Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes

Chapter 254: Chapter 246: Continuous Progress

After returning to Mist Forest Marketplace, Li Yuan entered a period of intensive cultivation.

The daily affairs of the marketplace were handed over to the management office. The reclamation of the Spirit Fields was handled by the short-bearded cultivator’s men and the Purple Abyss Trading Company, respectively. The array maintenance team methodically replaced the Gathering Evil Array’s Array Foundation Stones. Everything ran smoothly, so Li Yuan didn’t need to personally oversee every detail.

He now had ample time to cultivate.

His daily schedule was fixed. He would spend four hours in the early morning cultivating the Red Fire Skill, two hours in the late morning on the Cyan Wood Longevity Skill, and another two hours in the afternoon on the Soul Condensation Skill. In the evening, he would circulate the Thick Earth True Skill to consolidate its Perfected realm. At night, he used the Demon Essence Skill to absorb Evil Qi from the Evil Vein to cultivate the Demon Dao.

The efficiency of the special equipment for the Evil Vein became increasingly apparent in his daily cultivation.

The Evil Qi within the vein circulated through the system in an orderly fashion, continuously feeding into Li Yuan’s body. An ability called Evil Essence Unification diverted the Evil Qi into three synchronized paths: Body Tempering, soul tempering, and conversion into Spiritual Power. Meanwhile, Evil Spirit Conversion directly transformed any excess Evil Qi into Spiritual Power to replenish his Dantian.

The progress of his Red Fire Skill was the most noticeable.

The double-speed effect from Flame Essence Refinement stacked with a 30% bonus from Cultivation Technique Advancement. Combined with several other traits—such as Pure Spiritual Power (+50%), Cultivation Acceleration, and Circulation Acceleration—the proficiency of his Red Fire Skill increased several times faster than his other techniques.

It took eight days to go from Proficient to Minor Achievement, and another fifteen days from Minor Achievement to Great Success.

[Cultivation Technique: Red Fire Skill — Great Success (0/2000)]

Once the Red Fire Skill reached Great Success, the quality and circulation efficiency of his Fire Spiritual Power rose to a new level. The power of his Fireball Technique and Fire Python Skill—boosted by a 30% bonus from Flame Essence Refinement, a progressive Fire Element increase from Flame Marrow Body, and the casting speed and cost reduction effects of Blazing Sun Art—had become quite formidable.

His Cyan Wood Longevity Skill progressed steadily from the Adept stage and was nearing the Proficient stage. The nourishing effect of his Wood Spiritual Power was constantly at work during his cultivation, keeping his meridians and organs in peak condition. His lifespan also slowly increased as he practiced the Cyan Wood Longevity Skill.

He continued to build upon his Minor Achievement in the Soul Condensation Skill. At this stage, the tempering of his Divine Soul reached a new level. Each compression and expansion was greater than before, and his Divine Soul grew progressively more condensed.

His Demon Essence Skill progressed slowly during his nightly cultivation. After being processed by Evil Essence Unification, a portion of the Evil Qi from the Evil Vein was converted into Demonic Qi for him to cultivate with. While not as efficient as directly absorbing pure Demonic Qi, it was a steady and reliable source, allowing his proficiency to increase gradually over time.

The trait ’Comprehensive Understanding’ triggered multiple times during his cultivation. Li Yuan discovered that when it was activated by practicing a cultivation technique, it could also increase the proficiency of his magic.

It triggered several times while he was cultivating the Red Fire Skill, boosting the proficiency of his Fire Python Skill and Fire Control Skill. It activated once during his practice of the Thick Earth True Skill, raising his Earth Transporting Skill from the Adept to the Proficient stage. It even triggered while he cultivated the Cyan Wood Longevity Skill, slightly increasing the proficiency of his Nourishing Essence Skill.

A 10% trigger chance might not seem high, but since he cultivated for many hours a day, completing dozens or even hundreds of spiritual cycles, the total number of activations was quite significant.

In his spare time, Li Yuan began to draw the two new Tier One Top Grade talismans he had recently purchased.

The Spirit Pattern structures of the Guiding Talisman and Concealment Talisman were a level more complex than Tier One Middle Grade talismans, but his adept foundation in Tier Two Talisman Making Skill was more than enough to handle the challenge.

