Although Tu Shicheng and the boy Fang Yuan was currently portraying were in a father-son relationship, this father was completely unreliable.
What did "go by your feeling" even mean?
Talent wasn't expressed this way.
One had to know that if the Gu formation construction failed, the Gu insects might at best be damaged or destroyed, and at worst, the Gu Master themselves would suffer a backlash. If formations could be built just by feeling, Formation Dao Gu Immortals across the Five Regions wouldn't be so rare.
Laying a Gu formation was an extremely rigorous and meticulous task, much like divining a Gu recipe. The process of calculation and construction required careful consideration and constant experimentation.
But this was a dream. Fang Yuan calmed his thoughts and delved deeper. Facing this situation, it seemed he truly had to follow Tu Shicheng's guidance. What should he do?
Fang Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Do I have to use all four of these Gu insects?"
"Of course not. But to lay a Gu formation, you must at least select two from these four," Tu Shicheng replied.
"I have no understanding of this Earth Dao Gu insect at all. In that case, I might as well give it up directly," Fang Yuan continued to ponder. This left him with only three options.
"Hurry up, don't overthink it, use your feeling!" As Fang Yuan took a bit too long to think, Tu Shicheng's expression darkened slightly as he urged, "I'll give you three more breaths of time."
Three breaths?
And only one chance!
Wasn't this just deliberately making things difficult?
A thought flashed through Fang Yuan's mind: "Should I use the Dream Dissolving Killer Move?"
His current resources were far superior to before. The last time he entered this dream realm to explore, his supply of mortal dream-path Gu was extremely limited, restricting the number of times he could use the Dream Dissolving Killer Move. He had to ration it carefully, saving it whenever possible.
But things were different now.
Fang Yuan had ample confidence.
He had captured many Nightmare Demon Horses in the past. With these natural dream-path immortal materials, plus his persistent refinement, he now possessed a very large number of mortal dream-path Gu.
Therefore, the number of times he could use the Dream Dissolving Killer Move was the highest it had ever been.
It was precisely because of this that Fang Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of security.
"Better not. This is only the first layer of the dream realm. Even if I fail, I can continue exploring. Although I can use the Dream Dissolving Killer Move many times, I shouldn't waste it like this."
After thinking it over, Fang Yuan abandoned the idea of directly activating the Dream Dissolving Killer Move.
He began trying to activate the Gu insects.
First, the Formation Core Gu.
This yellow ladybug had already been refined by him. As his True Essence flowed into it, it immediately floated motionlessly in front of Fang Yuan, emitting a faint yellow glow.
"Flame Dao, Water Dao, Wind Dao..."
Fang Yuan pondered. Since he had already discarded the Earth Dao Gu insect, only these three options remained.
He selected the First Transformation Water Dao Gu insect.
The reason for this choice was simple: while his understanding of Flame Dao and Wind Dao was merely average, his mastery of Water Dao was at the Grandmaster level.
A Grandmaster's attainment wasn't something to be taken lightly.
The Water Dao Gu insect was successfully activated. Bathed in the yellow light, it circled the Formation Core Gu, constantly fluttering up and down.
"Flame Dao, Wind Dao..."
Fang Yuan chose Wind Dao.
The Wind Dao Gu insect joined in, just like the Water Dao Gu, circling the Formation Core Gu. The Wind Dao insect occupied the outer orbit, while the Water Dao insect flew slightly closer to the core.
Fang Yuan waited for a moment. The three Gu insects hovered in midair, two of them continuously moving, each activated steadily.
"Although it hasn't formed a true Gu formation, the progress is good," Fang Yuan felt a hint of satisfaction in his heart.
An apt comparison would be that laying a Gu formation was like building with blocks.
The various Gu insects were blocks of strange shapes, and the Gu Master had to assemble them into the shape they desired in their mind. These scattered blocks could form towers, buildings, and so on, exhibiting effects far beyond what they could achieve individually.
Although Fang Yuan hadn't successfully assembled these blocks into a specific form, at least these three Gu insects, when combined, hadn't collapsed.
This was a very encouraging development.
But his father, Tu Shicheng, had a flicker of gloom and disappointment in his eyes.
Fang Yuan, entirely focused on laying the formation, didn't notice.
"Now, I must face the adjustment phase."
"Should the Formation Core Gu remain in the center?"
"Can the relative positions of the Water Dao mortal Gu and the Wind Dao mortal Gu be swapped? Can the Water Dao be moved to the outer orbit and the Wind Dao to the inner orbit?"
"Or perhaps, the Water Dao Gu insect and the Wind Dao Gu insect could unite, allowing the Wind Dao insect to orbit the Water Dao insect instead of the Formation Core Gu?"
As Fang Yuan delved deeper into his thoughts, various plans began to form in his mind.
Yet he had absolutely no idea what results these plans would yield or what effects they might produce.
His attainment in the Formation Dao was truly too weak.
"Follow your feeling, stop hesitating," Tu Shicheng urged again, his expression growing impatient.