Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 708 Six O'Clock Demon Sealing

Tianyue Sect Liaison Point.

Li Yuan compiled the results of his exploration of the deep valley, the distribution map of the Seven Star Demon Gathering Array, the direction of the underground dark veins, and the information of the eighth tracking mark into a message and sent it to the Tianyue Sect.

The reply came quickly.

The Intelligence Hall classified the Seven Star Demon Gathering Array as a top-level threat and sent over a blueprint for the array. The blueprint was created by a master of array formations from the upper realm, specifically designed to reinforce the seal of the Nether Abyss Valley. Its approach was to add a spatial blockade on top of the original three layers of seal.

Li Yuan unfolded the blueprints and scanned them with his divine sense.

The fourth level is well-arranged.

Li Yuan didn't copy it verbatim, but only took the core framework from the blueprints. The Heavenly Pivot of the Array Dao activated, bringing to mind the spatial folding and stabilization techniques from the Yao Guang Ruins' array Dao inheritance. The arc-shaped connection of the abandoned observation platform in Shattered Star Valley, the spiral compression of the ancient demonic seal in the Deep Abyss Valley, and the six-node support of the collapsed space in Shattered Star Valley were also incorporated into the deduction.

After the Small Realm's origin is made permanent, Li Yuan can directly sense the stress flow on the spatial walls. When setting up the array, the nodes can be embedded in the most critical positions.

Half a day later, the battle formation was finalized.

Six-point resonance sealing array.

In addition to the three layers of seals in the deep valley, six extra reinforcement nodes were added. These nodes were not located on the surface of the valley wall, but were embedded in the spatial structure within the valley wall, with spatial attribute spirit stones serving as the array's cores. The six array cores were connected by spatial folding chains, which bent along the stress of the wall surface, not following a straight line.

Six chains press down on the crack from six directions, canceling out the expanding stress. For the crack to widen, it must break through all six chains simultaneously, which is much more difficult than sealing a single point.

Li Yuan put away the array diagram, took out the stabilizing array materials and spatial attribute spirit stones he had previously purchased from his storage bag, and transformed into a streak of light to rush towards the deep valley of the abyss.

Within the deep valley, demonic energy surged.

Li Yuan descended along the valley wall from the valley entrance, stopping between the second and third layers of seals. The positions of the six nodes had already been determined, distributed across the six sides of the valley wall.

At the first node, Li Yuan used spatial cutting techniques to create a fist-sized cavity in the valley wall and embedded a spatial attribute spirit stone.

The essence of the small realm allows him to sense the connection between the spirit stone and the wall stress, and the location is more accurate than ordinary spell detection.

Once the spirit stone was firmly settled, the array's celestial pivot guided spiritual energy to spread out array patterns. The spiritual patterns extended from the surface of the spirit stone, unfolding in an arc along the stress of the wall, their curvature conforming to the valley wall, allowing for almost no obstruction in the flow of spiritual energy.

The first node is complete.

The processes for the last five nodes are similar, except that the wall stress varies, and the direction and curvature of the spiritual patterns need to be adjusted temporarily. The Myriad Manifestations Retrospection monitors the fluctuations of spiritual energy and sends the operational status of each node into the sea of ​​consciousness.

All six nodes are embedded in the valley wall.

Next is the connection.

The spatial folding chain shot out from the first node, passed through the interior of the wall, and connected to the second node. This chain was not a physical spirit rune, but rather a spatial folding that compressed the distance between two points, allowing spiritual energy to be instantly transmitted between the two ends.

Six chains are formed in sequence, and six nodes are strung together to form a complete loop.

The moment the loop closed, all six spatial attribute spirit stones lit up simultaneously. Spiritual energy poured into the edge of the crack from six directions, simultaneously halting the crack's expansion and abruptly reducing its expansion rate.

Li Yuan did not stop.

The Yao Guang Ruins' array formation inheritance includes a nested reversal technique that allows backup spirit patterns to be reserved within the array's loops. When the main loop is damaged, the backup spirit patterns are activated, pulling the damaged area back to its initial state.

Li Yuan inscribed a set of extremely fine backup spirit patterns inside each of the six array eye spirit stones. These patterns do not occupy the main circuit channel and do not operate normally, only activating when the circuit breaks.

