Yi Jue had obtained the secret technique, Guyue had gathered all the treasures, and everything had been settled. Feng Jun brought them back.
After returning this time, Feng Jun had nothing pressing to do for the short term. So when Buzui True Adept and Qingya True Adept came again to ask whether their cultivators could attempt Core Embrace, he answered decisively, "I think they can."
However, attempting Core Embrace was clearly not something that could be done overnight. Everyone could simply begin making preparations.
Over the following days, Feng Jun entered seclusion again. This time, however, it was not closed seclusion; he was merely not to be disturbed unless necessary. He began working with Yi Jue True Immortal to divine the two incomplete secret techniques.
In truth, he was the one doing most of the divination. Yi Jue True Immortal was now wholly focused on studying the Threefold Seizure Unity contract. When she watched Feng Jun divine the incomplete secret techniques, she only asked an occasional question.
Time passed swiftly. In the blink of an eye, two months had gone by. Then the first person to show signs of Core Embrace appeared: Yue Qing's junior brother, Li Chengqiong, a 450-year-old at Peak Emergence from Dust.
He had originally not wanted to attempt Core Embrace either. Not only was he old, but he also did not have many Spirit Stones. However, Yue Qing was willing to support him somewhat and provide the resources for him to buy the various treasures needed for Core Embrace.
Yue Qing had once become quite estranged from him. It could not be helped; there was a considerable gap in their cultivation, and his junior brother had also been troubled by Yue Qing's insistence on pursuing their master's death, which had made life difficult for them within