Above the main platform of Rainbow Hall, Solitary Yangzi and the other two sat in a triangular formation. Golden radiance lit from their bodies, and for a time, the three seemed to be fused inside and out with that light.
Between the three of them sat a plump fruit bud, like a young lotus.
This was the Treasured Spirit Azure Essence, refined from the fruit seeds borne by the Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch.
Because this thing grew upon a treasure that suppressed the Dao, beyond its various inherent mystical uses, it could also absorb the assault of external treasures that suppressed the Dao, such as the Clear Vault Aura attacking now.
Though it would be consumed in the process, it could reduce the damage suffered by the Heavenly Branch itself. This would buy them more time.
The three simultaneously pointed at it. The fruit bud gave a slight tremble, and a crack slowly opened at its tip. A wisp of fine, gentle smoke emerged, drifting upward to the ceiling of the hall. In an instant, it transformed into rolling, dense clouds that floated along the vaulted roof. Once they had spread across it, they descended along the four walls.
For a time, the hall's four walls were filled with milky-white mist. The moment this aura emerged, the violently swaying hall seemed to stabilize considerably, no longer shuddering as fiercely as before.
Seeing this, all the Primordial Spirit cultivators in the hall hurriedly seized the time to regulate their breathing and recover.
Before each of them stood a jade tripod, within which a glittering essence churned. These superior provisions, normally unavailable for them to enjoy, could now be taken freely.
Daoist Chang looked at the temporarily calmed hall and sighed. "What use is it to prolong our breath for a moment?"