Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

After finishing his meal, Li Yuan went to the guard team's trading area.

There were many items being traded, but not many types; most of them were materials from demonic beasts.

The inconvenience of trading within the guard force and the market, coupled with the guard force's frequent need to go out on missions, led to the emergence of two trading methods: purchasing and consignment.

The prices are similar to those in the market, the main difference is that it's a bit later in the evening.

Li Yuan searched around but couldn't find any talismans he needed among the consigned items. So he told a guard what he needed, and the guard wrote it down and hung it on the wall.

Li Yuan then returned to his residence, dispelled his Fire Escape Technique, equipped himself with the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique, and began his cultivation.

The next morning, after Li Yuan finished his cultivation, he turned around and removed the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique.

Then equip the Flame Serpent Tube on your body.

There are probably quite a few monsters on the road, which is perfect for grinding progress.

He Shou was still standing in the courtyard. When he saw Li Yuan come in, he only raised his chin slightly.

"Today we'll continue pushing outwards for a while, taking the southeast route, past that rocky slope ahead."

Li Yuan hummed in agreement and casually hung the spirit-detecting disc back on his waist.

The other teammates have all arrived, and Li Yuan has gotten to know them all by yesterday.

The tall, burly man standing at the front was named Han Shi. He carried a round shield made of black iron and practiced earth-elemental magic. If a real fight broke out, he would most likely be the one to go first.

The tall, thin young man next to him was named Zhou Qing. He had three willow-leaf shuttles hanging from his waist and a short knife in his hand. He was used to using his magical artifacts to suppress people first, and then looking for an opportunity to get close and finish them off.

Next was Liu Cheng, with deep-set eyes, a demon-binding rope hanging from his waist, and several talismans, but he spent most of his time using magic to fight enemies.

The last one, Xu Shun, was the quietest. He carried a short ebony staff and was quite skilled in both water arrow and ice mist techniques, while also taking care of the wounded.

All four team members were at the third level of Qi Refining.

Once all six of them were together, they went straight out.

Li Yuan walked slightly ahead, holding the spirit-detecting disc in his hand the whole time.

After walking about twenty feet, Li Yuan stopped and raised his hand to signal.

There's some noise ahead.

He Shou immediately stopped, and the group lowered their bodies and slowly looked ahead in the direction Li Yuan pointed.

Ahead was a partially collapsed earthen slope, with a black rock at the bottom and a half-eaten animal carcass lying beside it.

A few breaths later, two demonic beasts emerged from behind the black stone.

The larger one was entirely bluish-gray, its mane on its shoulders and back was slightly bent by the wind, its four paws were long and thin, and its muzzle was sharp; it was a bluish-maned wind wolf.

The one next to it was smaller, with a bright red tail, narrow ear tips, and its body huddled behind the rock, but its eyes were darting around. It was clearly a red-tailed fire weasel.

Both ends are close to the mid-grade of the first rank.

He Shou glanced at it, his voice very low.

"Wind Wolves and Fire Sables both know magic."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the fire weasel behind the stone raised its head, its mouth flashing red light, and two fist-sized fireballs shot out, heading straight for Han Shi.

Han Shi raised his arm, and a layer of earthy yellow spiritual light instantly bulged out of the black iron round shield, blocking it completely.

Almost at the same instant, the Azure Mane Wind Wolf opened its mouth and spat.

A pale blue wind blade sliced ​​through the ground at great speed, cutting the grass blades in two cleanly as it passed by.

However, Li Yuan's side has the advantage in numbers.

Zhou Qing shifted his feet, and a willow-leaf shuttle from his waist flew out first.

A streak of azure light swept across, striking down the wind blade.

Li Yuan's Fire Arrow Technique aimed directly at the Wind Wolf's forehead.

With the added precision, the strike was perfectly aimed. The Azure-Maned Wind Wolf, having just finished casting its spell, couldn't dodge in time, and a charred hole appeared on its forehead, from which the wind sank.

He Shou had already pressed forward from the side. With a tremor, a blade of light, as thin as a breeze, slashed diagonally across the ground, striking the fire weasel's right leg, causing it to immediately collapse.

Liu Cheng raised his hand and flung out the Demon-Binding Rope.

The rope swelled as soon as it caught the wind, and in a flash, it looped around the fire weasel's neck.

That was a very accurate shot; if it had been followed up with another, the fire weasel would have been down.

However, Liu Cheng hesitated for a moment before striking with his hand, not immediately delivering the fatal blow.

In that instant, the fire weasel's body suddenly arched.

The next moment, a streak of fire shot out of its mouth.

Liu Cheng's expression changed, and he raised his arm to block, but his sleeve was burned through on the spot, and the outside of his arm also turned black.

His steps faltered, sweat beaded on his forehead, and the demon-binding rope in his hand loosened slightly.

The fire weasel seized the opportunity to dart away, almost escaping.

He Shou's face darkened.

"Kill it! Why hold back?"

