Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 588 Monster Attack on the Mine

For the next ten days or so, Li Yuan devoted all his breaks from cultivation to practical testing of the talisman array linkage.

The test sites were scattered in the back mountains of Wulinfang City, the wasteland on the outskirts of Qinghefang City, and the wilderness environment along the way to Baihezhou on several occasions.

Each test constructs a temporary array with a different function.

The second one: a three-point linkage defense array.

The third: A six-point coordinated early warning array —

Each temporary formation was successfully constructed and maintained in a real or simulated combat environment until the talisman's spiritual power was exhausted.

The panel popped up the moment the spiritual power of the talisman in the tenth sealing array dissipated.

The conditions for making Rune Array Resonance (Green) permanent have been met.

[Condition: Successfully construct and maintain ten temporary formations with different functions in actual combat using the Linkage Activation Talisman √]

(10/10)

[Rune Resonance (Green) has become a permanent entry]

The remaining activation runes in my hand did not dissipate. The entry originated from a batch of runes rather than a single item, and the runes themselves can still be used after being made permanent.

Hidden information appeared on the screen.

A cultivator stood in the wilderness, dozens of talismans floating around him. The spiritual runes on the talismans lit up simultaneously, and spiritual energy flowed and connected between them like threads. Within moments, a complex, geometric array materialized out of thin air, covering an area of ​​several dozen feet in radius. The array's spiritual energy circulated rapidly between the talisman nodes, with no lag in the transmission between them.

The image disappeared.

Permanent effect: When constructing a temporary array with talismans, the efficiency of spiritual energy transmission between nodes is permanently increased by 30%; the duration of the temporary array is permanently extended by 50%.

The practical combat capability of the talisman array linkage has reached a new level.

Li Yuan stored the remaining talismans into his personal microcosm and casually performed a divination.

I learned that going to Baihe Prefecture was auspicious.

Just as I was about to set off, the communication token lit up.

Lu Yang.

"Fellow Daoist Li, there's a problem in Baihe Prefecture. A large number of demonic beasts have appeared outside the third and fourth mines, at least thirty of them are second-tier, and some even have the aura of third-tier. So we'll have to put the formation on hold for now."

"Which direction did you come from?"

"They migrated from the southeast, deep in the mountains. For the past month, there have been monsters running out, but before they were just scattered first-tier monsters. Today, a large group of second-tier monsters suddenly arrived."

"I'm coming over here."

Li Yuan accepted the token and took out the dragon's inner core from his personal miniature world.

The dark blue inner core felt slightly warm in my palm, with dragon patterns flowing around it.

Load it into the rotation equipment slot. Temporarily remove the Condensed Spirit Jade Marrow and load it into the Flood Dragon Inner Core.

The light soared into the sky, flying at full speed towards Baihezhou.

As they approached the outer edge of the fourth ore vein, the permanent entry of the Demonic Mirror was the first to provide feedback.

A strong aura of demonic beasts.

Dense. Mixed. Predominantly second-order, with first-order components interspersed.

The number is approximately thirty.

Emerging from the valley passage on the east side of the isolated peak, they are scattered on the hillsides surrounding the mineral vein.

Some were tearing at the spiritual herbs on the ground, while others were darting among the rocks. Their behavior was chaotic, unlike an organized attack, but rather a rout driven out from behind by something.

Three Golden Core cultivators from the Lu family stood solemnly on a rocky platform halfway up the solitary peak.

Li Yuan's escape light landed on the rock platform.

"How is the situation?"

"These demonic beasts are not to be feared. None of them are at the third rank yet. We just sensed their aura earlier." The Golden Core cultivator leading the Lu family cupped his hands.

"The main problem is that the situation seems off; it's like they were driven out. We suspect there's something inside that might be dangerous."

"Normally, even third-tier demonic beasts aren't affected this much."

Li Yuan looked down at the hillside.

More than thirty demonic beasts were scattered within an area of ​​several hundred feet in radius. They were a mixed breed, including gray wolves, black pythons, rock lizards, and antlered deer, clearly not from the same group. The different types of demonic beasts huddled together warily of each other, but none showed any intention of attacking, and all moved towards the southeast.

Li Yuan nodded slightly.

"Has this been the case for almost a month?"

"right."

The Golden Core cultivator's expression was grave. "At first, it was just scattered first-tier cultivators leaking out, but in the past half month, there have been more and more second-tier cultivators. Today was the worst time, with a huge group of them surging out."

"What about the third-tier ones?"

"No one has rushed directly to the outer edge of the mine yet, but the patrols have seen traces of third-tier demonic beasts deeper inside, also moving in a southeast direction."

