Song Changsheng had set the alliance conference for the first day of the first lunar month three years later not only because he truly still had matters to finish, but also to give the major forces of the Nine Regions of the Southwest time to buffer, discuss, and weigh their options.
Three years was neither particularly short nor particularly long. In the eyes of the major forces across the Nine Regions of the Southwest, it passed in the blink of an eye.
As the date drew nearer, the various Cultivation Worlds began to stir, and the leaders of the major forces began communicating with unusual frequency.
Perhaps they had reached some sort of tacit understanding. At first, most forces neither refused nor accepted Song Changsheng's invitation to the alliance conference, clearly intending to watch which way the wind blew first.
The vast majority of people in this world followed the crowd, and Golden Core Cultivators were no exception.
Song Changsheng had long anticipated this point, and that was the main reason he had sought the Wanlong Merchant Association's support in advance.
Seeing that they were watching and waiting, he had the Five Poisons Sect, Rakshasa Hall, Heavenly Firmament Sect, and other forces that had long joined the Demon Slaying Alliance spread word that they would attend the alliance conference.
He then sent word to Peng Siying, asking her to release news that the Wanlong Merchant Association would also participate.
Once the Wanlong Merchant Association moved, the Xuanling Sect and Ancient God Pavilion, which had previously been taught a lesson, naturally could not be absent. Qingyang Hall of the Great Yu Cultivation World had always stood with them and likewise chose to attend. Even Medicine King, who cultivated in seclusion at Medicine King Valley, gave Song Changsheng this favor.
With that,