I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Eternal Palace.

Looking at the seven old men, Shen Ming could somewhat understand their feelings.

"Dear senior brothers and sisters, I can only cultivate the Eternal Dharma Body when I reach the third level of the Heavenly Realm. I cannot comprehend it now. We will discuss the Dao together when I have completed it."

The seven old men had been agonizing over this for a long time, and when they heard Shen Ming bring it up on his own initiative without any conditions, they were both excited and somewhat ashamed.

Shen Ming was serious. In terms of cultivation, he always adhered to the principle of "I am for everyone, and everyone is for me".

Moreover, we are all disciples of the Eternal Lineage.

"When you knocked on the door, did you know that Xianling would wake up?" Ma Quandao couldn't help but ask, as they had previously thought it was ridiculous.

"Yes, all these years ago? Didn't you knock on the door?"

"..."

The seven old men had strange expressions; they had never done this before, and they all revered the Eternal Palace as a god.

Did the fairy spirit say anything?

The old man who asked the question was of medium height and ranked third among the seven. His name was Tang Wei, and Shen Ming had to call him Third Senior Brother.

As he spoke, he excitedly patted his chest with one hand.

Shen Ming shook his head, somewhat regretful, as he still wanted to communicate directly with Xianling.

Tang Wei pursed his lips, trying to suppress the resentment in his heart, but he failed and broke down screaming.

Shen Ming has only been here a few days, and they have been waiting for hundreds of years. Anyone would feel the same way.

At this moment, an elder from the Heavenly Palace brought news that Shen Ming had received the inheritance of the Eternal Palace and was now the Emperor's son. The grand ceremony would be held three months later.

"Your Highness, you will be cultivating in the Myriad Manifestations Palace for the next three months. There you will find the Academy's unique Taoist techniques, supernatural abilities, and secret methods," the elder said.

Shen Ming did not cultivate to the Dominator Realm from the academy; his Dao Foundation had nothing to do with the academy.

If it's not the Daluo Palace, then it's someone who already has skills and is becoming an apprentice. At the Imperial Prince Ceremony, it will be a laughing stock for all the various factions.

Therefore, the academy summoned three Wanxiang Dao Masters to teach Shen Ming a unique set of supernatural techniques.

The Master of All Things is the teacher who imparts the Great Way to the disciples of the academy.

There's a saying among the academy's disciples: "A single conversation with Master Wanxiang is better than ten years of arduous practice."

Not everyone can enter the Myriad Manifestations Palace from the academy. Even the most talented disciples have a limited number of attempts and must earn merit to earn it.

As the emperor's son, Shen Ming is not subject to any restrictions.

Since the technique was offered to him, Shen Ming had no reason to refuse and followed the elder to the Myriad Manifestations Palace.

After watching him leave, the elders of the Eternal Palace began to discuss.

"Don't you find it strange that you're in such a hurry to establish an imperial heir?" said the silver-haired old woman. Her name was Situ Qing, and she was the second in the Eternal lineage.

“Indeed, when he was assigned to the Eternal Palace as a prospective imperial son, we thought it was just bad luck, but now that I think about it, it seems a bit strange,” Ma Quandao said.

When Shen Ming first arrived, they found it strange, especially Nangong Tian's evasive attitude.

At the time, they didn't pay attention to it, nor did they have the energy to care about it.

Now, Shen Ming is the hope of the eternal lineage, and these old people, after thinking about it for a moment, felt that something was amiss.

"I'm going to see the dean," Su Lianyun said.

……

"What can you possibly learn in three months?!"

At the Palace of Myriad Phenomena, the three Taoist Masters of Myriad Phenomena spoke in unison.

The Taoist masters did not participate in the affairs of the academy, focusing solely on the Tao. As a result, they all had eccentric tempers and even dared to point at the dean and curse him.

They showed absolutely no politeness to the Lord of the Heavenly Palace.

"To decide on the imperial heir so easily and hastily! Daoji has absolutely no connection with our academy! And now we have to teach him an eternal technique in three months!"

“We didn’t say anything when you established a quasi-emperor, and we were even thinking of seeing which quasi-emperor would come to my Myriad Manifestations Palace to see the foundation, but he was directly assigned to the Eternal Palace.”

