Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

When Li Yuan returned to his residence, it was already noon.

Pushing open the wooden door, Li Yuan walked straight to the bedside and sat down, taking out the Iron Ox Kung Fu manual from his sleeve.

The yellowed book lay in his palm. Li Yuan's consciousness stirred, and a panel appeared:

[Equipable item detected: Iron Ox Skill (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Internal Organ Enhancement (White) - Strengthens the resilience of the five internal organs and increases their maximum tolerance to spiritual energy impact]

[Permanentization Requirements: Cultivate two mortal cultivation techniques to perfection]

[Current equipment slot (1/2), equip?]

"equipment."

With a thought, Li Yuan transformed the book in his hand into a faint light that merged into his body and then disappeared.

The next instant, a strange feeling welled up in my heart.

Suddenly, a large amount of information appeared in my mind: the breathing method, energy circulation route, key points of movement, and cultivation techniques of each move of the Iron Ox Kung Fu. All of the content was clearly imprinted in my consciousness, as if I had studied this Kung Fu manual countless times and knew every detail by heart.

This should be the extra effect of equipping cultivation technique items—directly instilling the entire content of the cultivation technique into the mind, saving the process of studying and understanding it.

At the same time, a gentle warmth welled up deep in my abdomen.

The warmth wasn't intense, but it was dense and lasting, like an invisible membrane enveloping the internal organs. The heart, liver, spleen, lungs, kidneys... every organ was slowly permeated by this warmth, as if being strengthened little by little by some force.

Li Yuan took a deep breath and could clearly feel that the internal organs in his abdominal cavity had become more robust.

This is the effect of the "Internal Organ Strengthening" attribute.

The panel updates accordingly:

Current equipment slots: 2/2

[Equipped Items: Meridian Opening Pill, Iron Ox Skill]

[Acquired entries: Accelerated Qi Circulation (White), Internal Organ Enhancement (White), Cleansing Constitution (Gray) (Permanent)]

[Iron Ox Kung Fu: Beginner (0/100)]

Although the entire content of the cultivation method has been instilled into my mind, the physical training still needs to be completed step by step by myself. Knowing how to do it and actually doing it are two different things.

However, with a complete understanding as a foundation, the speed of cultivation will inevitably far exceed that of ordinary people.

Li Yuan stood up, stretched his limbs, and began practicing.

The first movement of the Iron Ox Kung Fu is called Iron Ox Plowing the Field. It requires you to separate your legs to shoulder width, support your hands on the ground, straighten your back, and coordinate with a specific breathing rhythm to guide your qi and blood to the dantian in your abdomen.

Li Yuan got into position and adjusted his breathing.

With each breath, a warm current surged in my abdomen.

About fifteen minutes later, the heat gradually stabilized and began to flow slowly through the abdomen along a fixed route.

Another half hour passed, and the heat flow was able to complete the entire first movement route. Although it was still a bit clumsy, the basic framework had been formed.

Li Yuan finished his practice, stood up, stretched his limbs, and noticed a subtle difference.

He stretched his muscles and bones, and a few faint cracking sounds came from between his joints.

When I clench my fist, my fingers tighten even more, and the muscles in my forearm and back become much stronger than before, making my whole body feel like it's been twisted.

There were also changes on the surface of the skin. It wasn't that it was invulnerable, but when I pinched the back of my hand with my fingernail, the skin felt a little thicker and more resilient than before.

With a thought, the panel appeared:

[Iron Ox Kung Fu: Beginner (0/200)]

I've mastered it. From the start of practice to mastering it, it took less than an hour.

According to the records in the book, it takes an ordinary person at least one or two months to go from zero to mastering the Iron Ox Technique. Even for cultivators, with their superior physical abilities and blood circulation perception, it still takes several days.

He himself only took less than an hour.

The complete understanding gained after equipping the cultivation technique, combined with the amplification of the internal organs' perception of qi and blood by the organ enhancement attribute, makes cultivation efficiency far exceed that of ordinary people.

After resting for a while, Li Yuan continued practicing.

The second movement of Iron Ox Kung Fu is called Iron Ox Headbutt, which requires holding your head with both hands, bending over and lowering your head, and coordinating with a more complex breathing rhythm to guide the qi and blood to the chest cavity.

This move was considerably more difficult than the first, with more frequent changes in breathing rhythm and a more convoluted path for guiding qi and blood. However, with a complete understanding of the technique in his mind as support, Li Yuan practiced it more slowly than the first move, but without encountering any major obstacles.

Once, twice, three times...

The warm current circulated in my chest cavity and gradually became smoother.

About an hour later, Li Yuan finished his practice again.

[Iron Ox Kung Fu: Beginner (18/200)]

The progress is growing at a slower pace than in the initial stage, but it is still far above the normal level.

