The board eting proceeded with remarkable efficiency.
Alkaid had already noticed at this ti.
Xuan Qing, the chairman, had overestimated his own abilities, thinking he could nurture Alkaid into an Immortal King of both the Ti Path and the Void Path with his own power alone.
But the others were not fools.
He hoarded a large share of the Great Void Path and Ti Great Dao, and people quickly realized sothing, which led them to spontaneously start sniping and jacking up prices.
Especially figures like the Tian Yu Immortal King, who were not willing to see a new Void Immortal King erge, were even more likely to use underhanded tactics to cause trouble.
In this way, Xuan Qing Immortal King's plan was directly thwarted.
If he was willing to go all-out and fight to the end, he might be able to collect the remaining shares at a cost that was several tis, or even more than ten tis, the original price, but this would have too great a negative impact on him.
Under such circumstances, he had no choice but to bring other directors into the ga.
To share the risk with these directors.
Similarly, to exert pressure on Alkaid using outsiders like Tian Yu Immortal King.
The pressure should not be too strong; too much pressure could easily trigger a defiant ntality in Yu Xiao Immortal King, and even with an agreent in hand, if one side completely refused to cooperate, it would be a lose-lose situation. If he were to directly hand over all the inheritance to Master of Primordial Yi, that would be a total loss.
But no pressure could not be applied at all.
The scale of this was a severe test of the chairman's ability.
Alkaid saw all of this and cooperatively showed a trace of dissatisfaction, then with a helpless and obligated look, he walked right into the trap.
It looked as though he was caught in Chairman Xuan Qing's grip.
Therefore, when Alkaid truly arrived at the board eting, the other directors also showed a sowhat eager deanor.
They seed to want to emulate Chairman Xuan Qing's approach and gain more benefits from Alkaid.
However...
Chairman Xuan Qing did not wish to truly make a bad situation worse; he took the initiative to take over the eting: "The fact that Director Yu Xiao practices dual cultivation of Ti Path and Void Path was my oversight for not informing everyone. However, regardless, we must rember that Creation Group is a whole entity. All directors should prioritize the interests of Creation Group as their utmost goal. Anyone who dares to betray the group's interests will face a siege and attack from all!"
After saying this, he solemnly added, "This point must be written into the agreent before discussing how to assist Director Yu Xiao in achieving the rank of Immortal King and reported to Master of Primordial Yi."
These words did calm down so of the directors.
While so were dissatisfied with Xuan Qing's aggressive actions, they did not dare to openly oppose him before they acquired the benefits.
"Then let's follow what the chairman said."
The Reverse director was the first to speak.
Once he spoke, the other directors also echoed: "This matter indeed should not continue to cause trouble and expand its influence. Otherwise, it will only make us a laughingstock to people from other groups."
"Tian Yu Immortal King is watching us like a tiger, and assisting Yu Xiao to return to the position of Immortal King is not a simple matter. After all, at the beginning of Yu Xiao's downfall, Tian Yu obtained hundreds of shares imdiately and later acquired another two hundred through various ans. These shares he has eaten up, he is definitely not willing to spit out."
"Creation Group is a whole, and we should naturally support each other between us and Director Yu Xiao."
One director after another showed a smile, without any hesitation becoming the first supporters of the interests of the Creation Group.
In their speech and behavior, it seed that they were also considering the future of Yu Xiao Immortal King.
"The news of conflict between Xuan Qing and Yu Xiao is false, but the infighting within the Nine Major Groups is true."
Alkaid saw these scenes and confird this speculation in his heart.
In this way, as long as he played his cards right, he need not worry about revealing any flaws when researching the Gates of Destiny and Cause and Effect, facing an attack from the entire Creation Group.
"Indeed, among the Nine Major Groups, Creation Group is not at the top. We can only ensure the true interests of the group by standing united. Since everyone has no objections, then..."
Chairman Xuan Qing took up the topic.
Throughout the process, there was no solicitation of the opinion of Alkaid, the person concerned.
Or perhaps he felt that Alkaid had already agreed to make concessions to the board and would not risk offending all the directors, including the chairman, by going back on his word.
But before he could finish speaking, Alkaid suddenly said, "Seeing the united and determined solidarity of the directors reminds of my experiences in the Lower Realm. There, I t an Immortal Spirit of the Xi Yu Group, a Seventeenth Rank Immortal Spirit specially nurtured."
He spoke sowhat sentintally: "Back then, we fought side by side and grew rapidly. Despite only a thousand years, it made re-experience the scene when I first stepped into the Cultivation Realm, a vigorous youthful spirit. That feeling... truly nostalgic. At that ti, I even considered taking her as a Daoist partner and planned to follow her, taking a position in the Xi Yu Group."
These words ca as a shock, causing Chairman Xuan Qing's spirited expression to stop suddenly.
Even the eyes of other directors simultaneously fell on Alkaid.
"However, in the end, I am a mber of Creation Group. Here, I still have many subordinates loyal to , and..."
Facing the gazes of these directors, Alkaid smiled and said: "Fellow Daoists who are united in friendship, so I suppressed the youthful spirit that had not been stirred for many years and returned to Creation Group."
Xuan Qing, as well as the other directors, imdiately understood Alkaid's implication.
This director's dissatisfaction had been made clear, showing an intention to leave Creation Group and seek cooperation with other groups.
This cooperation could be with Xi Yu Group, or any other group.
