Besides, if the Qingming Army lacks anything, it's not templates; what they have most are templates. A Template Dao Foundation is still a Dao Foundation, and killing them racks up a ton of karma. If Golden Pearl really went crazy, she might be able to wipe out hundreds of thousands of troops with a single palm strike, but her own Path would end there.
Right now, the only real shortcoming in all of Qingming is Golden Core. A Golden Core Dharma Aspect is still a Dharma Image; slashing them will also bring Heaven and Earth's Gift, just pitifully little—basically negligible.
So the moment the girl appeared, Wei Yuan secretly ordered all Golden Cores to be hidden away, tucked into the pile of templates.
