Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 582 Upper Realm Cultivation Techniques

The concentration of spiritual energy in Tianyue Market has remained at an extremely high level for the past few days.

The spiritual energy from the upper realm surging out of the spatial passage continuously poured into the Tianyue Mountains. Although the recovery speed of the spiritual veins could not match the peak on the day of the Nascent Soul Ascension, the overall concentration of spiritual energy in the environment was still far greater than any other area in the lower realm.

Li Yuan was meditating cross-legged in the rented stone chamber. The Condensed Spirit Jade Marrow had been added to his equipment inventory. The effects of the Jade Marrow Condensed Essence attribute were stacked and operating in the high concentration of spiritual energy, and the density of the Golden Core's surface continued to condense at an extremely slow speed.

On the second day of cultivation, the communication token lit up.

The Tianyue Sect announced the time of the auction.

Li Yuan accepted the token and continued cultivating until the next day.

As noon approached, Li Yuan got up and went out.

The changes in the northern part of Tianyuefang are greater than those in other areas.

The newly built auction pavilion is a three-story gray-white stone building. The entire building is constructed of spirit-patterned white stone, a specialty of the Tianyue Mountains, and the outer walls are inlaid with three ring-shaped defensive spirit patterns.

A large number of cultivators had already gathered in the square in front of the stone building.

Li Yuan, using his identity token as a retainer of the Tianyue Sect, passed through the outer perimeter checkpoint and ascended to the second floor via the special stone steps on the side.

The second floor is a private room area, exclusively for Golden Core cultivators.

Li Yuan was led to a private room in the middle of the corridor.

The moment the door was pushed open, the white permanent entry for identifying spiritual energy automatically activated, passively identifying the spiritual energy permeating the corridor.

Two auras emanated from the end of the corridor.

Calm and composed. Profound. The level of spiritual energy fluctuations far surpasses that of the Golden Core stage.

Nascent Soul.

Two strands.

They are the two who appeared at the Ascension Ceremony.

Li Yuan entered the private room, and the stone door closed.

The private room was about three zhang square, and the front wall was a semi-transparent spiritual energy barrier, through which the entire first-floor hall could be seen.

The hall was already filled with Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the display shelves on the three walls were still empty, with the auction items yet to be displayed.

A tea set and a list of auction items were placed on the stone table.

The list was presented in the form of a jade slip, which I probed with my divine sense.

There are quite a few items up for auction, a total of forty-seven.

The collection includes a complete range of items: spiritual materials, elixirs, magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, and array blueprints. Most are of third-tier quality, with a few being of superior second-tier quality. Seven of these items are marked as originating from the Upper Realm.

Li Yuan scanned the list from beginning to end, lingering a few more moments on a few items.

It was noon, and the auction began.

A Golden Core cultivator of the Tianyue Sect elder level stood on the altar in the center of the hall, with auction items being displayed one by one on the shelves behind him. A spiritual energy barrier transmitted the spiritual energy fluctuations of the auction items directly to each private room.

The first ten items were standard third-tier spiritual materials and pills.

The quality was good, but its value to Li Yuan was limited. The other Golden Core cultivators in the private room were actively bidding.

Starting with the eleventh item, lots with upper-level provenance markings began to appear.

A fist-sized, light blue spirit stone was placed on the display shelf.

The auctioneer explained: "The high-purity, top-grade spirit stones produced from the upper realm spirit mines have a spiritual energy density approximately three times that of spirit stones of the same grade from the lower realm."

It can be used directly to set up the core nodes of third-order and above formations, or as a cultivation aid.

The atmosphere in the hall noticeably warmed up.

Starting bid: fifty medium-grade spirit stones.

The price was quickly driven up. It was eventually won by Li Yuan for 480 mid-grade spirit stones.

After acquiring the item, Li Yuan discovered that the attribute of this spirit stone was the same as that of a high-grade spirit stone, and therefore it could not be equipped repeatedly.

"It seems to belong to the same type of item."

Li Yuan put it away and looked at the auction stage.

The twenty-third item.

The auctioneer took a scroll of spirit rune diagrams from the side of the display shelf.

The array diagram was drawn on spirit paper of a special material. When unfolded, it was about three feet square, and the dense array patterns on the surface were extremely complex. Spiritual energy fluctuations continuously overflowed from the array diagram, and the purple inscription of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot automatically responded when the spiritual energy fluctuations came into contact with Li Yuan's perception range.

A large-scale, third-tier spirit-gathering array.

This is no ordinary spirit-gathering array; its efficiency far surpasses that of similar arrays in the lower realms.

Moreover, the formation is designed to be large-scale, covering an area of ​​tens of miles in radius.

Of course, the consumption of materials also increased accordingly.

The auctioneer announced the starting price.

"Complete blueprints for a Tier 3 large-scale spirit-gathering array, sourced from an inheritance from the upper realm. Starting bid: 800 mid-grade spirit stones, with each bid increment no less than 5 spirit stones."

In the main hall, people were making bids. In the private rooms, people were also raising their bidding paddles.

Li Yuan waited several rounds before making his move when the price climbed to 2,500 mid-grade spirit stones.

