Old Wang

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Wang Ming
Alias(es)	Old Wang; Old Man Wang; President Wang; Huang Liang; Blood Dragon Venerate
Gender	Male
Affiliation	President of the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild; formerly of the Wang Clan of Windcloud City 2 8
Occupation/Role	Rank 6 Alchemist; mentor of Xiao Li
Status	Active 217
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Rank 6 Alchemist; Six-Star Dou Emperor	3 8	Served as the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild’s president and was considered one of its foremost experts. His ruined physique limited his real combat power to roughly that of a Three- or Four-Star Dou Emperor.
Seven-Star Dou Emperor	62	Reached this level before entering Nirvana, though accumulated injuries kept his body from sustaining high-level alchemy or battle.
Nirvana State	62	The Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill, and treatment of the Demon Poison Spot restored his body and revived his Heavenly Yang Physique.
Five-Star Dou Ancestor	81	Awakened from Nirvana rejuvenated and intentionally suppressed further growth to stabilize his foundation.
Six-Star Dou Ancestor	109	Refined his first Grade 7 pill, the Zong Yuan Pill, after finding Pure Yang treasures and its ingredients during his travels.
Peak Dou Ancestor	109	Continued traveling through Northwest Continent secret realms with Xiao Ting and Yun Shan, reaching the threshold of Dou Venerate.
Two-Star Dou Venerate	130	Advanced with the aid of Dou Saint Marrow and a medicine liquid that also pushed his soul into the Spirit Realm.
Peak Six-Star Dou Venerate	138	Could refine Grade 8 Five-Colored pills with ease and planned the Yin Yang Reversing Life Pill with Xiao Li.

Background

Wang Ming was born into the Wang Clan, a leading family of Windcloud City in the Central Continent’s Southern Region. His grandfather was a Dou Ancestor, his father a Dou Emperor, and his mother a peak fifth-grade alchemist who gave him his early grounding in alchemy. 8

His Heavenly Yang Physique awakened when he became a Dou Practitioner at age twelve. At fifteen, the Ice River Valley annihilated the Wang Clan, captured him, and stripped the origin of his physique. A peak sixth-grade life-saving pill allowed him to survive, but his body, cultivation foundation, and natural talent were left devastated. 8

Driven by revenge, Wang Ming hunted Ice River Valley disciples until he was pursued and forced off a cliff. There he found the inheritance of a peak seventh-grade alchemist and later used it, alongside the knowledge learned from his mother, to rebuild himself. After reaching the Dou King realm and killing two Ice River Valley Dou Kings, he left the Central Continent and settled in the Jia Ma Empire. 8

During his earlier flight from the Ice River Valley, Venerable Yao saved Wang Ming from severe injuries and offered him guidance. Wang Ming retained deep respect for Yao, crediting him for techniques such as the medicinal baths he later used to cultivate Xiao Li. 22 29

Appearance

Before his Nirvana, Wang Ming appeared as an elderly, bearded man whose aged appearance reflected the permanent damage left by his ruined physique. 2 8 His completed Nirvana restored the appearance he had possessed in his youth. 81

• Often strokes his beard while speaking or evaluating alchemy. 2 9
• Wore the Alchemist Guild robe when acting as its president. 2
• Recovered a youthful appearance after the restoration of his Heavenly Yang Physique. 81

Personality

Wang Ming is notably approachable for an alchemist of his rank. He dislikes empty formalities, speaks bluntly, and is known in the Jia Ma Empire as humorous, forthright, and easy to get along with. 2 3

He is deeply protective of Xiao Li. Although he initially intended merely to inspect the boy’s talent, he became a devoted teacher who supplied pills, cultivation methods, flames, equipment, and years of instruction. He is willing to spend heavily or confront powerful figures to obtain what Xiao Li needs. 6 8 25

The destruction of the Wang Clan left him with a lasting hatred of the Ice River Valley. Even after accepting that revenge would be difficult, he remained determined to pass on his alchemy rather than let his knowledge die with him. 8

Abilities & Skills

Alchemy

Wang Ming is a Rank 6 Alchemist with an unusually extensive foundation, built from his mother’s teaching, a peak seventh-grade inheritance, and Venerable Yao’s guidance. 3 8 22

• Refines Dou Spirit Pills with an approximately ninety-percent success rate. 30
• Refines Imperial Origin Pills with an estimated thirty- to forty-percent success rate. 30
• Successfully refined the Grade 7 Zong Yuan Pill on his first attempt, triggering the Dan Soul Realm. 109
• Later became capable of refining Grade 8 Five-Colored pills with ease. 138
• Teaches careful flame and heat control, warning Xiao Li that pill condensation cannot be rushed. 9

Heavenly Yang Physique

Wang Ming’s special physique was stripped by the Ice River Valley, leaving his body severely damaged for decades. Its revival during his recovery restored his vitality and became the foundation of his later growth. 8 53 62

• Draws strength from Pure Yang treasures and Pure Yang-type pills. 58 109
• Its restoration healed the bodily damage that had limited both his cultivation and alchemy. 62
• Enabled him to enter Nirvana and regain his youthful appearance. 62 81

