Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter Update Notice: Chapter 355 Longevity Technique, Read Here.

Inside the stone house, Li Yuan held the jade slip containing the Longevity Formula of Returning to Origin in his hand.

Ownership had already been transferred when it was purchased yesterday, but when I touched it again, the complete panel information popped up.

[Equipable item detected: Return to Origin Longevity Technique (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Immortal Return (Blue)]

[Effect: The passing of lifespan does not affect one's strength; slightly enhances vitality and spirit; the closer one is to the limit of lifespan, the greater the enhancement, up to a maximum of 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Total lifespan reaches four hundred years]

Blue entries.

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on the effects description for a long time.

The passing of lifespan does not affect one's own strength.

This effect may seem unremarkable at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it is extremely valuable.

When cultivators reach old age, their vital energy declines, their spiritual power dries up, and their consciousness dissipates, causing their combat strength to gradually decline.

The closer one gets to the limit of lifespan, the more severe the decline.

With this entry, your strength will remain constant no matter how old you get.

The second one is even better. The closer you are to your lifespan limit, the greater the boost, up to a maximum of 30%.

This means that the older one gets, the stronger one becomes. While other cultivators are merely clinging to life in their twilight years, he becomes 30% more powerful in his later years than he was in his prime.

As for the conditions for permanent preservation, the total lifespan reaches four hundred years.

He is now 380 years old, and he is still 20 years away from his 380th birthday.

They're almost there, but it's too late to gather the full amount in a short time. He's already used the same Longevity Pill, so he can't use it again.

Other methods of extending lifespan are either outrageously expensive or simply unavailable.

However, when one forms the Golden Core, their remaining lifespan will double and they will receive an additional fixed lifespan, at which point they will surely be able to cross the threshold of four hundred years.

Li Yuan replaced his Hidden Veins and Concealed Breath with the Returning to Origin Longevity Technique.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Returning to the Origin Longevity Technique (Complete)]

[Return to Immortality (Blue) in effect]

[Conditions for achieving Immortality (Blue): Total lifespan reaches 400 years (currently 380/400)]

The instant the entry took effect, a subtle change simultaneously occurred in the spiritual power, blood and qi, and divine consciousness within the body. The change was neither drastic nor abrupt; it was more like a…

A very thin layer of lubricant seeped into the gaps in the operation of the three elements (vital energy, spirit, and essence), improving the coordination of the entire system.

Faint, but definitely present.

Li Yuan moved his hands and feet, feeling his body's condition.

There has been no significant change in combat strength. It's still far from its lifespan limit, and the 30% increase ceiling has only been realized in a very slight way so far.

But this is just the beginning.

Over the next few days, Li Yuan cultivated the Returning to Origin Longevity Technique while also consuming the Condensing Evil Pill...

That afternoon, Li Yuan returned to the surface after completing his routine training in the cave.

As soon as they entered the stone house, Dark Fiend's perception network once again detected that familiar pulse of demonic energy.

The mole is sending messages again.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and focused all his senses on that thin thread of demonic energy.

This time, the frequency of the jumps was longer and the amount of information was greater than the last time.

As he received the information, he simultaneously translated it in his mind by referring to the demonic energy coding dictionary he had already mastered.

The gist of the intelligence gradually became clear.

The Dark Abyss will require the continued collection of specific materials, in even greater quantities than before. The intelligence also mentions a handover point, where the collected materials must be delivered.

The location description remained vague, using an internal code name from the Dark Abyss Society. However, after comparing the directional information contained in the code name with the location on the fragmented map he had previously obtained from the disciple's diary, Li Yuan found that the two roughly matched.

One of the points marked on the incomplete map is in that direction.

Li Yuan did not hesitate.

After nightfall, with all three layers of concealment activated, he quietly left the market and headed straight for the location marked on the broken map.

Two hours later.

Deep within the Ghost Mist Forest lies a low-lying area covered by withered vines and shrubs.

Li Yuan hid in the canopy of an ancient tree a hundred feet away, maximizing the passive perception of Dark Fiend Insight and compressing his own aura to almost nothingness.

At the edge of the low-lying area, two figures emerged one after the other from the northern treeline.

