The Shortage of Demon Cores and the Lack of Insight
Liang Ji's Natal Star had now refined a total of five Eighth-Tier Void Jade Rabbit Demon Cores, with the fifth still in the process of being refined.
With no spare Eighth-Tier Demon Cores on hand, Liang Ji had not used "time acceleration" to speed up his Natal Star's consumption of the fifth core.
After all, every time he used "time acceleration," it consumed a great deal of the origin of his Natal Star and even his Natal Star System. He also had to plant enough Eighth-Tier Spirit Roots, Spirit Seeds, and other resources at the same time.
Only then could the growth and development of his Natal Star's internal resources and quality keep pace with the growth of its Star Spirit Vein and origin.
Otherwise, only the Star Spirit Vein and origin would grow, leaving the star an empty shell, a bare slate without sufficient resources, spiritual items, or quality.
Although obtaining these Eighth-Tier Spirit Roots, Spirit Seeds, and other resources was nowhere near as difficult as obtaining Eighth-Tier Void Jade Rabbit Demon Cores, they were still not easy to acquire.
Even the Star Alliance treasury held only a limited number of Eighth-Tier Spirit Roots, Spirit Seeds, and other such resources.
There were even quotas on how many Liang Ji could exchange for with merit, despite being an Eighth-Tier Star Lord and a senior member of the Star Alliance.
So although Liang Ji now had the means to accelerate the "flow of time" in his Natal Star and speed up its growth, the shortage of the Demon Cores, Spirit Roots, Spirit Seeds, and other resources needed for that growth had instead limited the rate at which his Natal Star—and even his own strength—could increase.
Normally, after Liang Ji's Natal Star