The Creator's Genesis
Chapter 30

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As he looked at the old man's description, Su Qi was certain that what he had written was the Tree of Life.

At the same time, seeing his description of the Fusang Tree reminded Su Qi of something.

"The Hebrew Kabbalistic Tree of Life, the Sumerian Tree of Life, the Sanxingdui Bronze Sacred Tree..."

The appearances of these trees were simply too similar. They were very likely the same thing!

Just as he thought this, Su Qi saw that after the old man finished copying the passage about the Fusang Tree, he soon continued writing something else.

...Four hundred li to the southwest lies Kunlun Hill. It is indeed the lower capital of the Heavenly Emperor, governed by the god Lu Wu.

His divine form had a tiger's body and nine tails, a human face and tiger claws. This god governed the nine divisions of Heaven and the Heavenly Emperor's gardens...

Su Qi fell into thought. He roughly understood the meaning of the old man's writing, and surprise inevitably appeared in his eyes.

"...Four hundred li to the southwest, there is a mountain called Kunlun Mountain. This is the Heavenly Emperor's residence in the mortal world, and a celestial god named Lu Wu manages this place."

"This celestial god has the body of a tiger and nine tails, with a human face but tiger-like claws. This god is mainly responsible for the nine divisions of Heaven and the Heavenly Emperor's garden."

Su Qi's expression turned strange.

After watching the old man copy the Classic of Mountains and Seas for a while longer, the scene before his eyes flickered again.

A notification sounded.

Time continued to pass, arriving at 219 BC.

As the words fell, a magnificent mountain appeared before Su Qi. Some people were stationed on the mountain.

Far below, at the foot of the mountain, a group of people was also making their way toward it.

219 BC?

In an instant, he guessed something.

"Could this be Mount Tai? And could that group of people be..."

"The Feng Shan Ceremony on Mount Tai? A ceremony to worship Heaven?"

Su Qi murmured.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Shi Huang had already unified China?

That was really fast!

The corner of his mouth twitched.

In 219 BC, the twenty-eighth year of Qin Shi Huang's reign and the third year after the unification of the six states, Qin Shi Huang was leading civil and military officials, Confucian scholars, and court academics toward Mount Tai to hold the Feng Shan Ceremony.

The notification that sounded made him even more certain.

Su Qi pondered. After consuming a large amount of Wisdom Fruit, the memories in his mind surfaced with perfect clarity.

Feng Shan...

As the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains, Mount Tai had been favored by many emperors since ancient times. Quite a few emperors had come here to perform the Feng Shan Ceremony, and Qin Shi Huang was no exception after unifying the six states.

In ancient times, the Feng Shan Ceremony symbolized that an emperor's mandate was bestowed by Heaven. As the Son of Heaven, if he could bring peace and prosperity to the nation, he would travel to lofty Mount Tai to hold the ceremony, report his achievements to Heaven, thank Heaven for its protection, and prove that he had not failed Heaven's mission...

"I wonder how this ceremony is conducted?"

Curiosity filled Su Qi's eyes as he looked toward the approaching group.

What was Qin Shi Huang like?

But just as his curiosity arose, a notification sounded beside his ear.

This simulation is about to end. Would you like to save?

The corner of Su Qi's mouth twitched.

It was ending at such a crucial moment?

After being speechless for a while, he hurriedly began making preparations.

Before exiting the counterpart state, he turned his gaze toward the moon.

On the barren far side of the moon stood a bare tree without a single leaf. Its entire body was withered, looking as if it had long since died.

Su Qi: "..."

Though it did not look like it had turned into a fossil yet, could the Wisdom Tree still be alive in that state?

As he thought about it, he became uncertain again.

Trees generally had strong vitality. It was common for withered trees to bloom again in spring. Who knew whether this tree, which possessed mysterious power, had merely entered a state of suspended death?

If it were planted again, perhaps it would revive before long?

Though he was uncertain, Su Qi did not intend to leave the Wisdom Tree on the moon, lest it cause some kind of impact.

Boom!

An invisible, mighty force appeared, uprooting the entire Wisdom Tree.

The pit left behind after the tree was pulled out was swiftly filled in.

With a thought, the withered Wisdom Tree fell toward Earth.

Whoosh, whoosh~

After Su Qi placed it in an uninhabited forest, he tried saying, "Exit Doppelganger Mode!"

The moment he spoke, his vision blurred. He vanished from the real world, while everything before his eyes began to grow larger.

Before long, he had returned to his normal form.

