Yan Yu really wasn't very interested in power.
Various cases from the past life proved that strength was the most important thing for a transcendent. Even if a transcendent held ruling power without strength, it would be like water without a source and wood without roots, and they would soon be overthrown by rising stars with strength.
However, to improve strength, enough cultivation resources are needed. Wealth, companions, methods, and places – the more, the better.
If you want to follow the path of the Sword God on Ten-Mile Slope by shutting yourself in, unless you have the strongest luck and great blessings, it's just not going to happen.
