After breaking through Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, Li Yuan was in no rush to go out.
Within the stone house, spiritual power circulates over and over again.
The Liquid Spirit Qi in the Dantian is thicker than before the retreat, and there is no stagnation when flowing through the meridians.
What really needs to be adapted is not this part, but the changes brought about by Three-Origin Unification.
Spiritual power, Qi and Blood, and divine soul, originally each had its own way of operating. Now there seems to be a few hidden lines between the three, which are not visible at ordinary times, but can be connected immediately when activated.
Li Yuan sat cross-legged, first mobilized the spiritual power of Dantian, walked around the sky, and then moved his mind slightly, branching out a wisp of Qi and Blood.
As soon as the two came into contact, a reaction started in the body.
Qi and Blood was taken away along the newly emerged passage and transferred into Dantian. The original warm and thick power quickly melted away, leaving only a part of Pure Spirit Power.
The amount is reduced by nearly half, but the transformation process is extremely stable.
Li Yuan continued to try the soul-to-spiritual power.
This time it was quieter. The sea of consciousness sank slightly, and a cool feeling fell along the center of the eyebrows and melted into the Dantian.
The converted spiritual power is also pure, but the loss is still the same, and there is no room for trickery.
Li Yuan did not continue the in-depth test. The soul and Qi and Blood are not things that can be squandered casually. It is enough to know how to use them.
In the next few days, I spent most of my time on stabilizing my cultivation and adapting to the new situation.
He patrols the city from time to time, spends most of his time practicing in the stone house, and occasionally tries out spells.
Fireball Technique Just raise your hand, and the speed of condensation is much faster than before.
If the spiritual power is interrupted for a moment, Qi and Blood can immediately hit it, and the outline of the spell will not be scattered. The spiritual consciousness is also more stable when it is detected, and there is no vague sense of separation between the sea of consciousness and the physical body as before, as if the whole person is being squeezed tighter.
This change is invisible, but it is everywhere.
A few days later, Li Yuan reopened Panel and slowly reviewed the current situation.
Common Equipment Slot is still full, and Three-Origin Unity Bead is firmly occupying a position. In Special Equipment Slot, Fiend Vein is still slowly circulating. The line of gray words at the bottom of Panel is still hanging there.
[Next Special Equipment Slot unlocking conditions: Make a Purple-Quality Affix permanent (0/1)]
Li Yuan stopped looking for a moment, then looked up.
The permanent conditions for Three-Origin Unification are still the same as the original two.
[Preview of permanent conditions: Condensation of Upper-Grade Golden Core, or body and soul cultivation alone reach the level of Third-Order (0/1)]
If you want to get the golden elixir in the future, your target cannot just be Golden Core Formation.
Not only for the permanence of Three-Origin Unification, but also for the future.
With so many Affix blessings on my body, it would be too much of a waste to get an ordinary quality elixir.
Although I don't even know how to Golden Core Formation now, it doesn't stop me from making my own decision.
Li Yuan put away Panel, got up and went out.
Wulin Marketplace is more lively than in previous days. There are several new shops on both sides of the main street, and there are more Rogue Cultivators coming and going from the south than before. Outpost has not been officially built yet, but the news has spread, and many people came in advance to check out the limelight.
The busier the market, the more useful Demon-Probing Array is.
Array Eye was buried underground in Management Office, and the nodes at the four entrances and exits were operating every day. Li Yuan did not specifically keep an eye on the three people with demonic energy during this period, and only asked Demon-Probing Array and the patrolling monks to record as usual.
It wasn't until the seventh day that the three people's deeds finally changed.
The first person went to the south and asked several Rogue Cultivator who often mined around Fang City to find out where Fiend Ore was.
The second person walked around outside Management Office, and asked Outpost roughly in which direction it would be built, citing the reason for renting a stone house.
The third person was the most cautious and went to several Monster Hunting Squads who often traveled deep into Ghost Mist Forest. He only asked in a roundabout way if Ruins was in the southwest.
After Li Yuan received the records from the inspection, he did not alert anyone. He only took out Dharma Protector Token and sent a message to Chen Yi.
Half an hour later, Chen Yi responded.
"Don't move yet, keep staring."
"I want to know who they are communicating with and where they are sending the information."
Li Yuan put away Token, and asked Management Office, Guard Squad and the patrolling monks to change their ways of doing things that day.
On the surface, everything is business as usual.
Secretly, the demon detection nodes at the four entrances and exits began to focus on the entry and exit times of the three people.
Management Office pulled up the transaction records of the past month and sifted through the shops, rental locations, and monks that these three people had contacted.
Three days later, the thread slowly became clear.
The three of them have almost no contact with each other, and only when exchanging information, they use different intermediaries.
The news is not handed over directly, but changes hands layer by layer. Today, an extra cup will be placed on the tea stall, and tomorrow, a burnt wood chip will be left under the stone pillar of the north gate.
It doesn't move much and hides deeply.
But the market is Li Yuan's territory. As long as you keep an eye on it long enough, even the thinnest thread can be found.
Another day passed, and Chen Yi came in person.
The two met on the second floor of Management Office. There was a simple map spread on the table. It marked the residences of the three demonic monks, their usual routes, and the places where several middlemen usually stayed.
Chen Yi After reading it, he clicked his finger on the picture.
"Close the net tonight."
"Only capture these three?"
"Catch these three first." Chen Yi said, "The middleman is not in a hurry, keep it and continue to touch the back. Take off the things in their hands first."
