The increase in his physical strength helped Han understand the rules of the Immortal Tree's secret realm a little better.

It wasn’t just breakthroughs in martial arts that could increase strength—one’s soul could also do so, with the highest level being taken from either the body or the soul.

It wasn’t even necessary to have a major realm breakthrough to improve strength; progress in a smaller realm could also suffice, as long as the improvement was significant enough.

"With my soul's visualization complete and my body progressing beyond the physical realm, let's see what good items I get this time!"

Excited, Han picked up his axe and struck the Immortal Tree.

To his surprise, four orbs of light dropped down immediately!

Including today, it was the tenth day Han had been chopping the tree, and it was the first time so many items had fallen. Before, with just a bit of strength, he would only get three items at most.

[Quasi-Military Armor: Sea Heart Armor]

A quasi-military grade inner armor, forged primarily with deep-sea blue gold and enhanced with rare materials using the power of the sea’s eye. It should have been a military-grade piece, but due to conflicting material properties, it only achieved quasi-military status.

[Dao Seed: Golden Light Spell]

A seed containing the Daoist Golden Light Spell. It can be planted in the Soul Field, nurtured with spiritual energy, and once it grows and bears fruit, eating it grants understanding of the Golden Light Spell.

[Golden Light Spell: Daoist protective spell, shields the body with golden light, protecting the Dao and the self.]

[Low-grade Spirit Plant: Yellow Plum]

A spiritual plant of heaven and earth, a rare treasure in its class, known for enhancing both the body and the soul.

[Talisman: Qi Perception Talisman]

…

The quantity of this drop already surprised Han, but what really shocked him was the quality!

The Qi Perception Talisman, a familiar item, though an auxiliary talisman, was quite useful.

He still had one more use left on his previous Qi Perception Talisman, and now, with this new one, it was perfect—his Qi Perception "talent" could continue!

The Yellow Plum, a low-grade spiritual plant, was a rare treasure in its class, but unfortunately, its name didn’t have the word "middle" in it.

If it were called Yellow Middle Plum, it would be absurdly powerful.

As for the quasi-military-grade inner armor—it was a good item. The previous Hundred Refinements Inner Armor had helped Han many times, and now with this new piece, the old one could retire with honor.

“Too bad it's not a military-grade item... but I did get a stone that can merge with any material and harmonize its properties. Perhaps I can upgrade this armor in the future.”

However, Han wasn’t skilled in forging. Even in the entire Black Cloud Town, there wasn’t a master capable of forging military-grade weapons.

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Then, the fourth item dropped—this was the highlight of this tree-chopping session.

The Golden Light Spell!

Han had heard of this divine spell before. Looking at the seed, about the size of a soybean, he never expected to find such a treasure falling from the Immortal Tree. What a wonder!

This was the first time the Immortal Tree had dropped a knowledge-based treasure. Though it was in the form of a physical item, it was undoubtedly a demonstration of the Immortal Tree's greater potential.

After collecting the items, Han immediately used his spiritual energy to touch the Dao seed. The seed disappeared and reappeared in Han’s Soul Field.

Invisible and transparent, his spiritual energy flew up and began nourishing the seed. Han watched it eagerly.

Hmm, no change yet.

“Looks like it won’t sprout and bear fruit immediately…”

Calming down, Han continued to nourish the seed while heading back to chop the tree.

Hard work! Struggle! The good days are ahead!

[Special Item: Daoist Robe]

A robe with weak defensive capabilities, it can change its style and color according to the wearer’s wishes, automatically cleans itself, never gathers dust, and resists both heat and cold. It automatically repairs itself unless destroyed beyond repair.

[Low-grade Spirit Plant: Middle Plum]

A spirit plant from heaven and earth. Eating it can strengthen the body and improve internal breath.

"…"

Good news—finally, a spirit plant with "middle" in its name!

Bad news—the Yellow Plum is gone.

Han slapped the Immortal Tree lightly. “You think you’re funny, huh?”

Looking at the Daoist Robe, Han hadn’t expected such an item to drop.

While the robe wasn’t much use in battle or cultivation, it certainly had its unique advantages.

For example, if he wore it in water and it got wet, he wouldn’t need to wring it out—just a thought, and it would dry itself.

From now on, he wouldn’t have to worry about his clothes being torn during a fight. In this sense, the Daoist Robe was nothing short of a “miracle item.”

Weapons may become obsolete, but this robe would last a long time.

Han immediately wore it and transformed it into the Tai Bai attire—cool and comfortable, he could no longer feel the extremes of heat or cold from the outside.

Although the climate in the Immortal Tree’s secret realm was already mild…

There was still one last tree-chopping opportunity for the day. Without hesitation, Han swung his axe again, and three more orbs of light dropped.

It seemed that his current strength had indeed raised the drop limit for the number of items, but it wasn’t guaranteed that four items would drop every time.

[Odd Item: Good and Bad Mushrooms]

A mushroom whose effects can’t be judged. After consumption, it may bring a bit of good luck, or it may cause hallucinations and weakness. The effect lasts for a day.

[Odd Item: Soul Cleansing Wind]

A strange wind born from the heavens and earth, capable of blowing away impurities in the soul. A one-time use item.

[Odd Item: Black and White Striped Chicken Blood Stone]

A rare item soaked in the blood of the Eight-Treasure Chicken, a leader of the Eight-Treasure Chicken tribe. Consuming it can enhance the body and temper internal breath.

Three odd items dropped this time.

Aside from the Soul Cleansing Wind, which was somewhat normal, the other two odd items had Han looking strangely at them.

The Good and Bad Mushrooms—was this a poisonous mushroom? It sounded like something that would give you bad luck after eating it.

The last time Han got a negative-effect reward, it was the Soul Plant—Toxic Soul Grass, which he still hadn’t used to this day.

This mushroom felt like Schrödinger’s mushroom. Han decided that, unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t eat it.

As for the Black and White Striped Chicken Blood Stone, it was a stone, pure black, with two vertical white stripes—just as its name suggested.

Han took one glance at the odd item and quickly looked away. He didn’t dare look a second time.

Clearly, even though odd items didn’t have a level classification, the effectiveness of the items dropped was clearly improving as Han’s cultivation progressed.

The Chicken Blood Stone had even leveled up…

After taking out the items from today’s drops that he could consume or refine, Han began to focus on his intense cultivation.

His strength was visibly improving at a rapid pace, and Han was quite satisfied with his progress.

“Well done, Han. Your talent truly knows no bounds!”

Over the course of one night, Han had refined and absorbed many of the treasures, enhancing both his body and soul.

By morning, when Han saw Lu Qingmo, his first words were:

“Aunt Mo, I’ve completed the visualization realm.”

Lu Qingmo, who had been watering flowers, froze at the sound of his words.

“Wait… that was too fast. So fast… Is that even normal?”

She wondered if there was something wrong with his body.