Cultivation: I can solidify equipment attributes

After returning to the market, Li Yuan went to the guard team's station early the next morning.

The courtyard was much quieter than before we set off; many people hadn't returned yet and were staying on the perimeter to meet the wandering cultivators.

Song Tiezhu and his four companions were already inside, and Li Yuan called them over.

He then took out his storage bag and took out all the monster materials he had collected over the past few days.

There were many animal hides, but only four were intact; the rest were tattered monster hides. There was also a pile of animal bones of varying sizes, along with a large quantity of animal meat and other materials.

"Classified by effort output."

No one objected.

Of the monsters hunted by the fourth team on this mission, Li Yuan was responsible for at least 70%. He almost always initiated attacks with fireballs and fire arrows, eliminating most monsters from a distance before they even had a chance to get close.

The others also contributed, but they were far inferior to Li Yuan.

Li Yuan gathered the four complete animal hides and most of the animal meat in front of him. He pushed the remaining materials aside.

"You can divide these among yourselves."

Han Xiaoyi reached out first, picking out a few half-worn animal hides and two pieces of animal bone. Song Tiezhu, Tian Qi, and Xu Qing each took one. Zhao An's leg injury hadn't fully healed, and he couldn't quite reach the items while sitting on the stool, so Xu Qing picked out one for him and placed it aside.

After distributing the materials, Li Yuan packed his own and weighed it in his hand.

I have quite a bit of assets on hand. But spirit stones are spirit stones, and materials are materials; they only have value when converted into real gold and silver.

For things like furs, it's best to ask Master Lu to handle them.

Li Yuan greeted the others and left the guard post.

The market was much more lively than before we set off.

There were almost no empty stalls on both sides of East Street, and in some places even sheds had been set up at the entrance of alleys. A lot of people had moved over from the scattered monks' market, and together with the local scattered monks and itinerant merchants, the streets were so crowded that it was difficult to even turn around.

The shouts of vendors selling herbs, ores, talismans, and materials from demonic beasts rose and fell. Several makeshift porridge stalls, steaming hot, had long lines of people waiting to eat.

Li Yuan didn't linger on the street. He walked through several alleys and went straight to the rented room where Lu Fushi lived.

The door was open, and Master Lu was sitting behind the table cutting talisman paper.

Upon seeing Li Yuan enter, Master Lu raised his eyes, his gaze first falling on the bulging cloth bag in Li Yuan's hand.

"Selling things?"

"Um."

Li Yuan placed the cloth bag on the table, untied the knot, and spread out the four complete animal hides and bones one by one.

Lu Fushi put down the paper cutter in his hand and was stunned for a moment.

Four complete animal hides: two mid-grade Tier 1 hides and two low-grade Tier 1 hides. All were in good condition, with clean cuts and no large areas of burns or damage. The animal bones were the same; the cut surfaces were clean, and all the necessary parts were preserved.

Master Lu did not ask where these things came from, nor did he ask why he could take out so many at once.

He unfolded the four hides one by one and examined them, then turned the animal bones over again, and finally gathered the items together.

"Take them all."

Master Lu began counting spirit stones from the drawer under the table.

A complete first-grade, mid-level animal hide costs twelve spirit stones, another hide costs ten—the second hide is of slightly lower quality. Two first-grade, low-level hides each cost five spirit stones. Animal bones, categorized by quality and size, amount to about ten miscellaneous pieces.

"Fifty-two pieces in total."

Master Lu stacked the spirit stones into several piles and pushed them in front of Li Yuan.

Li Yuan counted them once and put them into his sleeve.

Fifty-two spirit stones were in his pocket, more than all his previous savings combined.

Li Yuan didn't rush to leave. He stood in front of the table and asked a question.

"I want to improve my skills in talismanic arts. What are some methods?"

Lu Fushi folded the animal hides on the table and put them aside, then picked up a paper cutter and began cutting talisman paper again.

"Two paths."

He didn't even look up, talking as he cut the paper.

"First, practice more. But it's like I'm just wasting my breath saying that."

With a swish, the paper cutter sliced ​​through the paper, and a talisman was cut off.

"Secondly, find someone to teach you."

Master Lu folded the cut talisman paper aside before looking up at Li Yuan.

"How far you can go on your own depends on your talent. But if someone guides you, you'll avoid a lot of detours."

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"Some key techniques and tricks cannot be learned by practicing on your own."

Master Lu paused.

