Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 16 The Butterfly Clan's God Transformation Plan
interesting.

So funny.

Liu Jun sat on the flowers, his heart filled with a thousand emotions.

"Butterflies are among the most fragile flying creatures in nature. Even if they cultivate telekinesis, they are still just glass cannons. In reality, even a roar from a dinosaur could blow them away and kill them!"

"That's why this race is still very weak."

"Humans at the second tier have long been invincible in the food chain, while those at the second tier can only attack small animals by using bone spikes to pierce their eyes and so on."

"And silkworm silk might serve as a kind of psychic armor, forming a distinct style. It can also be dressed up in various ways, which aligns well with the aesthetic preferences of the butterfly swarm."

"And what if we extend our thinking a bit further? Like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon, the cocoon used to be oval-shaped, but in reality, the cocoon is like a vase—it can be molded."

Ordinary insects spin cocoons, which are round.

The butterfly insects are born to burrow into the soil and cultivate the land. They are also skilled at weaving bows. It is not difficult for them to create a "human-shaped" pupa.

So, weave cocoons in the shape of white jade silkworms.

When it emerges from its cocoon, it grows a pair of butterfly wings. Instead of shedding its human-shaped cocoon, it still wears it. Is it a little fairy with butterfly wings?

This is not without success stories.

Previously, the four butterfly races transformed into the [Cocoon] lineage.

Those cocoons became deformed; instead of breaking out of their shells, they lived inside and grew four legs.

This also means that this path is entirely feasible!
"Although it is somewhat formalistic, it is only for the sake of beauty, and it has nothing but a painted face and no practical value."

"But it is still a path, and if it succeeds, it might evolve into a decent civilization!"

Liu Jun closed his eyes, becoming more and more excited as he thought about it.

Regardless of its practicality, the Butterfly Clan will definitely like this approach.

Which butterfly that loves beauty would resist carving its own cocoon shape and defining its future appearance?
Each butterfly is a skilled weaver, a master of its own image.

Every butterfly is its own creator, carving its own image during its larval stage, and then undergoing a magnificent transformation from an ugly worm to a butterfly!
This will inevitably create a trend, and may even become an inherent characteristic of the race.

Based on this, we will establish a mythical kingdom.

"Moreover, we can completely encourage the Butterfly Red Fungus, which possesses the third treasure, the Magic Carpet and is responsible for biological mutation, to explore this direction."

Liu Jun was somewhat excited; this was the sense of accomplishment that came from creating and transforming a civilization.

An ordinary butterfly in nature gradually becomes extraordinary in my hands! I'm definitely a good person. Holding the plague race in my hands, I've managed to create this unique and interesting butterfly civilization.

"Go practice over there." Liu Jun dismissed the Amber Swallowtail Butterfly and summoned the four princes and one emperor.

Before long, five butterflies arrived, sitting on the five huge flower buds below.

Outside the palace, the Amber Swallowtail, practicing its skills, secretly watched and winked at the fourth sister, Butterfly Pool, signaling her to come over.

It's been a long time since I played with Lao Si, and besides, she's now become the most beautiful goddess in the world. I can't wait to share this with Lao Si.

Because Diechi was not a fool after all, she secretly glanced at Liu Jun, waiting for his reaction.

"Go ahead," Liu Jun said without stopping him.

Butterfly Pool, who is in charge of the logistics and food supply of the entire butterfly clan, is also a gluttonous and playful person.

Liu Jun didn't criticize her. It's normal to have hobbies and interests if you do your job well.

"Late Emperor, I've arrived." Diechi flapped her wings happily and flew outside.

Soon, the Amber Swallowtail spoke: "I'll teach you the Prophet's top-secret technique. It's incredibly powerful, even more so than knot-tying techniques."

"Really?" Butterfly Pool was somewhat excited. The Butterfly Clan had an innate love of weaving and beauty. The prophet's teachings on weaving beautiful knots perfectly struck at these two very instincts!
And now, the knowledgeable prophet has come up with an even more impressive knotting technique.
"look!"

A thought came to mind.

Each bow is interlocked, forming a lock, transforming into a butterfly-shaped binding.

It was as if countless beautiful transparent butterflies formed a thin veil, with long phoenix tail feathers trailing out golden-red light, and the trembling of each feather creating ripples of rosy clouds.

The entire phoenix shell is like a series of glass lenses, refracting the colorful hues of the amber swallowtail butterfly inside under the sunlight.

Phoenixes soar, their light and colors dazzling!
Sitting in the palace, watching the beautiful phoenixes flying in the garden outside, the scene was even more breathtaking than a fairy tale, leaving the five butterflies in awe.

They saw one of the most beautiful mythical creatures, the bird god, and even at first sight, they were instinctively awestruck. How could there be a creature more beautiful than us butterflies?

"This! What is this called?" The current Butterfly Emperor, Die Luxiang, felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and her whole body trembled.

"Can we become like this? Can we transform into this form?"

This perfectly matches their aesthetic.

The princes and nobles nearby also instinctively felt their mouths go dry.

When civilization develops wisdom, living beings naturally develop aesthetic concepts of beauty and ugliness.

The beauty or ugliness of a butterfly is judged by the more elaborate patterns on its markings.

Now, this is equivalent to creating new wing patterns, larger, wider, and more beautiful alternative wings, which is no different from humans developing plastic surgery.

This is so impactful!

They follow the prophets to read books in order to become wise. But one can become wise anytime, while becoming beautiful is a lifelong endeavor!
The Prophet, truly worthy of being the greatest of the Beginning Butterflies, has finally begun to teach them how to become beautiful. The Prophet understands me! He knows what we want!
"What is this shape, this outer shell called?" Empress Dieluxin, who was standing next to her, also widened her eyes.

"This is called clothing."

Liu Jun said calmly.

This world has never had clothes, let alone the concept of clothes.

Because butterflies don't need to wear clothes.

Furthermore, the wings and the irregular structure of the wings themselves make it impossible to wear clothes.

"Truly worthy of being a prophet, truly worthy of being our god of wisdom!"

Because of her loud shouting, Butterfly Pond had already gotten the Amber Swallowtail butterfly next to her to teach her how to dress, saying, "Looks good, looks good."

"I am the god of wisdom," the amber swallowtail butterfly beside her retorted.

The woman beside her, Dielüxin, was indeed a virtuous and capable wife. She had the typical character of a well-bred lady and had already taken up her rigidity to begin recording the history of the prophet's invention of clothing.

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Jun did not mention clothing again, saying, "The reason I invited you all here is because clothing is a small matter; it is because it has the potential to make our clan even stronger."

"What is it?" The Butterfly Red Fungus, which was somewhat tempted by the clothes but loved studying evolution and had differentiated into four races, finally spoke.

In his view, clothes, though beautiful, were of little use.

In his view, this could indeed inspire the Butterfly Clan's cultivation. The ability to control objects with one's mind and to make clothes from one's body could certainly boost the entire race's enthusiasm for cultivation.

But that's about it.

Seeing their expectant gazes, Liu Jun spoke calmly:

"It is an advancement in clothing, a possibility that could completely change the fate of our butterfly race."

(End of this chapter)