Bearing the blue sky

"I had some scraps left over after I finished building the overturned structure, so I'll give these to you."

The True Lord of Annihilation appeared generous, but there was a hint of pain hidden beneath his generosity; it was clearly an act.

"My entire body is forged from this silver, a top-grade, truly rare item. You'd better work hard and not let me down!"

True level?

Zhu Ge encountered another piece of knowledge that she had never encountered before.

Spirit level, Yuan level, Power level, and besides that, there's also True level?

Zhu Ge didn't know the specifics of the division, but she could guess a thing or two from the expression on the face of the True Lord of Obliteration.

This is a treasure!

Zhu Ge hesitated for only a second before saying, "I should refuse. We've only just met, and I shouldn't covet this valuable item, but..."

After hesitating for a long time, Zhu Ge sighed and said, "It's just that I have nothing of value, and it's not easy to survive in this endless land. I not only lack knowledge and understanding, but I also have a severe shortage of weapons, so..."

Upon hearing Zhu Ge's sincere words, the True Lord of Extinction's expression changed from frivolous to sentimental: "If only I had your sincerity back then, I wouldn't have refused the gift bestowed upon me by my elders."

After saying that, he tossed the Star-Picking Silver in his hand, and it floated in front of Zhu Ge, where Zhu Ge caught it.

It's cool to the touch and weighs about the same as an ordinary stone.

"This junior thanks you, True Lord!" Zhu Ge bowed solemnly in gratitude.

"Alright!" Annihilation True Monarch waved his hand:

"Using yourself and others like 'junior' repeatedly, how awful does that sound?"

"Our human race should not divide classes by age, but should establish circles based on aspirations."

"We may have different aspirations and ideas, but we get along quite well. How about we become sworn brothers?"

To become sworn brothers?

Zhu Ge suddenly widened her eyes, stammering and unable to speak.

Is this appropriate?

"Whoosh—"

Then, the Lantern-Carrying True Lord appeared right next to him.

"Are you... serious?" Lord Lantern frowned.

The True Lord of Annihilation raised an eyebrow: "I'm never not serious!"

Lord Lantern carefully looked back and forth between Lord Zhuge and Lord Annihilation, then his brows relaxed and he glanced sideways at Lord Annihilation: "You stupid pig, that makes sense."

After saying that, he disappeared again.

Zhu Ge, however, remained in a state of shock.

An unknown being, powerful and ancient, yet you want to become sworn brothers with him?

What picture?

What else does he have besides this physical body that others could covet?

"If we become sworn brothers, then what's mine is mine, and what's yours is yours." The Annihilation True Lord laughed, then suddenly stuck out his index finger and picked his nose.

"It's just that we met in this world, and a fleeting moment of goodwill might be more precious than blood ties. What, you look down on me being the elder brother?"

Can't see it?

impossible.

Zhu Ge was just thinking about one question.

"Then I wonder if you should be the eldest brother, or should I?" Zhu Ge asked tentatively, her expression somewhat conflicted. "I don't really like being the second eldest."

That's the truth!

Upon hearing Zhu Ge's words, the True Lord of Annihilation's eyes widened: "Damn it, you want to be my older brother?"

Zhu Ge rubbed her hands together sheepishly: "Is it okay?"

"Hahahaha, you slut, you slut, you really are a slut, so shameless, I like it!" The Annihilation True Monarch laughed loudly, looking up at the sky.

"I knew you were a rascal! Okay, okay, you're awesome! From now on, you're my big brother, haha!"

As he spoke, the True Lord of Annihilation gestured to his right and softly called out, "Bring the wine!"

The air was still.

The arm of the Annihilation True Lord remained still, just stretched out like that.

The statue, dressed in a traditional Zhuge costume, remained motionless.

A moment later, the stillness in the air was broken by a sigh.

"Sigh, I shouldn't have trusted you..."

After he finished speaking, a bowl of fruit wine appeared in the hands of the Annihilation True Monarch.

"Haha, come on, let's swear an oath of blood, that's what that phrase means, right?"

As he spoke, the True Lord of Annihilation pointed his right finger, and a drop of pale silver blood seeped from his fingertip and dripped into the bowl.

Zhu Ge understood what the True Lord of Obliteration meant, and immediately bit her finger, letting a drop of blood drip in.

Then he picked up the fruit wine, drank half a bowl, and handed it over.

The True Lord of Annihilation took the bowl and drank the other half.

"Alright, the ceremony is complete!" The Annihilation True Monarch licked his lips, his eyes lighting up. "Good wine! Good wine, I like it! Haha, pure human flavor!"

"Second brother, you're being really scary." Zhu Ge scratched his head.

"Haha, big brother, please don't call me second brother anymore. You can call me Extinction, or even just my name..."

The Annihilation True Lord smiled, narrowing his eyes as he spoke his name, and said:

"My name is... Gu Qingtian!"

Gu Qingtian?

Good name!

Zhu Ge slowly nodded: "My name is Zhu Ge. From now on, I'll still call you Minmie, okay?"

The Annihilation True Lord smiled and nodded.

"Don't be fooled by this idiot. His real name is Niu Dashan, nicknamed Big White Chicken. Gu Qingtian is a name he chose himself, and it's his mother's surname." The voice of the Lantern True Lord resounded once more:

"His former dream was to be a gigolo and marry into a noble family."

"Hey, stop, stop, what nonsense are you spouting?" Annihilation True Monarch scolded, but his fair face turned red immediately: "I was born under this blue sky, my father raped my mother to give birth to me, why can't I take my mother's surname? I don't like the name my father gave me."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ge vaguely understood why the True Lord of Annihilation hated people like the fisherman in the straw raincoat so much.

"Sigh, it's clearly just for showing off..." After saying that, Lord Lantern stopped talking.

The True Lord of Annihilation waved his hand and scoffed, "Alright, alright, ignore that guy, Lantern. He's too sharp-tongued; he probably ate too much shit when he was a kid."

"Come, come, tell me about yourself, Brother Zhu. Is there anything else you need my help with? Tell me everything at once, and I'll take care of it for you."

Zhu Ge has received too many surprises in the past two days and has gained a certain understanding of the personality of the Annihilation True Lord.

"You've given me enough, Annihilation. Whatever I need, I'll fight for the rest myself."

"Good! You truly deserve to be my elder brother!" Annihilation True Monarch exclaimed, "You used your mortal body to contend against a second-realm fungus god, and you used your first-realm body to plot and kill the fisherman in the straw raincoat. I have already given you my personal reward, but I should give you another reward on behalf of the human race."

As he spoke, the True Lord of Annihilation looked around and said, "I think this valley is quite nice. How about this, since you planted the wrong fungus god, I'll help you replant it so that you can have another sanctuary in this chaotic world."

He turned around and gently touched Zhu Ge's forehead with his finger.

A pale white seed, encased in a shell, emerged from between Zhu Ge's eyebrows.

It was the Seed of the Fungus God that had been hovering next to Zhu Ge's soul!

The Annihilation True Lord looked towards the center of the valley and pointed into the distance: "Let's take root here."

The Seed of the Mycelium floated in the center of the valley, with beams of white light emerging and falling from it, winding their way into the entire valley.

Mycelium of the God of Fungi!

Then, a sense of control welled up from Zhu Ge's heart.

"This feeling... is all-powerful!"