Su Bai nodded and pressed a hand down through the air. The gathering fell silent once more.
"The alliance cannot exist in name alone. It needs rules and a charter."
"The two esteemed seniors, the Tower Master and Sword Venerable, can discuss and settle the details together."
"For now, the alliance headquarters will be here at the Ascender Alliance."
"All of you present today will be founding members of the alliance."
"As for those who have not come..."
Su Bai gazed into the endless void. His voice spread toward the distant stars, proclaiming his words to All Heavens.
"I, Su Bai, declare this: fellow cultivators of the Myriad Heavens and Worlds who are Immortal Lords or above, if you are willing to help protect your homes, come here and report within three years!"
"Those who do not come, I will regard as a blight upon All Heavens and purge when the time comes!"
"Once the deadline passes, your chance is gone. Think carefully."
This was the last chance he would give the powers still watching from the sidelines—and his final ultimatum.
In the face of the great calamity, no one could remain untouched. If they did not unite, the darkness might one day swallow them whole, leaving them damned beyond redemption.
"Return and make your preparations. Gather your resources and assemble armies of cultivators above the True Immortal Realm. We will meet here in three years!"
"Then we will go together to the Immortal-Demon Battlefield, unite against the demons, and protect the home we all share!"
Su Bai then turned to the thousand-odd Immortal Lords who had attended the Myriad Immortals Banquet and gave them their orders.
He also had each Immortal Lord take a Teleportation Array and set it up upon returning to their own faction.
The Immortal Lords