It was a day later when the nested backtracking layout was completed.

Li Yuan hovered in the middle of the deep valley, overlooking the Six-Point Resonance Sealing Array.

Six spirit stones gleamed with a soft, silvery-white light, and six spatial folding chains were hidden deep within the valley walls. The spiritual energy decay of the third seal was significantly reduced, and the Myriad Manifestations Retrospection recalculated the decay curve.

The original estimate of three months has been extended to at least one year.

A fluctuation of the text was felt at the core of the formation.

Within a three-foot perception range, the entry perception is triggered.

Purple grade.

The entry's carrier wasn't a single spirit stone, but rather a complete loop composed of six array eye spirit stones. Li Yuan placed his palm on the nearest array eye.

[Equipable item detected: Resonance Sealing Stone]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Abyss Resonance - Purple]

[Effect: Permanently increases the effectiveness of spatial spells, formations, talismans, magical artifacts, and elixirs by 50%; allows remote sensing of the status of spatial formations, elixirs, talismans, and magical artifacts created by oneself.]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Fourth-Order Array Dao Reached Mastery]

The fourth-order array formation has been mastered.

Li Yuan is currently only at the minor completion stage, and is still one step away. He has memorized the information of the array's core into his sea of ​​consciousness, but he has not equipped it. The array's core is embedded in the valley wall, making it inconvenient to remove, but as long as there is a spiritual connection between the array setter and the array, it can be monitored remotely.

As for permanentization, we can discuss that once we've mastered the fourth-order array formation.

This seal is merely a delaying tactic. If a Nascent Soul level demon were to personally intervene, the six-point resonance sealing array might not hold for long.

But an extra year is enough for Tianyue Sect and the Upper Realm to prepare.

Mission accomplished, Li Yuan transformed into a beam of light and left the secluded valley, returning to the Misty Forest Market.

Wulinfang Market, residence.

The stone gate closed, and the restrictions were lifted.

Li Yuan sat cross-legged on the stone platform, closing his eyes to digest the array formations he had acquired during this period.

The process of array deployment was brought up through the process of "Retrospection of All Things". The stress matching of the nodes of the six-point resonance sealing array, the spatial folding of the chains, and the backup spirit patterns of the nested retrospection were all dissected down to the smallest detail.

The four directions of the array inheritance in the Yao Guang Relic Mansion were also confirmed one by one. Spatial folding, spatial connection, spatial cutting, and spatial stabilization, the originally scattered methods gradually connected into one in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The Heavenly Pivot of Array Dao was fully activated, integrating these insights with the accumulation of the fourth-order minor mastery of Array Dao.

The spiral compression structure of the ancient demonic seal was dismantled. That method of pressing inward layer by layer was essentially an extreme application of spatial stability. A sentence from the Yao Guang inheritance now became clear.

Spatial folding can replace array bases, and spatial connection can replace spirit runes.

The array base and spirit patterns are merely carriers.

The true foundation lies in the flow structure of spatial spiritual energy itself.

How spiritual energy flows in space, how its flow path affects the surrounding space, and how changes in space, in turn, draw upon spiritual energy—these three elements combined form an array.

Nodes are the anchors for the redirection of spiritual energy, while spiritual runes are the markers of the flow path. Both can be substituted for one another, but closed loops cannot.

At this moment, the underlying structure of the fourth-order formation was completely connected in Li Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

Fourth-order array formation, perfected.

The entry for the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot trembled accordingly.

Once mastered, one only needs to glance at fourth-order and lower-order formations to see the closed loop of spiritual energy flow at the bottom layer reflected in one's sea of ​​consciousness, without needing to dissect each spiritual rune one by one.

At the same moment, a distant resonance came from the direction of the deep valley.

The key point of the Six-Point Resonance Sealing Array.

The conditions for the permanence of the deep-sea resonance have been met.

The resonance traveled hundreds of miles, originating from the core of the array in the deep abyss. A stream of purple light flowed into Li Yuan's body, following the spiritual connection between him and the array.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, a scene unfolds.

A cultivator hovered in the void, with no array plate, no spirit stones, and no physical form before him. Spiritual energy flowed from his palm, directly outlining a closed loop of array in the void. There were no nodes, no spirit patterns, only the spiritual energy itself circulating in a loop.

