Seeing Ghost Vine Venerable remain silent, Taoxiang and the others grew increasingly anxious. Just as they were about to urge him on, he spoke again:
"Everyone, each time we kill a Golden Silkworm Gu, the remaining ones not only change their flight paths, but also fly much faster. Five of us must strike simultaneously and kill all the Golden Silkworm Gu in one go," Shen Luo told them through Ghost Vine Venerable.
"Kill them all in one strike? How is that possible? Even you couldn't issue five commands in a single instant. How are we supposed to kill all the Golden Silkworm Gu simultaneously?" Liu Hong protested.
"You needn't worry about that, Fellow Daoist Liu Hong. You only need to follow my directions and reach your assigned positions beforehand. The instant you hear the command to attack, unleash your killing moves together. Remember, hold nothing back," Ghost Vine Venerable said.
Despite his confidence, the others remained somewhat doubtful.
Shen Luo ignored their doubts and, controlling Ghost Vine Venerable, began directing everyone to their positions:
"Fellow Daoist Liu Hong, head due west and stop ten paces ahead... Fellow Daoist Li Biao, go to the northwest, thirty feet from Fellow Daoist Liu Hong, and face southwest. Fellow Daoist Taoxiang, sorry for the trouble, but please walk five paces southeast and face south. Fellow Daoist Yan Lie..."
Shen Luo assigned their positions one by one, leaving only Tian Sanqi without a place.
"You've sent everyone else out. What are you keeping me here for?" Tian Sanqi asked, unable to shake the feeling that he had been singled out.
"Your role is crucial too, Fellow Daoist Tian. You must protect the others and prevent the other venomous Gu from attacking them," Ghost Vine Venerable said.
Tian Sanqi hesitated briefly, then decided to follow Ghost