The Fifth-Grade Golden Core Realm was a crucial turning point for cultivators—since ancient times, there had been a saying: "A single golden core determines the Great Dao."
And what determined a golden core's quality was the number of core markings on it.
In theory, the more core markings a cultivator's golden core had, the better. More core markings meant greater future potential and the ability to go further along the path of cultivation.
The reason Demon Emperor Hezhi was the Demonic Sect's Inspirational Emperor was that he had actually reached the Longevity Realm with an eight-dragon pattern!
However, among the Myriad Heavens and Realms, there was one kind of golden core that was an exception... the incredibly rare dragonless golden core, for instance. So far, Song Shuhang only knew of the former Seventh Heavenly Dao, White, and Soft Feather as people who had no dragon patterns.
"The seniors in the Nine Provinces Number One Group all have at least seven-dragon patterns, and quite a few have eight-dragon patterns. They were already among the best in the world... which means each senior only needs two dragon patterns stuck on, at most." Song Shuhang reached out and took a small stack of Dragon Pattern Stickers from Senior White.
—Turning the plan to draw golden core dragon patterns into "Dragon Pattern Stickers" had been Senior White's suggestion.
First, Senior White Two had used temporary Heavenly Dao authority to draw dragon patterns for Song Shuhang.
Then, Senior White had drawn a stack of Dragon Pattern Stickers to add dragon patterns for everyone.
On the surface, the golden core dragon pattern stickers looked pretty much alike. At first glance, each image looked like a single "dragon pattern."
But examining them carefully with divine sense and mental energy revealed that each golden core dragon pattern contained