Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Before leaving Nanyuanfang, Li Yuan took one last stroll through the pill shop.

As a Golden Core alchemist, Zhou He's pill shop had a foundation far exceeding the overall scale of Nan Yuan Fang. The shelves displayed a wide variety of finished pills, most of which were water-related auxiliary pills, novel but not very useful to land cultivators.

What truly attracted Li Yuan's attention were the two elixir formulas.

One is the complete recipe for the Tide Heart Pill. The other is a second-tier low-grade pill called Condensing Tide Powder, which is used to repair damage to the meridians caused by water-based spiritual energy. The recipe is simple but extremely practical.

"How much are these two pill formulas?"

The shop assistant glanced at it and quoted a price.

"The Tide-Heart Elixir formula requires thirty medium-grade spirit stones, and the Tide-Condensing Powder formula requires twenty medium-grade spirit stones."

The price wasn't cheap, but it was perfectly acceptable to Li Yuan. These two prescriptions might not be rare in Shuizhou, but once they were brought back to the mainland, they would become a unique business.

After paying the spirit stones, Li Yuan put the two pill formula jade slips into his storage bag.

They then traveled north along the coastline, traversed the Spirit-Slaying Zone, and returned to Liangzhou via the Mozhou teleportation array.

It was already late at night when we returned to Wulinfang City.

Inside the stone house, the concealed array was operating silently.

Li Yuan sat down cross-legged and took out the encrypted jade slip he had seized from the vanguard of the Gray Hills Abyss Sect from the bottom of his storage bag.

This jade slip had been tested using various methods before, but the frequency level of the Dark Demon Token was insufficient, and the continuous wave frequency band modulated by the Demon Yuan Technique could not match the encryption layer. However, after his seclusion in Mo Zhou and several practical battles, his demonic energy cultivation and mastery of the continuous wave frequency band had significantly improved.

Li Yuan used his Demonic Yuan Technique to re-adjust a set of frequency bands. This time, he did not directly inject the jade slip, but instead used his divine sense to slowly scan the outer edge of the encryption layer to find the resonant nodes of the frequency bands.

The surface of the encryption layer exhibited a subtle periodic fluctuation under his extremely refined divine sense.

The fluctuations were extremely infrequent and spaced very long, making it impossible for an ordinary cultivator's divine sense to maintain continuous and precise observation over such a timescale. However, the permanent attribute allowing him to use his divine sense for multiple purposes allowed him to dedicate a separate line of divine sense to track the fluctuations with constant precision for several hours.

Three hours later, he captured the complete cycle of the encryption layer's fluctuations.

The length of the period coincides precisely with a rarely used high-order sub-band in the continuous wave communication frequency band.

Li Yuan precisely replicated this sub-frequency band using his Demonic Yuan Technique and slowly injected it into the surface of the jade slip.

A very slight loosening appeared in one corner of the encryption layer.

It's like chiseling a crack in an iron wall, allowing only a glimpse of a small part of what's inside.

Li Yuan squeezed his divine sense into the gap and quickly copied the information he could read.

The amount of information is not large, accounting for about 30% of the entire jade slip. However, it is enough to make out the core theme.

It's all formations.

To be precise, all of them are analyses of formations related to the ruins of the Xuanyou Sect.

The content consists of three parts. The first part is a detailed analysis diagram of the underground restriction structure of Dry Bones Ridge, which highly matches the results of his previous exploration, but includes information on several deeper nodes that he had not been able to cover. The second part is a deduction of the first half of a plan to break the restriction, involving how to use homologous auxiliary materials to create frequency interference to weaken specific areas of the restriction. The third part only contains the first few lines, mentioning a term he had never seen before: Reverse Pulse Resonance.

The remaining 70% of the content is still locked by the encryption layer and cannot be read for the time being. But the 30% of information is enough for him to confirm one thing.

