Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 706 Late Nascent Soul

On the island reefs.

With the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique fully operational, spiritual energy circulated within Li Yuan's body in cycles. With each complete cycle, the circulation path automatically adjusted, becoming shorter and condensing faster.

The bonus from the "Broken Mirror Condensation Speed" attribute is nearing its limit. The closer one gets to the late Nascent Soul stage, the faster the cultivation will be. The faint resonance from the Enlightenment Tree in the personal micro-world is superimposed on top, pushing the spiritual energy to continue circulating.

The dark gold luster on the surface of the nascent soul was extremely intense, and the silver ripples penetrated deep into the spiritual energy, each one clearly discernible.

Once a cycle is completed, the loop does not enter the next round of fine-tuning.

It stopped.

It's not that the flow of spiritual energy has been cut off, but rather that the proactive adjustments required for the Great Completion stage have reached their limit. Every path is the most suitable one to take at this moment.

Once the path reaches its limit, the next step is a qualitative change.

The spiritual energy continued to circulate within the energy channels, its quality suddenly rising in the final cycle. The dark golden luster transformed from rich to solid, and silver ripples merged into the spiritual energy itself. The thin membrane on the surface of the nascent soul emitted a low hum before shattering.

What shattered was not the nascent soul, but the upper limit shell of the Great Completion stage.

New spiritual energy surged from within the shell, of a higher quality. Driven by this new quality, the spiritual energy circulation was rearranged; it was no longer a conduit, but the spiritual energy itself became the circulation.

The method of nurturing the infant and returning to its origin has been perfected.

Almost at the same moment, a resonance came from the side of the demonic energy within the body.

The purple inscription "Spirit and Demon as One" activated, transmitting the surge of spiritual power along the structure of the unity of spirit and demon. The Great Completion Circuit of the Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique crossed the final threshold, and the demonic energy merged with the circuit.

Dark Abyss Demonic Essence Technique, perfected.

Both fourth-level cultivation techniques simultaneously reached perfection.

Under the baptism of perfect spiritual power, the nascent soul rapidly transformed, its dark golden luster condensing into a thin armor. The three-inch nascent soul remained unchanged in size, but the density of its internal spiritual power doubled.

Late stage of Nascent Soul.

This breakthrough had no bottlenecks. The permanent attributes such as Breakthrough Realm Tempering, Demon Spirit Transformation, and Flawless Spiritual Power had already completely eliminated any obstacles. Once the spiritual power was accumulated enough, the realm was naturally surpassed.

A vibration came from the third slot in the equipment inventory.

Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill.

The condition for making the purple-colored "Infant Essence Strengthening" attribute permanent is: Late Nascent Soul stage.

The conditions are met.

The Nascent Soul Strengthening Pill disappeared from the equipment slot, and a stream of purple light surged out, flowing along the meridians straight into the sea of ​​consciousness and into the Nascent Soul.

The scene unfolds.

A cultivator sat cross-legged in the void, his nascent soul suspended above his sea of ​​consciousness. Bathed in purple light, the spiritual energy density on the surface of the nascent soul continuously increased, its internal structure solidified layer by layer, and its foundation became more stable.

A wealth of insights into stabilizing the foundation of the Nascent Soul and refining spiritual power flooded into his sea of ​​consciousness.

The image fades away.

[Permanentization complete]

【Infant Essence Strengthening - Purple】

[Effect: Permanently increases the stability of the Nascent Soul foundation by 50%; permanently increases the efficiency of Nascent Soul spiritual power condensation by 50%; permanently increases the efficiency of Nascent Soul stage cultivation by 50%.]

The third slot in the equipment inventory is now empty.

Li Yuan closed his eyes and focused inward.

The nascent soul hovered above the sea of ​​consciousness, its dark gold armor gleaming with a faint purple halo. The spiritual energy circulation had merged with the spiritual energy itself, and the operation of the perfect realm no longer required intervention.

Li Yuan withdrew his inner vision and took out the Jade Slip of the Yao Guang Relic Mansion's Array Dao Inheritance from his storage bag.

Divine sense probed in.

A vast amount of information flooded into his mind. The theories of spatial folding, spatial connection, spatial segmentation, and spatial stability unfolded layer by layer.

Spatial folding describes how to bring two distant nodes closer together, allowing spiritual energy to be instantly transmitted between them. This is the underlying principle of teleportation arrays, but the inheritance of the Yao Guang Mansion is far more profound than the teleportation array theories Li Yuan had seen before.

Spatial connection involves establishing a stable channel between two independent spaces, which requires array nodes to be deployed at both ends simultaneously.

Spatial cutting is related to the spatial cutting technique that Li Yuan has mastered, but they are not the same method. Spell cutting uses spiritual energy blades to cut into the wall, while array cutting uses spiritual runes to leave permanent dividing lines in the spatial structure, peeling out a piece of space.

