Resources are always scarce, for any power.
Take the faction of the Jade Emperor, for instance, within which there are several factions. Not to mention the other factions, even just within the Brocade Guards, competitors are plentiful, and certifying as a Tao-Certifying True Immortal is as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
If not for this opportunity, Liu Wenzhao wouldn't know how many years he would have to wait to have a chance at Tao certification, even an opportunity fraught with danger is fiercely contested.
"Not only the Great Law Decree Technique, I will not miss the opportunity to certify as a Tao-Certifying True Immortal either." This was Liu Wenzhao's thought when he stepped into the Myriad Laws Realm. There was never a choice between one or the other; he wanted them all.