Once the formation is complete, the spatial walls become stable.

The image fades away.

[Permanentization complete]

【Abyss Resonance - Purple】

[Effect: Permanently increases the effectiveness of spatial arrays by 50%: Allows remote sensing of the operational status of spatial arrays deployed by oneself.]

The purple light flowed into the depths of the meridians.

The effectiveness of spatial arrays has been permanently increased by 50%, and the sealing ability of the six-point resonance sealing array has also been enhanced. The operational status of the array on the other side of the abyss valley manifested as a faint yet clear fluctuation at the edge of the sea of ​​consciousness.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and looked inside his body.

After mastering the fourth-order array formation, he had room to adjust many of the arrays he had previously set up. He first looked at the fourth-order Yuan-gathering and spirit-collecting array within his body.

This formation was set up at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, with 108 spiritual energy circulation paths and four nested core circuits. It was considered quite sophisticated at the time, but now, its redundancy is quite obvious.

Of the 108 paths, 27 highly overlap with adjacent paths, thus occupying the passageway.

Li Yuan used micro-controlling spiritual techniques to probe into the array and cut off each path one by one. Twenty-seven redundant paths were removed, leaving eighty-one that were rearranged. With fewer paths but the same coverage area, each path carried a greater flow of spiritual energy, increasing the condensation efficiency by about 30%.

He also modified the four-layer nested core circuit into a three-layer one. The outermost layer was originally used to buffer spiritual energy fluctuations, but now that the circuit itself is stable enough, this layer is redundant. Li Yuan incorporated the buffering into the second layer, resulting in a shorter transmission path and a faster circuit response.

The internal spirit-gathering array has been optimized, and the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption is more than 30% higher than before.

Next up is the portable mini-world.

Li Yuan opened the entrance to the small world and probed it with his divine sense.

The Enlightenment Tree is planted in the place with the densest spiritual energy, continuously supplied by six spiritual veins. Most of its withered yellow leaves have turned green, and its roots have spread out in the soil.

The spiritual energy within the smaller realm is slightly higher than outside, but still insufficient. The Enlightenment Tree has absorbed most of the supply from the six spiritual veins, leaving the cultivation area for spiritual herbs and medicines somewhat depleted.

A spirit-gathering array is needed.

However, the space in the small realm is limited, and traditional spirit-gathering arrays require an array base and spirit stone array eyes, which take up space and are prone to conflict with the root system of the Enlightenment Tree.

After mastering the fourth-order array formation, Li Yuan found another path.

The foundation of an array is the flow structure of spatial spiritual energy, not nodes or spiritual patterns. The small realm itself is an independent space, and its walls naturally serve as a carrier.

Li Yuan probed the wall of the small world with his spiritual energy. After the origin of the small world became permanent, he had an extremely accurate perception of the wall structure of this portable small world. He could clearly see where the spiritual energy was concentrated and where it was thin.

No array base is set up, and no spirit patterns are engraved.

Li Yuan directly used his spiritual power to draw a closed loop of the spirit-gathering array inside the wall. The closed loop descended from the top of the wall, diverged and converged at the six spiritual vein access points, and then turned back up from the bottom of the small world, forming a large loop covering the entire small world.

Spatial Spirit Gathering Array.

The moment the closed loop began to operate, the spiritual energy within the small realm began to rise.

External spiritual energy is drawn in, and the supply from the six spiritual veins is also incorporated into the cycle. Instead of being absorbed by the Enlightenment Tree alone, it is distributed through the Spirit Gathering Array and flows to the Enlightenment Tree and the cultivation area for spiritual herbs and medicines.

The concentration of spiritual energy rose from slightly higher than the outside level to two times, then two and a half times, and finally stabilized at three times.

The leaves of the Enlightenment Tree trembled slightly, their color deepening. The growth in the spiritual herb cultivation area also accelerated considerably.

Li Yuan withdrew his spiritual power and closed the entrance to the small world.

He sat cross-legged back on the stone platform, and the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique was fully activated. The spatial array of the Abyss Sealing Resonance was enhanced, the array Dao Heavenly Pivot was greatly strengthened, and the Spirit Gathering Array within his body was improved by 30%, all of which simultaneously led him into cultivation.

The cultivation continues.

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