Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 539 Sharpening Bones with Mysterious Iron

In the days that followed, Li Yuan would go to the landslide area every few days to search through the rubble and underground rock crevices around the ruins.

The search area gradually expanded, extending from the core area of ​​the landslide to several miles away. The permanent ability to detect dissipated spatial channels after the void trace tracing was made highly efficient, leaving no trace of any remaining spatial fluctuations.

But the result was disappointing.

Aside from the previously discovered ancient bronze coins, no other items left behind by the Xuan You Sect's leader were found. The rubble layer in the collapsed area contained only ordinary ores and soil, and there were no traces of hidden compartments or secret spaces in the underground rock crevices.

Li Yuan reduced the search frequency, switching to irregular patrols. The value of the ruins themselves lies in the unknown target within the folded spatial environment, which can only be accurately located once the spatial search technique becomes more precise.

Daily practice has returned to a stable rhythm.

The practice of the Mysterious Iron Forging Technique takes place every evening.

The Dragon Blood Tempering Technique operates simultaneously.

Several days later, the first round of deep tempering of the Xuan Tie Forging Technique was completed.

The spiritual energy established a complete tempering network on the inner side of the meridian walls, increasing the meridians' resilience by a level compared to the initial stage. Subtle signs of reinforcement also began to appear on the inner walls of the bone's medullary cavity, and bone density was slowly increasing.

He was proficient in the Mysterious Iron Forging Technique.

Together with the proficiency stage of the Dragon Blood Tempering Technique, it forms a complete dual-track body tempering system.

After finishing his cultivation and leaving the closed room, Ji Wenyuan was not in the main hall.

Xu Zhang was on duty at the door. When he saw Li Yuan come out, he went up to him and explained the situation: "Master, Steward Ji has been in seclusion for three days."

Having taken the Shangyuan Pill to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the secluded cultivation room has been sealed off.

Li Yuan nodded.

Ji Wenyuan had already reached the peak of Qi Refining for some time, the quality of the Shangyuan Pill was sufficient, and the timing for his breakthrough was also suitable. The daily affairs of the market had already been handed over before Ji Wenyuan went into seclusion, so Li Yuan didn't need to worry about them in the short term.

Back in the alchemy chamber.

He took out the new third-tier pill formula from his personal space, which he had previously obtained from the intelligence exchange with the Tianyue Sect. It was called the Detective Pill.

The formula is detailed, listing the main ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, cooking time, and key points for condensing the pill. It is a mid-grade, third-tier auxiliary pill, whose main function is to significantly enhance the penetrating power of spiritual sense in a short period of time, and it has an auxiliary effect on breaking through restrictions and detecting hidden targets.

Most of the spiritual materials are kept in my personal space, and the missing auxiliary materials can be obtained from the spiritual material shops in the market.

Once everything is ready, begin the refining process.

With the mastery of the third-tier alchemy technique, the comprehensive bonuses from permanent attributes such as comprehensive understanding of alchemy principles, condensation of alchemical fire, and synergy of medicinal essence, as well as the precise control of alchemical fire after achieving minor mastery of the Blazing Sun Bright Fire Technique, the refining process was extremely smooth.

Collect the elixir.

The furnace lid was lifted, revealing a pale blue pill lying at the bottom, indicating it was of acceptable quality.

The moment the pill was held in the palm of the hand, a blue light appeared.

[Equipable item detected: Detective Pill]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Core Formation (Blue)]

[Effect: Increases the ability to predict and resolve incompatible medicinal properties by 30% during alchemy; reduces spiritual energy loss during pill refining by 20%]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Successfully refine eight batches consecutively, with each batch reaching at least medium quality (0/8)]

Blue entries.

In addition to alchemy, he continued to study the method of making the Void-Stabilizing Talisman.

The analysis of the core spirit patterns of talismans of the third rank and above is progressing slowly but steadily. The understanding of the underlying principles of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot and the doubled learning speed of the Myriad Laws Practice have prevented the analysis work from stalling. However, the spatial spirit patterns involved in the Fixed Void Talisman are indeed at a very high level, and some core structures require a deeper level of spatial magic expertise to fully understand.

That evening, a communication token lit up.

A message from the Sea Area Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Brief message: Inviting Li Yuan to attend a meeting at the Maritime Alliance's stronghold in three days.

After considering it for a moment, Li Yuan replied that he agreed.

Three days later, at sea.

Seven Golden Core cultivators were present, one of whom was Li Yuan. The other six were all active members of the alliance, and most of their faces were familiar to him.

The meeting was chaired by the president.

The routine briefing took about half an hour. It covered the alliance's recent activities, member changes, resource income and expenditure, and relations with surrounding forces. There were no major surprises.

The important part is later.

"The second thing." The guild leader unfolded a sea chart and pointed to a marker in the southeast of the sea. "There's a Tier 3 demon beast stronghold here, which we've been monitoring for two months. There are three Tier 3 demon beasts, more than ten Tier 2 demon beasts, and even more Tier 1 demon beasts inside. The entrance to the mine is occupied by the stronghold, and the quality of the spirit ore in the mine is not low."

"When do you plan to make your move?" a female cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm asked.

"Within half a month. The specific time depends on everyone's arrangements." The guild leader looked at everyone present, "At least four Golden Core cultivators are needed, preferably more than five. The three third-tier demonic beasts are the main threat and need to be held off one-on-one. The rest of you will clear out the second-tier and first-tier beasts."

The monks present began to discuss the tactical details.

During a break in the discussion, the topic naturally shifted to the broader situation.

"How is the breakthrough of the Tianyue Sect Master going?" A late-stage Golden Core cultivator looked at Li Yuan. "Fellow Daoist Li is an elder of the Tianyue Sect, so you should know quite a bit about the inside story."

"It's still in progress and will take time."

The cultivator pondered for a moment, "If we succeed, Tianyue Sect will become a Nascent Soul level power. The entire Liangzhou, Jingzhou, and even the surrounding provinces will change."

The other monks then inquired about some specific details.

Li Yuan didn't say much. His status as a retainer of the Tianyue Sect naturally placed him at the information hub in such discussions; others would inquire about information from him, but he could only reveal publicly available information.

After the discussion, Li Yuan expressed his willingness to participate in the attack on the monster stronghold.

Before the meeting ended, Li Yuan used his contribution points to trade a batch of scattered information related to the Nascent Soul realm in the alliance's database.

There are no Nascent Soul cultivators in the alliance, so this information is all fragmented data collected indirectly.

Some of the information came from battle records after encountering Nascent Soul cultivators, some from secondhand intelligence circulating in the market, and some from oral accounts transcribed by alliance members from various places.

The quality varies, but its strength lies in its wide range of sources and diverse perspectives.

After returning to Wulin Market, Li Yuan organized the materials one by one in his secluded room.

He then cross-referenced the information with his existing Nascent Soul Strengthening Technique, while also recalling the memories of the multiple Nascent Soul-level auras he had passively sensed during the Nascent Soul Transformation Ceremony in the Tianyue Mountains with the help of the Mysterious Nether Pearl.

The Nascent Soul Strengthening Technique is the orthodox foundational cultivation method for forming a Nascent Soul, describing the standard process and ideal state. The materials from the Loose Cultivator Alliance, however, provide numerous examples of non-standard cases, including attempts and results of forming a Nascent Soul under different aptitudes, cultivation systems, and spiritual vein conditions.

By comparing the two, some previously vague understandings have become clear.