Prospects of Golden Core

Originally, Xiao Qing had been planning to thank He Song first, for allowing her to drink another small cup of Spirit Tea and effortlessly save herself a month of arduous cultivation.

Yet she had not expected that just as she was about to thank He Song—

A golden-armored guard suddenly appeared beside him.

Xiao Qing was exceedingly familiar with golden-armored guards.

Many years ago, when He Song had wanted Xiao Qing to provide him with information about the areas surrounding Yan Yun Prefecture, he had gifted her a Golden Core puppet.

Back then, when He Song placed a Golden Core puppet before Xiao Qing—

And told her that this Golden Core puppet, whose strength rivaled that of a Perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator, was being given to her—

Xiao Qing had been immensely grateful.

After all, she had only just eliminated a formidable enemy at the time, and more than half of the treasures on her person had been expended.

Under such circumstances, she did not possess many means of self-preservation.

Although, as a cultivator of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, Xiao Qing would not encounter any danger so long as she did not leave the Treasure Gathering Pavilion—

The feeling of having life-saving treasures on her person without needing to use them—

Was entirely different from having no life-saving treasures and being able only to remain within the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.

In other words—

What He Song had brought Xiao Qing back then was far more than merely a golden-armored guard.

He had also brought Xiao Qing hope of seeing the light.

A puppet whose strength rivaled that of a Perfect Foundation Establishment cultivator was enough to let Xiao Qing travel outside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion without fearing those lurking in the shadows.

And it was precisely because of the golden-armored