Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 542 The Embers of the Grand Ceremony

After his natal magic weapon was permanently completed, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the Misty Forest Market, flying towards the Tianyue Mountains.

This is my second time here.

As the light swept past the outer edge of the mountain range, Li Yuan noticed the change.

Last time I came, the spiritual energy in the direction of the main peak was so dense that it was visible to the naked eye, and pale white spiritual mist slowly rose along the mountain.

This time, the fog was much thinner, and the concentration of spiritual energy around the main peak had decreased by at least 20-30% compared to last time.

The spiritual energy of the spiritual vein is being extracted at an accelerated pace.

The invitation jade tablet was activated in front of the outer array, and Li Yuan successfully entered the ceremony area.

The number of cultivators on the viewing platform was nearly half that of last time. More than a month had passed since the ceremony began, and the initial excitement had subsided. Coupled with the lengthy breakthrough process, most of the cultivators who had traveled from afar left after observing the ceremony for several days. Those who remained either had other matters to attend to or were continuing to absorb the insights that spilled over from the sect leader's breakthrough.

Li Yuan headed to the enlightenment area on the south side of the main peak.

The comprehension area is where the sect leader's spiritual energy is most concentrated during his breakthrough. The terrain on the south side of the main peak is open, and the fluctuations of the overflowing spiritual energy form a stable field there. Cultivators who practice within this area can vaguely perceive fragments of the sect leader's understanding of the rules of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

More than ten monks were already sitting cross-legged in meditation here.

Li Yuan found a spot at the edge of the area and sat down cross-legged.

The Blazing Sun and Bright Fire Technique is activated.

The blue equipment effect of the Fire Technique Spirit Essence increases the learning speed of fire spells by 50%. The "Mastering All Techniques" skill doubles the learning speed.

After the Enlightenment Tea is permanently made permanent, the passive bonuses of 50% improvement in comprehension and advancement in cultivation techniques will operate simultaneously.

The spiritual energy circulates along the multi-layered nested framework of the Blazing Sun Bright Fire Technique.

The insights gained from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage seeped in at an extremely weak frequency, containing all sorts of miscellaneous things. They might not be useful, but they could accumulate a lot of experience that Li Yuan lacked.

Over the course of several days, the spiritual energy path of the Blazing Sun Flame Technique was repeatedly refined.

The multi-layered nested framework has transitioned from requiring deliberate control to semi-automatic operation. The core layer has further improved its precision in controlling the frequency of fire-based spiritual energy output, and the connection between the open interface of the outer layer and the embedded fire-based spells has become much smoother.

Master of the Blazing Sun and Bright Fire Technique.

Li Yuan finished his practice and stood up.

Over the next few days, Li Yuan strolled around the trading area of ​​Tianyuefang Market.

Although the peak of the Nascent Soul Ceremony had passed, there were still quite a few independent cultivators from outside the area setting up stalls in the trading area.

These people brought rare spiritual materials and miscellaneous items from various regions, a wider variety than usual. Li Yuan needed to replenish the raw materials for refining third-tier pills, and also wanted to see if there was anything worth noting.

The spiritual materials shops in Tianyue Market have a complete range of products. We purchased them one by one according to the requirements of several third-level pill formulas, and spent most of the day replenishing the auxiliary materials on the list.

On the way to make purchases, we passed by the scattered stalls on the east side of the temporary trading area.

The stalls were small, mostly set up temporarily by Foundation Establishment cultivators who brought unsold miscellaneous items. Spiritual materials, ores, damaged magical artifacts, and other odds and ends of dubious origin were mixed together, and prices were quoted arbitrarily.

As I passed a stall, a white-grade aura emanated from within a three-foot radius.

In the corner of the stall. A piece of grayish-black ore, about the size of a thumb, with a rough and dull surface. Upon closer inspection, a very faint fluorescence could be detected on the surface of the ore.

"How much is this stone?"

The stall owner looked up and said, "The Dark Light Inkstone can be ground and mixed into spirit ink. Five low-grade spirit stones."

Li Yuan paid with spirit stones and picked up the ore.

The panel pops up the moment a finger touches the surface.

[Equipable item detected: Glowing Inkstone]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Dark Ink Pattern (White)]

[Effect: Improves the stability of spirit rune lines during talisman creation]

White entries are made permanent.

【The phrase "幽墨凝纹 (white)" has become a permanent entry.】

The inkstone shattered and dissipated between my fingers. A scene flashed into my mind.

In a dimly lit stone chamber, an ancient cultivator ground similar inkstones into powder and mixed them with spiritual ink. Relying on the faint glow of the inkstone's surface, he drew spiritual patterns in the almost completely dark environment. As the brush moved, the glow flowed slowly within the ink lines.

The image flashes by in an instant. The gain is extremely small.

Li Yuan continued walking forward.

