Fang Shu waved the Immortal-Fixing Banner in his cave abode.
One Gu insect after another immediately flew from his sleeves, continuously clinging to the banner's surface.
As the Gu insects settled in, the banner became more complete, its aura more robust. Resting in Fang Shu's hand, it fluttered even without wind.
With a series of pops, he refined the banner, then silently recited, "Treasure, leave the formation."
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The Gu insects immediately poured from the banner like lengths of silk, spreading throughout the entire cave abode before long.
They immediately began practicing various formations. In terms of power, they were more than ten times stronger than the former Flood Dragon Spine Hundred-Gu Banner.
Seeing these results, Fang Shu's delight deepened.
He paced about, then released wisps of Dragon Qi according to the plan in his heart, sending them toward the Gu insects around him in an attempt to integrate the Dragon Qi into the formation as well.
But a problem soon emerged.
The moment his Gu insects encountered Dragon Qi, they too were suppressed, no different from other living creatures.
Fortunately, Fang Shu had long anticipated this. He merely sighed softly, then followed his prior experience in the Dragon Qi lake. First, he extended his Divine Silk and laid it over each Gu insect, then had them bear the Dragon Qi.
Sure enough, with the Divine Silk serving as a bridge, the Gu insects were linked to Fang Shu by blood and qi, sparing them from the Dragon Qi's erosion.
Moreover, Fang Shu could use the Divine Silk to transfer Dragon Qi over more conveniently and swiftly.
Soundlessly, wisps of Dragon Qi gathered within a radius of thirty feet, faintly forming a scene akin to that underground lake.
Yet this was merely the initial result of arranging the