As Max held it, a delicate chill surged into his palm, immediately biting through his flesh and crawling into his bones. It wasn't painful, just powerful—pure sword energy mixed with natural cold, a phenomenon unique to this kind of spiritual flower.
But despite its beauty and potency, Max's excitement dulled slightly when he realized it hadn't yet reached the fabled thousand-year mark. A true Millennium Sword Energy Snow Lotus was a rare seventh-rank treasure that could cause sword comprehension to skyrocket, sometimes even pushing to the next level.
This one, while valuable, was likely still a few decades short of that legendary age. Even so, Max was far from disappointed. He knew that with his Dimension of Time and his understanding of sword concept, even this slightly younger lotus could help refine and possibly push his level 2 Severing Sword Concept from intermediate to the advanced stage.
That alone made the trip worth it.
