Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 577 Azure Waves Refining Pills

After finishing his cultivation, Li Yuan went to the Mingyuan Chamber of Commerce's outpost in Wulinfang City.

Xu Zhang was flipping through the account books behind the counter when he saw Li Yuan come in. He got up and handed him a jade box.

"Master, you've come at the right time. This is Qingyuan Wood Heart Grass."

"We have the main materials, but the auxiliary materials are difficult to obtain; the Wood Essence Dew is indeed hard to come by."

"What's going on?"

"Tianyue Sect is buying up goods like crazy."

Xu Zhang shrugged, his tone helpless.

"After ascending to the Nascent Soul stage, the Tianyue Sect expanded more than three times faster than before. They recruited disciples, built branches, set up formations, stockpiled supplies, and purchased all kinds of spiritual materials in large quantities. In Jingzhou alone, they issued five or six IOUs, emptying the inventories of several forces."

He pulled out a recent record of the flow of goods and pushed it to Li Yuan.

"Mu Yuan Ning Lu was still available for purchase half a month ago, but Tian Yue Sect bought up all the stock in Liangzhou's markets last week."

You simply can't find it on the market now.

Li Yuan glanced at the numbers on the record.

The Tianyue Sect's purchasing volume is indeed exaggerated. Not only is the supply of Wood Essence Dew decreasing rapidly, but the market circulation of a large number of third-tier spiritual materials is also declining sharply. The fact that the Tianyue Sect is issuing IOUs instead of cash payments indicates that the sect's circulating spirit stones are also tight, but relying on the credit endorsement of those who have ascended to the Nascent Soul stage, various forces are willing to extend credit.

"How much is the sea area affected?"

Xu Zhang thought for a moment. "I'm not sure about the sea area, but the distance should be minimal. I remember that Mu Yuan Ning Lu is produced on several islands in the sea. The quality is not exactly the same as that on land, but the medicinal effects are not much different."

"Okay, I'll go buy it myself from the sea."

"Would you like me to help you contact chambers of commerce in the area?"

"Need not."

Li Yuan left the Chamber of Commerce's office and returned to his secluded room.

The matter of materials will be put on hold for now.

He sat cross-legged, took out the Nascent Soul advancement manual and the Nascent Soul experience manual from the Kunpeng Alliance, and studied them interchangeably.

The refinement of the Supreme-grade Golden Core is nearing its limit. Continuing to immerse it in high-concentration spiritual energy will yield increasingly smaller improvements, with diminishing marginal returns. The focus should now gradually shift to preparations for Nascent Soul formation.

The synchronization rate of the three elements (essence, qi, and spirit) mentioned in the Nascent Soul advancement manuals is the most critical challenge. The total spiritual power of a top-grade Golden Core far exceeds that of other Golden Cores of the same level, making the transformation of qi during Nascent Soul formation the biggest bottleneck.

The pulse gap crack intervention technique recorded in the Nascent Soul experience manual of the Kunpeng Alliance requires extremely high precision control of divine sense. The parallel limit of sixteen divine sense lines has a natural advantage in this aspect, but the timing and intensity of the specific operation still require extensive deduction.

Li Yuan repeatedly compared the contents of the two classic texts on the transformation of essence, qi and spirit and the intervention of cracks, and simulated the transformation process dozens of times in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Each simulation deepens the understanding.

The cultivation lasted for three days.

On the fourth day, it transformed into a beam of light and left the Misty Forest Market, flying towards the sea.

After the light swept across the spiritually desolate western edge of Shuizhou and entered the sea area, the change in spiritual energy concentration was completely different from that in Liangzhou. The sea area was not directly affected by the spiritual energy infusion of Tianyue Sect, and the spiritual energy concentration remained at a normal level, neither as dense as near Tianyue Mountain Range nor as thin as in the spiritually desolate area.

Outpost of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

After landing, proceed directly to the council chamber.

The president is inside.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it's been a long time." The guild leader looked up from in front of the sea chart.

"I'm here to buy materials. Also, to ask how you've been doing lately."

"Recent situation?" The president put down his marker, his expression complicated. "The only major issue is the Kunpeng Alliance."

"What is it?"

"The Nascent Soul senior has returned. He brought back a life-extending treasure from the Tianyue Mountains, which is said to have been passed down from the Upper Realm."

Li Yuan already knew this news. He had personally witnessed the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Kunpeng Alliance receiving something from the spatial passage and then quickly departing during the Ascension Ceremony.

"but."

The president's tone turned somber.

"When the Nascent Soul senior returned, all the Golden Core cultivators on the main island of the Kunpeng Alliance had already been captured by the Golden Toad Demon."

Li Yuan paused for a moment.

"all?"

"All fourteen of our headquarters' Golden Core cultivators are gone." The guild leader shook his head.

