Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 482 Departure from the Deep Sea

In the following period, Li Yuan began to cultivate the Tide Sound Technique.

The Tide Sound Technique is a low-grade, third-tier sonic spell. Its cultivation principle differs from all the spells Li Yuan had previously mastered. It does not rely on the condensation and release of spiritual power, but rather uses spiritual power to vibrate the meridian walls, treating the meridians themselves as resonant cavities to generate sonic waves of a specific frequency.

Even a slight deviation in the frequency of the sound waves will greatly reduce their power, and may even backfire on one's own meridians. It would take an ordinary cultivator at least several months to learn this spell, but the grayed-out attributes of the "Ten Thousand Laws Practice" skill, which boost learning speed and increase comprehension, work together to significantly compress the learning time.

Three days later, one morning, a low humming sound came from the secret room.

The buzzing wasn't harsh, but the spiritual energy array patterns on the walls of the secret chamber flickered slightly, and a fine layer of dust rose from the surface of the stone bed.

【Trendy Sound Techniques: Beginner】

The frequency of the sound waves finally stabilized at the baseline required by the spell. The power of the Tidal Sound Technique at the beginner level is limited, but it excels in its wide range and strong penetrating power, especially in high-density media such as underwater, where its effect is further amplified.

When combined with the "Tide Sound Penetration" attribute of the Ancient Chime of the Tide Sound in the equipment slot, the penetration power and range can be increased by another 60%.

In addition to practicing his magic, Li Yuan would set aside a short time each morning to perform a divination technique.

On this morning, Li Yuan, as usual, performed divination by making hand gestures.

A wisp of lifespan was extracted, and the remaining Heavenly Evolution number was instantly replenished.

The sensory pulse merges into the void, and feedback flows back.

The images that surfaced in my mind were still blurry, pointing to some trivial and unimportant information.

The system panel then pops up.

[Conditions for permanent Tianji Micro-Sensation (Green) have been met]

[Condition: Use divination daily for more than 30 consecutive days]

[Tianji Weigan (Green) has become a permanent entry]

A green light bloomed in my mind.

The hidden information triggered by the permanent effect was extremely brief. The image showed an elderly female cultivator sitting atop a mountain, holding a tortoise shell, repeatedly calculating the stars in the night sky. The scene repeated dozens of times, with each calculation method having extremely subtle differences, ultimately condensing into an instinctive perception of auspicious or inauspicious trends.

After the image disappeared, Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed the changes.

In the future, when practicing divination, one will be more sensitive to short-term trends of good and bad fortune. This will not be about predicting the future, but rather about having a clearer, more intuitive response to impending dangers or opportunities.

Ten days later. Main island pier.

The sea was shrouded in mist at dawn, and seven or eight medium to large spirit boats were moored at the dock. The defensive array patterns on the surface of the boats emitted a faint blue light in the mist.

When Li Yuan arrived at the dock, sixty or seventy cultivators had already gathered in the square.

The team's composition was consistent with what the alliance had stated beforehand. There were only five Golden Core cultivators, including Li Yuan, who belonged to different factions. The rest were all Foundation Establishment cultivators, ranging from the early to late stages of Foundation Establishment, of varying ages and dressed in different styles, clearly having been temporarily recruited from different islands and markets.

The Golden Core cultivator's duty is to protect the Foundation Establishment cultivators and kill any Rank 3 sea monsters that may appear. The Foundation Establishment cultivators are responsible for clearing out low-ranking demonic beasts of Rank 2 and below.

A deacon of the alliance stood on a high platform at the dock, loudly reading out the mission details and group assignments.

"This deep-sea clearing mission targets a reef-rich area approximately 200 kilometers southeast of the main island. Recently, a large number of second-order..."

The gathering of third-tier sea monsters here is seriously affecting the safety of surrounding shipping lanes.

"The team is divided into three groups, with one or two Golden Core cultivators stationed in each group. After arriving at the target sea area, each group will operate separately according to the designated area, and will regroup at the rendezvous point after the clearing is completed."

