Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

As soon as it was light, Li Yuan poured the spirit stones in his hand onto the table and counted them.

Thirty-odd yuan is not a small amount.

Li Yuan put the spirit stones back into the bag, got up and went out.

There are quite a few stalls selling elixirs in the North Alley, Old Sun's is one of them, and there are also two independent cultivator stalls on the East Street that regularly sell cultivation elixirs.

Li Yuan first asked Old Sun a few questions, then went to East Street for a stroll, and finally brought back four kinds of pills.

One each of Yangqi Dan, Ningyuan San, Peiling Wan, and Shumai Dan.

Prices range from two to three and a half dollars.

After returning to his residence, Li Yuan did not rush to eat them all, but tried them one by one.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Li Yuan began to circulate his internal energy, and then put a Qi-nourishing pill into his mouth.

The first Qi-Nourishing Pill had a steady effect, and the increase in spiritual energy was also steady, with nothing wrong with it, but that was all. For someone at the fifth level of Qi Refining, the improvement was not significant.

After the effects of the Qi-Nourishing Pill were fully absorbed, Li Yuan put the second pill into his mouth.

The Condensing Essence Powder is more potent. As soon as it dissolves, the spiritual energy in the meridians increases dramatically. It is indeed effective, but its strength is too intense. After circulating the energy through several meridians, the meridians become slightly swollen, making it unsuitable for prolonged use.

The third Spirit Cultivation Pill is more gentle and nourishing, with a long-lasting effect, suitable for slowly grinding away at one's cultivation level. The effect is not bad, it's just too slow.

After the last Shumai Pill was swallowed, it was initially unremarkable. However, as the medicinal power spread into the body and was absorbed by spiritual energy, it gradually improved.

Not long after the effects of the medicine took hold, Li Yuan noticed something different.

The meridians were gently opened up a little, and the differences immediately became apparent.

The spiritual energy gathered here is more easily absorbed into the body. With the accelerated circulation of energy, the spiritual power in Li Yuan's body circulates rapidly, but his meridians do not swell; on the contrary, they become much smoother.

After completing several cycles of practice, Li Yuan slowly finished his exercises.

The effects of the Shumai Pill had not yet dissipated, and the gaps in the meridians that had been stretched open remained.

The benefits of this pill may not be stronger than those of the Condensing Essence Powder, but it is the most suitable for him.

The Spiritual Energy Gathering is responsible for absorbing, the Circulation Acceleration is responsible for running, and the Meridian Soothing Pill temporarily widens the path.

The three items fit together perfectly.

Moreover, these pills are cheap, costing only two spirit stones each.

Without delay, Li Yuan got up and went out again.

Old Sun was distributing medicine behind his stall when he looked up.

"Finished testing?"

"Hmm, how many Shumai Pills are left?"

Old Sun rummaged through his medicine box and took out six small porcelain bottles, which he then placed on his stall.

"These are the six available."

Li Yuan glanced at it and took out the spirit stone directly.

"I want them all."

Without wasting any words, Old Sun accepted the spirit stones and pushed all six bottles of Soothing Pulse Pills over.

"If there are any new ones, I'll save them for you."

"OK."

Li Yuan put the pill into his sleeve and turned to return to his residence.

After entering the room, he carefully placed the six bottles of Soothing Pills and the remaining spirit stones separately before taking out the old talisman brush from the bedside.

The pen has a jet-black handle and is thicker than a regular fine-bristle pen, making it feel heavy in the hand.

Li Yuan placed his finger on it, and familiar semi-transparent text appeared.

[Equipable item detected: Azure Spirit Talisman Brush (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Skillful Strokes (White) - Increases the success rate of talisman crafting by 20%, and slightly increases the proficiency gained upon successful talisman crafting]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: All rune-making skills and their corresponding spells must be at their maximum level]

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on the last line for a moment.

Right now, the most viable path is the Fireball Talisman and the Fireball Spell.

He can draw basic talismans such as cleansing talismans, exorcism talismans, and warning talismans, but he only knows the cleansing spell for the corresponding spells.

Although proficiency with Cleanse will definitely increase faster than with Fireball, Cleanse is not very useful, and Cleanse Charms don't sell for much.

The Fireball Talisman is different; the spell is already in place, and it's almost at the perfect level.

Without further thought, Li Yuan activated his consciousness and immediately replaced the empty equipment slot with the Azure Spirit Talisman Brush.

The pen transformed into a faint light and disappeared into the body.

The next moment, Li Yuan stretched out his finger.

It's not that I suddenly gained some new skill, but rather that my wrist is smoother when I put pen to paper, and the flow of spiritual energy from my fingertips to the tip of the pen is more stable.

