Before the plaza at the Rosy Mists Gate, Li Ling continued to face off against Qian Fu through his avatar.
He had already experienced this golden giant's power. It was indeed a supreme creation forged from extraordinary divine abilities and immense financial resources.
During his last private discussion with Pei Qingguang, he had asked not only about the broader situation in the East Sea, but also about these publicly or semi-publicly available matters. Pei Qingguang had not concealed anything on that front and had revealed some information about Qian Fu.
Li Ling had learned from him that Qian Fu belonged to the Qian family of the Jun Sea Region and shared a bloodline with Qian Kun, one of the Three Great Treasure Envoys.
They all traced their origins to Money Daoist's earliest followers, descending from his children and disciples. Thus, like the other lineage powers, they were qualified to become Treasure Envoys.
As an esteemed Treasure Envoy, Qian Kun had wielded authority over Goldsource Island for many years and secured considerable benefits for the faction behind him.
This sort of giant was created by refining origin baleful qi through Money Dao methods and various metal-path arts drawn from unorthodox traditions. In essence, it was a puppet creation. After advancing to Nascent Soul, Qian Fu had devoted nearly a thousand years to thoroughly refining it, thereby cultivating a special golden giant dharma form endowed with vajra origin baleful qi.
This was a shortcut available in the Nascent Soul Realm, known as the External Form Method.
Specifically, it involved using external assistance and combining substances such as origin baleful qi and gang qi to condense one's dharma-form transformations. It was the best choice for wealthy cultivators from great houses whose aptitude and foundations were less than outstanding, but whose deep pockets supplied