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At that mont, Chairman Xuan Qing coughed hastily and said, "Director Yu Xiao's choice naturally has no fault, and the group will spare no effort to assist you in achieving success. This should be evident from the relentless funding provided to Director Yu Xiao for his growth since the signing of our agreent."
He was reminding everyone of the agreent signed between the two parties.
However, Alkaid just smiled and said, "I naturally trust the Chairman, but at the mont, my situation is quite dangerous. Tian Yu Immortal King is lurking outside with covetous eyes. In case sothing unexpected happens to ... all authority would reset to zero, and there might not even be conditions to exercise any authority."
He quickly added, "Fortunately, with the information I have at hand, even if I were to fall and reset, regaining up to Eighteenth Level would not take much effort. The points required to advance from Thirteen Level to Eighteenth Level... Surely, it wouldn't be more than from Nineteen Level to the pinnacle of Nineteen Level, right?"
Xuan Qing's face imdiately changed color.
The other directors also thought of sothing, and hurriedly ca out to smooth things over, "It won't co to that, it won't co to that."
"It took so much for Director Yu Xiao to regain Level Eighteen Authority; if misfortune befalls him at Creation Group, wouldn't that be a slap in the face for Creation Group? We absolutely will not allow such a thing to happen."
"Exactly, as a mber of the Creation Group's board, Director Yu Xiao's interests are our interests, and are guaranteed to be fully safeguarded by all of us."
The directors, especially those who had a good relationship with Yu Xiao Immortal King, all urged him.
"I naturally trust everyone."
Alkaid said, then spoke up, "Chairman Xuan Qing must have discussed this matter with the other directors, as well as the cooperation needed in this grand plan, right? I fully support any decision made by the Chairman without reserve, and I completely endorse it. I am just adding my humble opinion."
"Please, Director Yu Xiao, speak."
Turn-Heaven Immortal King imdiately said.
The other directors also nodded in agreent.
At this mont, not many people were asking for the opinion of Chairman Xuan Qing.
And he, dare not freely express his opinion either.
He knew that his actions were equivalent to forcing Alkaid to feed the interests of the other seven directors, and Yu Xiao was probably already seething with anger. If he pressured further and Alkaid chose to let Tian Yu Immortal King kill him, resulting in authority reset to zero, then the investnts of the past thousand years would all be for naught.
Besides, compared to the profits that Alkaid was being forced to give up...
The points required for advancing from Thirteen Level to Eighteenth Level were nothing.
As he had said, the points necessary for advancing from Thirteen Level to Eighteenth Level were in fact far less than one-tenth of those from Nineteen Level to the pinnacle of Nineteen Level.
"Then, I will be so bold as to share my opinion."
Facing everyone's gaze, Alkaid said indifferently, "Firstly, about sharing my benefits... once I raise my authority level to Nineteen Level, the remaining profits can be transferred to the Chairman, until his authority reaches the pinnacle of Nineteen Level. And then... it's the other directors' turn. When the ti cos, you can discuss and decide on an order, one by one, each of you reaching Nineteen Level Authority, before it's my turn to strike for the pinnacle of Nineteen Level, and... so on and so forth."
"So on and so forth?"
Chairman Xuan Qing's eyebrows furrowed.
"Yes, so on and so forth. After everyone has reached the pinnacle of Nineteen Level, we will then focus on helping the Chairman reach Level Twenty Authority. What do you think?" Alkaid said.
"Is our undertaking capable of accumulating such a vast amount of points?"
"Eight at the pinnacle of Nineteen Level, one with Level Twenty Authority?! How... how is that possible!?"
"Could it be that we can deliver the final fatal blow to the Ancient Immortal Realm?"
The directors in the room were greatly alard.
Upon hearing this, Alkaid couldn't help but look at Xuan Qing with a bit of surprise.
Chairman Xuan Qing remained composed and simply said, "I have not yet had the chance to inform the other directors about your inheritance from the Ti Daoist Ancestor and the Void Ancestor, as well as the secret that this inheritance could break through the Gate of Destiny and the Gate of Cause and Effect."
How dark!
Truly dark!
He had thought that his dual cultivation of Immortal King of Ti and Void Immortal King was not known to outsiders, but people inside Creation Group should have guessed it by now. However, it seems...
These directors were still kept in the dark by Xuan Qing's scheming.
The benefits of dual cultivating both Immortal King of Ti and Void Immortal King were enough to draw all the directors in?! This was too dark.
But then again, that was to be expected. Without a ruthless and shrewd mind, Xuan Qing would not have been able to sit in the Chairman's position of Creation Group.
"Then let the Chairman and the directors explain it, please."
Alkaid said calmly, "My requirents are very simple, just two points. First, in addition to the original request of providing a Great Dao Share for cultivating the Path of Ti and the Void Path to Immortal King, and after I beco the Space-Ti Immortal King, assist at the protector of the Gate of Destiny and the Gate of Cause and Effect, with an additional term, the tifra is a thousand years from today's agreent signing!"
"A thousand years!?" Xuan Qing mused.
A thousand years to gather a thousand shares of both Immortal King of Ti and Void Immortal King...
With the resources of all the directors, it should be doable.
"The second point," Alkaid continued, "after becoming the Void Immortal King, Tian Yu Immortal King will inevitably beco a major hindrance to my growth. I need everyone's assistance to execute Tian Yu Immortal King, to clear the way for my Path of the Void!"
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