Li Yuan didn't wait any longer; a fireball spell blasted half of the fire mink's body into a charred mess.

When the battle stopped, Liu Cheng was still standing to the side, clutching his arm. His sleeve was burned through, and the wound was charred black, but fortunately, no bone was broken.

Xu Shun pulled out a packet of medicine powder from his pocket and tossed it over.

"Press up."

Liu Cheng caught it, gritted his teeth, and patted the powder onto his arm. His arm muscles immediately tensed up, and his face turned a little pale.

He Shou squatted down to examine the wound, and after confirming that it wasn't serious, he stood up.

"Can you still walk?"

"Yes." Liu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then remember it yourself."

After He Shou finished speaking, he turned around and began to skin the fire sable.

He Shou flipped the fire sable over, flicked the tip of his knife against its belly, and casually opened his mouth.

"Fur, teeth, and bones—these things are certainly worth spirit stones. If you have the means, it's better to keep them intact than to smash them."

As he spoke, he raised his knife and pointed it at the fire weasel on the ground.

"But in that situation just now, you lost control and tried to take everything off your skin. Didn't that seem a bit too hasty?"

"I know you're short on spirit stones and want to buy a breakthrough pill to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, but you can't risk your life, can you?"

Liu Cheng didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and tugged at his already burned cuffs.

After he finished speaking, none of the others responded.

The two demonic beasts were quickly dealt with.

The pelt of the Green-Maned Wind Wolf is more valuable than that of the Fire Sable, and its meat is also edible. The Fire Sable's pelt was burned on one side, so it would likely fetch a lower price if sold, but the tail, teeth, and claws could still be kept.

By the time they returned to the guard post, it was past noon.

The courtyard was still bustling with activity: some were distributing meat, some were keeping accounts, and some were carrying the corpses of demonic beasts.

When Li Yuan arrived at the trading place, he found that the item he wanted to buy had already arrived.

The bag contained quite a few things: a stack of blue-patterned paper, some talisman-making materials, a large amount of basic talisman paper, and some materials for making animal hide talisman paper.

Li Yuan immediately replenished the spirit stones, picked up the bag, and walked back.

On the way, Li Yuan encountered He Shou cutting up monster meat.

"Leave me some of the fur from these two ends, the less valuable the better."

He Shou looked up at him, but didn't say anything more.

In the end, besides receiving a large piece of monster meat, he also got an extra bundle of scraps of hide.

There are seven spirit stones left; that's the price of the monster materials sold yesterday.

When I got back to my lodgings, it wasn't completely dark yet.

Li Yuan first set the meat aside, then placed the wooden box and scraps of skin on the table.

He had already tried the steps Fang He taught him once before. This time, with more complete materials, it was much easier to do.

First soak the skin, then scrape off the fat, and then press and spread it into layers.

After several hours of preparation, Li Yuan took a look and lifted the thin skin to let the light shine through it.

【Skill: Animal Hide Talisman Making - Beginner (56/100)】

Without resting, Li Yuan picked up the talisman paper again, mixed the ink, and began to draw the cleansing talisman.

He had done this many times before, and he was quite skilled at it. He paused slightly when he started writing the first one, but the second one went smoothly.

【Cleansing Charm - Beginner (0/200)】

Li Yuan raised his hand to change the paper, and then drew a talisman to ward off evil spirits.

【Exorcism Talisman - Beginner (0/200)】

After finishing drawing the talisman, it was already late at night. Li Yuan did not cultivate, but went straight to sleep and rest.

The next few days were very hectic.

During the day, he goes out on patrol, and at night he comes back to make leather, draw talismans, and cultivate. He has almost no free time.

The patrol line was pushed outwards day by day. After He Shou led them across the rocky slope, they slowly began to tread the path on the other side of the mountain. There were fewer people there, and the traces of demonic beasts were more varied, so the spirit detection discs lit up significantly more often than before.

I've also gotten the hang of warning signs in the last few days.

Over the past few days, we've made significant progress in creating accurate keywords, and they're almost ready to be permanently added.

【Precision (White)】

[Permanentization Progress: 90/100]

The cleansing talismans and talisman he had finished drawing were also sold to Fang He.

With this investment, the spirit stones previously spent on purchasing materials have partially recouped the initial cost.

As for the batch of animal hide talismans produced, few were of good quality; most were uneven in thickness and some had damaged edges. If they were to be sold to large shops, they might not be willing to buy them, and even if they were, the price wouldn't be good.

Li Yuan simply sold it to a rogue talisman master who often drew low-level talismans.

The price wasn't high, so at least I recovered some of my losses.

On the morning of the fifth day, when Li Yuan opened his eyes from his cultivation, his aura was much stronger than when he had just transferred to the guard team.

He tucked the newly made warning signs into his sleeve before heading out.

People were already starting to leave the guard post.

He Shou stood by the door and, seeing him approach, said only one sentence.

"Today we'll cross the mountain ridge and head towards Xigou."

Li Yuan responded and followed him out the door.