Trouble

Eastern Wasteland, Wei Kingdom.

Azure Lotus Estate, a secluded courtyard.

"What? Ninth Uncle wants me to go to the South Sea?" Wang Qingqi asked, looking at Wang Qingkai in confusion.

"That's right, Fourth Brother. You've been teaching Tianfeng alchemy all this time, and I've only just found the time to tell you. A full year ago, Ninth Uncle sent someone back to tell you to head to the South Sea with Qingjun and the others. Ninth Uncle said he would help you break through to the Core Formation Stage."

Wang Qingqi was somewhat tempted. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Let's wait a little longer! Tianfeng has been in good form lately."

Wang Qingkai shook his head and said solemnly, "No. Ninth Uncle emphasized repeatedly that you must head to the South Sea as soon as possible. Come to think of it, I was negligent. Fourth Brother, you established your foundation earlier than I did, so logically, your cultivation should be higher than mine. I'm already at Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer, yet you're still at the sixth layer. You've encountered a bottleneck, haven't you?"

In truth, Wang Qingkai had long been suspicious. It was only because Wang Qingqi said nothing that Wang Qingkai had pretended not to know.

In his view, Wang Qingqi was an alchemist and had probably been too busy teaching the clansmen alchemy, which had delayed his cultivation. If Wang Changsheng had not sent someone back to severely reprimand Wang Qingkai, Wang Qingkai would not have known that Wang Qingqi was stuck at a bottleneck.

Wang Qingqi had spent these years improving medicinal pill recipes, refining Foundation Establishment Pills, and teaching the younger generation alchemy. It was perfectly normal for his cultivation to have stagnated.

Wang Changsheng had told Wang Qingqi to reduce the number of