With Ji Lian's guarantee, the Earthsea Immortal Sect could be considered one of Tiandao's allies. I steadied my emotions, then settled some rules of cooperation with the various sects, including communication between sects after the Ascension Altar and the Pure World Tribulation ended, how we would weather the crisis, and how to preserve peace in the Nine Provinces Realm.
Of course, the various sect masters had only raised their questions, while most had given their verbal agreement. After all, once the Pure World Tribulation passed, everyone would be standing on the same starting line in terms of cultivation, aside from resources. There was no forcing anyone into cooperation. To prevent the Earthsea sects from misunderstanding anything, I temporarily left Elder Liu and a group of disciples in Earthsea to continue discussing the details, while Senior Brother Yan and I returned to Tiandao with Qian Cai. We then prepared to journey with the many cultivators to the Upper Three Provinces and attend the Ascension Altar Assembly.
Within the Mountains and Seas Realm, cultivators from the Nine Provinces had gathered in one place, along with cultivators from the Outer Four Seas. It was a gathering of heroes, with countless Spirit Transformation and Tenth-Layer Immortal cultivators.
Among orthodox cultivators, Li Poxiao, as the alliance leader, had brought the elites of Wanzhou and Yuezhou. As for the Demon Race, Yun Bingxin had become the alliance leader of Yunzhou and Leizhou.
As for the Four Seas cultivators and those from Zhongzhou and Lanzhou, they had all allied themselves with Tiandao. At everyone's recommendation, we followed the ancient ritual of holding the ox's ear and taking its blood to establish an oath, making us the alliance's commander-in-chief of the Nine Provinces Realm. I would lead everyone to the Upper Three Provinces to verify whether the Ascension