Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 506 Qinghe Auction

On the opening day of the trade fair, the number of visitors to Qinghefang Market increased five or six times compared to usual.

Of course, it may also be related to the fact that there is not much traffic normally.

Xu Zhang began preparations five days in advance, setting up a temporary trading area in the new square at the end of the main east street. Dozens of stone platforms were arranged along both sides of the square, with a simple spiritual energy barrier in front of each platform to isolate the energy interference between the stalls.

There is no rent for the stalls.

Qinghe Market also released a batch of basic refining materials and commonly used pills from its own inventory at low prices, which were displayed on public stalls at the entrance of the square and were 20% cheaper than the market price.

The effect was immediate. The day after the news spread, independent cultivators and small merchant caravans from within a hundred miles began to flock to Qinghe Market. By the opening day, all the stalls in the square were occupied, and many independent cultivators had set up temporary stalls in the open spaces outside the square.

Li Yuan appeared half an hour after the trade fair opened.

I walked slowly past the stalls on both sides of the square, my eyes scanning over each stone platform.

Most of the items on the stalls were common second-tier spiritual materials, pills, and talismans, with the occasional second-tier magic artifact of decent quality. They were of little use to Li Yuan, but were rare finds for a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

When Li Yuan reached the twelfth stall, he paused for a moment.

The stall displayed a dozen or so miscellaneous items, mostly second-tier spirit stones and ores. In the corner lay an unremarkable spirit-patterned ring, dusty and with most of the patterns on its surface worn away.

Within a three-foot radius, white light appeared.

Li Yuan squatted down, picked up the ring, looked at it, and casually asked about the price.

The stall owner was a young rogue cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. When someone asked about the inconspicuous ring, he quoted a price of ten mid-grade spirit stones.

Li Yuan paid with spirit stones and held the ring in his palm.

[Equipable item detected: Tier 2 Spirit Rune Ring (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spirit Harmony (White)]

[Effect: Increases the efficiency of spiritual energy circulation during cultivation by 20%]

White entries do not require permanentization.

【Spiritual Harmony (White) has become a permanent entry】

The white light merged into his consciousness, and the ring disappeared in his palm.

Keep going.

In front of the twenty-third stall, a second-tier jade bone pendant rested quietly on a cloth mat, its warm jade surface gleaming with a soft luster.

White light.

It was also a white-label item. Li Yuan took out a spirit stone to buy it and made it permanent on the spot.

[Equipable item detected: Tier 2 Jade Bone Pendant (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Jade Bone with a Slight Smoothness (White)]

[Effect: Physical recovery speed increased by 30%]

【Jade-like bones with a slightly moist (white) appearance】 has become a permanent entry.

The two white entries have been acquired.

When you reach the back half of the square, there is a stall displaying several water-based magical artifacts and a jade flute.

The jade flute is entirely emerald green, with extremely fine patterns engraved on its body, and its spiritual energy fluctuations are gentle and continuous.

Green light.

Li Yuan bought the jade flute.

[Equipable item detected: Tier 2 Jade Flute (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spiritual Resonance (Green)]

[Effect: Increases the power of sound wave spells by 20%; increases the effective range of sound wave spells by 20%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Defeat five cultivators of the same level or second-tier demonic beasts in actual combat using sonic spells]

Green entry. The Tidal Sound Technique is my primary sonic spell, and this entry's direction is perfectly suited to my path.

The condition for permanentization is to defeat five monsters of the same rank using sonic spells, or to defeat a second-rank monster.

As noon approached, several streaks of light streaked across the sky outside the east gate of the market.

The spiritual energy fluctuations at the Golden Core level.

After landing at the entrance of the market, each of them concealed their auras and entered the market.

When Li Yuan walked back to the main hall from the square, Xu Zhang was already waiting for him at the door.

"Each of the three sects of Jingzhou has sent one person. The Bitan Sect, Qingyan Sect, and Yunxiao Sect all have members at the early to mid-stages of the Golden Core realm. The president of the Chamber of Commerce has also arrived."

Li Yuan nodded and walked into the main hall.

In a side hall of the main hall, five Golden Core cultivators had already taken their seats.

The representative from the Bitan Sect was a kind-faced middle-aged female cultivator, at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. The representative from the Qingyan Sect was a burly, dark-faced man, at the early-stage of the Golden Core realm. The representative from the Yunxiao Sect was an elderly man with white hair, at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, possessing a refined and scholarly air. There was also an unfamiliar early-stage Golden Core cultivator; judging from his attire, he didn't seem to be from any of the three sects, but rather a cultivator from another region.

The president of the Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce was sitting in the innermost seat. When he saw Li Yuan enter, he stood up first and greeted him with a smile and a cupped hand.

"Master Li, congratulations on your great success in achieving the Golden Elixir. We parted in haste last time, so I've come today to offer my congratulations."

The other Golden Core cultivators also stood up and bowed in greeting.

The female cultivator from the Bitan Sect handed over an exquisite jade box: "A small gift, nothing more."

The dark-faced man from the Qingyan Sect was much more forthright. He directly took out a piece of spiritual material from his storage bag and slammed it on the table: "Brother, you've broken through to the Golden Core stage. I don't have anything good to offer, so take this piece of Cold Iron Essence."

The elder from the Cloud Soaring Sect and the rogue cultivator also gave gifts, either pills or spirit stones, which were not expensive and fell into the category of greeting gifts.

Li Yuan thanked them one by one and accepted the gifts.

