Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 561 Hundred Rivers Mine Contract

As the light swept across the spiritually desolate area on the western edge of Shuizhou, the concentration of spiritual energy plummeted, significantly increasing the spiritual energy consumption of the light. Li Yuan accelerated through this section, and the concentration of spiritual energy only returned to normal after entering the territory of Baihezhou.

Make the most of the time spent traveling.

The Xuan Tie Forging Technique and the Jiao Xue Tempering Technique operate simultaneously.

The area where the two techniques intersect undergoes double tempering, resulting in the fastest and most thorough cross-linking.

After flying for most of the day, the escape light slowed down, and the valley where the Lu family was stationed in Baihe Prefecture came into view.

Landing.

The guards at the entrance of the valley had been replaced, but they were still at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Upon seeing Li Yuan, they immediately bowed and led the way.

Lu Yang waited behind the tea table on the first floor of the stone building, with an unfamiliar female cultivator in the early stage of the Golden Core realm beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, you've arrived quickly." Lu Yang stood up to greet him and then introduced him, "This is Lu Qing, the second elder of the family."

Lu Qing nodded in acknowledgment, his gaze lingering on Li Yuan for a moment.

After a few pleasantries, we got down to business.

"The second mine is about fifteen miles northwest of the base." Lu Yang took out a roll of map from the table and unfolded it.

"The grade of the ore vein is half a grade higher than the first one. The main ore vein extends deeper, and the core enrichment area is about ninety feet underground."

Li Yuan bent down to look at the map.

His innate perception of the spiritual veins and mineral veins had been activated automatically the moment he stepped into the territory of Baihe Prefecture. The direction of the spiritual veins and the distribution of mineral veins beneath his feet were as clear in his consciousness as breathing. The location of the second mineral vein marked on the map perfectly matched the result of his innate perception.

"What about the materials?"

"Everything is ready and in the warehouse. The ore-guiding artifact was also forged in advance, and there were no problems this time."

The following morning, Li Yuan, guided by two Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Lu family, headed to the second mine.

The entrance to the ore vein is at the bottom of a mountain valley, where a sloping mine tunnel has been carved out and extends downwards.

After advancing down the mine tunnel for about ninety feet, the core area of ​​the main ore vein came into view.

The innate intuition of the Pulse Pivot Point gave the optimal location of the array's core. About two zhang east of the center of the rich mineral vein's center, the concentration gradient of spiritual ore was most concentrated, and the flow of spiritual energy formed a natural convergence point at this location.

The engraving knife fell on the rock surface.

The array's core structure radiates outwards from its central point. The array's design is identical to the first one, but the node arrangement has been slightly adjusted based on the distribution of spirit ore in the second vein.

The outer spiritual energy loop was handed over to two Foundation Establishment cultivators to lay out according to the markings.

The deployment lasted for most of the day.

The ore-guiding artifact was embedded in the reserved slot in the center of the array eye and activated by the injection of spiritual power.

The spiritual energy circulation of the formation is fully connected and operating normally.

Li Yuan looked down at the core of the formation.

The green-grade fluctuations emanated from the ore guiding artifact embedded in the slot.

The entry is exactly the same as the entry for the first mineral vein.

Entries of the same type cannot be stacked and made permanent; only one can be selected. The array at the first mine has been operating for quite some time and is ahead in progress; this one can remain in place and accumulate on its own.

He got up and walked out along the mine tunnel.

Lu Yang waited at the entrance of the mine tunnel.

"The formation has been activated. The precautions are the same as the first one: the formation core remains stationary."

"Understood." Lu Yang cupped his hands in greeting.

"The reward is in the stone building; you can collect it anytime, fellow Daoist."

Back at the stone building, Li Yuan first tallied up the rewards. The amount of spirit stones and rare minerals exceeded the agreed-upon amount by 10%.

Lu Yang then took out a new jade slip. "It also contains the magical artifacts we discussed last time. The blueprints and materials are all inside. This batch is different from the last one; it's a mass-produced, standardized magical artifact."

"A total of thirty-six items."

Li Yuan took the jade slip and probed it with his divine sense.

The blueprints describe a second-tier superior-grade ore vein probe. It has a single function, only for ore vein detection, but it is standardized in design and specifications, making it suitable for mass production and distribution to the family's mining cultivators.

The steps for making a single item are few, and the materials are not complicated. However, there is a note at the end of the drawing: This magical artifact requires a high degree of spiritual power precision, and it is recommended that cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above make it.

It requires precision in spiritual energy, not skill.

