Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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Li Yuan arrived in Mozhou via a teleportation array, bringing with him the second batch of supplies.

This batch was more substantial than the first. It included three hundred mid-grade spirit stones, fifty bottles of second-tier pills, two boxes of array repair materials, and a small bag of spirit herb seeds. The seeds were common spirit plant varieties he had purchased from Baijing Market, and were quite valuable to the survivors who had long lacked external resources.

Old Shen received the supplies at the entrance of the crevice, and after checking them, he rarely showed a smile.

"Among the seeds you sent last time was a batch of Rejuvenating Grass seeds, which have already sprouted." Old Shen led Li Yuan through the outer perimeter of the cave to a corner illuminated by a faint spiritual light.

A small patch of soil was dug in the corner, its surface covered with a thin layer of spiritual energy membrane. Seven or eight tender green seedlings sprouted from beneath the membrane, their leaves narrow and their roots gleaming with a faint spiritual light.

Rejuvenating Grass. A first-tier spiritual herb used to restore depleted spiritual energy. It is in extremely high demand but requires very specific cultivation conditions. The fact that it can sprout in such an extreme environment as an underground cave demonstrates that the elder among the remnants responsible for cultivating spiritual plants truly possesses exceptional skills.

Li Yuan squatted down to check the growth of the seedlings.

The term perception feature was triggered.

It's not the Rejuvenating Herb.

At the edge of the spiritual plant nursery, a seedling that resembled the Rejuvenating Grass in shape but with darker leaves triggered a reaction on the panel. This seedling was shorter than the other Rejuvenating Grasses, with slightly curled leaf tips and several irregular fibrous roots growing from its base.

Mutant Spirit Herb.

Li Yuan reached out and touched it.

[Equipable item detected: Mutant Spirit Herb (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Plant Affinity (Gray)]

[Effect: Slightly increases sensitivity to plant attribute perception]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Plant a spirit herb and keep it alive for more than three months (met)]

The entry is grayed out. He had previously planted several experimental medicinal herbs on the outskirts of the market, and they had already survived for more than three months.

"I'll take this seedling," Li Yuan said to Old Shen.

Old Shen glanced at the crooked, mutated seedling, but didn't think much of it.

"It's mutated, of poor quality, take it."

Li Yuan put the mutated herb into his storage bag.

He then took out a batch of prepared pills and talismans and began exchanging supplies with Elder Shen.

The survivors had no spirit stones, but they had plenty of old items. Although most of the remnants of the Xuanyou Sect era, accumulated over hundreds of years, had been destroyed, some items were still usable.

Li Yuan exchanged thirty bottles of Condensing Qi Pills and twenty second-tier talismans for three items.

A batch of auxiliary materials for the elixir. Several old components of an array.

And a piece of old artifact from the Xuanyou Sect.

The old artifact was a palm-sized thin bronze sheet, its surface covered with extremely intricate remnants of array patterns. The style of the array patterns was consistent with those he had seen in the flow guidance system and the branch hall, but the carving precision was higher, indicating that it originated from a higher-level array artifact.

When Li Yuan received the thin slice, the term perception was triggered again.

[Equipable item detected: Mystic Array Copper Fragment (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Slightly Increased Array Sensitivity (White)]

[Effect: Increases array perception sensitivity by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Formation Mastery Reaches Tier 3 (Already Met)]

White text. His array formation skills have reached the third-tier proficiency level, and the conditions are met.

Li Yuan found a secluded corner and took out the mutated spirit herb.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Mutant Spirit Herb (Complete)]

[Plant affinity (gray) has become a permanent entry]

The illusory image of the mutated herb flashed and disappeared. The slot became available.

Then, he took out the copper piece of the Mysterious Nether Array.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Mysterious Nether Array Copper Piece (Complete)]

The phrase "Slightly enhanced sense of formation (white)" has become a permanent entry.

The copper sheet dissipated. The two entries became permanent one after the other, in less than ten breaths.

