After returning to the stone house, Li Yuan took out all the Formation Materials from the Devil Cultivator storage bag, divided them into several piles according to type, and spread them on the table.
Stabilization-Pattern Spirit Sand, Flow-Guiding Stone, Spirit-Guiding Powder, Formation-Solidifying Copper Plate.
Four materials, each with more than a dozen copies.
After the inspection, Li Yuan found that these materials had not been manipulated, had no hidden Array Pattern, and were not spiritually contaminated.
Clean and compliant.
But they shouldn't be in the same storage bag.
For normal material procurement, the quality of the same batch should be uniform. The purity of Spirit Sand produced in the same mine will not vary much, and the thickness of copper sheets refined by the same company will not have such variation.
Unless someone deliberately takes some from different batches and different sources of materials and mixes them together.
The consequences of mixed use are almost invisible in daily use. Whether it is laid out or operated well, the material quality of each node is within the compliance range. Array can run as a whole without any problems.
But it's different when operating at full load.
At Golden Core Formation, the spiritual power load may be pushed to the limit of the design state of Array, and the spiritual power flow of each node is in a limit state.
At this time, small differences in material quality between nodes will turn into small differences in spiritual power flow rate.
Weak oscillations will occur between nodes with inconsistent spiritual energy flow rates. The oscillations will accumulate and amplify under extreme loads, and the final manifestation will be intermittent interruptions in the spiritual energy supply.
Li Yuan put the materials on the table back into the storage bag and sat for a while.
Subsequently, Li Yuan went to Management Office to find Chen Yi.
"I met a Devil Cultivator while patrolling outside Fang City last night and killed him." Li Yuan put Devil Cultivator's Identity Token and storage bag on the table.
Chen Yi took Identity Token and looked at it, then opened the storage bag and took a look.
"Devil Cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Realm, alone?"
"A person with a First-Order Demon Beast. Demon Beast has demonic energy attached to his body. He should be controlling it."
Chen Yi nodded and pushed Identity Token and the storage bag back.
"Keep the things for yourself and just make a contribution according to the sect's reward."
"There are some things in the storage bag that you need to take a look at." Li Yuan did not take back the storage bag, but took out several copies of Formation Materials and placed them on the table. "Stabilization-Pattern Spirit Sand, Flow-Guiding Stone, Spirit-Guiding Powder, Formation-Solidifying Copper Plate."
Chen Yi's eyes changed slightly.
The names of these materials are too familiar.
"Golden Core Formation Platform array material?"
"Yes." Li Yuan took one portion each of high-purity and low-purity Stabilization-Pattern Spirit Sand and placed it in front of Chen Yi, "Look at the purity of these two portions."
Chen Yi picked it up and explored it with his spiritual consciousness, and frowned.
"The difference is not small."
"They are all within the compliance range, but the purity is different."
Li Yuan also took out two copies each of Flow-Guiding Stone and Formation-Solidifying Copper Plate, "Looking at each copy individually, they are all qualified, but materials of varying quality are mixed together to lay out the array. Under extreme loads, the flow of spiritual energy between nodes will become uneven."
Chen Yi's expression has darkened.
"You mean that the reason for the failure of Golden Core Formation is not that Array was tampered with, but that the quality of the material itself is inconsistent?"
"I can only say that if such materials of varying quality are used in Golden Core Formation Platform's Auxiliary Array, there may be problems when operating at full load." Li Yuan said, "As for whether the actual materials used in Golden Core Formation Platform also have this problem, I have not come into contact with the core Array and cannot judge."
Chen Yi stood up, walked two steps in the room, and sat back again.
"This batch of materials was found from Devil Cultivator?"
"Yes."
Chen Yi was silent for a while.
"I will report this matter immediately." His tone was more solemn than when he explained the affairs before. "I will also take the materials with me and let the people of the sect inspect them personally."
Li Yuan pushed the storage bag containing the materials over without saying anything more.
After coming out of Management Office, Li Yuan returned to the stone house.
After sitting cross-legged on the futon, he first let his mind sink into his spiritual veins.
The whole picture of the spiritual veins is unfolded in the perception. The main veins, branch veins, and seepage in the Mineral Vein Dao direction are all normal.
But the overall flow of spiritual energy is still biased.
