After leading Gu Zhou Jian on a tour around the Kunlun Mountains, Jun Wu Xiao separated to cultivate alone.
Life at Kunlun Mountain resumed its usual routine, with each person entering seclusion for their own cultivation. As Jun Wu Xiao was cultivating, a thought suddenly crossed his mind:
"The next person expected to reach the energy-gathering realm should be Yue Guang. It might take about eight more years. By then, I should check to see if others can achieve the same speed with the same method as I did."
He then continued his secluded cultivation for another eight years. At first, in the capital, the great families kept inquiring about him, but upon learning that he had retreated to the Kunlun Mountains, they did not follow.
The reason was simple: the Kunlun Mountains were considered their seclusion and cultivation grounds. Returning there meant they would be cultivating for a long time and did not wish to be disturbed.