For example, Wang Rongrong had spent forty years in the Divine Diagram Fifth Realm, yet even from such a high position, he hadn't accumulated enough resources to break through to the Domain Realm. Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh at that.
Huang Mei said, "Ordinary people need anywhere from seventy thousand to over a hundred thousand Profound Yellow Essence to break through to the Domain Realm. This astronomical amount leaves countless Fifth Realm cultivators in the Domain Realm struggling; often, they can't cross that threshold for a hundred years, until their domain roots wither and they lose their chance forever. You know your own situation. I'm afraid you'll need around three hundred thousand Profound Yellow Essence to get through this, so it'll be a long campaign. You need to prepare yourself mentally."
Xu Yi's teeth ached. Just hearing that number made his scalp go numb.
As it happened, his salary as a Middle Traveler wasn't low. As a sixth-rank immortal official, his annual base salary was five hundred Profound Yellow Essence, not counting other allowances. He also held the post of deputy hall master at Wuji Hall, so earning three thousand a year in total shouldn't be difficult. But clearly, that wasn't enough to satisfy Xu Yi.
What he regretted most was that Profound Yellow Essence was a consumable. Even through robbery, he couldn't get his hands on much. In the battle at Xiao Huan Mountain, he'd killed Biao Cen, the Jin brothers, and others, but all the Profound Yellow Essence he'd obtained together amounted to only a little over five thousand.
In the battle at Spirit Tortoise Island, he'd killed several powerful figures in the Domain Realm, but the total had only come to a little over ten thousand.
The truth was, no one could hold on to Profound