Back then, Lord Lao had not known how far Adam would go in the future. It was precisely because he did not know that he chose to take a gamble.
Perhaps, in Lord Lao's own view at the time, it had merely been an idle move. After all, the influence he initially exerted on Adam had been minimal.
From a damaged token bearing the true meaning of the Dao De Jing, to Clow Reed, and then to Adam, the path had twisted through countless turns. Adam was completely unable to notice Lord Lao's part in it.
And the final result was clearly that Lord Lao had hit the jackpot. Adam did not know whether he could save the world, but he truly could save the Three Pure Ones.
As for whether absorbing this contamination would disrupt the conceptual tides of the Sea of Worlds and thereby affect the Sea of Worlds' existence...
That was simply overthinking it. It was like how many people on Earth called for environmental protection in the name of saving the planet, when humanity was really only protecting the environment for humanity's own sake.
For Earth, even if it truly possessed life, a climate capable of driving humanity extinct would be nothing more than a little wind and frost. It might even conveniently rid itself of some surface parasites.
The effect Adam's absorption of contamination had on concepts at the level of order was no different from the effect of laying a few more solar panels on the sun.
As he thought that, the Tarot Club on Noah's end finally concluded. Overwhelmed with excitement, he glanced at the group chat messages and prepared to activate his Mythical Creature form.
"Do you need me to cast a spell to block it for you?"
Hikari raised an eyebrow.