Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 560 Kunpeng's Distant Message

The fourth-tier great demon appeared twice more.

For the first time, in the sea area east of the Coral Palace, the figure of the great demon rose from the deep sea, and the fluctuations of spiritual energy covered an area of ​​dozens of miles.

The Golden Core cultivators of Coral Palace urgently activated the great formation to deal with the situation, but the great demon only lingered around the outer edge of the formation for about half an hour. After shattering two nodes on the outer layer of the formation with a spiritual energy shockwave, it sank into the deep sea without launching any further attacks.

The second instance occurred north of the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance. The great demon didn't even approach the main island; it merely released a wave of Nascent Soul-level spiritual pressure from afar. Foundation Establishment cultivators within the affected area instantly collapsed to the ground, and two early-stage Golden Core cultivators turned pale. The pressure lasted for about fifteen minutes before dissipating, and the great demon departed once more.

Compared to before, the fourth-tier demon did not truly penetrate deep into the island.

The attacks of the other demonic beasts also slowed down in the same way. The alarm frequency of the demon-detecting array dropped from seven or eight times a day at its peak to once every two or three days, and the size of the attacking demonic beasts changed from being in formation back to scattered small groups. The number of sightings of third-tier demonic beasts changed from once or twice a day to once a week.

But no one dared to relax.

During the window of opportunity when the monster attacks slowed down, the four alliances began to massively reinforce their defensive formations. The Dragon Abyss Pavilion and the Coral Palace repaired the formations of their destroyed outer strongholds, the Loose Cultivator Alliance added three new early warning spiritual rune loops around the main island, and although the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Kunpeng Alliance were not present, the Golden Core cultivators on the island were also stepping up the deployment of island defenses.

During this period, Li Yuan participated in the reinforcement of two array nodes on the outer perimeter of the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and his contribution points continued to accumulate.

The change occurred on the third day.

The atmosphere in the outpost suddenly became subtle.

When Li Yuan came out of the seclusion room, he encountered two Golden Core cultivators in the corridor. The two were talking in hushed tones. When they saw him coming, they stopped talking, nodded to each other, and went their separate ways.

The doors to the council chamber were closed. Faint sounds of debate could be heard coming from inside, but the content was unclear.

Li Yuan didn't approach them, and returned to his secluded cultivation room to continue his practice.

The dispute within the league lasted for two days.

On the evening of the third day, the president came to the door.

"Fellow Daoist Li, let's chat for a bit when you have time."

The president entered the secluded training room and casually set up a soundproof barrier.

"You should have noticed the atmosphere at the base these past two days."

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"I heard some noise."

The president sat down on the stone bench and rubbed his temples.

"The four-party alliance has disagreements on the defense plan. The core issue is whether the early warning information from the demon-detecting array should be simultaneously pushed to the cultivators on each island."

Li Yuan glanced at him but didn't reply.

"One side's point is that now that the demon-detecting array has been set up, the early warning information should be sent to the cultivators on the island as soon as possible."

The chairman paused for a moment, then said, "The other party believes that this cannot be done."

"reason?"

"The monsters' attack pattern has been very clear lately: their targets are the island's formations and resources, not the cultivators themselves. As long as the cultivators don't stand in their way, the monsters will even go around them. But if we send out early warnings, and the island's cultivators run away as soon as they receive the message and don't help, then only the garrisoned cultivators will be left to defend the island."

The president shrugged.

Li Yuan remained silent for a moment.

"What do you think?" the chairman asked.

"It's hard to say." Li Yuan didn't give an answer. "I'm in charge of setting up the formation; these kinds of decisions aren't my responsibility."

The president glanced at him, seemingly wanting to say something, but ultimately just nodded.

"Okay, that's settled then."

The president got up and left, and the soundproofing barrier was lifted.

After Li Yuan waited until he was out of sight, he pulled up the alliance's resource exchange list.

The shortcomings exposed during the pursuit of that Golden Core demonic cultivator need to be addressed.

The list didn't have many illusion and concealment spells; most were basic concealment spells below the second tier, which had limited effect on Golden Core cultivators. When he turned to the last few pages, a low-grade third-tier illusion spell caught Li Yuan's attention.

Shadow Escape Technique.

The third-tier low-grade technique's core function is to alter the feedback signal of its own presence at the physical level. Unlike conventional spiritual energy concealment techniques, the Shadow Concealment Technique does not target spiritual energy fluctuations, but rather three physical signals: light refraction, sound wave reflection, and airflow disturbance.

Once mastered, one can become almost transparent to physical detection methods in a short period of time.

This perfectly fills the gap in sound wave detection.

If you have enough contribution points, you can redeem them on the spot.

After obtaining the jade slip, Li Yuan studied the spell contents at a speed doubled by the Wanfa Xizhen method.