"Three thousand."

The spiritual energy transmission array in the private room transmitted Li Yuan's bid to the altar.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

The price jump of three thousand spirit stones suppressed most of the competitors. Some hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not continue.

"Three thousand mid-grade spirit stones, sold."

The auctioneer brought down the gavel.

The formation diagram was delivered to the private room by disciples of the Tianyue Sect.

Li Yuan took the array diagram and touched the surface of the spirit paper with his fingers. The purple entries of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot provided a deeper analysis of the underlying structure of the array diagram, and the complete spiritual energy circulation of the large-scale spirit gathering array unfolded layer by layer in his consciousness.

The complexity of the formation far surpasses that of similar formations in the lower realms. There are thirty-six core nodes alone, over a hundred auxiliary nodes, and seven nested layers of spiritual energy circulation. Considering the level of a third-order formation master, the setup is extremely difficult, requiring a significant amount of time for deduction and practice.

However, the enhancement of the array's celestial pivot increases the efficiency of the deduction process many times over.

Li Yuan stored the formation diagram into his personal miniature world.

The auction continues.

The thirty-first item.

The auctioneer's tone became more serious.

"This item has a special provenance and is being auctioned with authorization from the Mingyuan Sect. It is a high-grade, third-tier martial arts technique for tempering the physical body."

A jade slip was displayed on the shelf.

The jade slip was made of a different material than the spiritual jade commonly found in the lower realms; it was a pale gold color with a smooth, mirror-like surface. Its spiritual energy fluctuations were restrained and pure, almost imperceptible without careful observation.

The auctioneer continued his explanation.

"This technique is not aimed at increasing strength, but at fundamentally transforming the cultivator's physical structure. This includes optimizing the ability to bear spiritual energy, fine-tuning the meridian pathways, and reshaping the bone and flesh structure."

The murmurs in the hall grew noticeably louder.

While techniques for forging the physical body are not uncommon in the lower realms, the idea of ​​modifying the physical structure is extremely rare. The core concept of body-refining techniques in the lower realms is strengthening, making the existing physical body harder, tougher, and more resilient. Modifying the structure, on the other hand, is on a different level, involving a complete redesign of the physical body's spiritual energy-bearing framework from the ground up.

It has direct value for treating infantile cephalotomy.

The total spiritual energy of a top-grade Golden Core far exceeds that of other Golden Cores of the same level, and the transformation of Qi during Nascent Soul formation is the biggest bottleneck. If the spiritual energy-bearing structure of the physical body can be optimized before Nascent Soul formation, the risk of spiritual energy overflow during the transformation process will be greatly reduced.

Li Yuan's gaze fell on the jade slip.

The bidding was fierce from the very beginning.

Bidding continued in the private room area, but Li Yuan ultimately won the bid for 2,500 spirit stones.

The jade slip was delivered to the private room.

Li Yuan accepted the pale gold jade slip.

Within a three-foot perception range, the fluctuations of the entry were immediately felt.

Blue grade.

Touch the surface of the jade slip with your finger.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Body Forging Technique]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spirit Bone Reshaping (Blue)]

[Effects: Increases meridian resilience by 30% when practicing body-refining techniques; permanently increases the body's spiritual energy carrying capacity by 30%; greatly enhances the body's tolerance to spiritual energy impact when breaking through to a higher realm]

[Preview of conditions for permanentization: Cultivate the Spirit Body Forging Technique to its highest level, and complete a full physical meridian fine-tuning during the process (0/1)]

Blue entries.

The effects directly address the core pain points of Nascent Soul formation. The increased resilience of the meridians, the increased upper limit of spiritual energy capacity, and the enhanced physical tolerance during breakthroughs—these three effects precisely offset the risk of spiritual energy overflow during the formation of a Supreme-grade Golden Core.

The conditions for permanent attainment require cultivating to a high level and completing a minor adjustment of the physical body's meridians, which takes a considerable amount of time, but the direction is clear.

Li Yuan stored the jade slip in his personal miniature world.

Li Yuan did not participate in the subsequent auction items.

The auction ended at 3 PM.

The cultivators in the hall gradually dispersed. The Golden Core cultivators in the private rooms also left one after another, but no one came out of the two golden-lit private rooms at the end of the corridor.

The two Nascent Soul auras remained steadily in that direction.

Li Yuan walked out of the private room and headed down the corridor toward the stone steps.

Descend the stone steps to the first floor, cross the square, and enter the main street of Tianyuefang Market.

There were more cultivators on the streets than before the auction began. News of the auction had attracted many cultivators from afar, and coupled with the continued expansion of the Tianyue Sect, the flow of people in the market was steadily increasing.

Li Yuan walked towards his residence, his mind replaying the three items he had acquired that day.

The blueprint for a third-tier large-scale spirit-gathering array is valuable for both the spiritual energy environment of the market and the replacement of internal arrays. The blue entry for the Spirit Body Forging Technique directly addresses the core requirements for preparing for Nascent Soul formation.

As dusk settled, the lanterns in the market gradually lit up.

Li Yuan walked out of the market and his escape light headed towards the Misty Forest Market.