Genesis: Starting with Growing Mushrooms

Chapter 7 The Butterfly Scholar?

Fourth year.

Animal grazing and land reclamation period.

The butterfly colony successfully survived the winter for the first time.

Although one-third of them still died in the cave for various unknown reasons such as being too weak or having diseases.

Insects, at the bottom of the food chain in this era, are still too fragile.

However, because they successfully survived the winter, a large workforce emerged in early spring.

Now, unlike in previous years, Liu Jun and Liang Die no longer need to raise a new batch of butterflies that have spun cocoons from caterpillars and emerged from them, and all sorts of training and instruction are required, saving a lot of time.

This is a great step forward.

The population has achieved complete continuity despite the annual gaps in its growth cycle.

This has allowed the butterfly population to grow to a considerable size.

Pollination is a butterfly's nature, but now, through domestication, this nature has been extended to sowing seeds, dropping small grains of seeds.

It took a long time to train for just this simple movement.

Butterflies with clipped wings, and butterfly larvae that wriggle around in the soil, can, with simple training, achieve a similar effect to earthworms in loosening the soil.

Loose soil, sow seeds – this is a grazing strategy that biology experts have tried and failed many times.

But at this point, Liu Jun gradually realized that something was wrong.

The butterfly population's intelligence has grown too rapidly, and the species has already developed a certain degree of thinking ability.

Liu Jun couldn't help but speculate: Could this "low-intelligence" mushroom spread intelligence by "infecting" others through knowledge?
What kind of intelligent plague is this? So every fungus has the basic characteristic of infecting, huh?
The gift of wisdom always evokes certain legends.

Could this silly amber swallowtail butterfly that keeps talking about eating be the goddess of wisdom?

fifth year.

Liu Jun's guess came true: the "low-intelligence" species spread knowledge around themselves, and other butterfly swarms also began to exhibit low-intelligence characteristics.

"eat!"

"eat!"

"eat!"

The entire population consisted of mindless, single-minded butterflies that were constantly eating and fluttering around the valley.

Liu Jun was speechless.

They all have brains, but not many.

Is it like leading a group of disabled children to survive in the wilderness?

"The bones of the three-lobed bony fish, when processed in this way, will become sharp spines that can be activated with telekinesis. They might even be able to kill small dinosaurs."

"This is called a butterfly cage sedan chair. A swarm of swallowtail butterflies pulls it up, so when you go out, you can sit in the sedan chair and focus on using your bone spikes to attack your natural enemies."

Buzz!
The butterfly-shaped vehicle soared through the sky, speeding through forests, cliffs, and valleys.

Liu Jun and Amber sat in the sedan chair, controlling bone needles that floated down and performed acupuncture on an oviraptor below.

puff!

puff!

The Oviraptor was unable to resist and could only flee.

Over the years, Liu Jun has led an exceptionally fulfilling life.

As expected of a light novel, Li Chengshan, the class monitor, experienced the joy of reading poetry and literature. Who wouldn't want to become a learned scholar?
Everyone wants to immerse themselves in the joy of reading!

In the past, the children's book "The Amber Swallowtail" only had one level.

A swallowtail butterfly of this caliber, with telekinetic powers as strong as the wind, can only use its mind to turn pages, sweep the floor, and write. In the Jurassic period, it could even bully a scorpion.

They soon disappeared from history.

He can be considered the protagonist of a tragic novel.

It is different now.

The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly has defied fate and cultivated to the second tier, the Rain Realm, in one go.

Nen energy can condense spiritual spikes and even control flying needles and knives. Ancient Confucian scholars used it to control flying swords and fly freely between heaven and earth.

The second-tier creatures, relying on their ability to fly, are already able to bully some large land animals!

Inside the butterfly-shaped car, Liu Jun quietly gazed down at the scenery below, the wind howling.

"This amber swallowtail butterfly is truly a born genius. I explained the principles I found online, and it learned them instinctively. It's perfect for it to teach me."

"I was doing acupuncture on the dinosaur with it, and it was like I got a saint-level Nen teacher for free."

When Liu Jun finally met the legendary innate saints, he realized how terrifying they were.

What's more, his side is a clone, a bootleg product. He's been given a low-intelligence, naturally telekinetic life form, and it's already that exaggerated.

And what about those psychic geniuses with normal intelligence?
can not imagine.

Of course, it's also possible that the Amber Swallowtail's intelligence is locked down due to its "low intelligence," and that it only possesses a pure and innocent heart that allows it to cultivate so powerfully.
Ok.