Blood Dragon Transformation

A transformation state created by the combined effects of the Heavenly Yang Blood Dragon Pill and Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill. 133 144

• Raises his cultivation from Two-Star Dou Venerate to the peak of Three-Star Dou Venerate. 133
• Multiplies his strength and speed. 133
• Consumes enormous quantities of Dou Qi, though Wang Ming can offset this by consuming pills. 133
• Allowed him to severely injure Ice Venerate with three punches and kill several Ice River Valley Dou Ancestor elders. 144

Combat and Soul Perception

Despite primarily being an alchemist, Wang Ming is a capable combatant with strong Soul Force and extensive practical experience. 31 51

• Used the Nine Tribulations Heavenly Flame Hand to severely injure Fu Hai, president of the Chu Yun Empire Alchemist Guild. 51
• Detected an pursuing force composed of two Dou Emperors, eight Dou Kings, and more than a dozen Dou Lings before it attacked. 31
• Subdued the Volcano Stone Flame after reaching the Dou Ancestor realm, further strengthening both his battle ability and alchemy. 86
• Instantly killed Old Ghost of the Earth Demon after awakening his restored physique. 110

Equipment / Items

• Storage Ring — used to carry alchemist robes, pills, and other supplies. 2
• Strange axe — drawn when preparing to confront pursuers outside Xuan Ye City. 31
• Volcano Stone Flame — Heavenly Flame subdued beneath the Volcano Cluster after his Nirvana. 86
• Blue Flame Cauldron — his former fifth-tier medicine cauldron, later given to Xiao Li. 8
• Purple Tiger Flame — a sixth-tier beast flame taken from the Purple Emperor Tiger King and gifted to Xiao Li. 8

Relationships

• Xiao Li — disciple and surrogate son. Wang Ming personally trained, supplied, and protected Xiao Li; Xiao Li considers him both teacher and father. 5 8 23
• Xiao Ting — longtime ally and Xiao Li’s grandfather. Xiao Ting first sought Wang Ming’s help for Xiao Li, later guarded him during Nirvana and traveled with him through secret realms. 2 63 109
• Su Qian — old friend and fellow Jia Nan Academy associate. Su Qian protected Wang Ming and Xiao Li from pursuers in the Black Horn Region. 31
• Yun Shan — close friend and frequent collaborator. Wang Ming supplied him with valuable pills, while Yun Shan gathered ingredients and later traveled with him. 12 47 109
• Hai Bodong — traveling companion who benefited from Wang Ming’s pill refinement and recovered cultivation. 109
• Su Wan Yin — wife. She had advanced to Nine-Star Dou Venerate by the time of their marriage. 138
• Tianyin Old Man — father-in-law; their past connection caused Tianyin Old Man to react sharply when they met again. 103 134
• Venerable Yao — benefactor and revered senior who saved Wang Ming and guided his alchemy during his escape from the Ice River Valley. 22 29
• Ice River Valley — sworn enemy responsible for the Wang Clan’s destruction and the stripping of his Heavenly Yang Physique. 8

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Li’s Apprenticeship

As president of the Jia Ma Empire Alchemist Guild, Wang Ming meets Xiao Li through Xiao Ting’s request for Gathering Qi Powder and a Foundation Establishment Pill. Impressed by Xiao Li’s potential, he examines the boy, accepts him as his disciple, and begins shaping his cultivation and alchemy. 2 3 5

Black Horn Region Journey

Wang Ming leads Xiao Li into the Black Horn Region, explains its dangerous power structure, and adopts the alias Huang Liang. He uses his wealth and Rank 6 status to obtain the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, primarily because Xiao Li wants it for him. 21 23 29 30

Strongest Experts Convention and Nirvana

During the convention between the Jia Ma and Chu Yun Empires, Fu Hai and his allies ambush Wang Ming with the Demon Poison Spot and other poisons. Xiao Li saves him through repeated pill refinement, Heavenly Flames, and the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’s restorative effect; Wang Ming subsequently enters Nirvana. 51 52 58 62

Recovery and Return to the Central Continent

After awakening as a Dou Ancestor, Wang Ming travels through secret realms with Xiao Ting, Yun Shan, and later Hai Bodong. His accumulated opportunities raise him to the Dou Ancestor peak, while Xiao Li provides the Grade 8 pill needed for his attempted Dou Venerate breakthrough. 81 109

Blood Dragon Venerate

Wang Ming’s restored Heavenly Yang Physique and Blood Dragon Transformation establish him as a high-ranking Dou Venerate. He joins Xiao Li in major Central Continent affairs, including preparations to refine the Yin Yang Reversing Life Pill for Tianyinzi and Xiao Kong. 133 138

Notable Quotes

“Alchemy cannot be rushed.” 9

“If there's something you want, this old man, as your master, will definitely get it for you.” 25

Trivia

• Wang Ming uses Huang Liang as an alias while traveling outside the Jia Ma Empire. 23
• His former injuries once left him with only ten to twenty years of expected lifespan despite his Dou Emperor cultivation. 9
• Author commentary identifies Wang Ming as a “former protagonist” figure whose Heavenly Yang Physique was designed around a breaking-and-standing progression. 150