Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Back in the stone house in the market, Li Yuan sealed the doors and windows and activated the soundproofing array.

The spoils brought back from the Valley of Dry Bones were laid out one by one on the table.

He picked up the dark cyan wrist guard he had stripped from the demonic cultivator surnamed Qian. The wrist guard felt heavy in his hand, its material extremely tough, the scales woven into its surface densely packed, exuding a faint, chilling aura. These were scales from the second-tier demonic beast, the Netherworld Serpent, specifically designed to withstand the cutting power of sharp weapons.

Li Yuan put the snake-scale wristband into his storage bag, then picked up several black jade slips from the table.

This was found in the storage bags of a demonic cultivator surnamed Qian and another mid-Foundation Establishment demonic cultivator; it bears the unique demonic energy seal of the Dark Abyss Society.

Li Yuan mobilized his fully-developed demonic energy, and his five divine sense threads transformed into extremely fine drills, slowly cutting into the demonic energy patterns of the seal. After an incense stick's time, the seal silently crumbled.

He probed into it with his divine sense and quickly read its contents.

The jade slip contained a vast amount of information, all of which were recent confidential instructions and intelligence summaries. Li Yuan meticulously reviewed each item, extracting the key points.

First piece of intelligence.

The Dark Abyss Society has confirmed that the "Earthly Spirit Embryo" is located within a ruin deep within the Ghost Mist Forest. Currently, the Demonic Fiend Sect has issued a death order and is mobilizing a large number of people to conduct a thorough search of the Ghost Mist Forest.

The second piece of intelligence.

In the northern part of Ghost Mist Forest lies a large base of the Dark Abyss Society, far exceeding the size of Bone Valley, and garrisoned by at least two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. This is the Dark Abyss Society's core stronghold within Ghost Mist Forest, responsible for coordinating all operations in the search for the Earthly Essence Embryo.

The third piece of intelligence.

In response to the pressure from the Yuan Yang Sect, the Sha Mo Sect has dispatched a true Golden Core cultivator to oversee the rear. The command center is not located in the Ghost Mist Forest, but rather in the Blackwater Valley southwest of Liangzhou.

The jade slip included a description of Blackwater Valley's terrain at the end: a canyon area perpetually shrouded in black miasma, easy to defend and difficult to attack, currently completely occupied by demonic cultivators. It was the Dark Abyss Society's largest supply depot and personnel gathering center in Liangzhou.

Li Yuan took out the map of the Four Continents Trade Route from his storage bag and spread it out on the table.

His gaze swept across the map, and he quickly located Blackwater Valley in the southwest of Liangzhou. He picked up a pen, drew a heavy red circle around the location, and marked it with the words "Golden Core" next to it.

The Golden Core cultivators of the Demon Fiend Sect did not directly enter the Ghost Mist Forest, but instead blocked the vital supply route. This indicates that the higher-ups of both sects are currently exercising restraint, maintaining a tacit understanding that Golden Core cultivators will not intervene. However, not intervening does not mean not exerting pressure.

The fourth piece of intelligence is a historical secret about Melbourne, which is interspersed in the appendices of some abandoned mining area exploration reports.

The report mentioned that the abandonment of Mozhou was not simply due to the natural depletion of spiritual energy, but rather a product of internal power struggles within the Xuanyou Sect.

During the Xuan You Sect's heyday, it was internally divided into two major factions: the Xuan lineage, primarily based in Mo Zhou, and the Demon lineage, primarily based in Liang Zhou. The last sect leader, himself of Demon lineage origin, attempted to develop a dual cultivation method of spirit and demon to unify the two lineages. However, during the development of this method, the sect leader decided to drain most of the spiritual veins of Mo Zhou, transferring vast resources elsewhere.

This move triggered a strong backlash from the Xuanmai, and it appears that a terrible internal strife broke out.

The intelligence ultimately concluded that the Xuanyou Sect's destruction was extremely brief, and something extremely important must have been left behind underground in Mozhou. The Dark Abyss Society's higher-ups ordered them to keep an eye out for any clues about ancient ruins in Mozhou.

Li Yuan put down the jade slip and connected the several clues in his mind.