The spiritual energy path of the Shadow Escape Technique is completely different from that of conventional spells. It requires releasing spiritual energy and then condensing it into an extremely thin film that adheres to the body surface. The film does not block the fluctuations of spiritual energy, but rather changes the transmission path of physical effects.

The principle is not complicated, but it requires extremely high precision in controlling spiritual energy.

The precise control of the sixteen lines of divine consciousness after mastering the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Technique came in handy here.

Shadow Escape Technique, Beginner Level.

The effects at the beginner stage are limited; it can only perform preliminary deflection of light refraction, and cannot yet achieve sound wave absorption or airflow guidance. Continuous practice is required for further improvement.

After completing his studies in magic, Li Yuan turned to weapon crafting.

He took out the blueprints for the Mineral Exploration Plate and the mineral materials from Baihe Prefecture provided by Lu Yang from his personal space.

The blueprints had been studied beforehand, and the manufacturing method was not complicated. The core material was the dark vein mineral crystal, a specialty of Baihe Prefecture, supplemented by several common refining spirit metals. The finished product was a second-tier high-grade mineral exploration spirit plate, whose function was to enhance the accuracy of sensing the distribution of underground mineral veins.

The furnace in the weapon-refining room was lit.

In the minor mastery stage of weapon crafting, the infusion of spiritual energy and the shaping process are carried out simultaneously, resulting in extremely high efficiency. Under the guidance of spiritual energy, the dark vein ore crystal slowly melts, and the activity of the spiritual ore particles inside the crystal increases at high temperatures. The permanent entries of "Weapon Principle Mind" and "Weapon Principle Parallel" allow the perception of changes in material properties to ensure a smooth quenching process.

Shaping, engraving, and spirit infusion.

A palm-sized, grayish-white disc was produced.

As the finger touched the surface of the spirit disc, a green-grade fluctuation emanated from it.

[Equipable item detected: Prospecting Disc]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Mineral Edge Condensation (Green)]

[Effect: Increases the cutting accuracy of various spells on ores by 30%; slightly increases the processing speed of ores during weapon crafting]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Successfully processed twenty different types of ore materials using this artifact as a tool (0/20)]

Green entry. Permanentization requires processing twenty different types of ore. Baihe Prefecture has abundant mineral resources, so the conditions are not difficult.

Li Yuan put the spirit disc into his personal space, without equipping it.

The garrison continues.

The frequency of monster attacks has indeed decreased. In five whole days, the monster detection array only alarmed twice, each time involving a small group of three to five low-grade second-tier monsters, which the Foundation Establishment cultivators sent by the alliance could handle.

But Li Yuan noticed another change.

After the two groups of invading monsters were killed, the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the alliance checked their inner cores according to the method previously provided by Li Yuan.

Two batches of nine demonic beasts in total, six of which had residual demonic energy within them.

The proportion rose from 30% to nearly 70%.

The frequency of monster attacks is decreasing, but the proportion driven by demonic energy is increasing.

Several days later, the stronghold received a summary of intelligence jointly reported by several Golden Core cultivators.

The intelligence sources are scattered, covering multiple areas in the eastern, southern, and western parts of the sea.

The core message is only one: In the past half month, many cultivators have independently sensed the aura of demonic cultivators in various parts of the sea.

Li Yuan compared this intelligence with the clues he already possessed.

Demonic cultivators carried the Demon Spirit Metamorphosis Grass to the Demon Beast Alliance, causing the proportion of residual demonic energy in the demon beasts' bodies to continue to rise, and the aura of demonic cultivators to frequently appear in various parts of the sea.

The three clues converge and point to the same conclusion: the cooperation between Yuanzong and the Demon Beast Alliance does not seem to be temporary.

The communication token lit up at that moment.

Lu Yang.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the survey results for the second mineral vein in Baihe Prefecture are in. The vein conditions are even better than the first one, but the output has remained low. After discussion, the family has decided to ask you to set up another mineral vein production-increasing formation of the same type."

Lu Yang's tone was polite but straightforward.

"Regarding the reward, in addition to spirit stones, we have prepared an extra batch of rare minerals newly produced from the first mine, all of which are the types you mentioned last time. The list of minerals will be sent over later, please take a look."

Li Yuan glanced at the list.

The quantity is considerable, and the categories cover several rare minerals that are difficult to obtain inland, as mentioned before.

"Alright, I'll go there soon."

After receiving the message, Li Yuan tidied up his belongings.

The pills, talismans, and magical artifacts refined during the garrison period were categorized and stored. The daily maintenance of the demon-detecting array has been taken over by the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the alliance, and no additional handover is required.

After reporting the garrison mission to the alliance, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the sea, flying towards Baihe Prefecture.