Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 664 Yunzhou Changes Hands

Tianyue Sect, a base in the lower realm.

Li Yuan walked a short distance from the exit of the passage and saw Xuan Pu and Zhou Heng.

The two stood under the stone pavilion in the front yard of the stronghold, having waited for a while.

Xuanpu had a ruddy complexion and was in excellent spirits. Li Yuan's gaze swept over his left arm; the skin tone was no different from his right arm, and there was no discernible difference.

"Fellow Daoist Li." Xuanpu cupped his hands, his smile evident.

"I'm back."

"Fellow Daoist Xuanpu." Li Yuan nodded in return, his gaze lingering for a moment on Xuanpu's left arm. "Your arm has recovered quite well."

Xuanpu raised his left arm and moved it a couple of times.

"The Mingyuan Sect gave me healing pills again, and they were extremely effective. The wounds fully healed three months ago, and now they're almost exactly the same as before."

Zhou Heng nodded in agreement: "Fellow Daoist, you've been in the Upper Realm for quite a while now, and the Lower Realm has changed quite a bit."

Tell me about it.

The three of them sat down in the stone pavilion.

Zhou Heng spoke up: "Yuanzong is gone."

Li Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly.

"What happened?"

"The sect leader of Yuan Sect sacrificed all his disciples."

Xuanpu took over the conversation, his tone calm, "His cultivation has been stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage for many years. The essence blood he collected from the previous killings was probably not enough, so he once again used the essence blood and souls of all the disciples of the sect as a sacrifice."

Li Yuan recalled the wisp of demonic energy that Dark Insight had detected at the Mingyuan Immortal City auction.

Xuanpu continued, "He didn't kill sect cultivators for nothing. He used them as leverage to reach an agreement with the Mingyuan Sect, exchanging them for the qualification to go to the Upper Realm. He's already gone up."

Xuanpu added, "Of the more than a thousand formal disciples of the Yuan Sect, not a single one remained. On the day of the blood sacrifice, the entire mountain gate was shrouded in blood mist."

Li Yuan nodded without asking any further questions.

"What about the Demon Sect?"

"I've surrendered," Xuanpu said.

"With the destruction of the Yuan Sect, the Sha Mo Sect lost its backer. We gave them two choices: fight or surrender. They chose to surrender."

What's the situation in Yunzhou right now?

"The Tianyue Sect has taken over completely." Xuanpu's tone was more satisfied. "A Tianyue branch has been established, with the Qishui Sect and the Shamo Sect assisting in management. The allocation of resources, the operation of markets, and the mining of mineral veins in Yunzhou have all been incorporated into the Tianyue system."

"What about Jingzhou?"

Xuanpu shook his head: "Jingzhou has established a stronghold, so it's not easy to seize it by force."

Li Yuan wrote down these messages.

Are there any other changes?

"There aren't any big ones left," Xuanpu said.

"There have been quite a few minor changes; you will naturally find out when you return."

Li Yuan rose to take his leave and transformed into a beam of light, departing from the Tianyue stronghold.

About half a day later, the outline of Wulinfang City appeared in front of them.

The market town was a size larger than when I left. Several rows of newly built stone pavers had been added to the outer perimeter, and the stalls on both sides of the main street were also denser. There were noticeably more cultivators coming and going, with Foundation Establishment cultivators making up the majority, and Golden Core cultivators were also frequently seen.

Li Yuan landed in the management area behind the market.

Ji Wenyuan was already waiting.

"The shopkeeper is back." Ji Wenyuan cupped his hands, his face beaming with joy.

"How's the market?"

"The merger has been initially completed."

Ji Wenyuan took out a bamboo book from his sleeve and handed it over.

"The supply channel between Wulin Market and Yunyang Market has been opened, and both sides share the source of goods and profits. We take 40% and Yunyang takes 60%."

"Forty percent?"

"The total amount is more than before the merger."

Ji Wenyuan explained, "Yunyang Market has three times the customer traffic of ours. After the sharing of goods, our products can be sold there, and the sales volume has increased significantly. Forty percent may seem like a small amount, but the actual amount of spirit stones we receive is nearly fifty percent more than before."

Li Yuan flipped through the bamboo book and nodded.

"What about management?"

"For now, each side will operate independently. The managers and staff on both sides will remain the same, only the sourcing and accounting will be integrated. If we want to unify things later, we'll need to work on the process again."

