Xu Yi knew very well that the resources controlled by these veteran Second- and Third-rank Star Officials were absolutely extraordinary. The fact that they still hadn't broken through could only mean that the barrier of the Yin Venerate Realm was simply too formidable and incredibly difficult to break.
However, Xu Yi had always believed that in cultivation, it was not enough to know what was so; one also had to know why.
Without understanding the crucial principles, one was like a blind man walking at night. No matter how fast one went, without knowing the direction, one could very well end up walking in circles.
During these six days of reading, nine-tenths of the thirty thousand spirit stones he had spent had gone toward learning about the Yin Venerate Realm.
He had collected almost every text concerning the Yin Venerate Realm: notes left by predecessors, deductions and conjectures, and, more than anything else, explorations by powerful Yin Venerates who had drawn on their own cultivation to seek a way to break through the realm.
Perhaps knowledge of cultivation in the Yin Venerate Realm was simply too precious. He had practically combed through the Ten Thousand Treasure Library, yet had found only these writings. None offered a sweeping overview from a commanding vantage point.
Still, even with just the writings he had collected and his studies over the past few days, he had gained a great deal. At the very least, he had learned three important things.
The first conclusion was that cultivation in the Yin Venerate Realm still centered on strengthening the True Soul.
There were still two ways to strengthen it. First, one could strengthen the physical body, then use that to pursue a stronger True Soul.
Second, one could strengthen the True Soul through self-discipline and training.
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