Since plants had stopped growing and seeds had stopped sprouting, many herbivores found themselves with nothing to eat once they had finished off the grass. The grass-eating animals began to starve to death, and after they were gone, the carnivores that fed on them would have no meat to eat, either.
There was one thing, though, that was better than before.
In the past, when countless creatures starved or died of disease, they would give rise to great calamities and evil spirits, wreaking havoc on the mortal world.
But not anymore. Now, when people died, they were simply dead. There was no such thing as karmic retribution anymore.
How wonderful. How free.
This world was getting better and better, flourishing and prosperous, with all things evaporating. The evil gods could no longer control the world, and all the monsters and demons had vanished.
Humanity could develop freely now.
Oh, how wonderful!
This was what it meant to sever the connection between Heaven and Earth and wipe out the supernatural completely!
Before long, some people noticed they were getting dumber. Some child prodigies suddenly found their memories worsening, and the inspiration that had once bubbled up like a spring began to fade.
At first, only a few geniuses became ordinary people. But soon, ordinary people found their memories worsening, too. They found it harder and harder to concentrate, and their bodies grew increasingly weak.
Some people began to feel as though they were suffocating, as if they were somewhere with thin air.
Could this be divine punishment?
Panic engulfed the mortal world.
Some shamans and priests who had pored over ancient texts began working together, exchanging information constantly. In the end, they concluded that the gods in Heaven were displeased with the mortal world and had sent down a calamity.
So,