Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 650 Proficient in Array Formation at the Fourth Level

After finishing his cultivation, Li Yuan slowly withdrew from his practice.

The token displays the new round of rotation arrangements.

The fifth node station under the main peak formation, located on the west side. Duty duration: five days.

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

The fifth node station is located about 300 zhang away from the previously stationed seventh node station, and is also located on a mountainside platform on the side of the main peak.

The array's core is about the height of a person and is dark blue in color.

The Array Dao Heavenly Pivot automatically analyzes the array pivot structure.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged beside the array's core and began his duty.

Day 1, Day 2.

The array core operates smoothly, and the flow of spiritual energy fluctuates within the normal range. Cross-layer feedback loops are occasionally triggered, but the return flow is minimal and has no significant impact on the overall operation.

On the morning of the third day.

The spiritual energy flow at the array's core has become abnormal.

The change didn't happen suddenly, but gradually became apparent over about fifteen minutes. The amount of spiritual energy input into the first layer of the array circuit was slowly decreasing.

Spiritual energy tide.

The spiritual energy of the upper realm is not constant, but rather flows periodically. Most of the time, this flow is minimal and its impact on a fourth-order grand array is negligible. However, occasionally, significant tidal fluctuations occur, causing a sudden drop in the concentration of spiritual energy in certain areas for a short period of time.

The area where the fifth node is located is experiencing a rare low point in spiritual energy.

The amount of spiritual energy input continues to decrease.

The spiritual energy flow of the node station array hub plummeted by nearly 30%.

If left unattended, the node will enter a low-power operation mode within about 15 minutes, and the defensive strength of the array in this area will have a significant gap.

Li Yuan got up and walked to the center of the formation.

The accumulation of knowledge in the introductory stage of fourth-order array formations came into play at this moment.

The Array Dao Heavenly Pivot performs real-time analysis of the current state of the array pivot, including the flow and pressure of spiritual energy channels in each of the four layers of loops.

The direction was clearly presented in my mind.

The emergency response plan was formulated within a few hours.

Li Yuan used micro-controlling spiritual techniques to probe a wisp of spiritual energy into the core of the array, and began to adjust the array, allocating more spiritual energy to the core part.

It sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to implement.

About 15 minutes later, the low point of the spiritual energy tide passed.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world is rising, and the amount of spiritual energy input is gradually returning to normal.

Li Yuan restored the traffic allocation ratio.

The array core resumed full-power operation.

After finishing his business, Li Yuan returned to the stone platform and sat down cross-legged.

A clear leap occurred deep within my consciousness.

Emergency handling of spiritual energy fluctuations differs from previous micro-corrections. Micro-corrections only involve adjusting the connection angles of local nodes, which is a form of static maintenance. Emergency handling, on the other hand, involves the dynamic reconstruction of the entire loop, requiring a global adjustment to the spiritual energy distribution logic of the four-layer loop within a short period of time.

The transition from static maintenance to dynamic reconstruction is the core dividing line between beginner and proficient in fourth-order array formation.

Fourth-order array formation, proficient.

The proficiency stage means that one can independently design simple fourth-order auxiliary formations and local loops, and has the ability to dynamically control the overall structure of fourth-order formations.

The afternoon of the fourth day.

Footsteps could be heard from the monitoring platform.

Xue Lang walked up the mountain path to the platform.

"Fellow Daoist Li." Xue Lang cupped his hands in greeting.

"Fellow Daoist Xue."

Xue Lang sat down on a stone stool at the edge of the platform and glanced at the operation of the array core.

"I have some news to share with you, fellow Daoist. The revised plan for the closed-loop approach you mentioned last time has passed the sect's internal review."

The core modification was made based on a fellow Daoist's suggestion: reducing the proportion of passive replenishment and replacing it with an active loop mode.

"After the internal audit was passed, I received an extra contribution point reward, which has already been credited to my account."

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Li Yuan bowed respectfully.

Thank you for letting me know.

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Xue Lang put away the jade slip and paused.

"In addition, the sect is holding an internal array formation seminar next month. Although you are not a sect disciple, you can still participate. Are you interested?"

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"It depends on the time," Li Yuan said. "We might not have enough time in the Upper Realm."

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Xue Lang nodded without saying anything more.

"Then make your own arrangements, fellow Daoist. Contact me again if there is any news."

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He bowed and took his leave, then walked down the mountain path.

On the fifth day, the handover of duties was completed.

Li Yuan left the main peak and transformed into a beam of light, returning to his residence in Mingyuan Immortal City.

Inside the residence, the fourth-tier alchemy furnace was set up again.

