Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

After returning to his residence, Li Yuan first took out all the monster pelts he had received over the past few days and put them into a cloth bag.

He hadn't originally planned to sell these furs in a hurry.

Li Yuan planned to sell it to Master Lu Fu, which would fetch a higher price.

Unfortunately, when I went there specifically for the occasion, the gate was closed and no one was there.

Li Yuan did not wait in vain; he turned around and went to the market to make purchases.

After browsing through the stalls on East Street and North Alley, Li Yuan had basically found all the items that Master Yu had written down on the paper.

The Golden Armor Talisman uses thicker paper, which must withstand the spiritual energy surging through the paper. The Rejuvenation Talisman requires even finer spiritual ink, and the Meridian Opening Talisman is the most troublesome. The talisman paper cannot be too stiff, and a medicinal powder to soothe the meridians must be added to the spiritual ink.

All talismans must be of the lowest grade, first rank.

After buying everything, the spirit stones in his sleeve were suddenly less.

Li Yuan stood at the alley entrance, feeling the spirit stones in his sleeve. He didn't count them, but he knew from their weight that there weren't many left.

In addition, the monster pelts are still stuck in my hands and haven't been sold yet, so the expenses these past few days have been quite considerable.

Fortunately, the materials were all worth it.

When Li Yuan reached the southern section of East Street, he slowed down.

There are many more people in this area than a few days ago.

Many unfamiliar faces appeared along the main street; some carried large bags and bundles, while others had unopened wooden crates beside them. On a vacant patch of land to the south, half of a new wall had already been erected, and several cultivators were using magic to tamp the earth, lift the timber, and support the beams—their movements were swift.

Sections of earthen wall were raised from the ground, and wooden beams were laid across, and in the blink of an eye, a framework was erected.

Looking further back, many areas were still empty, with a row of wooden stakes and lines stretched across them, clearly indicating that the area was still being demarcated.

Li Yuan walked over to a rogue cultivator squatting beside a wooden box and casually asked a question.

"New here?"

The rogue cultivator, in his thirties, had a face tanned dark by the sun. He looked up when he heard the voice, and his expression immediately changed when he saw the waist tag on Li Yuan's waist.

"Yes, they came from the market town for rogue cultivators."

"Is the other side unable to hold on?" Li Yuan asked.

The rogue cultivator glanced around before lowering his voice.

"It's not that it's completely unbearable, it's just chaotic."

"Monsters occasionally appear on the outskirts, and there are few guards and managers. A while ago, several stalls were raided by thieves in the middle of the night, people died, and the next day everything was gone."

As he said this, he gestured with his chin towards the newly built roof structure to the south.

"It's your Wang family that's been making a lot of moves lately."

"We've already sent people to clear out the monsters near the market town for rogue cultivators. Of course, not many people went, but that's perfect for me to sneak out."

Li Yuan glanced at the new wall.

"This place is expanding quite quickly."

"It is fast, indeed." The rogue cultivator chuckled. "Cultivators can build houses and walls quickly using magic. The troublesome part is planning: where to put the stalls, where to put the living quarters, where to leave the roads, where to collect rent—all of these need to be arranged slowly."

"I know a few earth magic spells, so I happen to know about these things."

Seeing Li Yuan's gaze, the rogue cultivator smiled and replied.

Li Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

As you walk further north into the alley, you see a noticeably more unfamiliar faces than before.

Some came from the scattered cultivator market, some were itinerant merchants who came after hearing the news, and some were scattered cultivators who wanted to reserve a spot in advance after seeing that Qinghe Market was starting to expand.

With more customers, business has picked up a bit.

When Li Yuan returned to his residence with the materials, it was already getting dark.

Once the door closed, the room fell silent.

Li Yuan first laid out the materials on the table and sorted the things he had bought one by one.

The instructions for making the Golden Armor Talisman and the Rejuvenation Talisman were lying to the side. Li Yuan only glanced at them before pulling out the page for the Meridian Expansion Talisman.

The reason is simple: this is something you can use on yourself first.

Sitting cross-legged at the table, Li Yuanxian reviewed the method for making the Meridian-Touching Talisman once more.

The Meridian Opening Talisman is finer and has more intricate patterns than the Fireball Talisman, with layers upon layers of spiritual runes. Not a single stroke can be omitted, and not a single stroke can be added.

Li Yuan picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and applied it to the talisman paper.

The first one was only one-third complete when the spiritual energy dissipated in the middle of the talisman.

obsolete.

The second one, the first few strokes were very steady, but when he reached a loop pattern in the middle, Li Yuan slightly tilted his wrist, and the spiritual ink immediately spread out to the side.

It's useless again.

The third, the fourth, and the fifth.

The discarded talismans on the corner of the table were quickly piled up.

The Meridian Opening Talisman truly lives up to its reputation as a low-grade first-tier auxiliary cultivation talisman, requiring even more patience than the Cleansing Talisman, Evil-Repelling Talisman, and Warning Talisman.

Li Yuan didn't stop, continuing to draw one picture after another.

The room was quiet, with only the soft sound of the pen tip gliding across the paper, occasionally punctuated by a very faint "hiss," the sound of the talisman being burned by spiritual energy.

It wasn't until late at night that Li Yuan finally finished the last stroke on a talisman.

As the spiritual ink fell, the patterns on the surface of the talisman paper glowed slightly, without dissipating or burning.

It became.

Li Yuan picked up the talisman and glanced at it.

The spiritual patterns on the talisman's surface are fine and continuous, like layers of veins converging inward. Compared to the previous useless talismans, this one has a much more stable aura.

The panel then appeared.

[Equipable item detected: Meridian Rune (Complete)]

[Entry Preview: Meridian Expansion (White) - Expands meridian capacity and slightly increases the upper limit of spiritual energy circulation]

[Preview of Permanentization Conditions: Unblock all meridians in the body]

Li Yuan's gaze lingered on the last line.

Unblock all the meridians in the body.

Without hesitation, Li Yuan put down the talisman brush, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique.

The spiritual energy originates from the dantian, flows along the twelve main meridians, and then branches into many other meridians.

After completing the lap, Li Yuan closed his eyes and clearly felt the condition of the meridians in his body.

Most of the main meridians have been opened, and many of the branch meridians have also been opened.

The Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique is designed to regulate the meridians. Having practiced it for some time now, the major meridians and thick branches that are visible to the naked eye can now be activated by spiritual energy.

But it's still a little short.

The spiritual energy could reach the few fine branches near the shoulders, back, ribs, and lower abdomen, but it couldn't move them.

As for the deeper parts, there are some hair-thin veins. When spiritual energy is swept over them, they only tremble slightly and cannot penetrate them at all.

It's not a matter of proficiency.

The Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique involves quite a few meridians, but it hasn't reached the point of involving all the meridians in the body.

Li Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

The panel remains unchanged.

The conditions for making the Meridian Extension Talisman permanent are still far from being met; other methods need to be found.

It would be best to find a practice that involves other meridians.

However, this does not prevent it from being useful.

Li Yuan reached out, picked up the meridian talisman, glanced at it again, and then carefully placed it on the table.

The lamp flickered slightly, and the paper on the table showing the methods for making the Golden Armor Talisman and the Rejuvenation Talisman also lit up briefly.

There are still a dozen or so spirit stones left.

The materials have just been purchased, and the first Meridian-Turning Talisman has only just been made.

Li Yuan looked down for a moment, then reached out and spread out the second blank talisman paper again, and picked up his pen.

The room fell silent again, with only the soft sound of the pen tip falling.