Cultivation: I Can Solidify Equipment Attributes

Chapter 274: Chapter 264: Tier 2 Talisman Dao Mastery

The next morning, Li Yuan went to the outpost.

Developing the ruins had now become the Sect’s most important undertaking in the Ghost Mist Forest. More and more people were working around the site, and contribution points were circulating faster than before.

Li Yuan had recently participated in breaking Arrays, clearing out strongholds, and helping unseal the outer layers of the ruins, accumulating a large sum of contribution points.

This time, Li Yuan exchanged his points for two items.

Bone Refining Spirit Ointment.

Fundamentals of the Talisman Dao.

After getting the two items, Li Yuan first looked them over at the outpost.

The Bone Refining Spirit Ointment was an item used for Body Refining. The paste itself was grayish-white and gave off a faint medicinal scent when opened. It was specifically designed to be used in conjunction with bone-refining Skills.

The Fundamentals of the Talisman Dao was the more substantial of the two. It was impeccably organized, covering everything from talisman ink, talisman paper, and Spirit Pattern structure to the common brushstroke patterns for starting and finishing Talismans.

It was even more detailed than what was taught in the Wang family’s Talisman Hall, and of a higher grade as well.

Li Yuan was currently practicing Tier One Middle-Upper Grade Talismans, mostly relying on his existing foundation and brute-force practice. Now that he had this text, it was as if he had finally shored up his fundamentals.

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Inside the stone house, Li Yuan evenly smeared the Bone Refining Spirit Ointment onto several key areas: his arms, spine, chest, and abdomen. The moment the ointment touched his skin, a slow, sinking medicinal power permeated his body. It wasn’t intense, but it was incredibly steady, boring its way toward the surface of his bones.

Li Yuan immediately began circulating the Skill.

The method of this nameless Body Refining Technique was the same as before—not a fierce rush, but a slow grind. His Spiritual Power brushed over the surface of his bones again and again, pressing the medicinal power in bit by bit and letting the bones slowly absorb it.

There were no flashy transformations during the process, only a growing sore, swelling sensation and a heat that emanated from deep within his bones.

When Li Yuan finished one circulation and stopped, his back was already covered in a thin layer of sweat.

The Bone Refining Spirit Ointment was quite effective.

At least after the first pass, the process was much smoother than when he had relied solely on his Spiritual Power to grind away at his bones. The sluggish feeling on the surface of his bones had lessened, and even the transitions while circulating the Skill felt more stable.

Next, Li Yuan spread open the Fundamentals of the Talisman Dao and began to read through it, bit by bit.

As he reviewed these basics, many of the concepts he already knew how to apply now had a much clearer theoretical foundation.

Why the first two strokes of certain Talismans could not be broken.

Why the same water-guiding pattern would vary in length on different Talismans.

Why the Spiritual Power circulation of an entire Talisman would become unstable if the initial stroke of certain Spirit Patterns was even slightly off.

None of these concepts were difficult in isolation, but once they were systematically understood, building upon them to learn more advanced techniques would be much faster.

After going through the Talisman Dao teachings, Li Yuan didn’t waste time with idle theorizing; he immediately got to work.

On the talisman-making table, sheets of talisman paper were spread out one after another.

By evening, when Li Yuan drew Spirit Water Talismans again, his brushstrokes were noticeably steadier. The talisman ink glided across the paper, and the connections between Spirit Patterns were much smoother than before.

Several days later, the panel finally gave a slight shudder.

[Talisman: Spirit Water Talisman—Proficient (0/800)]

His Spirit Water Talisman had reached the Proficient level.

’Although I could already draw this Tier Two Low Grade Talisman before, it always lacked stability. Now, thanks to that systematic review and continuous practice, I’ve finally taken a solid step forward.’

The improvement of the Spirit Water Talisman didn’t just affect that one Talisman.

Li Yuan proceeded to draw several more Tier Two Talismans, and his grasp of the Spirit Patterns’ flow and the focal points of his Spiritual Power felt much clearer than before.

Before long, another notification popped up.

[Skill: Tier Two Talisman Making Skill—Proficient (0/800)]

His Tier Two Talisman Making Skill had officially reached the Proficient level.

Li Yuan put down his talisman brush and glanced at the newly completed Talismans on the table. Without any change in his expression, he simply stored them away neatly.

