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

Lost in the realm of inspiration, Lu Yuan is struggling to start a fire with the Eternal Spark.

It's as if he's returned to those harsh times of the past, where the only means of survival was to ignite this one tree!

"Faster, faster! If I don't make a fire, I'll die." Each breath he takes expels a white frost.

Yet, the temperature is so low, and the surrounding humidity so high, that he cannot get the fire to rise; the energy of the Spark instead awakens the squirrels trembling inside the tree hollow.

These creatures are very cautious, making "squeak-squeak" sounds; the big squirrel even bares its teeth and claws at Lu Yuan.

"You won't let me destroy this tree?"

"It's the only way. If it's ignited, everyone can live a little longer."

"If it can't be lit, everyone will die." Lu Yuan chuckled bitterly, his muscles stiff and his capillaries contracted, his fingers almost numb.

...

The past and the present meld together at this moment.

It's as if all this is a mere illusion created by Lu Yuan, yet somehow it also seems real.

Currently, his forging skills find it hard to comprehend this phenomenon, yet he is indeed deeply lost in this magical illusion realm.

The big squirrel is merely protecting its young, baring its teeth at Lu Yuan—it is but an ordinary creature of the Northern Territory, yet it possesses determination.

It will never allow Lu Yuan to destroy its warm home!

"Squeak-squeak-squeak!" the big squirrel cried sharply.

Lu Yuan sighed, indeed, what difference does igniting it make, how long can a tree burn? How long will the blizzard last?

This sanctuary is destined to die in the end.

They are bound to become lifeless corpses.

There is no eternity in this world, no absolute sanctuary, yet at this moment, the squirrels are still alive.

"If this moment could become eternal, would they wish for it?"

Lu Yuan had no solution, only quietly waiting, waiting for the squirrels to change their minds.

Time ticked away, the smallest squirrel froze to death, beneath it lay a half-eaten pine cone.

Though it truly died, silently, yet very ordinarily.

The second to freeze was the squirrel mother, possibly having expended too much energy protecting the cubs under her belly, or perhaps she was already ill; she was the second to freeze.

In her last second, she remained vigilant, liking this place, guarding her home.

Then, the two remaining small cubs also rigidly lost their life breaths.

Finally, Lu Yuan also froze to death under the tree.

In the moment he swallowed his last breath, he seemed to hear the echoes of history's voice.

With a crisp "snap" sound, Lu Yuan regained his senses.

...

"Did I fail, or did I succeed?"

He looked at his rough hands, then turned to the dwarf inspectors.

The surrounding stands were silent, occasionally a murmur of whispers could be heard.

The dwarf inspectors stared at him as if they'd seen a ghost!

In front of Lu Yuan stood a statue almost describable as "magnificent and brilliant"!!

A great tree with branches adorned with strings of crystal-clear ice crystals!

In the hollow of the great tree were four squirrels, one large and three small, peacefully resting; judging by their rigid appearance, they seemed to have frozen to death.

A gray haze emanated from around the tree, endlessly spreading in all directions, bringing a piercing chill.

[Legendary Masterpiece - Snowflake Tree and Four Squirrels]

[The talented master craftsman, Lu Yuan, found a vague inspiration within the historical traces of a certain piece of wood.]

[He was captivated by the historical imprint, recklessly attempting to change the past, only to find himself thwarted, even conjuring the illusion that "the blizzard is unstoppable."]

[Ability: Ice Field (Legendary Level·Artificial Artifact)]

[Ice Field]!

Lu Yuan's face twitched slightly, beginning to ponder.

As the name suggests, it can gather ice attribute elements, drastically lowering the surrounding temperature.

Lu Yuan was not satisfied with his creation, intending to forge a warm "sheltered area," but ended up inadvertently creating a chilling Ice Field.

Even a master craftsman cannot change the weighty history.

Of course, this Ice Field is not useless; some minerals with growth potential, like Chaos Essence Stone, can grow inside.

However, Chaos Essence Stone is too rare, humans do not possess any, but there are minerals with growth potential, such as Ice Mother Stone, Blue Crystal Stone, and certain plants that can absorb ice element, which will grow faster in this field.

The surrounding audience was already at a loss for words.

"Did a field really appear?!"

The result of the gambling was already unquestionable!

Ice Field is a field after all.

The appearance of this field was too inexplicable, and absolutely did not use any entropy elements! Furthermore, it directly reached legendary level, each aspect was enough to drive the space gate mad.

As for why it appeared? Of course, that's a question you don't deserve an answer for.

If you could understand the technique and skill of a master craftsman, you might as well go forge myths yourself.

"I... am humbled." Rock Fist·Deep Furnace clutched his beard, even yanking out several strands due to his strength.

He had witnessed the entirety of Lu Yuan's creation with the "Wise Eye."

Some tangible energy fluctuations, elemental flows, he could indeed see clearly.

But when it came to deeper rules, he was baffled.