In truth, from the moment Xiao Ying revealed the Heaven-Grade Totem Pillar, these members of the Barbarian Tribe had little choice.
Given the special status and symbolism of a Heaven-Grade High Priest and a Heaven-Grade Totem Pillar among the Barbarian Tribe, if they refused, they could forget about calling themselves members of the tribe ever again. They were wanderers; rejecting a Heaven-Grade High Priest's righteous invitation was tantamount to rejecting the goodwill and recognition of the entire Barbarian Tribe.
Of course, finally gaining recognition and a place to belong, while also being able to devote themselves to the art of crafting, was a rare opportunity. The vast majority of the barbarian craftsmen genuinely pledged their allegiance, without any reluctance.
The non-barbarians, including Tan Shier, did not actually dislike the Barbarian Tribe. After all, nearly all the craftsmen here were cultivators obsessed with the art of crafting. Their urge to refuse was merely an instinctive resistance to Xiao Ying tying recruitment to race, lest they face criticism and be branded traitors in the future! At their cultivation level, they harbored little racial prejudice as long as no one openly betrayed their own race.
In the Heavenfall Sea, where countless races stood side by side, how many cultivators dared claim they possessed a pure bloodline? Trace their ancestry back hundreds of millions of years, and all cultivators under heaven were one family.
Nowadays, plenty of humans possessed barbarian blood, and plenty of barbarians possessed human blood. There were also the two largest, most famous, and most conspicuous mixed-blood groups: half-demons and half-beasts. Among the myriad races, the Human Clan and the Barbarian Tribe had the closest bloodlines-or at least the most similar, almost identical appearances!
Ultimately, the seemingly easy recruitment carried out by Guihai Canglan and the others actually embodied considerable thought