In his previous life.
He had seen many such plots in countless storybooks.
Those cultivators, unaware of how astonishingly powerful the backing behind them was,
would not dare destroy their tokens and summon that backing, even when faced with a life-or-death crisis.
The reason was that they did not know precisely how powerful their backers were, and feared that the formidable enemy they faced would bring enormous trouble upon them.
Therefore, before An Ning truly left this place to gain experience in the outside world, He Song needed to explain his own strength to her.
Otherwise,
if An Ning also encountered an enemy too powerful to face and thus did not dare destroy the token,
then He Song would likely regret it when it was too late.
And to ensure that such a situation would not happen to him,
He Song revealed a little of his own strength.
However, to prevent An Ning from not daring to destroy the token upon encountering a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator because of his strength,
He Song also made up a friend at Nascent Soul Late Stage.
That way, if An Ning truly encountered a Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator outside who harbored malicious intentions toward her, she would naturally have the confidence to destroy the token and let He Song step in to settle the matter.
Of course, that was what he said.
But if An Ning truly encountered danger and destroyed the token,
He Song would not personally show himself. Instead, he would control the Nascent Soul Puppet under his command and have it settle the matter.
Clear Wind's strength had now reached the level of Nascent Soul Great Perfection.
When facing any Nascent Soul Great Perfection cultivator, Clear Wind feared nothing.
And this was precisely the confidence behind He Song's