The Celestial Alliance was a massive and scary organization. Joining such an organization would grant one an unimaginable amount of resources, but Xiang Shaoyun knew that there was no free food in the world. The more he obtained from the alliance, the more he had to repay the alliance. He might even need to offer everything he had to the alliance.

From the "agree unconditionally" requirement mentioned by the envoy, that much was clear. Of course, that wasn't the main reason for Xiang Shaoyun's refusal. He refused because, deep inside, he did not have a good opinion of the alliance. Perhaps it was a feeling he had inherited from his previous life. More importantly, he wanted to remain free. As he had...