Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 634 Invitation from the Upper Realm

When the stone door to the seclusion room opened, Ji Wenyuan was standing outside.

"Master, someone has come to visit."

Ji Wenyuan's expression was somewhat subtle.

"Who?"

"The Sect Master of Yuanyang Sect is Zhou Mingyuan."

Li Yuan paused for a moment.

"Where?"

"The main hall."

In the main hall, a middle-aged man sat upright on a guest chair.

Zhou Mingyuan's face had become much thinner.

The spiritual energy fluctuations of a Nascent Soul cultivator are contained so well that they are almost imperceptible without close inspection.

"Fellow Daoist Li." Zhou Mingyuan stood up, cupped his hands slightly, and spoke in a low, slow voice.

"have not seen you for a long time."

"Master Zhou."

Li Yuan sat down opposite him.

Zhou Mingyuan sat down again, not rushing to get down to business, but first exchanging a few polite words about his recent situation. His tone was calm and his words were appropriate, like a routine greeting between old friends.

After going around in circles, the topic naturally turned to the survivors of the Mexican invasion.

"I heard that you brought a group of people from Mozhou a few days ago?" Zhou Mingyuan picked up his teacup and blew on it gently.

"Eleven people," Li Yuan said.

"These are remnants who have been underground in Mozhou for hundreds of years. Their cultivation levels are low, and their spiritual energy is insufficient. We've brought them here to settle them in the market and have them do odd jobs."

"Mozhou—" Zhou Mingyuan put down his teacup and tapped his fingertips lightly on his knee twice.

"The spiritual energy in Mozhou is scarce, and it's already quite remarkable that the survivors have been able to live for hundreds of years. Fellow Daoist, you are kind-hearted and willing to take them in."

He paused.

"However, I'm curious, how did you know there are survivors underground in Mozhou?"

"I discovered it by chance," Li Yuan said.

Zhou Mingyuan nodded, without asking further about the specifics of the mission.

"Do you know anything about the origins of the remnants?"

"I know a little about them. They are descendants of the Xuanyou Sect, who went underground after the sect was destroyed."

"The Xuanyou Sect." Zhou Mingyuan's tone remained calm.

"A sect that cultivates both spiritual and demonic arts. It is said that the last sect leader of the Xuanyou Sect researched spatial rifts, which led to the death of several elders and ultimately the sect's split and destruction."

His gaze shifted from the teacup to Li Yuan.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that the Yuan Yang Sect hasn't been doing well these past few years, and there are fewer channels for getting information within the sect. When we hear some rumors, we can't help but be curious."

"What's the rumor?"

"Some people say that your lineage is not simple," Zhou Mingyuan said in a lower voice.

"It seems that your cultivation speed is so fast, and you are also proficient in array formations and talismans. It seems to be related to the ruins of the Xuan You Sect."

Li Yuan put down his teacup.

"You're overthinking it. I'm a rogue cultivator."

Zhou Mingyuan stared at Li Yuan's expression and remained silent for a few moments.

Then he smiled and stood up.

"Fellow Daoist is right; I was presumptuous."

Before he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the main hall suddenly changed.

A powerful aura of a Nascent Soul cultivator silently emanated from Zhou Mingyuan, pressing down on Li Yuan like an invisible mountain. The intensity of the aura wasn't extreme, but it was clearly targeted, precisely affecting Li Yuan's soul and spiritual energy circulation.

Li Yuan's expression remained unchanged. He picked up the teacup and took another sip.

Zhou Mingyuan's imposing aura lasted for about three breaths before receding.

His expression remained calm as he bowed and said goodbye.

"Excuse me, goodbye."

He turned and left the main hall, transforming into a streak of light and flying out of the market.

Ji Wenyuan walked in through the side door, his eyes questioning.

Li Yuan waved his hand without saying anything more.

Shortly after returning to the seclusion room, the communication token lit up.

Simplicity and simplicity.

"Zhou Mingyuan came to see you?"

"Comed, gone," Li Yuan replied.

"That old bastard, I haven't even settled things with him about the Earthly Spirit Embryo yet, but he's already gone to you to sound him out."

"I'll come back to him when I reach the Nascent Soul stage."

Xuanpu's message carried a hint of disdain.

"Ignore him."

The message paused for a moment, then the tone became more formal.

"However, if you find this too troublesome, you can consider staying in the Upper Realm for a while. The Mingyuan Sect happens to have a need for you, and they value your array-setting skills and ability to maintain spatial passages. I can give you extra privileges, and your range of activities in the Upper Realm will be much larger than that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator in the Lower Realm."

The upper realm.

I had already heard about the Mingyuan Sect's recruitment of Golden Core cultivators from the upper realms. However, that was a channel for Golden Core cultivators, and the price was the side effects of the pills.

Having the red attribute of the Minor Realm Collapse Core, spatial damage is completely ineffective, allowing one to pass through spatial channels without the need for elixirs.

"Okay," Li Yuan replied.

"When are we leaving?"

"No rush. Send me a message when you're ready. Come to Tianyue Sect first, and while you're at it, do some maintenance on the walls of the spatial passage. Then, just go up through the passage."

The message has ended.

Li Yuan carefully put away the token and took out the Thunderous Marrow Cleansing Pill from his personal miniature world.

