Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 705 Remnants of the Imperial Palace

The walls of the secret realm cracked open from the center, and rubble from the dome continued to fall.

After the initial assessment and this subsequent overlap, most of the deeper area was now open to him. The secret realm was collapsing, but at a different rate. The structure of the deeper space was thicker than the outer area, allowing it to hold out for a while longer.

With his spatial perception fully activated across eight hundred zhang, the spatial biological characteristics of the small world, now permanently formed from its origin, also began to operate. Where the walls were about to crack, and where they could still hold, were all reflected in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Li Yuan traversed the collapsed passage, using spatial cutting techniques to cleave through the rubble when he encountered collapses, and spatial confinement techniques to hold back the collapsing walls for a moment when he encountered walls that were about to collapse, his feet barely stopping.

In the first side chamber deep inside, the stone door was cracked, and the spiritual runes had stopped working. Li Yuan kicked aside the rubble and entered the room.

Three jade slips were embedded in the stone wall, their outer spiritual patterns still running, but cracks had already appeared. Li Yuan used his spiritual power to remove all three jade slips at the same time, and probed into each one with his divine sense.

The first one.

Spiritual Light Tempering Technique, a low-grade fourth-tier body-refining technique. It uses light-attribute spiritual energy to penetrate muscles, bones, and meridians, building a network of light veins within the body to gradually replace impurities in the physical body, tempering the body from the inside out.

The blue "Bone Tempering and Essence Nourishing" attribute of the Spirit Essence Tempering Pill requires a fourth-tier body refining technique to be mastered before it can be permanently activated. Previously, Li Yuan lacked a fourth-tier body refining technique, which had been a bottleneck. With the Spirit Light Tempering Technique in hand, the path is now clear.

The second one.

Void Escape Technique, a low-grade fourth-tier spatial escape technique. It uses spatial fluctuations as a medium to traverse extremely short distances. Unlike teleportation techniques, the Void Escape Technique does not involve spatial folding, but rather glides using spatial fluctuations, resulting in greater speed and lower energy consumption, although the distance is limited.

The third one.

Yao Guang Refining Spirit Technique is a low-grade fourth-tier soul cultivation method. It primarily cultivates soul condensation and the resilience of the sea of ​​consciousness, leaning towards defense and pressure resistance, and complements the Soul Condensation and Consciousness Control Method.

All three martial arts techniques were stored in the storage bag.

The crack above the side chamber widened, and rubble rained down. Li Yuan turned and rushed out without lingering.

The second side chamber deep inside was at the end of the passage. The stone door was intact, but the protective barrier on it had failed. Li Yuan pushed the door open and went inside.

There was only a palm-sized jade slip hanging above the stone platform in the room. Its surface was covered with dense spiritual patterns and had a deep luster. This jade slip was protected far more tightly than the previous three. There was another independent restriction around the stone platform. Even though the secret realm had collapsed like this, the restriction was still struggling to hold on.

The array's celestial pivot reflected the structure of the restriction into its sea of ​​consciousness. It was a fourth-order restriction, with precise nodes, but its spiritual energy was already depleted.

Li Yuan used his spiritual power to probe the weakest point of the restriction and gently pushed it.

The restriction shattered, and the jade slip fell into his palm.

Divine sense probed in.

It is neither a cultivation technique nor a spell, but a complete inheritance of array formation techniques.

Theories of spatial folding, spatial connection, spatial division, and spatial stability—these four directions—flowed into my mind from the jade slip. They progressed layer by layer, from fundamental principles to advanced applications.

The inheritance of the Yao Guang Mansion's array techniques.

Li Yuan did not process the information on the spot. He put the jade slip away and turned to leave the side room.

The collapse of the secret realm accelerated suddenly.

The deep walls shattered on a large scale, and the passage collapsed one after another. Li Yuan used a spatial confinement technique to create a safe zone around himself, and then used a spatial cutting technique to cleave through the obstacles in front of him, retreating at full speed towards the exit of the secret realm.

