Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 547: Folding and Breaking the Layer

The location of the ruins has not changed.

The collapsed rocks, the slope piled with rubble, and the entrance to the rock crevice that Li Yuan had covered up with rubble again—everything remained the same.

Li Yuan pushed aside the rubble, squeezed sideways into the crevice, and advanced downwards along the passage.

The air remained heavy, and the rock face bore fresh cuts left from the previous excavation. After descending more than twenty feet, we reached the final layer of rock face and entered the dome-shaped space through the gap created last time.

The feeling of folded space instantly washes over you.

This time it's different; the spatial locator technique is being used at the master level.

The moment the spiritual energy detection wave was released, interference from the folded environment still existed, and the spiritual energy underwent multiple refractions and deflections between the folded layers. However, the accuracy of the proficient level was a level higher than before, and the signal attenuation after refraction was partially compensated, making the sense of direction much clearer.

Spatial folding is not a single layer.

This domed space itself is the first layer of folding, compressing a larger space within a limited physical area. And inside the first layer of folding, there is a second layer of folding structure.

The entrance to the second layer of folds is extremely well hidden; it is not a door or a passage, but rather an extremely tiny spatial fold in the void. The fold is so small that it is completely imperceptible to ordinary divine sense. Only with a master-level spatial searching technique combined with the permanent effect of the Void Trace Tracing entry can its existence be barely detected.

Li Yuan walked to the location of the folds, stretched out his hand, and poured spiritual energy into the void.

The moment the fingertip touched the edge of the fold, an extremely strong spatial pressure surged out from the fold. The pressure was not directed at the physical body, but acted directly on the consciousness.

The feeling of being squeezed and distorted was extremely uncomfortable. All fifteen lines of consciousness trembled simultaneously, and the passive shield of the Soul Iron Wall automatically activated, blocking the first wave of impact, but the subsequent continuous pressure continued to penetrate.

The Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique operates automatically, resisting the erosion of consciousness by spatial pressure.

Li Yuan attempted to probe his spiritual energy into the folds, but the spatial pressure increased dramatically with depth. After probing about half a foot in, the spiritual energy was almost completely dissipated by the folded structure.

I can't get in.

It's not that we lack the strength, but that we lack the means to stabilize the spatial structure.

The Void Freeze spell can freeze void fluctuations within a certain range, but the spatial pressure inside the folds far exceeds the effect limit of a single Void Freeze spell. A more systematic solution is needed.

You can force your way into the collapsed secret realm using its core, but that doesn't guarantee it will be preserved intact.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power and left the folded area.

Let's go back first and come back when we're fully prepared.

They returned to the ground along the same route, transforming into a beam of light and flying back to the Misty Forest Market.

The stone door to the seclusion chamber was closed.

Over the next few days, Li Yuan devoted his time to two things.

The first thing is to cultivate the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique.

The high-pressure environment within the folded space of the ruins greatly stimulated the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique. The spatial pressure squeezed and distorted the divine consciousness, forcibly placing the threads of consciousness under a load far exceeding the intensity of daily cultivation. The fifteen threads of consciousness were forced to strengthen under high pressure, and the density of the interweaving of spiritual power and the divine soul underwent a breakthrough change under extreme conditions.

Upon returning to the market, he continued to practice the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique to digest and consolidate the changes accumulated under high pressure. The doubled learning speed of the Myriad Methods Practice and the accelerated comprehension of the Dao-Enlightenment Tea were simultaneously activated.

Three days later, the interwoven structure within the fifteen lines of divine consciousness underwent a qualitative change.

The divine sense lines at the mastery stage are a composite structure of spiritual power and divine soul, while those at the minor completion stage form a stable core on this basis. At the central axis of each line, an extremely fine, materialized divine soul thread condenses, with a density far exceeding that of the outer layer and a toughness several times greater.

The method of concentrating the soul and controlling consciousness has reached a minor level of mastery.

The detection accuracy and control flexibility of the Divine Consciousness Line have been improved to a new level, and its resistance to external interference has also been greatly enhanced.

The second thing is to study the usage of the void symbol.

Preparations are complete.

Five Void-Fixing Talismans, all equipped. Void Pattern Deconstruction is already equipped. Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique has reached a minor level of mastery; the spiritual pressure resistance is a level higher than last time.

Transforming into a beam of light, they returned to the ruins.

Entering the dome space for the second time.

Everything remains the same.

Li Yuan walked to the location of the second layer of folds and took out five space-fixing talismans from his personal space.

The five space-fixing talismans are arranged in a specific orientation, with the fold as the center, to set up a temporary spatial anchor point array within a three-zhang radius.

