Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

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On the second night, Li Yuan finally passed through the Spirit-Severing Zone and returned directly to Mozhou via the teleportation array.

The core node of the spiritual veins of Mozhou.

The rich spiritual energy enveloped his entire body, instantly dispelling the dryness from the Spirit-Severing Zone. Without pausing, Li Yuan immediately sat cross-legged beside the Nourishing Nest and retrieved the materials he had brought back.

The second phase of repairs requires entirely new media.

Dark moss, emerald sand, and sea pearl powder.

Li Yuan ground a small piece of the same-origin fragment into an extremely fine powder. Then, he activated the spiritual power in his palm, transforming it into a stable ball of spiritual fire, and added the Azure Tide Sand and Sea Essence Pearl Powder into it to calcine.

The temperature was controlled with extreme precision. The two seafood ingredients melted rapidly under the heat of the spiritual fire, turning into a pool of pale blue gelatinous substance.

Li Yuan quickly crushed the Nethermoss and added it, along with the remaining powder, to the gelatinous substance.

The moment the four elements combined, the previously chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations miraculously became unified. Using the Netherworld Moss as a catalyst, the watery properties of the Azure Tide Sand, the spirituality of the Sea-Infused Pearl Powder, and the shared essence of the fragments were perfectly blended, resulting in a dark gray, semi-transparent viscous liquid.

Repairing the medium is complete.

Li Yuan lifted the jade bead out of the nourishing nest.

The shallowest cracks on the surface had closed, but the cavities in the middle of the bead still resembled glaring scars. He guided the dark gray viscous liquid with his divine sense, following the fine textures on the surface of the jade bead, little by little, allowing it to seep inwards.

The speed of this infiltration was astonishing.

The frequency of the Nethermoss is naturally compatible with the Xuanyou Sect system. The spiritual energy attaches to the medium and penetrates the shallow barrier without any hindrance, directly reaching the middle layer.

Of the six cavities in the middle layer, the largest was filled with mucus. Under the catalysis of the spiritual vein energy, the homologous spiritual energy rapidly solidified, fusing with the original material of the jade bead.

Four hours later, four of the six voids in the middle layer had completely closed. Correspondingly, the two broken main internal circulation channels reconnected, and the circulation of spiritual energy in the middle layer of the bead was unimpeded again.

The repair speed is more than twice as fast as the first stage.

However, the two deeper voids remained unreachable. The medium's penetrating power was exhausted in the middle layer, unable to continue transmitting the spiritual energy downwards.

Li Yuan was not impatient. The progress made in the second phase of repairs had exceeded expectations.

He placed the jade bead back into the nourishing nest, allowing the spiritual energy to continue to nurture the newly repaired pathway.

Li Yuan tidied up the remaining materials, got up, and returned to Liangzhou via the teleportation array.

After stepping out of the teleportation array, Li Yuan did not immediately return to Wulin Market.

The situation along several lines—Kugu Ridge, Guiwu Forest, and the coastal areas of Shuizhou—was gradually becoming tense. Especially at times like these, it was crucial to avoid leaving too many traces in the open. After a moment's hesitation, he deviated from the official road and headed towards a sparsely populated marshland south of Liangzhou.

That swamp was connected to an underground river, with a network of waterways that made it ideal for concealing one's presence.

Half an hour later, Li Yuan stood by a deep pool overgrown with reeds and glanced down at the water. The pool was dark and bottomless, with faint undercurrents, making it perfect for testing the effects of the Tide Scale Pill.

With a thought, he activated his water-based escape technique and silently disappeared into the water.

The moment it entered the water, the effects of the Tide Scale Pill took effect.

The already agile water escape trajectory suddenly became even lighter. The surrounding water seemed to part on its own, reducing resistance to an extremely low level. Li Yuan hardly needed to exert any extra effort; he only needed to maintain the circulation of spiritual energy, and his body sped forward along the dark current.

Especially in complex underwater terrain, this increase is not just about being a little faster, but also means more agile turning, more rapid bursts of speed, and more composure in advancing and retreating.

Li Yuan turned back and forth several times at the bottom of the pool, and then continued forward along the underground river.

The underground river was winding and narrow, with some areas even covered with protruding rock spikes and broken stone pillars. Ordinary cultivators using water escape techniques in such places would easily crash into the rock walls if they went too fast and couldn't turn in time. However, with the blessing of the Tide Scale Pill, his use of the water flow was much more natural, and he moved along the riverbed and rock walls with almost no hesitation.

After traveling for three hours, the panel trembled slightly.

[Progress of Permanentizing Tide Scale Pill (Complete): 6/10]

Li Yuan did not stop, but continued to move forward using the current of the underground river.

