Deng Jing and the other two each entered one of the three realms and saw what the falling rainbow of light had transformed into. It was a jade-green thing resembling a bean sprout, rootless and leafless, yet bearing fruit buds.
In merely this short while, it had multiplied from one into more than a hundred, and was still continuously reproducing and dividing.
The three men's expressions tightened. At this rate, if this thing were allowed to propagate unchecked, it would likely blanket the entire Earth Continent before long.
Moreover, the power contained within it secretly alarmed them. Though it was not yet enough to destroy an entire realm, it could severely damage the primal source of heaven and earth.
At the same time, they realized that if this thing were used in concert with that treasure for stabilizing the Dao from earlier, dealing with it would become a hundred times more difficult. Fortunately, that had not happened.
Deng Jing and the other two did not delay further. They first cast out the binding artifacts they had prepared beforehand. Rings of light descended, restraining every one of the fruit buds and preventing them from spreading and growing. Then each formed hand seals and drew down Clear Vault Aura from the Upper Layer, directing it onto each "Life-Washing Seed."
This thing was not, after all, a treasure for stabilizing the Dao, and could not possibly resist Clear Vault Aura. Washed over by that aura, it was swiftly fused away and dissolved, each one fading from heaven and earth.
Daoist Yusu's side was different. Since there was no concealment there, he could not directly employ Clear Vault Aura without risking exposure. Thus, he could only draw over a wisp of the aura of the "Capital Gate Instrument," while simultaneously restraining all three Life-Washing