However, Ji Hao and Meng Qi were both young, with long lives ahead of them, and had no need for it. To them, it was less valuable than a primary material for a divine weapon. Chonghe, on the other hand, was already advanced in years and valued this benefit most.
"There's only one pill. Hehe, taking that will be enough for this old Daoist. Add in the chance to contemplate the Heaven-Intercepting Seven Swords, and I've profited enormously from this trip." Heavenly Venerable Lingbao would not take advantage of his juniors, so he chose nothing else.
Unlike the Tathagata Palm, a Buddhist cultivation technique, the Heaven-Intercepting Seven Swords resonated deeply with Chonghe. He had never cultivated Buddhism and Daoism together or maintained an alternate identity for that purpose, so his insights into the former were limited.
As the most orthodox divine sword art of the Dao Sect, the Heaven-Intercepting Seven Swords offered Daoist Chonghe extraordinary help.
With it, he could break through to Earth Immortal as quickly as possible, then contemplate the mysteries of both the Tathagata Palm and the Heaven-Intercepting Seven Swords.
Reaching Celestial Immortal would not take much longer either. In the original story, Meng Qi's swift accumulation at the Dharma Body level had certainly owed something to these two peerless arts.
Meanwhile, Ji Hao picked up the two supreme-grade precious swords and brought them to the Lord of Six Paths of Samsara for appraisal.
``` [Tianhe Sword, supreme-grade precious weapon. An ancillary implement created during Emperor Zhenwu's early attempts to forge divine weapons. It overwhelms opponents with sheer force and possesses a measure of a divine weapon's might. Infused with the essence of the surging Heavenly River, it contains a trace of heavenly might. Worth eight thousand Karma Points.]
[Black Turtle Sword, supreme-grade precious weapon. A failed