Mei Family's grand elder was only furious; he had not lost his head. After thinking it over, he quickly understood.
He gave Qi Peiyu a deep look and spoke with a cold laugh. "Since you've done the first, don't blame the Mei Family for doing the fifteenth. It's not as if only your family knows a few Golden Cores... Just wait."
Qi Peiyu could not be bothered to argue with him. She looked around and called out loudly, "Since no one has any objections, I'll be taking him away."
Mei Jiushan looked around, and a sense of helplessness rose within him. He had originally believed that after advancing to the Seventh Layer of Emergence from Dust, he would stand at the pinnacle of life. Setting aside marrying a beautiful, rich woman and the like, at the very least, he would no longer be controlled by others.
Yet reality mercilessly told him that the Seventh Layer of Emergence from Dust was truly nothing. Before absolute power, he was still so weak.
As Mei Jiushan swept his gaze across the crowd, he saw one familiar face after another.
Unfortunately, none of them dared meet his gaze. Even Gan Qingfeng, whose family had two Golden Cores and who had always been arrogant, lowered his eyes—not because he did not want to help, but because Pine-Cypress Peak's Golden Core was simply too frightening.
His gaze also passed over Feng Jun, but he held no hope for him. The two had no friendship; Feng Jun was merely a creditor.
In the end, it was still the Emergence from Dust Adept who had recognized Feng Jun who spoke in a deep voice. "Jiushan, don't panic. Marriage is not something settled in a day or two. I'll go find my fellow cultivator from the Hidden Families. I