The effect of increasing array perception sensitivity by 30% took effect immediately. Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed it; the clarity of his perception of the surrounding array structure had reached a new level. The location and state of the few remaining faint array nodes in the cave of the remnant people were now clearly visible in his perception.

After the exchange of supplies was completed, Acheng came out from the back.

"Old Shen asked me to take you to see a place."

Li Yuan followed Acheng through the cave system and down a deeper natural passage.

This time, the direction we took was different from when we went to Blackwater Waterfall; it was heading southeast. The passage became narrower and narrower, and the concentration of spiritual energy in the air gradually increased, mixed with a very faint aura of sealing.

After walking for about an hour, A-Cheng stopped in front of a smooth rock wall.

"The outer edge of the sealed area is just ahead." Acheng pointed to a barely visible crack in the rock wall. "Our people dare not go any further here. The power of the seal is too strong; getting too close will result in repulsion."

Li Yuan probed the rock wall with his divine sense.

The Earth Vein Spirit Pivot's perception penetrated the rock layers, capturing the energy structure surrounding the sealed area at a deeper level.

The seal is three-dimensional. It consists of layers, at least five in total, from the outside in, with each layer increasing in strength. The outermost seal has begun to weaken, with occasional minor energy leaks, but the inner layers remain stable.

A branch of the large spiritual vein in Mozhou passes beneath the sealed area. There is a clear correspondence between the branch's trajectory and the energy nodes on the outer perimeter of the sealed area. Whenever the spiritual energy within the branch fluctuates slightly, the corresponding nodes on the outer perimeter of the sealed area also resonate with extremely subtle resonance.

The two can leverage each other's strengths.

The energy of the spiritual veins can be channeled into the sealed area in some way to supplement or stabilize the seal's operation. Conversely, energy leaking from the sealed area can also flow back into the main spiritual vein along its branches.

This means that if he needs to influence the sealed area, he can do so indirectly by manipulating the branches of the spiritual veins, without having to directly touch the seal itself.

Li Yuan kept this discovery in mind and followed A-Cheng back the way they came.

After returning to Liangzhou, Li Yuan settled on the outskirts of the market and first used Dark Insight to scan for Golden Core auras in the direction of Ghost Mist Forest.

The landscape has changed.

The four strands of golden elixir energy split into three.

The demonic energy signal from Blood Fiend disappeared from the sky above Ghost Mist Forest. After receiving news of the deaths of its Golden Core members, the Fiend Sect clearly chose to temporarily retreat. Blood Fiend withdrew towards Blackwater Valley, no longer participating in the standoff near the branch hall.

The remaining three auras are: Xuanpu Zhenren, late stage of Golden Core; Yuanyang Sect, mid-stage of Golden Core; and Yuanyang Sect, early stage of Golden Core.

Tianyue Sect is facing two opponents, but with the strength of the late-stage Xuanpu Golden Core, even the two Golden Core cultivators from Yuanyang Sect combined might not be his match.

Li Yuan withdrew his senses and returned to the stone house.

He sat down at the table and took out the Dan Yuan Jade Token from his storage bag.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Dan Yuan Jade Token (Complete)]

[Dan Yuan leaving the body (blue) is in effect]

The cultivation speed during the Golden Core stage increases by 50%, the Golden Core can leave the body, and the connection between the Golden Core and the physical body and soul remains even when the Golden Core is outside the body. All three effects are activated simultaneously.

The demonic golden core in Li Yuan's dantian trembled slightly, and he felt an extremely stable connection between the golden core and his physical body. This connection was not a meridian, but a deeper resonance of essence, energy, and spirit. Even if the golden core left the dantian, this resonance would not break.

All preparations are complete.

That night, at midnight.

Li Yuan left the market and sped towards the Abyss Rift.

With his stealth abilities fully activated, his figure vanished completely into the dense fog of the Ghost Mist Forest. The concealment effect of the Golden Core stage, combined with the increased precision of his disguise due to the 30% increase in demonic energy refinement, meant that even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator like Xuanpu Zhenren might not be able to detect his presence at close range.

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On the cliff face, there was a passage hidden by vines and pebbles. This was a side entrance he had discovered during his solo exploration; its location was extremely secluded and not recorded in the exploration records of the Tianyue Sect or any other faction.