This historical information perfectly corroborates his previous discoveries underground in Mexico.

The purple-labeled book "Demon-Spirit Fusion Technique" in the underground stone chamber of the Stone Wasteland is likely the product of that sect leader's deduction of dual cultivation of spirit and demon.

Li Yuan put away the map and jade slip, then pushed open the door and walked out of the stone house.

Time to turn in the task.

In a side hall of the management office, Chen Yi, the author of the latest work by the writing prodigy, "Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes," was making its exclusive debut! He was frowning at a pile of supply ledgers. Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

"Has the Valley of Dry Bones been destroyed?"

"They're all gone." Li Yuan sat down opposite him. "Five people, not a single one left. The scene was burned clean."

Chen Yi nodded, not pressing for details. He knew Li Yuan's combat capabilities; if he had promised to take action, he would do so cleanly and efficiently.

"The Mysterious Pearl was used?"

"I released the aura of the Golden Core as required. I'll keep the bead." Li Yuan said calmly.

"Alright." Chen Yi pushed the account book aside, took out a white jade box that exuded a cold aura from his sleeve, and pushed it in front of Li Yuan.

"This is the reward promised by the sect."

Li Yuan reached out and pressed his hand on the jade box, gently lifting it open.

Inside the box lay a coral-shaped spiritual herb. Its leaves had a strange, translucent luster, with three-colored light flowing through its veins, and it emitted a fragrance that penetrated directly into the divine sense.

The panel pops up the moment a finger touches the blade.

[Equipable item detected: Condensing Essence Grass (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Trinity Condensation (Blue)]

[Effect: Increases the fusion of essence, energy, and spirit; each of essence, energy, and spirit increases by 10%]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Lifespan reaches four hundred years upon breaking through a major realm]

Blue entries.

Li Yuan stared at the panel in front of him and fell into a brief silence.

This is a tricky dilemma.

As a spiritual herb, the Condensing Essence Grass's physical effect is that when taken at the crucial moment of breaking through to the Core Formation stage, its medicinal power can directly and forcibly bind the cultivator's essence, qi, and spirit together, greatly increasing the success rate of Core Formation.

However, if it is equipped in the skill tree, the physical form of this Condensing Essence Grass will dissipate. He will gain the skill "Tri-Element Condensation," which permanently increases the fusion of Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and increases each of the three basic attributes by 10%.

The benefit of the affix is ​​a lasting and fundamental improvement. However, without a physical form, he will be unable to forcefully break through the bottleneck at the most dangerous moment of Core Formation using the immense medicinal power. Core Formation requires an instantaneous burst of medicinal effect to break through the bottleneck; while the 20% improvement provided by the affix is ​​comprehensive, it may not be able to break through the most extreme resistance.

Taking medicine results in the loss of the entry; equipping something results in the loss of its medicinal effect.

"I'll take the things."

Li Yuan closed the jade box and put it deep inside his storage bag.

He decided not to make a choice yet. There was still a long way to go before truly forming the core. He would first seal the Condensing Essence Grass in the list of materials for forming the core, and after gathering the other auxiliary spiritual items and assessing the overall success rate, he would then see whether he needed a long-term foundation or an instant burst of medicinal power.

Seeing him put away the jade box, Chen Yi casually reminded him, "The medicinal properties of this stuff are extremely volatile, so add two more layers of restrictions when sealing it. The news coming back from the exploration team recently isn't good; the monsters deep inside have gone mad, so try to avoid going into the forest these next few days."

Li Yuan responded and turned to leave.

The night was dark.

Inside the stone house, Li Yuan sat cross-legged on a futon, closing his eyes and circulating his demonic energy.

On the morning of the third day, Dark Insight, which had been in a passive monitoring state, suddenly detected an extremely strong fluctuation of demonic energy in the void.

This was not ordinary, regular contact, but an urgent message, brief and sharp in frequency.

Li Yuan immediately concentrated all his divine sense and began to decipher the demonic energy pulse in real time.

The intelligence report contained only a few sentences.

"The Valley of Dry Bones has been exposed, and everyone has been wiped out. It is suspected that a Golden Core cultivator from the Yuan Yang Sect intervened."

The message has ended.

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