Although there were many secret realms like the Fire Domain on the Origin Continent, not all of them eventually developed into powerful factions. Some instead declined during their development. The token Luo Yuan had obtained from the Abyss, a Super Faction, was actually a form of identification.
The Abyss itself was a Super Faction born in the Fire Domain secret realm. More precisely, it had been established by the strongest Dominator-level God King in this secret realm world. But over the long passage of time, this faction had gradually declined. This was mainly because, although many secret realms on the Origin Continent possessed abundant cultivation resources and excellent cultivation environments, they also faced certain problems.
For example, could they replenish their ranks with talented successors in time? Or the cultivation resources within a secret realm might be limited, with no further replenishment as they were continually consumed. This forced powerful factions within some secret realms to venture outside in search of opportunities. They wanted to bring more resources and talent back to their secret realms, and so they began fighting one another over these resources.
The cultivation resources on the Origin Continent were actually not the most abundant, but the scarcest. The true cultivation resources were concentrated within those powerful secret realms. Thus, the various secret realms fought one another, and naturally suffered losses. The Abyss had previously fought a Super Faction from another secret realm.
However, the Abyss was clearly somewhat weaker, so it had ultimately lost the battle, with large numbers of its powerhouses falling. In the end, they had been forced to pull their forces back. Still, the Fire Domain secret realm world remained the birthplace of the Abyss, as well as the location of its headquarters.
When Luo Yuan learned this information, he was somewhat surprised.