Li Yuan glanced at the sky outside the window; the sun was already setting, and evening was not far off.

He sat back down on the edge of the bed, no longer practicing the Iron Ox Kung Fu, but began to seriously consider his next strategy.

I currently have three equipable items: Spirit Stone, Meridian Opening Pill, and Iron Ox Technique.

There are only two equipment slots, so you have to make some choices.

Of the three terms, spiritual energy filtering is currently the core one.

The effects of increasing cultivation speed and eliminating impurities in spiritual energy are both indispensable.

In particular, the removal of impurities directly solves the biggest shortcoming of the Spirit Guiding Technique.

Furthermore, the permanentization progress of the spiritual energy filtering has reached forty, making it the closest to completion among the three entries, and it should be prioritized for advancement.

The accelerated circulation of spiritual energy is equally powerful—a 50% increase in circulation speed means more circulations can be completed in the same amount of time. More importantly, the condition for permanent spiritual energy filtering is completing one hundred circulations; the faster the circulation, the faster it is completed.

If both terms are active at the same time, not only will cultivation efficiency be maximized, but the speed at which spiritual energy filtering becomes permanent will also be greatly accelerated.

Unfortunately, the conditions for making the Meridian Opening Pill permanent are too demanding. Ten pills of the same grade would require at least twenty or thirty spirit stones, which is impossible to achieve in a short period of time. It can only be used as a temporary enhancement.

As for the strengthening of internal organs in the Iron Ox Technique—this entry is of substantial help in breaking through. The direct cause of the original body's qi deviation was that its internal organs could not withstand the impact of spiritual energy.

However, the conditions for making the Iron Ox Skill permanent cannot be met immediately; it requires mastering two ordinary martial arts techniques to perfection.

I currently only have the Iron Ox Kung Fu, and I'm still in the beginner stage. It's simply unrealistic to expect to master both kung fu techniques within a few days.

Therefore, the best strategy right now is to equip both spirit stones and meridian-opening pills.

The spiritual energy filter is responsible for increasing cultivation speed and purifying spiritual energy, while the circulation acceleration is responsible for speeding up the circulation of spiritual energy. The two each have their own functions and complement each other.

Once the spiritual energy filtering becomes permanent, the equipment slot for the Meridian Opening Pill will be freed up for the Iron Ox Technique—at that time, I will have both a permanent spiritual energy filtering effect and the blessing of internal organ strengthening, which will give me a greater chance of breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Although the Iron Ox Skill must be temporarily discontinued, the progress made in the initial stages of cultivation will not disappear.

Having figured all this out, Li Yuan no longer hesitated.

With a thought, he chose to dismount the Iron Ox Kung Fu.

[Equipment removed: Iron Ox Skill]

The "Internal Organ Enhancement (White)" entry is temporarily unavailable.

The book appeared out of thin air in my hand, and the warmth that had enveloped my internal organs in my abdomen dissipated.

Li Yuan put the book away and took out the spirit stone.

A day has passed since the spirit stones were removed yesterday evening, which is the twelve-hour cooldown period.

equipment.

The spirit stone disappeared into his palm, and that long-lost filtering sensation enveloped his entire body once again.

Panel Update:

Current equipment slots: 2/2

[Equipped Items: Meridian Opening Pill, Low-Grade Spirit Stone]

[Acquired entries: Accelerated Qi Circulation (White), Spiritual Energy Filtering (White), Cleansing Physique (Gray) (Permanent)]

Both white entries are active simultaneously.

Li Yuan sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the Spirit Guiding Technique.

Spiritual energy converges from all directions. Filtered by this energy, impurities are automatically removed before entering the body, leaving only pure spiritual energy to flow into the meridians. At the same time, the accelerated circulation of spiritual energy within the meridians greatly increases the speed at which each cycle is completed much faster than before.

The two terms each have their own function, yet they amplify each other. The spiritual energy filtering ensures that every wisp of spiritual energy entering the body is pure and flawless, while the accelerated circulation allows this pure spiritual energy to complete its circulation at a faster speed and converge into the dantian.

The pure spiritual energy circulated rapidly, without any stagnation in the meridians, and each cycle was completed cleanly and efficiently.

The cultivation efficiency is much higher than when I was only equipped with spirit stones.

Li Yuan was completely focused and single-minded. He completed one cycle of Qi circulation and immediately began the next.

This process was repeated over and over.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yuan opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

The sky outside the window was full of stars, and before I knew it, I had been cultivating for most of the night.

With a thought, the panel appeared:

【Aura Filter (White)】

[Permanentization Progress: 52/100]

He advanced twelve cycles of energy in one session, faster than any previous one.