Li Yuan stopped at the entrance of the corridor and used his Dark Insight to scan the interior of the branch hall with all his might.

The permanent attribute that slightly enhanced his array perception increased his sensitivity by another 30%. The array layout inside the branch hall became crystal clear in his perception.

The Tianyue Sect has set up four types of formations inside its branch hall.

The first type is a monitoring array. It is evenly distributed along the four walls of the main hall, covering every inch of the space. Once any cultivator enters the monitoring range, their spiritual energy fluctuations and movement trajectory will be recorded in real time.

The second type is the alarm array. It is set up at all entrances and along the passageways leading to the Jade Bead Platform. As soon as any unauthorized spiritual energy fluctuations approach, the alarm will be triggered immediately, and the signal will be transmitted directly to the outpost.

The third type is a protective array. A spiritual energy barrier forms around the jade bead stone platform to prevent external forces from directly contacting the mist array on the platform.

The fourth type is the communication array. It is set up on the top of the main hall and is used for real-time communication between two array masters and the outpost.

The four types of formations were combined to turn the interior of the branch hall into an impenetrable fortress.

If someone were to barge in, it would inevitably trigger an alarm.

But Li Yuan didn't want people to go in.

He needed only one thing: jade beads.

Deep within the main hall, two Tianyue Sect array masters were crouching beside the jade bead platform, slowly breaking down the outer layer of the mist array. Their movements were extremely careful, with the two taking turns operating, one replenishing the jade bead's energy loss with spiritual power while the other worked on it.

This formation will be broken in seven or eight days at most.

Li Yuan focused his attention on the mist formation.

His mastery of array formations at the third tier, coupled with a slight increase in array sense, gave him a much clearer understanding of the structure of this mist array than when he last visited.

The core function of the formation is to nourish the jade bead while simultaneously drawing energy from it to maintain its own operation. The entire system exists in a fragile dynamic equilibrium, and the cracks on the surface of the jade bead indicate that this equilibrium cannot be maintained for much longer.

The outer wall of the formation has a strong repulsive effect on objects the size of a human body. The reason why the formation masters of Tianyue Sect chose to slowly break through rather than force their way in is because any direct contact between the human body and the outer wall will trigger the formation's self-destruct mechanism.

But the golden elixir is much smaller than the human body.

The repulsive reaction produced when a golden core the size of a fist passes through the outer wall of the formation is less than one percent of that produced by a human.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and concentrated.

The elixir leaves the body.

Deep within the dantian, the demonic golden core slowly rotated once, then floated upwards along an extremely thin channel of spiritual energy. The moment the golden core left the dantian, the supply of demonic energy within the body abruptly ceased, but the effect of the "Core Essence Leaving the Body" affix immediately took over the connection.

The resonance of the three elements of essence, energy, and spirit steadily maintained the connection between the golden core and the physical body, without producing any backlash.

A jet-black demonic golden core slowly flew out of Li Yuan's mouth and hovered three inches in front of him.

The surface of the golden core shimmered with a dark luster, and each pulse stirred up subtle ripples of demonic energy in the air. However, under the suppression of the elusive and unseen force, these ripples were completely sealed off, and from the outside, nothing could be perceived.

The various concealment attributes overlapped, making the golden core appear like a round stone, completely still.

Li Yuan used his divine sense to control the golden core, guiding it to move along the side corridor towards the main hall.

To be more precise, Li Yuan's current physical form is the Golden Core, and his divine consciousness originates in the Golden Core. Instead, his divine consciousness controls his physical body.

The size of a Golden Core is extremely small, and it hardly generates any spiritual energy fluctuations when it moves. The monitoring array set up by the Tianyue Sect has a threshold for collecting spiritual energy fluctuations designed according to the size of a cultivator, and a Golden Core the size of a fist is far below this threshold.

Jin Dan silently passed through the corridor and entered the space above the main hall.

The two array masters were standing less than twenty feet away from the stone platform below.