Li Yuan put the bamboo book away.

"Continue operating as before, and we'll address any problems that arise."

"Yes."

After Ji Wenyuan left, Li Yuan returned to his residence at the rear of Wulinfang City.

The stone gate was closed.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the stone platform and began to practice the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique.

The rate at which spiritual energy flowed into the body suddenly slowed down.

The spiritual energy in the lower realm differs greatly from that in the upper realm. In the upper realm, the environmental spiritual energy is as abundant as a thick fog, and the multiple spiritual energy-gathering attributes within the body operate at full capacity, absorbing energy extremely quickly. After returning to the lower realm, even with all attributes activated, it is still far inferior to that in the upper realm.

The passive effect of the permanent attribute "Vein Sensing" also decreases sharply. The more abundant the surrounding spiritual energy, the faster the spiritual power circulates; when the spiritual energy is thin, the acceleration effect naturally shrinks.

Li Yuan did not dwell on the matter, but instead checked the Bloodline Spirit Pattern Network.

Back in the Upper Realm, dozens of cultivation-accelerating spirit runes had already been inscribed on the main blood vessels throughout the body, forming a network covering the entire body. However, some secondary and peripheral blood vessels had not yet been inscribed, leaving room for further refinement.

Li Yuan took out the spirit pattern material and began to expand the inscription.

After hundreds of practice sessions, his engraving technique had become extremely refined, with a success rate consistently above 70%. Secondary blood vessels were even finer, requiring even higher precision, but with Li Yuan's current micro-control spiritual techniques, it wasn't a major problem.

After a day and a night, the secondary blood vessel recording was completed.

The coverage density of the bloodline spiritual pattern network throughout the body increased by nearly 30%. Even in the sparse spiritual energy of the lower realm, the spiritual pattern network's ability to guide and absorb environmental spiritual energy remains considerable.

His cultivation speed increased even further.

Li Yuan put away the materials and began his formal cultivation.

The Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method and the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique operate in parallel. The Dragon Transformation Technique and the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique work together automatically during breaks in cultivation.

Although the spiritual energy in the lower realm is thin, his cultivation efficiency still far exceeds that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators in the upper realm after the superposition of multiple attributes.

Several days later, the Dragon Transformation Technique was the first to show changes.

The dragon's spiritual energy output in the bone marrow layer at the minor completion stage has been stable for a long time. Nourished by the high spiritual energy of the upper realm for a long time, coupled with the continuous increase in the purity of the dragon's blood energy, the accumulation of the Dragon Transformation Technique has long been approaching the critical point.

One day during cultivation, the dragon's spiritual power deep within his bones suddenly surged.

This time, it wasn't a slow increase, but a complete qualitative change. After the dragon's spiritual power surged out from the bone marrow layer, it no longer just dispersed outward along the skeletal conduction network, but directly seeped into the surrounding muscles and meridian walls.

The muscle fibers, imbued with dragon spiritual energy, simultaneously increased in both resilience and explosive power. The muscle layer transformed from passively supporting the scale structure to actively coordinating with the scales to generate force.

The Dragon Transformation Technique has been mastered.

At the peak stage, the dragon's spiritual power permeates from the skeletal structure into all the body's tissues. The dragon's blood energy no longer exists only in the bone marrow and blood vessels, but diffuses throughout the muscles and meridian walls.

The dragon aura within him intensified once more.

The moment the Dragon Transformation Technique was perfected, the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique also changed.

Under the catalysis of the dragon's spiritual power, the scale structure extends deeper from the bone and muscle layers, intricately embedding itself into the meridian walls, forming an extremely thin yet tough protective layer on the outer surface of the meridians.

The scales covering the area increased from 95% to complete coverage. Even the last remaining sensory openings were covered with a layer of transparent scales, providing protection without impairing perception.

Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique, Great Success.

This corresponds to the later stage of the Golden Body Realm.

His physical defenses have improved significantly since the minor completion stage. From the surface of his body to his internal organs, from his skin to his bones, and even the walls of his meridians, everything is protected by a scale-like structure.

Li Yuan finished his practice and clenched his fist to sense the changes within his body. The dragon spiritual energy permeating his muscles gave each movement a more steady and powerful feel, and the scales protecting the walls of his meridians also made the flow of spiritual energy more stable.

Then, Li Yuan took out the Dragon Blood Condensing Soul Technique jade slip.

