In the history of the Cultivation World, choosing a Core Formation cave abode in a market to form one's core was not especially rare. Many crippled Golden Core families had never produced a Golden Core cultivator before, so a Core Formation cave abode in a market was a fairly good choice for them.
However, in such cases, one had to choose a reliable market and know its background thoroughly. Otherwise, it was very easy to get set up.
And even then, it had to be done discreetly. One would claim to be in seclusion seeking the feeling needed for Core Formation, while also hiring someone to stand guard.
Being set up while forming a core in a market's cave abode was truly not uncommon. Even if the person forming the core had the ability to settle accounts afterward, the market could simply push out a Qi Refining Stage cultivator as a scapegoat—improper maintenance, an aging formation, so... terribly sorry.
Someone as conspicuous as Feng Jun was especially likely to be plotted against. His very existence could already affect the balance between the Four Sects and Five Platforms—if nothing else, in just a few short years, he had helped Red Phoenix produce three Golden Cores!
To give another example, if the Yin Sha Sect learned that he was forming his core in a cave abode at some market, would they simply sit by and do nothing?
Even if he brought several Golden Cores along to guard him, he might still fall into a trap—just think about why he had gone on a killing spree at Qiuchen Market. Markets had their own ecosystems. If someone was determined to set somebody up, it really was not easy to guard against.
Feng Jun considered himself not particularly close with any market. His deepest ties