Five Dragons Sea Region, Azure Lotus Island.
Inside a spacious, brightly lit hall on Hundred Spirits Peak, Wang Qingling sat in the seat of honor while Wang Yingjie stood respectfully to one side.
Wang Qingling had over a thousand descendants, but most of them were Qi Refining Cultivators. Wang Yingjie was the only one who had advanced to the Core Formation Stage. Influenced by Wang Qingling, he had raised quite a few Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts.
Wang Yingjie had advanced to the Core Formation Stage despite his Five Spiritual Roots aptitude, which had even given Wang Qingling a fright. Once her surprise passed, she became even more concerned about his cultivation and would occasionally bestow medicinal pills upon him.
Wang Yingjie had been set up by the family as an example, calling on the other clansmen to learn from him.
"Yingjie, your aptitude is poor, so you must cultivate diligently. Don't be like me and raise so many Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts. You're different from me."
Wang Qingling's tone was stern. She had been an only daughter, and the wealth accumulated over two generations had all been spent on her. Moreover, there were not many clansmen of the "Qing" generation, so she had been considered relatively outstanding, allowing her to raise so many Spirit Beasts and Spirit Insects. Wang Yingjie's parents had perished when he was very young. For him to come this far, one part was due to the family, and the other part was due to fortunate encounters.
To speak from the heart, Wang Qingling did not think highly of Wang Yingjie's Five Spiritual Roots aptitude. Over the past ten thousand years, only Five Spirits Hermit, a Five Spiritual Roots cultivator, had reached the Nascent Soul Realm. The Wang Family was now strong in troops and