After reviewing the blueprints, Li Yuan had a clear understanding of the situation.

The characteristic of standardized magical artifacts is that the steps are fixed and the specifications are uniform. They do not require the artifact refiner to make on-the-spot judgments or creative operations; they purely test the precision and stability of spiritual power control. The higher the cultivation level, the higher the precision of spiritual power, and the faster the production speed.

The spiritual power precision of a fully mature Golden Core cultivator far exceeds the requirements of the mid-stage Golden Core.

More importantly, he has sixteen lines of divine consciousness.

Li Yuan entered the weapon-refining room and laid out the materials.

The first mineral vein probe was made according to the standard procedure. Material input, spiritual energy smelting, shaping, engraving, and spirit infusion were all completed in one go.

After finishing, Li Yuan glanced at the time taken.

About half an hour.

According to the blueprints, the estimated production time for a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator is two to three hours.

But this is not the limit.

Starting with the second task, Li Yuan attempted to operate multiple lines of divine consciousness in parallel.

Two lines of divine consciousness each control an independent stream of spiritual energy, simultaneously melting two sets of materials. The steps for creating a standardized magical artifact are completely fixed, requiring no on-the-spot adjustments. The operational paths of the two streams of spiritual energy can be perfectly replicated; the only difference lies in that each controls its own materials.

Both items were made simultaneously and successfully.

The quality is no different from that of a single piece.

Li Yuan continued to increase the number of parallel processes.

Four, six, eight.

As the number of spiritual lines increases, the consumption of spiritual energy increases significantly, requiring short breaks between batches to recover spiritual energy.

Li Yuan eventually stabilized the parallel production limit at six items. Six divine sense lines simultaneously controlled six streams of spiritual energy to complete the entire production process of the standard magical artifact, while the remaining ten divine sense lines were responsible for monitoring the overall progress, allocating spiritual energy, and maintaining the stability of the furnace fire.

At a pace of six in parallel, all thirty-six second-tier superior-grade standard magical artifacts were quickly completed.

The quality is uniform and all meet the standards.

Li Yuan arranged the ritual implements neatly on the stone table and glanced at them.

It cannot be submitted directly.

Based on the normal refining speed of a Golden Core cultivator, this efficiency is at least dozens of times that of an ordinary person. Even if the Lu family knows that their refining skills are not low, this speed is far beyond the reasonable range and will cause unnecessary speculation.

Li Yuan stored the magical artifact in his personal space, planning to deliver it in three to four batches, with each batch spaced several days apart.

That evening, Lu Yang hosted a banquet on the second floor of the stone building.

During the meeting, Lu Yang mentioned the recent situation in Baihe Prefecture.

"Things have been rather unsettled in the state lately. The activity of second-tier monsters in the western monster-infested mountains has been much higher than in previous years, and two small mines near the foot of the mountains have already been attacked by monsters. Fortunately, no one has been killed, but the losses are considerable."

Lu Qing added from the side, "The caravans on the southern passage have also encountered several bandits, but they were all small-time Foundation Establishment cultivators and posed no real threat. The real trouble is the demonic beasts."

Li Yuan listened without saying anything more.

The activity of demonic beasts in Baihe Prefecture has increased, consistent with the situation in the sea area. The overall trend is that demonic beasts are becoming more active in multiple regions. Whether this is related to the infiltration of the Yuan Sect is still uncertain, but the trend is noteworthy.

After a few rounds of drinks, the conversation turned to long-term cooperation.

"Both parties were very satisfied with the cooperation model last time." Lu Yang put down his wine glass. "I've discussed it with my family and we'd like to solidify the cooperation."

"How do you fix it?"

"Once a quarter. We will supply a batch of scarce minerals, the types and quantities of which will be based on your needs. In return, you will provide either a formation setup or a batch of magical artifacts to be crafted. The specifics will be agreed upon on a per-quarter basis."

The conditions are reasonable.

A stable supply of scarce minerals is of great value to Li Yuan. The types of minerals in Baihe Prefecture are unavailable in inland markets, especially several special ores that are useful in weapon crafting and array deployment.

"Can."

"Okay." Lu Yang's face lit up with joy as he raised his glass.

After the cooperation was agreed upon, Li Yuan handed over the first batch of standardized magical artifacts to Lu Yang, with the remainder to be delivered in subsequent batches.

After spending another day at the Lu family's residence and handling a few miscellaneous matters, Li Yuan took his leave.

They transformed into streaks of light and left Baihe Prefecture.