"Indeed!" the Ancestor of Snow Domain replied mildly. After a pause, he continued, "You have excellent aptitude. Would you be interested in joining the Human Race Alliance?"
"Well... thank you for your kindness, Patriarch. Since this disciple cannot pass the tenth layer, I had better give up on becoming a Heaven-and-Earth Divine General!" Elder Nodun glanced at the Dwarf Race cultivator and hurriedly answered. He had never intended to enter the tenth layer and become a Heaven-and-Earth Divine General in the first place. He had simply sailed through the fifth level too smoothly, then suffered a sneak attack on the sixth layer, leaving him so frustrated that he had made this fuss and nearly caused a disaster. Although the Ancestor of Snow Domain's invitation left him flattered, he still declined.
"Oh! Then never mind," the Ancestor of Snow Domain said mildly, showing no intention of pressing him.
The cultivators exchanged bewildered glances. None had expected the Ancestor of Snow Domain to make such an offer out of the blue. In truth, the most nervous person was the leader of the Dwarf Race cultivators. Elder Nodun's cultivation was only above average, but his mastery of the artifact refining dao was renowned throughout the Dwarf Race and the dozen or so surrounding regions. At least a third... no, half of the credit for the Dwarf Race's rapid development over the years belonged to Elder Nodun.
Otherwise, why would these Dwarf Race cultivators have stood up for Elder Nodun?
While the cultivators were exchanging glances, Elder Nodun happened to catch sight of the burly Red Barbarian Race cultivator. His eyes suddenly lit up...
Suddenly!
"Right! I remember now!" Elder Nodun seemed to recall something and nearly jumped to his feet. Pointing at the burly Red Barbarian Race cultivator, he cried, "You! Their leader