``` [Age 23]
[You went to the [Dream Realm] to discuss the Dao with [Lord of the Immortal Palace · Chen Qingyan].]
[You called it discussing the Dao, but in truth, you wanted to learn some hidden secrets.]
[After all, he certainly knew a great many secrets. He had said himself that, although he was not the original, he knew quite a bit about the Second Era.]
[But he remained unwilling to say much.]
[Still, through repeated conversations, you learned how [Nascent Soul True Lords] cultivated.]
[You were currently at the [nascent soul early stage]. To advance to the [nascent soul middle stage], you needed to gain more of your [fruit position]'s abilities.]
[Simply put, at the [nascent soul early stage], you obtained only ten percent of your [fruit position]'s mighty power.]
[At the [nascent soul middle stage], you obtained thirty percent.]
[A [Great True Lord] (nascent soul late stage) obtained sixty percent.]
[A [Heavenly Venerable] obtained ninety percent.]
[For an [Immortal Venerable], it depended on the number of limit-breaking layers.]
[That was how it worked for ordinary [Nascent Soul True Lords].]
[As for those with supreme fruit positions, or those whose cunning knew no bounds, you did not know.]
[The method for advancing from the [nascent soul early stage] to the [nascent soul middle stage] relied on "comprehension."]
[Through Comprehension and the Wisdom Light, one obtained the supreme method unique to Nascent Soul True Lords—the [Dao-Seeking Immortal Art].]
[With one's intrinsic fruit position as the root, one combined it with one's own Dao path to create an art.]
[Some beings needed only an instant; others could not "comprehend" it even after nearly an era.]
[This was the only hard requirement.]
[There were two other requirements: a stable grotto-heaven and perfected Dao foundation, and deeper fruit position Dao attainment.]
[Thus,