The starry expanse fell completely silent.
The Immortal Sect and the Six Dawn Immortal Orders drafted a new pact according to the principles they had already agreed upon—or rather, an agreement of allegiance to the new order. It spelled out both sides' duties and rights in detail, covering economics, diplomacy, military affairs, education, and more.
After more than a hundred years of repeated negotiations, the agreement was finally settled, and both sides signed the Heavenly Dao Pact.
For the Six Dawn Immortal Orders, their treasured inheritance artifacts and the Afterglow Immortal Orders of the upper realm were the signatories.
The Immortal Sect, in turn, signed through the Central Array-Spirit Computer.
The six Afterglow Immortal Orders also insisted that the Great Sun Sword Lord sign. The Immortal Sect agreed without demanding, in return, that the six Dao Children sign.
That demand meant little.
The six Dao Children had rather weak foundations. What truly mattered were the Afterglow Immortal Orders. Having them as parties to the agreement was enough.
It was also worth noting that despite all its years of development, the Immortal Sect's Heavenly Dao Pact technology remained crude compared with the inheritances of the Immortal Orders of the upper realm. Its binding power seemed limited.
The Six Dawn Immortal Orders therefore proposed using their pact technology and offered to share it free of charge.
The Immortal Sect rejected the proposal.
The Immortal Sect would use only pact technology it understood completely, even if that technology was outdated.
The signing proceeded in an orderly fashion. First, the six Afterglow Immortal Orders and their treasured inheritance artifacts signed, then they submitted the pact to the Immortal Sect.
The Immortal Sect scanned and checked it repeatedly.
"Great Sun Heavenly Palace."
Jiang Ding spoke softly in his mind.
If any Immortal Order thought the