Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The deep-sea currents were stained a dark red by the thick stench of blood.

Li Yuan was floating in the seawater, holding two demon beast inner cores that emitted strong spiritual energy fluctuations in each hand.

Li Yuan looked down to examine the two inner cores.

One of them was dark red like blood, with demonic energy churning within.

The other one is a deep, dark blue, with unique natural patterns on its surface.

Feedback continuously came from the three-foot range of perception, and the system panel automatically unfolded in Li Yuan's field of vision.

[Equipable item detected: Devouring Orca Inner Core (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Devourer (Blue)]

[Effect: Can absorb and devour demonic energy to strengthen the physical body's limits; also extends lifespan by up to two hundred years]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Absorb over one hundred streams of demonic energy from different sources.]

Li Yuan's eyes flickered slightly.

The effect can directly enhance the physical body's maximum potential, and also comes with a lifespan increase of up to two hundred years, which is exactly the attribute he needs right now.

"equipment."

[Equipped: Tier 3 Orca Inner Core (Complete)]

[Demon-Devouring Orca Inner Core (Blue) Takes Effect]

The dark red inner core in Li Yuan's hand instantly disappeared from his palm, turning into a beam of light and merging into the system panel.

After equipping the inner core, the demonic energy within one's body is absorbed by it, and then a violent vitality rapidly spreads throughout the body.

With the support of this vitality, the physical capacity of my body was increased by another level.

Li Yuan turned to look at another dark blue octopus demon's inner core.

[Equipable item detected: Tier 3 Octopus Inner Core (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Mastery of All Laws (Blue)]

[Effect: Increases learning speed and proficiency in various spells by 100%; increases the effectiveness of mastered spells by 10%; the more spells learned, the stronger the boost, up to a maximum of 50%.]

[Preview of Permanent Status Requirements: Cultivate or master more than one hundred different systems of spells and talismans.]

Top-tier auxiliary attributes.

Spell proficiency increases by a factor of two, and can also directly raise the power ceiling of spells already mastered.

If he could make this entry permanent, he would be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating any high-level spells in the future. A hundred spells and talismans from different systems would only be a matter of time for him.

Holding the inner core in his hand, Li Yuan activated his consciousness and equipped it.

[Equipped: Tier 3 Octopus Inner Core (Complete)]

[The True Practice of All Methods (Blue) Takes Effect]

The dark blue inner core disappeared, and blue light flickered on the panel.

Li Yuan's mind instantly cleared.

The nodes that were previously somewhat blurry in the spell deduction have now all become clear and discernible.

After equipping the gear, Li Yuan stored the remains of the two third-tier demons into his personal space and turned to look at the huge underwater fault line in front of him.

Below the fault line lies the cave where the giant octopus monster dwells.

Li Yuan activated the Shadow Step, his figure transforming into a stream of water as he swept directly into the cave entrance.

There were some defensive barriers set up at the cave entrance, but Li Yuan glanced at them and found the techniques to be quite crude.

Li Yuan didn't even use any methods to break the formation.

With just a wisp of the spiritual power of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, those broken array patterns shattered like paper.

After breaking all the restrictions, Li Yuan entered the grotto.

The cave was spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of people, but the sight before him made Li Yuan frown slightly.

The entire cave is now a complete mess.

The once smooth stone walls are now covered with suction cup marks and scratches, and the ground is filled with foul-smelling silt and broken coral reefs.

Several jade pillars were broken in half and piled up haphazardly in a corner, forming a huge nest.

That octopus monster clearly regarded this ancient site as its lair.

After looking through the grottoes, Li Yuan searched through the scattered mud.

At the edge of the nest, Li Yuan discovered a pile of broken bones. Judging from the shape of the bones, they were clearly left by a human cultivator, and there were still traces of corrosion from strong acid on them.

After completing the search, Li Yuan waved his sleeve, and a stream of water swept away the silt in front of him, revealing a stone platform that had been forcibly smashed open.

The hidden compartment inside the stone platform had long been broken, and several jade slips of different colors and several scrolls of books made of some kind of sea beast hide were scattered on the ground.

Li Yuan picked up these jade slips and ancient books one by one and examined them with his divine sense.

