Cultivators' Fifth Stage Golden Core Realm is a very critical turning point—since ancient times, there has been the saying, "A single Golden Core determines the Great Way."
And what determines the quality of the Golden Core is the number of draconic patterns on it.
Theoretically, the more dragon patterns a cultivator's Golden Core has, the better. More dragon patterns signify greater potential for the future, meaning one can go further on the path of cultivation.
It's precisely because the Demon Emperor Hezhi reached the Immortal Realm with "eight dragon patterns" that he's an inspirational figure in the demonic sects!
However, in the myriad practitioners in the universe, there is one 'Golden Core' that's an exception... such as the extremely rare 'patternless golden core,' Song Shuhang presently only knows that the past "Seventh Heavenly Dao White" and Spirit Butterfly Island's Soft Feather have patternless golden cores.
