The twelve transitions of the Golden Core are a realm explicitly stated in the Taoist Chapter obtained by Lu Qing.
It's also a realm that only a Perfect Golden Core can reach.
According to the description in the Taoist Chapter, the limit of an Impeccable Innate Top-grade Golden Core is the ninth transition, whereas the limit of a Perfect Golden Core is the twelfth transition.
That's a difference of three entire transitions!
One must realize, in cultivation, the gap in power between an increasingly small realm is often enormous.
The cultivation limit of a Perfect Golden Core is three transitions more than an Impeccable Innate Top-grade Golden Core.
The difference in latent potential between the two is immense.
It's precisely because of this that Lu Qing dared to enter and explore this secret realm on the Divine Mountain with a fifth transition Golden Core realm.
