Early the next morning, Li Yuan slowly finished its work.
Just as he was preparing to Talisman Making, there were two knocks on the door.
Li Yuan walked to the door and opened the courtyard door.
Standing outside the door were two young monks wearing gray and white robes, with the Yuanyang Sect Token pinned to their waists.
One of them held a roll of tissue paper in his hand, and the other held his hands behind his back, scanning Li Yuan's body with his eyes.
Patrol Inspector of Yunyang Marketplace.
"Li Yuan?"
The one holding the paper in his hand spoke.
"Yes."
"Routine notice." He unfolded the roll of tissue paper and read it again.
The content is not long. The main idea is that Yuanyang Sect has recently received information that the remaining forces of the Demon Sect may be active in the surrounding areas. It reminds all monks in the city to be more vigilant and pay attention to their own safety when going out.
After finishing reading, Patrol Inspector took the paper roll back and nodded towards Li Yuan.
"That's all. Stay safe."
The two of them turned around and walked along the side alley. They also stopped at the doorways of the neighboring courtyards, presumably to notify each other.
Li Yuan closed the courtyard door, returned to the table and sat down.
Demon Sect remnant.
I heard someone talk about it on Rogue Cultivator Gathering Area before, saying that Yuanyang Sect wiped out a group of the Demon Sect remnants in the south last month, killing seven and running away three.
Li Yuan kept it in mind, but didn't pay too much attention to it. He spread out Talisman Paper, dipped in ink, put pen to paper, and continued drawing.
I went out to Rogue Cultivator Gathering Area at noon to replenish a batch of Green Spirit Herb.
Li Yuan walked slowly along the stone railing in the stall area and stopped in front of a Spirit Herb stall to pick out herbs.
When I was squatting and looking through the product description of a bundle of Green Spirit Herb, a familiar voice came from behind me.
"Li Yuan?"
Li Yuan Turn your head.
A monk in his thirties stood two steps away. He had a square face and a medium-to-strong build. He was wearing a short gray cloth shirt that had been washed white.
There was no Token hanging on his waist, and he was holding a half-old cloth bag in his hand, with something bulging inside.
Fang He.
"Why are you here?" Li Yuan stood up.
Fang He grinned and took two steps closer.
"First tell me why you are here."
"The contract with the Wang Family has been terminated. Sell the charm at Yunyang Marketplace Talisman Making."
Fang He's eyebrows moved. "Have you figured it out too?"
"You too?"
"Yeah." Fang He changed the cloth bag in his hand to a hand-held bag and rubbed his chin.
"Paying a contribution is equivalent to working for a long time in vain, but at least the contract is terminated."
He walked towards an unoccupied stone platform next to the stall area and sat down on it. Li Yuan followed and stood next to it.
"When did it happen?"
"Half a month ago." Fang He put the cloth bag on his lap and patted it twice.
"Guard Squad's place is becoming increasingly difficult to live in. The frequency of patrols has doubled, and the number of encounters with the Li Family monks when going out is increasing. Last month, two team members died outside."
He paused.
"I thought that if I kept doing this, it would be my turn sooner or later, so I could leave as soon as possible."
"Fortunately, I signed a short-term contract of Rogue Cultivator. The constraints are not as strict as what I have been taught since childhood. I can get out by making a small contribution."
Li Yuan hummed.
Fang He tilted his head and glanced at Li Yuan.
"Are you well-informed? How much do you know about the recent happenings outside?"
"I know something. Li Family Patriarch went to the Yuanyang Sect, Patrol Inspector increased, and this morning I even came to the door to inform that the remnants of the Demon Sect may come back."
"Almost." Fang He lowered his voice and glanced around.
Rogue Cultivator in the booth area are busy doing their own thing, no one pays attention to this place.
"It is said that Wang Family came to the Yuanyang Sect and filed a complaint against the Li Family. He said that Li Family and Demon Sect were having an affair."
Li Yuan looked at him.
Fang He spread his hands.
"I don't know the specifics. I just heard fragments from the mouths of those old people Guard Squad."
