Within Jadeite Cave, hundreds of millions of immortals and mortals died one by one. There was a discernible pattern to their transformation into insects.
First came the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled among the mortals, followed by young and middle-aged men and women. Then came Body Tempering Realm cultivators of lower cultivation, followed closely by Qi Gathering Realm cultivators, Spirit Sea Realm cultivators...
Cultivators were one thing. From the moment they set foot upon the immortal path, they had already prepared themselves to face calamity upon calamity.
But what monstrous sins had the mortal folk of Jadeite Cave committed, to suffer such inhuman torment? They had merely wished to live peaceful lives, yet now they died in the midst of this aberration alongside their families and friends.
Faces once full of life and yearning for the future twisted into terror and despair. Tears and snot streamed down their faces as their wails never ceased!
Even with Shen Mo's steadfast Dao heart, witnessing hundreds of millions of immortal and mortal humans die before him in such a gruesome manner filled him with immense sorrow, grief, regret, and fury!
For a moment, the aura around him surged violently, faintly showing signs that his Dao heart might shatter and his cultivation might regress.
"Immortal Master, save me! Save my father and mother..."
Several li away, a six- or seven-year-old girl with ram-horn braids knelt on the ground, weeping and repeatedly kowtowing toward Shen Mo.
Startled awake by the little girl's cries, Shen Mo steadied his Dao heart in an instant, and his aura returned to calm.
At once, he assumed a form with three heads and six arms, repeatedly striking Great Hand Seals at the mortals and cultivators who had yet to transform... Wall Water Tapir of the Northern Black Tortoise Seven Mansions