"After the formation was broken, the Golden Toad didn't massacre the island, but it also didn't let anyone leave. It detained all the Golden Core cultivators on the main island, forbidding them from leaving. After the Nascent Soul seniors returned, the Golden Toad directly offered its terms."

"What are the conditions?"

The details of the negotiations were not made public.

The president walked to the sea chart and pointed to the location of the Kunpeng Alliance's main island.

"Currently, the Nascent Soul seniors of the Kunpeng Alliance are negotiating with the Golden Toad, and the Golden Core cultivators are being held hostage as bargaining chips. The negotiation results are not yet available, and neither side has made a move for the time being."

Fourth-tier superior-grade Golden Toad. Nascent Soul of the Kunpeng Alliance.

Li Yuan noted down this information but did not investigate it further.

"Regarding materials," Li Yuan changed the subject.

"Is there anywhere in the sea where Wood Essence Dew is produced?"

"Yes. There is Bilan Island, 300 miles to the east, where the Spirit Plant Garden produces Wood Essence Dew."

The president gave the specific location.

Li Yuan thanked them, left the stronghold, and transformed into a beam of light, flying towards Bilan Island.

The trade in spiritual plants on Bilan Island is indeed plentiful.

The island is quite large, about five miles in circumference, and its surface is covered with vast artificially cultivated spiritual plant gardens. The resident cultivators are mainly Foundation Establishment cultivators, responsible for the daily maintenance and harvesting of the spiritual plants. The trading area is located in a stone building at the southern end of the island, offering a complete range of products.

Li Yuan filled all the gaps in the trading area in less than half an hour. He bought double portions of Wood Essence Dew and Jade Leaf Essence, and also bought a few portions of Green Vine Spirit Root, enough to refine four to five batches.

Having obtained the materials, Li Yuan did not return to Liangzhou.

They started the furnace directly in the temporary seclusion room of the Loose Cultivator Alliance stronghold.

The alchemical furnace was set up, and the alchemical fire was lit.

The Blazing Sun Flame Technique was activated, controlling the temperature precisely. The quality of the Azure Origin Wood Heart Grass allowed for a more even release of spiritual energy from the main ingredient, and the fusion process with the auxiliary ingredients was smoother than expected. With the support of the third-tier alchemy proficiency, combined with the permanent attributes of alchemical understanding and alchemical fire refinement, every step progressed steadily.

About two hours later, the first batch of Nourishing Essence and Strengthening Wood Pills was completed.

The lid of the alchemy furnace was lifted, revealing three emerald green pills lying quietly at the bottom. The surface of the pills had extremely fine wood grain patterns, and their spiritual energy fluctuations were warm, restrained, and of stable quality.

Li Yuan reached out and took one out.

A blue-grade fluctuation was detected.

[Equipable item detected: Nourishing Essence and Strengthening Wood Pill]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Wood Essence Strengthening (Blue)]

[Effects: After consumption, the affinity for wood-type spiritual energy is permanently increased by 30%; the cultivation speed of wood-type spells is increased by 50%; the wood-type spiritual energy in the body can passively nourish the meridians, and the resilience of the meridians will continue to increase slightly]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Take five Peiyuan Gumu Dan pills consecutively, with each dose taken no more than seven days apart (0/5)]

]

Blue entries.

Li Yuan carefully put away the elixir and continued to operate the furnace.

The second and third batches were completed in sequence. The quality was uniform, with three pills per batch and a stable yield.

The improved quality of the spiritual herbs resulted in a higher success rate for pill formation than expected, with all nine pills meeting the required standards.

Li Yuan separated the pills, tidied up the alchemy furnace, and left the secluded cultivation room.

Nine pills are in hand. Permanentizing the Spirit Field Space attribute requires consuming five third-tier wood-element pills, and permanently permanentizing the Qi-Nourishing and Wood-Solidifying Pill attribute also requires consuming five pills consecutively. Both conditions can be met simultaneously.

Back in the secluded cultivation room, he took out the jade slip of the Wood Spirit Cultivation Technique and put it into his equipment slot.

The jade slip disappeared from his hand.

The Spirit Field Space entry took effect immediately. A miniature space, about ten feet square, appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness. The space was filled with pale green wood-type spiritual energy. Although it was extremely small, its structure was complete.

Next, you only need to take five Peiyuan Gumu Dan pills consecutively.

Li Yuan took out the first pill and swallowed it.

The emerald green medicinal power dissolved in his abdomen, and the warm, moist wood-elemental spiritual energy spread along his meridians. The passive recovery network of the Burning Wood Everlasting Spring Technique automatically received external wood-elemental spiritual energy, converting it with extremely high efficiency. The medicinal power was completely absorbed within two hours.

First one, done.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged with his eyes closed and continued his cultivation.