Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The misty forest market was shrouded in an unusually tense atmosphere in the early morning.

Li Yuan walked out of the stone house and headed towards the management office along the main street. Although the shops along the way were open as usual, there were significantly fewer independent cultivators on the street than usual, and the footsteps of the patrol team could be heard frequently at various intersections.

The spiritual energy fluctuations coming from the direction of the outpost were extremely dense.

Li Yuan arrived at the side hall of the management office, where Ji Wenchuan was sweating profusely, directing several workers to move boxes of talismans and pills. Upon seeing Li Yuan enter, Ji Wenchuan immediately stepped forward and reported in a low voice.

"Master, the outpost is in complete chaos. Last night, the sect suddenly dispatched a large number of elite disciples, supposedly to reinforce the exploration team deep in the Ghost Mist Forest. What's worse, a Golden Core elder has personally come to the outpost to oversee things."

The Golden Core cultivator left the arena ahead of schedule.

Li Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly. According to the previous tacit understanding between the Yuan Yang Sect and the Sha Mo Sect, Golden Core cultivators had always remained in the rear to provide support. Now, the fact that a Golden Core elder from the Yuan Yang Sect had directly approached the outpost indicated that what had been discovered deep within the Ghost Mist Forest was important enough to make them break off all pretense of civility.

"How are the supplies being prepared?" Li Yuan asked casually.

"Everything is ready and can be delivered anytime."

Li Yuan nodded, turned and walked out of the management office, personally leading the supplies to the outpost. He needed to see for himself the true state of the outpost.

Upon arriving at the outpost's perimeter, the defenses had been significantly heightened. The checkpoints, previously manned by early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, were now being rigorously checked by two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. A chilling array of energy permeated the air, a sign that the third-tier defensive array was fully activated.

Li Yuan successfully entered the camp using the token of his status as the head of the market.

During the handover of supplies, his gaze swept across the camp discreetly. The disciples of the Yuan Yang Sect came and went in haste, each with a solemn expression on their face, a look of impending battle. Outside a cluster of independent tents on the eastern side of the camp, Li Yuan spotted several unusual figures.

The men were dressed in uniform grey and white Taoist robes, with a mountain emblem embroidered in gold thread on the cuffs.

People of the Tianyue Sect.

Li Yuan had seen this kind of clothing in Baijing Market. The Yuan Yang Sect, a major Nascent Soul sect spanning three states, was a behemoth in terms of strength. These Tianyue Sect disciples were all at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Although their numbers were small, the surrounding Yuan Yang Sect disciples subconsciously slowed their pace as they passed their tents, their expressions revealing obvious reverence.

The people of Tianyue Sect have already entered the Ghost Mist Forest area and brazenly set up camp at the Yuanyang Sect's outpost.

This was definitely not a simple matter of passing through and seeking lodging. The higher-ups of the Yuan Yang Sect must have reached some kind of agreement with the Tian Yue Sect, or perhaps they were even forced to share information about the depths of the Ghost Mist Forest under pressure from the Tian Yue Sect.

The convergence of multiple forces is now irreversible. The Yuan Yang Sect, the Demonic Sect behind the Dark Abyss Society, and now the Tian Yue Sect has joined the fray. The secrets hidden deep within this forest are drawing in the top combat forces of Liangzhou and even the surrounding states.

After handing over the supplies, Li Yuan did not linger at the outpost and returned directly to the stone house in the market.

The rapidly deteriorating situation made him feel a sense of urgency. The process of forming the Golden Core had to be accelerated, but before that, his physical body needed one last boost.

The stone house's doors and windows were sealed off, and the soundproofing array was activated.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes, and his mind stirred slightly.

In the equipment inventory, the phantom of the Mystic Pearl flickered slightly. Although this blue-attribute item no longer had a physical form, its accompanying Golden Core perspective effect could be invoked at any time.

A high-dimensional, three-dimensional perception instantly descends.

Li Yuan did not project this perception outwards, but instead looked inwards at himself, focusing his attention on the Golden Body Technique.

From the perspective of the Golden Elixir, the physical body is no longer simply composed of flesh and bones, but rather an extremely precise and complex network of energy conduction. The tendons and ligaments that the Golden Body Technique focuses on cultivate appear as thick cables radiating a pale golden glow within this network.

He clearly saw why the Golden Body Technique could reach the level of mastery. The outermost cables had been completely penetrated by spiritual energy, making them incredibly strong and able to transmit explosive power without any obstruction.

But as our gaze continues to delve deeper, the root of the bottleneck becomes crystal clear.

At the deepest, most crucial points of the tendons connecting the bone marrow and the core of the internal organs, the pale golden luster dimmed. These points resembled rusty locks, where less than 20% of spiritual energy penetrated. Most of the power was repelled by the tough outer shell of the points, unable to truly penetrate and strengthen them.

We can only wait for it to gradually penetrate and strengthen.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and withdrew his Golden Core perspective.

