South Sea, Azure Lotus Island.
A gigantic Azure Lotus throne stood here. The lotus throne was a building, as well as the place where the Wang Family gave lectures on the Dao.
Wang Qingqi sat atop an azure lotus seed, with over a hundred cultivators seated nearby, their expressions respectful.
Wang Qingqi was teaching the art of alchemy. He had just over a hundred years of lifespan left, and his cultivation had stagnated. Both Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had urged him to cultivate diligently, but Wang Qingqi had little interest in cultivation.
To be precise, he knew his own limits. The number of times he had fought life-and-death duels against other cultivators could be counted on one hand, and he had little experience out in the world. He spent most of his time refining pills, either studying ancient pill formulas or training alchemists. His cultivation relied mainly on medicinal pills.
For the Wang Family to reach its present heights, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had been the trailblazers, while Wang Qingqi had laid the foundation for the Wang Family's path of alchemy. Forty percent of the pill formulas currently used by the Wang Family came from Wang Qingqi. Back when the Wang Family was a Golden Core Family, Wang Qingqi had successfully refined Foundation Establishment Pills, nurturing a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators for the clan.
When Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan had just formed their Nascent Souls, the Wang Family had still been weak, with few Core Formation Cultivators. Only after Wang Qingqi became capable of refining Core Formation Spiritual Objects did the number of Core Formation Cultivators in the Wang Family steadily increase.
Wang Qingqi had given far too much to the family. He knew perfectly well that Nascent Soul Formation was beyond his reach. His