Kuang Shimo died facing his tribulation. The people of the Autumn Begonia World were not much affected and continued to live as they always had, only feeling a bit surprised by the burning phenomenon of the Great Dao. Wars were still being fought between different nations, killing so many that rivers of blood flowed.
Many cultivators also made sacrifices to the heavens, but the Incense Qi drifted aimlessly, not knowing where to go. This time, their sacrifices could not draw the attention of the heavens, and no divine power came to their aid. Thus, some began to speculate that Heaven was dead.
A sense of unease gradually spread among the cultivators. Chen Shi stood within the sacred land, looking down upon the scenes of the mortal world. From this high vantage point, he could watch the joys and sorrows, partings and reunions of all living beings, yet remain detached from it all, untroubled by the mortal world.
He figured Kuang Shimo must have once stood here as well, looking down upon all life.
"The Opening of the Tribulation is a calamity born to target the immortal path. Anyone who cultivates the immortal path will face it. But since mortals and cultivators are not yet Immortals, they are spared from this disaster. That's why the mortals and cultivators here did not face the tribulation."