Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 691 Permanentization of Dual Cores

Mingyuan Sect, council hall on the east side of the main peak.

The stone chamber is about ten zhang square, with array formation patterns carved on the four walls, ranging from the first to the fourth level. It is the place where the array formation masters usually communicate.

When Li Yuan arrived, there were already eight people inside. Xue Lang stood at the door to welcome him in and introduced them one by one.

"This is Fellow Daoist Li Yuan, a formal retainer of the Tianyue Sect in the lower realm, with extremely high attainments in array formations."

Most of the cultivators present were in the early to mid-stages of the Nascent Soul realm, ranging in age from over a hundred to three or four hundred years old. They were all enshrined elders or venerables in the formation field of the Mingyuan Sect. Li Yuan had seen a few of them when he was on duty at the main peak's grand formation, and they nodded to each other as a greeting.

Without much small talk, they quickly got down to business.

The first issue was the recent abnormal fluctuations in spiritual energy within the main peak's grand formation. The third node that Li Yuan repaired last time was only one of them; the other nodes also had similar problems. A mid-Nascent Soul elder summarized the anomalies of each node and projected them onto the array pattern diagram on the stone wall.

"The offset of the third node has been fixed." Xue Lang looked at Li Yuan. "It was done by Fellow Daoist Li. It only took half an hour, even faster than when the sect elder came in person last time."

Several pairs of eyes fell upon them.

An elder with white hair asked, "The offset of the second nested loop? That connection of the spiritual runes is hidden very deep; ordinary detection spells cannot detect it."

"If your mastery of array formations is sufficient, you can see it directly," Li Yuan said.

The white-haired elder didn't press further, but simply nodded.

The topic quickly shifted to adjusting the underlying structure of the fourth-order formation.

This was what Li Yuan cared about most. The people present each took out their recently researched methods for improving spirit patterns. Some involved the transmission of spiritual power between nodes, some wanted to simplify nested loops, and one of the elders, who specialized in defensive formations, proposed a method for creating a backlash loop.

Li Yuan didn't rush to speak, but listened to what everyone had to say first.

With the permanence of the Myriad Manifestations Retrospection, the automatic analysis is extremely useful at this moment. When each person displays their spirit runes, the fluctuations of their spiritual power are captured by their sea of ​​consciousness, and their strengths and weaknesses emerge accordingly.

Once everyone started discussing the transmission of spiritual energy between nodes, Li Yuan asked, "Have you tried an arc-shaped connection?"

Several people looked over at the same time.

Li Yuan used his spiritual power to draw a set of spiritual pattern nodes on the stone wall. The nodes were not connected by straight lines, but by slight arcs. This was a layout experience extracted from the ruins of the abandoned observation platform in Shattered Star Valley.

"An arc-shaped connection allows spiritual energy to flow along the curvature of the surrounding spatial structure. A straight connection is prone to generating internal stress when encountering spatial fluctuations, while an arc allows for some leeway."

The white-haired elder leaned closer to take a look, his brows first furrowing and then relaxing.

"Interesting. I've seen snippets of this connection method in ancient texts, but no complete examples. Where did you learn it, fellow Daoist?"

"A ruined array formation in the Tianheng Domain."

The subsequent discussion revolved around the arc-shaped connection. Each person proposed improvements and applications, and Li Yuan gained a lot of inspiration from their solutions, especially the backlash loop offered by the defensive formation, which perfectly filled a gap in the array's celestial pivot.

The meeting lasted for most of the day.

In the latter half, several elders argued about whether a certain nesting method could be simplified from three layers to two. Li Yuan listened attentively, comparing the differences in his mind.

The purple entry for the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot cross-references each viewpoint with existing insights. The experience gained from the remnant array at the Shattered Star Valley Observation Platform, the practical experience from the main peak's grand array, and the insights gained from dismantling the Abyss Sect's demonic array in the abandoned secret passage are all brought together in one place.

At a certain moment, what was originally blurry suddenly became clear.

The underlying logic of a fourth-order formation is no longer a series of isolated rules, but rather a network of interconnected rules. The nodes are connected, nested loops are nested, and the paths for transmitting spiritual energy may seem different, but they all ultimately rely on the resonance between spatial spiritual energy and the formation patterns.

Fourth-order array formation, minor completion.

This step wasn't taken during a single formation, but rather gradually developed over the course of this half-day of communication.

Li Yuan focused his senses and continued participating in the discussion.

After the meeting on formations concluded, everyone dispersed. Xue Lang escorted Li Yuan to the entrance of the council hall.

"The elders are very interested in the arc-shaped connection that Fellow Daoist Li mentioned today, and they may consult you again later."

"Anytime is fine."

Xue Lang nodded and took his leave.

Li Yuan returned to his residence, closed the stone door, sat cross-legged on the stone platform, and began to circulate the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique.

The demonic energy circulation path, having reached a minor stage of maturity, refines the quality of demonic energy with each cycle. The "Demonic Spirit Origin" attribute feeds back the progress of demonic energy to the spiritual energy side, and the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method also benefits from this.

During breaks in cultivation, he alternated between using demonic spells such as Demonic Entanglement and Dark Erosion Finger. The spells at the minor completion stage were already usable in actual combat, and the precision of the Entanglement, the erosion depth of the Dark Erosion Finger, and the barrier thickness of the Demonic Energy Condensation Technique were still gradually improving.

The alchemy furnace never went out, day or night.