"I can't teach him, I can't teach him anything at all."

Nangong Tian felt a headache coming on. He shouldn't have taken on this task. He forced himself to say, "Gentlemen, this is the Dean's decision."

"Don't try to intimidate me with the dean's name. If he can't teach me, he can't teach me. He won't learn the Eternal Technique in three months."

The Taoist master who spoke was named Luo Huo Daoren, and he was the leader of the three Taoist masters.

Nangong Tian knew there was another reason for his reaction, which was that his disciple was Lu Chen, a disciple of the Desolate Palace.

Before Shen Ming came, Lu Chen was one of the promising disciples of the Emperor's son.

Nangong Tian couldn't discuss the academy's arrangements with these three eccentric individuals, so he had to be firm and say, "The Imperial Son is exceptionally talented, so you can teach him as you see fit. If my academy is disgraced at the Imperial Son's Ceremony, the Myriad Manifestations Palace will also lose face."

The three Myriad Manifestations Dao Masters rarely saw Nangong Tian so assertive, and they all frowned.

"We cannot guarantee success in three months," said Daoist Luo Huo.

"Just keep teaching."

After saying that, Nangong Tian went out to meet Shen Ming.

The two Myriad Manifestations Daoist Masters beside Daoist Luo Huo looked at each other, discussing which Eternal Technique could be mastered in three months.

“Teach him the Eternal Seal,” Luo Huo Daoist said irritably.

"Huh? Isn't that a bit too much?"

The two Wanxiang Dao Masters looked at each other, thinking that even if they didn't want to teach, they shouldn't do this.

The Eternal Seal is known as one of the Ten Great Secrets of the Academy, with a very high potential and a very low entry barrier.

Anything that meets these two criteria means that everyone's attainment in the path is vastly different.

Therefore, no disciple would waste the opportunity to cultivate the Eternal Seal in the Myriad Manifestations Palace, since they could master it outside.

“It can represent the Eternal Academy and is also in line with him. He is the son of an emperor, so what is there to worry about?” Luo Huo Daoren said.

Seeing that he was determined to do so, the other two Wanxiang Daoists said nothing.

Soon, Nangong Tian led Shen Ming in and they saw a spiritual energy rune floating in the center of the hall. The lines were smooth and beautiful, like naturally growing veins.

Nangong Tian recognized it at a glance as the Eternal Seal, and was about to say something.

"The Emperor's Son".

Daoist Luo Huo spoke first, saying, "This is the Eternal Seal. You can think of it as a talisman. You need to refine it using the methods of weapon crafting, and use all your life's learning to create an Eternal Seal that is uniquely your own."

"You can acquire supernatural powers by refining magic power?" Shen Ming frowned. Such a simple cultivation method meant it wasn't sophisticated enough.

"Don't underestimate the Dharma Seal. The Dharma Seal is a mirror that reflects one's own Dao foundation. It is one of the ten great Dharma techniques of my Eternal Academy."

"The maximum power of the Eternal Seal allows you to kill enemies far above your level, right, Palace Master Nangong?" Daoist Luo Huo said.

That's true, but even your disciple Lu Chen only mastered the advanced level of the Dharma Seal, and the Imperial Son doesn't have an eternal Dao Foundation, so they have absolutely no connection.

Nangong Tian thought this to himself, but could only nod helplessly.

"Is there anything a little more difficult?" Shen Ming asked.

He didn't doubt the power, but felt that such a low-difficulty technique wasn't suitable for him.

“Your Highness, a towering building starts from the ground up. Don’t be overly ambitious. Three months is only enough time for you to cultivate the Eternal Seal,” said Daoist Luo Huo.

Shen Ming raised an eyebrow; he didn't like this kind of lecturing.

"Alright, in that case, I can take it back and use it for cultivation."

Since he was unwilling to teach, he also didn't want to stay at the Palace of Ten Thousand Elephants.

“Yes, but we can guide you while you are at the Myriad Manifestations Palace,” said Daoist Luo Huo.

"Need not."

Shen Ming left the Myriad Manifestations Palace with the Eternal Seal.

"The ceremony hasn't even started yet, and he's already acting like an imperial prince." Daoist Luo Huo sneered, wishing he would leave.