But even with Xu Yi's heaven-defying ability to gather Profound Yellow Essence, there was no way he could obtain enough to advance to the Second Realm of Domain in a short time. The amount required was simply too enormous.
Thus, in the early days, cultivators who wanted to advance could only endure and wait it out.
That was, until the emergence of Profound Yellow Fiend. Profound Yellow Fiend contained abundant Profound Yellow Essence. Even more astonishingly, compared with Profound Yellow Essence, Profound Yellow Fiend was more primordial, providing Profound Yellow Essence Qi closer to its source.
In no time, Profound Yellow Fiend naturally became the most precious resource, fought over by all sides.
But everything had its pros and cons. Profound Yellow Fiend was excellent in every way, except for one fatal flaw: it was too impure, making it difficult for cultivators to refine large quantities in a short time.
Moreover, absorbing Profound Yellow Fiend caused impurities to build up. It took a long time to refine out those impurities before one could refine the Profound Yellow Fiend a second time.
Despite this drawback, Profound Yellow Fiend had become an important resource.
The Starry Sky Ancient Path, which had originally been nothing more than a trade route, instantly became a hotbed of conflict, with factions fighting to claim and occupy it. Over the past ten thousand years, the entire Starry Sky Ancient Path had not, as one might expect, united under a single power despite the endless fighting.
Instead, the struggles among the Southern Heavenly Court, the Northern Heavenly Court, and the Evil Court had given plenty of adventurers and ambitious schemers room to maneuver.
As a result, the entire Starry Sky Ancient Path had become a lawless place. The various factions were deeply entrenched, and countless cultivators with a