Li Yuan sat in the stone room and went over the two issues that Spirit Vein Core dealt with last night.
Convergence, stable node.
As for the stable node, we need to make a more detailed arrangement of the restrictions along the Teleportation Structure, and wait until Second-Order Array Dao goes a little further up before we can start. But for the interest rate, we can think of a way first.
To suppress this kind of fluctuation, you have to start from within the meridians.
Li Yuan is thinking of Medicinal Pill.
There is no such type among the Second-Order Pill I have refined. There are several types of First-Order Pill that are related to breath concentration, but the effect of First-Order is too weak for Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and it cannot suppress the exploration of high-level spiritual consciousness.
A kind of Second-Order Pill is needed to specifically suppress the breath fluctuations within the meridians.
Li Yuan took out Identity Token and checked the sect's contribution balance and the list of redeemable Pill Formula.
Some time ago, he killed Devil Cultivator, transformed Demon-Probing Array, banned Deep Layer and dismantled it, and cracked Golden Core Formation Platform Core Gate. These few things accumulated a lot of contributions. Coupled with the continuous accumulation of daily market management, the balance was more than he expected.
In the Pill Formula catalog, Li Yuan quickly found a suitable one.
Hidden Meridian Pill.
Second-Order Pill, the main effect is to suppress the fluctuations of the energy in the meridians for a certain period of time after taking it, so that the monks are not easily captured by high-level spiritual consciousness when their spiritual power is running. It does not block the external breath, but directly suppresses the movement and static movement of the meridians themselves.
It complements Breath Concealment and Trace Elimination exactly.
Li Yuan did not hesitate and directly exchanged his contribution for Pill Formula.
After Pill Formula got it, Li Yuan read the entire recipe twice at the table.
The main medicine of Hidden Meridian Pill has three flavors, two of which are negative and one is woody. The auxiliary medicine requires a mineral powder specially used to stabilize the outer wall of the meridians. The overall approach is somewhat similar to that of Meridian-Repairing Pill, both acting on the meridians, but Hidden Meridian Pill is not repairing, but converging.
The main medicine of Hidden Meridian Pill is not particularly scarce. Two medicinal herbs shops in the city have it in stock. However, it took some effort to find the mineral powder. Finally, I bought one of good quality from a Yun Province Rogue Cultivator.
After returning to the stone house, Li Yuan started the stove.
In the first furnace, the first part went smoothly. The three main ingredients were put into the furnace one after another. After melting, the color of the liquid was bluish-gray, consistent with the description of Pill Formula. After the auxiliary drugs were followed, the layer began to retract in the furnace, and the surface of the liquid became slightly concave.
Li Yuan suppresses Alchemy Flame and follows the trend.
But in the second half of the middle section, the problem came. The adduction speed suddenly accelerated, and the liquid medicine changed from a slow concave to a rapid contraction, as if the whole liquid was about to be swallowed by itself. Li Yuan immediately added fire, but the layer of adduction had already crushed the outer layer of the liquid medicine to death, and Alchemy Flame was blocked outside after being sent in.
There was a muffled sound in the furnace, and the liquid exploded into gray foam.
The first furnace was ruined.
Li Yuan Clean the furnace and restart the second furnace.
With good luck this time, the second batch turned out to be two Medicinal Pill.
Two pills fell into the jade plate. They were blue-grey in color and had a very light film on the surface. The pills were not big, so when you held them between your fingers and gently twisted them, you could feel the force of retraction inside, as if Medicinal Pill itself was shrinking inward.
Hidden Meridian Pill, done.
This is the fourth type of Second-Order Pill he refined.
Panel pops up.
[Equipable item detected: Hidden Meridian Pill (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: Meridian Concealment and Breath Hiding (green)]
[Effectiveness: Reduce the fluctuations of energy in the meridians and reduce the probability of being locked by high-level divine consciousness]
[Preview of permanent conditions: Remain undetected for a total of one hundred times under the same level of spiritual detection]
Li Yuan scans Panel and equips it directly.
The moment Affix took effect, Li Yuan felt a change. It was not that there was something extra in the meridians, but that the movement of the meridians itself had been suppressed by a level. The spiritual power was still running as usual, but the weak fluctuations produced during operation were like being wrapped in a soft cloth from the outside, and the extent of leakage was obviously smaller.
