[You asked, "Senior, do you mean that you are now merely a partially awakened wisp of true spirit, and therefore know nothing of many things?"]
[The "Buddha Ancestor" slowly nodded his gaunt face, his voice as indifferent as the wind:]
["You could understand it that way. Strictly speaking, I am merely a product of this [Dream Realm]."]
[Your eyes shifted slightly, clouds of doubt churning in your heart. After a moment's hesitation, you finally voiced the question that had haunted you for so long:]
["Then... what exactly is going on with these countless 'dreams within dreams'?"]
[Previously, you had always believed they were the [Dream Master]'s arrangements, or the work of the [Lord of the Immortal Palace, Chen Qingyan].]
[But now, things seemed far less simple than they appeared.]
[Senior Lin Feng gazed at you and asked in return:]
["Do you know why this [Dream Realm] gave rise to an [immeasurable kalpa]?"]
[His tone grew grave as he solemnly said:]
["The [Dream Realm] came into being through its reliance on the [Supreme True Realm]. Its rank transcends that of a Great Thousand World, yet remains far beneath the [Supreme True Realm].]
[Though it is untouched by the calamities of the [World Sea], it also has no three tribulations and nine calamities, breeds no rules, and possesses no Authority to speak of.]
[How do you think a World Domain like this could sustain a true [fruit position]?"]
[Hearing this, your heart jolted, and you instantly understood what he meant—]
[Every [fruit position] within this [Dream Realm] was an illusion!]
[The so-called [Nascent Soul True Lords] were nothing more than phantoms born through dependence on the [Dream Realm]'s rank.]
[This was "borrowed attunement rank"—borrowing the power of a World Domain to fabricate the semblance of attaining the Dao.]
[In the [Dream Realm],