Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 715 Star-Splitting Ancient Array

Li Yuan took out a fourth-tier talisman crafting jade slip and placed it in the third slot of his equipment inventory.

The jade slip disappeared from his palm.

[Yao Guang Fu Yun - Blue has taken effect]

[Effect: Increases the success rate of talisman crafting by 30%; increases the effectiveness of crafted talismans by 20%.]

Sixteen fourth-tier talismans have already been made; four more are needed.

Li Yuan spread out the fourth-tier talisman paper and took out the Mystic Pattern Spirit Brush. The purple inscription on the Mystic Talisman Enlightenment was still active, and the techniques of the fourth-tier talisman-making mastery were ready to be used at any time. The spirit brush was dipped in talisman ink mixed with light-attribute spiritual liquid, and the tip of the brush gleamed faintly.

Light-attribute attack rune.

Spiritual runes flowed from the tip of the brush, moving in their own direction. The core circulation path, condensing and exploding, formed the foundation, triggering the array runes to embed at the ends. The radiant runes made the connection points of the spiritual runes more stable, and the nodes that originally required half a breath of fine-tuning were instantly snapped into place.

First one, success.

The rune's aura is brighter than the batch made before equipment.

The second one, success.

The third one, success.

As the fourth stroke was finished, the final trigger pattern fell into the talisman paper, and the spiritual energy was cleanly contained.

success.

Progress 20.

The third item in the equipment slot jolted.

The fourth-order talisman crafting method disappeared from the equipment slot, and a stream of blue light flowed into Li Yuan's body.

The scene unfolded in the sea of ​​consciousness. A talisman maker suspended his wrist and began to write, the spiritual patterns flowing smoothly across the talisman paper. The thickness, curvature, and density of spiritual energy in each pattern were just right, and the finished talisman had a restrained luster and a steady fluctuation.

A wealth of insights into refining the precision and effects of talisman creation flooded into my mind.

The image fades away.

[Permanentization complete]

【Yaoguang Fuyun - Blue】

[Effect: Permanently increases the success rate of talisman crafting by 30%; permanently increases the effectiveness of crafted talismans by 20%.]

The knowledge of talisman-making techniques has been integrated into my consciousness and will not affect subsequent talisman-making. The permanent bonus to success rate and effect, combined with the profound understanding of talismans, the mastery of ink spirits, and the mastery of array talismans, has raised my talisman-making skills to a new level.

Li Yuan carefully put away the spirit brush and the four newly made light-attribute attack talismans, and set up the alchemy furnace.

Both the essence of the Yao Guang Dan and the charm of the Yao Guang Fu Yun have become permanent, so the bonuses from both the pills and the talismans are now stable. The exact extent of the improvement will only be known through testing.

Guiyuan Yangying Dan (Return to Origin Infant Nourishing Pill).

The spiritual materials were placed into the furnace, and the alchemical fire rose. The essence of the Yao Guang Pill and the refined cultivation of the pill, along with the fire technique and spiritual essence, took effect simultaneously, and the medicinal power fused more smoothly than usual. The doubled efficacy of the Nascent Soul Nourishing and Spiritual Essence cultivation would only become apparent after the pill was produced, but the medicinal properties in the furnace were already noticeably denser.

Extracting the elixir.

All four pieces are of exceptional quality.

The cinnabar has a deep, lustrous sheen, a long-lasting medicinal effect, and is of a significantly higher quality than before.

Li Yuan carefully put away the pills and then spread out a fourth-order talisman paper.

This time, instead of a light-attribute attack rune, I'm using a new rune.

Space divider.

The spiritual power understanding gained from mastering the minor aspects of spatial cutting techniques is integrated into the talisman structure. The blade lines are no longer simulated solely by spiritual patterns, but rather a genuine spatial cutting spiritual power loop is pre-stored within the talisman paper, which is released directly upon activation.

The spirit brush fell, and the spirit patterns unfolded. The natural flow of the spatial cutting technique, now at a minor level, was channeled into the circuit, and the blade-like paths solidified on the talisman paper. The radiant talismanic aura enhanced the spiritual power within the patterns, resulting in an exceptionally high-quality finished product.

Release the talisman.

The talisman gleamed with a very faint silver-white light, and its spiritual energy fluctuations were steady. It was better than any of the previous fourth-tier talismans.

Li Yuan carefully put away the talisman and took out the Void Escape Technique Jade Slip from his storage bag.

