"There was a time when I used to think exactly the same." Li Meirong breathed in deeply. She then smiled softly and patted Feng Huang's head. "Tell me more about the golden core. I only know the basics from the scrolls I have read."
Feng Huang might have lived in seclusion for most of her life, but she was very knowledgeable when it came to cultivation. She closed her eyes and cleared her throat, assuming a mentor's presence. "When a cultivator establishes a golden core, you could say that, at that point, the cultivator has taken their first steps towards immortality. The core is your ability to merge the essence within you along with your spirit. You can now harness spiritual energy, and store it inside you. This way, for example, you will not be so easily drained of power as you were before."
"Like keeping a container of gasoline in the trunk."
"What?" Feng Huang blinked one eye open.
