I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Name: Zhou Yuan

Age: 25

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 11]

[Technique: Fiery Cloud Technique (Eleventh Level)]

[Spells: Fireball (Minor Success), Wind Control (Minor Success), Heavenly Eye (Minor Success)...]

Alchemy: Level 1

[Equipment 1: Fire Cloud Technique Jade Slip (Tier 1, Mid-Grade) Effect 1: Increases Fire Cloud Technique cultivation speed. Note: This is a legacy technique left by a Foundation Establishment cultivator, containing their insights and experiences.]

[Equipment 2: Golden Source Pill (Tier 1, Top Grade) Effect 1: Increases cultivation speed during the Qi Refining stage. Effect 2: Increases the success rate of Tier 1 pills by 20%. Effect 3: Enhances alchemy talent.]

[Equipment 3: Detailed Explanation of the Li Clan's Fire Cloud Technique (Tier 1, Mid-Grade) Effect 1: Increases the cultivation speed of the Fire Cloud Technique. Note: This is an introductory cultivation method from a cultivation family, containing insights and experiences left by many cultivators.]

[10,000 low-grade spirit stones can upgrade equipment slots!]

The equipment slot has been upgraded, adding an extra piece of equipment to the setup.

With the help of these three pieces of equipment, the cultivation speed should be able to increase significantly.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuan felt a surge of excitement.

Without further hesitation, he took out a Golden Source Pill from his storage bag and swallowed it.

boom!

As soon as the pill entered his stomach, its immense medicinal power instantly transformed into a torrent of heat, washing over his entire body.

Almost simultaneously, the effects of the three pieces of equipment were activated at the same time.

The two pieces of equipment, the "Fire Cloud Technique" manual jade slip and the "Li Family Fire Cloud Technique Explanation," brought the efficiency of the Fire Cloud Technique's operation to an unprecedented peak.

The Golden Source Pill in his equipment slot acted as a catalyst, boosting his cultivation speed during the entire Qi Refining stage by a significant margin.

The speed at which spiritual energy enters the body is several times faster than when there were only two equipment slots!

Zhou Yuan became completely absorbed in his work, shutting himself out of everything outside.

In the quiet room, time stands still.

Time flies.

More than half a year has passed since Zhou Yuan joined Huangfeng Valley.

For the past six months, he has remained aloof from worldly affairs, keeping his residence tightly shut and completely isolating himself from the outside world, devoting himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

……

Deep within the tranquil cave.

The spiritual energy swirling around Zhou Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, had disappeared at some point.

The magical power within him surged to its limit at this moment, like a river about to burst its banks, frantically crashing against the last invisible barrier.

At one point, under the repeated erosion of the violent magical power, that tough barrier finally developed a crack.

Immediately afterwards, the crack expanded rapidly.

Click!

A shattering sound, seemingly originating from the depths of one's soul, rang out.

A spiritual pressure far stronger than any previous breakthrough erupted from his body.

After a long while, Zhou Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

There was not a single ray of light inside the cave, yet his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.

Qi Refining Stage Thirteen Completed!

Six months of arduous training.

With the support of three pieces of equipment.

He took a large amount of the top-grade elixir, Jinyuan Dan, externally.

His cultivation level has improved by leaps and bounds!

At this moment, Zhou Yuan has already reached the end of the Qi Refining Realm.

Feeling the immense magical power surging almost to overflow from his dantian, Zhou Yuan himself felt a sense of unreality.

For someone with pseudo-spiritual roots to achieve this level is simply a pipe dream.

If word gets out, it will definitely cause a sensation.

The combined effect of these three pieces of equipment certainly played a significant role.

More importantly, he has been consuming Jinyuan Dan at any cost over the past six months.

Such a top-grade pill, which would make even late-stage Qi Refining cultivators envious, would never be consumed on such a large scale or for such a long period, even by direct descendants of cultivation families.

Zhou Yuan, on the other hand, was practically eating them like candy.

The medicinal power of the previous pill had just been exhausted when the next one was immediately taken to ensure that the cultivation state was always at its peak.

This is how he managed to break through two realms in just six months, advancing from the eleventh level of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining in one go.

The joy brought by his breakthrough in cultivation lasted only a moment before Zhou Yuan calmed down.

He did not intend to leave the country directly.

There's no other reason than that Zhou Yuan's cultivation level improved too quickly.

It's faster than anyone could have imagined.

A pseudo-spiritual root disciple, in less than a year, soared from the eleventh level of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

Once this gets out, it will inevitably attract countless inquiries.

doubt.

Definitely.

At that time, any observant high-level cultivator could easily detect something amiss about him by examining him closely.

It's even possible that Zhou Yuan's soul could be searched.

The existence of the equipment slots is his biggest trump card, and he will not allow any risk of exposure.

We must find a way to conceal our cultivation level.

Once the thought popped into my head, I couldn't stop it.

Moreover, although Zhou Yuan's cultivation had reached the peak of Qi Refining.

However, his actual combat skills remain stagnant.

In battles among cultivators, cultivation level is certainly important, but magical artifacts and talismans are even more crucial.

The Crimson Trial is fraught with danger. If you only have magic power but no means of killing, you'll be a sitting duck if you go in.

With a thought, two streaks of light flew out of the storage bag and hovered in front of him.

It was the jade slip containing "Basic Spells" and the jade slip containing "Basic Spells of the Five Elements" that they had obtained from Manager Wang.

The former came from that fallen Foundation Establishment cultivator, while the latter passed through the hands of more than a dozen people, all of whom had profound "foundation".

He unloaded the three pieces of equipment he had used for training from his equipment slot.

[Equipment 1: None]

[Equipment 2: None]

[Equipment 3: None]

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Yuan immediately equipped the two jade slips.

hum!

The two jade slips disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, a flash of light appeared in Zhou Yuan's hand, and the high-grade magic weapon, the Jinghong Sword, which he had not used for a long time, appeared in his hand.

The sharp sword energy sent a chill through the air in the quiet room.

"equipment!"

For his third equipment slot, he chose the flying sword that had been with him for a long time.

He then eagerly focused his mind on the attribute panel.

The brand-new lettering has already appeared.

Name: Zhou Yuan

Age: 25

[Cultivation Level: Perfected Qi Refining Stage]

[Technique: Fiery Cloud Technique (Thirteenth Level)]

[Spells: Fireball (Minor Success), Wind Control (Minor Success), Heavenly Eye (Minor Success)...]

Alchemy: Level 1

[Equipment 1: Basic Spell Jade Slip (Tier 1, Mid-Grade) Effect 1: Increases Tier 1 basic spell cultivation talent.]

[Equipment 2: Jade Slip of Basic Five Elements Spells (Tier 1, High Grade) Effect 1: Increases talent for cultivating Tier 1 basic Five Elements spells. Note: This is an introductory scroll of Five Elements spells, recording the insights of several cultivators on Five Elements spells.]

[Equipment 3: Jinghong Sword (Tier 1, Superior) Effect 1: Increases swordsmanship talent. Effect 2: Increases weapon crafting talent. Note: This is a magical artifact meticulously crafted by a weapon craftsman, incomparably sharp.]

[10,000 low-grade spirit stones can upgrade equipment slots!]

A smile appeared on Zhou Yuan's face.

Ritual implements, talismans.

He doesn't have the money to buy it right now.

Then we can only resort to magic.