The Seven Marshes Immortal Cache held what was needed to fully fuse the Seven Suppression Swords into the body, turning the swords into something formless. This could make up for some of the shortcomings in one's cultivation of the profound meanings of the laws.
The Lotus Avatar worried that this approach might have its drawbacks. Relying too heavily on the Seven Suppression Swords could make it difficult to sever that dependence in the future, even by his own means. This would determine the upper limit of what the Lotus Avatar could achieve.
An ordinary Heavenly Immortal might not have acted this way, but the Lotus Avatar had his own considerations. The true self's cultivation and strength had improved too quickly. The East Sea Dragon Tomb had descended into chaos, and it was said that a Golden Immortal-level dragon had appeared and taken away the East Sea Dragon King and tens of thousands of other dragons. With his own power, the dragon had also killed three Golden Immortal-level powerhouses, including the Dragon-Slaying Immortal Venerable.
Others knew only that a mysterious Golden Immortal-level dragon had appeared, its origins a mystery. The Lotus Avatar naturally knew that this Golden Immortal-level dragon had to be the true self.
If his cultivation continued to stagnate, then even if the true self ran into trouble in the future, he would still be powerless to help him out of it.
Moreover, as he led the immortal army in its ceaseless clashes with the demons of the Luoyang Prison, the Lotus Avatar increasingly felt that his current cultivation was inadequate. Many situations had already become difficult to handle.
The Lotus Avatar had faced danger several times. With his current strength, he could deal with ordinary Golden Immortal-level powerhouses, but if his opponent's cultivation reached the level of Nine-Ren