For some reason, about 40 to 50% of the spiritual energy in the main veins continues to flow in the direction of Golden Core Formation Platform, seeming to be attracted by Golden Core Formation Platform.
Li Yuan took back his perception of the spiritual veins and turned to the direction of Mineral Vein Dao.
There is no change at Fiend Ore, Fiend Cultivation Array is operating normally, and Purple Fiend Stone is slowly condensing out.
His attention moved deeper, to the intersection of the two mines.
The changes at the intersection are more obvious than the last time I looked at them.
The seepage channels on both sides of the crack in the stone layer have basically stabilized, and the mutual penetration of Fire-Attribute Spirit Qi and Fiend Qi has formed a fixed path. A batch of new ore has condensed in the center of the crack, and the amount is nearly twice as much as the first batch.
Li Yuan put away his perception, got up and went to Mine Tunnel.
Deep in Natural Hollow, beside the crack at the intersection of the two mines, a dozen pieces of newly condensed Fire Fiend Stone are scattered on the rock wall.
Li Yuan squatted down and picked them up one by one for inspection.
The quality of this batch is much better than the first batch. The ratio of Fire-Attribute Spirit Qi to Fiend Qi is closer to one to one, and the color is more uniform. It is a calm color between dark red and dark purple, without the uneven reddish or purple feeling of the first batch.
After the seepage channel is stabilized, the integration of the two spiritual powers at the intersection becomes more calm.
Li Yuan divided Fire Fiend Stone into three grades according to quality.
The high-grade and medium-grade ones are put into storage bags and stored separately, and will be delivered directly when Ji Huaiyuan arrives. The three pieces of low-grade Li Yuan are kept separately, and can be mixed into ordinary channels later when Fire-Attribute Spirit Ore is sold, which is more valuable than the ordinary Fire Mine.
After Fire Fiend Stone finished cleaning up, Li Yuan stood at the intersection for a while.
The second batch has been shipped out, but Ji Huaiyuan still hasn't arrived.
According to the previous agreement, Ji Huaiyuan should come to receive the goods after the first batch is produced. Now the second batch has been condensed, which adds up to nearly a dozen yuan of Fire Fiend Stone. No one from the Ji Family came, and no message was sent.
More than ten days have passed since the first batch was produced.
The location of the Ji Family is in the direction closest to Liang Province from Yun Province. After the war in Yun Province escalated, that area bore the brunt. Ji Huaiyuan may have been affected by the war and was unable to go on its way, or there may have been other situations.
Li Yuan did not take the initiative to go there.
Fire Fiend Stone It won't go bad if you leave it alone. Wait for the other party to come. If he doesn't come for a long time, make another plan.
After returning to the stone house from Mine Tunnel, Li Yuan sat at the table for a while, and then took out Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art's Jade Slip from the storage bag.
After Split-Mind Multitasking became permanent, Equipment Slot became vacated.
Li Yuan reached out and touched Jade Slip.
Panel pops up.
[Equipable item detected: Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art (complete)]
[Equipment Affix preview: Soul Concentration Guard (green)]
[Effect: When casting spells and practicing, the soul consumption is reduced by 20%]
[Preview of permanent conditions: A Second-Order soul Cultivation Method Proficiency degree reaches Major Accomplishment]
Li Yuan Confirm equipment.
[Equipped: Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art (complete)]
[Soul Concentration Guard (green) is in effect]
Cultivation Method's experience flooded into his mind, and Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art's operation method was completely mastered in an instant. The cultivation path is in the same vein as Soul Condensation Art, and the foundation of Soul Condensation Art Perfection is there, so there is almost no obstacle to the connection.
At the same time, changes in the soul also followed.
It's not that the soul has become stronger, but that the consumption of the soul has become smaller.
Li Yuan maintains three Divine Sense Thread operating at the same time and feels it.
The operation methods of the main line, Spirit Vein Monitoring Line, and Daily Perception Line have not changed at all, but the power of the soul consumed by each line is lighter than before.
Split-Mind Multitasking solves the primary and secondary problem after the splitting of consciousness, allowing multiple lines to operate stably at the same time without interfering with each other. Soul Concentration Guard solves the consumption problem of the operation itself, making each line run more effortlessly.
Li Yuan closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the futon, and began to formally practice Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art.
[Soul-Condensing and Spirit-Guiding Art: Entry Level(0/400)]