After taking some time to reach the deserted forest, he looked at the Wisdom Tree—a few hundred meters tall, entirely brown, and so withered it seemed devoid of even a trace of moisture—and shook his head.

The next second, he reached out and grabbed a branch of the Wisdom Tree.

He said, "Save."

Save successful. Please name the save file.

"'Prehistoric Civilization 3: Great Flood.'"

Naming successful. Beginning return...

As the prompt ended, Su Qi's vision blurred, and he instantly returned to his old home, to the room with the large bed.

Outside the window, brilliant golden morning sunlight streamed in, pleasantly warm.

"I wonder whether the Wisdom Tree came out with me."

As you speculate, the rewards from this simulation have been issued. Details are as follows: Warp Drive Spaceship ×1, Withered Wisdom Tree ×1.

"A Warp Drive Spaceship?"

Su Qi was somewhat stunned.

In an instant, a string of associations surfaced in his mind.

"Is this the Aliens' spaceship? That black Unidentified Flying Object?"

Su Qi's expression turned strange.

He did not know whether he should be delighted or laugh helplessly at this reward.

The thing was simply too massive—at least a thousand meters long!

Not only would it be difficult to take out, but even if he did, was he supposed to fly it around on sightseeing trips?

A string of thoughts sprang up in Su Qi's mind.

For example, if he flew it, its sheer size would mean that satellites from every country would spot it the moment it rose into the sky. Then every nation would frantically contact one another, and if they failed to establish communication, they would probably attack next.

An image of missiles bombarding him immediately appeared in his mind.

Su Qi's mouth twitched.

It might even end up on that day's livestreams and news broadcasts!

And even if no one discovered him, was he supposed to fly it to Mars and become a Martian?

He suddenly thought of an advertisement.

"When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut. Grandpa and Grandma were so happy that they gave me my favorite big slaps..."

"Ahem, ahem..."

After coughing dryly a few times, Su Qi hurriedly shook his head and drove the fantasy from his mind.

"But even if I really wanted to fly it, I wouldn't know how to operate it!"

Su Qi realized the key problem.

What if he flew it for a while and the whole spaceship exploded the next second? That would be ridiculous.

"This spaceship can at most be a good-luck charm. I probably won't get many chances to use it."

"Maybe... I could use it in a simulation world?"

Shaking his head, Su Yun did not continue thinking about it and turned his attention to the other item.

"The Withered Wisdom Tree..."

It had really come out!

Apart from letting out a sigh of relief, he also noticed a pattern.

"Every time a simulation ends, I seem to obtain one item without exception. That item should be something relatively precious or special from the simulated world."

Besides that, if he acted personally, he could also take items from inside as rewards.

That brought another question he had long held to his mind.

"Are simulation worlds really fake? Otherwise, why can things be taken out of them?"

He frowned and pondered for a long while, but still could not find an answer.

As you ponder, the save file 'Prehistoric Civilization 3: Great Flood' has begun editing and uploading... Upload successful!

Su Qi's expression changed slightly. He immediately took out his phone and opened Origin Net.

At this moment, arguments were still raging online.

Some netizens thought the movie was fake and completely unrealistic, while others believed it was real. The two sides argued endlessly.

Especially over that vague, unknown god who had never shown Himself directly—they argued so fiercely their brains were practically spilling out.

A netizen named Goody-Goody Rabbit posted, "This movie is definitely real!"

Old Wang Next Door replied, "The comment above is killing me. What are your brains made of, to be led astray so easily?"

"They're just two movies. What can they prove?"

"And even if what those movies showed was barely true, the god you imagine might not even exist!"

"The celestial Divine Miracles in those movies could still be explained as natural phenomena and special effects!"

"Even if a god really exists, They could very well be Aliens! Those miracles could all be light-and-shadow effects created with advanced technology!"

"Wake up, you stupid children!"

"Unless you have more solid evidence, like artifacts or ruins passed down from prehistoric times, you foolish kids should wake up already!"

Goody-Goody Rabbit replied, "You!"

Old Wang Next Door said, "Oh? Can't argue back, so now you're embarrassed and angry? Hahaha... Get lost!"

Laughing, he continued posting, "Tsk, tsk. If you've got the ability, bring out some evidence to prove it. Foolish children~"

The two sides soon began hurling abuse at each other, and the others immediately joined in when they saw it.

"I support Goody-Goody Rabbit!"

"Get lost, you bunch of idiots!"

Before long, the place had turned into a battlefield.

But just as they were about to begin another round of fighting, someone suddenly noticed something.

"Origin Net... updated?!"

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