Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 684 Permanentization of Dark Demon Cultivation

Mingyuanfang Market, residence.

After returning from the Cangxuan Realm, Li Yuan did not rush to sell the spiritual materials. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the quiet room and began to circulate the Dragon Might Technique.

With the bloodline concentration exceeding 40% and the reverse scale armor becoming permanent, the quality of the dragon blood energy within the body has increased significantly. The Dragon Might Technique is based on dragon blood energy, and with a stronger foundation, the previously blocked acupoints have also loosened.

Li Yuan activated his incantation. The dragon's blood energy surged from the depths of his bone marrow, spreading along his blood vessels to the surface of his body, and was released outward at a locked frequency.

A mental suppression field is formed.

Fifteen zhang, twenty zhang, twenty-five zhang.

The boundary continued to push outwards until it gradually stabilized at thirty feet. At this point, the pressure within the arena was no longer just mental; the released dragon blood energy itself also carried a suppressive force. If a late-stage Golden Core cultivator stepped into it without protection, their spirit would be disturbed, and their blood circulation would be suppressed.

Li Yuan did not stop.

On the first day, the height was thirty-two feet.

The next day, it was thirty-four zhang.

On the third day, it reached thirty-five zhang.

At thirty-five feet, the boundary stopped expanding, but the oppressive force continued to deepen. The frequency of the released blood energy became increasingly refined, and each wisp of blood energy that fell out was several degrees heavier than before.

On the third night, a change suddenly occurred during cultivation.

The oppressive field that originally spread out in all directions was brought to a stop by Li Yuan's thought. The blood energy pressure within a range of thirty-five feet was compressed into a cone shape, pointing directly at the stone wall ten feet away.

Targeted psychological impact.

The cone-shaped impact struck the stone wall, dispersing the residual spiritual energy on the surface and sending fine stone dust falling.

If it were a cultivator, this attack would be enough to make someone at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm instantly dazed.

Dragon Might Technique, Minor Success.

Li Yuan withdrew his blood energy, and the oppressive field inside the room dissipated. Several spirit insects in the corner remained frozen for a long time before slowly resuming their crawling.

The next day, Li Yuan changed his appearance and clothes, and transformed into a beam of light to head to Mingyuan Immortal City.

The low-priced spiritual materials purchased from the Cangxuan Realm need to be converted into cash in batches.

Inside the spiritual materials shop in the southern district of Mingyuan Immortal City, Li Yuan, as a rogue cultivator, made his first purchase of spiritual materials. The third-tier spiritual herbs, a specialty of the Cangxuan Realm, were rare in the Upper Realm. The shopkeeper inspected their quality and bought them all on the spot, at a price more than ten times higher than in the Cangxuan Realm.

The price difference between monster materials and second-tier ores isn't that exaggerated, but the quantity is large enough, and the total amount isn't low either.

After leaving Mingyuan Immortal City, Li Yuan changed his appearance again and went to Xuanyang City to sell the second batch.

After visiting the two immortal cities, the spirit stones in his storage bag had increased again.

After returning to his residence, Li Yuan took out several demonic energy spells that he had been working on.

He is proficient in three techniques: Demonic Entanglement Technique, Dark Erosion Finger Technique, and Demonic Energy Condensation Technique.

The Dark Demon Cultivation entry for the bronze mirror requires three demonic energy spells of minor mastery or above. Since the Great Mastery of the Demon Shadow Step already counts as one, Li Yuan simply pushed all three up together.

The demonic energy generated after mastering the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique far exceeds the requirements of a second-tier spell. Combined with permanent attributes such as Demonic Bone Infusion, Demonic Power Enhancement, and Demonic Energy Condensation, the three spells progress rapidly in turn.

The number of entanglements in the Demonic Entanglement Technique has increased from twelve to eighteen. The formation and tightening are almost simultaneous, and it can also adjust its direction around the target on its own.

The dark elemental energy of the Dark Erosion Finger has become smoother to condense. When the fingertip touches the target, the erosive power is nearly twice as strong as in the mastery stage, and the penetration of the protective aura is particularly obvious.

The barrier of the Demonic Qi Condensation Technique has increased from two layers to three layers, and its area has expanded to two zhang square. It can also repair itself after being hit.

About ten days later, the three spells crossed the barrier one after another.

Demonic Entanglement Technique, Minor Success.

Dark erosion finger, minor achievement.

Demonic Qi Condensation Wall Technique, Minor Success.

With the completion of the Shadow Step, all four demonic energy spells have reached the required level.

Within the portable miniature world, the bronze mirror reacted accordingly.

Conditions for making the Dark Demon Cultivation skill permanent: Mastering three demonic spells of minor mastery or above.

The conditions are met.

The bronze mirror dissipated in the small realm, and the green light flowed through the boundary wall, surging into Li Yuan's body and spreading throughout his body along his meridians.

The images flooded into my mind.

A demonic cultivator sat cross-legged in a dimly lit chamber, a bronze mirror hanging in front of him. The mirror reflected the circulation of demonic energy within his body, with slight deviations in the flow of spiritual energy in several places. As the demonic energy flowed through him, it was gradually eroding the walls of his meridians.

The demonic cultivator raised his hand and touched the mirror, causing the surface to glow with a dim light, marking each deviation. He then recirculated his demonic energy according to the path shown in the mirror, and the corrosive effects immediately lessened considerably.

The scene changes.

The demonic cultivator walked through the dark passage, using demonic energy to slip through the shadows. His figure blended into the shadows, and his spiritual energy fluctuations were enveloped by demonic energy, making him difficult to detect even with detection spells. Two cultivators stood guard at the end of the passage, and the demonic cultivator swept past them without them noticing.

