Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 695 Dragon's Might Condenses, Dark Demon Gathers Essence

The restrictions on the cultivation chamber were lifted, completely isolating it from outside noise.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the stone platform. The Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique was in full swing, and spiritual energy circulated along the meridians, polishing the dark golden luster on the surface of the Nascent Soul again and again.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the spell model of the Dragon Might Technique had just stabilized at the Great Perfection level. Spiritual power was deeply engraved into his very bones, and when casting it, there was no need for conscious effort; it would take shape as soon as the thought arose.

A fluctuation suddenly came from the portable miniature world.

Li Yuan probed with his divine sense and found that the Dragon Might Technique jade slip was trembling violently, with the spiritual patterns on its surface flickering and emerald light shining through the cracks.

The conditions have been met.

The jade slip shattered, transforming into countless emerald light spots. A stream of green light pierced through the barrier of the small realm and entered Li Yuan's body.

The images in his mind exploded.

In the bottomless abyss, a dragon coiled on the cliff face, its scales like iron, its vertical pupils gleaming coldly. It roared, its sound waves rippling outwards.

The oppressive aura was not simply spread out.

The mental suppression field descended in layers centered on the dragon, pressing down like a mountain in the foreground and sweeping like a tidal wave in the distance. The intensity varied in each area, and they did not interfere with each other. The most central cone-shaped impact spewed out from the dragon's mouth, its mental energy solidified into a tangible form. The rock walls along its path shattered inch by inch, and the rubble was pulverized by the aftershocks before it even hit the ground.

The image faded, and new information flooded into my mind.

[Permanentization complete]

【Imposing and Calming - Green】

[Effect: Permanently increases mental suppression power by 30% when releasing aura; permanently expands the coverage area by 30% when releasing dragon aura.]

Li Yuan opened his eyes, sensing the newly added permanent attributes within his body. The Dragon Might Technique could be released in a targeted manner at a high cost, with regional suppression and the Condensing Pressure further enhanced these two attributes.

The mental suppression is more intense and the coverage is wider. Both effects perfectly align with the Dragon Might Technique.

Li Yuan withdrew his divine sense and his gaze fell on the storage space of his personal miniature world.

The Dark Magic Crystal lay quietly in the corner, its surface shrouded in a slow, flowing black mist.

The Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique has reached its peak, and its circulation is highly proficient; however, the progress of the four demonic energy spells is uneven. For the next thirty days, the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique's peak circulation will be circulated at fixed times each day, while the four spells will be refined in rotation.

Li Yuan took out the Dark Magic Crystal and placed it in the first slot of his equipment inventory.

The Dark Magic Crystal disappeared in his palm.

[Dark Demon Essence - Green has taken effect]

[Effect: Increases the power of demonic energy spells by 20%; increases the speed of demonic energy condensation by 20%.]

A cool, warm energy seeped into his meridians from his equipment slots, merging with the demonic energy within his body. Li Yuan circulated the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique for one cycle, and the demonic energy condensed much faster and became much purer.

With the addition of the Dark Demon Essence and the two permanent attributes of Demonic Bone Infusion and Dark Demon Cultivation, the triple blessing made the cultivation of demonic magic much faster than before.

The daily practice of the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method does not need to stop. Under the constitution of spirit and demon origin, the two circuits can operate simultaneously: spiritual energy flows through the spiritual energy meridians, and demonic energy flows through the demonic energy pathway.

Two lines of progress are being made simultaneously.

Li Yuan took out a jade box from his storage bag, which contained high-grade spirit stones.

I've accumulated quite a few items through purchasing from Shattered Star Valley and Azure Profound Realm, but I haven't had time to process them yet. The progress of condensing the array core is stuck at around 96%, about 40 items short of the 1,000-item limit.

He picked up a high-grade spirit stone and guided it with his spiritual power. The spiritual energy within the stone was drawn away by the cultivation inscription loop of the array core, transforming into a foundational accumulation for cultivation enhancement.

One, two, three.

The spirit stones turned into grayish-white powder one after another, which Li Yuan swept aside.

After absorbing all forty-one high-grade spirit stones, the formation core's condensation progress reached 100%, the limit of one thousand spirit stones was filled, and the extra bonus to cultivation speed also reached its limit.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and sensed the changes within his body. The Spirit Array Return to Origin drew in spiritual energy to replenish it, the Array Core Condensation provided full acceleration, the Infant Nurturing and Spirit Enrichment strengthened the Nascent Soul condensation, and the Infant Essence Nourishment raised the upper limit of spiritual power quality.

With the four layers of superimposed terms, each cycle of the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method results in a spiritual power increase equivalent to several cycles for an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The increase in demonic energy from the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique hasn't been taken into account yet.

Li Yuan got up and stretched his limbs, then stood in the center of the stone chamber.

With the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique fully mastered and its circulation at full speed, dense demonic energy surged from the meridians, condensing into a thin layer of black mist on the body's surface.

Dark erosion finger.

A point of jet-black light condensed at the tip of Li Yuan's right index finger, and he pointed it at the wall of the stone chamber. The black light shot out silently, leaving a thumb-sized corroded pit on the wall.

