Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 535 Anchoring the Two Arrays

On the third day of simultaneous construction on both ends, news came from Tianyue that the core array patterns on the other end were 70% complete.

The array master team on the Tianyue side is larger, with more than ten array masters working simultaneously, and their progress is slightly faster than on the Baijing side. However, the quality of the core array patterns can only be verified during the dual-end anchor point resonance test.

Li Yuan led the final touches on Bai Jingduan's project.

The final adjustment of the spiritual energy circulation paths is the most delicate step in the entire array setup process. The flow rate, direction, and connection angles between nodes of each spiritual energy circulation path need to be adjusted to perfectly match the design values ​​on the blueprints. If the deviation exceeds a certain threshold, spatial disorder will occur when the two-end anchor points resonate.

After the adjustment was completed, Li Yuan activated the Heavenly Evolution Synesthesia.

My intuition is calm, without any fluctuations.

Within a controllable range.

"The white mirror is fully calibrated." Li Yuan stood up. "Notify them that we can begin preparing for the resonance test."

Zhao Heng immediately took out the communication token.

While waiting for Tian Yueduan's reply, Li Yuan exited the dome space and returned to the temporary seclusion room in the western wing of Baijingfang City.

Nighttime meditation is the regular routine during this period.

The Mysterious Iron Forging Technique was activated.

The spiritual energy pathways of a third-tier, low-grade body-refining technique circulate between the meridians and muscles and bones. The core of the introductory stage is to establish preliminary tempering circuits for spiritual energy in every tissue of the body. This process requires a great deal of repetition to refine the compatibility between spiritual energy and the physical body.

The two-hour daily practice of the Mysterious Iron Body Forging Technique, combined with the Qi and blood tempering of the Flood Dragon Blood Body Tempering Technique, began to show the complementary effects of the dual-track body-refining system. The Mysterious Iron Body Forging Technique focuses on physical hardness and meridian resilience, while the Flood Dragon Blood Body Tempering Technique focuses on Qi and blood tempering and internal organ strengthening. Although their directions differ, their effects overlap. The physical tissues in the overlapping areas are simultaneously tempered by both techniques, resulting in a synergistic strengthening effect.

After finishing his practice, Li Yuan took out his natal magic weapon and dripped a drop of his essence blood into it.

The process of nourishing essence and blood continues.

The next morning, a communication token lit up.

The True Man Xuanpu personally delivered the message.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the progress of the teleportation array is much faster than expected. I have read the report sent back by Zhao Heng."

"The Tianyue Ceremony will take another three or four days." Xuanpu paused, then changed the subject. "The invitation to the Nascent Soul Ceremony has been sent out, formally inviting Fellow Daoist Li to attend. The invitation is with Zhao Heng; have him give it to you."

When does the ceremony begin?

"Guests from all sides have been arriving one after another, and preparations for the ceremony are nearing completion."

Li Yuan asked, "Will the sect leader break through when the ceremony begins? Approximately how long will it take?"

"About a few months. Breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage is not something that can be accomplished overnight; it requires continuous absorption of spiritual energy from the spiritual veins, and the process is lengthy. The significance of the ceremony is not only to witness the breakthrough itself, but also to provide an opportunity for fellow cultivators to exchange ideas and learn from each other."

Li Yuan nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

After receiving the message, Zhao Heng sent over the official invitation.

The invitation is a jade plaque in the shape of the Tianyue Sect emblem, with embedded communication patterns. The holder can directly enter the viewing area of ​​the grand ceremony through the layers of formations surrounding the Tianyue Mountains.

Li Yuan put the jade pendant into his personal space.

Over the next few days, streaks of light occasionally streaked across the sky above Baijingfang City.

Some stopped briefly in the market before departing, while others flew directly over the market towards the Tianyue Mountains. The spiritual energy fluctuations of the escape lights ranged from the early Foundation Establishment stage to the mid-Golden Core stage, originating from various directions.

On the fourth day, news came from Tianyue that the project was completed.

The dual-end resonance test has officially begun.

Li Yuan stood at the center of the anchor point on the white mirror, channeling his spiritual power into the core array pattern.

The Array Dao Heavenly Pivot was fully operational. Every spiritual energy loop of the White Mirror End Teleportation Array was simultaneously activated in perception. Spiritual energy surged from the anchor point stone, spreading outward along the three nested core array patterns, and the outer spiritual energy loops were connected in sequence.

Spatial search techniques pinpoint the spatial coordinates of anchor points with a level of expertise.

The moment the spiritual energy filled the entire formation, the void trembled.

The extremely faint tremors were like something breathing beneath the calm surface of water. It was the simultaneous activation of the anchor points at the Tianyue end thousands of miles away, and the beginning of the establishment of a void passage between the two anchor points.

The tremor lasted for about ten breaths.

The spatial coordinates of the two anchor points are locked.

"Resonance complete, channel stable." Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power.

Zhao Heng breathed a sigh of relief.

For the first time, the dual-terminal formations are activated simultaneously.

