Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 637 Mingyuan Token

The tenth day after arriving in the upper realm.

A soft knocking sound came from the stone gate of the cave.

Li Yuan opened the door, and standing outside was Song He, an inner disciple of the Mingyuan Sect who had visited before.

"Fellow Daoist Li, the elders have approved your activity permissions."

Song He handed over a gray-blue token. The front of the token was engraved with the sect emblem of the Mingyuan Sect, and the back had a set of spiritual patterns.

"This token grants access to all areas within the Mingyuan Domain, including both inside and outside the sect and nearby immortal cities. You can use it as long as you don't leave the Mingyuan Domain."

Li Yuan accepted the token.

"In addition, the contribution points you have accumulated in the Tianyue Sect can be used directly at the Mingyuan Sect contribution point. The contribution systems of the upper and lower realms are interconnected."

Song paused for a moment.

"However, the exchange price of items in the upper realm is generally higher than that in the lower realm, and you can exchange fewer items with the same amount of contribution points."

"Understood."

Song He bowed and took his leave.

Li Yuan put away the token and headed to the Mingyuan Sect's contribution exchange point.

The exchange office was located in a three-story stone building in Chongmen Shenbu. The stone building was several times larger than Guan Yuezong's exchange office, and the three walls were covered with densely packed lists of goods.

Li Yuan activated the wall with the token, and his divine sense swept through the list item by item.

The variety of goods is far richer than in the lower realm. Fourth-tier spiritual materials, fourth-tier pill formulas, fourth-tier cultivation techniques, special spiritual artifacts from the upper realm, and high-grade ores are all available. The prices are indeed considerably higher than in the lower realm.

Li Yuan didn't exchange his cultivation technique contribution points for other items, as he was short of enough. Instead, he planned to accumulate contribution points to exchange for cultivation techniques.

After leaving the exchange point, Li Yuan used the token to pass through the sect gate and exit the Mingyuan Sect.

Outside the sect was a wide, open mountain valley.

The stone path extends from the sect's main gate in all directions, connecting various facilities in the surrounding area. Cultivators can be seen coming and going occasionally on both sides of the path, mostly Golden Core cultivators, quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators, and Nascent Soul cultivators occasionally flashing by.

The basic information that Song had previously provided surfaced in his mind.

The upper realm's territories are not divided into states, but named regions. Each sect governs one region. The Mingyuan Sect is located in the Mingyuan Region, whose area is equivalent to the size of several states in the lower realm.

The relationships between the various sects in the Upper Realm are generally peaceful. While there are territorial boundaries between sects, large-scale conflicts are rare; instead, there is more commercial exchange and resource sharing. The differences in sect strength are mainly reflected in the number of cultivators at the Void Refinement stage and the quality of spiritual vein resources.

Li Yuan walked eastward along the stone path, simultaneously scanning the surrounding environment with the passive perception of the Void Realm and the blue permanent entry of the Earth Vein Spiritual Pivot.

Spiritual veins.

Everywhere.

Within the sensing range of the earth veins' spiritual core, at least seven spiritual veins of different grades were detected in the mountains on both sides of the stone path. The smallest was about ten zhang long, while the largest stretched for hundreds of zhang, with grades ranging from second to third rank.

Each spiritual vein is guarded by cultivators, and arrays are set up above the veins to continuously mine spiritual energy through standardized energy loops. The extracted spiritual energy is collected and compressed by the arrays and then transported to nearby spiritual energy storage facilities.

The density and quality of spiritual veins far surpass those of the lower realm. A single state in the lower realm may have only a handful of usable spiritual veins, while within the Mingyuan Domain of the upper realm, there are nearly ten within Li Yuan's field of vision alone.

Li Yuan continued eastward for several hours, and the outline of a huge city appeared ahead.

Immortal City.

The city wall was about twenty zhang high, entirely constructed of spirit stones, with dense defensive spirit runes carved on its surface. The city gate was wide, and cultivators came and went in an endless stream. Above the city gate hung a stone plaque with two large characters inscribed on it.

Mingyuan.

Mingyuan Immortal City.

Li Yuan used the token to pass through the city gate and entered the Immortal City.

The scale of the celestial city far surpasses that of any market town in the lower realm.

The main street is about ten zhang wide, with shops lining both sides. There are shops selling spiritual materials, magical artifacts, elixirs, talismans, spiritual plants, and ores, offering a complete range of products. Each shop sign indicates the level of products it deals in, ranging from the second to the fourth level.

