The training grounds were not far from the main hall, only about twenty-odd li away. An Emergence from Dust Adept could cover that distance in a single flash.
Mei Jiubao led the group to the training grounds, only to find that the atmosphere was not as tense as expected. Most people were seated in the stands.
The Mei Family's training grounds had stands on only one side. This was the layout of most training grounds on the Kunhao Plane, unlike stadiums on the Blue Star Plane. Training grounds were mostly used for practice and did not require many spectators.
Seven or eight people sat in the stands, apparently divided into two camps, with another five or six people standing beside each side.
Mei Jiushan was seated as well, but he was clearly not the one calling the shots for the Mei Family. Beside him sat a lean middle-aged man at the Eighth Layer of Emergence from Dust. This man was Mei Qinglian, the current head of the Mei Family.
Across from Mei Qinglian sat a cold-faced woman in palace robes, her cultivation at the Seventh Layer of Emergence from Dust. Beside her stood a skinny old man, as well as an imposing man at Mid Emergence from Dust, with a woman at Early Emergence from Dust beside him.
When Feng Jun's gaze fell upon the skinny old man, his eyes narrowed. This was... a Golden Core?
He was not the only one who sensed the Golden Core. Aside from the four of them, Gan Qingfeng and the others also looked toward the old man.
Seeing so many people arrive at once, the woman in palace robes narrowed her eyes and sneered. "Mei Qinglian, is this all the backbone you have? You even dragged outsiders into this?"
"That was not my