After sorting out his thoughts on physical cultivation, Li Yuan took the opportunity to check his internal demonic energy cultivation level.

Deep within his dantian, pure demonic energy flowed like a deep, dark pool, calm and restrained. His Demonic Essence Technique had reached its peak, reaching its limit at the Foundation Establishment stage. Combined with the Flame and Fiend Unity, he could seamlessly convert spiritual energy into demonic energy at any time, possessing absolute confidence in the precision and quantity of his current control over demonic energy.

As long as one can find an environment rich in demonic energy for core formation, with the heaven-defying bonus of a demonic core that increases the success rate by 50%, there is a very high chance of condensing a high-grade demonic golden core.

The plan to form the Golden Core twice is steadily taking shape.

During breaks in his cultivation, Li Yuan did not relax his monitoring of the outside world.

He closed his eyes again, extending his spiritual affinity network along the underground spiritual vein branches deep into the Ghost Mist Forest. The doubled range of his perception allowed him to take in the movements of most of the Ghost Mist Forest from his stone house.

The sensory feedback from hundreds of feet underground was filled with numerous points of light.

The two exploration teams from the Yuan Yang Sect had broken through the numerous outer obstacles and were less than twenty miles from the central area he had calculated. Two dense clusters of spiritual energy were slowly but steadily advancing forward, and along the way, they were jointly annihilating the spiritual energy points of second-tier demonic beasts.

Meanwhile, the Dark Abyss Society was also active on the flanks of the exploration team and deeper inside.

At least three teams of demonic cultivators were roaming the depths. Their movements were extremely secretive, deliberately avoiding the direct confrontation with the Yuan Yang Sect. Like a pack of patient wolves, they moved back and forth in this area, clearly also searching for the crucial entrance to the ruins.

Night fell, at midnight.

The stone house was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Li Yuan took out the wooden box containing the embryo of his natal magic weapon from his storage bag and opened it.

The long, spindle-shaped, dark silver embryo lay quietly on the soft jade cotton, its surface texture faintly glowing with a dark red light. After fifty-nine consecutive days of nourishment with his essence and blood, this embryo had established an inseparable and intimate connection with his mind and spirit.

The last day.

Li Yuan raised his right hand, forcing out a drop of extremely condensed life essence blood from his fingertip. Enveloped in spiritual energy, the blood droplet slowly dripped down, precisely seeping into the core texture on the surface of the embryo.

A dark red light flashed across the surface of the embryo, then completely merged into it as if dissolved in water. The entire embryo emitted an extremely faint hum, as if some dormant life had finally completed its final gestation and emitted its first heartbeat.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the text on the panel flickered violently.

The conditions for permanentizing the Origin Resonance (Blue) have been met (60/60).

[Primal Resonance (Blue) has become a permanent term]

As the panel displayed the notification, the spiritual energy within Li Yuan's body instantly surged violently.

That wasn't a loss of control due to qi deviation, but rather a rapid expansion when capacity is forcibly broadened. The boundaries of the dantian expanded violently outward under the support of an invisible force, and the width and resilience of the meridians were also greatly increased at the same time.

The initial 30% increase in total spiritual power was permanently solidified. Simultaneously, due to the perfect harmony between the artifact embryo and his mind, the resonance bonus directly reached its current limit.

With the combined effect of these two increases, his total spiritual power limit was forcibly raised by nearly 40%. Adding to the 20% foundation he already possessed from Foundation Establishment and Qi Consolidation, his current spiritual power reserves have reached a terrifying level that is difficult for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator to achieve.

The spiritual energy, overflowing to its fullest extent, surged within his body, bringing him unprecedented strength and confidence.

Li Yuan put the embryo of his natal magic weapon back into his storage bag. Even after the attributes were made permanent, the physical form of this special magic weapon remained, awaiting further forging and upgrading in the future.

With the Permanence of Origin Resonance, the special equipment slots are vacated once again.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan's affinity with the spiritual veins extended instantly along the underground network to the depths of the Stone Wasteland of Mozhou, locking onto the large spiritual vein sealed by an ancient restriction.

With a thought, the command was issued.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Large Spirit Vein (Complete) - Special Slot]

[Effects: Increases spiritual energy quality by 50%; spiritual energy can automatically recover at 30% of the rate of active recovery, and this effect can be stacked with active recovery; allows for automatic cultivation at 50% of the normal rate, and this effect can be stacked with normal cultivation.]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Break through to the Golden Core Realm on a large spiritual vein, or reach the Nascent Soul Realm]

Although the physical entity of the spiritual vein still lies dormant 160 feet underground in Mozhou, the moment the equipment took effect, an extremely profound sense of control traveled along the earth vein across space and directly connected to Li Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

He became the sole controller of this giant spiritual vein in terms of authority.

As long as one is within the coverage area of ​​the spiritual vein, the output frequency, flow direction, and even the concentration distribution of the massive spiritual energy contained in this large spiritual vein will be perfectly and absolutely controlled by him, just like his arm.

