Testing and Training

-True Lord 1st Realm-

"Oh, I got a little stronger huh? 1 step above my cultivation realm," Alex thought at first, his mind unable to comprehend the increase in strength his body had shown through the puppet.

However, when he did, he had to look back once again to make sure he read it right.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. True Lord? What the… how did I reach True Lord already? That's like 3 minor realms higher," Alex thought.

He was about 5th Mind Tempering realm in body cultivation when he fought the old man, and now he was at 1stTrue lord realm. 

'Did I get stronger due to my body surviving the poison… or? No, it's gotta be the fruit of the tree, right?' he thought. 

If the tree alone was able to make the ground molten lava, then surely he was burned really bad by it as well. He couldn't imagine how much pain he must've gone through at that time.

He silently thanked the poison for damaging his pain receptors at the time.