Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 516 Deploying Troops in Yangzhou

Li Yuan sat cross-legged on a cliff in the Biluo Valley and took out a tortoise shell divination plate from his personal space.

Spiritual energy was channeled into the lower body, and the divination technique was activated.

Causal clues surfaced in his consciousness, vaguely revealing the recent movements of the Crimson Sand Alliance. The divination's spiritual effect reduced mental energy consumption by 20%, and the causal clues in the divination results were clearer than when he wasn't equipped.

The seventh divination was completed.

A panel pops up.

[Conditions for permanent divination using the divination symbol (green) have been met]

[The divination symbol (green) has become a permanent entry]

Green light merged into his sea of ​​consciousness, and the tortoise shell shattered and dissipated in his palm.

A scene flashed into my mind.

Dusk. Beside the official road.

A ragged, wandering sorcerer sat cross-legged on a roadside stone, with a dozen or so copper coins scattered in the mud before him. The coins appeared to be arranged haphazardly, but each one was precisely positioned according to a certain pattern.

The sorcerer looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through the gaps in the tree canopy to see the dim light.

"Fortune telling doesn't predict the will of Heaven, but rather the direction of cause and effect."

The sorcerer lowered his head, picked up a copper coin with his fingers, and examined it for a moment.

"Follow the thread of cause and effect, and whatever you touch is what it is."

The image disappeared.

Li Yuan gained a deeper intuition about how to trace causal clues in divination. It wasn't about specific techniques or methodologies, but rather an instinctive perception of the direction of cause and effect. In the future, when performing divination, the trajectory of causal clues would be more clearly presented in his consciousness, and the efficiency of tracing would also improve.

The panel popped up again.

[A combination of terms that can be merged was detected]

[Celestial Residual (Green - Permanent) + Celestial Subtle Sensation (Green - Permanent)]

[Should we merge?]

Li Yuan did not hesitate.

Fusion.

Two green lights collided, intertwined, and merged in the sea of ​​consciousness. As they merged, the green lights gradually changed, their color deepening, and finally condensed into a steady blue radiance.

[Integration Complete]

[Celestial Residual (Green - Permanent) + Celestial Subtle Sensation (Green - Permanent) → Celestial Synesthesia (Blue - Permanent)]

[Celestial Senses (Blue) Effect: The lifespan consumed when performing divination is automatically offset by 2% of the total lifespan; the ability to perceive causal clues and changes in celestial secrets is significantly enhanced, and one can passively perceive major causal changes involving oneself; the clarity and accuracy of divination calculations are increased by 20%]

Li Yuan finished his practice and got up, then arrived at Meng Yangzi's residence in Yangzhou at the agreed time.

The residence was located in a remote valley within the territory of the Crimson Sand Alliance, far from markets and main roads. At the entrance to the valley was a simple concealment array, of mediocre quality, only able to block the detection of Qi Refining cultivators.

Meng Yangzi was already waiting.

Deep in the valley stood a three-courtyard stone house. The front hall was for receiving guests, the middle hall for storing spiritual materials, and the back hall was Meng Yangzi's alchemy room. The alchemy room was quite large, but the array configuration was extremely rudimentary, consisting of only a basic spirit-gathering array and a simple fire-resistant array.

"I've prepared all the materials." Meng Yangzi led Li Yuan on a tour of the alchemy room.

Li Yuan scanned the layout of the alchemy room, the direction of the earth veins, and the distribution of spiritual energy, and quickly designed the overall plan of the array system in his mind.

The alchemy formation system is divided into three parts.

The first part is the alchemical fire temperature control array. Embedded in the bottom and surrounding walls of the alchemical furnace, it limits the temperature fluctuations of the alchemical fire to a very small range through array patterns, ensuring the precision of the fire control during the alchemy process.

The second part is the spiritual energy purification array. It is laid on the floor and ceiling of the alchemy room to further filter and purify the spiritual energy introduced by the spirit gathering array, thereby improving the quality of the spiritual energy.

The third part is the Core Formation Stabilization Array. It forms an independent spiritual energy field around the alchemy furnace, stabilizing the internal spiritual energy structure of the pill during the condensation stage and reducing the probability of furnace explosion and unstable quality.

The three parts are independent of each other but share a set of spiritual energy supply loops, and are uniformly controlled by the same array eye.

Li Yuan drew up a list of materials. Meng Yangzi glanced at the list, nodded, and went out to purchase them that very day.

Once all the materials were in place, Li Yuan began setting up the formation.

The instinctive perception of the subtle light of the array continues throughout the array setup process, making the compatibility between the array patterns immediately apparent. With each array pattern placed, one can intuitively sense its affinity or repulsion with the surrounding array patterns, eliminating the need for repeated deduction and trial and error.

The intuitive judgment of the permanent array rhyme entries on the overall array structure also plays a role at the same time. The positions of several key nodes are determined intuitively, which is even more accurate than the calculated optimal solution.

It took three days to set up the formation.

On the evening of the third day, the last array pattern was completed, and spiritual energy was poured into the array eye.

