In the Hanlin Academy, Ye Jing sat at a desk by the window. He had no idea Hu Jie was already speculating about his identity and had come to see him as a savior.
All afternoon, Ye Jing read the historical records in the Hanlin Academy. Though he had comprehended a few arts, they had done little to improve his strength.
Most of the histories recorded the renowned Peak of Humanity figures who had made their names in Dali over the past thousand years. Of course, there were also biographies of peerless figures from beyond Dali and tales of myth and legend, but they made up only a small portion.
Now, his cultivation had taken its first step into the Peak of Humanity: Dao Enlightenment. His overall combat strength was even greater than that of most beings who had Entered the Dao.
To make a name for himself in Dali's historical records as soon as he entered the Peak of Humanity—in other words, his current strength already surpassed that of most Peak of Humanity figures recorded in Dali's histories. Naturally, the arts he comprehended from them did little to improve him.
A trace of worry flickered in Ye Jing's eyes. Only by carefully reading books could he activate his Heaven-Defying Comprehension and understand the arts recorded within, thereby increasing his strength.
In less than two months, he had advanced from the Qi Refining Fifth Layer to the Peak of Humanity, his strength undergoing a world-shaking transformation. He owed it all to his Heaven-Defying Comprehension.
If he couldn't comprehend any astonishing arts from these records, it would be difficult for his strength to keep rising as quickly as before.
Of course, it wasn't impossible. If he could find some histories about myths and legends among the vast sea of historical texts,