A wealth of insights into suppressing the negative effects of demonic energy and the art of concealing demonic energy flowed into his mind.

The image fades away.

Dark Demon training, permanent completion.

The negative effects of demonic energy cultivation are permanently reduced by 30%.

The speed and stealth of the Demonic Energy Escape Technique are permanently increased by 30%.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. When the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique was activated, the erosion his meridians were experiencing lessened. The demonic energy seeping into his bones, combined with his dark demonic cultivation, had reduced the hidden injuries caused by long-term practice of demonic arts to a very low level.

The fluctuations of the Shadow Step are also more difficult to detect.

Li Yuan withdrew his senses and turned to talisman making.

A talisman pen was taken out from his personal miniature world, and the purple attribute "Mysterious Talisman Enlightenment" in his equipment slot immediately took effect. The cultivation speed bonus of Talisman Dao attainment was still there, and the talisman skill increased by 50%, which also directly landed in his hand.

The talisman paper was spread out, and spiritual ink was infused with spatial attribute spiritual power.

Space stability symbol.

Since mastering the fourth-order talisman-making technique, Li Yuan has repeatedly created dozens of talismans. Previously, his success rate was about one-third, but now, with the blessing of profound talisman enlightenment, the accuracy of his strokes has become significantly more stable.

After producing more than ten consecutive copies, the success rate of the spatial stabilization symbol climbed to one in half.

Li Yuan set the talisman aside for the time being and took out a newly purchased jade slip.

Fourth-tier spirit shield talisman.

Once activated, this talisman will form a spiritual energy shield in front of the caster. The duration and defensive strength depend on the quality of the talisman and the caster's spiritual energy.

The runes of the Spirit Shield Rune are much more complex than those of the Space Stabilization Rune. The core circuit has two more nested layers, and the number of nodes has doubled.

Li Yuan probed the jade slip with his divine sense, memorized the structure of the spiritual patterns, and began to experiment.

On the first talisman, when the spiritual patterns reached the third layer of nesting, the nodes were misaligned, and the spiritual power of the talisman dissipated.

The second, fourth, and fifth cards all failed in different positions.

Li Yuan stopped writing and compared the spiritual runes from the previous five failed attempts with the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot, quickly finding the same problem. At the corner of the third nested layer, when spatial attribute spiritual power and defensive attribute spiritual power converge, an extremely subtle repulsion is generated, which is amplified when forming the rune, causing the node to shift.

The problem lies in the formula for Lingmo (灵墨).

The Space Stabilization Talisman uses only pure spatial attribute spiritual power, while the Spirit Shield Talisman must bear both attributes simultaneously; the proportions cannot be directly copied.

Li Yuan reduced his defensive spiritual power by 10% while increasing his spatial spiritual power accordingly.

The sixth card still lost on the fourth level, but the offset was much smaller than the previous ones.

We're on the right track.

After another minor adjustment, Li Yuan started on the seventh card.

The spiritual patterns unfolded layer by layer. At the corner of the third nested layer, the two types of spiritual energy converged much more smoothly, and the repulsion was almost imperceptible.

The fourth and fifth layers are connected one by one.

The final stroke was made.

The talisman took shape.

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

Blue grade.

At the same moment, his accumulation of fourth-order rune-making skills also crossed the threshold. The foundation laid by the Space Stabilization Rune, coupled with the cross-attribute spirit rune like the Spirit Shield Rune, finally pushed his skills a step further.

Fourth-order talisman-making technique, proficient.

Li Yuan picked up the spirit shield talisman.

[Equipable item detected: Spirit Shield Charm (Crafted)]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Spirit Shield Guardian (Blue)]

[Effect: Permanently increases the duration of defensive spells by 30%; permanently increases the spiritual energy conversion efficiency of the spiritual energy shield by 20%]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Successfully withstand ten attacks of the same level using this talisman (0/10)]

The conditions for permanent implementation need to be tested in real-world scenarios; it cannot be implemented for the time being.

Li Yuan stored the spirit shield talisman in his personal microcosm for later use, and also made several space stabilization talismans. His skills were much more stable in the proficient stage than when he was a beginner, and his success rate continued to rise from one-half to nearly two-thirds for the last few talismans.

The talisman-making process has come to an end.

Li Yuan organized the high-quality pills he had refined in the lower realm and the excess space-stabilizing talismans, and then headed to Mingyuan Immortal City once again.

Fourth-grade premium pills are extremely sought after in the city. Premium Guiyuan Nourishing Infant Pills and Peiying Ningyuan Pills are more than twice as expensive as ordinary high-grade ones, and they were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. Space Stabilizing Talismans are also in high demand. Although they are consumable talismans, there are too few talisman masters who can make them, and the supply cannot meet the demand.

With the elixirs and talismans sold out, the price of spirit stones surged again.

Back at his residence, Li Yuan took out the Void Essence Strengthening Pill from his personal miniature world.

Space-related spells need to be put on the agenda now, with Shattered Star Valley and Heavenly Balance Domain waiting in the wings. The cultivation efficiency of space-related techniques will increase by 30%, and the capacity of the sea of ​​consciousness will increase by 20%. The sooner they take effect, the better.

Li Yuan placed the Kongyuan Gushen Pill into the fifth slot of his equipment inventory.

The entry will then take effect.

The efficiency of spatial cultivation techniques will be permanently increased by 30%.

The capacity of the knowledge sea will be permanently increased by 20%.

The space in the sea of ​​consciousness expanded slightly, giving more room to operate the divine sense, and the burden of maintaining multiple lines of divine sense at the same time was also lighter.

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

The cultivation continues.