The fourth-tier low-grade spatial escape technique was obtained from the depths of the Yao Guang Secret Realm, but I haven't had time to cultivate it yet.

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

The Void Escape Technique differs from Teleportation. Teleportation involves folding space to bring two points closer before crossing over. The Void Escape Technique, on the other hand, involves gliding by utilizing spatial fluctuations, stepping on a wave crest to propel oneself forward and complete a short-distance traverse.

It is faster and consumes less energy, but its range is limited and it is extremely sensitive to the timing of spatial fluctuations.

After the collapse of the small realm and the permanent formation of its core, Li Yuan's physical body and soul possessed the characteristics of a spatial being. Spatial fluctuations were no longer merely external objects that could be detected with magic; they were more like the wind blowing on his skin.

It shouldn't be difficult to get started.

Li Yuan got up and headed to Shattered Star Valley, where he found an open space.

After opening up a space, Li Yuan went inside and activated his Void Escape Technique.

He channeled spiritual energy into his feet and probed the spatial wall beneath his feet along the path of the cultivation technique. The spatial fluctuations on the wall immediately returned, their frequency, amplitude, and direction clearly perceptible.

The waves are like the tide, one after another, and the position and timing of each wave peak are different.

As the wave surged, Li Yuan precisely planted his feet on the summit, the depth hitting the point of maximum thrust. He was propelled forward in a straight line, covering more than twenty feet in the blink of an eye.

After breaking free from the wave, his footing gave way, the momentum dissipated, and he landed steadily.

More than twenty feet.

Void Escape Technique, Beginner Level.

The initial stage has limited range, but the speed already far exceeds that of ordinary escape techniques. Twenty-odd feet is enough to widen or shorten the distance in actual combat, and there is almost no need to start; one can simply step on the crest of a wave and leave.

After finishing his practice, Li Yuan sat cross-legged and took out the Spirit Essence Bone Tempering Pill.

The efficacy of Pei Ying Yun Ling medicine is doubled.

The doubled medicinal power flowed into the light vein network along the main channel of the medium-sized spiritual vein. After mastering the Spiritual Light Tempering Technique, the light veins had penetrated deep into the bones. With the boost of the medicinal power, the light-attribute spiritual energy continued to penetrate deep into the gaps between the bone trabeculae, and the accumulation of the later stages of mastery steadily progressed.

One pill a day, used in conjunction with the Spiritual Light Tempering Technique, has become a daily routine.

Li Yuan then left the space he had created and returned to the entrance of Shattered Star Valley.

The spatial fluctuations remain intense.

Li Yuan delved deeper. His perception spread out over a thousand twelve hundred feet, revealing the distribution of cracks, the drifting trajectories of fragments, and the changes in wall stress—all of which were reflected in his sea of ​​consciousness.

A zone with dense deep fractures.

Li Yuan moved among the fragments, practicing as he went.

Spatial Cutting Technique. With a single slash, the power of chaos transforms into an invisible blade, cutting into the wall where stress is lowest. The natural flow of the initial stage has become instinctive, honed repeatedly under the high pressure deep within Shattered Star Valley, the precision and stability of the blade line are still improving.

With each cut, the Myriad Manifestations Retrospection records the changes in stress on the wall. These patterns corroborate the closed-loop theory of the fourth-order array mastery, showing that the flow of spiritual energy on the spatial wall and the closed loop of the array are inherently interconnected.

The spatial restriction technique was also refined simultaneously. The deeper layer's fluctuations were stronger, and while maintaining the same range of the restricted area, the consumption was more than 40% higher than that of the middle layer. The 30% reduction in consumption of the blue attribute of the Remnant Array Solidification was extremely crucial here, and Li Yuan gradually increased the precision of the edge of the restricted area.

A few days later, Li Yuan stopped polishing.

The abandoned observation station is located deep in the northern part of Shattered Star Valley.

I've been here twice before. The first time, I used Spatial Exploration Technique and the Array Dao Heavenly Pivot to study the remnant array spirit patterns. The second time, I used Spatial Cutting Technique to perform a second scan with minor precision, recording the details of the arc-shaped connection.

This time they're here to fix it.

The ruins of the abandoned observatory are a fourth-order spatial monitoring array custom-made for Shattered Star Valley. The spirit rune nodes are connected in an arc, the curvature of which adapts to the curvature of the spatial walls, and has been recording the coordinates of the creation and destruction of rifts for hundreds of years.

The remnants of the formation were about twenty feet in diameter, with six of the twelve core nodes shattered, seven arc-shaped spiritual patterns deviated in curvature, and two main loops broken.

