You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

The deeper layers, such as the Spirit and Body Unity Cultivation Method, involved the Saint Domain, whereas the Inner Heaven and Earth Cultivation Method concerned the evolution of the Inner Heaven and Earth. Both had already completely surpassed the level of a Great Cultivator.

Unless one learned someone else's cultivation method, even Sudden Enlightenment held no meaning.

Yet he was destined not to learn someone else's cultivation method.

The Spirit and Body Unity Cultivation Method could still reference others' methods, but the Inner Heaven and Earth Cultivation Method was utterly impossible.

"The Heavenly Dao Heart was a state I derived using the Heavenly Dao, as if letting you possess the heart of heaven and earth. Even the Inner Heaven and Earth Cultivation Method, which was about the evolution of heaven and earth, could be simulated."

The Crown Prince looked at him and said, "Of course, the Ultimate Path reigned supreme above all. The Heavenly Dao Heart couldn't simulate the evolution of heaven and earth to the level of the Ultimate Path's Harmonization, but—Dao births one, one births two, two births three, three births all things—it could be reversed. Even if you couldn't reverse it all the way, it at least brought you closer. After that, it depended entirely on you."

Lin Yue nodded slightly and cupped his hands, saying, "Yes, Your Highness, I will surely do my best."

"Additionally, let me remind you of one thing," the Crown Prince said, "If you have some connection with the Star Lord, it's better to stay away from him."

Star Lord?

Lin Yue was somewhat puzzled, but before he could inquire, he felt the scene before him begin to change.

In the next moment, he was kicked out of this chaotic and obscure space.

Only the Crown Prince was left standing silently in this space.

"The Heavenly Dao can't be seen, but I see it yet cannot comprehend it."

The Crown Prince muttered to himself, "Such talent and perception, rare even in the Ancient Times, yet he just happens to be his son? Is it mere coincidence..."

...

When Lin Yue opened his eyes once more, he found himself standing on an open-air pavilion terrace, with a circular table in the center surrounded by a circle of people seated.

This was likely the Observatory atop the Tianxia Building.

Above, the sky was an endless starry night, not the night sky seen in reality, but... the universe?

"Brother."

A familiar voice sounded, and among the nine people seated around the table, a young woman with a serene and elegant bearing stood up and quickly walked over.

It was the Seventh Princess.

"Seventh Sister."

Lin Yue slightly cupped his hands and smiled, "I was a bit shocked when I heard below that Seventh Sister reached the top just a few years after Harmonization."

"Come on, how can I boast about that in front of you?" The Seventh Princess rolled her eyes at him, "You managed to reach the top as a Great Cultivator, it's enough to make the rest of us feel a little inferior compared to you."

Lin Yue immediately turned his head to look at the other eight people seated around the table.

As he suspected, five royal heirs had reached the top.

Aside from the Seventh Princess—

One was the Sixth Prince, who appeared like an old man with an immortal's bone and celestial demeanor, said to have been a junior brother of the Daoist Ancestor, a Daoist Immortal among humans, the reincarnation of a Heavenly Venerate.

It was said that the Sixth Prince could have already Proven and Transcended the Dao, having even passed the Heavenly Tribulation, only withholding the final Heart Tribulation deliberately, just to not transcend the heavens for the time being.

Another was the Thirteenth Prince, shouldering a wide-backed long saber, looking like a Jianghu blade master, confirmed to be the reincarnation of the Sword Emperor, the Ancestor of Heavenly Blade Mountain of the Martial Arts Cultivation Sacred Land, second only to the Ancestor Hall.

The Thirteenth Prince was among the most powerful of the royal heirs and possessed a semi-divine artifact battle saber.

Another was the Third Princess, with a pure and elegant appearance and a detached temperament, truly a person as calm as a chrysanthemum, rumored to be the reincarnation of the Saint of Music from the Confucian Sect, a direct disciple of the sect's founding master.

Although the Third Princess somewhat participated in conflict unlike the Seventh Princess and Fourth Prince, she hardly wielded her power significantly.

Finally, there was the Fifth Princess, reincarnation of the Demon Ancestor of the Yellow Springs, always displaying an uninterested demeanor.

Merely that Lin Yue didn't expect the Fifth Princess to join this gathering.

It was said when her own son died, she merely asked a question, found out it was the Star Lord who killed him, and coldly left.

Yet she actually came to see him this time?