Spatial stability is the most well-established aspect. The stability of the collapsed space in Shattered Star Valley and the temporary reinforcement during the collapse of Yao Guang Secret Realm both fall into this category. However, the legacy of the Imperial Palace is more systematic, with a complete framework from wall stress to spiritual energy compensation.

The purple entry of the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot operates on its own, mutually verifying the theories of the four directions with the existing accumulation of fourth-order array Dao minor achievements.

The previously vague points in my mind quickly became clear.

The arc-shaped connection design of the abandoned observation platform in Shattered Star Valley corresponds to the curvature transition of nodes in the spatial folding. The spiral compression structure of the ancient demonic path seal in the Deep Abyss Valley is an extreme application of the theory of spatial stability. The six-node temporary reinforcement framework of Shattered Star Valley is merely an introductory solution in this legacy.

By combining experience and theory, the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot rapidly advanced the accumulation of the fourth-order Array Dao minor success, taking a big step towards the major success.

Li Yuan didn't force himself to digest it all at once. He put away the jade slip and then used the Spiritual Light Tempering Technique.

He probed the jade slip with his divine sense, and the cultivation technique unfolded in his sea of ​​consciousness.

This body-refining technique uses light-attribute spiritual energy to permeate muscles, bones, and meridians, constructing an independent network of light veins within the body. These light veins run parallel to the existing meridians, without conflicting or overlapping. Once formed, they continuously temper the physical body, gradually replacing impurities.

Li Yuan condensed a wisp of light, which belonged to spiritual power.

The purple attribute of the Netherworld Spiritual Essence can actively add spatial attributes, but it cannot create light-attribute spiritual power out of thin air; it can only be separated and purified from its own spiritual power. Fortunately, the Myriad Laws Practice and Enlightenment Tea are still available, and the Myriad Phenomena Retrospection can also reflect changes in spiritual power in real time, so purification is not too difficult.

First run.

The light-attribute spiritual energy was drawn from the dantian and extended along the cultivation path to the limbs. It flowed smoothly to the arms, but was blocked once it passed the shoulders. The body already had the thunder meridians of the Thunder Tempering Technique and the demonic energy pathways of the Dark Abyss Demonic Yuan Technique, with the three meridian systems squeezed together, leaving no space for the light meridians.

The light pulses only extended to the arms before stopping.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power and examined the distribution of his meridians internally.

The lightning veins run through the interior of the bones and the outer walls of the meridians, while the demonic energy pathways run deep within the meridians, occupying most of the space. However, there is still a very thin gap between the meridian walls and the muscle tissue.

The second operation.

The light-elemental spiritual power no longer travels within the meridians, but instead extends along the gaps towards the chest and abdomen, avoiding the lightning meridians, bypassing the demonic energy pathways, and laying light veins in the crevices.

It was slow, but it could definitely push. The light pulses extended from his arms to his chest and then spread towards his abdomen.

Upon reaching the abdomen, the light vein collided with the main channel of spiritual energy on the complete return path of the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method. The spiritual energy density of the main channel was too high, and the light vein was almost severed by the pressure.

Li Yuan stopped and replanned his route.

The third cycle.

This time, instead of forcibly covering his entire body, he first sought out the points where light veins, lightning veins, and demonic veins coexisted in different meridian layers. Each of the three systems occupied one layer, and as long as the nodes were connected, the light veins could pass through the congested areas.

The Myriad Manifestations Retrospection is extremely useful at this moment. The spiritual energy frequencies, directions, and positions of the three meridian systems are all reflected in the sea of ​​consciousness. Where there are gaps and where they can coexist, it is immediately apparent.

The light-elemental spiritual energy advanced along the new path, passing through the chest and abdomen, bypassing the main channel of spiritual energy, and entering the lower limbs through the coexistence node.

The rudimentary light pulse network is taking shape throughout the body.

Spiritual Light Tempering Technique, Beginner Level.

Having mastered the fourth-order body-refining technique for the first time, the path to achieving permanent conditions for the Spirit Essence Bone Tempering Pill has officially begun.

Li Yuan took out a Spirit Essence Bone Tempering Pill from his storage bag and put it in his mouth.

The permanent "Nurture Infant Spirit" attribute is activated, doubling the medicinal effect.

The doubled medicinal power surged into the body, spreading along the newly laid network of light veins. Driven by the medicinal power, the light-attribute spiritual energy penetrated at a sudden speed, and muscle fibers and the surface of bones began to be permeated with spiritual energy.

The first light pulse cycle tempering has already achieved effects far exceeding the ordinary.

