"Hehe, that sword spirit has quite the stubborn temper. Back then, it wouldn't even let me touch it," True Monarch Chihua said with a gentle laugh.
Jian Changhe looked slightly surprised. "Senior, you've come into contact with the Azure Gold Sword?"
"Did Que Lingyu not tell you what relationship I had with Heavenly Sword True Monarch?" True Monarch Chihua asked with a smile.
"No!"
"Heavenly Sword True Monarch was my Guardian!"
Jian Changhe froze. This truly was beyond his expectations.
A Guardian referred to someone who played a crucial role in a person's growth, preventing them from meeting with accidents before they had fully matured.
It could be someone who guided him on the path of cultivation, or someone who taught him cultivation methods, or someone who had once granted him protection when his personal strength was still weak.
The most common Guardians were masters, elder relatives, and the like.
However, masters and elder relatives would not be addressed as Guardians. Only those without a master-disciple relationship or blood relationship would be called Guardians.
And an ordinary Guardian was someone who protected a person during Foundation Establishment or Core Formation.
For example, Yang Zhengshan was Liu Yue's Guardian. Back when Liu Yue underwent Foundation Establishment, it was Yang Zhengshan who personally protected her.
Another example was Que Lingyu, who was Jian Changhe's Guardian. When Jian Changhe formed his core, Que Lingyu personally held the fort at Hidden Sword Mountain and protected him.
A Guardian was an extremely close relationship, because only absolute trust allowed one to serve as a Guardian.
"Back when I formed my core, Heavenly Sword True Monarch not only gifted me a Core Formation Spiritual Item, he also personally protected me during Core Formation. After I formed my core, he also gave me much guidance!"
"If I