The elders of the Yuan Sect were far more thorough in their preparations for breaking the seal on the Kugu Ridge ruins than he had anticipated. They had not only identified the weaknesses but had also devised a systematic solution.

Li Yuan carefully put away the jade slip and then connected to the Spirit Detective Talisman network.

A large amount of passive sensory data from various parts of Liangzhou flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness. Most of it consisted of normal spiritual energy fluctuations and scattered traces of cultivator activity, with nothing unusual.

But in the data stream to the northwest, a set of signals caught his attention.

Three spirit detection talismans on the old road outside the Dry Bone Ridge have recorded a dense set of demonic energy signals in the past two days.

The number of signals is extremely large and the intensity is extremely high.

Li Yuan pieced together the data from the three spirit detection talismans according to the timeline, and a clear picture of the action emerged in his mind.

Two days ago, a sizable force entered the outer area of ​​Kugu Ridge from the western border of Liangzhou. The force moved at a slow pace but was extremely well-organized, forming a standard military marching formation.

The core of the team consists of three extremely dense clusters of demonic energy signals.

Early stage of Golden Core. Three people.

The core was surrounded by six clusters of late-stage Foundation Establishment demonic energy signals, forming a defensive formation.

There was also a signal with a very peculiar aura within the group. The concentration of demonic energy in this signal wasn't high, roughly at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but the frequency of its spiritual energy fluctuations was completely different from that of ordinary demonic cultivators. The fluctuations were extremely regular, like a precisely operating array instrument, each pulse carrying a large amount of information.

A master of formations.

Three early-stage Golden Core demon cultivators, one formation master, and six late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The Yuan Sect's power to break the formation has arrived.

Li Yuan continued reading the data.

After entering the outer perimeter of the Dry Bone Ridge, the team did not head straight for the entrance to the site. Instead, they stopped in the old mining area on the outskirts and began to release a large area of ​​exploration waves.

The probe wave covered an extremely wide area, radiating outwards from the team for hundreds of feet.

The first spirit talisman recorded the complete spectral characteristics as the probe wave swept across the area, after which the signal suddenly stopped.

The data from the second spirit detection talisman was interrupted after three hours.

The third spirit talisman only managed to transmit half of the data before falling silent completely.

They discovered the Spirit Detective Network.

The three spirit detection talismans were located and destroyed one by one. The array master's detection methods were extremely precise; from the discovery of the first talisman to the removal of the last one, the entire process took no more than six hours.

Li Yuan withdrew his divine sense.

After the network of spirit detection talismans in the direction of Dry Bone Ridge was cleared, his passive perception of that area became a complete blind spot. He had no idea what the Yuan Sect's formation-breaking team was doing or how far they had progressed.

Re-deploying the spirit detection talismans is not out of the question, but since the other party has already discovered this monitoring method, using the same method again will only expose more information.

Li Yuan collected and archived all the data from the remaining nodes of the Spirit Detective Network, and then turned his attention back to the tasks at hand.

The two prescriptions that Nan Yuanfang brought back were spread out on the stone table.

Li Yuan set up the alchemy furnace.

First, refine the condensed tide.

The five medicinal herbs were added according to the formula, and the fire was adjusted to a medium temperature. The medicinal liquid slowly blended in the furnace, and the unique icy blue luster of the water-based spiritual materials gradually spread out.

The foundation of a second-tier alchemy master, combined with a series of attributes such as alchemy insights, profound understanding of alchemical principles, and the refinement of alchemical fire, made the entire refining process flow smoothly like water. The condensation of medicinal liquid, the removal of impurities, and the formation of the pill embryo—every step was precise to the extreme.

The lid of the alchemy furnace was lifted, revealing three round, light blue pills lying quietly at the bottom.

The finished product is of extremely high quality, with clear red markings and abundant medicinal properties.

Li Yuan picked up one of them, and the moment his fingertips touched it, the word perception was triggered.

