The core principle of a Secret Martial Artist is to grow stronger by any means necessary.
The purpose of Secret Martial Arts is to imitate powerful creatures.
They are used to alter humanity's inherently fragile life form, pushing practitioners to evolve and become more like those powerful beings.
This would be one thing for ordinary creatures, but for Spirit Realm beings that have reached a certain level of power...
Take the Three-Eyed Primordial Serpent, for example. It can traverse the Sea of Sumeru.
It can use the mysterious power of the Spirit Realm to create a kind of reflection.
This allows one to obtain fragments and images of it, draw power from them, and achieve a personal metamorphosis.
Clearly, this Demon Elephant was also incredibly powerful.
It was strong enough to allow Hu Qi to connect with it through the Spirit Realm—
specifically, through a reflection in the Sea of Sumeru, forging a connection.