"It probably means that Wang Family got some clues, saying that Li Family secretly has contacts with the Demon Sect remnants, and may be using Demon Sect's means to do some shady things."
He rubbed his chin.
"But there seems to be no conclusive evidence. Just some indirect clues, which are enough to accuse but not enough to convict."
"The attitude of the Yuanyang Sect is uncertain. They have neither made it clear that they want to investigate Li Family, nor have they dismissed Wang Family's claims. They have only stepped up patrols and control."
He pursed his lips in the direction of Main Street.
Li Yuan nodded.
It matches the Blood-Devouring Stone Array I found in the Secret Realm.
Li Family is the kind of Array that monks clothed in the Secret Realm, using Blood-Devouring Stone to make Array Eye. There are blood stains on the stone platform, which is very similar to the Demon Sect technique.
But it was only circumstantial evidence and could not convict him. Moreover, there was no evidence that Li Family did it. The piece of Token he obtained could not be made accurately.
Fang He said again.
"The fighting between the two sides is getting more and more intense. Not only Qinghe Market is fighting there, Yuanheng Mountains is also fighting."
"Clashes between small groups of people occur every few days, sometimes several times a day. Both sides are filling in people."
He sighed.
"Qinghe Market's business has also been affected. The city's control has been tightened, and entry and exit must be inspected. Rogue Cultivator is unwilling to go. The stall area has become a lot deserted, and Talisman's sales are 20 to 30% worse than before."
He glanced at Li Yuan.
"So I simply came to Yunyang Marketplace. It's a large place with a lot of people and easy business."
"What's your business?"
Fang He patted the cloth bag on his leg.
"What's your business?"
Fang He patted the cloth bag on his leg.
"Purchase groceries. Collect the Spirit Herb and Monster Material brought by Rogue Cultivator from Secret Realm Perimeter, and sell them to Yunyang Marketplace. Make a profit on the price difference. It's less money than at Guard Squad, but it's safer."
The two chatted a few more words about their current situation, then Fang He stood up with the cloth bag in hand.
"Okay, I'll go to the stall area to ship the goods."
Li Yuan nodded and watched Fang He carrying the cloth bag into the depths of the stall area.
After buying Spirit Herb, Li Yuan did not go back to the yard directly.
I walked south along the main street for a while and turned into the side alley where I bought Law Technique last time.
The shop is still there and the guy is still the same.
"Metal Element Law Technique, how many doors are there?"
The clerk rummaged through the drawer under the counter and took out three volumes of Bamboo Slip.
"Gold Edge Art, Armor Piercing Technique, Sharp Gold Shield. They are all Low-grade First-Order. Gold Edge Art is eight yuan, Spirit Stone, Armor Piercing Technique is ten yuan, and Sharp Gold Shield is twelve yuan."
Li Yuan picked up the three volumes Bamboo Slip and flipped through them one by one.
Gold Edge Art is an auxiliary type. After activation, it can temporarily strengthen the sharpness of Metal Element Law Technique.
Armor Piercing Technique is an attack type. It condenses the spiritual power of Metal Element into a Spirit Needle with extremely strong piercing power. Sharp Gold Shield is a defensive type. It condenses the spiritual power of Metal Element to form a small shield.
Li Yuan chose Gold Edge Art and Armor Piercing Technique.
Eighteen pieces of Spirit Stone were put aside, and two rolls of Bamboo Slip were put into the storage bag.
After leaving the shop, walk back along the same path.
Returning to the yard and closing the door, Li Yuan sat down at the table and unfolded Gold Edge Art and Bamboo Slip first.
The content is not complicated. Convert the spiritual power into Metal Element and then inject it into the existing Metal Element Law Technique or Law Artifact to temporarily strengthen its sharpness and penetrating power.
With the foundation of Gold Blade Technique, Metal Element has already gone through the transformation path of spiritual power, and it is very fast to get started.
Permanent Affix of Comprehension Speed Boost increases the speed of Law Technique Entry Level by 50%.
Li Yuan ran it several times according to Method Formula on Bamboo Slip.