"The direction of the source?"

"Deepest in the mountains, slightly east of the center."

This is consistent with the information provided by the Lu family guards regarding the previous incident involving the rock-scaled lizard.

Li Yuan nodded.

"I'll go in and take a look."

The three Golden Core cultivators showed surprise on their faces, but they didn't speak. Instead, they bowed and greeted each other.

After bidding farewell to the Lu family cultivators, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the depths of the mountains.

Upon entering the mountainous area, the Shadowless Technique was activated, compressing spiritual energy to an extremely low level. The double-layered refractive film of the Shadow Concealment Technique adhered to the body surface, activating optical concealment.

Triple concealment layered.

They advanced in stealth mode along the way.

The traces of the monster's activity became increasingly dense as they ventured deeper. Claw prints on the ground, scratches on tree trunks, and lingering demonic energy in the air all pointed towards the southeast.

After penetrating about sixty miles, the Demon Tracking Mirror detected a powerful aura.

Second-tier superior grade. Wind element.

A leopard lay on the branch of a large tree about thirty feet ahead, its silvery-gray fur almost invisible in the shade. Its vertical pupils were half-closed, as if it were resting, but its ears twitched from time to time, indicating that it was extremely alert.

Li Yuan's stealthy state went undetected. The 30% reduction in spiritual energy fluctuations from the Shadow Assault skill, combined with the multiple layers of concealment from Shadowless and Phantom Escape techniques, meant that the Spirit Leopard could detect absolutely nothing unusual within its perception range.

They approached within ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Shot.

The dark golden blade slashed into the side of the leopard's neck before it could react.

The leopard reacted with lightning speed, its body springing up the instant the blade touched it. But the angle and timing of the sneak attack were perfect, and the blade still managed to cut about three inches into the side of its neck.

Before the leopard could react, it had already fallen to the ground.

Go deeper.

Another earth-type rock lizard was discovered, about 1.5 zhang in length, with dark brown skin that blended almost seamlessly into the rock. It was also a second-tier high-grade lizard, and its strength far surpassed that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Both second-tier high-grade demonic beasts launched their attacks from their lurking state and landed a successful strike.

In addition to his previous experience of attacking from stealth when killing the Rockscaled Lizard in Hundred Rivers State, the conditions for making the Shadow Assault permanent have been confirmed.

Li Yuan stopped in a secluded crevice in the rocks.

He took out the Soul-Devouring Dark Pearl from his personal miniature world.

The dark pearl gleamed with a dull luster in my palm.

The conditions for making Shadow Assault (Green) permanent have been met.

【Condition: Successfully ambush three targets at least at the late Foundation Establishment stage from a stealthy state √ (3/3)】

The "Shadow Strike (Green)" keyword has become a permanent entry.

The dark bead shattered and dissipated in the palm of his hand.

The image flooded his mind. A cultivator lay hidden in the shadows, his dark spiritual energy swirling around him like a thin mist, his aura completely blending into the environment. In a split second, the cultivator struck. The mist instantly condensed into a sharp, dark blade, which flew from his hand and silently pierced his target's body.

The image disappeared.

While in stealth mode, spiritual energy fluctuations are permanently reduced by 30%. When attacking from stealth mode, the first strike's attack power is permanently increased by 20%.

Both effects are made permanent.

Together with the skills of stealth and shadow concealment, it forms a complete system of stealth and ambush.

Li Yuan carefully collected the remaining fragments of spiritual energy after the Dark Pearl dissipated and continued to advance deeper into the mountains.

After about a hundred miles of depth, the spiritual energy environment began to show abnormalities.

The spiritual energy in the air was no longer evenly distributed, but rather exhibited a clearly disordered state. The concentration of spiritual energy fluctuated wildly, and its flow no longer followed the normal natural diffusion pattern, as if it were being stirred up from deep underground by some powerful force.

Li Yuan stopped and sat down cross-legged.

The Heavenly Evolution Divination Technique is in operation.

The divination symbols at the Great Completion stage condense extremely quickly. With the simultaneous blessing of the two permanent entries, "Insight into Cause and Effect" and "Spiritual Connection through Divination," the causal clues unfold into a directional map in consciousness.

Divination target: The core direction of the changes in the mountains.

The hexagram is clear.

The mountains are located slightly east of the center.

A clear direction emerges from the hexagram.

Li Yuan collected the divination results and noted the direction.

Located slightly east of the center of the mountains. The source of the chaotic spiritual energy. The starting point from which the demonic beasts were driven away.