The leader was a demonic cultivator dressed in a black robe, whose aura was around the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. The person following behind was completely covered by a cloak, but the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from him were extremely familiar.

That's not demonic energy, it's pure spiritual energy.

Moreover, the way spiritual energy is circulated bears obvious characteristics of the Yuan Yang Sect's techniques.

Li Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.

People of the Yuanyang Sect.

The two met in the center of the low-lying area. The cloaked cultivator took out a storage bag from his robes and handed it to the black-robed demonic cultivator. The demonic cultivator took it, opened it, checked it, nodded, and then took out a few spirit stones from his own storage bag and tossed them to the other man.

The entire handover process was brief and efficient, with no unnecessary dialogue.

Li Yuan's attention was fixed on the cloaked monk.

The opponent's spiritual energy fluctuations were at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the characteristics of his aura were completely different from the traitor he had sensed in the ruins.

They are not the same person.

The two demonic cultivators, carrying materials, moved quickly southeast along the animal trail in the forest.

Li Yuan followed closely behind, staying three miles away.

After traveling about fifty miles, the two stopped in front of a raised rocky hill.

The leading demonic cultivator took out a token from his pocket and walked to a moss-covered rock wall on the north side of the hill.

The same method.

The token was held close to the rock face, and a spatial ripple flashed by. The two demonic cultivators stepped into the rock face one after the other and disappeared.

Li Yuan waited in the distant treetop for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and only after confirming that no one was coming or going did he land silently.

He walked to the north side of the hill and stopped three steps away.

The enhanced spatial perception from the teleportation stone swept across the rock face. The spatial folds had completely smoothed out, making it indistinguishable from ordinary rock.

He crouched down, made a concealed mark on the ground, and then precisely measured the relative position of the hill to the surrounding landmarks.

Back in the stone house, Li Yuan took out the jade slip that had previously recorded the locations of the incomplete map and added the newly discovered disappearance locations to it.

Two vanishing points.

The first one is the valley wall that was discovered a few days ago by the demon cultivator, which matches a certain point on the incomplete map.

The second is the stone hill discovered tonight, which is not on the fragmented map.

A new node.

Li Yuan carefully put away the jade slip, sat down at the table, and took out the last Condensing Qi Pill from his storage bag.

The fifteenth one.

As the pill entered my mouth, its cool medicinal power dissolved in my meridians, creating a final resonance with the malevolent energy deep within my dantian.

A panel pops up.

The conditions for making the "Heart-Concentrating Wall (Green)" permanent have been met.

The "Shaning Heart Wall (Green)" has become a permanent entry.

The phantom of the Condensing Fiend Pill vanished instantly from the equipment slot, freeing up an empty space.

The instant the entry became permanent, the pent-up malevolent energy deep within his dantian underwent a fundamental transformation. The condensation effect, which previously required the aid of the Malevolent Energy Condensation Pill to maintain, was now completely internalized as part of him. The flow of malevolent energy through his meridians became seamless and natural, without the slightest stagnation.

Li Yuan condensed a cone of malevolent energy in his palm.

The molding speed is 20% faster than before permanentization, and the density and sharpness of the aura have also been significantly improved.

More importantly, the mental state during the practice of evil magic becomes extremely stable.

After mastering the Demonic Yuan Technique, each time one circulated demonic energy, one had to consciously suppress its corrosive effect on the mind. But now, that corrosive feeling has almost disappeared, and the malevolent energy flows through the body as easily as one's own limbs, with no longer any risk of backlash.

Li Yuan dispelled the murderous aura in his palm and brought up his equipment inventory.

There's no rush to fill in the empty spaces yet.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, closing his eyes to process the information he had gathered that night.

At least two people within the Yuan Yang Sect were trading with the Dark Abyss Society. One was a mole lurking in the market, responsible for passing on intelligence and a small amount of materials. The other was the Foundation Establishment cultivator I witnessed tonight, who directly exchanged materials with the demonic cultivator face-to-face.

It is unclear whether there is any connection between the two.

However, what is certain is that the Dark Abyss's infiltration into this area is deeper than he had previously estimated.