"You previously bought the fireball talisman-making method from me and also learned a few from a talisman master. It's not impossible for me to teach you something more advanced."

He tapped the table twice with the back of the paper cutter.

"But it's the same old rule: skill for skill. If you have any new skills to offer, I'll teach you the corresponding things."

Li Yuan nodded.

"OK."

After leaving Master Lu's residence, Li Yuan walked north along East Street for a while.

I bought a fine talisman pen from a random cultivator's stall.

It's thicker than the fine-tipped brush I used before. The handle is made of dark spirit wood, and the tip is long and thin. When dipped in ink, the transmission of spiritual energy is much smoother than with an ordinary brush.

Seven spirit stones.

I went to a few more stalls and bought all the Shumaidan I could find.

I bought six coins from a random repairman's stall, four more from a traveling merchant's temporary stall, and two more that Old Sun had saved up earlier.

The twelve Muscle-Soothing Pills cost a total of twenty-four spirit stones.

Including the talisman brush and a batch of talisman-making materials such as blue-patterned paper and spirit ink, this purchase cost more than half of the fifty-two spirit stones.

The remaining amount, combined with what I had saved up before, left me with about twenty yuan in my sleeve.

Back at his residence, Li Yuan bolted the door and cleaned the table.

The talisman paper was laid out, the spirit ink was ground, and the new talisman brush was held in the hand and twirled around.

The pen is a bit heavier than before, and the grip feels more solid. The flow of energy from the fingertips to the pen tip is indeed smoother.

Li Yuan dipped his brush in ink and began to write.

It's a fireball symbol.

The strokes were steady from the start, and the first few fire patterns were laid out smoothly.

As the fire-gathering patterns in the middle overlapped, spiritual energy was pressed into the paper. The surface of the talisman glowed slightly, and the spiritual energy flowed through the patterns before finally settling at the core.

It became.

Li Yuan put the talisman aside and then spread out a second one.

The second one, the third one, the fourth one...

The success rate of the fireball talisman is much higher than before. Tier 1 low-grade combat talismans are not as easy to mass-produce as basic talismans, but based on the current feel, the success rate is already quite high.

Li Yuan didn't stop; he continued drawing.

After drawing a batch of fireball talismans, Li Yuan changed the talisman paper and practiced drawing a few cleansing talismans and warding-off-evil talismans.

The success rate of basic talismans is also increasing. Seven cleansing talismans yield six successes, and six exorcism talismans yield five successes.

Although the selling price isn't high, the volume makes up for it. Cleansing talismans are always in demand in the market, and talismans for warding off evil spirits have also been selling better recently due to the frequent appearances of monsters.

After drawing all night, there was only a thin layer of discarded talismans on the corner of the table, but a lot of finished products were piled up.

The data on the panel also changes accordingly.

Fireball Rune: Beginner (143/200)

[Cleansing Charm: Proficient (0/400)]

[Exorcism Talisman: Proficient (0/400)]

[Warning Symbol: Beginner (167/200)]

I've become proficient at using both cleansing talismans and exorcism talismans.

For the next two days, Li Yuan devoted almost all his free time to making talismans.

Zhao Hu and Zheng Xiaoman were constantly running, so Li Yuan didn't need to keep an eye on them too much.

He spent the rest of his time drawing talismans at his residence.

The fireball rune is the key.

Fireball was the spell Li Yuan was most familiar with, and with the added benefits of the permanent attributes of Flame Marrow Body and Rapid Fire Technique, his control over fire-type spiritual power was much more refined than that of other cultivators of the same level.

This is reflected in the making of talismans, where the overlapping of the fire-gathering patterns becomes increasingly clean, and the convergence of the talisman's core becomes increasingly stable.

After two days, the success rate of the Fireball Talisman stabilized at over 60%.

Fireball Rune: Proficient (12/400)

The Fireball Talisman has also reached the Proficiency level.

At the same time, Li Yuan was also taking the Soothing Pulse Pill whenever he had a spare moment, and alternating between the Spirit Guiding Technique and the Hundred Meridians Returning to Origin Technique.

The twelve meridian-soothing pills were mostly used up in less than three days. The meridians were repeatedly stretched open and then closed, with spiritual energy flowing back and forth within them. The spiritual energy in the dantian was much thicker than before the trip.

His cultivation at the sixth level of Qi Refining was steadily progressing, and although he was still quite far from the bottleneck, he could feel that he was advancing very quickly.