Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 610 The Dragon's Return Visit and Mastery of the Dragon's Fortune Technique

The streaking light swept across the gray-blue sea surface and sped towards the easternmost point of the sea.

Li Yuan carried a newly compiled jade slip with dragon patterns in his bosom.

The jade slip contains dozens of newly deciphered dragon pattern symbols that I derived using the human spirit pattern system after the first information exchange with the dragon, as well as the latest interpretation results of map-like symbols in the dragon patterns on the wall.

The seawater gradually changed from grayish-blue to deep black. Undercurrents were dense, and the reefs were scattered haphazardly.

The permanent entry for the Demon Tracker identifies underwater scents.

The aura of a dragon-like creature was rich and dense.

Li Yuan suppressed his spiritual energy fluctuations and landed on top of a towering black reef.

He activated the Dragon Blood Tempering Technique, releasing the dragon blood energy within his body to the surface.

Moments later, commotion arose hundreds of feet underwater.

A massive, dark black body emerged from among the reefs, its tail fin flicking as it silently rose toward the surface.

A high-grade, third-tier black dragon.

It stopped when it got within five zhang of Li Yuan, and its dark golden vertical pupils scrutinized him.

"here we go again."

His voice was deep, transmitted through fluctuations of spiritual energy. His wording was more fluent than last time.

"I brought something new." Li Yuan wrapped the jade slip with spiritual power and sent it out.

The dragon lightly touched the jade slip with its nose, and spiritual energy swept over its contents.

A glint of light flashed in his vertical pupils.

"Come with me."

The dragon turned and swam downstream.

Li Yuan followed and dived into the sea.

The last exchange took place only on the outskirts of the settlement. This time, the dragon led Li Yuan through the natural barrier formed by several layers of reefs and into the central area of ​​the settlement.

The central area is a vast underwater basin. Dozens of giant reefs of various shapes are scattered across the bottom of the basin, connected by natural channels formed by undercurrents.

Three third-tier dragons swam around the perimeter of the basin. They did not approach Li Yuan, but merely followed him from a distance.

The dragon stopped on the largest reef in the center of the basin and coiled up on it.

"I used the control method you brought."

The dragon's tone carried a hint of approval.

"We are bringing out seven symbols that have been lost in our bloodline."

"There are still a number of map-like symbols in the dragon patterns on the wall that have not been fully deciphered."

Li Yuandao.

"The information exchanged last time was insufficient; we need to supplement it with a complete system of directional and distance symbols."

The dragon remained silent for a moment.

"I know most of the symbols for directions and distances. But they're not free."

"What are the conditions?"

"The Human Race's Spirit Rune Dao".

The dragon's vertical pupils stared at Li Yuan.

"The cross-referencing method you gave me last time made me realize that the human race's spirit rune system and dragon runes are fundamentally connected. I want to understand more. Not the method of deciphering, but the underlying principles of the spirit runes themselves."

The dragon became interested in the human race's spiritual rune system.

Li Yuan did not hesitate.

The basic theories of spirit rune dao are not rare among human cultivators. For the dragon, it is a completely new knowledge system, and for Li Yuan, it is an exchange of existing resources for unique information in the field of dragon runes.

"Can."

The second batch of information exchange was completed in the next hour or so.

Li Yuan explained the fundamental principles of the human race's spiritual rune system.

The linear classification of spirit patterns, the corresponding rules of aura frequency, the connection logic between spirit patterns, and the complete process of talisman design and formation were compiled in the form of jade slips and handed over to the dragon.

These contents are not valuable to cultivators, and it would not be difficult for a dragon to collect them if it wanted to.

The dragon then passed on to Li Yuan one by one the dragon patterns related to location, distance, and map markings from its bloodline inheritance.

The transmission method remains the same: injecting symbolic information into the sea of ​​consciousness using the unique aura frequency of the dragon's bloodline.

After the exchange was completed, Li Yuan compared the newly acquired map-like symbols with the undeciphered parts of the dragon patterns on the wall of his sea of ​​consciousness.

The fit is extremely high.

Previously indecipherable directional and distance symbols in the dragon patterns on the wall have been largely identified with the addition of new data. The map's outline is now clearer than before.

At the end of the exchange, the dragon took something from the reef it was perched on.

A palm-sized, dark blue scale.

The surface of the scales was densely covered with dragon patterns, arranged in a way that was different from the dragon patterns on the skeleton and the wall, forming a combination structure that Li Yuan had never seen before.

"This was passed down from my ancestors," said the dragon.

"Dragon-patterned talisman".

Li Yuan took the scale, and his knowledge of dragon patterns in his mind automatically began to compare the symbols on the scale.

It's called the Dragon Breath Slowing Talisman, but it requires mastery of dragon patterns to create.

"What is the status of dragon patterns in your clan?" Li Yuan asked.

The dragon remained silent for a while.

"Inheritance itself."

Its voice was deep.

"It is also the key to inheritance."

"Cultivation techniques, formations, and bloodline secrets are all inscribed in the dragon patterns. But to understand the dragon patterns, one needs a sufficiently high level of expertise in them. Without that expertise, the dragon patterns are just a bunch of incomprehensible symbols."

Inheritance itself and the key to inheritance.

Li Yuan stored the scales into his personal miniature world.

Until we meet again.

The dragon gently slapped the water's surface with its tail fin.

