Whether it was the Fire Poison Ancestor or Toutuo Shangren, their strength was incredibly powerful. In fact, they were already in a high-ranking position within the Hundred Clan Domain.
Supreme Kings receive special privileges within the Hundred Clan Domain, but there are always stronger people and greater heavens beyond. In this vast Outer Domain environment, the competition is intense. If you're not a major sect practitioner, loose cultivators relying only on their own resources fall far behind; it might take hundreds or thousands of years without any progress in realm.
Yet, if you rashly join a sect, internal conflicts are severe within, and loose cultivators are especially unwelcome, not only losing freedom but also possibly failing to receive due resources.
The Supreme King Realm, the higher one ascends, the more it's filled with a relentless pursuit for greater strength. That's why powerful individuals like Tianshu Zi choose to take this shortcut.
