Qin Sang was carried out of the sect leader’s cave dwelling by two senior brothers.0

Seventeen people were all pale-faced, looking ashen as though they had sheets of gold paper pasted on their faces. Others were terrified, but Qin Sang was injured. In a moment of desperation, he had overexerted himself, and his primordial spirit was severely damaged. It would likely take a long time to recover.1

The creature was known as the Heart-Devouring Insect, an ancient devilish being long extinct in the world of cultivation. It fed on the primordial spirits of cultivators, moving with such stealth that it was almost impossible to guard against. In ages past, it had brought about a devilish insect disaster that struck fear into the hearts of cultivators everywhere.0

As the sect leader had explained, planting the Heart-Devouring Insects inside them was not meant to control them, but as a precaution.2

As long as they obeyed and...0