"Brother, this Observatory newly has a seat for you; you can sit right next to me."

The Seventh Princess then pulled Lin Yue to sit at the circular table of the Observatory, placing him immediately beside her, just a foot away.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother."

At this moment, the man in a purple robe sitting across from Lin Yue showed a smile and said proactively.

Lin Yue also smiled, "No wonder Master holds you in high regard, truly worthy as the Ancient Hall Master."

This man in a purple robe was the strongest among the various branches of the Ancestor Hall, the Ancient Hall Master, an existence against natural order in the Saint path, and had already honed his Dao Heart and Dao to the Perfect Realm.

Only the cultivation technique reaching perfection remained, and then he could Prove and Transcend.

Therefore, it was always rumored that the Ancient Hall Master had the potential to become the next Main Hall Master of the Ancestor Hall.

After all, the Main Hall Master had held that position for tens of thousands of years, and even if he wished to abdicate, it must be to someone who had Proven and Transcended, qualifying him to inherit the role.

The Ancient Hall Master, having the potential to Prove and Transcend, naturally could have this opportunity.

"In front of Senior Brother, what little is this of mine?"

The Ancient Hall Master shook his head with a smile and said, "I heard Senior Brother struck down Prince Cheng. Originally, I thought it was due to planning and cooperation with others, but it seems that Senior Brother's own power is strong enough?"

"Prince Cheng was indeed very strong; I did have help from others at the time," Lin Yue said calmly.

Though the Crown Prince instructed Wei Tianxian of the Qingtian Bureau to investigate the truth behind Prince Cheng's death, it was only a pretense to provide an explanation, meanwhile proving Wei Tianxian's strength.

This way, other factions and officials would cease their prattle.

Prince Cheng, no longer alive, had been the one to initiate the violation, attempting to kill Lin Yue. Investigating the actual killer served no purpose.

As long as Lin Yue clarified that Prince Cheng had attacked him, giving an account to the world, there was nothing more to pursue.

Most importantly—

How many dared provoke such an overpowering Great Cultivator?

"Prince Xia."

An old Daoist in a Daoist robe sitting diagonally across from Lin Yue cheerfully cupped his hands and said, "When I met Your Highness a few years back, Your Highness had already displayed astonishing talent. Unexpectedly, in just a few short years, Prince Xia not only achieved a perfect Dao Heart but also grasped the legendary Ultimate Path, which fills this elder with utmost admiration."

"Temple Master flatters me, it was merely luck," Lin Yue shook his head slightly.

This old Daoist was the Temple Master of the Temple of the First Sight, known as Heavenly Dao Monarch, not only a direct disciple of the Daoist Ancestor but also highly skilled in Daoist practices, a leading figure in the Daoist Sect.

"The humble monk met Prince Xia for the first time."

Sitting next to the Temple Master was a bald monk in a moon-white monk's robe, youthful and handsome, with a faint smile hanging gently at the corner of his mouth. He spoke amicably, "The humble monk is the abbot of Leiyin Temple."

Lin Yue nodded slightly and said, "The name of Tianchan Bodhisattva is well-known, Your Majesty has long admired you."

As for the ninth Saint-level cultivator at the top, he was an old acquaintance of Lin Yue.

"Your Highness hasn't been in touch with Qingluo lately?"

A beautiful woman in an elegant, sacred palace outfit looked somewhat reproachfully at Lin Yue, a naturally compassionate sadness gracing her features.

It was none other than the Blood Sea Saint Mother.

It was no surprise to Lin Yue that the Blood Sea Saint Mother reached the top, as if she wasn't confined by the Blood Sea and unable to extricate herself, perhaps she might have already proven the Dao like the Fifth Prince.

Because of this, she specifically sought Lin Yue, intending to have a child with him, utilizing the Xiahong clan's bloodline's capacity for divine power to foster a child capable of absorbing the Blood Divine Power from the Blood Sea, enabling her to break free from the Blood Sea and thus Prove and Transcend.

"Ahem."

Lin Yue coughed lightly and said, "Recently, Baili Fengzhi from my household encountered some issues, making it temporarily impossible to harmonize through the Bloodline Path, so there's no need for you, Qingluo, to prepare those treasures."

The Blood Sea Saint Mother, having heard of Baili Fengzhi's circumstances, sighed and asked, "Does my agreement with Your Highness still stand?"