Duan Ling Tian's words shattered the hopes of the young prodigies from the other grade-one forces. There was nothing they could do since Duan Ling Tian had the right to choose which force to join. Moreover, even if they wanted to, it was impossible for them to force Duan Ling Tian to join them. After all, if Duan Ling Tian was so weak that they could force him to join their respective forces, they would not even bother to invite him to join them in the first place. The only reason they had set aside their pride to invite him to join them was due to his high innate talent and strength.
At this moment, Gongsun Jin from the Thousand Tribulations Sword Sect's Yellow Thearch Progeny asked curiously, "Su Li, you said both of you met in the mundane realms and became best friends… Does this mean you're both about the same age?"
"That's right." Su Li nodded. "We're about the same age. To be precise, he's actually slightly younger than I am."