Li Yuan was assigned to the second group, which included one early-stage Golden Core cultivator and more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After the groups were formed, the deacons began distributing the standard ritual implements.

Each person receives a water-repelling bead, a communication jade slip, and a bottle of second-tier pills to restore spiritual power.

The Water-Repelling Bead is a milky-white bead the size of a pigeon egg. Once activated, it forms a protective shield around the user, allowing Foundation Establishment cultivators to move and fight normally in the deep sea environment.

Li Yuan stored the water-repelling pearl and the elixir in his personal space and boarded the spirit boat with the group.

After leaving port, the spirit boat sailed southeast along the route designated by the Alliance.

Most of the cultivators on board were participating in a cleanup mission of this scale for the first time, and the atmosphere was both tense and exciting. Several Foundation Establishment cultivators huddled together on the deck, whispering and discussing the types and weaknesses of the sea monsters.

Li Yuan stood at the stern, casting the sunlight onto the distant, hazy sea.

In the equipment slot, the blue attribute of Kunpeng Swallowing Technique is passively activated.

One of the effects of Kunpeng's swallowing and spitting is that it can absorb the spiritual power of others, but a more hidden passive function is that it automatically records the spiritual power characteristics of surrounding cultivators. As long as it comes into contact with the spiritual power fluctuations of different cultivators within a certain range, the entry will automatically record their frequency and attributes.

The condition for permanent attainment is absorbing the spiritual power of one hundred second-tier cultivators. This absorption is not active devouring; the scope is relatively broad, including even the slightest leakage of spiritual power.

The spiritual energy fluctuations of the sixty or seventy cultivators on the ship were all different, and Kunpeng's breathing had already begun to work silently even though Li Yuan did not make any move.

Halfway through the journey, a dark-skinned, burly early-stage Golden Core cultivator approached Li Yuan, cupped his hands, and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, I am Fang Hai."

Fang Hai leaned against the ship's railing and casually chatted: "Fellow Daoist, you come from land, so you may not be very familiar with deep-sea combat. The sea monsters here are different from the monsters on land. They are very agile underwater, and most of them live in groups. Once a group is disturbed, dozens of them will rush up together, and Foundation Establishment cultivators can easily be scattered."

"The main task of Golden Core cultivators is to kill the third-tier leaders before the Foundation Establishment cultivators are scattered. Once the leaders are dead, most of the lower-tier sea monsters will collapse."

Li Yuan wrote down these practical experiences.

After sailing on the sea for most of the day, the spirit boat began to slow down.

The sea ahead had become murky, with numerous tiny bubbles constantly rising from the water, and a strong, fishy stench filled the air. A low, rumbling sound could be faintly heard from beneath the surface, like countless giant beasts churning on the seabed.

Arrive at the mission area.

Li Yuan leaped off the ship's side and silently disappeared into the sea.

The seawater automatically parted around him, and Li Yuan dived into the depths like a fish. Fang Hai, another early-stage Golden Core cultivator in the same group, followed closely behind, while more than twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators lined up behind them.

When we descended to fifty feet, the entire target area came into view.

A vast network of reefs lies dormant on the seabed, layers upon layers of rocks with murky water constantly gushing from their crevices. The surfaces of the rocks are covered with a large amount of dark red seaweed and shells, which gleam eerily in the extremely dim light.

A large number of sea monsters roam among the reefs.

Their sizes range from a few feet to several feet, and their forms vary. There are sea urchin demons that are completely black and covered with sharp spines, fish demons with flat bodies that glide along the rocks, and schools of sharks that patrol in groups with gleaming white teeth and instinctive ferocity in their eyes.

They were all second-tier sea monsters, and there were a great many of them.

Li Yuan glanced around and roughly estimated that there were at least forty or fifty of them within the visible range.

Fang Hai transmitted his thoughts telepathically: "The structure of this reef is too complex. Foundation Establishment disciples would easily be surrounded and cut off if they went in. I'll lead some people to clear the outer perimeter first, while you, fellow Daoist, will be responsible for the depths of the reef."