Li Yuan tried to run for a whole week.
Compared with normal times, the flow of spiritual power in the body has not been affected in any way, and the speed, purity, and circulation path have not changed. But if someone probes from the outside with spiritual consciousness at this time, the fluctuations in the meridians that can be captured should be much weaker than before.
Li Yuan accepted Cultivation Method, and his eyes fell on the remaining pill ingredients on the table.
There are four types of Hidden Meridian Pill, including Body Refining Pill, Meridian-Repairing Pill, Qi-Gathering Essence Pill, and Second-Order Pill that have been refined before. Counting further forward, there are even more types of First-Order Pill that I have successfully refined. Vein-Clearing Pill, Blood Coagulation Pill, Blood-Qi Pill, Soul Nourishing Pill, Healing Pill, Wood Spirit Pill, there are six types in total.
Four plus six, exactly ten kinds.
Panel really jumped out the next moment.
[Alchemy Insight (green) permanent conditions have been met]
[Successfully refined ten different Medicinal Pill(10/10)]
[Is it permanent?]
Li Yuan Confirm.
[Alchemy Insight (green) has become Permanent Affix]
Change comes quietly.
Unlike the real pressure from the bones to Skin Membrane when Body Tempering Affix Permanentization, the permanence of Alchemy Insight is more like a layer of filters in the mind that originally came and went, but was suddenly welded there.
Li Yuan closed his eyes and felt it for a moment.
In the past, Alchemy Insight was only effective by equipping Alchemy Classic. As long as the tome is in Equipment Slot, the perception of changes in medicinal properties can be increased by 40% when Alchemy is used. Now that it is permanent, this perception no longer relies on any external objects, and has grown into the foundation of one's own Dao of Alchemy.
In the next few days, city inspections will still maintain the intensity that was tightened some time ago.
After Demon-Probing Array is fully upgraded, the patrolling monks will take turns checking the feedback records of Main Array Disk and Auxiliary Node everywhere every day. As Li Yuan, as Market Master, these records will also be sent to him regularly for review.
Most of the time, there is nothing unusual in the records. Occasionally there are a few slight fluctuations, and it is found that they are traces of old demonic energy left on Rogue Cultivator's body from outside. It is not intentionally concealed.
It's just that they had fought against Devil Cultivator at Yun Province's side before, so they had a little bit of it on them.
But on this day, when Li Yuan was looking through the records, his eyes suddenly stopped.
The third Auxiliary Node on the west side of Demon-Probing Array had a very brief abnormal fluctuation three days ago. It lasted less than half a breath and the intensity was very low. It was just an inconspicuous small mark in the record book.
Just looking at this one item, it can be regarded as a false alarm or background noise.
But when Li Yuan pulled out the records of the past few days and compared them, he found that the same Auxiliary Node had a similar weak fluctuation five days ago. The duration was shorter and the intensity was lower. If you didn't look at it continuously, you wouldn't notice it at all.
The two fluctuations occurred at night, two days apart.
Li Yuan said nothing. After closing the record book, he went to check the entry and exit records and transaction flows on the west side of Fangshi during that period.
When you look at the two things together, a line slowly emerges.
During the time when the fluctuation occurred, there was a monk on night duty on the patrol route on the west side.
This person is not from Rogue Cultivator, but an insider from Fangshi. He has been staying at Patrol Squad for several months. He keeps quiet on weekdays and has never made any mistakes.
Li Yuan Pick out this person's transaction records and compare them one by one.
Most of the transactions are normal, buying daily Medicinal Pill, exchanging Spirit Stone, and occasionally collecting some low-level materials.
But two of them were private transactions with a foreigner, Rogue Cultivator, and the transaction contents were vaguely recorded, with only miscellaneous items written down.
The entry and exit time of the foreigner Rogue Cultivator happened to be just before the two abnormal fluctuations.
Li Yuan put the record book back in its original position, and there was no change on his face.
Dark Abyss Society's hand has reached into the city.
It's not that outsiders Rogue Cultivator sneak in and cause trouble, but that the people who are already inside become their informants. This kind of infiltration is more difficult to prevent and more troublesome than forcing in.
