Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 472 Coral Palace Banquet

Two days before the auction officially began, an invitation made of pink spirit shells unique to the Coral Palace was sent to the residences of Golden Core cultivators throughout the Lingtai Palace.

The elders of Coral Palace hosted a banquet for Golden Core cultivators from all sides at the Coral Palace's annex located in the northwest corner of the main island.

When Li Yuan received the invitation, his disguise had already changed to that of a Golden Core demonic cultivator. This disguise had appeared in the preview hall and in several previous occasions, and several Golden Core cultivators had some impression of him, regarding him as a rogue cultivator from the outer sea with an unknown origin but considerable strength.

After nightfall, Li Yuan arrived at the Coral Palace Villa.

This villa was built on a coral reef cliff overlooking the sea. It was entirely made of live coral and emitted a soft pinkish-white fluorescent light in the night. On each side of the gate stood a disciple of the Coral Palace who was in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Upon seeing the guest with the aura of a Golden Core cultivator, they immediately stepped aside to lead the way.

The banquet hall was extremely spacious, with a semi-circular dome made of transparent crystal stones. Li Yuan looked up through the dome and could see the starry sky outside and the undulating waves in the distance.

More than ten Golden Core cultivators were already seated in the hall.

Seated in the main seat was the late-stage Golden Core elder from Coral Palace, the same middle-aged man in the light blue robe who had appeared in the preview hall. At this moment, he was smiling, holding a jade cup in his hand, and talking quietly with several people beside him.

The late-stage Golden Core sword cultivator from Longyuan Pavilion sat in the first seat on the right, his face cold and hard. The heavy sword behind him leaned against the back of the chair, and the blade occasionally emitted a very low hum.

The Dark Demon Master huddled in the shadows of a corner, his gaunt figure beneath his red robe almost pressed against the back of the chair, only his murky eyes slowly moving in the lamplight.

The other Golden Core cultivators belonged to different forces, and there were also a few rogue cultivators. Li Yuan had seen most of them in the preview hall, but they were not close friends.

Li Yuan sat down in a secluded spot near the entrance, accepted the spirit wine offered by the waiter, and listened quietly to the conversations around him.

After a few rounds of drinks, the conversation naturally turned to the Tianyue Sect.

"The date for the Nascent Soul Ceremony has been set." Elder Coral Palace put down his jade cup, his voice neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone in the room to hear. "In three months, Tianyue Sect has already sent out formal invitations to all forces to attend the ceremony."

"Three months?" The swordsman from Dragon Abyss Pavilion scoffed. "How long has their patriarch been preparing?"

"At least fifty years," Elder Coral Palace said calmly. "From the time he went into seclusion until he emerged, he experienced two failures. This is his third attempt, and it is said that the chances of success are extremely high."

"Once the Nascent Soul stage is successfully achieved, the spiritual energy from the upper realm will flow back, and the area within a thousand miles of Tianyue Sect will be transformed into a blessed land." A rogue cultivator in the early Golden Core stage interjected, his tone full of envy. "At that time, just by cultivating near Tianyue Sect, one's progress speed will probably be 30% faster."

Li Yuan held his wine glass and silently wrote down this information.

Just then, the sword cultivator from Longyuan Pavilion suddenly turned his head and looked at the elder of Coral Palace in the main seat.

"Speaking of resources, there's something I'd like to clarify in person." The swordsman's tone was calm, but his eyes held an undisguised sharpness. "When did your Coral Palace begin interfering in that third-tier water-based spiritual vein in the northeastern part of the outer sea?"

The atmosphere in the banquet hall suddenly froze.

The elder of Coral Palace's smile didn't disappear, but it faded slightly: "That spiritual vein is located in the high seas, outside the sphere of influence of any force. How can it be considered interference when our Coral Palace sent people to explore it?"

"The high seas?" The swordsman from Longyuan Pavilion sneered. "The area within thirty miles of that spiritual vein is guarded by my Longyuan Pavilion's patrol disciples. Your people bypassed the patrol lines and infiltrated the seabed at night to explore. Is that what you call exploration?"

The elder of Coral Palace put down his jade cup and met the sword cultivator's gaze: "The spiritual vein is at the bottom of the sea, and the patrols on the surface of the sea cannot reach the bottom."

The two began to subtly clash.

The oppressive aura of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator silently confronted each other in the banquet hall. Several early-stage Golden Core cultivators around them subtly changed their expressions and subconsciously leaned back.

The stalemate in the banquet hall lasted for several breaths.

In the end, it was the elder of Coral Palace who first softened his expression, picked up his jade cup, and gave a slight nod to the sword cultivator of Dragon Abyss Pavilion: "Today is a banquet, let's not talk about these unpleasant things. The ownership of the spiritual vein can be discussed another day."

The swordsman from Longyuan Pavilion remained silent for a moment, then picked up his wine cup and took a small sip, as a gesture of respect.

Dark Fiend Master chuckled silently in the corner.

Li Yuan didn't say a word from beginning to end; he just drank quietly.

As the banquet progressed into its later stages, the waiters led everyone to an open-air platform at the back of the villa. The platform faced the sea, and the sea breeze made for a much wider view.

This is the networking session that follows the dinner.

A dozen or so stone tables were set up with items brought by each family, for the Golden Core cultivators present to appreciate and exchange. The scale was not comparable to a formal auction, but it was more private and no commission was charged.

Li Yuan walked slowly among these stone tables, his gaze sweeping over the items placed on them.

Most of the items were third-tier pills, high-grade spiritual materials, and some rare cultivation technique rubbings. The quality was not low, but they were not things that Li Yuan urgently needed. He didn't have many spirit stones on hand and wanted to save them for the later auction.

He did not make a purchase.

