[Even so, the Snow Emperor had already surpassed quite a few powerhouses at the Life Path Quasi-Emperor level. Usually, many Quasi-Emperors possessed no more than a single Dao Verification-stage supernatural power.
Of course, this was also because many people only specialized in one or two supernatural powers. Their other spells and supernatural powers were merely cultivated superficially, reserved for special circumstances.
Those who chose three or four supernatural powers and still cultivated them to mastery were exceedingly rare. Others were not like you—possessing extraordinary comprehension while frequently entering enlightenment. To improve even one supernatural power, they had to squeeze time out from their cultivation and pile up an equally vast amount of time.]
[In a world where cultivation time was already scarce, where one had to calculate for Lifespan and plan for consolidating one's foundation, spending most of one's time on "Outer Dao" would often result in one's Lifespan running dry. There had already been countless examples of this.
Even though everyone understood that cultivating these Outer Daos could improve combat power, so long as the difference was not too great, the gap between the two was not actually significant compared to improvements from external objects.
Those who spent more time on supernatural-power Outer Daos were often Rogue Cultivators with few resources. They did not have enough stable income to purchase protective treasures, and their cultivation resources were often insufficient. Thus, they had to spend time studying Outer Dao supernatural powers to preserve their lives...]
[As far as you knew, after Dao Verification, supernatural powers underwent another qualitative leap into a realm called "Dao Extremity." This name was exceedingly rare; even those with somewhat limited knowledge had never heard of this stage. Only because you possessed the uniquely blessed enlightenment aid of the Sitting and Forgetting Tablet did you deliberately