Spirit Stone Trading.

In the Upper Realm, spirit stones are also the common currency. However, the prices listed on the shelves are based on mid-grade spirit stones, while low-grade spirit stones are rarely seen.

The spirit stones in my storage bag are mainly of medium and high grade, which does not affect my transactions in the Upper Realm.

Walk deeper into the main street.

His gaze swept across the shelves of each shop, while he passively captured the fluctuations of the keywords within his three-foot perception range.

Most items do not exhibit affix fluctuations. While the quality of items from the upper realm is generally higher than that of items from the lower realm, the probability of triggering affixes is not entirely linked to quality. The generation of affixes depends more on the item's unique characteristics and its compatibility with the cultivation system.

Li Yuan stopped in a shop selling spiritual materials.

Deep within the shelf, an amber-colored crystal rests quietly within a protective layer of spiritual energy.

The crystals are about the size of an egg, translucent amber in color, with faintly visible flowing golden specks inside. The specks are irregularly distributed but extremely dense, like countless miniature stars sealed inside the crystal.

Within a three-foot perception range, the words rippled.

Blue grade.

Li Yuan walked to the shelf.

"What's the price of this piece of Spirit Essence Amber?"

The shopkeeper walked over and glanced at the labels on the shelves.

"Spirit Essence Condensed Amber, a natural spiritual material from the Upper Realm, produced from the eastern mineral veins of the Mingyuan Domain. One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones."

"I'll take it."

The shopkeeper took out the Spirit Essence Crystal, and Li Yuan paid with spirit stones.

Touch the surface of the crystals with your finger.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Essence Amber]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spirit Essence Condensation (Blue)]

[Effect: Nascent Soul spiritual power quality is further purified by 30%; total spiritual power limit increased by 20%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Fourth-Order Cultivation Technique Reached Minor Success]

The quality of the Nascent Soul's spiritual power is further purified by 30%, and the maximum amount of spiritual power is increased by 20%. These two effects directly affect the core indicators of Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

The condition for permanentization is reaching minor success in a fourth-tier cultivation technique. While the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique is currently mastered, and although the technique is incomplete, further advancement is not impossible with multiple enhancements.

The Spirit Essence Crystal was stored in his personal miniature world.

Continue searching within the immortal city.

In a magical artifact shop, the second target appeared.

In the corner of the shelf sat a fist-sized, dark purple bead. Extremely fine lightning patterns were naturally distributed across its surface, the direction of which perfectly matched the pulse frequency of lightning-attribute spiritual energy. A pale purple light slowly flowed within the bead.

Within a three-foot perception range, the words rippled.

Blue grade.

"What's the price of this Thunder Essence Convergence Pearl?"

The shopkeeper of the magical artifact shop flipped through the price tags.

"Thunder Essence Convergence Pearl, a spiritual artifact from the Upper Realm, is worth 800 mid-grade spirit stones, or the equivalent value of high-grade spirit stones."

The price is not low.

After making the payment, Li Yuan touched the surface of the bead with his finger.

[Equipable item detected: Thunder Essence Gathering Orb]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Thunder Element Condensation (Blue)]

[Effect: Increases the spiritual energy capacity of the lightning-attribute auxiliary meridians within the body by 50%; when cultivating two or more lightning-attribute techniques simultaneously, the synergistic effect is enhanced by 30%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Mastery of a Tier 3 Lightning-type cultivation technique]

The condition for permanent attainment is mastering a third-tier lightning-based cultivation technique. With the Thunderous Bone Refining Technique currently at a proficient level, reaching mastery is achievable with multiple enhancements.

Lei Yuanhui Spirit Pearl's income is carried into the small world.

Two blue-labeled items have been obtained.

Li Yuan toured the Immortal City again, getting a general idea of ​​the types of goods and price ranges in the main shops. The overall level of the Upper Realm market was much higher than that of the Lower Realm. Although fourth-tier items were expensive, the supply was plentiful, and third-tier items were readily available everywhere.

Li Yuan chose a residence on the inner side of the residential area to stay in.

The stone gate was closed.

He sat cross-legged on the stone platform and began practicing the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method.

The spiritual energy from the upper realm surged into the spirit-gathering array, and the nascent soul's spiritual power circulated at high speed under the superposition of multiple enhancements.

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