As everyone knew, Thousand Stars Immortal City had been jointly founded by over a thousand merchant families. Its scale and strength ranked at the "Earth" tier, and it was also one of the most prosperous cities within the Nine Provinces Immortal Alliance system.
The Thousand Stars Gathering had been established even earlier than Thousand Stars Immortal City. To join, one had to be a member of the Thousand Merchants Clan and possess cultivation at the Purple Mansion realm or above!
Because the Thousand Stars Gathering never publicized itself and kept an extremely low profile, ordinary cultivators knew very little about it.
"Sorry."
However, Wang Chen had little interest in this so-called Thousand Stars Gathering. "True Person Chenming, I currently have no intention of joining any alliance. Please forgive me."
According to Wang Chenming's introduction, the Thousand Stars Gathering was undoubtedly an immensely powerful and formidable force.
Even if each Thousand Merchants Clan family sent only one member, the entire Thousand Stars Gathering would have over a thousand True Persons. Just thinking about it made one's scalp tingle.
The benefits of joining such a major organization were obvious.
Connections, backing, and resources—he would have them all at once!
But there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. To enjoy rights, one had to shoulder responsibilities, and might even be bound and constrained by others.
One of the requirements for joining the Thousand Stars Gathering was being a member of the Thousand Merchants Clan. As an outsider, Wang Chen would likely first need to become part of the Third Quadrant to meet that condition.
That was equivalent to placing double shackles upon himself!
Wang Chen was currently cultivating alone while running his shop, living freely and at ease. Why should he go looking for trouble?
His refusal was