Li Yuan simultaneously activated the hallucination technique, and his golden core emitted a strange light.

The Golden Core stage cultivator infused his divine sense with a second-tier illusion technique, which was then applied to two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The illusionary spell spread downwards from the location of the Golden Core, enveloping the consciousness of the two array masters like an invisible mist.

The older array master paused slightly, his eyes momentarily losing focus. The younger array master's hands, which were channeling spiritual energy into the jade bead, also trembled very slightly before returning to normal.

The eyes of the two array masters seemed to have become slightly cloudy.

At this moment, the golden core plunged downwards at an extremely fast speed, passing through the outer wall of the mist formation.

The repulsive reaction of the outer wall did indeed exist. The moment the golden core penetrated, a weak rebound force acted on the surface of the golden core, slowing its forward speed for a moment. However, this force was far from enough to stop a golden core from penetrating, much less enough to trigger the formation's self-destruct mechanism.

The golden core entered the mist formation.

The jade bead is right in front of us.

Li Yuan used his divine sense to control the spiritual energy threads extending from the surface of the golden core, which then touched the surface of the jade bead extremely slowly.

The moment he made contact, he sensed the energy characteristics within the jade bead. It shared the same origin as the spiritual energy pulses at the bottom of the abyss rift, ancient and profound, carrying an indescribable desolate aura.

The threads of spiritual energy wrapped around the jade bead and began to slowly pull it.

The jade bead moved half an inch from its suspended position toward the golden core. The mist array emitted an extremely subtle fluctuation, indicating that the array had sensed a shift in the core energy source.

Li Yuan immediately accessed the energy of the local spiritual veins through the Earth Vein Spiritual Pivot.

A wisp of extremely fine spiritual energy seeped into the foundation of the branch hall along the underground branch channels, and was injected into the underlying energy supply structure of the mist array through several remaining spiritual guiding nodes from the Xuanyou Sect era.

The spiritual energy began to replace the jade beads, providing the power for the operation of the mist array.

The fluctuations in the formation subsided.

Li Yuan increased the traction speed.

The jade bead detached from its original suspended position and was pulled towards the golden core by the threads of spiritual energy. The golden core then carried the jade bead through the outer wall of the mist array. The repulsive reaction when passing through from the inside out was also very weak and not enough to cause any impact.

Yuzhu encountered her golden elixir.

A warm, smooth feel emanates from it. The inner radiance still flows, but the surface cracks are more clearly visible upon close inspection.

The term perception feature was triggered.

The item has an entry, but cannot be equipped. Cracks in the jade bead have resulted in an incomplete internal structure, and the system classifies it as damaged.

It needs to be repaired.

Li Yuan slowly withdrew his golden core, put the jade bead into his storage bag, and guided the golden core back into his body. The demonic golden core returned to his dantian along the original path, instantly restoring the supply of essence, qi, and spirit.

The mist formation did not collapse immediately after losing the jade bead. The infusion of spiritual vein energy maintained the basic operation of the formation, but Li Yuan could sense that the formation's coverage area was shrinking at an extremely slow rate.

With the core energy source removed, the externally injected energy can only delay the formation's deterioration, but cannot completely replace it.

The hallucination spell was still active, and the two array masters did not notice anything unusual for a short period of time.

At the current rate of decay, it will take about ten days for the shrinkage of the mist formation to become noticeable enough to alert them; if no one intervenes and the situation is delayed any longer, the entire formation will eventually become completely unstable.

Li Yuan didn't actually try to forge a complete jade bead. A core spiritual object of that level couldn't be fooled by a formation master breaking the formation at close range with just a spiritual illusion. What he did was use the residual effects of the illusion technique, combined with a wisp of energy continuously drawn from the underground spiritual veins, to temporarily maintain the spiritual energy fluctuations at the original location of the jade bead within a range where nothing was wrong.

It's hard to say how effective it will be, since it's quite easy to spot the problem when the jade bead is gone during the formation break.

Li Yuan quickly retreated through the side gate along the same route.

Vines and pebbles have once again covered the entrance to the crack.

No alarms were triggered.

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