The Golden Armored Guards were the elite guards whom the Zhao royal family of Great Xia had supported for generations.
Their numbers were small, but every one of them possessed cultivation at or above the Spirit Transformation Stage.
The Zhao imperial family supported them, and their duty was to guard the Zhao imperial family.
When Zhao Lu returned to the palace, her mother missed her daughter dearly.
She could not wait to leave the palace and welcome her daughter home.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Lu found her first and explained Coiled Dragon City's current crisis.
Thus, the Golden Armored Guards who had originally protected the Empress appeared here.
As for why Zhao Lu had learned of everything in advance and gone to seek aid several days early, that was something Old Sixth Li would have to answer for.
Not only had Li Xuanxiao alerted the palace, he had also told Zhao Lu to quickly send word to Shu Mountain and have them rush to Coiled Dragon City's aid.
This was how Li Xuanxiao had instructed Zhao Lu to describe it.
The enemy's cultivation was known to be at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
Qi Practitioner cultivation: (Qi Refinement, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Body Integration, Tribulation Crossing, Mahayana)
Thus, it was preliminarily judged that the enemy's strength might already have surpassed the Body Integration Realm.
Furthermore, since this was the enemy's territory, a Tribulation Crossing Stage great cultivator should be enough to resolve the matter.
But for safety's sake, because the enemy's numbers were unknown, a Mahayana Stage great cultivator was requested.
Moreover, a single Mahayana Stage great cultivator might overlook something and would be more easily ambushed.
After weighing everything, the final request was for the sect to dispatch five Mahayana Stage great cultivators to Coiled Dragon