Li Yuan finished his practice and felt the changes in his body. The muscle and bone density in his arms had increased slightly, while the chest, abdomen, and lower limbs were weaker, but he had finally taken the first step.

The basics of the Spiritual Light Body Tempering Technique, combined with the Spiritual Essence Bone Tempering Pill to double its effects, will ensure a fast body tempering speed.

Li Yuan put away the jade slip and took out the fourth-order formula for the Yao Guang Ning Yuan Pill from his storage bag.

The formula unfolded in his mind's eye. Yao Guang Ning Yuan Pill, a mid-grade fourth-tier pill. Its main ingredients were Yao Guang Grass and Light-attribute Spiritual Liquid, supplemented with three kinds of Ning Yuan Spiritual Grass. Yao Guang Grass was mild in nature, yet its medicinal power was contained, allowing it to be extracted with precise heat. The Light-attribute Spiritual Liquid, on the other hand, became active upon entering the furnace and had to be quickly fused with the power of the Yao Guang Grass, otherwise it would evaporate and dissipate.

It is a level more difficult than Guiyuan Yangying Dan and Peiying Ningyuan Dan.

Li Yuan set up the alchemy furnace and prepared the spiritual materials.

The Yao Guang Grass is silvery-white, with leaves as thin as cicada wings, and feels almost weightless in the palm of your hand. The Light-attribute Spirit Liquid is sealed in a glass bottle, the bottle walls emitting a faint golden light.

The first batch.

The Yao Guang herb was placed in the furnace, and the elixir fire rose. Li Yuan controlled the fire to seventy percent according to the elixir formula, forcing the medicinal power to be extracted. However, the medicinal power of the Yao Guang herb was too restrained, and only three-tenths of it was extracted after half a quarter of an hour. After pushing the fire to eighty-five percent, the extraction of medicinal power was faster, but the temperature was too high.

The moment the light-attribute elixir was injected, its activity was activated by the high temperature, and its evaporation rate was nearly twice as fast as expected. Before the elixir could even fuse with the medicinal power of the Yao Guang herbs, most of it had already dissipated.

The pill core barely took shape, and the internal medicinal power was uneven; it shattered halfway through its formation.

The first batch failed.

The process was replayed, and the problem became clear. The heat was too intense, causing the activity of the light-elemental liquid to spiral out of control, and the fusion time was reduced to less than two breaths.

Li Yuanqing removed the slag from the furnace and put the spiritual materials back in.

The second batch.

This time, instead of forcing the Yao Guang Grass to release its medicinal power, he first activated the spatial forbidden technique within the alchemy furnace.

The restricted area was shrunk to a minimum, only covering the inner cavity of the alchemy furnace. The spatial fluctuations inside the furnace were suppressed to the lowest level, the temperature fluctuations became smoother, and the evaporation of the light-attribute spiritual liquid after entering the furnace also slowed down.

The fire was reduced to 65%, slowly forcing out the medicinal power of the Yao Guang herbs.

When half of the medicinal power has been extracted, the light-attribute spiritual liquid is injected. The three channels of the micro-control spiritual technique are simultaneously activated: one controls the flow rate of the spiritual liquid, one guides the fusion of medicinal power, and one stabilizes the embryonic form of the core.

The fusion time was shortened to six breaths, which was sufficient.

The medicinal power of Yao Guang herbs and the light-attribute spiritual liquid slowly fused in the furnace, with auxiliary ingredients added in three batches, each batch spaced two breaths apart. The medicinal power layered upon layer, and the core of the pill gradually stabilized.

The medicinal fire subsides, and the medicinal power is contained within.

Extracting the elixir.

Two Yao Guang Ning Yuan Pills lay at the bottom of the furnace, their surfaces gleaming with a soft silver-gold luster, and their medicinal fragrance was light and lingering.

Superior quality.

Li Yuan picked up one to examine it. The surface of the pill was smooth and flawless, and the medicinal power was evenly distributed within, without the messy marks of the previous batch. The method of creating a constant temperature field within the pill furnace using spatial forbidden techniques would also be useful for refining high-grade pills in the future.

He put two top-grade Yao Guang Ning Yuan Pills into his storage bag.

The condition for permanently obtaining the blue attribute of Yao Guang Dan is to refine ten batches of Yao Guang Ning Yuan Dan. The first batch has been completed, and the progress has been advanced to level one.

Li Yuan put away the alchemy furnace and sat cross-legged back on the reef.

The Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Method has completed its full cycle, with spiritual energy circulating continuously within the body. The bonuses from the Nascent Soul Strengthening and Mirror Breaking Speed ​​have been integrated into the foundation, resulting in a significant increase in the quality and efficiency of spiritual energy condensation in the late Nascent Soul stage compared to the mid-stage.

The cultivation continues.