Xu Chunniang caught the implication in Elder Gong's words. "Isn't it a good thing to be noticed by them?"
"Hard to say. Danger and opportunity coexist."
Elder Gong hesitated, as though he had more to say. "These major powers engage in fierce mutual suppression, and their internal ties are tangled like roots and vines. If you accidentally offend someone, you may very well end up like me, exiled to some bitterly cold land.
"Joining these major powers does indeed bring more opportunities, but it also means you must obey their arrangements and dispatches unconditionally. You cannot have ideas of your own."
Having no ideas of her own was absolutely not a path Xu Chunniang wished to take.
Her original purpose in entering the Fighting Arena had merely been to earn immortal crystals. She did not want to involve herself with the various factions and lose herself in the process.
After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked, "What if I reject all of these major powers' recruitment offers?"
Elder Gong let out a faint sigh, reminded of his former self.
He, too, had once despised these overbearing major powers and wished only to cultivate quietly on his own. But cultivating alone was far too slow. He had persisted for several thousand years, only to finally compromise with reality in helplessness.
However, Xu Chunniang's circumstances were far better than his had been.
"You signed a contract with the Fighting Arena, so you count as one of its people. Even if you truly reject those major powers' offers, they will not make things difficult for you out of consideration for the Fighting Arena. There is no need to worry too much.
"However, you must be careful not to offend these major powers, lest you invite retaliation."
"Thank you for the reminder, Elder