Li Yuan placed the blue-patterned paper and spirit ink on the table, laying them out side by side.

By evening, a small stack of scrap paper had accumulated on the corner of the table, with three finished products displayed.

[Fireball Talisman: Beginner (64/100)]

With the help of the "skillful writing" entry, not only has the success rate increased, but the rate of increase in proficiency has also accelerated.

Li Yuan put the fireball talismans away and didn't continue.

Turning around and sitting on the bed, Li Yuan took a meridian-soothing pill and began cultivating.

……

The following afternoon, Li Yuan packed up and returned to the guard team's camp.

The courtyard was much more crowded than before.

The row of wooden houses that were once empty are now all inhabited, with bundles of demon beast bones and several boxes of unsorted materials piled under the eaves. Several new faces are standing in the yard talking.

There was a middle-aged man wearing old armor with a mining pick on his back, clearly someone who had just been transferred from the mining area.

Another thin man in blue robes, his sleeves stained with mud, was saying that he used to be a guard at the medicinal herb garden.

Further on, a young man in his early twenties ran into the backyard carrying several bundles of animal hides. His waist tag had a wooden plaque from the Weapon Forging Hall, indicating that he was an apprentice transferred from there to help with material processing and logistics.

Due to special circumstances, the Wang family's weapon-refining hall needs a lot of manpower to pre-process materials, so it also recruits a group of peripheral members.

There were a few others whose auras were more stable and whose clothes were more neat; they were clearly not peripheral members, but rather cultivators from the main branch of the Wang family.

Wang Yuan stood in the center of the courtyard, holding a roster in his hand, assigning tasks to people.

"Those coming from the mining area, go there first to collect your supplies. Someone will guide you through the route tonight."

"The people in the weapon-refining hall, don't run out yet. The materials in the backyard need to be cleared out tonight."

The voice wasn't loud, but it was very fluent.

Li Yuan glanced at it and went inside.

Wang Yuan also saw him, nodded to him, and continued with what he was doing.

He Shou came out from the backyard first, carrying a cloth bag and a roll of wrapped animal hides.

"I'm looking for you."

He handed the item to Li Yuan.

"We've sold some of that top-grade Tier 1 Rift Horned Lizard from last time. Here are your spirit stones, and these materials that haven't been sold yet."

Li Yuan took it and glanced at it.

The hide was a roll of belly skin from a lizard.

He Shou said.

"This roll of belly skin isn't worth much, probably only about ten spirit stones. I was originally going to keep it up for sale for you, but it's not selling well right now. So, I'm asking you, do you want to keep selling it, or do you want to see what I think?"

Li Yuan pondered for a few moments before speaking a few words.

"Let's keep it for now."

After the two finished speaking, He Shou left the place.

Today is just for reporting back to the team; the actual outing will have to wait until tomorrow.

As soon as Li Yuan entered the courtyard, someone called his name from behind.

"Fellow Daoist Li."

Li Yuan turned around and saw Zhao Heng walking over from the other side.

Zhao Heng looked much better than when they last met. Upon approaching, he first bowed slightly.

"Thank you for what happened last time."

"You're too kind," Li Yuan said. "Any news about the talisman master you mentioned before?"

"I've got it." Zhao Heng nodded, not keeping anyone in suspense.

"He's not a rogue talisman master from outside; he's a talisman master from the Wang family's talisman hall."

Li Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

The people from the Wang Family Talisman Hall are much more reliable than the independent talisman masters outside.

"How did you get on board?"

"That talisman master owed me a favor before."

Zhao Heng said.

"He agreed to teach you how to make talismans privately."

At this point, Zhao Heng paused for a moment, then added another sentence.

"But it's best to bring a gift. Relationships are relationships, it's never polite to show up empty-handed."

"Of course, don't make it too heavy, just a little bit will do."

Li Yuan nodded, agreeing with the statement.

"Can outsiders like us learn the things from the Wang Family Talisman Hall?" Li Yuan asked.

"Normally it won't work." Zhao Heng shook his head. "The Talisman Hall is ultimately the Wang family's territory. Most of the people inside are Wang family members, and the remaining few are recruited because of their skills."

Zhao Heng glanced at Li Yuan.

"That was a formal recruitment. This time, it's private instruction."

"Understood."

Zhao Heng took out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it over.

"This is where that talisman master lives and his name. Remember to tell him that I sent you."

Li Yuan took the note and put it into his sleeve.

Thank you.

Zhao Heng waved his hand.

"What are you thanking me for? If it weren't for you last time, I might not even be alive."

After saying this, Zhao Heng didn't linger and turned to leave.