For the next half-month, Li Yuan’s life settled back into a steady routine.

During the day, he traveled between the marketplace and the ruins as usual.

In his free time, he cultivated the nameless Body Refining Technique, using the Bone Refining Spirit Ointment to slowly grind out his progress.

At night, he would either study the Talisman Dao teachings or draw a few Spirit Water Talismans, further consolidating his newly upgraded Tier Two Talisman Making Skill.

The pace wasn’t easy, but thanks to the nourishing effect of the Spirit Vein, the Spiritual Power in his body was always well-maintained. Many recovery processes that would have otherwise required him to set aside specific time were now silently handled by his automatic cultivation and spiritual power regeneration.

By advancing on multiple fronts simultaneously, Li Yuan found that his training, contrary to what one might expect, became smoother and smoother.

After a few more days, Li Yuan left the marketplace and ventured deep into the Ghost Mist Forest alone once more.

This trip was to find more resources to continue nurturing the ore vein.

The Evil Ore vein now contained several Mid-grade Evil Stones, and the entire vein was improving. However, it was still one final step away from being able to naturally produce Mid-grade Evil Stones on its own.

Li Yuan headed deep into the Ghost Mist Forest, extending both his Divine Sense and his perception of Evil Qi.

He didn’t encounter any new Evil Demons along the way.

There were still auras of Demon Beasts in the forest, and some areas had heavy concentrations of Evil Qi, but there were no strong signs of a Tier Two Evil Demon being entrenched here like before.

Li Yuan didn’t stop.

’My ability to discern Evil Qi is much more refined now. As long as the materials are still around, I don’t necessarily have to run into an Evil Demon to make a discovery.’

After venturing deeper for another half hour, Li Yuan slowed his steps.

Ahead, behind a low stone slope, the Evil Qi felt... off.

It wasn’t the diffuse Evil Qi that naturally seeped from the ground, but rather the scent that would slowly emanate from a pile of high-quality evil materials. The quantity wasn’t particularly large, but it was highly concentrated.

Li Yuan circled around silently and peeked over the edge of the stone slope.

Behind it was a Demon Beast’s lair.

The lair wasn’t deep; it looked as if it had been forcefully dug out. Inside were scattered a few fragmented beast bones and clumps of blackened, old flesh. The most conspicuous things within were several evil materials.

An Evil Bone.

Two hardened clumps of evil flesh essence.

And a few fragments of stone, blackened by dense Evil Qi. They were clearly no ordinary items.

As his gaze swept over the items, Li Yuan immediately came to a conclusion.

’These things are most likely related to the Tier Two Evil Demon I killed earlier.’

’That creature was entrenched deep in this forest, and its territory was quite large. The high-quality evil materials in this Demon Beast’s lair look like things it collected... or maybe they’re just its leftovers.’

’Now that it’s dead, these things have been left behind.’

Li Yuan didn’t delay. He first scanned the surroundings to confirm no other Demon Beasts were lying in ambush, then immediately started collecting the items.

There weren’t many items in the lair, but they were all of high quality.

The stone fragments in particular, while not fully formed Evil Stones, had been steeped in highly concentrated Evil Qi for a long time. They would be very effective for nurturing the ore vein.

After collecting everything, Li Yuan immediately headed back.

By the time he returned to the ore vein, night had fallen.

In the natural cavity, the Cultivating Evil Array was still operating steadily. The Spirit Patterns between the various Array Hubs had long since smoothed out, and consequently, the reflux of Evil Qi throughout the entire ore vein was much deeper than it had been initially.

Li Yuan took out the high-quality evil materials he had brought back and tossed them into the Cultivating Evil Array one by one.

When the last wisp of Evil Qi was drawn away by the Array, the cavity fell silent once more.

Li Yuan closed his eyes. Using his Evil Qi perception and his connection to the ore vein to probe inwards, he immediately perceived the change.

The vein’s throughput speed was a notch faster than before.

For the next several days, Li Yuan maintained his routine.

Marketplace, ruins, stone house, ore vein—he switched back and forth between them all.

With the help of the Bone Refining Spirit Ointment, his nameless Body Refining Technique advanced steadily, reaching the Entry level.

[Nameless Body Refining Technique—Entry (0/200)]

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