Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

The morning sunlight streamed into the room through the wooden window, and Li Yuan opened his eyes, ending his night of cultivation.

"I've returned to the peak of the third level of Qi Refining. What I need to do next is continue to accumulate spiritual power and prepare for a breakthrough."

"It's a pity that removing the spirit stone doesn't increase the permanentization progress."

Li Yuan got out of bed and stretched his stiff muscles.

I cultivated all night last night, and although I'm still quite energetic, my body is somewhat tired. The cleansing effect is quite good; after a whole night, my body is still clean, and not even a speck of dust has gotten on my clothes.

Pushing open the wooden door, I saw that it was already bright outside.

Today is a day off, a perfect time to relax and maybe browse the market to see if I can find any items I can equip.

According to the previous life's calculation, the patrol work hours were five days on and one day off, but overtime and extra work were common.

Li Yuan straightened his clothes and headed towards the market.

As he walked, Li Yuan was still thinking about cultivation.

The condition for making the Meridian Opening Pill permanent is to consume ten pills of the same or higher grade, a condition that cannot be met in a short period of time.

Taking the Meridian Opening Pill as an example, one Meridian Opening Pill costs about two to three spirit stones in the market, so ten pills would cost more than twenty spirit stones.

To make the Meridian Opening Pill permanent, you'd need at least twenty spirit stones.

Therefore, the Meridian Opening Pill can only be used as a temporary enhancement to accelerate the permanent process of spiritual energy filtering.

We'll consider other things once the spiritual energy filtering is permanent.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

We are so poor, so incredibly poor.

If you have enough spirit stones, you can easily buy a few equipable items, stack up their attributes, and break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining without any problem.

Unfortunately, reality doesn't allow it.

As Li Yuan entered the market, he could clearly sense that there were many more people than usual today.

The East Street was bustling with cultivators, and many stalls were surrounded by several people, with the sounds of bargaining rising and falling.

Li Yuan walked along East Street, patrolling and observing the surroundings as he went.

The market was indeed busier, and most of the newcomers were rogue cultivators, dressed simply and exuding a mixed aura, clearly indicating that they were constantly on the move.

It must be something that happened in the Yuanheng Mountains.

Li Yuan thought to himself.

The Yuanheng Mountains have been quite turbulent lately, with frequent appearances of demonic beasts and cultivators also active everywhere.

Those independent cultivators who originally made a living in the mountains were either forced to leave or simply went to the market to avoid trouble.

The increased number of people in the market is a good thing for the Wang family, as it will increase stall rentals and shop income.

But it's not necessarily the same for the guard team; with more people and more eyes and ears, troubles will also increase.

Li Yuan snapped out of his thoughts and continued walking forward.

When he reached the middle of East Street, an inconspicuous stall on the roadside caught his attention.

The stall was small, with just a worn-out cloth mat on the ground, on which were placed a few yellowed books and some miscellaneous trinkets.

The stall owner was a thin, middle-aged man who was sitting idly to one side.

Li Yuan's gaze fell on those books, and he paused slightly.

Iron Ox Kung Fu, Golden Jade Technique, Bone Strengthening Kung Fu.

These are all common qi and blood cultivation methods, specifically designed to strengthen the body and bones.

The original owner had some impression of this type of cultivation method in his memories. Such mortal cultivation methods are very common in the cultivation world. Most of them are methods used by ordinary martial artists to strengthen their bodies. For cultivators, they are not cost-effective.

However, many cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining who have no hope of Foundation Establishment will learn a few skills to increase their combat power horizontally. Although the increase is not much, it is still an improvement.

Some cultivators who have no hope of breaking through will also choose to cultivate, but the number is small. These cultivators tend to continue accumulating pure spiritual power or buy breakthrough pills to gain a slight chance of breaking through.

For this reason, this type of cultivation technique has a certain market share in the cultivator market, although the price is not high.

Li Yuan squatted down in front of the stall and picked up one of the booklets.

The pages of the book were yellowed and the edges were worn.

[Equipable item detected]

[Item Attribute Level: White]

[Note: Items not belonging to the user cannot be equipped, and detailed information cannot be viewed.]

Could a mortal cultivation technique provide white entries? Li Yuan's heart stirred, and he picked up the other two booklets.

The other two booklets looked significantly newer, but they didn't appear on the system panel, so Li Yuan picked up the Iron Ox Kung Fu again.

The stall owner glanced at Li Yuan, then at the books in his hands, and lazily asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you interested in these cultivation techniques?"

"How much?" Li Yuan asked directly.

"Three spirit stones per book." The stall owner held up three fingers. "Honest and fair, no bargaining."

Li Yuan nodded slightly; the price was reasonable. Without hesitation, he took out three spirit stones from his sleeve and handed them over.

The stall owner took the spirit stones and smiled, "Fellow Daoist, you're generous. This cultivation manual is yours."

Li Yuan tucked the book into his sleeve, then got up and left.

After walking a few dozen steps, Li Yuan found a quiet corner and took out the book.

The moment I held the book in my hands, that line of semi-transparent text reappeared, this time much more complete:

[Equipable item detected: Iron Ox Skill (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Internal Organ Enhancement (White) - Strengthens the resilience of the five internal organs and increases their maximum tolerance to spiritual energy impact]

[Permanentization Requirements: Cultivate two mortal cultivation techniques to perfection]

[Current equipment slots (1/2), equip?]

Strengthen the internal organs.

A glint of light flashed in Li Yuan's eyes as he looked at the name of this entry.

Strengthening the internal organs and improving bodily functions—while this effect doesn't directly impact cultivation like spiritual energy filtering and accelerated circulation, it's still very practical.

The five internal organs are the foundation of the human body. When the internal organs are strong, they can not only withstand higher-intensity cultivation, but also improve the efficiency of spiritual energy circulation.

More importantly, the condition for this entry to become permanent is that two mortal cultivation techniques must be mastered to perfection.

Mortal cultivation methods differ from immortal cultivation methods. Those with a foundation in immortal cultivation can cultivate much faster than mortals.

With enough effort and diligent practice, perfection is only a matter of time.

Although it requires both cultivation techniques to be perfected simultaneously, it is much easier than the requirement of needing ten pills of the same grade for the Meridian Opening Pill.

Li Yuan put away the panel, walked out from the corner, and continued his patrol along East Street.

As I walked, I kept an eye on the roadside stalls.

However, most stalls do not sell ordinary martial arts techniques.

Li Yuan walked most of the street, but only saw traces of ordinary martial arts techniques at two or three stalls.

After inspecting East Street and North Alley, Li Yuan went to West Street for a stroll.

The morning passed quickly, the sun gradually rose higher, and more and more people filled the market.