Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 602 The Demon Toad Returns

The message token lit up at dawn.

Zhou Heng.

Brief message: The space channel has been in operation for several months. The array is undergoing routine inspection. Please come, Li Yuan.

Li Yuan carefully put away the token and transformed into a beam of light, flying towards the Tianyue Mountains.

Show your token at the canyon entrance to pass.

The lower boundary of the spatial passage still hovers in mid-air deep in the canyon. The edge of the dark blue circular opening is smooth and stable, and the spatial ripples are much smaller than when the stabilization array was set up a few months ago.

Li Yuan landed on the rock platform below the passage entrance and used the purple entry of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot to perform a global scan of the space stabilization array.

The effectiveness of the stability maintenance measures is still slowly increasing and has not yet reached its peak.

The auxiliary teleportation array also showed no abnormalities.

The branches of the large-scale spirit-guiding array operated stably, and the attenuation compensation mechanism functioned normally. The directional delivery of spiritual energy covered an area of ​​more than ten miles around the Tianyue Mountains.

All formations are functioning normally.

Zhou Heng stood to the side and nodded.

"Further arrangements may be needed."

"In order to prolong the duration of the spatial passage, the sect may reduce the spiritual energy transmission through the spatial passage, allowing it to last for another hundred years."

Upon hearing this news, Li Yuan paused for a moment.

In this way, if we choose to open up a space near the space passage, it will be done as quickly as possible.

After completing the inspection, Li Yuan did not leave immediately.

Standing on the rock platform, I sensed the spiritual energy surging from the spatial passage.

The concentration and purity of the spiritual energy are extremely high. The concentration of spiritual energy within fifty feet directly below the entrance of the passage is about four to five times that of the outside world.

A crucial step in the Nascent Soul Project is taking place nearby.

Li Yuan leaped from the edge of the rock platform, his escape light flying towards a secluded rock face on the side of the canyon.

Li Yuan landed on a flat rock at the bottom of the rift valley.

Spiritual energy surged from within his body, condensing into a tiny point of light about three feet in front of him. The point of light rapidly expanded, tearing the spatial structure apart to both sides, creating a rift about two feet wide in mid-air.

The inside of the crack was pitch black.

The independent space has been successfully created.

The effects of the Void Synesthesia attribute also take effect, reducing spiritual energy consumption by 30%.

Li Yuan stepped into the crack.

The tear closed behind him.

The interior of the independent space was about three zhang square, and pitch black. The walls of the space were formed from spiritual energy; the material was not particularly sturdy, but it was sufficient to isolate all external interference.

There was no spiritual energy, no impurities, and no trace of any external forces within the space.

Absolutely pure.

The first experiment: Absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world.

The permanent attribute effect of Linghui Storage includes: If you have space-related abilities, you can absorb spiritual energy from another space.

Currently, they are in an independent space, while the outside world is an environment of extremely high concentration of spiritual energy near the spatial passage.

Li Yuan utilizes the pulling power of the Linghui Chuyuan entry.

A very weak pulling force seeped outward from the wall of the independent space.

A moment later, spiritual energy seeped in through the microscopic cracks in the walls of the space.

The penetration rate is slow, but the quality is extremely high.

The spiritual energy emanating from the passage is far purer than the natural spiritual energy of the lower realm, and impurities are further reduced after being filtered by the spatial walls.

The three-tiered spirit-gathering array within the body operates synchronously, accelerating the attraction and purification of the infiltrated spiritual energy.

The concentration of spiritual energy within the isolated space began to slowly increase.

Li Yuan sensed the ratio of the amount of spiritual energy seeping in to the total amount flowing out of the channel.

Minimal.

The amount of spiritual energy surging from the passage was extremely large; the portion I absorbed was like scooping a ladle of water from a great river. It was entirely within the normal fluctuation range and would not be detected.

The second experiment: setting up an array in an independent space.

Li Yuan attempted to carve spiritual patterns on the inside of the space's walls.

The array-pattern carving knife fell on the wall where spiritual energy was concentrated, carving out a simple spiritual energy loop.

The spirit rune has been successfully inscribed.

However, the structure of the wall is not static.

Less than ten breaths after the inscription was completed, the position of the spirit rune shifted slightly.

The spiritual energy structure on the wall was flowing slowly, like ripples on the surface of water, gently pushing the inscribed spiritual patterns away from their original positions.

The void is fluid.

This problem can cause node shifts when setting up a spirit-gathering array, severely affecting the stability of the array.

The solution already exists.

Space Fixation Spell. A mid-grade, third-tier space-fixing spell.

Li Yuan used the Space-Fixing Technique to lock the spiritual energy structure of the independent space wall in its current state.

The flow on the wall stopped.

The spirit runes no longer drift.

Li Yuan set up a small spirit-gathering array on the wall after it was locked in place.

Three core nodes, basic configuration.

Once the Spirit Gathering Array is activated, its traction effect is superimposed on the cross-space absorption ability of the Spirit Gathering and Storage attribute.

The concentration of spiritual energy within the independent space increased rapidly.

The spiritual energy seeping in from the outside is drawn and concentrated by the external spirit-gathering array, and then further pressurized and purified by the internal third-order spirit-gathering array before being poured into the dantian area.

The two spirit-gathering arrays are superimposed.

The concentration of spiritual energy soared to three times the level of the outside world in just a quarter of an hour, and it continues to climb.

Li Yuan sensed the reaction of the golden core in his dantian.

