique: Great Success (0/3200)]

Li Yuan exhaled a breath of stale air.

Reaching the pinnacle of his cultivation technique means that his control over wood-elemental spiritual energy has reached a new level.

Take out the Meridian-Regenerating Pill.

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Healing Continuity (Green)]

[Effect: Injury recovery speed +50%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Mastery of Second-Tier Wood-type Technique (Already Met)]

Li Yuan's mind stirred slightly.

[Equipped: Qi-Regenerating Pill (Complete)]

[Pulse Continuation Healing (Green) has become a permanent entry]

The phantom of the Meridian Continuation Pill lingered in the equipment slot for a moment before transforming into a stream of green light that merged into the body, and the empty slot reappeared.

Almost as soon as the entry was made permanent, Li Yuan felt a long and warm restorative power flowing through his meridians and flesh. Even without actively circulating his cultivation technique, the speed at which his injuries healed was much faster than before, especially for internal injuries such as those to the meridians and internal organs.

He stood up and walked back along the ridge of the field.

Before they even reached the edge of the spirit field, Wang Ting'an had already found them.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I have good news."

Li Yuan looked at him.

"The two cross-attribute cultivation arrays that we set up last time are operating extremely stably."

Wang Ting'an's tone was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"No abnormalities were found on either the fire vein side or the evil vein side, and the fusion speed of the two veins at the intersection was faster than expected."

Li Yuan nodded.

"Let's go down into the mine and take a look."

The two went down into the mine tunnel together.

Li Yuan nodded.

"Let's go down into the mine and take a look."

The two went down into the mine tunnel together.

The temperature deep within the convergence zone was several degrees higher than the last time I was here. The fire-elemental spiritual energy and baleful aura permeating the air intertwined, creating a unique scorching sensation. The array patterns of the two cross-attribute cultivation arrays were still operating steadily, with dark red and gray-black light intertwining and flowing, continuously transmitting the power of the fire veins and baleful veins to the convergence point.

Li Yuan walked to the mine wall at the intersection and gently pressed his hand on the stone surface.

The mineral crust that had formed on the surface of the stone wall was almost twice as thick as it had been ten days ago, and its color had changed from a normal dark red to a mixed color of dark red with fine gray-black streaks. He gently scraped off a piece of the mineral crust with his fingernail, crushed it in his palm, and felt the spiritual energy contained within it.

The fire elemental energy and the malevolent energy have merged together and are indistinguishable from each other.

Compared to what the land formation mage said, the fusion speed is much faster.

This means that the first stage goal of the cross-attribute cultivation array has been achieved, and the fire veins and evil veins are no longer a crude mixture, but have formed a stable fusion.

"The mixed layer is thickening faster than I expected," Li Yuan said. "The second mining site can be started now."

Wang Ting'an's eyes lit up.

"I'll arrange the manpower."

The two walked about fifty feet deeper into the confluence and selected the location for the second mining point. This area was located deep within the confluence, where the fire veins and evil veins were more fused, theoretically producing fire and evil stones of higher quality.

After discussing the details, Li Yuan continued deeper into the area, preparing to check the array nodes one more time.

When he reached a narrow crevice in the rock, his gaze suddenly froze.

Embedded in the crevice of the rock was a fist-sized piece of ore, its surface gleaming with a dark red and gray-black luster, and the spiritual energy fluctuations inside were much more concentrated than any ordinary fire-evil stone in the surrounding area.

He reached out and pried the ore out.

It felt heavy in my hand, with alternating sensations of coolness and heat, as if I were holding two completely opposite attributes tearing at each other. The patterns on the surface of the ore were extremely clear, with fire and evil spiritual energies intertwined and intertwined within, forming an extremely complex resonance structure.

A panel pops up.

[Equipable item detected: Flame Fiend Spirit Stone (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Fiery Spirit Essence (Green)]

[Effect: Increases cultivation speed; the effect of this attribute will be further enhanced for each fire-type spell and evil-type spell cultivated; up to a 50% increase in cultivation speed]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Kill thirty mid-tier or higher Tier 1 monsters using fire or evil magic]

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

Li Yuan glanced at the equipment slots.

After thinking for a moment, I equipped it and replaced Hidden Vein Breath.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Flame Fiend Spirit Stone (Complete)]

[Fiery Spirit Essence (Green) is in effect]

[Conditions for permanent activation of Flame Fiend Spirit Essence (Green): Kill thirty Tier 1 Mid-grade or higher monsters using fire or fiend magic (0/30)]

The moment the incantation took effect, a gentle spiritual energy seeped from the ore, spreading along the meridians towards the dantian. The spiritual energy didn't directly merge into the dantian; instead, it formed a thin amplification network, covering the inner walls of the meridians and the surface of the dantian barrier.

When spiritual energy from the outside world passes through this network, it is automatically purified and amplified, thus improving cultivation efficiency.

The effect wasn't amazing, but it was practical enough.

In the equipment inventory, the progress bar for Flame Spirit Essence shows 0/30. This requires killing thirty Tier 1 mid-grade or higher demonic beasts using fire or demonic magic. This condition isn't too demanding; just pay attention during daily clearing missions and you should be able to complete it.

After returning to the surface from the mine tunnel, Li Yuan and Wang Ting'an confirmed several details of the second mining site.

The Wang family will be responsible for personnel arrangements, Li Yuan for array maintenance, and both parties will share the responsibility for security patrols. The mined fire-evil stones will be divided proportionally, and the ownership of the vein will remain unchanged.

With the matter settled, Wang Ting'an led his men back to gather the mining team, while Li Yuan turned and walked towards the outskirts of the market.

He's going out to hunt demons.

First, it's to eliminate surrounding threats and maintain a safe environment around the market. Second, it's to advance the permanentization of the Flame Fiend Spirit Essence. By combining fire and fiend spells, the required thirty heads should be amassed quickly.

At the edge of the Ghost Mist Forest, a Tier 1 high-grade fire lizard beast is hunting its prey.

Li Yuan stood thirty feet away, a ball of crimson flame condensing in his right hand.

Fireball.

The flames shot out, carrying a scorching shockwave that struck the fire lizard beast precisely on the back. With a deafening explosion, the flames engulfed the entire beast, leaving only a charred corpse lying on the ground a few breaths later.

A panel pops up.

[Conditions for permanent activation of Flame Fiend Spirit Essence (Green): Kill thirty Tier 1 Mid-grade or higher monsters using fire or fiend magic (1/30)]

Li Yuan withdrew his magic and continued walking forward.

There are quite a few monsters in the Ghost Mist Forest. As long as you patiently eliminate them, the goal of thirty monsters is not difficult to achieve.