Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Li Yuan did not rush to leave, but turned around and walked back to the main hall.

He carefully walked around the four walls of the main hall, confirming that the entire building had only one floor, with no hidden doors, no mezzanine floors, and no passageways to other spaces.

The entire function of the main hall seems to be to house the giant mist formation in the center.

The array patterns densely engraved on the walls are all auxiliary, used to stabilize the operation of the array, guide the flow of spiritual energy, and prevent excessive accumulation of mist within the hall. In addition to the traps and defensive arrays previously discovered, an extremely sophisticated network of spiritual energy conduits is buried beneath the stone bricks on the ground, transmitting external energy to the core of the array.

However, most of the pipes in that conduit network were broken or blocked, and the remaining spiritual energy was almost negligible.

Li Yuan discovered many scattered and broken magical artifacts at the four corners of the main hall.

Flying swords, magic discs, protective jade pendants, and spirit mirrors—the variety is vast, and their quality varies greatly. Most have lost their spiritual energy, becoming nothing more than scrap metal and stone, but the materials themselves still have value. After being disassembled, they can be used as materials for formations.

He squatted down and examined each of the broken magical artifacts one by one. After confirming that there were no related entries, he put them all into his storage bag.

After cleaning up the remains of the magical artifacts, Li Yuan's gaze fell on the stone wall on the west side of the main hall.

That side of the stone wall was different from the other three.

The other three walls are engraved with array auxiliary patterns, with clear functions and regular structures. However, the engravings on the west wall are clearly not array patterns, but a diagram.

Li Yuan walked closer.

The image is enormous, almost filling the entire stone wall. However, the erosion of time has blurred most of the lines, with only the deepest main lines and a few key markings still discernible.

Li Yuan used his divine sense to slowly scan the surface of the stone wall, recording every remaining line and symbol.

As the information gradually pieced together in his mind, he recognized the nature of the image.

This is a partial structural diagram of a large-scale, cross-regional space transport network.

The map shows several transmission nodes marked with thick lines, each with tiny text annotations next to it. While most of the annotations are illegible, the text next to four nodes is preserved clearly enough.

Liangzhou. Yunzhou. Mozhou. Jingzhou.

The teleportation nodes of the four states are connected by thick lines, forming the backbone of a vast teleportation network. Within each state, there are several branch nodes, extending out from the main trunk like tree branches.

Li Yuan's gaze lingered for a moment on the branch node in Mozhou.

The location of one of the nodes closely matches the coordinates of the ancient teleportation array he had previously repaired in Mexico.

This image records the teleportation array network established by the Xuanyou Sect back then.

Li Yuan continued scanning downwards.

In the annotations of the Liangzhou region, one node caught his attention.

That node wasn't marked with a specific place name; it was only marked with a special symbol and two words engraved next to it: "Deep".

The location of the node is described very briefly, but based on the relative coordinates, it is located not far from its own market.

A hidden teleportation node that has not been discovered by anyone.

Li Yuan memorized the location information of this node.

At the very bottom of the stone wall, a few lines of extremely small characters are still carved. Most of them have been peeled away, leaving only two sentences that are still legible.

"A higher-level array can activate a lower-level array without being restricted by permissions."

"Passing a lower-level formation to a higher-level formation requires verification; otherwise, it will bounce back."

A high-privilege teleportation array can directly teleport someone to a low-privilege teleportation array without permission, but the reverse is not possible.

Judging from its special markings, the access level of the hidden node underground in the Ghost Mist Forest is likely extremely high.

Li Yuan stood in front of the stone wall for a long time, recording all the information he could recognize.

He then took out a blank jade slip and meticulously copied the complete rubbing of the entire fragmented map into it, stroke by stroke. He restored even the blurred but still traceable lines as much as possible.

After doing all this, Li Yuan took one last look around the main hall.

The central mist array was still operating at a low speed, the dim jade beads shimmering faintly. Scattered mist seeped out from between the array patterns.

It was as if the entire hall was breathing slowly.

He turned and walked towards the passageway.

Stopping at the entrance of the passageway, Li Yuan took out several array stones and an array flag from his storage bag and set up a hidden array in the original location of the restriction.

