Blue Star, Huxin City.
The hundred-story Heavenly Might Tower stood in the city center. It should have been Huxin City's most prosperous building, but it had declined considerably. Aside from a few newcomers training there, even the people coming to commission Pilgrimage game services were fewer than a tenth of the usual number.
Inside the top-floor conference room, more than a dozen core guild executives sat quietly around the table, their expressions far from pleasant. Only when Luo Wu Shang, Zhang Qingwei, Zhao Hu, and Elder Yu Tian entered did everyone turn their eyes toward them.
"Now that everyone is here, I'll announce the board's decision." Chu Qingtian swept his gaze over the seated Luo Wu Shang and the others. Compared to before, everyone could tell that Chu Qingtian seemed to have aged ten years. There was far more white in his hair, and even his voice had become somewhat weathered. "Because several conglomerates have pulled their investments, a large number of board members have dumped their shares. The guild's funds are now tight. We've decided to cut half of our newcomers, halve all senior management dividends, and have Luo Wu Shang take over as guild president."
After Chu Qingtian's announcement, the dozen or so elders present showed no surprise.
Chu Qingtian was nearly fifty. Under normal circumstances, he should have long since stepped back from the front lines and let someone younger and stronger take his place. But his performance on the Pilgrimage front lines remained formidable, and he was also Heavenly Might's founder, so the board had allowed him to remain guild president.
But now, representing Heavenly Might, Chu Qingtian had failed to even make it into the main tournament of Eternal Immortal Path's national competition. The humiliation was immense, and it had caused everyone to question Heavenly