Invitations from All Sides

This left the Elder of the Imperial Dao Sect somewhat embarrassed. He had originally only meant to target the Elder of the Eastern Emperor Sect. Who could have known that the moment his words fell, everyone would surge forward in a scramble?

Yang Chen was practically a hot commodity.

For a time, the various forces could not be held back. One after another, they stepped forward to introduce their own circumstances, their intentions to recruit Yang Chen glaringly obvious.

It was no wonder the various forces were anxious. After all, while the geniuses under their command might be outstanding, there was ultimately a limit to them.

Whether they were ranked first genius or second genius, someone from the next generation might surpass them. The generation after that might produce someone even stronger. But someone like Yang Chen was a sight seen only once in a hundred years. And that hundred years referred to the entire Human territory, not merely a single region.

Just how much weight did that century carry?

Yang Chen was rather embarrassed as well. How could he have imagined that clearing the Trial Tower would draw so much favor? He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your esteem, Seniors, but this junior is from the Eastern Thirty-Six Commanderies. Would it not be somewhat inappropriate for me to join your forces?"

"Hehe, Young Friend Yang Chen, there is nothing inappropriate about it. Even if you join our force, you will still be a man of the Eastern Thirty-Six Commanderies in the future. You may simply regard it as changing to another place to cultivate. Why not come to our Eastern Emperor Sect? What do you think?" said the Elder of the Eastern Emperor Sect with a kindly smile.

If he could recruit such a genius,