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Chapter 5095 [Ilúvatar, the God of Creation]

Later, with the introduction of Manwe, Xiang Nan was able to communicate with the creator god Ilúvatar.

Ilúvatar also originally had no form, but in order to make the gods understand him better, he transformed himself into an old man in a white robe with white hair and beard.

His body was huge, towering over the sky, and the stars were his eyes. Even the planet Arda was just like a marble in front of him.

"Mysterious traveler, I can see that you are not from this world." Ilúvatar looked at Xiang Nan and said with some surprise.

"You guessed right, I am indeed not from this world." Xiang Nan said frankly, "I come from another world."

"This is the first time I have seen people from other worlds." Ilúvatar said, "I didn't expect that there are other worlds besides the one I created."

"There are all kinds of things in this world." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "In fact, besides your world, I have been to many other worlds. Some are similar to my original world, while others are very different, so there is no need to be surprised."

"I see." Ilúvatar said, "What is your purpose in coming to my world, traveler?"

"I am also an existence that can create the universe and remain indestructible." Xiang Nan explained, "So I want to talk to you about creation."

"Creation?" Ilúvatar said, "I created this universe with the Eternal Fire. The Eternal Fire can create everything from nothing."

"I see." Xiang Nan nodded, "I also have the Phoenix Fire in me, and I also have the ability to create everything."

As he spoke, he released a trace of Phoenix power, allowing Ilúvatar to sense it.

An expression of surprise appeared on Ilúvatar's face; He sensed the extraordinary power of the Phoenix Fire.

"Not bad, indeed." He said approvingly, "You can come to my Eternal Hall and we can have a good exchange."

Xiang Nan nodded, and then left a clone to accompany Taoriel.

He himself passed through the Gate of Night and traveled to the Halls of Eternity where Ilúvatar dwelt.

……

Passing through the realm of emptiness, Xiang Nan came to the Hall of Eternity.

It was seen that the Hall of Eternity was located just beyond the boundary of the universe, and surrounding it was the void.

The Void also includes "One Asia", which is the universe where the planet Arda is located.

In addition to Arda, there are many other planets. Many of them, like Arda, have their own peoples, civilizations, and histories. They are also maintained by gods such as Manwe, Aulë, and Ulmo.

It’s just that the stories that happened on these planets have not been depicted.

After arriving at the Hall of Eternity, Xiang Nan discussed the creation of the world with Ilúvatar.

"I was born before all things and created all things in the void with eternal fire." Ilúvatar explained, and was quite surprised at Xiang Nan's experience from a mortal to a god.

"Then what gave birth to you?" Xiang Nan asked curiously, "Were you born out of nowhere?"

"Indeed, I was born into the void, and was born this way," said Ilúvatar.

"You are a bit like Pangu, the great god in our mythology. He was also born in chaos, and then used a sharp axe to break the chaos, so that the pure air rose to become the sky, and the turbid air fell to become the earth.

In order to separate the heaven and earth, Pangu stepped on the earth and held up the sky with his hands. After countless years, the heaven and earth were completely separated, and Pangu fell to the ground exhausted.

The eyes turned into the sun and the moon, the bones turned into mountains, the muscles turned into soil, and the essence turned into gods. Then the gods created the world, and then there were humans, ghosts, demons and monsters..."

"This story is very interesting." said Ilúvatar.

"Indeed." Xiang Nan nodded and smiled.

Then he told Ilúvatar some other stories about the creation of the world by the gods, which Ilúvatar listened with great interest.

"You can come to my place often in the future." Ilúvatar said to Xiang Nan, "I am willing to continue to communicate with you." "I understand. It's lonely at the top." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "Existences like us will always be lonely."

"You are right," said Ilúvatar.

……

In a blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed.

Arda has also undergone tremendous changes.

First, all intelligent creatures in Middle-earth, such as dwarves, elves, tree people, giant eagles, hobbits, etc., will die out, and humans will become the true masters of Middle-earth;

Second, other areas of Arda besides Middle-earth and Aman were also explored and discovered by humans, and eventually occupied by humans.

As the scope of human activities increased, even the Cursed Islands between Aman and Middle-earth were discovered by human explorers. It was only a matter of time before they discovered Aman.

In order to prevent humans from disturbing Aman, the gods worked together to cast a spell to change Arda, turning it from a flat surface into a sphere and separating Aman from Arda.

In this way, if humans explored westward, they would only go around in a circle and return to the starting point, and would never reach Aman again.

Aman will not be disturbed by humans and will continue to enjoy prosperity, prosperity, peace and tranquility.

……

And during these thousands of years, Xiang Nan also saw off his friends.

For example, Frodo and Gimli. Twenty years after Xiangnan arrived in Aman, Gimli also arrived here with Legolas.

But neither he nor Frodo were immortal, and within a few years of their arrival they were both dead.

Because their death was not painful, on the contrary it was very peaceful and quiet, just like embarking on a new journey in life.

In fact, death is the gift that Ilúvatar gave to mankind.

Because eternal life is often more of a curse than a blessing.

Just like the Elf King Thranduil, who has been living in pain since his wife's death, and because of his immortality, he can never get rid of this pain.

Even if he committed suicide, his soul would enter the halls of Mandos and continue to suffer eternal torment until the end of the world.

On the contrary, when humans die, they are completely dead and everything is over.

But in order to disrupt Ilúvatar, Melkor deliberately intimidated humans and distorted Ilúvatar's original intention, causing humans to begin to fear death and desire eternal life.

So they once attacked Aman, but were punished by the gods, leading to the destruction of the first human kingdom of Númenor.

Of course, as an elf, Tauriel can live forever until the end of the world.

In addition, there are Gandalf, Legolas, etc. They are also immortal, and they are quite familiar with Xiang Nan, so they are often together.

……

Time flies and I don’t know how many years have passed.

Over the years, Xiang Nan often chatted with Ilúvatar.

As an extremely powerful creator god, Ilúvatar's status is almost the same as Pangu.

He was able to create a universe out of nothingness using the eternal fire.

This kind of strength is simply against the sky, and therefore, Xiang Nan learned a lot from him.

Xiang Nan's company also brought a lot of fun to Ilúvatar.