The pale purple pill has faintly visible thunder-patterned veins on its surface, indicating it is of superior quality.

Remove the Ancient Dragon's Fang from the equipment slot and replace it with the Thunderous Marrow Cleansing Pill.

The entry for "Lei Gang Continues the Meridian" takes effect immediately.

The conduction of lightning-attribute spiritual energy within the body underwent an immediate change. The loss of lightning-attribute spiritual energy conduction between the bones and meridians decreased by 30%, and the attenuation of spiritual energy flowing from the meridians into the bones was almost imperceptible. At the same time, the condensation of lightning-attribute spiritual energy increased by 30%, and the density and purity of each strand of lightning-attribute spiritual energy were higher than before the equipment was installed.

Li Yuan activated the Thunderous Bone Refining Technique.

The lightning pulse surged from the nascent soul and spread throughout the body along the skeletal conduction channels.

The reduced conduction loss effect of Thunderous Continuation Meridian, combined with the enhanced conductivity effect of the permanent Thunderous Bone Tempering skill, resulted in the penetration speed of the lightning pulse through the bones nearly doubling. The pulse intensity remained at its initial level after long-distance conduction, showing almost no attenuation.

The permanent attribute "Thunderous Essence Penetrating the Body" increases the condensation of thunderous spiritual power by 30%, making the pulses of higher quality and allowing each impact to have a deeper tempering effect on the microstructure of the bones.

The triple enhancements work simultaneously during the cultivation process of the Thunderous Bone Refining Technique.

The lightning pulse completed a full-body circulation under the triple enhancement.

The way the bone microstructure receives lightning has undergone a qualitative change.

He was proficient in the Thunderous Bone Refining Technique.

Li Yuan clenched his fist, sensing the changes inside his bones.

The tempering efficiency at the proficient stage is already quite considerable with the triple bonus. However, there are still two stages—mastery and minor mastery—to reach the ultimate level, and the conditions for making the Thunder Qi Continuation Meridian permanent need to be continuously improved.

Fortunately, the cultivation speed after the triple enhancement is far beyond the normal. It may take a normal cultivator decades to go from the beginner to the master of the Thunderous Bone Refining Technique, but under the current enhancement system, this time can be greatly compressed.

The cultivation continues.

A few days later, Li Yuan left the seclusion room.

After touring the market, I purchased a batch of spiritual herbs and medicines from the trading post and individual cultivator stalls. The market's supply of goods has become much more abundant since the roads were fully opened, and the variety and quantity of spiritual plant materials are much richer than they were a few months ago.

Two new types of aquatic spiritual plants have been added: one is the Deep-Water Spirit Shell Grass, whose roots can penetrate deep into the crevices of the rock layer at the bottom of the water and grow in place, with a moderate output of spiritual energy; the other is the Floating Water Lily, which floats on the water surface and whose leaves can absorb and store a small amount of moonlight spiritual energy.

The spiritual field has been supplemented with three types of spiritual herbs, all of which are commonly used auxiliary materials for third-tier pills.

After returning to the secluded room, he probed his consciousness into his personal microcosm.

The changes inside the small world are more obvious than when I last checked.

Under the continuous infusion of the Qi-nurturing technique, the four spiritual veins are operating steadily. Although the output of spiritual energy is still relatively low, it has already shown a perceptible increase compared to when they were first embedded.

The spiritual energy circulation speed of the two small spiritual veins exchanged from the Loose Cultivator Alliance is about 10% faster than its initial state. The progress of the two miniature wild spiritual veins discovered at the bottom of the sea is even more obvious. Their spiritual energy purity is already higher than that of artificial spiritual veins, and their circulation speed has increased by nearly 20% under the guidance of the Vein Cultivation Technique.

The spiritual herbs in the spiritual field area are growing vigorously under the nourishment of the spiritual veins. All the second and third-tier spiritual herbs planted earlier have entered their rapid growth period, and some of the early-planted varieties are nearing maturity.

The spiritual plants in the aquatic areas also benefited. The water lilies almost covered the entire surface, the yield of pearl-like fruits of the emerald algae doubled compared to last time, and the seedlings of the deep-sea moon coral had already grown their first branches.

The newly purchased spiritual plants were planted one by one in their respective areas.

Once set up, the spirit plant growth activating array will take effect simultaneously on the newly planted spirit plants.

The spiritual plant ecosystem of this small realm is continuously enriching. With the continued cultivation of the four spiritual veins, the output of spiritual energy and the supply of spiritual materials will become increasingly abundant.

Li Yuan withdrew his attention from Xiao Jie.

The message token lights up.

Simplicity and simplicity.

"Preparations for the trip to the Upper Realm are complete. Come to Tianyue Sect first, and take care of the wall maintenance while you're at it. After that, just take the passage."

Li Yuan carefully put away the token.

Remove the Thunderous Marrow Cleansing Pill from your equipment inventory and replace it with the Ancient Dragon's Fang. The infusion timer for Dragon Blood Qi should not be interrupted for too long; prioritize maintaining the infusion progress.

The stone door to the seclusion chamber was closed.

After a brief period of cultivation, Li Yuan stood up, transformed into a beam of light, left the Misty Forest Market, and flew towards the Tianyue Mountains.