The Dantai Family was usually quite overbearing, but they were hardly lacking in intelligence. Whether it was Xiaodong rushing over or the glory merits from the Four Sects and Five Platforms gradually arriving, both indirectly confirmed one thing: a Fellow-Path Aura might truly exist here.
That was why, once the tribulation lightning had passed, a True Adept from the Dantai Family sought out Feng Jun again, hoping Feng Mountain Lord would make an exception and allow their family's disciple to attempt Core Embrace nearby.
Although Feng Jun had received twenty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in "compensation" from the Dantai Family, he had no favorable impression of them. He refused again. "I wasn't the only one who established the Earth Vein here. If your family wants to attempt Core Embrace nearby, discuss it with the other five families."
Discuss it with the other five families... The Dantai Family was practically speechless. If they could have discussed it, would they have needed to come to him?
In just over four months, nearly five, five people had already achieved Core Embrace at Liba Beach. Yan Yuxi's recent Core Embrace in particular had fully shown everyone what a true monster looked like.
The glory merits who had arrived were also stunned. No amount of hearsay could compare to seeing it with their own eyes, so everyone began discussing which family should get the next Core Embrace slot.
Of course, this competition was merely over speaking rights. Whichever of the other five families secured it might not necessarily have someone ready to attempt Core Embrace immediately. Strictly speaking, they were simply lining up—once they secured the spot, they could postpone it, but they would have priority next time.
Red Phoenix fought especially fiercely. "Only our sect has yet to produce anyone who achieved Core Embrace