But as they passed a stone table laden with spiritual fruits and tea, their senses within a three-foot radius were continuously triggered.

Two beams of green light.

On the stone table, a fist-sized, emerald-green spiritual fruit lay quietly in a jade plate, emitting a refreshing spiritual aura. Next to it was a sealed jade jar, from which a very faint aroma of tea wafted.

These are all spiritual fruits prepared for the guests.

Li Yuan walked to the stone table and reached out to pick up the spiritual fruit.

[Equipable item detected: Azure Spirit Fruit (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Azure Essence (Green)]

[Effect: Permanently increases spiritual energy purity, slightly increases foundational energy]

[Permanentization Requirements: Cultivation level reaches the late Foundation Establishment stage.]

The conditions have already been met.

Li Yuan put down the spirit fruit and turned to the jade jar next to him. He lifted the lid and a very elegant tea fragrance wafted out. Inside the jar were a few dried tea leaves, with a faint spiritual light flowing between the veins.

[Equipable item detected: Cleansing Spirit Tea (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Clarity (Green)]

[Effect: Increases mental acuity and improves the efficiency of entering a meditative state]

[Condition for Permanence: Resonate with the essence of tea through spiritual perception.]

Li Yuan looked at the early-stage Golden Core cultivator guarding the goods beside the stone table.

Li Yuan picked up the spiritual fruit and equipped it.

A flash of green light indicates the conditions have been met.

The "Green Jade Fruit" has become a permanent entry.

The phantom of the spiritual fruit shattered in the equipment slot, turning into green light spots that merged into Li Yuan's body, and the purity of the spiritual power increased slightly at an extremely subtle level.

A little bit of information then flooded into my mind: the cultivation and breeding methods of the Biyuanling Fruit.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan took a tea leaf from the jade jar, put it into the teacup prepared next to him, and poured in hot water.

The aroma of tea filled the air.

Li Yuan picked up the teacup, brought it close to his nose, and sent a wisp of his divine sense into the tea soup, making contact with the extremely subtle Daoist charm contained in the tea leaves.

One of the twelve lines of divine consciousness separated, focusing intently on sensing the primordial energy of heaven and earth condensed within the tea leaves. The Daoist essence, like an extremely fine stream, slowly unfolded under the touch of divine consciousness, clear, distant, and tranquil.

A few breaths later, a very faint buzzing sound came from the depths of Li Yuan's consciousness.

Resonance achieved.

【Qing Shen Ling Tea (Green) has become a permanent entry】

A cool power spread from the sea of ​​consciousness, the edges of the divine sense became sharper, and the accuracy of the perception of the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations was once again improved.

Then more information flooded my mind, still about the cultivation of spiritual tea.

Li Yuan put down the teacup, his expression unchanged.

After the exchange session concluded, Coral Palace dispatched several small ferries to escort the Golden Core cultivators back to their respective residences.

Li Yuan boarded a ferry bound for the affiliated island. Besides him, there were two early-stage Golden Core cultivators and a Foundation Establishment disciple from the Coral Palace who was in charge of steering the boat.

After leaving the Coral Palace Villa's pier, the ferry sped along the waterway between the islands.

Halfway there, a large expanse of silvery-white waves suddenly surged up on the sea.

The Foundation Establishment disciple piloting the boat's expression changed: "A swarm of silver sharks!"

Dozens of silvery-white dorsal fins simultaneously sliced ​​through the sea surface, rapidly approaching the ferry. These silver sharks were a size larger than ordinary sea monsters, their scales gleaming with an unnatural metallic sheen, and each had a dark red crystal embedded in its eye socket.

Mutant silver shark.

The grades range from mid-grade to high-grade in the second tier.

The ferry's defensive formation trembled violently under the impact of the silver shark swarm, and ripples spread across the light screen.

Two early-stage Golden Core cultivators stood up at the same time and began to activate their spells. However, there were too many mutated silver sharks, and their behavior was extremely strange. Several silver sharks simultaneously struck the bottom of the ferry from underwater, causing the entire boat to tilt violently to one side.

Li Yuan stood at the stern of the boat, his right hand raised.

The perfect spiritual power of the Cold Stream Melting Spirit Technique surged from his palm.

Freeze spell.

Centered on the ferry, the seawater within a ten-zhang radius instantly froze. The silver sharks, which were colliding at high speed, plunged into the rapidly freezing ice. The enormous inertia caused their bodies to embed themselves deeply into the ice surface, rendering them unable to move for a short period of time.

The ice layer continues to expand outwards.

The frozen silver shark struggled in the ice, its scales flashing with metallic luster as its mutated spiritual energy violently assaulted the ice-bound restraints.

Li Yuan formed a knife shape with his left hand, condensing water-based spiritual energy into dozens of extremely fine water blades, which precisely cut along the cracks in the ice.

Each water blade accurately struck the Silver Shark's vital points.

The moment the water blade pierced their bodies, the chill flowed directly into the silver sharks through the wounds, completely freezing the spiritual energy pathways within them.

Within moments, large patches of dark red blood rose to the surface of the ice.

More than a dozen mutated silver sharks died. The remaining silver sharks, sensing the overwhelming danger, let out mournful cries and turned to flee towards the deep sea.

The ferry boat stabilized again.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power, raised his hand and pulled several silver shark corpses closer, taking out several mutated inner cores that emitted a cold spiritual energy from their abdomens.

These inner cores have no inscriptions or glowing light; they are just ordinary second-tier mutated monster materials, but their quality is not low, and they can be exchanged for a lot of spirit stones in the market.

Li Yuan stored the inner core in his personal space and calmly sat back down in his original position.

The ferry continued its journey in silence and soon docked at the pier of the adjacent island.