Li Yuan emerged from the water and rose into the sky as a beam of light.

As the light swept across the sea, the circular circuit of the Dragon Transport Technique in the sea of ​​consciousness experienced violent fluctuations.

Having been in close contact with the dragon for a long time, the dragon's blood energy was continuously released from the body, and the blood energy resonated deeply with the blood energy of the dragon's body.

This resonance had already enhanced the Dragon Blood Tempering Technique during previous exchanges, but this time the duration was longer, and the blood energy stimulation received after entering the central area of ​​the gathering place was also more intense.

At the same time, the exchange of the second batch of dragon pattern information had a synergistic effect on deepening the understanding of dragon patterns. A large number of newly deciphered map-like symbols entered the sea of ​​consciousness, further enhancing the completeness of the dragon pattern system in the mind.

The two stimuli converge at the same time and work together on the circular circuit of the Dragon Luck Technique.

The number of direct short paths in a circular loop increases dramatically under the influence of two stimuli.

The operational efficiency of the loop has undergone a qualitative change due to the dense increase in short paths.

He is proficient in the art of dragon maneuvering.

The effects of the mastery stage are fundamentally different from those of the proficiency stage.

The intuitive shift during the proficiency stage is passive; one can occasionally sense that things are tilting in a favorable direction, but cannot actively invoke it.

During the mastery stage, one can proactively review their progress.

Li Yuan tried to focus his attention on a choice he was about to make—whether to return directly to Misty Forest Market or detour to the location of the underwater cave ruins mentioned by the demon toad.

Two paths clearly emerged in my mind's eye.

The market trend returned to a stable state, with no significant shift in momentum.

The route around the cave is slightly advantageous, with a small but noticeable deviation.

It is possible to proactively examine the favorable trends of multiple options in the short term.

It's not a precise prediction; it can't determine exactly what will happen, only the general direction of the trend.

However, the effect will be stronger when used in conjunction with the Heavenly Evolution Divination Technique.

The ability to condense hexagrams at the advanced stage of the Heavenly Evolution Divination Technique and the causal perception at the mastery stage of the Dragon Luck Technique are fundamentally interconnected—both involve capturing the causal trajectory of events. When used in combination, the effect of the permanent "Causal Insight" attribute participates simultaneously, with the triple causal perception amplifying each other.

Li Yuan changed the direction of his escape light and flew southwest towards the Demon Toad Palace.

The approximate location of the underwater cave ruins has been marked in the information provided by the demon toad.

After flying over the sea for about half an hour, Li Yuan activated the Illusionary Disguise skill.

His face changed under the influence of spiritual energy, his features transforming into those of an unfamiliar middle-aged man. His aura also adjusted in sync, showing a clear difference from Li Yuan's spiritual energy fluctuations.

I went to the cave with this face.

Dive underwater.

The location of the cave ruins is easy to find, even hundreds of feet deep in the ocean.

A stone building, mostly collapsed, was embedded in the seabed rock, surrounded by a pale purple light curtain visible to the naked eye. Every few breaths, a lightning pulse would flash across the surface of the light curtain, the pulse's fluctuations spreading out in ripples across the seawater.

More than ten Golden Core cultivators had already gathered outside the cave.

Someone attempted to bombard the light barrier with magic, but the lightning pulses immediately rebounded, sending the attacker flying dozens of feet. Another person probed the edge of the light barrier, searching for a weak point, but the pulse fluctuations were evenly distributed, revealing no obvious flaws.

Li Yuan observed from a distance for a period of time.

The purple entries in the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot operate automatically, recording and analyzing the frequency and fluctuation characteristics of the Thunder Gang Pulse.

The pulse frequency is irregular; it is not a simple periodic release, but rather an active trigger that responds to spiritual energy fluctuations near an object.

Passive defensive restrictions, using offense as a substitute for defense.

To crack this, one needs to record pulse data for an extended period, analyze its triggering rules and backlash mechanisms, and then find ways to circumvent or mitigate it.

It's not that it can't be broken, but the Golden Core cultivators present don't have that ability.

Li Yuan made a decision to voluntarily lift the suppression on the fluctuations of the Nascent Soul.

The complete fluctuation of the nascent soul's spiritual power surged out from within the body, penetrating the seawater and spreading outwards.

Nascent Soul Pressure.

It instantly enveloped the entire sea area.

The dozen or so Golden Core cultivators present froze almost simultaneously.

The quality and fluctuation level of spiritual energy in the Nascent Soul stage are fundamentally different from those in the Golden Core stage. This difference does not require deliberately releasing killing intent; the mere existence of the spiritual energy fluctuations is enough to suppress a Golden Core cultivator.

Within moments, all the Golden Core cultivators had retreated.

No one looked back, no one hesitated.

The appearance of a Nascent Soul cultivator in front of a ruin means that this is no longer a place where Golden Core cultivators can interfere.

After the crowd dispersed, Li Yuan suppressed the fluctuations of his Nascent Soul back to the level of the late Golden Core stage.

The seabed has returned to calm.

The ruins of the cave stood silently, shrouded in a pale purple light. The pulse of lightning spread silently through the seawater.

Li Yuan did not rush to take action.

The pulse data recorded by the Array Dao Tian Shu is insufficient. More observation and data accumulation are needed before we can begin analyzing the strategy to break the array.