After arriving at the topmost tower realm.
Chen Fan took out the insignia he had used to participate in the Plum Gathering. It should now be called a Sacred Hall token.
Spiritual light flickered across it, guiding Chen Fan onward. Before long, he arrived before a massive palace.
The palace sprawled across dozens of kilometers, all of it part of Chen Fan's residence.
When Chen Fan arrived before the palace, people were already waiting there.
"Your Highness Chen Fan."
It was a girl dressed in black, her face full of respect.
Behind her stood a group of handsome young men and women. Their auras were pure, their skin fair, with pointed ears and curly green hair. They were clearly not human.
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. "You are...?"
The girl respectfully said:
"I am the steward of Your Highness's residence, an unowned puppet. Your Highness may refine me... I am responsible for Your Highness's security and for answering Your Highness's questions. As for these, they are the 'spirits of flora' responsible for attending to Your Highness..."
As she spoke, the girl turned back. The spirits of flora all bowed in greeting, exceedingly polite.
Chen Fan nodded.
He did not know what spirits of flora were.
They were likely spirit entities similar to elemental spirits.
Since they could take human form, their intelligence was probably not low.
The girl in black handed him a red diamond-shaped crystal core. "This is my puppet core. If Your Highness channels True Essence into it, you may refine me."
Chen Fan accepted the diamond-shaped crystal core in realization and poured True Essence into it. Very soon, he sensed a special connection between himself and the girl.
The feeling was wondrous, similar to the feeling after refining a spirit artifact.
"What is your name?" Chen Fan