"No, Grandpa, you misunderstood me! I really can't control this fire!" Young Heavenly Theft was still acting.
"Heh heh heh. You dared deceive this old man—you truly have no respect for me. Fine, I won't take your life either. Let these flames swallow you as well. Did you think refining Gu was simple and absolutely safe? You deliberately failed during the refining process; you were courting death! Die, die—this is your persistence, and you brought it all upon yourself." Sha Xiao sneered repeatedly.
Before his words had even faded, the flames abruptly surged, enveloping Young Heavenly Theft in an instant.
"How could this happen?" Young Heavenly Theft tried to charge out, but a tremendous suction force came from within the flames, pinning him in place and leaving him utterly unable to move.
Just as he was about to be buried in the flames, Fang Yuan discovered that he could control Young Heavenly Theft's body again.
Why do I feel like I'm specifically here to clean up Young Heavenly Theft's messes? Fang Yuan felt somewhat awkward as well.
However, he did not panic.
Fang Yuan had encountered the Gu recipe Sha Xiao had given Young Heavenly Theft long ago.
This was a Rank 1 Gu recipe, and Fang Yuan was a Refinement Dao Grandmaster. He saw through it at a glance; the principles within the recipe were crystal clear to him.
Although Young Heavenly Theft had made a mistake, in Fang Yuan's eyes, it was not beyond saving.
Sand Pit Gu.
Controlling Young Heavenly Theft's body, Fang Yuan suddenly aimed at a certain spot within the flames and directly threw out the Sand Pit Gu.
He did not activate this Gu worm, instead tossing it out directly as a piece of Gu material.
The Gu worm's frail body immediately drew the