Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 529 Three Workshops' Earth Veins

When Li Yuan returned to Wulin Market, Ji Wenyuan was checking the accounts in the main hall.

The moment he stepped through the door, Li Yuan noticed the fluctuations of spiritual energy emanating from Ji Wenyuan.

The Qi cultivation has been completed.

The flow of spiritual energy through his meridians was steady and full, just one step away from the upper limit of the Qi Refining stage. Given Ji Wenyuan's aptitude and innate talent, reaching the peak of Qi Refining at this age was already quite remarkable. The stable operation of the market over the years, coupled with the continuous supply of various elixirs from Li Yuan, saved Ji Wenyuan a significant amount of time spent venturing out to purchase cultivation resources, allowing him to progress much faster than ordinary rogue cultivators of the same level.

"My cultivation has reached perfection." Li Yuan sat down in the chair.

Ji Wenyuan put down the account book and cupped his hands in greeting: "Thanks to the shopkeeper's supply of pills over the years, otherwise it would have taken me at least three to five years to reach the Qi Refining stage."

Li Yuan took out a small porcelain bottle from his personal space, placed it on the table, and pushed it over.

"The Upper Yuan Pill is for Foundation Establishment. I'll find some time to go into seclusion and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

I deliberately kept one, since it's not really worth much to me now.

Ji Wenyuan was taken aback. He reached out, picked up the porcelain bottle, opened it, and took a look. Inside the bottle was a pale golden pill, brimming with spiritual energy.

"this----"

"Let's arrange the affairs of the market area for the time being before going into seclusion."

Ji Wenyuan carefully put away the porcelain bottle, took a deep breath, and said solemnly, "Thank you, Master."

Li Yuan waved his hand and got down to business.

"I already have a plan for the array setup of the three new markets of Tianyue Sect. We'll set off in the next couple of days. Keep an eye on the market affairs, and follow the previous list for the allocation of supplies in the north and central-southern regions."

"clear."

The next morning, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the Misty Forest Market, flying north.

The northern site is located near the entrance to the wilderness passage north of Liangzhou.

From an aerial view, the site is an open, gently sloping area with low hills on the east and west sides serving as natural barriers. To the south, it connects to the trade route leading to the heart of Liangzhou, while to the north lies a narrow passage leading to the wilderness.

The earth's veins are stable, and the concentration of spiritual energy is average. It's not the best, but its regular terrain makes it suitable for setting up formations.

After landing, Li Yuan first conducted a survey of the earth's veins.

The purple affix effect of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot was fully activated. The moment the foot touched the ground, the direction and depth of the earth's veins unfolded in the senses like a three-dimensional, transparent blueprint. The flow of spiritual energy, the distribution of earth vein nodes, and the patterns of spiritual energy gathering and dispersing were all clearly visible.

The fusion effect of the Earth Vein Spirit Pivot further enhanced the accuracy of the perception of the Earth Vein structure, and the Earth Vein Resonance entry caused the spiritual energy loop underfoot to resonate slightly with its own spiritual energy.

After the survey was completed, the formation began.

Several layers of defensive arrays serve as the basic protection, with the array patterns spreading out along the nodes of the earth's veins. The array's core is located at the point where spiritual energy converges between two hills.

An additional early warning array has been added. The array's coverage extends to fifteen miles outside the market town; any cultivator below the Golden Core stage entering the area will trigger an alert.

The array formation efficiency is extremely high under the blessing of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot.

The instinctive perception of the affinity of array patterns allows the direction of each pattern to be determined immediately, without the need for repeated adjustments. The ability to perceive and control the overall structure of the array allows the spiritual energy circulation of the defensive array and the early warning array to be naturally connected, with the two arrays sharing some spiritual energy supply channels without interfering with each other.

The deployment was completed in one and a half days.

During a break in the formation, Li Yuan used his Spatial Search Technique to scan the surrounding void. The spatial perception effect of the purple inscription on the teleportation stone was doubled, superimposed with the spatial folding micro-prisms and the lingering charm of the void, covering a detection range of ten miles.

The void was calm, without any residual fluctuations from the ancient cultivation space.

The journey was completed in the north, and then turned to the west.