Pseudo-anchor array.

This is not a formal teleportation anchor point, but rather a temporary, stable void region established around the fold using the spatial locking function of the Void-Fixing Talisman. Once the five Void-Fixing Talismans are activated simultaneously, their respective spiritual energy fields connect to form a stable void shield covering the entrance to the fold.

With the purple inscription of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot, the spiritual energy fields of the five talismans are connected with extremely high precision, and the permanent inscription of the anchor pattern calibration further eliminates the deviation between the anchor points.

With the infusion of spiritual energy, the five Void-Stabilizing Talismans were activated simultaneously.

A pale white spiritual energy field spread from the surface of the five talismans, converging around the folds to form a stable hemispherical area. The spatial pressure at the entrance of the folds was partially offset by the spiritual energy field, reducing the pressure from unbearable to a level that could be tolerated for a short time.

A panel pops up.

[Permanentization progress of Fixed-Air Domain (Green) updated: 2/5]

Without pausing, Li Yuan channeled his spiritual energy into his fingertips, probing into the folds of his skin.

As it passed through the folds, the spiritual patterns inside the folds were also completely dismantled by the hollow patterns.

A panel pops up.

[Permanentization progress of Empty Texture Deconstruction (Blue): 1/3]

The spatial rune structure analysis of the first source has been completed.

After passing through the folds, the space suddenly unfolds.

The second layer of folded space.

It was much smaller than the first floor, only about ten zhang square. The four walls were smooth as a mirror, without the dense spiritual patterns and cracks of the first floor. There was only one stone chamber inside.

The stone chamber was very small, about three zhang square.

Li Yuan entered the stone chamber.

In the center of the stone chamber was a stone table, on which sat a jade slip.

The jade slip was well preserved, and I probed it with my divine sense.

It's short; it's just a record.

The recorder was the sect leader of the Xuanyou Sect.

The recorded information corroborates the hidden information obtained during the permanent tracing of the void trace, but is more detailed. The final attempts at the Spirit-Demon Compression experiment all failed, with the stability of the Spirit-Demon fusion further deteriorating after each failure. The sect leader nearly suffered a dantian collapse during the final attempt, after which he completely abandoned the Spirit-Demon Compression approach.

The jade slip contained the following passage: "The spatial coordinates leading to the upper realm are engraved on a stone tablet. The tablet is located in this room. The coordinates are incomplete; only the direction is given, not the precise location. Given the current level of spatial magic in this realm, it is impossible to use these coordinates to open a passage."

This is left for future generations to refer to.

Li Yuan withdrew his divine sense and turned his gaze to the corner of the stone chamber.

A stone tablet leans against the west wall of the stone chamber.

The stone tablet is about four feet high, two feet wide, and half a foot thick. The surface of the tablet is engraved with dense spatial spirit patterns, which are arranged in an extremely precise manner, but some areas have become blurred.

The spatial coordinate stone tablet emitted a purple-grade fluctuation.

Li Yuan walked to the stone tablet, and the blue text entries with their hollowed-out patterns started running automatically.

Spiritual energy seeped from his fingertips into the spiritual patterns on the monument's surface, and the spatial pattern deconstruction began to analyze the structure and operating principles of the spiritual patterns layer by layer. The spatial spiritual patterns on the monument's surface were extremely complex, with a depth of layers far exceeding any spatial spiritual pattern system he had encountered before.

A panel pops up.

[Permanentization progress of Empty Texture Deconstruction (Blue): 2/3]

After finishing his analysis, Li Yuan placed his palm on the side of the stone tablet.

[Equipable item detected: Spatial Coordinate Stone Tablet]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Landmark Positioning (Purple)]

[Effect: Significantly enhances the ability to perceive interdimensional spatial passages; doubles the effective range of spatial positioning spells; can memorize previously perceived spatial coordinates and attempt to reconstruct them, with accuracy increasing as spatial mastery improves.]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Successfully locked and restored three vanished spatial coordinates (0/3)]

Purple entry.

He put the stone tablet into his personal space and carefully stored the jade slip as well.

The space-fixing rune's spiritual power in the pseudo-anchor array is being depleted, and its duration is limited.

Li Yuan turned around, passed through the folds, returned to the first layer of folded space, and followed the original path back to the ground along the rock crevice.

The Void-Stabilizing Talisman has been retrieved, but its spiritual power has been mostly depleted. It can still be used one or two more times.

Concealing the entrance to the rock crevice, it transformed into a beam of light and flew back to the Misty Forest Market.