Late at night, Yiyou District, the underground chamber beneath Chen Mu's Wooden Cabin.
Bang!
A Black Wooden Horse exploded into fragments.
Chen Mu paid it no mind as he activated the Five Ghosts Token like a vacuum cleaner, swiftly cleaning the room.
Then, brimming with energy, he picked up another Tree Heart.
Black Smoke enveloped it. Five Ghosts Moving Mountains swiftly corroded and cut it into the shape of a wooden horse.
Tree Hearts from different trees differed in hardness.
Even within the same tree, Tree Hearts from different locations were different. A Tree Heart from the roots was slightly harder than one from the trunk.
"So when the Spell Talisman invades and fuses, the force must adapt to the circumstances."
Threads of insight surfaced in Chen Mu's mind.
He glanced at the Gray Proficiency Wall.
Artifact Refining Technique (Wood Spirit Guard): 8623/10000;
A smile appeared on Chen Mu's face. "Almost there."
As his experience rose, refining Wood Spirit Guards became more and more effortless for him.
With Seven Souls Return to Origin restoring his vigor, the number of times he could refine them each day had suddenly multiplied severalfold!
"These are seven power banks!" Chen Mu thought with delight.
An unexpected windfall!
"Then this business worth eight thousand White Jade Coins..."
"Haha! Keep going, keep going!"
The underground chamber was immediately filled once more with a string of booming explosions.
Ten days later, late at night.
In the dense forest outside the Fourth Reclamation Team's camp in Yiyou District.
Chen Mu wore a White Mask and a Black Cloak, Black Smoke curling around him as he slowly emerged from the darkness.
Floating in midair behind him was a massive wooden box, two meters long, wide, and tall.
It followed Chen Mu's steady footsteps, obediently drifting before Shang Huan.