Li Yuan laid out his talisman-making materials, took out his talisman brush, dipped it in Spiritual Ink, and began to draw the first Spirit Pattern onto the paper.

The flow of the Guiding Talisman’s Spirit Patterns was completely different from that of an ordinary attack talisman. Attack talismans focused on concentrating and releasing energy, whereas the Guiding Talisman sought to create sensation and resonance. Its Spirit Patterns were fine and gentle, forming a circular structure on the paper like a Compass, with a sensory core at its center.

As he drew the final Spirit Pattern, a faint golden luster floated to the talisman’s surface. The connections between the patterns were seamless and natural.

Success.

Li Yuan picked up the Guiding Talisman and placed his finger on its surface.

[Equippable Item Detected: Guiding Talisman (Complete)]

[Equipment Trait Preview: Divination Boost (White) — Increases divination accuracy by 20% above base.]

[Permanence Condition Preview: Learn Path-Pointing Skill (0/1)]

[Current Equipment Slots are full (5/5). Replace a current item?]

’A white trait. Divination Boost.’

’A 20% increase in divination accuracy, and the condition for making it permanent is to learn the Path-Pointing Skill. That must be the magic version corresponding to the Guiding Talisman. I haven’t learned it, so I can’t make it permanent for now.’

’I’ll save it for now.’

Next, he began to draw the Concealment Talisman.

The Spirit Pattern structure of the Concealment Talisman was even more unique. Its patterns were not the outward-radiating attack or sensory types, but an inward-converging concealment type. The patterns formed overlapping circular structures on the paper, completely enveloping the talisman’s center.

As he finished the final stroke, a faint, almost illusory grey luster appeared on the talisman’s surface. The light then receded, making the talisman itself seem less conspicuous.

’The Concealment Talisman is a success.’

Li Yuan picked up the Concealment Talisman.

[Equippable Item Detected: Concealment Talisman (Complete)]

[Equipment Trait Preview: Invisibility Cloak (White) — Can conceal one’s self, but their aura can still be discovered by Spiritual Power probes.]

[Permanence Condition Preview: Cultivate a Divine Soul Skill to Great Success (0/1)]

[Current Equipment Slots are full (5/5). Replace a current item?]

’Another white trait. Invisibility Cloak. Its function is pretty much the same as the Concealment Talisman itself.’

’The permanence condition is to cultivate a Divine Soul Skill to Great Success, which I haven’t met yet.’

Just then, another notification popped up on his panel.

[Permanence Condition Met: Spiritual Ink Efficacy (White)]

[Successfully drew 5 different Tier One Top Grade talismans using this brush (5/5)]

[Make Permanent?]

’It’s the trait from the Jade Cloud Talisman Brush. It increases the spiritual conduction efficiency of Spiritual Ink by 30% and the stability of Spirit Patterns by 20%.’

’I had already drawn three types of Tier One Top Grade talismans: the Soul-Refining Talisman, the Gathering Essence Talisman, and the Demon-breaking Talisman. With today’s Guiding Talisman and Concealment Talisman, that makes exactly five different types.’

’The condition is met.’

[Permanence Successful]

[Spiritual Ink Efficacy (White) is now a permanent trait.]

[Equipment consumed.]

During his cultivation, Li Yuan also kept an eye on the marketplace.

The marketplace continued to expand during this period.

The number of resident Loose Cultivators increased from around thirty or forty to over sixty, and the number of itinerant merchants passing through also grew steadily. The stall occupancy rate approached eighty percent, and the rental income from the shops increased with each passing month.

His share of the profits for the second month was nearly five hundred Spirit Stones, and it surpassed six hundred in the third. The upward trend was clear. As the Spirit Fields were further reclaimed and the low-Evil Qi zone expanded, profits were set to increase even more.

Li Yuan spent the majority of the profits on cultivation and array materials, saving a small portion as working capital.

His cultivation level grew steadily during this period of intensive training.

The quality of his Spiritual Power had become far more condensed than when he first reached Foundation Establishment. His liquefied Spiritual Power now flowed faster and with greater density.

He was drawing ever closer to the threshold of the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

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