After completing the on-site survey in the west, Li Yuan confirmed that this place was not suitable for directly setting up a formal formation, so he temporarily noted the problem and returned to the central and southern regions.

It took three days to complete the deployment of the formations at the three selected sites.

Upon returning to Liangzhou, Li Yuan went directly to Tianyue Market.

Master Xuanpu received him in the council hall in the core area of ​​the market.

"The array setup at the three selected sites is complete." Li Yuan handed over the survey records and array layout diagrams. "The northern and south-central sites can be used directly. The western site has more serious geological issues, so we can only use temporary arrays for emergency purposes in the short term. I haven't set up any arrays there yet."

Master Xuanpu examined the formation layout diagram and showed a satisfied expression.

"Fellow Daoist Li's array deployment is much better than expected. The early warning array in the north covers fifteen miles, which is sufficient. The zoning plan for the central and southern regions is also very reasonable."

"The location of the Western Market is indeed not good; we can find another place."

Xuanpu closed the document and took out a contribution point settlement sheet from behind the counter.

"The total contribution points for the three site selections and surveys, plus the previous material support, are here."

Li Yuan took the settlement slip and glanced at it; the amount was not low.

"Does Tianyue Sect have Nascent Soul cultivation manuals that can be exchanged?"

Xuanpu paused for a moment.

"Yes. The sect's library does indeed contain several books related to Nascent Soul formation, including the process, precautions, and supplementary pill formulas. However, they cannot be exchanged through ordinary offerings."

Xuanpu looked at Li Yuan.

"If Fellow Daoist Li is willing to cooperate more deeply with my Tianyue Sect and join my Tianyue Sect, it is not something we cannot consider."

Li Yuan nodded.

"I'll think about it."

"Okay." Xuanpu didn't ask any more questions and put the settlement slip away.

Back in Wulinfang City.

The stone door to the secluded meditation room closed, and Li Yuan took out the information flow of the Nascent Soul Strengthening Technique and began to study it systematically.

Previously, when I obtained this cultivation technique in the secret realm, I only skimmed through it and deduced a few basic prerequisites for Nascent Soul formation. Now that I have a block of time, I can study the Nascent Soul realm structure information hidden in the technique more deeply.

The doubled learning speed after the permanent mastery of all methods resulted in extremely high information digestion efficiency. The descriptions in the cultivation method regarding the spiritual power circulation mode and the symbiotic structure of the soul and nascent soul in the Nascent Soul stage were broken down and understood one by one, and compared and analyzed with the spiritual power structure of my own late Golden Core stage.

The study lasted for two days and yielded significant results.

My understanding of the sterilization process has become clearer.

At the same time, Li Yuan began to organize the refining plan for Qingyuan Pill.

The condition for permanentization is to successfully refine ten batches of the same type of Tier 3 pills without a single failure. With my current Tier 3 proficient alchemy skills, plus the bonuses from permanent attributes such as thorough understanding of alchemy principles, refined alchemical fire, and harmonious combination of medicinal essence, the success rate is very high. However, ten batches without failure require a sufficient supply of main ingredients.

The main ingredient, spirit fruit kernels, requires extremely high quality and is very rare on the market, with each kernel costing over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Ten batches of pills require at least ten qualified spirit fruit kernels, which cannot be obtained from a single source.

Li Yuan outlined several acquisition routes.

The first method is through Tianyue Sect contribution points. Tianyue Sect's resource treasury has a small reserve of the main ingredients for Qingyuan Pills; their grade fluctuates little and their quality is stable. With your current accumulated contribution points, you can exchange for three to four pills.

The second option is to have the Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce handle external purchases. While entrusting the Chamber of Commerce with purchasing is not cheap, it saves time.

The third point is the exchange of contribution points from the Sea Area Loose Cultivator Alliance. I estimate I can exchange for two or three points by making a trip there.

There is sufficient stock of auxiliary materials, so no additional purchases are needed.

After finishing his preparations, Li Yuan went into his secluded meditation room to continue his cultivation.

The demonic mark remained on the edge of his perception, its location constantly shifting northeast. Li Yuan didn't rush to close the net; he merely marked it in his divine sense, intending to investigate the Yuan Sect's stronghold once the affairs of the Three Halls had stabilized.