After passing several more stalls, a green-grade fluctuation emanated from a three-foot radius in front of a female cultivator's stall selling general merchandise.

The source of the fluctuation was a piece of withered wood on the stall.

The core fragments of ancient trees and spiritual plants.

"What's the price?"

The female cultivator looked at what he was pointing to: "I found this on a desolate mountain. I originally thought it was a good thing, but when I asked at the market, I found out that its spiritual energy was too weak to be used as a spiritual material. If you are interested, fellow Daoist, how about ten mid-grade spirit stones?"

"Five medium-grade pieces."

"make a deal."

Li Yuan picked up the piece of wood.

[Equipable item detected: Withered Wood Core]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Withered Tree Reborn (Green)]

[Effect: Increases the efficiency of wood-type spiritual power cultivation by 20%; reduces spiritual power consumption by 10% when using wood-type related techniques]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Nurturing this item with wood-type spiritual energy for a cumulative period of thirty days (0/30)]

Green entry. Permanentization requires thirty days of nurturing with wood-type spiritual energy; there's no rush.

Li Yuan stored the withered wood spirit core into his personal space.

After purchasing the spiritual materials, Li Yuan left the Tianyue Mountains and transformed into a beam of light to return to the Misty Forest Market.

The stone door to the seclusion chamber was closed.

Li Yuan entered the alchemy chamber, and the spiritual energy circulation of the three arrays automatically activated. The alchemy fire temperature control array, the spiritual energy purification array, and the alchemy essence stabilization array operated in sequence, and the entire array's operational status was clearly visible in the perception of the array Dao Heavenly Pivot.

The condition for making the Pill Fire Array Eye permanent is to successfully refine fifteen batches of third-tier pills within the pill refining array you set up. Currently at progress twelve, three more batches needed.

Li Yuan set up the alchemy furnace and took out the materials for the Divine Detective Pill.

The fire of alchemy rises.

The mastery of the Blazing Sun Flame Technique seamlessly integrates with the alchemical fire, and the core layer's control over the output frequency is far more precise than that of the proficient stage. Changes in the alchemical fire's temperature no longer require deliberate guidance; the spiritual energy circulation responds semi-automatically, allowing more attention to be allocated to the crucial aspects of medicinal property fusion and pill condensation during alchemy.

The first batch of Divine Detective Pills.

The main ingredient is added to the alchemy furnace, and the extraction of its medicinal properties proceeds smoothly. The auxiliary ingredients are added in sequence, and the permanent attribute of "Understanding Alchemy" allows for precise timing of the fusion of medicinal properties.

Condensing the pill. The spherical spiritual energy field of the Pill Essence Stabilization Array envelops the pill, applying even pressure.

Collect the elixir.

The pill is light blue and of medium quality.

Without stopping, the second batch was started.

All the batches were successfully produced.

A panel pops up.

The conditions for making Danzhen Ninghui (Blue) permanent have been met.

【Condition: Successfully refine fifteen batches of Tier 3 pills within your own alchemy array √ (15/15)】

【The "Danzhen Ninghui (Blue)" entry has been made permanent.

The core of the alchemical fire array in the personal space shattered and dissipated.

A scene flashed into my mind.

An old alchemy room.

A middle-aged Taoist priest sat cross-legged beside the alchemy furnace.

The Taoist priest kept his eyes closed, his hands resting flat on his knees, without actively controlling the alchemical fire. However, the flames in the furnace adjusted their temperature on their own, driven by the spiritual energy circulation of the array, and the spiritual energy pulses of the array patterns were completely synchronized with the changes in the medicinal liquid within the furnace.

The formation is the furnace, and the furnace is the formation.

At the end of the scene, a pill radiating light condenses in the alchemy furnace. The instant the pill takes shape, the insights into the Dao of the array accumulated in the spiritual energy circulation of the array flow back into the Daoist's body.

The image disappeared.

A deep understanding of the fusion of alchemy formations and alchemy techniques sank into my consciousness.

The effects of the permanent Danzhen Condensation Radiance take effect immediately.

The spiritual energy circulation of the three alchemy formations beneath him became more transparent in his perception. The stability of the condensed pills was permanently increased by 50%, and more importantly, his mastery of formations could feed back into his alchemy mastery. With the purple permanent attribute of the Formation Dao Heavenly Pivot superimposed on the blue permanent attribute of the Pill Formation Condensation Radiance, the fusion of formations and alchemy transitioned from precise coordination to deep integration.

The successful refinement of the three batches of Divine Detective Pills has also simultaneously advanced the permanent condensation of the pill essence. Eight batches have been successfully refined in a row, all of which have reached the medium grade or above. Currently, there are still five batches to go.

Li Yuan categorized the pills and stored them in his personal space, cleaned the alchemy furnace, and finished his cultivation and exited seclusion.