Demonic Entanglement Technique.

Eighteen black ropes emerged from around him, swaying like living creatures. Li Yuan divided the ropes into three groups, wrapped them around three stone pillars in the stone chamber, tightened them, loosened them, changed the angle, and repeatedly practiced multi-target control.

Demonic Qi Condensation Technique.

A semi-transparent black barrier took shape in front of him, its surface faintly marked with hexagonal patterns. Li Yuan changed the barrier from a flat surface to an arc, then pressed it into a cone, testing the defensive strength and demonic energy consumption under different forms.

Demonic Qi Piercing Technique.

Three spears of demonic energy condensed above his head, the demonic energy at the tips rotating and compressing, emitting a low hum. Li Yuan raised his hand and waved, and the three spears shot out simultaneously, embedding themselves in three pre-set positions on the wall.

The four spells were cast in turn, rapidly refined under the triple enhancement of Dark Demonic Essence, Demonic Bone Infusion, and Dark Demonic Cultivation. The demonic energy condensed faster, and the spells took longer to form.

In the days that followed, Li Yuan used this stone chamber as his training ground. The Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique would operate automatically during meditation, while he would concentrate on casting demonic spells at fixed times each day.

The intervals between the rotations of the four spells kept shortening, from half an hour for each spell to the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and finally to almost seamless switching. As soon as the Dark Erosion Finger was withdrawn, the Demonic Entanglement Spell was already formed. Before the entanglement ropes dissipated, the Demonic Energy Condensation Wall Spell was deployed. When the Condensation Wall Spell was withdrawn, the Demonic Energy Piercing Spell burst forth.

The ninth day.

Li Yuan was in the middle of the third round of spellcasting when the offering token at his waist suddenly vibrated.

He withdrew his spell, took out the token, and a message light entered his mind.

The Tianyue Sect has officially launched a mission: Spatial fluctuations in the southern Lingzhou rift cluster have intensified again, and the spatial sensing array data is abnormal. It is necessary to send someone to conduct a follow-up inspection, assess the risk level, and carry out reinforcement measures if necessary.

Li Yuan put away the token without delay.

Only nine days have passed since the thirty-day demonic energy cultivation began, but the Great Completion Cycle of the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique does not require meditation and can be maintained even during flight. As long as the demonic energy cycle continues, the cultivation is not interrupted.

He pushed aside the stone chamber's protective barrier, and his escape light shot into the sky, heading towards Lingzhou.

The Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique within his body operated steadily during flight, with demonic energy circulating continuously along his meridians, and the thirty-day countdown still ongoing.

In the southern part of Lingzhou, mountain ranges stretch endlessly.

Li Yuan concealed his escape light and stopped above the group of rifts. His eight-hundred-foot perception, perfected by his mastery of spatial detection, spread out, and the situation below quickly came into view.

The last investigation identified twelve fracture clusters, but now there are sixteen.

The four new fissures are longer than the old ones, with the longest being nearly twenty feet long, and the space around their edges fluctuates wildly. More importantly, their orientation has changed; the sixteen fissures are no longer scattered, and their expansion directions are subtly converging in one place, as if being pulled by something underground.

Li Yuan landed next to the nearest spatial sensing array, probed the array's core with his spiritual power, and retrieved recent records.

The array was functioning normally, and the records were complete. The fissures were not expanding outwards, but extending downwards, with the convergence point pointing to the deepest part of the earth, beyond the detection range of the sensing array.

Li Yuan added a spatial sensing array on each of the east and west sides of the rift cluster, using spatial attribute spirit stones as the array cores. After spiritual power was injected, the array patterns lit up, and the monitoring range expanded accordingly.

Next, he took out a spatial stabilizing talisman and reinforced the three cracks that were expanding the fastest. He attached the talisman to the edge of the crack, and spiritual energy seeped into the spatial wall, temporarily suppressing the tearing.

After the last crack stabilized, Li Yuan slowly scanned along the east side.

Dark Fiend Insight detected an anomaly on the inner wall of a newly formed crack.

A tracking tag.

The core is the third-tier tracking spirit pattern of the Yuan Sect's old method, which is consistent with the five previously discovered. The only difference is that the outer layer of concealment has been replaced with wind-attribute spiritual power. The spirit pattern is intertwined with the spatial fluctuations of the inner wall of the crack, and it is almost impossible to see if it is not for the Dark Fiend's ability to discern the layers of aura.

Six markers, six different camouflage properties. The person who placed them is deliberately changing their methods to prevent others from figuring out their strategy.

The permanent "Concealment and Disappearance" entry operated on its own, with spiritual energy seeping in reverse along the tracking runes, disintegrating layer by layer from the outer layer to the core runes. After a few breaths, the tracking markers dissipated completely, leaving no trace.

There's no need to equip the Concealment Bead; the permanent attributes are sufficient.

The progress of the Trace Insight has been pushed forward to the sixth time.

After Li Yuan finished organizing the review data, he entered the Income Portable World.