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In the celestial garden, rare seeds grow,
By the Purifying Spring, with an immortal glow.
Transformed in the lower realm, forms unique,
Such path to Dao, refined and sleek.
In ancient times, someone cast two celestial eggs from Mount Kunlun into a blessed land on Earth. However, the Will of the mortal realm was not as abundant as that of the celestial realm. As a result, the celestial eggs failed to fully nurture and lost many of their wondrous abilities, taking on vastly different forms. One of these celestial eggs was used to redeem the guilty, while the other was hidden away by someone with ulterior motives. From this hidden egg, various creatures emerged, and it came to be known as the Elder Amourworm.
Every few days, the Elder Amourworm would produce insect eggs that resembled blood sacs. If these eggs were ingested by a living being, the larvae would devour their internal organs. Depending on the innate differences of the larvae, the host would undergo a transformation, turning into one of many types of insects.
If the eggs of the Elder Amourworm were not ingested, they would naturally hatch into an ordinary Amourworm. These ordinary Amourworm would spin silk to create cocoons, which they used to trap their prey. The cocoons contained potent toxins that caused the trapped creatures to experience a sensation of flying in the wind, as if floating on clouds, instead of feeling suffocated. However, prolonged exposure to these toxins led to abnormal changes in their bodies over time. Some practitioners attempted to use this method to temper their bodies and enhance their powers. However, it was ultimately considered a deviant practice that easily led to a loss of sanity.
Since the celestial egg entered the mortal world, many have fallen victim to its poison. The Amourworm, despite its terrifying appearance, is not adept at combat. Aside from spewing filth from its mouth, it possesses no remarkable abilities. However, its continued existence and proliferation in the world suggest that it must provide some unknown benefits to certain individuals.
Long ago there were rare, immortal seeds that grew in a celestial garden by the Purifying Spring. Those seeds were meant to be transformed in the lower (mortal) realm into unique forms that could serve as refined paths to Dao. In one ancient event, two celestial eggs were cast down from Mount Kunlun into a blessed place on Earth, but the “Will” or spiritual strength of the mortal world was weaker than the celestial realm. Because of that weakness, the eggs failed to fully mature and lost much of their original powers, changing into very different things.
After the fall, one of the two eggs was used by people to redeem the guilty. The other egg was taken and hidden by an unnamed person who had secret motives. That hidden egg spawned a line of creatures and came to be called the Elder Amourworm. The text makes clear the hider had ulterior motives, but it does not say exactly who they were or what their full goal was.
The Elder Amourworm periodically produced insect eggs that looked like little blood sacs. If a living being swallowed one of these eggs, larvae inside would eat the host’s internal organs. The larvae had innate differences, and those differences determined what the host would become: different larvae turned their victims into different kinds of insect-like forms.
If these blood-sac eggs were not eaten, they hatched into ordinary Amourworm. Those Amourworm spin silk to make cocoons and use those cocoons to trap prey. The cocoons are laced with a strong toxin that makes trapped creatures feel as though they are flying on clouds instead of feeling smothered or suffocated. That pleasant feeling hides the real danger: long exposure to the toxin causes abnormal physical changes over time.
Some cultivation practitioners tried to use those toxins and the cocoon process deliberately to temper their bodies and gain power. That practice was judged deviant because it often led to mental breakdowns and loss of sanity. Since the celestial egg reached the mortal world, many people have been harmed by its poison and corrupting influence.
Despite the Amourworm’s frightening effects and appearance, the creature itself is not very good at fighting. It mainly spews filth from its mouth and otherwise has no remarkable combat abilities. The fact that Amourworm continue to exist and spread, however, suggests they give some benefit to certain people or groups—what that benefit is is not explained in the source.