You could say that when they first obtained the Gu-controlling Secret Technique, the upper echelons of the Li Family were so excited they could hardly sleep.
With the opportunity to reach the Divine Travel Realm within their grasp, who could possibly remain calm?
But alas,
they had ultimately gotten their hopes up a little too high.
After conducting experiments, they discovered
that even with the Gu-controlling Secret Technique, they could not command the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ants to mate!
No matter how they tried, no matter how they used the Gu-controlling Secret Technique to communicate,
the only response they received was a listless one. The ants showed no interest in mating and reproducing whatsoever.
And yet,
the Gu-controlling Secret Technique only allowed a Cultivator to communicate with their own Gu Insects.
It couldn't control their actions.
Thus,
their progress was stuck right at the first step!
But with so much at stake—
