Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

Chapter 747 The Pact of the Shattered Island

Demon Dragon Domain, Stone City.

Li Yuan returned to the rented stone room, the stone door closed, and the restriction fell.

He spread out the storage bag on the stone platform and checked it over.

Spirit stones are almost depleted. He spent 500,000 on the Heart Core, and previously purchased cultivation techniques, spirit veins, the Myriad Talisman Spirit Platform, Void Abyss Spirit Iron, and the Dragon Soul Condensing Pearl; his reserves are nearly empty. He's sold most of the high-quality spatial ores from the Cangxuan Realm, leaving only a dozen or so low-quality ones.

Li Yuan took out the core and examined it in his palm for a moment.

The dark red crystal pulsated slightly, its surface texture as fine as blood vessels. At the Nascent Soul stage, one can cultivate a second body, allowing two bodies to cultivate in parallel and share the same senses.

Not urgent.

In the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, the foundation is not yet stable. Rushing to equip a physical body would consume a lot of energy. It is not too late to equip it after the core spiritual energy pulse of the Nascent Soul realm has stabilized.

Li Yuan put the core back into his storage bag.

Next, I'll replenish the spirit stones, while also advancing the permanentization process for a few items in my equipment inventory, and then refine my foundation for the Nascent Soul stage.

He closed his eyes and activated the Condensing Essence and Transforming Emptiness Technique. The core of his Divine Transformation slowly rose, and the pulse of spiritual energy aligned with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Footsteps came from outside the stone room, and a familiar aura touched the barrier on the door.

The Great Demon Chilong.

Li Yuan finished his cultivation technique, got up, and pushed open the stone door.

Standing outside the door was a humanoid dragon, its body imposing, dark gray scales hidden beneath its collar. It was the same person who had been a collaborator on the previous mine mission.

The great demon dragon nodded to Li Yuan and said, "Do you still remember that stone chamber deep in the mine?"

"Space anchor array," Li Yuan said.

"Yes." The great demon dragon lowered its voice, "That's not an isolated stone chamber. I checked the old files of the Heavenly Dragon Palace; it was a node in the ancient dragon clan's teleportation network."

He took out a leather scroll and pointed it to a coordinate on it.

"There are other nodes as well. I have one in the forbidden area of ​​the Shattered Island in the northern part of the Demon Dragon Domain."

The Broken Island Forbidden Zone consists of numerous suspended rocky islands, surrounded by numerous natural spatial rifts, making it rarely entered by demons. Li Yuan had seen relevant records at the Heavenly Dragon Palace's information desk.

"You have to help me investigate."

"I can't get through this alone," said the great demon Chilong.

"The spatial rifts there are too dense. You clear a path for me, and we'll split the spoils equally."

Li Yuan did not agree immediately.

In the equipment inventory, the Anchor Point Array Eye Stone is still there. The blue "Anchor Teleport" attribute is now active.

Using the valley anchor array as a reference, he extended his perception northward. In the far distance, there was indeed a region of dense spatial fluctuations, the frequency of which was somewhat similar to that of the anchor array platform in the mine cave.

"There are indeed spatial fluctuations in that direction. I can go with you." Li Yuan withdrew his senses.

The great demon dragon paused for a moment, then said, "I found a fifth-tier dragon. It's at the Nascent Soul stage, and its strength is considerable. The Shattered Island Forbidden Land is infested with Void Beasts; the two of us alone aren't enough."

Li Yuan nodded.

"When are we leaving?"

"Three days later. I'll go prepare some things, and you should prepare some too."

The great demon dragon put away the scroll and turned to leave.

The stone gate closed again.

Li Yuan turned to the storage bag.

Three days is enough time to purchase the materials needed for departure. Sufficient materials for the spatial anchor array must be prepared; if the node in the Shattered Island Forbidden Zone is well-preserved, an anchor array can be set up on the spot. Some dragon-type spiritual materials should also be replenished; the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique can be practiced along the way.

