The ninth year.
The entire Phoenix Butterfly population, under Liu Jun's guidance, began to develop their own butterfly-shaped script.
They relocated to find a circular valley, where they established a new home in a giant tree, named it Cangwu Wood.
They learned to engrave words on stone slabs.
They learned to construct double-layer tree cave dwellings for warmth.
They learned to light bonfires in the fireplace and preserve food in bamboo tubes.
Being omnivores, they even built small fishponds, raised cute little insects, and planted small flower fields under Liu Jun's teaching.
They slowly progressed through reproduction and war.
The fluttering butterflies began to shuttle among the jungle's floral foliage, waging wars against small animals.
"Telekinesis!"
"Blowing Wind!"
Meanwhile, Liu Jun stepped back, quietly sitting on a flower, watching their expedition.
Liu Jun began to ponder:
"After all, this is but a dream..."
"However, if I throw a large amount of material into the Mushroom Soup, this dreamlike book world might become real and transform into my Sand Table World!"
A fiery ambition arose uncontrollably in his heart, yet this fervent thought was defeated by reality,
"Alas, I ultimately cannot achieve it at the moment."
Curious about the Saint's Brain within the Mushroom Soup, he started guiding the Amber Swallowtail Butterfly to become the strongest Wise King of the entire population.
Under Liu Jun's direction, they continued constructing various facilities, building tree stumps for drying grains, storage tree caves, underground insect farms, tree cave fish farms, and digging wells.
The entire valley was conquered by them, becoming a kingdom.
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly was increasingly respected and loved.
Within the population, six butterflies developed first-tier Wind Realm Telekinesis.
They established an egg room for unified breeding and began training the hatched green caterpillars to plow the land, train Telekinesis, and also build cocoons.
They learned to weave ropes and make clothing from discarded cocoons.
Their bodies were weak, but their Telekinesis was as agile as the wind, more nimble than hands.
However, butterflies are ultimately the weakest flying insects, and their ever-growing population attracted even more terrifying predators.
"Dinosaur, delicious."
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly chose to lead a group to attack the Middle Thorn Dragon outside the valley, but their Telekinesis couldn't overcome the dinosaur's tough skin, resulting in heavy casualties.
On this day, within the tree cave.
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly went to Liu Jun: "Prophet, I want to defeat the Middle Thorn Dragon."
At this time, Liu Jun was engaging in Thought Cultivation.
He hadn't paid attention to the Amber Swallowtail Butterfly for a while.
To him, this beautiful fairy tale book was nearing its final chapter, and he could let it be.
The movie will eventually come to an end.
The book will eventually reach its final chapter.
One day, the Amber Swallowtail Butterfly will also wake up in its dream book, look at the empty Mushroom Soup, and discover the truth of everything.
The world is fake.
It is merely a mushroom dreaming of being a butterfly living in the Jurassic Period before its life.
At that time...
That would probably be when I, the villain, laugh wickedly and refine this timid and pure baby mushroom o(╥﹏╥)o!
But looking at the pure gaze of expectation on the other side.
Liu Jun's heart softened inexplicably, so he began to tell the Dragon Quest story:
"How do we defeat the evil dragon? There are three types of Divine Objects in this world!" Liu Jun spoke of the three mushroom talents he left in the Mushroom Soup World.
"In distant seas, there is a mysterious Sun Umbrella, a treasure left by the majestic god who created all things, given to brave warriors, capable of blinding the dragon's eyes."
"In the endless mountains, there is the left ear left by the ancient god, able to listen to the passing of all things. Once possessed, it grants the power to hear all voices, and to close off the dragon's hearing."
"In a remote cave, hidden in the depths of a dark pool, there is a Dark Mushroom Carpet capable of altering life and transforming a species."
The three Talent Mushrooms still floated in the Mushroom Soup.
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly, having absorbed one [Low Wisdom] Talent Mushroom, might be able to absorb a second Talent Mushroom.
"Great!" The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly was incredibly happy.
Watching it leave, Liu Jun's mind was calm.
"Consider it a small experiment."
Initially, Liu Jun regarded the first-tier Intelligent Brain he threw into the Mushroom Soup as a quick-money project.
Teach it to gain knowledge, break through to second tier and third tier, sell it as a prototype to earn a large sum of money.
Although selling this brain might cause unexpected results, what if big companies outside see the memory within this Jurassic ancient brain?
"We've discovered another third-tier ancient Saint Butterfly, in tracing its life memory, we found that a primitive butterfly civilization existed a million years ago in ancient Jurassic times!"
"And it was the emperor of that era, with a mysterious prophet among them."
This was one aspect of the problem.
Additionally, after nurturing it for so long, naturally, there was some attachment.
Liu Jun let out a long sigh:
Villains truly aren't human.
Clearly, just letting go of conscience could earn more, just like Rehe City shepherds us students to become talents.
And I'm just refining a mushroom after all, not refining a person...
But it's really a struggle.
Besides, now that its true form is a Talent Mushroom.
If I don't redeem this [Low Wisdom] talent, I can't bring it out, nor is it good to sell it.
If this talent is redeemed...
This [Low Wisdom] would appear on me, wouldn't it be a negative buff? Transforming into another silly butterfly?
No matter what, it doesn't work.
Money is hard to earn, shit is hard to swallow; with many considerations, the situation's development left Liu Jun speechless.
"Let's see, since I don't choose to pull out this Talent Mushroom, let's see if it can absorb a second talent."
Leaving behind the trial, Liu Jun left.
When Liu Jun left this world.
The foolish Amber Swallowtail Butterfly, following the Prophet's guidance, left the valley alone.
Crossing mountains and waters, through plains, overcoming various crises, finally saw an incredible scene in the depths of a forest.
A round-headed mushroom, scattering faint light points, looked like a never-extinguishing Light Infused Umbrella, forming rippling halos beneath.
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly walked under the umbrella, head raised.
Splash!
It saw dazzling golden light, filled with dreamy colors; the enormous light enveloped the world.
"This is the power of Light." It seemed to hear a mysterious voice whispering, warm and profound, as if from a distant sky, a higher and real world.
Cautiously bringing back this Light Infused Umbrella, the sky above the Ancient Cangwu Tree was illuminated.
Splash——
Numerous colored butterflies rose with the wind, transforming into soft rainbows.
"King! Is that the power of the gods?" A group of colored butterflies gathered, wings trembling slightly, eyes filled with awe.
"Did you pass the Divine Trial?"
"Light! Light! Light!"
Amidst the exclamations, the butterfly swarm was stunned; their simple minds shaken by this sacred and powerful mysterious force.
On the Cangwu Tree, Phoenix Butterflies rose with the light, transformed into clusters of flickering colored flames, rapidly assembling in the air to form a miniature rainbow bridge.
The Amber Swallowtail Butterfly stepped onto the butterfly rainbow bridge, ascending to the treetop.
Below, an innocent and naive butterfly Historian waved a carving knife, recording vivid murals and writing the beautiful and complex butterfly-shaped script:
[Butterfly Era Year 20: Divine Trial, the king endured hardships, found a glowing big mushroom, not tasty.]
How future generations will translate this mysterious gilt-era line remains unknown.