The maiden voyage test used an inanimate spirit stone. The spirit stone was placed in the center of the teleportation array on the white mirror, the array activated, and the spirit stone disappeared in a white light. A few breaths later, a reply came from the Tianyue terminal: the spirit stone arrived intact, with a position deviation of less than one foot.

The accuracy far exceeded expectations.

Next came the live creature test. Zhao Heng sent a mid-Foundation Establishment stage array master with a communication token into the teleportation array. A flash of white light, and the person disappeared.

A moment later, the communication token lit up.

"Deacon Zhao, the teleportation went smoothly, everything is normal."

A panel pops up.

The conditions for permanent anchor pattern calibration (green) have been met.

【Condition: Successfully assist in calibrating a Tier 3 or higher teleportation array √ (1/1)】

[Anchor pattern calibration (green) has become a permanent entry]

The anchor pattern calibration disc in the equipment slot shattered and disappeared.

A scene flashed into my mind.

A formation master stood between holographic projections of two teleportation arrays. The two arrays were extremely far apart. The formation master closed his eyes, his hands hovering in the air, his fingers making extremely subtle adjustments. Each adjustment corresponded to a tiny shift in the spatial coordinates of the anchor point. The magnitude of this shift was invisible to the naked eye, but perfectly clear to the formation master. The anchor point deviation was gradually compressed with each fine-tuning, eventually reaching zero.

My instinctive understanding of the principle of teleportation array anchor point calibration has sunk into my mind.

The image disappeared.

After the teleportation array was completed, Li Yuan did not immediately head to the Tianyue Mountains.

The demonic energy tracking mark attached to the late-stage Foundation Establishment male cultivator in black robes who was released in the southwestern valley of Liangzhou has been slowly moving.

After departing from Liangzhou, the trail of the imprint extended in a slightly northeastern direction, entering Jingzhou. It lingered in the central part of Jingzhou for several days before suddenly migrating to the western border of Jingzhou.

The sudden turn after the stop doesn't seem like normal travel. It's more like changing destinations after meeting someone or receiving some instructions somewhere.

Li Yuan mentally marked the approximate location of the tracking imprint.

Located on the western border of Jingzhou, near the border between Jingzhou and Yunzhou.

After the teleportation array is completed, it will be convenient to return to Liangzhou. Taking a detour won't be too far.

Two days later, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left Baijingfang City, flying towards the western border of Jingzhou.

The technique operates stealthily, suppressing its aura to the level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

The speed and altitude of the escape light were kept within a range that would not attract attention.

After approaching the target area, Li Yuan landed on a hill thirty miles away.

The Spatial Search Technique releases a spiritual wave towards the target with proficient-level detection precision. The detection range covers more than twenty miles, and the faint fluctuations in the void are clearly discernible with proficient-level recognition precision.

It is a small town.

The town was small, with just over a hundred households. Outside the town were farmlands and streams, making it appear to be an ordinary market town. However, the spatial detection technique detected an extremely well-hidden spiritual barrier on the town's outskirts.

The barrier's spiritual energy structure is concealing, specifically designed to shield against external divine sense probing. Its grade isn't high, posing little obstacle to the divine sense of a Golden Core cultivator, but it's sufficient to block the perception of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, this posed no obstacle to Li Yuan, and the outline of the town's underground gradually emerged in his perception.

About twenty feet below the town lies a man-made underground space. The space is of medium size, roughly several tens of feet square, and divided into several compartments. Spiritual energy fluctuations indicate that there are more than ten cultivators inside, most of whom are at the Qi Refining stage, with only two at the Foundation Establishment stage.

There is no Golden Elixir.

The spiritual energy circulation in the underground space was mixed with dense demonic energy, and the array structure had obvious similarities to the hidden sentries that Yuanzong had previously set up in Liangzhou.

Yuanzong's secret sentry.

Li Yuan withdrew his spatial search technique, sat cross-legged on the hill, and recorded the location, scale, defense level, and structural features of the spiritual energy barrier of the sentries one by one on a blank jade slip.

There are only a few cultivators here. They can hand over the information from the sentries to the Tianyue Sect and let them handle it, while they themselves can collect contribution points and resources, thus reaping greater benefits.

Li Yuan carefully put away the jade slip and transformed into a beam of light, then departed.

After returning to Wulin Market, Li Yuan contacted Xuanpu Zhenren through a communication token.

"There is a secret outpost of Yuanzong on the western border of Jingzhou. Its location, size, and defense information are all here."

The information on the jade slip was sent to the Tianyue Sect via a communication array.

A moment later, Xuanpu replied.

"Good stuff. We've been investigating Yuanzong's network of secret outposts in Jingzhou, but progress has been slow. This outpost is located in the area we previously suspected was an intelligence gap, so it's quite valuable."

"Contribution points will be settled as usual. Also, I would like a recipe for a third-tier elixir."

"What type?"

"Show me what you have."

Xuanpu sent over an excerpt of a catalog of third-tier pill formulas. Li Yuan scanned it and selected a third-tier pill formula that he had not yet mastered.

"This one."

"make a deal."

Contribution points and prescriptions arrived in the account on the same day.