This technique was obtained through a trade with the dragon clan of the Cangxuan Realm. Its core is to gradually strip away impurities and spiritual energy from the bloodline using a specific operating method, thereby increasing the purity of the dragon's blood energy. It is highly complementary to the Dragon Transformation Technique.

Previously, he had not formally cultivated, but now that he had mastered the Dragon Transformation Technique, the concentration and purity of the dragon's spiritual power in his bloodline had reached a new level, making it the perfect time to begin.

Li Yuan activated the Dragon Blood Condensing Soul Technique.

The cultivation path unfolds along the bloodline system, partially overlapping with the Dragon Transformation Technique, but in a different direction. The Dragon Transformation Technique outputs dragon spiritual power outward from the bone marrow, while the Dragon Blood Condensation Technique filters and separates non-dragon impurities from within the bloodline.

After mastering the Dragon Transformation Technique, the proportion of impurities in the bloodline is already quite small. With the first cycle of the Dragon Blood Condensation Soul Technique, the cultivation path is completely opened.

Dragon Blood Soul Condensation Technique, Beginner Level.

After each cycle, a trace amount of gray impurities are stripped from the blood vessels and expelled from the body along the meridians. The amount is very small, but the purity of the blood does indeed increase slightly.

The moment the two dragon clan techniques were mastered simultaneously, a reaction occurred within the personal microcosm.

Dragon's breath solidifies into scales.

The condition for making the "Scale Breath Resonance" entry permanent is: reaching the pinnacle of Dragon Clan cultivation techniques.

The Dragon Transformation Technique has just reached its peak. The conditions are met.

The dragon's breath condensed into scales and dissipated within the personal microcosm. A stream of green light flowed through the boundary wall and into the body, spreading along the meridians to the entire scale structure.

The images flooded into my mind.

A dragon coiled at the bottom of a deep pool, its scales undulating slightly in sync with its breath. With each exhale and exhale, a faint spiritual light emanated from the surface of its scales, spreading from the base to the tip and then seeping back into its body along the seams. The scales resonated with its breath, and when external force struck the scales, the impact was dissipated layer by layer by the resonant ripples.

A wealth of experience regarding scale armor defense and breath coordination was incorporated. How to make the scale armor structure adjust its hardness according to the rhythm of breathing, and how to disperse the impact force through breath resonance at the moment of impact.

The image fades away.

The resonance of scales completes the permanent process.

Defense is permanently increased by 20%. Scale armor defense is permanently increased by 20%.

The two enhancements directly overlapped with the full-coverage scale armor achieved after mastering the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique. Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed that an extremely subtle pulsation had appeared within the network of scales extending from his body surface to his internal body, its frequency matching his breathing. This pulsation was usually imperceptible, only activating when impacted, dispersing the striking force along the surface of the scales.

Li Yuan finished his practice and continued cultivating.

Several days later, a reaction occurred in the personal miniature world.

Condensed Gang Mysterious Iron.

The condition for making the "Iron Body Forging" attribute permanent is to continuously temper the physical body with high intensity for 100 days using body-refining techniques.

Since purchasing the Condensed Gang Profound Iron and equipping himself with it, Cangxuan Realm has been continuously practicing the three body-refining techniques: Thunder Gang Bone Refining Technique, Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique, and Dragon Transformation Technique. The tempering during his cultivation in the Upper Realm has never stopped, and combined with the time spent in the Lower Realm, the total has exceeded one hundred days.

The conditions are met.

The Condensed Qi Black Iron dissipated within his personal miniature world. A stream of blue light penetrated the walls of the miniature world, surging into Li Yuan's body and spreading along his bones and skin.

A scene of body tempering flooded into his mind. In the scene, a cultivator repeatedly tempered his body with a powerful technique. His skin gradually showed a metallic texture during the tempering process, and his insights related to physical defense also sank into his mind.

The image fades away.

The body was forged from steel and permanently preserved.

The body-refining technique's tempering efficiency is permanently increased by 50%. When subjected to physical attacks, the skin automatically hardens.

Li Yuan clenched his fist, sensing an extremely subtle metallic texture on the surface of his skin. It was usually imperceptible, but activated upon impact, increasing the skin's hardness several times over.

With the addition of the 20% increase in physical defense from the Mineral Armor Condensation Body and the full-coverage scale armor after mastering the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique, his physical defense is now quite formidable.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and got up from the stone platform.

The residence returned to quiet.

>