It was common knowledge that the more powerful a rule was, the harder it was to comprehend, and the greater the demands it placed on one's comprehension, essence, qi, and spirit.
Thus, while pushing past his limits to raise his essence, qi, spirit, and native star, Song Ankang had not neglected improving his comprehension either. With the side effects fed back by the Heavenly Book of Fate Defiance, his comprehension had been steadily increasing.
Besides relying on the side effects fed back by the Heavenly Book of Fate Defiance, Song Ankang had also consumed quite a few Spirit Pills, wondrous medicines, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that enhanced comprehension. He had spent no less than a billion High-grade Immortal Stones on this alone.
Therefore, Song Ankang's comprehension was now among the very best in the entire Xuanhuang Continent. If comprehension were measured on a scale of one hundred points, his had likely reached around ninety points by now, leaving only a gap of ten points before the one hundred points required to begin touching upon Rule Power.
At his current rate of improvement, it would not take many years for Song Ankang's comprehension to reach the Quasi-Saint level, allowing him to begin contacting Rule Power.
However, the improvement of his comprehension had encountered the same problem as the limit-breaking enhancement of his essence, qi, and spirit: many Spirit Pills, wondrous medicines, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that increased comprehension had stopped working on Song Ankang. His body had developed drug resistance, so he needed to seek out more varieties of pills, medicines, and treasures.
Moreover, as his comprehension increased, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and Spirit Pills he required had to become better and better, of increasingly higher grades. This was unavoidable.
Consequently, the speed at which