Li Yuan nodded.

Fang Hai led the Foundation Establishment cultivators to disperse and set up an array around the reef group, then began to advance inward.

Li Yuan ventured alone into the depths of the densely packed reefs.

The moment its figure disappeared into the reef, the surrounding sea monsters immediately sensed the intruder. A dozen or so sharks surrounded it from all directions, baring their sharp teeth and hissing threateningly.

He raised his right hand, and the spiritual energy within his body vibrated along the meridian walls according to the Tide Sound Technique.

A deep hum erupted from Li Yuan's body.

The sound waves spread outwards from him in all directions, traveling extremely fast and attenuating very slowly in the high-density medium of seawater. Simultaneously, the "Tidal Sound Penetration" attribute of the Ancient Tidal Sound Bell in the equipment slots took effect, increasing its penetration power and range by 60%.

The sound waves acted like an invisible wall, and the wolf crashed into the surrounding school of sharks.

The bodies of more than a dozen second-tier sharks trembled violently under the impact of the sonic waves, and visible cracks appeared on their scales. They let out mournful hisses, their formation instantly collapsed, and they scrambled to escape towards the outer edge of the reef group.

Then came the second wave.

Several sea urchin demons poked their sharp spines out from the crevices of the reef, attempting to use the spikes to block the impact of the sound waves. However, the penetrating power granted by the tidal sound completely ignored the physical defense of the spikes. The sound waves poured in through the gaps in the spike array, shaking the sea urchin demons so much that they flipped over and curled up into a ball, rolling into the depths.

After two rounds of attacks, the fifteen second-tier sea monsters were forced back and fled, none of them able to last more than three breaths against Li Yuan.

The system panel pops up.

[Trendy Sound (Blue) Growth Progress: 0→15/100]

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power and continued to advance deeper into the reef.

The sonic spell was even more effective underwater than expected. The dense seawater acted as a natural conductor, and the sonic waves released by the Tidal Sound Technique traveled dozens of feet away with almost no attenuation. The low-level sea monsters along the way were either directly injured or scattered in fright.

After advancing about 100 zhang, the structure of the reefs became denser, and the gaps between the rocks became narrower and narrower, with some places only allowing one person to pass sideways.

Just as Li Yuan passed through a narrow crevice in the reef, the seawater in front of him suddenly became unusually cold.

An extremely powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly erupted from the deepest part of the reef.

Third order.

Li Yuan paused, scanning the area ahead with his divine sense.

At the deepest part of the reef group lies a relatively open underwater basin. In the center of the basin lies a gigantic sea monster.

Its entire body was covered in a dark gray carapace, and eight thick, segmented limbs were deeply embedded in the silt of the seabed. Sharp bony spikes grew all over its back. Two compound eyes, each the size of a fist, gleamed with a cold yellow light in the dim seawater.

The third-tier shelled crab demon had not yet discovered Li Yuan.

Li Yuan shifted his body to the side.

The teleportation spell was activated underwater without any delay; the figure vanished from its original spot and reappeared on the crab demon's side in the next instant.

Make a knife shape with your right hand fingers together.

Sky-Splitting Slash.

The gray fissure cut precisely, piercing through the carapace and disappearing into the crab demon's body.

The crab demon's massive body stiffened for a moment, then it roared repeatedly.

Li Yuan vanished into the void. A moment later, he unleashed another Sky-Splitting Slash.

The crab demon's eight limbs drooped limply, slowly sinking into the silt at the bottom of the sea. The yellow light in its two compound eyes gradually dimmed and finally went out completely.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power and glanced at the crab demon's corpse. The Myriad Manifestations Mirror had recorded the crab demon's attack patterns, spiritual power flow, and weaknesses throughout the entire battle.

Li Yuan landed beside the crab demon's corpse, took out its inner core and several pieces of high-quality material from its shell, and put them into his personal space.

No entry for "Glimmer".

With the threat deep within the reef eliminated, the remaining low-level sea monsters scattered and fled after losing their third-level leader, and the entire densely populated reef area quickly quieted down.