The Guiyuan Nourishing Infant Pill, the Peiying Condensing Yuan Pill, and the Condensing Yuan Powder are refined in rotation, occasionally interspersed with the Lingyuan Tempering Bone Pill and the Kongyuan Solidifying Spirit Pill. The Myriad Manifestations Retrospection reflects the changes in the medicinal power of each batch into the sea of ​​consciousness in real time, and even the slightest deviation can be corrected immediately.

The percentage of high-quality products climbed from 50% to 60%, and then slowly approached 70%.

The accumulation of the fourth-order alchemy skill at the minor mastery stage was rapidly advanced through high-frequency refining.

someday.

The thirty-seventh batch of Nurturing Infant and Condensing Essence Pills.

The moment the spiritual materials were put into the furnace, Li Yuan's technique suddenly changed.

It wasn't just an adjustment to a single step; the entire technique was completely changed. The timing of adding the Bone-Tempering Ganoderma lucidum no longer needed to be calculated; the fingertips would automatically lower the temperature a breath before the alchemical fire touched the Ganoderma lucidum. The rhythm of the Nascent Soul herbal power release also no longer needed to be monitored; the frequency of spiritual energy injection naturally matched the medicinal power.

The order, proportion, and interval of adding auxiliary drugs are all in place before the drugs are even added.

It's not a judgment made after careful consideration; it's more like instinct.

From the moment the spiritual materials entered the furnace to the final extraction of the elixir, the entire process was seamless, without a trace of deliberate effort. The release of medicinal power, the timing of fusion, and the control of the condensation process were all as natural as breathing.

The moment the pill core took shape, Li Yuan knew what quality this batch would be.

Extracting the elixir.

Three Qi-Nourishing and Yuan-Condensing Pills lay in the furnace, their surfaces glossy and their medicinal power profound.

All high-quality products.

The quality is significantly higher than any previous batch.

Fourth-order alchemy technique, mastered.

At the same moment, two sounds came from the portable world.

The first one comes from the Nurturing Infant and Condensing Essence Pill.

The condition for making the "Nurturing Infant and Nourishing Spirit" entry permanent is: reaching the Great Perfection of the Fourth-Order Alchemy Technique.

The conditions are met.

The Nascent Soul Condensation Pill in his personal miniature world dissipated, and a stream of blue light passed through the boundary wall, surging into Li Yuan's body and heading straight for his Nascent Soul along his meridians.

The images flooded into my mind.

A master alchemist sat cross-legged in his alchemy room, several pills floating in the furnace before him. The master took one and swallowed it. The medicinal power flowed continuously through his body, nourishing his nascent soul along his meridians. The spiritual energy on the surface of his nascent soul condensed layer by layer until the last wisp of medicinal power dissipated, and the quality of his spiritual energy was already significantly higher than before he took the pill.

A wealth of insights into the enhancement of medicinal effects and the refinement of nascent soul spiritual power flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The image fades away.

Nurturing the infant and cultivating its spirit, the process is now complete and permanent.

When taking supplementary cultivation pills, their efficacy is permanently doubled. The quality of spiritual energy condensation during the Nascent Soul stage is permanently increased by 30%.

The second disturbance followed immediately.

Guiyuan Yangying Dan (Return to Origin Infant Nourishing Pill).

Conditions for making the "Nuclear Essence Nourishing" entry permanent: Mastery of the fourth-order alchemy technique.

The conditions are met.

The Returning Origin Nourishing Pill dissipated within the portable miniature world, and a stream of blue light surged through the boundary wall.

The images flooded into my mind.

After consuming the Guiyuan Nourishing Infant Pill, a cultivator closed his eyes to cultivate, the gentle medicinal power flowing from his dantian to his nascent soul. Under the nourishment of the medicinal power, the nascent soul circulated more smoothly, and after each cycle, the purity of its spiritual energy increased, the process being steady and prolonged.

A wealth of insights into nurturing and enhancing the purity of nascent soul energy flooded into my consciousness.

The image fades away.

The infant essence is nurtured and permanently established.

The efficiency of nurturing Nascent Soul spiritual energy is permanently increased by 50%. The purity of spiritual energy during cultivation is permanently increased by 50%.

The two streams of blue light surged out almost simultaneously, and Li Yuan closed his eyes and looked inward.

The nascent soul hovered above the sea of ​​consciousness, its dark golden luster more intense than before.

The three terms "Nurturing the Nascent Soul," "Nurturing the Nascent Soul Essence," and "Condensing the Nascent Soul with Spiritual Marrow" work simultaneously on the Nascent Soul. The efficacy of the elixir is doubled, the quality of the spiritual energy condensation is enhanced in multiple ways, and the efficiency of nurturing the Nascent Soul's spiritual energy also skyrockets.

Li Yuan uses the Na Ying Gui Yuan Method.

The difference was immediately apparent the moment spiritual energy surged into the body. After each cycle, the refinement of the spiritual energy was nearly twice as high as before, and the nascent soul absorbed spiritual energy much faster.

The Spirit Array Return to Origin entry draws spiritual energy from the outside world, while the triple pill-type entries accelerate the condensation within the body, with the extra cultivation speed from the array core condensation stacked on top.

The cultivation speed of the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method has reached a new level.

The dark golden luster on the surface of the nascent soul becomes increasingly dense with each cycle, and the spiritual energy texture within the thin film also becomes finer.

Li Yuan withdrew his inner vision and continued his cultivation.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the crimson light core continues to slowly release its primordial energy, silently nourishing the nascent soul and meridians.