The entire alchemy formation system is activated simultaneously.

Spiritual energy flowed from the array's core, spreading throughout the entire alchemy chamber along the array patterns on the ground and walls. The alchemy fire temperature control array formed a stable temperature field around the furnace, the spiritual energy purification array elevated the quality of the spiritual energy in the chamber, and the alchemy essence stabilization array constructed a spherical spiritual energy field around the furnace.

The three parts operate simultaneously without interfering with each other.

At the center of the formation, blue light appeared.

Li Yuan walked to the front of the formation and took out the crystal that would serve as the formation's core.

The fist-sized, dark red crystal had spiritual energy patterns flowing across its surface. The moment the formation was activated, this crystal condensed the core spiritual energy circulation imprint of the entire formation, becoming an independent array eye artifact.

A panel pops up.

[Equipable item detected: Danhuo Formation Eye (Complete)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Crimson Array Glow (Blue)]

[Effect: When refining pills within a self-set array, the stability of pill condensation increases by 50%; array mastery can in turn enhance alchemy mastery.]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Successfully refine fifteen batches of Tier 3 pills within your own alchemy array (0/15)]

Li Yuan stored the Danhuo Array Eye with the inscription into his personal space, took out a Array Eye material of the same specifications from his materials, and placed it in the array's Eye position.

Then he notified Meng Yangzi, who went to the alchemy furnace and gave it a try.

Spiritual energy flowed into the alchemy furnace, and the alchemical fire rose. The temperature control array immediately locked the fire within an extremely stable range, while the high-quality spiritual energy provided by the spiritual energy purification array continuously poured into the area around the furnace. The spiritual energy field formed by the pill essence stabilization array around the furnace made the entire alchemy environment exceptionally stable.

Meng Yangzi tried to simulate the initial stages of alchemy, and stopped after running it for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea.

"Good stuff." Meng Yangzi nodded, a satisfied look on his face. "It's even better than I expected. The stability of the heat has improved by at least 30%, and the quality of the spiritual energy is also much higher. With this formation, my success rate in refining the Rejuvenation Pill can be increased by at least another 20%."

Regarding the reward, Meng Yangzi was very generous. One hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones plus several rare spiritual materials from Yangzhou—Li Yuan didn't refuse. That very night, Li Yuan bid farewell to Meng Yangzi, transformed into a beam of light, and left Yangzhou, flying back towards Liangzhou.

Several days later, the light of escape landed in the Misty Forest Market.

There were significantly more people in the market than before we set off. The number of cultivators coming and going on the main street had noticeably increased, and several unfamiliar faces were walking around the market wearing the dark blue robes of the Tianyue Sect.

Ji Wenyuan came to greet them in the main hall.

"Master, a major incident has occurred while you were away."

"explain."

"Tianyue Sect and Yuanyang Sect have reached an agreement." Ji Wenyuan's tone was somewhat complicated. "Some disciples of Yuanyang Sect will be merged into Tianyue Sect, and Yuanyang Sect will open up a batch of cultivation techniques and spellbooks, which Tianyue Sect's own cultivators can exchange for with contribution points."

Li Yuan sat down.

"What kind of classic texts?"

"The scope is quite broad. It includes cultivation techniques, spells, formations, weapon crafting, and talisman making. The grades range from first to third tier, with most being second and lower-grade third tier." Ji Wenyuan picked up a list from the table and handed it over. "This is the exchangeable catalog published by the Tianyue Sect. I copied it down."

Li Yuan took the list and scanned it line by line.

Most of the cultivation techniques were common cultivation and body-refining techniques, with a few third-tier techniques of good quality but not particularly rare. The spells were even more diverse, covering everything from attack to support to defense, and several third-tier spells caught Li Yuan's attention.

My gaze lingered on the middle of the list.

A spell.

Spatial Search Technique. Tier 3, Low Grade.

The spell's description was very short, only two lines long. But the wording of those two lines was very peculiar.

The description doesn't describe finding a specific space or object, but rather tracing the traces of space itself. It involves using spiritual power to resonate with residual spatial fluctuations in the void, tracing the source of these fluctuations, and pinpointing locations where spatial changes have occurred.

A location where spatial changes have occurred in the past.

This statement has a very broad meaning. Spatial rifts, spatial teleportation, the opening and collapse of void interlayers, and even the remains of ancient spatial passages—theoretically, any trace of fluctuations left in the void can be traced back to this spell.

Li Yuan marked this record in his mind; theoretically, it seemed possible to locate the storage space previously created using the space-shaping spell.

This spell is worth acquiring.

"How do I accumulate contribution points?" Li Yuan asked.

"Complete the tasks issued by the Tianyue Sect," Ji Wenyuan replied. "The Tianyue Sect regularly issues commissions, ranging from eliminating demonic cultivators to gathering spiritual materials to setting up formations. Completing tasks will earn you contribution points, which can be exchanged for items in the catalogue of scriptures."

Li Yuan nodded and put the list away.

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