Spatial rifts and the void no longer posed a threat to Li Yuan. Spatial fragments that splashed out when the wall shattered grazed his side and were neutralized by the thin membrane of spatial spiritual energy on his body.

A few breaths later, Li Yuan passed through the last passage and rushed out of the secret realm entrance.

The silver-white light gate twisted violently behind him, and the spiritual rune circuit shattered with a crack.

The light gate collapsed.

The secret realm has completely collapsed.

The seawater surged within the canyon, the power released by the collapse of the secret realm causing massive fluctuations, and large shards of rock fell from the cliffs on both sides. The Dragon Abyss Pavilion team had already withdrawn, and their spirit boat was anchored above the canyon. Wang Zhen stood at the bow, looking down, his face pale.

Li Yuan hung suspended in mid-air in the canyon, not in a hurry to go up.

According to the spatial detection technique, two Nascent Soul level spiritual energy fluctuations are approaching from different directions.

The first to arrive was a short, stout man with a familiar aura; he was a demon toad from the Demon Toad Palace.

Behind him was a middle-aged cultivator in a black robe, whose spiritual energy fluctuations were extremely stable, and whose aura carried the unique spiritual energy frequency of the Kunpeng Alliance.

Only then did Li Yuan learn that after the concentration of spiritual energy in the lower realm increased, the Kunpeng Alliance gained another early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

The two landed above the canyon almost simultaneously.

Before he could even speak, two more streams of demonic energy emanated from the depths of the canyon.

Two demons emerged from the ruins of the collapsed secret realm. They were smaller than the one Li Yuan had killed, and both were at the early Nascent Soul stage. They had clearly also sensed the collapse of the secret realm and were fleeing.

The Demon Toad and the Kunpeng Alliance's Nascent Soul cultivators attacked simultaneously.

The short, stout man spat out a jet of water, striking the demon on his left. The Nascent Soul cultivator from the Kunpeng Alliance intercepted the demon on his right with a long black spear.

Two battles broke out simultaneously.

After fighting for more than ten breaths, the two demons exchanged a glance and then retreated in different directions.

They did not linger in battle; their dark gray demonic energy left two afterimages as they disappeared into the seabed fissures.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators chased after him for a while but failed to catch up, so they had to give up and return.

Li Yuan remained suspended in place, a message coming from the communication token telling him not to leave.

A few breaths later, a streak of light flew in from the west.

Zhou Heng.

He landed at the edge of the canyon, his gaze sweeping over the cultivators present before finally settling on Li Yuan.

"The secret realm has collapsed?"

"It's crashed," Li Yuan said.

Zhou Heng walked up to Li Yuan and lowered his voice.

What happened inside?

"There are demons inside the secret realm," Li Yuan said. "At least three. Two Nascent Soul cultivators escaped just now, and the third, with even higher cultivation, disappeared after being affected by the power of the secret realm's collapse. The secret realm's spatial structure is too fragile; the battle triggered a spiritual energy impact, causing the walls to shatter and collapse in a chain reaction."

He didn't mention that he killed the demon who was close to the Nascent Soul stage, nor did he mention the Enlightenment Tree and the cultivation technique jade slip. He only talked about the cause and effect of the demon and the collapse of the secret realm.

Zhou Heng remained silent for a moment.

"You're currently at the Nascent Soul stage, having broken through from the Upper Realm?"

Zhou Heng's divine sense swept over Li Yuan.

Li Yuan nodded.

Zhou Heng did not ask for details.

"I will report the matter concerning the demons," Zhou Heng said.

Li Yuan said, "I searched part of the area inside and didn't find any markings, but after the secret realm collapsed, we can't go any deeper."

Zhou Heng noted it down, cupped his hands in farewell, and transformed into a beam of light, departing in the direction the demons had fled.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Demon Toad Palace and the Kunpeng Alliance also departed one after another. The Dragon Abyss Pavilion's spirit boat carried the team towards Yaoguang Island, and Wang Zhen bowed to Li Yuan from afar.

The canyon fell silent.

At the entrance to the secret realm, only a lingering spatial ripple remains, slowly dissipating.

