He rode a Nine-Headed Lion and held a Willow Branch.
It was none other than the Dharma Aspect of Taiyi Savior, the Heavenly Worthy of Salvation from Suffering.
Since the Nail-Head Three-Arrows Book targeted a cultivator's essence, qi, and Divine—or, more precisely, primarily their primordial spirit—
Then this Dharma Aspect was the natural bane of that curse.
But Xuanming had no certainty as to how much the Dharma Aspect could accomplish. For now, he could only muster his strength and try.
As Xuanming raised his hand, the Willow Branch in the Heavenly Worthy's Dharma Aspect scattered divine nectar over True Lord Chaoguang.
Seeing little effect, Xuanming had a flash of inspiration. He invoked Dream-Weaving again, merging his spiritual perception into the Heavenly Worthy's Dharma Aspect behind him. The entire Dharma Aspect became a streak of light and entered True Lord Chaoguang's dream.
Within the dream, the baleful qi was even stronger, shifting into countless forms and radiating an intense sense of ill omen. Besides ferocious beasts and raging torrents, a Red-Haired Monster had appeared.
Every one of them was profoundly uncanny. After being slain, they did not immediately dissipate, but instead became streaks of red light that clung to True Lord Chaoguang like maggots burrowing into bone. His aura gradually weakened, and he barely held on, parrying one attack only to leave himself exposed to another.
The Heavenly Worthy's Dharma Aspect appeared and tipped the Pure Bottle in his hand upside down. Endless suction raged like a tornado, drawing the towering tide of baleful qi into the bottle. The Pure Bottle grew heavier and heavier, while the red light covering the Dharma Aspect grew ever stronger.
After an unknown length of time, when the Pure Bottle weighed as much as a mountain, the Heavenly Worthy had been covered in a