[Equipable item detected: Tide Condensation Powder (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Tide Returns to Origin (White)]

[Effect: Increases the nourishing effect of water-based spells on meridians by 50%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Master a water-based martial art]

White entry. The condition for permanentization is to master a water-based cultivation technique. The Cold Stream Technique has already been mastered, far exceeding mastery, and the condition has long been met.

Li Yuan made it permanent on the spot.

Clean the alchemy furnace and begin refining the Tide Heart Pill.

A moment later, the pill embryo slowly took shape in the medicinal liquid. Li Yuan used extremely precise spiritual power to peel away the last trace of impurity from the pill embryo, and the pill patterns clearly emerged on the surface.

The lid of the alchemy furnace was lifted. Two azure-blue Tide Heart Pills lay quietly at the bottom of the furnace, emanating a clear, refreshing water-based spiritual energy.

Li Yuan picked one up.

[Equipable item detected: Tideheart Pill (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Tide of Essence (Green)]

[Effect: Increases the efficiency of water-based spiritual energy gathering by 20%; reduces the spiritual energy consumption of water-based spells by 10%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Accumulate 300 hours of training in an aquatic environment (0/300)]

The green text indicates that both effects are extremely useful.

The efficiency of water-based spiritual energy gathering has increased by 20%, directly affecting the casting speed and power of water-based spells such as Ice Seal. A 10% reduction in spiritual energy consumption means longer combat endurance.

The condition for permanent cultivation requires accumulating 300 hours of training in the water, which is not a short time, but given his frequent travels to and from the water state, he can accumulate it in batches.

After finishing the alchemy, Li Yuan cleaned the furnace and workbench, then sat cross-legged back on the futon.

He activated the Mysterious Netherworld Killing Technique.

The blue inscription on the Dark Mirror continued to enhance the flow of demonic energy through the meridians. The cultivation achievements accumulated during the seclusion continued to ferment in the daily practice of the technique, and each major cycle increased the purity of the demonic energy golden core in the dantian by a small amount.

After several days of continuous cultivation, a deep hum came from the depths of his dantian.

The eerie glow on the surface of the demonic golden core suddenly intensified. The demonic energy flowing through the meridians became even thicker and more condensed, and its efficiency in circulating throughout the body increased once again.

[Mysterious Netherworld Fiend Technique: Minor Success → Major Success]

Mo Zhou's seclusion and continuous cultivation over the past few days have finally pushed the Xuanming Sha Gong past the threshold of mastery.

The condition for making the Dark Element Mirror permanent is that one must reach the pinnacle of a third-tier demonic cultivation technique.

The conditions have been met.

"Permanent Dark Element Mirror."

[Dark Magic Concealment (Blue) has become a permanent keyword]

The phantom of the Dark Mirror shattered in the equipment slot, turning into blue light spots that merged into the body.

His demonic energy limit and power increased by 30%, and it became a part of his body.

The space is now available.

Li Yuan closed his eyes, sensing the state within his body.

After mastering the Xuanming Sha Gong, the circulation of demonic energy had approached a certain limit. Under the long-term tempering of multiple attributes, the quality of the mid-grade demonic energy golden core in the dantian was slowly but steadily climbing to a higher level.

I'm not far from the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

The leap from the early to the middle stages of the Golden Core is not simply a matter of accumulating spiritual energy. The internal structure of the Golden Core undergoes restructuring, and the purity and density of spiritual energy or demonic energy will leap to a new level.

He also possessed the Mysterious Jade Bead.

The purple attribute for "Breaking Through to the Next Level" allows you to exchange a Golden Core grade for a breakthrough to a minor realm. If used in the mid-Golden Core stage, it can directly jump to the late-Golden Core stage.

After reaching the late Golden Core stage, by utilizing the Xuan You Pearl's ability to sense the Xuan You Sect's sealing system, one might be able to reach the threshold of the Nascent Soul realm.

A clear path unfolded in Li Yuan's mind.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged, his eight-line divine sense unfolded, and he continued to circulate his cultivation technique.