When the tenth hour had passed, Li Yuan was traveling at high speed through a narrow underground river crevice.

The rhythm of the spiritual energy within his body and the surrounding water flow suddenly eased, as if a thin film that was originally attached to the equipment had completely merged into his meridians.

The panel then pops up.

The conditions for permanent application of Chaolin Dan (Green) have been met.

[Water Escape Swift (Green) has become a permanent entry]

The phantom of the Tide Scale Pill flashed in the equipment slot, then transformed into a wisp of pale blue light and disappeared into the body.

Li Yuan slowly came to a stop in the water.

No longer needing to rely on the equipment slots, he could still clearly feel the smoother, more seamless connection between his body and the water. Even when casually activating the Water Movement Technique, his speed was significantly faster than before, and his movements were more agile and nimble.

Another equipment slot has been freed up.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and looked calmly at the deep waterway ahead of the dark river.

When we returned to Wulin Market, it was just getting light.

The construction of the Fangshi New District is progressing extremely rapidly. The former shantytowns to the south have been cleared and leveled, and several wide stone-paved streets crisscross the area.

In the most prominent location in the new district, a three-story shop has just hung up its signboard.

Yuanmingzhai.

Pills, talismans, and magical artifacts were all available. The first-floor lobby was spacious and bright, with shelves filled with the basic resources most urgently needed by independent cultivators. The second floor was the premium section, and the third floor housed the storeroom and the living quarters of the stewards.

The two shop assistants sent by Xu Zhang were already busy. The shop was nominally owned by the Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the funds were managed through the Chamber's accounts. Outsiders could not trace it back to Li Yuan, and the goods were all supplied by him behind the scenes.

Li Yuan, in his capacity as the head of the market area, was conducting a routine patrol on the streets.

When he reached the section near the wall in the east area, he slowed his pace.

A sizable shop officially opened for business. Above the entrance hung a black plaque with gold lettering: Yueqi Pavilion.

The assets of Tianyue Sect.

The shop mainly sells exploration-related magical artifacts and array consumables. The shopkeeper is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, with two mid-stage Foundation Establishment disciples assisting him behind the counter. All three carry the unique aura of the Tianyue Sect's cultivation techniques.

Across the street, a patrol team was changing shifts. Following Li Yuan's instructions, Ji Wenchuan moved the patrol team's duty station directly to the opposite side of Yueqi Pavilion, creating a seemingly coincidental form of surveillance.

Li Yuan stepped into Yueqi Pavilion.

"This fellow Daoist looks familiar. Are you one of the market's managers?" The shopkeeper greeted him with sharp eyes.

"Li Yuan, manager of Wulin Market." Li Yuan said calmly, "Having heard about the new store opening, I'm making a routine visit to check out the merchandise."

"So it's Manager Li, my apologies for not recognizing you." The shopkeeper gave a perfunctory bow. "Our shop specializes in array consumables and various practical magic tools, all made by the Tianyue Sect, quality guaranteed. Manager Li, please feel free to browse."

Li Yuan strolled slowly along the shelves, browsing the shelves.

Most of them were standard second-tier magic weapons, but in a corner of the array material area, his gaze stopped.

A jade slip lay quietly on the display stand, its label reading: Tracking Talisman Making Method (Second Tier).

Li Yuan scanned the description on the jade slip with his divine sense. This was a talisman used to capture residual traces of spiritual energy over short distances, extremely valuable for counter-tracking and searching.

The price is fifty mid-grade spirit stones, which is reasonable.

"I'll take this jade slip."

After buying the jade slip, Li Yuan did not linger and turned to leave Yueqi Pavilion.

Upon returning to the stone house, he immediately took out the jade slip and quickly read it with his Golden Core divine sense.

The structure of the tracking talisman is not complex. The core array pattern amplifies and materializes extremely faint residual spiritual energy in the air through spiritual energy resonance. It requires a high level of precision from the talisman maker, but it is not difficult for someone with proficiency in third-order array techniques and a mastery of second-order talisman making.

Grind the ink and lay out the paper.

The Azure Spirit Brush moved across the talisman paper, the spiritual ink seeping into the paper's texture as if it were alive. In less than a quarter of an hour, the final stroke was completed, and a faint white light shone on the surface of the talisman paper.

First attempt successful.

The perception of words within a three-foot radius is triggered immediately.

[Equipable item detected: Tracking Charm (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Trace Tracking (White) - Tracks residual spiritual energy over short distances, capturing the traces of a target's presence after it has passed by.]

[Permanentization condition: Successfully track the target three times (0/3)]

White text entry. Extremely functional.

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