Li Yuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
After nightfall, Li Yuan stood on the roof of Management Office, his consciousness slowly spreading.
Those three people are all there.
Chen Yi did not show up in public. The first to move were several Foundation Establishment monks brought by the Yuanyang Sect. They approached each other under the cover of night and moved very lightly, surrounding the three places.
The next moment, three spiritual lights fell simultaneously.
At the same time, a dark purple wave exploded in three places almost simultaneously.
It's not spiritual self-destruction.
Li Yuan could see clearly with his spiritual consciousness that the demonic energy suddenly rushed out of their bodies, pushing up along the meridians, and even a layer of black lines appeared on the surface of the skin. Conventional spirit-sealing methods only locked spiritual power, and were of no use to this thing.
Li Yuan's eyes narrowed.
But Chen Yi is obviously well prepared.
In the sky above the stone house in the south, a red-gold talisman net was placed under the hood. The talisman net did not suppress the spiritual power, but directly attached to the churning demonic energy. Spirit Pattern lit up, and the dark purple fluctuations seemed to be nailed, and they stagnated for an instant.
The same goes for the north gate.
In the last small courtyard, Chen Yi took action personally.
He stepped into the courtyard, and a palm-sized Bronze Mirror flew out of his sleeves. The mirror turned and illuminated a pale white light. Just as the magic patterns on the surface of Devil Cultivator's body were about to crack, white light followed the magic patterns and pressed in. The magic energy seemed to be frozen, and the whole person froze in place, and even his throat could not make a sound.
It only takes a few breaths before and after.
All three people's self-destruction was cut off.
When Li Yuan fell from the roof, the battle in the courtyard was over. Devil Cultivator was kneeling on the ground, his face was gray, veins were pulsing on his forehead, his eyes were full of murderous intent, but his body could not move.
Chen Yi accepted Bronze Mirror and glanced at him.
"Sure enough, it's still the same."
Li Yuan took a few steps closer and smelled a very faint burnt smell. It was not caused by burning flesh and blood, but more like the smell after the demonic energy was forcibly suppressed.
"The sect's new one?"
"It took me several attempts to deal with these people before I finally figured it out." Chen Yi said calmly, "They rely on demonic energy to self-destruct, which is not the same as spiritual power. They have suffered losses before."
"And I suspect that their demonic self-destruction is set up and not triggered by themselves."
After he finished speaking, he motioned to several disciples to come forward and search him.
The three arrests came to an end quickly, and all three people were taken to the stone room behind Management Office.
None of the middlemen moved, and there was not much commotion in the city. Only a few nearby households Rogue Cultivator heard some noises, and were quickly calmed down by patrols.
In the stone room, three piles of things were placed on the table.
Storage bag, Jade Slip, a few pieces of animal skin to record the route, two ordinary Law Artifact, and a few scattered materials.
There are only four items that are really useful.
A incomplete map, with only half of it left, a few lines marked Fiend Ore, Ruins and an unclear direction of an underground passage.
A magic pattern Jade Slip, with a dark purple surface Spirit Pattern, is obviously not for ordinary monks to see.
One is Law Artifact, which looks like a short cone. It is gray in color and has very fine lines carved on the tip.
There is also an old Token. The corners are severely worn. The material is neither gold nor stone. The pattern on the front has been blurred. It can only be seen that it is probably something left by an old sect.
Chen Yi first picked up the old Token and looked at it twice, then handed it to the disciple next to him and asked him to put it away alone.
"This thing will be sent to the sect for identification first."
Li Yuan's eyes fell on the forbidden Law Artifact. Li Yuan could sense Green Trait.
As soon as Law Artifact fell into his hand, Panel popped out.
[Equipable item detected: Forbidden-Breaking Awl (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: Spirit Pattern Analysis (green)]
[Effect: Improve the analysis efficiency of Array Pattern, prohibitions, and agency structures]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Cumulatively destroy five First-Tier Superior-Grade Array, and it cannot be the Array arranged by yourself (0/5)]
[The current Equipment Slot is full (5/5), do you want to replace the current equipment?]
Green Trait.
Li Yuan only glanced at it and put Law Artifact back without any change in his expression.
Chen Yi glanced at him.
"Is there a problem?"
"It seems to be specially designed to break the ban." Li Yuan said, "It's useful to keep it to explore Ruins."
Chen Yi nodded and did not ask any further questions. He knew that Li Yuan had some knowledge about Array, so it was not surprising that he could see the use.
"Then I'll give you this thing."
Chen Yi said, putting away several supplies separately, and then looked to the other side of the stone room.
The three demonic monks had their spiritual power and demonic energy sealed away, and were held in different positions. Muting Talisman Cloth was stuffed in their mouths, and they could not even bite their tongues.
"The sect's trial will follow."
He raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brow, but his face didn't look tired.
"This time we have caught him alive. How many things can come out later depends on how tough they are."
Li Yuan hummed.
The three survivors were taken away overnight, leaving only two Foundation Establishment monks in Fangshi to guard against anyone else. By the time the stone chamber was cleared, it was almost dawn.
There are scattered monks who got up early on the main street and are walking around. The murderous atmosphere last night seems to have dissipated. Inspections are still being carried out, shops are still open, and the market is still running as usual.
Li Yuan stood outside Management Office and glanced to the south.
Fiend Ore is still there, Outpost has not yet been repaired, and Ruins is still deep in Ghost Mist Forest. Dark Abyss Society is obviously targeting more than just the surface.