A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 519 God's Treasure

Chao Bufan let out a long sigh, then smiled faintly and said, "Father, I didn't mean to blaspheme God. I was just expressing my personal feelings. Everything we have now, according to your thinking, is a gift from God. But what I want to say is that you reap what you sow. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and God doesn't just drop something for no reason. Often, what we get is obtained by exchanging something else. In our words, this is called 'giving and receiving.' You have to give to receive. So, sometimes, we can't blindly worship God or blindly believe in Him."

Upon hearing this, Father Frodo frowned and pondered, because what Chao Bufan had just said was indeed true.

Chao Bufan glanced at Father Frodo, smiled faintly, and continued, "Father, I've only just realized that the God you worship, the greatest deity in your hearts, is actually the ancient gods Pangu and Nuwa as we know them. There are hundreds of countries and regions in the world, large and small, and almost every country and region, whether East or West, has its own beautiful creation myth. You Westerners say that God created the world; God first created man Adam, and then created Eve from one of Adam's ribs, and only then did humankind come into being. But we in HX believe that the world was created by Pangu separating heaven and earth and creating humankind. Legend has it—"

Approximately 199.99 million years ago, on Earth in the solar system, before the formation of heaven and earth, everything was in chaos. There was no distinction between up and down, left and right, or east and west; the entire world resembled a spherical body with a core. Pangu, the ancestor of humankind, was conceived within this core. After 18,000 years of gestation, Pangu came to life. The moment he gained consciousness, he eagerly opened his eyes, but all around him was darkness; he could see nothing. In desperation, he pulled out one of his teeth, transformed it into a powerful divine axe, and swung it with all his might, chopping at everything around him—

The primordial body shattered, splitting into two parts: one light and clear, the other heavy and turbid. The light and clear part rose continuously, becoming the sky; the heavy and turbid part sank continuously, becoming the earth. Pangu was thus born between heaven and earth, with his head supporting the sky and his feet on the earth.

Pangu grew continuously between heaven and earth. His head in the sky was that of a god, and his feet on the earth were that of a saint. Every day, the sky rose one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), the earth thickened one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) every day, and Pangu grew one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) every day. This process repeated nine times a day, and after eighteen thousand years, the sky became extremely high, the earth extremely thick, and Pangu's body became extremely long. Pangu thus coexisted with heaven and earth for one million eight hundred thousand years.

Pangu wished to create a vibrant world with his own body, so he smiled and fell, offering his body to the earth. In the instant he fell, his left eye flew into the sky and became the sun, bringing light and hope to the earth; his right eye flew into the sky and became the moon, and the liquid from his eyes sprinkled into the sky, becoming the myriad stars in the night. His sweat became the lakes on the ground, his blood became the rushing rivers, and his hair became the grasslands and forests. His breath became the gentle breeze and the clouds; his voice became the thunder.

When Pangu fell, his body parts transformed into the mountains and rivers of the earth, bringing sunshine and rain to the world, creating rivers, lakes, and seas, and allowing all things to flourish. Later, a goddess named Nuwa arrived. Seeing that this world was devoid of life, she created humans from clay, and thus humanity began to multiply and thrive.

Chao Bufan spoke eloquently, smiled, and continued, "Doesn't the first book of the New Testament say that Adam, the God, created heaven and earth, and Eve, the Goddess, created all living things? Actually, Pangu and Adam are the same person, and Eve is Nuwa. It's just that the East and West call them differently. You worship God, while we believe in deities, and there's nothing wrong with that; it's just that we're both too attached to one thing."

Father Frodo was speechless after Chao Bufan's words. He was familiar with the Eastern myth of "Pangu creating the world and Nuwa creating humans," and even suspected that Pangu and Adam, Nuwa and Eve, were the same person. However, the concept of God was too deeply ingrained in their Western countries; no one wanted to offend God, no one wanted to become a sinner for all time. Chao Bufan's words did indeed give him a sense of clarity, like seeing the sky after the clouds had parted, though he didn't show it.

Chao Bufan seemed to smile slightly, and then continued, "Regarding God's treasure, I think I have some clues."

Upon hearing this, Father Frodo was taken aback and asked, "You know about God's treasure?"

Chao Bufan smiled without saying a word, and after a moment said, "Whether we know it or not is no longer so important. What's important is, if we really obtained God's treasure, how should we face it?"

At this moment, He Yifei, who had not spoken until now, spoke up. She said, "Bufan, I once heard my grandfather tell the story of Pangu creating the world. Everyone knows that this is a legend that is far away. Since the legend is true, our ancestors must have searched for it. Maybe the things have already been found by our ancestors. So, I think we can't have too much hope."

“Sister Yifei is right,” Lin Xiaomin said. “Everyone wants good things and wants to possess them. Throughout history, there have been many people more capable than us. It would be a lie to say that no one has tried to find them.”

“That’s right,” He Yifei continued, “so we can’t have too high hopes, because often the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.”

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Father, what do you think?"

“Alas…” Father Frodo sighed and said, “It’s not that I don’t understand what you’re saying, but the image of God has been deeply rooted in our hearts throughout the ages, and who would want to destroy this beautiful image?”

Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Actually, there are many people who are more powerful than Pangu and Nuwa, such as Hongmeng Supreme and Hongjun Ancestor. They all existed before the birth of the Great God Pangu. It's too early for us to talk about it now. I'll tell you about it in detail after we find the hiding place of God's treasure!"

"Extraordinary! Look!" He Yifei suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the main hall.

The others quickly looked up and saw that the original white pillar of light above the palace had reappeared, and the huge light shield still covered the hall, and the sky was bright again.