"I have a plan."
"Senior, do as I say — set up a Gu-refining formation within your soul, then lay down a Gu-annihilation formation."
"Pretend that you've lost all hope and intend to destroy this Gu entirely. Let it panic, then deliberately show weakness and give it an opening, luring it into your body."
Chu Feng transmitted his voice secretly.
Daoist Long Yi agreed immediately.
He had long run out of options. Now he would follow Chu Feng's instructions to the letter, placing all his hope in Chu Feng's hands.
The plan was set, and they moved into action without delay.
Once the formations were ready and Daoist Long Er's consciousness began to fade, Daoist Long Yi began setting up the destruction formation.
The formation complete, Daoist Long Yi threw himself into his performance.
"Damn you wretched Gu — you want to destroy my brother and bring calamity upon the world?"
"Even if I have to kill my second brother with my own hands, I won't let you turn him into your puppet!"
Daoist Long Yi stared at Daoist Long Er with a vicious glare as he activated the destruction formation.
In an instant, a massive formation enveloped Daoist Long Er. The formation transformed into countless needle-thin blades that pierced and wove through Daoist Long Er's body.
It was truly demolishing both his flesh and soul, bearing down with the momentum to annihilate them simultaneously.
Under this assault, the Gu suffered tremendous damage as well, its horrific shrieks growing ever more piercing.
If the shrieks before had been an attempt to seize back control of Daoist Long Er's body, these screams now were born of genuine agony.
After this bombardment, before long, Daoist Long Er's life force had grown exceedingly faint, and the Gu worm had naturally sustained serious injuries as well.
Pfft— But suddenly, Daoist Long Yi halted the formation and collapsed to his knees, a mouthful of blood gushing forth.
He fought to hold it back, but ultimately failed — great waves of blood continued to pour from his mouth.
Seeing this, the Gu worm leaped out at once, flying from Daoist Long Er's mouth and burrowing straight into Daoist Long Yi's mouth.
It understood that once Daoist Long Yi recovered, he would resume activating the formation.
If Daoist Long Er died, it would perish too.
Rather than wait for death, it was better to seize this opportunity to take over Daoist Long Yi's body.
But the moment the Gu worm entered Daoist Long Yi's body, he immediately crossed his legs and sat down, activating the formation.
Squeak squeak squeak squeak— The horrific scream was several times sharper than before.
It had realized the deception — Daoist Long Yi had been faking it. A formation designed to refine and annihilate it had already been prepared inside his body, and the moment the Gu worm entered, that formation had activated.
Seeing that the Gu had taken the bait, Chu Feng quickly leaped into action, landing before Daoist Long Yi and Daoist Long Er.
He produced a large quantity of pills and stuffed them into Daoist Long Er's mouth, then helped him absorb them.
Daoist Long Er's condition was terrible. It was not just the Gu's doing — when Daoist Long Yi had forced the worm to leave Daoist Long Er's body earlier, the formation had dealt genuine, devastating damage to him.
But the sacrifice was necessary. Without it, the Gu would never have fallen for the trap.
Clang— Just then, a copper bowl landed in front of Chu Feng.
Seeing the copper bowl, Chu Feng's gaze grew complicated.
This bowl possessed extraordinary defensive and offensive power.
But it did not defend against attacks from outside — it defended against what was within.
"Young friend Chu Feng, help me place it over my head. If the refinement fails, it must never be allowed to harm anyone else," Daoist Long Yi said.
Chu Feng understood Daoist Long Yi's meaning. Even though the Gu had fallen into the trap, refining it would be no easy task — it would require considerable time and there was a genuine risk of failure.
There was no other way. This Gu was simply too formidable to deal with.
Following Daoist Long Yi's instructions, Chu Feng assisted in activating the bowl, and ultimately the bowl fused with Daoist Long Yi, transforming into a structure over a hundred meters tall that enclosed him entirely.
Chu Feng then dragged Daoist Long Er to the side and set up a healing formation for him.
His abilities had their limits, and this was all he could do.
Though Daoist Long Er's injuries were severe, he was completely unconscious at the moment, but given enough time he would recover.
The one in true danger, on the other hand, was Daoist Long Yi.
"B-b-brother, qu-quick… quick, look! The Era of the Gods has ch-ch-ch-changed!" Wang Qiang called out, pointing toward the window.
At that, Chu Feng walked to the window and looked outside.
Sure enough, just as Wang Qiang had said — there were changes out there.