The supreme-grade golden pill trembled slightly in the extremely high concentration of pure spiritual energy, and its dark golden luster became more restrained and refined under the washing of spiritual energy.

The density of the Golden Core has already reached its limit, and increasing the concentration of spiritual energy will not change its density. However, extremely high concentrations of pure spiritual energy have a very significant supporting effect on the cultivation of the Nascent Soul technique.

More importantly, there is the environment.

There is no interference from any extraneous gases within the independent space.

There were no fluctuations of spiritual energy from external cultivators, no aura of demonic beasts, no natural turbulence of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and no trace impurities mixed in with the spiritual energy of the earth veins.

It is pure to the extreme.

The core environmental requirement for the infant coagulation method is that the less interference and the purer the Qi, the better the effect of infant coagulation.

This has reached the theoretically optimal environment.

Li Yuan stayed in the independent space for about half an hour, recording all the experimental data in his mind.

The experiment clearly concluded that the isolated space near the spatial passage is the perfect place for infant formation.

But there's no rush.

Before leaving the independent space, Li Yuan activated the coordinate recording capability of the airspace anchoring term.

A pale blue dot of light lit up in the sea of ​​consciousness, accurately recording the spatial characteristics of this independent space opening point.

Coordinate point recording completed.

Afterwards, by simply running the airspace anchoring entry, you can lock the location and distance of this coordinate from any position and head directly there.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power, and the spiritual power structure of the independent space wall collapsed rapidly after losing its support. The spiritual patterns of the external spirit-gathering array dissipated along with the wall.

The rift reappeared, and Li Yuan stepped out of the independent space.

The rift closed and disappeared behind him.

Everything in the rift valley remained as usual. The spiritual energy emanating from the spatial passage continued to silently permeate the entire canyon area.

Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the Tianyue Mountains, flying towards the sea.

The light passed through the desolate spiritual zone on the western edge of Shuizhou and entered the sea area, then turned southeast and flew towards the old main island of the Demon Toad Palace.

As it landed on the outer edge of the island, the massive fourth-order divine sense also swept over.

The scanner paused for a moment after contacting Li Yuan's spiritual energy aura before withdrawing.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li! You're here!"

The short, stout man strode out from the direction of the council hall. The hem of his dark green robe still dragged on the ground, and his mouth was still stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

"Did you bring the supplies?"

"The second batch includes ten third-tier spirit herbs and thirty pieces of ore."

Li Yuan handed over the storage bag. The short, stout man took it, casually weighed it in his hand, and stuffed it into his robe, without even bothering to check its contents.

"Great! Let's go inside and sit down."

The round stone table in the council hall was still filled with spiritual fruits and wine.

Li Yuan sat down at the stone table.

"I have something I'd like to ask you, senior."

"Speak," the short, stout man said, pouring himself a drink.

"Regarding the dragon patterns, does the senior have any new information or clues?"

The short, stout man held the wine jar, thought for a moment, and then shook his head.

"No. The portion I gave you last time is all I have left."

He took a big gulp of wine and patted his bulging belly.

"I don't collect dragon patterns by specialization. I've lived in the sea for hundreds of years, and I've only accumulated so many little by little by occasionally coming across some remnants of the Jiaolong clan."

"It's of no use to me either. Although the Golden Toad and the Flood Dragon are both demons, their bloodlines are worlds apart. Even if I learn the Dragon Mark, I still can't control it."

Li Yuan nodded.

The topic shifted in another direction.

"Does the senior know the location of the dragon's gathering place?"

The short, stout man paused for a moment as he poured the wine.

Those excessively large eyes narrowed slightly as they glanced at Li Yuan.

"Know."

He put down the wine jar and leaned forward slightly.

"But this information can't be given away for nothing."

"What are the conditions?"

"I need a spiritual pact as a guarantee."

"What guarantee?"

"Once you arrive at the dragon's gathering place, you must not attack the dragons first. If you provoke or attack a dragon, the spirit contract will let me know."

The short, stout man's tone was still smiling, but his eyes held a more serious look.

Li Yuan stared at the short, stout man for a while.

The conditions are reasonable.

My purpose in going to the gathering place of the dragons was to exchange information about dragon patterns, not to fight.

"Can."

"it is good."

The short, stout man pulled a spirit contract talisman from his robe. The content of the spirit contract was simple: if Li Yuanruo initiated an aggressive act against the dragon, the spirit contract would send a warning to the Demon Toad Palace Master.

Li Yuan used his spiritual power to press his mark onto the spiritual contract.

The spiritual contract took effect, and the talisman transformed into two beams of light that entered the bodies of both individuals respectively.

The short, stout man nodded in satisfaction and pulled a jade slip from under the stone table.

"The gathering place of the Jiaolong is deep in the eastern part of the sea, and its specific location is here."

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

A topographical map of the deep sea.

The marked location is at the easternmost point of the sea area, near the boundary between the sea area and the open ocean. It is approximately several thousand miles away from the current location, requiring several days to travel at full speed using light-based flight techniques.

"The underwater topography in that area is very complex, with many undercurrents and numerous reefs."

The short, stout man added, "The Jiaolong race operates underwater. Once you get to that area, just search underwater. They get along fairly well with human cultivators. There used to be a sect called Canglan Sect that cooperated with the Jiaolong."

"Thank you, senior."

"Don't mention it. Remember to bring more spirit herbs next time you come; my island is short of them."

He bid farewell and left the Demon Toad Palace.

The light rose into the sky and flew towards the depths of the sea.

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