The cultivation level of the demonic energy within.

Deep within his dantian, the pure demonic energy, like a deep pool of black water, was calm and restrained. His Demonic Yuan Technique had reached its peak, and he could no longer advance beyond the Foundation Establishment stage. Combined with the Flame and Fiend Unity, he could seamlessly convert spiritual power and demonic energy at any time. He had absolute confidence in the precision and quantity of demonic energy he currently controlled.

As long as one can find an environment rich in demonic energy for core formation, with the heaven-defying bonus of a demonic core that increases the success rate by 50%, there is a very high chance of condensing a high-grade demonic golden core.

The plan to form the Golden Core twice is steadily taking shape.

During breaks in his cultivation, Li Yuan did not relax his monitoring of the outside world.

He closed his eyes again, extending his spiritual affinity network along the underground spiritual vein branches deep into the Ghost Mist Forest. The doubled range of his perception allowed him to take in the movements of most of the Ghost Mist Forest from his stone house.

The sensory feedback from hundreds of feet underground was filled with numerous points of light.

The two exploration teams from the Yuan Yang Sect had broken through the numerous outer obstacles and were less than twenty miles from the central area he had calculated. Two dense clusters of spiritual energy were slowly but steadily advancing forward, and along the way, they were jointly annihilating the spiritual energy points of second-tier demonic beasts.

Meanwhile, the Dark Abyss Society was also active on the flanks of the exploration team and deeper inside.

At least three teams of demonic cultivators were roaming the depths. Their movements were extremely secretive, deliberately avoiding the direct confrontation with the Yuan Yang Sect. Like a pack of patient wolves, they moved back and forth in this area, clearly also searching for the crucial entrance to the ruins.

Night fell, at midnight.

The stone house was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Li Yuan took out the wooden box containing the embryo of his natal magic weapon from his storage bag and opened it.

The long, spindle-shaped, dark silver embryo lay quietly on the soft jade cotton, its surface texture faintly glowing with a dark red light. After fifty-nine consecutive days of nourishment with his essence and blood, this embryo had established an inseparable and intimate connection with his mind and spirit.

The last day.

Li Yuan raised his right hand, forcing out a drop of extremely condensed life essence blood from his fingertip. Enveloped in spiritual energy, the blood droplet slowly dripped down, precisely seeping into the core texture on the surface of the embryo.

A dark red light flashed across the surface of the embryo, then completely merged into it as if dissolved in water. The entire embryo emitted an extremely faint hum, as if some dormant life had finally completed its final gestation and emitted its first heartbeat.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the text on the panel flickered violently.

The conditions for permanentizing the Origin Resonance (Blue) have been met (60/60).

[Primal Resonance (Blue) has become a permanent term]

As the panel displayed the notification, the spiritual energy within Li Yuan's body instantly surged violently.

That wasn't a loss of control due to qi deviation, but rather a rapid expansion when capacity is forcibly broadened. The boundaries of the dantian expanded violently outward under the support of an invisible force, and the width and resilience of the meridians were also greatly increased at the same time.

The initial 30% increase in total spiritual power was permanently solidified. Simultaneously, due to the perfect harmony between the artifact embryo and his mind, the resonance bonus directly reached its current limit.

With the combined effect of these two increases, his total spiritual power limit was forcibly raised by nearly 40%. Adding to the 20% foundation he already possessed from Foundation Establishment and Qi Consolidation, his current spiritual power reserves have reached a terrifying level that is difficult for an ordinary Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator to achieve.

The spiritual energy, overflowing to its fullest extent, surged within his body, bringing him unprecedented strength and confidence.

Li Yuan put the embryo of his natal magic weapon back into his storage bag. Even after the attributes were made permanent, the physical form of this special magic weapon remained, awaiting further forging and upgrading in the future.

With the Permanence of Origin Resonance, the special equipment slots are vacated once again.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan's affinity with the spiritual veins extended instantly along the underground network to the depths of the Stone Wasteland of Mozhou, locking onto the large spiritual vein sealed by an ancient restriction.

With a thought, the command was issued.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Large Spirit Vein (Complete) - Special Slot]

[Effects: Increases spiritual energy quality by 50%; spiritual energy can automatically recover at 30% of the rate of active recovery, and this effect can be stacked with active recovery; allows for automatic cultivation at 50% of the normal rate, and this effect can be stacked with normal cultivation.]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Break through to the Golden Core Realm on a large spiritual vein, or reach the Nascent Soul Realm]

Although the physical entity of the spiritual vein still lies dormant 160 feet underground in Mozhou, the moment the equipment took effect, an extremely profound sense of control traveled along the earth vein across space and directly connected to Li Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

He became the sole controller of this giant spiritual vein in terms of authority.

As long as one is within the coverage area of ​​the spiritual vein, the output frequency, flow direction, and even the concentration distribution of the massive spiritual energy contained in this large spiritual vein will be perfectly and absolutely controlled by him, just like his arm.