The next day, at Shicheng Market.

Li Yuan passed through the stalls in the form of a dragon.

Most of the spatial array materials were gathered from the old shops in the East District. This included twelve spatial attribute spirit stones, several auxiliary materials for stabilizing boundary array patterns, and two bottles of silver vein powder. A portion each of dragon bone powder and dragon blood spirit liquid were purchased from a general store in the West District. The spirit ink materials were obtained from a rogue eagle demon cultivator; their quality was above average.

The last stop was a mining shop in a corner of the market.

The shop wasn't big, with several wooden crates open, each containing different types of mineral sand. Li Yuan walked to the crate containing the spatial mineral sand, picked up a bag of spatial sand, and weighed it in his hand.

Within a three-foot sensing range, green text fluctuations emanated from the bag.

He opened the bag.

Among the hundreds of silvery-white mineral grains, one grain was slightly darker in color, about the size of a grain of rice, and its surface shimmered with a very faint silvery-green light.

Li Yuan held the mineral core between his fingers.

[Equipable item detected: Empty Sand Micronucleus]

[Equipment Attribute Preview: Air Sand Micro-Guidance - Green]

[Effect: Reduces the mana cost of spatial spells by 10%.]

[Preview of Permanentization Requirements: Possess a spatial spell at its maximum level]

Spatial cutting technique, perfect.

Li Yuan sent the empty sand micronucleus into the equipment slot.

The mineral core disappeared between his fingers, and a stream of green light flowed into his meridians.

[Permanentization complete]

【Air Sand Micro-Conductor · Green】

[Effect: Permanently reduces the mana cost of spatial spells by 10%.]

Li Yuan activated his spatial cutting technique, unleashing a blade-like line from his fingertip that sliced ​​through a piece of abandoned rock at the corner of the shop's outer wall. The cut was clean, and he consumed slightly less spiritual energy.

He accepted the spell, paid for the entire bag of empty pattern sand, bought a few more array materials, and left the market.

After returning to the stone chamber, Li Yuan sorted the materials and put them into his storage bag.

Three days later.

Outside the east gate of Shicheng, the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

The great demon Chilong was already waiting there. Beside him stood a humanoid great demon, tall and imposing, with a cold and stern face, dark golden vertical pupils, and two short, thick, curved horns on its forehead.

A heavy, solid wave of spiritual energy emanated from that person, reminiscent of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Fifth-order dragon race.

Li Yuan walked closer.

The dragon that had transformed into a divine being glanced at him, its nostrils flaring.

"A dragon? Its bloodline is quite strong."

The great demon dragon Chilong introduced, "This person has extremely strong spatial abilities; he broke through all the dozen or so restrictions deep within the mine."

The Divine Dragon Clan didn't say anything more, turned around and transformed into a beam of light, flying north.

The great demon dragon shrugged at Li Yuan and followed.

Three streaks of light, one in front and two behind, pierced out of the Stone City and advanced towards the northern wasteland of the Demon Dragon Domain.

The wasteland is flat and sparsely populated with spiritual energy, occasionally teeming with low-level demonic beasts. The further north one goes, the denser the dragon blood aura in the air becomes.

The dragon bloodline within Li Yuan's body circulated spontaneously, and the Dragon Scale Golden Body Technique accumulated through resonance, causing dark golden scales to appear and disappear beneath his skin.

The Condensing Essence and Transforming Emptiness Technique continued, and the dark gold-purple light on the surface of the Divine Transformation Core gradually sank.

Half a day later, a gray-white rocky ridge appeared at the end of the wasteland.

Beyond the rocky ridge, spatial fluctuations suddenly intensified.

The dragons in front stopped their escape and hovered in mid-air.

In the distance, dozens of rocky islands of varying sizes floated in mid-air, scattered at different heights. Between the islands, silvery-white fissures appeared and disappeared, fragmenting that area of ​​airspace.

Broken Island Forbidden Zone.