But Li Yuan did not unplug the line immediately.
If we arrest the person now, Dark Abyss Society will only find a more hidden person coming in. But if we stay and continue to look along this line, we will find more things later.
Li Yuan recorded the name of the person and several suspicious transactions in his mind, and then came out Management Office.
That afternoon, a middle-aged monk found Li Yuan.
This person called himself Zhou, Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and said he came to visit on behalf of the Li Family.
I met him once on Trading Fair. He seemed to travel between the two states frequently.
Li Yuan received him at Management Office.
Cultivator Zhou's attitude was very polite. He exchanged a few pleasantries and some casual remarks, and then brought the conversation to the main topic.
"Li Family is now being watched by the sect and is in a really difficult situation. However, Li Family has always respected fellow Daoists who have the ability. Li Family will always remember the kindness that Fellow Daoist Li had when he helped break the formation."
"Li Family is also sorting out some resources recently, including some medicinal herbs that are not easy to buy. If Fellow Daoist Li needs it, Li Family is willing to transfer it at a friendly price."
The words are very smooth, but the meaning is clear enough.
Li Family was suppressed by the sect and now wants to win over him. The reason is not difficult to guess. Although he is not an official disciple of the Yuanyang Sect, he has accumulated a lot of weight in the exploration of Fangshi, Outpost and Ruins. If he can establish a relationship with himself, Li Family can use this connection to alleviate some of the pressure.
Li Yuan was holding tea and just nodded after listening.
"Li Family's kindness is known to me. As for the pills, wait until I see what's missing."
Neither agreed nor refused.
Cultivator Zhou looked at Li Yuan's expression, said nothing more, and politely said goodbye and left.
Li Yuan Put down the tea cup and continue to deal with the matter at hand.
In the evening, Li Yuan walked out of Management Office. Instead of going back to the stone house directly, he went to several material stores in Fangshi.
The news of Dark Abyss Society's massive acquisition of Life-Extension Herb and Formation Materials has spread for several days. The prices of many medicinal materials in the market have begun to rise. But the increase has not really started yet. It is still at the stage where the news has spread, people's hearts are floating, and prices have just loosened up.
Li Yuan Taking advantage of this window, start receiving goods in advance.
I bought a batch of hidden interest medicinal materials first. These things will be used later when I refine Hidden Meridian Pill. I also collected a lot of Array-Stabilizing Spirit Sand, which will be used in the subsequent node processing of Underground Passage. There are also several low-key ban-breaking auxiliary materials, the quantity is not large, but there are not many in the market, and they may not be available if it is a few days later.
When paying Spirit Stone, Li Yuan did not use all Spirit Stone.
Part of it can be directly replaced with Mid-Grade Fiend Stone.
After Fiend Ore enters the payback period, the stock of Mid-Grade Fiend Stone in hand is already considerable.
This thing has already gained value with the arrival of Devil Cultivator. If you exchange it for medicinal materials and Spirit Sand, the other party will be happy to accept it.
After visiting several shops, Li Yuan went to a grocery store that specializes in Rogue Cultivator materials.
There, he took out one of the two pieces of Purple Fiend Stone he had left earlier and tried to ask the price.
The shopkeeper took it and took a look. The expression on his face was puzzled at first, and then turned into obvious interest.
"What is this Fiend Stone? The high-grade one is much higher than the medium-grade one."
"New varieties." Li Yuan only said this sentence.
The shopkeeper looked over and over for a while, then used his spiritual consciousness to explore the internal structure, and finally gave a tentative quotation.
One hundred and five Spirit Stone.
The price is not low, nearly two or three times higher than Mid-Grade Fiend Stone.
Li Yuan did not rush to take action, but only took Purple Fiend Stone back.
There is a market for this thing.
When we returned to the stone house, it was completely dark.
Today's newly collected medicinal materials and Spirit Sand are on the table. There are some Mid-Grade Fiend Stone in the storage bag, but the items returned are more practical. Spirit Field output, Fiend Ore return, Talisman Medicinal Pill's daily sales, coupled with the information gap in the transaction, several lines are returning blood at the same time.
Li Yuan gathered the things and put them away, sat down cross-legged and continued practicing.
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