Is low intelligence also a form of wisdom in spiritual practice?
But Liu Jun was also glad that he hadn't made a choice.

For me, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages; turning into a silly creature like an amber swallowtail butterfly is tantamount to courting death.

It wouldn't be good if he really became a brainless monster. In any case, Liu Jun was quite satisfied to have been able to get close to a monster of this level.

The profits from that would be enough for him to live a life of luxury!

Although Liu Jun is now a second-tier Rain Realm cultivator, he is a useless person with cultivation but no talent.

Not just him, but all the students at Rehe High School.

Because their time is very short, they don't need to practice combat skills.

Strive to break through to the third tier before the age of thirty. After breaking through, you will ascend to heaven like a trapped dragon. There will be plenty of time for you to perfect your combat skills.

But now.

Liu Jun's path has changed.

In order to protect himself, he now wants to learn combat skills.

"The second-tier AI that our parents jointly financed through a loan was the basic model. It came with books, but it didn't include knowledge about combat techniques."

"The most crucial thing is that at this rate, the Amber Swallowtail Butterfly will probably break through to the third tier very soon."

"If I kill it and refine it, I will have a third-tier AI that can quickly assist my cultivation."

"The cost was only a few days, and tens of thousands of Nen Blades skyrocketed to tens of millions of Nen Blades!"

He hesitated for a moment, looking at the amber swallowtail butterfly that was devouring it, "But is it really a good idea to refine this idiot into a third-tier AI?"

Are you sure there won't be any problems if you treat an idiot like a genius?

Immediately afterwards, a thought naturally came to mind:
"Once this branch is unlocked and the Medium Intelligence Mushroom is unlocked, then I can think about catching this butterfly and refining it in an instant!"

Seemingly sensing Liu Jun's murderous gaze, the Amber Swallowtail became somewhat shy.

"Eat, eat, eat!"

It used its telekinesis to control a jar of tree sap to fly over, looking at Liu Jun expectantly, "Eat, eat, eat."

This is a beverage invented by Liu Jun.

Liu Jun began to suck the tree sap given to him by the other party, while looking at the scene below the butterfly sedan chair.

The days that followed were quite simple.

He silently focused his mind, consolidating his cultivation which had surged by seven minor realms, and incidentally, he also promoted the cultivation of the Phoenix Butterfly in the spiritual world.

Left brain, right brain, intelligent brain.

The higher the level of the Amber Swallowtail's AI, the faster it allows him to cultivate.

soon.

Winter came, winter went.

As the new year begins in the world, the butterfly swarm continues to fight against nature, farming, breeding, and even starting to attack some small animals.

In the early years, wintering was particularly difficult, but it became easier afterward.

Every spring, the butterflies that fly out of the cave are as beautiful as a fairy tale.

The entire population has fully developed the habit of storing grain for winter.

sixth year.

Winter is approaching again.

Liu Jun guided a large group of butterflies to develop together, search for better food, learn to use seeds for planting, and find valleys and caves to settle down.

Furthermore, he taught the other party how to cultivate mindfulness and carefully explained to them the various mature methods for future generations.

in the valley.

Liu Jun looked at the neat terraced fields, the exquisite tree holes, and the colorful butterflies flitting about, each carrying a tiny seed, preparing to store food for the winter like adorable hamsters.

Behind.

The amber swallowtail butterfly asked, "What should we do next?"

The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly's intelligence is locked by its "low intelligence" attribute. This talent gives it life and wisdom, but it also limits the upper limit of its intelligence.

Good and evil depend on each other.

At this moment, its telekinetic talent was terrifyingly powerful, yet it remained foolishly naive, obeying Liu Jun's every command.

“They can be taught how to cultivate themselves.”

However, under Liu Jun's tutelage, the Amber Swallowtail learned the aura of "mind empowerment," allowing nearby butterflies to begin cultivating their mental energy.

In ancient times, those born as saints who reached the third level could emanate an aura, allowing their disciples to cultivate spiritual energy, thus forming various schools of thought and creating a golden age of disciples and schools of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

However, even now, this outdated "aura-based" mental energy cultivation method has been replaced by the more advanced "brain-based" cultivation method.

But now, with the aura of the amber swallowtail butterfly, the butterflies have begun to cultivate the ways of Confucian scholars.

what is this?
A scholar's butterfly?

A top student named Butterfly?

The script begins to change here.

Liu Jun couldn't imagine what the future would hold.

(End of this chapter)