The foundation of the Shrouding Method lay in "Taking the Self as a Seed." Since one was a seed, cultivation was like the entire process of growth, from germination to maturity.
The secret realms of the Sea of Bitterness, Dao Palace, Four Extremes, Dragon Transformation, and Immortal Platform corresponded to successive stages of growth: sprouting, putting forth branches and leaves, forming buds ready to bloom, and so on.
The Sixth Secret Realm corresponded precisely to the final stage-the fruit.
Everyone was an independent seed, and even the species of tree varied enormously. How could the fruits they ultimately bore be exactly alike?
Every cultivator had different experiences throughout their cultivation, so the Dao Fruits they bore would also differ, as far apart as heaven and earth.
For that very reason, the Sixth Secret Realm fundamentally could not be taught. Cultivators had to comprehend and open it themselves.
Even if someone forcibly passed on the form or insights of their Sixth Secret Realm to another, the recipient would usually end up trapped in that realm for life, unable to take even half a step farther.
"One seed blooms into a hundred flowers; the flowers fall and bear ten thousand fruits. Everyone's Sixth Secret Realm is different. That is something I cannot teach. However..."
"However, what?" Ye Fan hurriedly asked.
"Even without cultivating the Sixth Secret Realm, you can still become an Immortal King if your accumulation is deep enough. Just like cultivators who specialize in a single secret realm-they can still attain the Dao and become saints without cultivating the other secret realms."
As he spoke, Jiang Zhu showed everyone the scene of his ascension to Immortal King.
"On the path of the Dao, the Primordial Spirit, the physical body, and one's own Great Dao are paramount. Of the Primordial Spirit