The figure who stepped out of the mirror light was none other than Shen Mo.
Originally, this "firework world" of the Insectfolk Buddhist Kingdom had been sealed as tightly as a fortress by the powers of the Buddhist and Curse Daos. Even Shen Mo had been unable to sense the presence of Fairy Yuquan and the others.
But Fairy Yuquan's construction of the Taihua Dream Realm, her attempt to draw the insectfolk Buddhist cultivators into dreams, and her series of efforts to perfect the dream realm had allowed the power of the Dream Dao to break through the seal, enabling Shen Mo to enter this Insectfolk Buddhist Kingdom through the Dream Dao!
This time, Shen Mo had entered in his true body rather than an incarnation.
After falling into the strange vortex, he had originally intended to enter a state of "merging his body with the Dao," like the Heavenly Emperor and the others, then refine multiple incarnations to travel throughout the vortex.
That way, he could become the "will of heaven and earth," manipulating the Great Dao from a higher dimension and influencing the situation within the strange vortex. It would keep him from falling into the dangers formed by the tangled disorder of the Daos, and even if he lost in battle against the Heavenly Emperor and the others, he would at most lose a few incarnations. His true body would remain incomparably safe.
However, after sensing the Insectfolk Buddhist Kingdom, he changed his mind and chose to come in person.
This had both advantages and drawbacks. The drawback was that he could easily become trapped in places where the Daos were in chaos, and he could also become a target of the Heavenly Emperor and the others. One careless mistake, and he might perish body and soul.