The function of the formation is not to block, but to conceal.

Anyone approaching this passage from the outside will only perceive it as an ordinary solid rock wall and will not realize that there is space behind it.

After setting up the trap, Li Yuan used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique that allows one to escape into the rock face), returned to the cliff surface along the original route, and then circled back to the treeline of Ghost Mist Forest from the bottom of the cliff.

The triple shielding was never removed.

The triple shielding was never removed.

It was nearly dusk when we returned to the market.

Inside the stone house, with the doors and windows sealed, Li Yuan took out his loot from his storage bag one by one and placed it on the table to count.

Three jade slips. Annotations on the basic theories of the Netherworld Locking Array, the Sky-Splitting Slash, and third-order array formations.

A copy of the transmission network was engraved on a separate jade slip.

Several broken magical artifacts. Seven flying swords, three magic discs, more than ten protective jade pendants, two spirit mirrors, and some other miscellaneous parts whose names I don't know.

Li Yuan categorized and piled the broken magical artifacts in the corner of the table. Although the spiritual energy of these things had dissipated, the materials themselves could be used as auxiliary materials for arrays after being disassembled, saving a sum of money on procurement.

He picked up the jade slips containing the Netherworld Locking Array and the Sky-Splitting Slash, and weighed them in his hand.

Two inheritances, one for attack and one for defense, both highly practical.

The Sky-Splitting Slash is a spatial magic spell, and the first piece of the puzzle to make the teleportation stone permanent has been obtained.

But one piece of the puzzle isn't enough. The condition for making the teleportation stone permanent is to master two spatial spells and achieve perfection.

Sky-Splitting Slash is the first skill.

A second one is needed.

Li Yuan remembered the teleportation technique priced at eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones on the Chamber of Commerce's transaction list.

He sat on the chair for a moment, then got up and walked out of the stone house, heading straight for the temporary shop of the East District Chamber of Commerce.

Xu Zhang was organizing accounts at the back of the shop when he saw Li Yuan approaching and quickly got up to greet him.

"What does Master Li need?"

"Teleportation spell." Li Yuan got straight to the point. "I want to buy that spatial spell on your list that's priced at eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

Xu Zhang's expression changed slightly.

"Master Li, this price is not low."

"I know."

Xu Zhang pondered for a moment, then took out a jade slip sealed with three rays of spiritual light from the depths of his storage bag and handed it over with both hands.

"Teleportation Technique, short-distance spatial displacement. After casting, it can complete a spatial jump from several feet to tens of feet in a very short time, but it consumes a lot of energy and there is a short cooldown period after each casting."

Li Yuan took the jade slip, glanced at the overview of the cultivation technique at the beginning with his divine sense, and confirmed that it was correct.

"Eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones," Xu Zhang quoted.

Li Yuan turned the storage bag upside down.

The recent surplus of Fire Fiend Stones, the daily accumulated reserves of spirit stones, and a portion seized from demonic cultivators barely made up the difference.

Eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones were piled up on the counter, forming a small mountain.

After Xu Zhang finished counting, he erased the ownership mark on the jade slip and officially handed it over.

"Master Li is very generous," Xu Zhang said with a smile. "This magic is a rare item even in Jingzhou. It's fate that you were able to buy it."

Li Yuan didn't say anything more, put away the jade slip, and turned to leave.

Back in the stone house, he placed the jade slips for teleportation and sky-splitting slash side by side on the table.

Two spatial spells.

Sky-Splitting Slash: A spatial attack. Teleportation Technique: Spatial displacement.

All two pieces of the puzzle for making the teleportation stone permanent have been collected.

However, the requirements go beyond mere mastery; they must reach perfection. Mastering either of these two spatial spells, from beginner level to perfection, requires a significant amount of time and effort.

He then sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes, and reviewed his upcoming cultivation plan.

The training of Sky-Splitting Slash and Teleportation Technique should be advanced in parallel. The Netherworld Locking Array needs to be tested and deployed when time permits. The theoretical annotations of the third-tier array should be thoroughly studied as soon as possible. The location of the hidden teleportation node needs to be investigated on-site. The materials for my natal magic weapon haven't been gathered yet.