With the fourth-order array mastery and the repair efficiency bonus from the blue attribute of the broken array solidifying the void, it's perfectly usable.

Li Yuan took action.

The six broken nodes were gradually re-laid. Li Yuan took out spatial attribute spirit stones and embedded them into the nodes, using spiritual power to guide the spirit stones to connect with the remaining spiritual runes and grooves. The solidification of the broken array increased the efficiency of spiritual power by 50%, and the repair time for each node was nearly 30% shorter than that of the Lingzhou mining tunnel.

The curvature deviation of the seven arc-shaped spirit patterns also needs to be adjusted. The curvature of the spatial wall deep within Shattered Star Valley has changed slightly from that of hundreds of years ago, and the original curvature is no longer suitable. Li Yuan recalculated the curvature according to the current wall curvature, used spatial cutting techniques to repair the spirit pattern grooves, and then repaved the spirit patterns.

The two broken loops were rebuilt by bridging them. The rock wall at the break point had been cracked by debris. Li Yuan first used a spatial confinement technique to stabilize the cracks, and then built a spiritual energy bridge above it to connect the two ends of the loop back.

The repairs took nearly a day.

The last loop closes, and all twelve nodes light up.

The entire formation started operating again.

Spiritual energy flowed within the arc-shaped spiritual patterns, reactivating the monitoring function. The coordinates of the birth and death of rifts accumulated over hundreds of years were released from the core of the array, surging into the perception range of Li Yuan's spatial detection technique.

Which areas exhibit periodic cracks, which are permanent, which walls are slowly thickening, and which are continuously thinning—all these can be traced.

Li Yuan stored this data into his sea of ​​consciousness.

At the same moment, the third item in the equipment slot jolted.

The remaining formation is in solid air phase three.

The conditions are met.

The Solidifying Stone disappeared from the equipment slot, and a stream of blue light flowed out and poured into the body.

The scene unfolded in his mind's eye. A cultivator squatted before the shattered ancient array, pressing his hands against the broken array nodes. Spiritual energy surged from his palms, seeping into the broken spiritual runes and gradually mending the nodes. Nourished by the spiritual energy, the spiritual runes regained their luster, the circuits were connected one by one, and the dormant array was reawakened.

The image fades away.

[Permanentization complete]

【Remnant Formation Secures the Sky - Blue】

[Effect: Spatial spell costs permanently reduced by 30%; Spiritual energy efficiency permanently increased by 50%.]

The 30% reduction in the cost of spatial stabilization spells has become a permanent bonus. Combined with the 20% reduction in the cost of stabilizing the space domain, the spiritual energy expenditure has been reduced to an extremely low level. The efficiency bonus for repairing damaged arrays is rarely used in daily life, but it will not be wasted when encountering ancient array remnants in the future.

Li Yuan withdrew his internal vision and found an open area with dense cracks near the abandoned observation platform.

The deep rifts of Shattered Star Valley are everywhere, and spatial fluctuations are extremely active.

Each crack edge releases spatial fluctuations, which overlap and intertwine, with a wave density far exceeding that of the outer perimeter. This is perfect for void escape techniques.

Li Yuan activated the Void Escape Technique.

Spiritual energy protruded into the wall beneath their feet, and wave after wave returned. The waves here were denser and steeper, with extremely short intervals; almost as soon as one wave passed, the next one arrived.

During one of his traversals, Li Yuan stepped over five wave crests in succession, his figure tracing a smooth arc through the dense rifts, his speed several times faster than ordinary escape techniques. By the time he escaped the last wave crest, the connection between the spiritual energy beneath his feet and the spatial fluctuations no longer required conscious adjustment.

Proficient in the Void Escape Technique.

Once you're skilled, the distance you can traverse depends on the number of wave crests. The more active the spatial fluctuations, the more wave crests you can continuously step on, and the longer the distance. In places like the depths of Shattered Star Valley, a single traverse can cover over a hundred zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Even in areas with gentle fluctuations, it can remain stable at forty or fifty zhang per cycle.

Li Yuan withdrew his Void Escape Technique, sat cross-legged in the gap between the fragments, and began to circulate the Nascent Soul Returning to Origin Technique to recover his energy.

The cultivation in the deeper parts of Shattered Star Valley must continue. The Spatial Slicing Technique and the Spatial Forbidden Technique need to be further refined, and the progress of making the Flood Dragon Inner Core permanent also needs to be advanced here.