"Xian Xian managed to suppress it, but not completely eradicate it." In terms of bloodline, Tianming believed the Radix World Tree was far above the voidheart worm. However, symbiotic cultivation had limited Xian Xian's growth to match Tianming's cultivation level and the manna he gave it. It couldn't grow unabated, unlike the voidheart worm, causing their level of maturity to differ. If it weren’t for that, Xian Xian and Yin Chen would easily trump the worm.

As the Evernight Curse continually flowed out, the giant mass of worms formed and collapsed a few more times. Raging storms tore at...