The Wang Family controlled too much territory. Their lands were vast and their population sparse; they had too few High-Level Cultivators and were in urgent need of more.
More than half of the Wang Family's elite forces were gathered on Azure Lotus Island. Aside from the South Sea, their outposts in the Eastern Wasteland, Central Plains, and Northern Frontier all had Foundation Establishment Cultivators stationed there. Some Foundation Establishment Cultivators were also traveling abroad, and the family did not know their whereabouts. It was impossible to recall every Foundation Establishment Cultivator for the family tournament.
The Wang Family's tournaments were divided into Minor Tournaments and Major Tournaments. The Minor Tournament was a competition for Wang Family cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage, held once every five years, with rewards for the top fifty. The Major Tournament was held once every ten years and was open to all Wang Family cultivators below Core Formation. They challenged the Phantom Demon Tower, ranked according to the number of floors cleared and the time spent. The top thirty received rewards.
The rewards for every family tournament were greater than those of the last, chiefly to encourage the clansmen to cultivate diligently.
The Wang Family had now established the Ten Sons, Seven Heroes, Three Champions. The Ten Sons were ten of the most outstanding Qi Refining Cultivators, selected from the Major Tournament every ten years for focused training. The Seven Heroes were seven Foundation Establishment Cultivators selected for focused training, while the Three Champions were three Core Formation Cultivators selected for focused training.
Other major powers adopted similar methods as well, selecting batches of cultivators for focused training. Naturally, the deeper their foundations and the greater their power, the more cultivators they could train in this manner.
Take the Ouyang Family as an example. Their