The spiritual power of Metal Element was drawn from the Dantian, walked around the transformation path, and condensed in the palm of the hand. The texture of the spiritual power was completely different from that of Fire Element. It was not a hot expansion feeling, but a cold and sharp feeling, like holding a thin blade in the palm of the hand.
[Law Technique: Gold Edge Art-Entry Level(0/200)]
Entry Level.
Change to Armor Piercing Technique.
The spiritual power running route of Armor Piercing Technique is more complicated than that of Gold Edge Art. The spiritual power of Metal Element needs to be compressed into an extremely thin needle, and the density requirement is very high.
Li Yuan tried several times according to Method Formula. The density of Spirit Needle was not enough the first two times, and it quickly dispersed after forming. The third time I adjusted the compression rhythm, Spirit Needle condensed on the fingertips, as thin as cow hair, glowing with a silvery white cold light.
[Law Technique: Armor Piercing Technique-Entry Level(0/200)]
Two doors Metal Element Law Technique All Entry Level.
In addition to the Gold Blade Technique, Entry Level, Metal Element and Law Technique, the number has reached three doors.
Li Yuan took out a piece of Gold Blade Talisman that he had made before from the storage bag.
As soon as I realized it, I removed Hundred Meridians Origin Return Art.
Equipment Gold Blade Talisman.
Panel pops up immediately.
[Gold Edge Enhancement (white) permanent conditions have been met]
[Is it permanent?]
Yes.
[Permanent success]
[Gold Edge Enhancement (white) has become Permanent Affix]
[Equipment has been consumed]
The power of Metal Element Law Technique has been permanently increased by 20%. From now on, whether it is Gold Blade Technique, Gold Edge Art or Armor Piercing Technique, the power of the hit will be stronger than before.
The sky outside the window has mostly darkened.
Li Yuan sits cross-legged on the bed and runs Spirit Guiding Art.
Spiritual Qi pours into the body, Pure Spirit Power removes impurities, and the spiritual power condenses and sinks into the Dantian.
The Spirit-Blood Dual Cultivation of Blood Coagulation Pill allows Qi and Blood to operate synchronously with the spiritual power.
After practicing for several weeks, Li Yuan noticed a change.
It's not a change in spiritual power, it's a change in Qi and Blood.
The Spirit-Blood Dual Cultivation effect of Blood Coagulation Pill has been inactive for so long, and the Qi and Blood mode of synchronizing the spiritual power in the meridians has been run countless times.
The tacit understanding of this cycle model has been improving.
When Blood Coagulation Pill was first equipped, the rhythm of Qi and Blood was always half a beat slower than the spiritual power. Later, with the increase in practice, Qi and Blood gradually adapted to the rhythm of synchronizing with the spiritual power, and the half-beat slowness became almost synchronized.
Now, one step further.
Qi and Blood no longer just follows the spiritual power.
At certain meridian nodes, Qi and Blood began to adjust the speed and direction of its operation on its own without the need for spiritual guidance.
It's like two people walking for a long time know where the other person is going next without even talking.
Li Yuan Close your eyes and feel it carefully.
The flow rate of Qi and Blood in the major meridians is almost exactly the same as the spiritual power.
It is similar in the thick branches. When it reaches the thin branches, the speed of Qi and Blood begins to deviate from the spiritual power, but the deviation is very small.
When it comes to the last micro-vein, the operation of Qi and Blood can no longer keep up.
The permanent condition of Foundation-Solidifying Grass is that Qi and Blood forms a weekly circulation throughout all the meridians in the body.
All meridians, including micro meridians.
At present, the Qi and Blood circulation of the large meridians and thick branches is almost complete. The thin branches are still a little worse, and the micro meridians are even worse.
But the direction is right.
The Spirit-Blood Dual Cultivation effect of Blood Coagulation Pill continues to push Qi and Blood to penetrate deeper into the meridians.
Li Yuan Keep this change in mind and continue practicing.
Spiritual Qi pours into the body, and spiritual power and Qi and Blood circulate alternately in the meridians. With each daily cycle, the coverage of Qi and Blood in the meridians is slightly expanded.