The spiritual materials are added, and the alchemical fire rises.

Fourth-order alchemy experience continued to accumulate with each batch. This batch was smoother than the previous one, with the number of fine-tuning adjustments in the medicinal reaction reduced by 20%, and the quality of the finished pills remained stable at above-average grade.

Two pills were produced.

Continue refining two more batches.

The income from the pills comes with your personal small world.

The alchemy furnace was put away.

Li Yuan went to the Mingyuan Sect's mission hall and found a mission in the direction of the mining valley on the list.

Task Description: Proceed to the third level of the Netherworld Valley, inspect the operational status of the mineral veins in the area where the spiritual veins converge, and record the spiritual energy flow data and changes over a period of time.

The mission contribution isn't much, but it connects to multiple spiritual veins, making it suitable for permanently establishing the spiritual mineral essence within the mine.

Receive.

It transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the direction of the Dark Abyss Mine Valley.

The Nether Abyss Mining Valley is located in the southwest of the Mingyuan Domain, about half a day's journey from Mingyuan Immortal City. The entrance to the mining valley is a natural fissure about ten zhang wide, which extends downwards from the ground and is extremely deep.

Li Yuan walked down the stone steps at the entrance of the crack.

The mining valley is divided into four layers. The first layer is a shallow mining area, mainly composed of low-grade ores. The second layer is a mid-level mining area, with a dense distribution of third-grade ores. The third layer is a deep mining area, where multiple spiritual veins converge, resulting in an extremely high concentration of spiritual energy. The fourth layer is undeveloped and is said to lead to an even deeper underground river.

Li Yuan went directly to the third floor.

The third level is a spacious underground space, about a hundred feet square, with a dome about twenty feet high. The concentration of spiritual energy inside is several times higher than outside, so dense that it is almost visible.

The blue permanent entry for the Earth Vein Pivot performs a deep scan of the distribution of spiritual veins in the third layer.

The three spiritual veins converge at the very center of the space. The spiritual veins are of about the third grade, and the spiritual energy flow at the confluence is several times that of a single spiritual vein, forming a small vortex at the point of convergence.

Li Yuan walked to the vicinity of the confluence of the three spiritual veins and used the pulse detection technique to record the flow of spiritual energy.

The data required for the task are collected one by one.

During the collection process, the fluctuations were passively detected within the three-foot sensing range.

Blue grade.

The fluctuations originated from rock layers approximately two feet below the confluence point.

Li Yuan used micro-controlling spiritual techniques to condense a spiritual energy blade and carefully cut a shallow pit in the rock layer along the fluctuation position.

At the bottom of the pit, a translucent crystal about the size of an egg was exposed. The crystal was pale blue in color, with three fine, hair-like spiritual energy lines interwoven inside, the direction of which corresponded perfectly to the direction of the three spiritual veins above.

Natural crystallization. A product of the natural condensation of spiritual energy accumulated over many years at the confluence of spiritual veins.

Spiritual Vein Convergence Crystal. Rank 3, High Grade.

Touch the surface of the crystals with your finger.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Vein Convergence Crystal]

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

[Effect: Increases the absorption and conversion efficiency of spiritual energy within the spiritual vein environment by 50%; increases the quality of spiritual energy by an additional 20% when cultivating within the spiritual vein environment]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Cultivate for a cumulative total of sixty days at the confluence of three or more spiritual veins]

Absorption efficiency is increased by 50% in the spiritual vein environment, and the quality of spiritual energy is increased by an additional 20%. Our current location is at the confluence of three spiritual veins, making it a suitable place to begin our advance.

The condition for permanent status is accumulating 60 days of cultivation. Further accumulation is possible thereafter.

The Spirit Vein Convergence Crystal was collected into the portable miniature world and placed in the equipment slot.

The entry takes effect immediately.

The rate at which the surrounding spiritual energy flowed in changed noticeably. The effect of a 50% increase in absorption and conversion efficiency within the spiritual vein environment was extremely noticeable; the dense spiritual energy released at the confluence of the three spiritual veins was absorbed by the Nascent Soul at a rate nearly half again as fast as before the equipment was installed.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged at the intersection and began to practice the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique.

The Nascent Soul's spiritual power circulates at high speed under the dual blessing of the spiritual vein environment and the affixes. The effect of an additional 20% increase in spiritual power quality, combined with the 50% increase in spiritual power quality from the permanent affix of the Netherworld Spiritual Essence, results in a spiritual power purity that is significantly higher than normal cultivation after each cycle.

The timer for permanent enhancement of the Spirit Ore has begun.