I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early

"Alright, these aren’t important... where’s my reward?" Lu Yuan licked his lips anxiously, his heart pounding powerfully, as he had a premonition that this time the reward might exceed all expectations!

Arcs of lightning streaked across the sky, tracing paths like that of dancing elves, short-lived yet filled with power, shattering the silence of the forest.

[A peculiar lightning storm, possibly triggered by the collapse of a Different Space.]

Lu Yuan spotted something resembling a green bean that had fallen where the lightning had struck.

Stunningly beautiful, it radiated a vibrant green glow!

A life essence so rich it was visible to the naked eye swirled around the green bean, forming a mystical colored halo, countless times more potent than any Rare Level pomegranate...

No, this was a difference in quality!

Even if the pomegranate was nourished for ten thousand years, it wouldn’t compare to this one green bean!

"God wants me to eat a green bean?"

With a glance from the Pioneer’s Eye: [Regrettably, even the Pioneer’s Eye doesn’t recognize what this is. It’s at least something of Legendary status or higher.]

[You must make your own choice now, what if it’s a trap?]

He looked again at his feline companion, who seemed so overwhelmed that it had turned into a heap of electronic junk, then emitted a slight, quivering "creak" as it began to frantically scratch itself!

"The artificial intelligence is acting dumb again."

Lu Yuan paid no mind to the crashed Old Cat, reaching out and picking up the green bean.

It was a mere instant before the green bean entered his body and appeared in his mind!

Swiftly, it took root and sprouted, growing into a small sapling resembling a bean sprout.

Lu Yuan gasped, his nervousness flaring up, half-expecting that he had been parasitized by some creature.

He blinked again, feeling that the sapling... didn’t seem to have any ill effects on him?

Even the Extraordinary Spark in his mind didn’t have much of a reaction.

The sapling sent out gentle soul fluctuations.

So, he performed an Identification on himself.

[Soul Companion·Tree of Life: Your soul is now under the protection of the Tree of Life, and when your physical body dies, your soul will instantly return to the Tree of Life, under its shelter.]

[Function 1: Each Life Fruit on the Tree of Life will provide you with a chance to resurrect your physical body.]

[Function 2: The Tree of Life can graft and speed up the fertilization of nearly all plants, provided it is vigorous enough and has ample Ideal Energy. If the Tree of Life itself is not robust, it cannot pull a cart too large for it.]

[Please note: The Tree of Life exists between reality and illusion, and will lose all functions if damaged, so please take good care of it.]

"Ah?!" Lu Yuan’s pupils dilated, with a tremor of astonishment in his throat.

The ability to resurrect!

Resurrect?!

Oh, it wasn’t just a resurrection ability; it could also cultivate various fruits... Well, this thing could only be described as a long-term pie in the sky, but visibly, it was a feature of Strategic Level.

This time he was truly overjoyed, his blood pressure rose, his heart raced, and even his hairs stood on end.

One need only use their toes to figure out how precious the "Tree of Life" was.

The harder a Milestone, the better the reward one naturally gets.

Only by slaying a "Demon," such a difficult Milestone, would one obtain a heaven-defying ability like "Resurrection"!

"With resurrection, my future expeditions will have a solid guarantee!" He clenched his fists tightly, his face flushing with excitement like a red balloon.

"Sigh, it’s also lucky that I killed this Demon at the start of the Epoch, otherwise a few years later, when it gained momentum, it would have been impossible."

Breathe deeply, breathe deeply!

The Extraordinary Fire pulsated faintly, suppressing the surge of emotions, bringing him back to calmness.

After careful consideration, he realized that the resurrection ability was not infinite.

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Lu Yuan didn’t know how long it would take for the Tree of Life to grow a Life Fruit.

One fruit, one life.

Without the fruit, the soul could still be sheltered, but it would just turn into a tree, stuck in one place!

If even the tree was destroyed, he’d die along with it.

Lu Yuan looked at the sapling, which was nothing more than a frail bean sprout. How many years would it take to grow a fruit?

Besides, the Tree of Life in his mind could be taken out.

It could be illusory or it could be an actual entity.

This meant Lu Yuan needed to choose a safe revival point to plant this tree.

Lu Yuan envisioned a scenario, "If I don’t choose a revival point and get killed, the tree would pop out of my mind, and I would resurrect on the spot, only to be killed again. Being camped at my revival spot would be too stupid."

But he couldn’t possibly settle in one place for long.

He still wanted to return to human society, which meant he would have to travel extensively.

Meaning, choosing a revival point wouldn’t be easy; it had to be a safe place. And on the Pangu Continent, there are no safe places.

"Forget it, it’s useless to think too much now, first grow a Life Fruit and then talk."

The machine Old Cat next to him had recovered from its shocked state, "creaking" as it twisted around, starting to scratch its head with its hind legs, the metal scraping noise a bit grating.

This was a sign of its extreme curiosity!

But it was also a bit arrogant, clearly wanting to ask yet not doing so, it moved around on the ground like an insect, obscenely writhing.