This Earth Core Flame Heart was a spiritual object Lei Jun had prepared for himself, to be used when his cultivation reached the Eighth Heavenly Layer.
After retrieving the Earth Core Flame Heart and returning to his mountain retreat, Lei Jun continued at his own pace, earnestly cultivating and constructing the path to Connecting Heaven.
Thus, time in the mountains passed unmarked as his cultivation advanced, oblivious to the passing seasons.
Two years flashed by in the blink of an eye.
Lei Jun's path to Connecting Heaven gradually approached its final stage.
Yuan Mobai, after a long sojourn in the Southern Wilderness, had recently returned to the mountain. Lei Jun and his Senior Brother Chu Kun went out to greet him, and the master and disciples returned to the mountain together.
"Is Chonggui in seclusion?" Yuan Mobai asked with a smile.
