Looking at the old man's description, Su Qi was certain that what he had written about 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, Sumer's Tree of Life, the bronze divine tree of Sanxingdui..."
The appearances of these trees were simply too similar. They were very likely the same thing!
Just as he thought that, Su Qi saw that after the old man finished copying the Fusang Tree passage, he soon continued writing something else.
...Four hundred li to the southwest lay Kunlun Hill. It was truly the lower capital of the Emperor, governed by the god Lu Wu.
The god had a tiger's body and nine tails, a human face and tiger claws. This god governed the nine divisions of Heaven and the Emperor's gardens...
Su Qi fell into thought. He roughly understood the meaning of the old man's writing, and surprise could not help appearing 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 lower realm, and a celestial god named Lu Wu manages this place."
"This celestial god has the body of a tiger but nine tails, a human face but tiger-like claws. This god is mainly in charge of 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 majestic mountain appeared before Su Qi, with people stationed on it.
At the foot of the mountain in the distance, a group of people was also heading this way.
219 BC?
In an instant, he guessed something.
"Could this be Mount Tai? Could that group be..."
"The Feng Shan Ceremony at Mount Tai? A ritual to worship Heaven?"
Su Qi murmured.
In the blink of an eye, Qin Shi Huang had already unified the realm?
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 unifying the six states, Qin Shi Huang led civil and military officials, Confucian scholars, court academicians, and others to Mount Tai to hold the Feng Shan Ceremony.
The notification that sounded made him even more certain.
Su Qi pondered. After eating a large number of Wisdom Fruits, memories surfaced clearly in his mind.
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 had been bestowed by Heaven. As the Son of Heaven, if he could bring peace and prosperity to the nation, he was to hold the ceremony atop lofty Mount Tai, report his achievements to Heaven, thank Heaven for its protection, and prove that he had not failed Heaven's mission...
"I wonder how this ritual is carried out?"
Curiosity filled Su Qi's eyes as he looked toward the approaching group.
What was Qin Shi Huang like?
However, just as his curiosity arose, a notification sounded by his ear.
This simulation is about to end. Would you like to save it?
The corner of Su Qi's mouth twitched.
It was ending at such a crucial moment?
After being speechless for a while, he hurriedly made preparations.
Before exiting Doppelganger Mode, he looked toward the moon.
On the desolate far side of the moon stood a bare tree without a single leaf. Its entire body was shriveled, looking as though it had long since died.
Su Qi: "..."
Although it did not look like it had fossilized yet, could the Wisdom Tree still be alive in this state?
Thinking of that, he became uncertain again.
Trees generally had strong vitality. Dead wood blooming again in spring was common enough. Who knew whether this mysterious tree had merely entered a state of suspended death?
If it were planted again, perhaps it would come back to life before long?
Though he was uncertain, Su Qi did not intend to leave the Wisdom Tree on the moon, lest it cause some effects.
Boom!
An invisible, immense power appeared, uprooting the entire Wisdom Tree.
The pit left behind after the tree was pulled out was quickly filled in.
With a thought, the withered Wisdom Tree fell toward Earth.
Whoosh, whoosh~
After placing it in an uninhabited forest, Su Qi tried saying, "Exit Doppelganger Mode!"
As soon as the words fell, his vision blurred. He vanished from the real world, while the things before his eyes began to grow larger.
Before long, he returned to his normal form.
After taking some time to reach the uninhabited forest, he looked at the several-hundred-meter-tall Wisdom Tree, entirely brown and so dry it seemed to contain not a trace of moisture, then shook his head.
The next second, he reached out and grabbed a branch of the Wisdom Tree.
He said, "Save it!"
Save successful. Please name the save.
"Prehistoric Civilization 3: Great Flood."
Naming successful. Beginning return...
As the notification ended, Su Qi's vision blurred, and he instantly returned to his old home, where a large bed stood.
Outside the window, brilliant golden morning sunlight streamed in, warm and pleasant.
"I wonder if 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.
"Warp Drive Spaceship?"
Su Qi was somewhat stunned.
In an instant, a string of associations appeared in his mind.
"Is this the spaceship of those Aliens? That black Unidentified Flying Object?"
Su Qi's expression became somewhat strange.
He did not know whether he should be delighted or laugh helplessly at this reward.
The thing was simply too huge, at least over a thousand meters long!
Not only would it be difficult to take out, but even if he did take it out, was he supposed to fly it around on vacation?
A string of thoughts surfaced in Su Qi's mind.
For example, if he flew it and, because of its size, it was spotted by satellites from various countries the moment it rose into the sky, then every country would panic and contact one another. If they failed to establish communication, an attack would probably follow.
The image of countless missiles bombarding it immediately appeared in his mind.
The corner of Su Qi's mouth twitched.
He might even make that day's livestreams and news broadcasts!
And even if he was not discovered, 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..."
"Cough, cough..."
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 thought of the crucial issue.
It would be funny if the entire spaceship exploded the moment he started flying it.
"This spaceship can only be used as a lucky charm. There probably won't be any chance to use it."
"Perhaps... it can be used in the 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 been brought out!
Besides feeling relieved, he also noticed some patterns.
"Every time a simulation ends, barring accidents, I can obtain one item. That item should be something relatively precious or special from the Simulation World."
Furthermore, if he took action himself, he could also bring items from within out as rewards.
Thus, an old question surfaced in his mind again.
"Is the Simulation World really fake? Otherwise, why can things be taken out of it?"
He frowned and pondered for a long while, but still could not think of an answer.
As you think, the save file "Prehistoric Civilization 3: Great Flood" has begun being edited and uploaded... Upload successful!
Su Qi's expression changed slightly. He immediately took out his phone and entered Origin Net.
At this moment, arguments were still raging online.
Some netizens thought the movies were fake and completely unrealistic, while others believed they were real. The two sides argued without end.
Especially that blurry, unknown god who had never truly shown himself—it had them arguing so fiercely they were practically tearing each other apart.
A netizen named Goody-Goody Rabbit posted, "This movie is definitely real!"
Old Wang Next Door: "The person above is killing me. What are your brains made of, getting led astray so easily?"
"They're only two movies. What can they prove?"
"And even if what those movies showed was barely the truth, the god you imagine might not exist!"
"The celestial phenomena and Divine Miracles in those movies can still be explained as natural phenomena and special effects!"
"Even if gods really exist, they might very well be Aliens! Those Divine Miracles could just be light-and-shadow effects created by advanced technology!"
"Wake up, you stupid children!"
"Unless there is more concrete evidence, such as prehistoric artifacts or ruins passed down through the ages, you foolish children should wake up already!"
Goody-Goody Rabbit: "You!"
Old Wang Next Door: "Oh? You can't win the argument, so you're getting mad out of embarrassment? Hahaha... Get lost!"
He continued posting with a laugh, "Tsk, tsk, if you have the skills, bring out some evidence to prove it. Silly children~"
The two sides quickly began hurling insults at each other, and the others immediately joined in when they saw it.
"Support Goody-Goody Rabbit!"
"Get lost, you bunch of idiots!"
Very quickly, the place became 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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