After exchanging pleasantries, the Golden Core cultivators dispersed, some going to browse the stalls at the trade fair, and others going to rest at the inns in the market.

The president stayed.

After the door to the side hall closed, the chairman's expression changed from polite to serious.

"Let's take this opportunity to finalize the details regarding the market."

Li Yuan sat down opposite him.

The president took out a document from his storage bag and laid it on the table.

"Qinghefang Market currently has more than 80 shops, and there is still room for expansion. Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce plans to open 40 shops, but only 15 are actually open for business."

"Fifteen?"

"That's right." The guild leader pointed to the list on the document, "Fifteen shops cover six major categories: refining materials, pills, talismans, cultivation manuals, spirit beast supplies, and daily necessities, plus specialized channels for purchasing and sourcing. The remaining twenty-five shops do not display the guild's sign and operate normally."

"At the same time, the Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce provides goods, which can be supplied to other shops," the president added.

"In other words, after renting a shop, outside merchants can choose to purchase goods from the Chamber of Commerce or find their own sources."

The Chamber of Commerce doesn't mandate it, but we have a price advantage.

Li Yuan flipped through the documents.

The guild leader continued, "In terms of resources, the guild will provide a large amount of basic resources and materials at low prices, including commonly used first and second-tier refining materials, elixir raw materials, and talisman supplies. Some high-end spiritual materials can also be allocated through the guild's channels at prices that are 10% to 20% lower than those on the market."

"There's another matter," the guild leader said in a low voice, "If Qinghe Market continues to expand and the number of cultivators exceeds a certain scale, we can consider building a teleportation array. The guild has experience operating several teleportation arrays in Jingzhou, and we have no shortage of technology and materials, but the cost is considerable."

Teleportation array.

This is a long-term goal, but the direction is correct.

"Let's finalize the current cooperation framework first. We can discuss the teleportation array later," Li Yuan said.

The president nodded, and after confirming the last few clauses on the document one by one, the two of them pressed their spiritual energy imprints on the document, and the cooperation agreement officially came into effect.

The management team is still mostly composed of members of the Wang family. As a Golden Core cultivator, there's no risk of being sidelined.

After seeing the chairman off, Li Yuan did not return to his seclusion room, but went to the storage area.

After the trade fair opened, monks began consigning items for auction. The auction was scheduled for the third day after the trade fair ended, and consigned items needed to be collected, registered, and inspected in advance.

Xu Zhang had already sorted out the consignment items he had received, categorizing them and placing them on wooden shelves.

Li Yuan checked them one by one.

Most items had no entries. A total of two items triggered perception.

The first item is a second-tier bronze token.

The second item is a second-tier Ink Spirit Brush.

Both items have green attributes. The conditions for permanentization haven't been met yet, but both are effective.

Although it's a consignment sale and doesn't strictly belong to the seller, the information displayed on the panel seems a bit lenient.

Li Yuan noted down the serial numbers of the two items, intending to have one of his people bid for them at the auction.

After completing the inspection, Li Yuan returned to his secluded room in the ward master's mansion.

He closed the stone door and sat down cross-legged.

Circulate the Burning Wood Longevity Technique.

Fire and wood elemental energies flowed in parallel through the meridians, their dual-attribute circulation proceeding smoothly and steadily. Since reaching the mastery realm, the circulation no longer required any conscious guidance; the two energies naturally converged and diverged within the dantian.

The entire process of re-intersection.

The permanent attribute "Flame of Life" provides a 50% boost to spiritual energy recovery, which continues to operate. Combined with the passive attributes such as "Return of All Spirits to the Meridian" and "Harmony of Spiritual Breath," the rate of spiritual energy replenishment during cultivation is extremely fast.

During the few days of the trade fair, Li Yuan handled market affairs during the day and devoted himself to cultivating the Burning Wood Everlasting Spring Technique at night.

The Burning Wood Everlasting Spring Technique, which had reached a high level of mastery, had been operating stably for a long time. During this period, the circulation path of the fire and wood dual-attribute spiritual energy in the meridians had been repeatedly polished to an extremely smooth level, with every intersection and every branching node connected with unparalleled precision.

The quantitative changes have accumulated to a critical point.

That night, as the umpteenth cycle of the Great Heavenly Circuit was completed, the Fire-Wood circulation in the Dantian suddenly experienced a leap.

The two spiritual energies no longer simply surged in parallel, but began to spontaneously generate a third force at their convergence point. Fire and wood are mutually generative, and at the convergence point, the spiritual energies condensed into an extremely faint wisp of composite spiritual energy possessing characteristics of both attributes.

The amount of combined spiritual energy was extremely small, only a trace. However, its appearance signified that the fire and wood dual-attribute cycle had moved from simple parallel operation to a true stage of mutual generation and fusion.

[The Everlasting Spring Technique of Burning Wood: Proficiency → Minor Success]

Li Yuan opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

The circulation of spiritual energy within the body has undergone a qualitative change compared to when it was at the mastery stage. The fire-wood cycle at the minor completion stage is no longer just two independent streams of spiritual energy following their own paths, but rather a fusion effect occurs at their intersection. Although the resulting composite spiritual energy is small in quantity, it is of extremely high quality, enhancing both spiritual energy recovery and the power of spells.

He finished his practice, stood up, and pushed open the door to the secluded meditation room.

As dawn broke, people were already moving about on the streets of the market.

The auction will officially begin in three days.