Li Yuan didn't leave; instead, he found a secluded island and landed there. The island was deserted, with only a few jagged rocks.

He sat down cross-legged and opened his personal miniature world.

The Enlightenment Tree was planted in the location with the densest spiritual energy, its roots already deep into the soil. Its withered yellow leaves were somewhat better than before, but it was still weak. The spiritual energy supplied by the four small spiritual veins was far from enough; the roots were absorbing it too quickly, and the spiritual veins couldn't keep up.

Li Yuan tried to inject his spiritual power into the roots of the Enlightenment Tree.

The spiritual energy spread along the roots, causing the withered yellow leaves to tremble slightly and regain some color. However, due to the excessive energy expenditure, Li Yuan felt his cultivation speed decrease slightly.

Although the impact was not significant, Li Yuan still couldn't accept it.

It can be added to the spiritual vein.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power, closed the entrance to the small world, and transformed into a beam of light to rush to the nearest market.

Trading spiritual veins in the lower realm is not as convenient as in the upper realm, but the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance and several large markets sell spiritual veins. Li Yuan bought two small spiritual veins at the spiritual material shop on the main island, spending quite a few spirit stones; the quality was decent.

After returning to the island, Li Yuan moved the two spiritual veins into his personal microcosm and planted them on either side of the Enlightenment Tree.

With six small spiritual veins supplying simultaneously, the absorption rate of the Enlightenment Tree's roots finally stabilized. The withered yellow leaves visibly turned green, and the roots began to stretch out.

The Enlightenment Tree has stabilized for the time being.

Whether it can recover its health and produce offspring remains to be seen.

After dealing with the Enlightenment Tree, Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the reef and began to circulate the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique.

After the spiritual energy had circulated for half a cycle, Li Yuan suddenly noticed something unusual.

The speed of cultivation has increased.

It's not a change in the effect of the "Broken Mirror Speed" attribute, but rather an additional layer of benefit. It's very gentle, like something is gently pushing the spiritual energy circulation from the outside.

The source is the Enlightenment Tree in the portable miniature world.

After absorbing spiritual energy, the Enlightenment Tree released extremely weak Enlightenment Resonance Waves from its roots. These waves passed through the small boundary barrier and landed at the edge of Li Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness. The effect was weak, but it was undeniably present.

The enlightenment boost I felt in the secret realm last time originated from this tree. Although the tree is now withered, its roots are still there, and this ability has not completely disappeared.

As long as the Enlightenment Tree lives, the cultivation benefits will continue.

Li Yuan memorized this information and continued his cultivation.

During a break from his cultivation, he went to the market again.

This time, it's not about buying a spiritual vein to plant in a minor realm, but about buying it to integrate into one's body.

The body's Myriad Spirit Meridians System already has thirteen spiritual meridians, interconnected in a network-like circulation. The more spiritual meridians there are, the faster the breathing and exhalation, and the higher the quality of spiritual energy will be.

The spiritual vein shops on the main island of the Loose Cultivator Alliance were small in scale and varied in quality. Li Yuan selected three small spiritual veins of acceptable quality and guided them into his body's meridians with his spiritual power.

The purple inscription "All Spirits Return to the Veins" operates on its own, and new spiritual veins are connected to the network circulation. Thirteen veins have become sixteen, and the spiritual veins complement each other more closely, further increasing the efficiency of breathing.

The perception range and absorption and transformation efficiency of the permanent entry for "Pulse Source Cultivation" are enhanced simultaneously, and the bonus of "Spirit Ore Nourishing Essence" in the Spirit Pulse environment also increases accordingly.

The sixteen spiritual meridians circulate stably in a network, and spiritual energy flows continuously within the body.

Li Yuan withdrew his inner vision, sat cross-legged on the reef, and fully activated the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique.

The speed boost from the Broken Mirror skill continued to accelerate, while the faint buff from the Enlightenment Tree remained on top. The silver ripples within the dark golden luster of the Nascent Soul deepened further.

We are getting closer and closer to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

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