Several items, devoid of any inscriptions, shimmered faintly. These inherited items themselves did not possess any special attributes that could be equipped; they were merely pure carriers of knowledge.

However, this did not disappoint Li Yuan.

Li Yuan probed one of the most ancient jade slips with his divine sense, and a massive flow of information instantly flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness.

With the help of the newly equipped Myriad Laws True Learning attribute, those originally obscure ancient array patterns and rune structures were quickly disassembled, reassembled, and transformed into knowledge that he could understand.

This is a pure inheritance of formation and talisman techniques.

The inheritor was highly skilled in water-based formations and talisman-making. The jade slip contained numerous special techniques for utilizing deep-sea environments and water-based spiritual power.

After finishing reading, Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the stone platform and quickly perused the classic texts.

Although the octopus demon had ravaged the cave, the core jade slips were made of high-quality materials and were relatively well-preserved.

Several hours later, Li Yuan let out a long breath.

A talisman floated in the water in front of him. Li Yuan pointed his finger, and spiritual ink was poured into the talisman under his control. Then, spiritual power was injected, and a talisman was formed instantly.

The system panel pops up in view.

[Talisman Making: Second-Tier Perfection → Third-Tier Beginner]

Li Yuan looked at the changes on the panel and slowly exhaled.

Breakthrough.

Turning the spirit-gathering talisman over, Li Yuan used his divine sense to carefully examine the spiritual energy circulation within it.

The overall framework of the loop is the same as that of the second-order loop, but at the connection of each node, there is an additional layer of self-circulating structure like water ripples.

It is these self-circulating structures that allow the spiritual energy inside the talisman to circulate on its own, and the retention time and burst efficiency of the spiritual energy far exceed those of the second tier.

This is the mark of a third-tier talisman.

This inheritance has greatly benefited Li Yuan himself.

Li Yuan then looked at the rest of the inheritance in his hand.

This inheritance filled many gaps in his expertise in water-based systems, including two array formations and a special talisman-making technique.

The first gate, the Sea Spirit Array.

This is a variant of a spirit-gathering array, capable of filtering and purifying the surrounding turbulent seawater spiritual energy, transforming it into gentle spiritual energy suitable for long-term absorption by human cultivators. Setting up this array can create a blessed cultivation ground even in the most desolate deep-sea areas.

The second gate is the Water Gathering Formation.

A rare defensive and energy storage formation that can absorb the spiritual energy from water-based attacks, store it in the formation nodes, and unleash it in reverse at crucial moments.

In addition to these two formations, there is also a talisman-making technique called Water Transport Talisman.

The description of the Water Transport Talisman in the jade slip is quite peculiar. It is not a talisman used for attack or defense, but rather it consumes a large amount of pure water-based spiritual energy to subtly influence the flow of the surrounding water veins for a short period of time, thereby improving the user's luck in the aquatic environment.

The concept of destiny has always been vague and ethereal, but the fact that it can be interfered with through talismans shows that this art of talisman making is indeed quite interesting.

Li Yuan stored all the jade slips and classic texts in his storage bag. With the blessing of the Myriad Laws Study, he could thoroughly digest this knowledge at any time during his spare time.

Li Yuan stood up and glanced at the remaining array formations at the cave entrance.

These formations don't seem to be the work of human cultivators. They must have been created by the octopus demon in the cave after it discovered the inheritance, somehow acquiring some array plates and flags, and piecing them together based on the instincts of a third-tier demon beast.

However, even if a sea monster were to gain sentience, it would be impossible for it to understand the jade slips and ancient texts left behind by human cultivators.

Li Yuan looked at the pile of cultivators' remains from before.

Although this sea area is remote, it is occasionally visited by rogue cultivators hunting demons. The octopus demon, relying on its strength as a third-tier high-grade cultivator, captures a few knowledgeable human cultivators and forces them to interpret and compare the contents of the jade slips. Over time, they can naturally gradually grasp the basics of formations and inheritances.

Li Yuan looked around to make sure he hadn't missed anything, then his figure flickered, transforming into a streak of light blue as he rushed out of the cave and disappeared into the dark depths of the sea.