A Useless Person Awakens to the Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique

The dense forest was eerily quiet, with only the howling of the wind and a distant, menacing aura.

Three dark figures leaped out like ghosts. The leader was filled with murderous intent, and his cultivation level was already at the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining, even more advanced than Wang Hu before.

The spiritual energy was so condensed it was almost solid; he was clearly a top disciple of the inner sect.

The two people following him were also at the ninth level of Qi Refining. These people were notorious and powerful enough that the three of them together could overwhelm most of the cultivators in the secret realm.

"Spiritual spring, Frost-Condensing Grass, and the core of the Xuan Shui Crocodile Demon that was just killed... What a great opportunity." The leading man stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the disciples groaning on the ground, finally landing on Ling Chen, who was sitting cross-legged. A sinister smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "Daring to snatch treasures under my nose, Lin Mo, it seems that the new handymen of the Xuan Jian Sect are becoming more and more ignorant of their own mortality."

Su Qinghe's face turned deathly pale instantly.

Lin Mo, one of the top three ruthless characters in the inner sect, comes from a powerful collateral clan. He is ruthless and his combat strength far surpasses that of ordinary ninth-level cultivators.

"Lin Mo, we got the Spirit Spring first, and we also killed this Xuan Shui Crocodile. If you come forward again, don't blame us for being impolite." Although Su Qinghe's voice trembled slightly, she still held her sword across her chest and did not retreat a step.

"You're welcome," Lin Mo sneered, his eyes flashing with a sharp, cold light. "A woman at the seventh level of Qi Refining dares to speak so harshly to me? Take her down! If she dares to block my way, cripple her!"

Two ninth-level cultivators beside her responded immediately, flanking her from the left and right, their palm strikes fierce and aimed directly at the vital points around Su Qinghe's body. Their attacks were ruthless and merciless, clearly intending to eliminate Su Qinghe first, and then wait for Ling Chen to break through before delivering the final blow.

Su Qinghe gritted her teeth and channeled her spiritual energy, twirling her Qingfeng sword to barely defend herself. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was too great. After only three moves, her wrist went numb from the impact of a palm strike, and she nearly dropped her sword. A trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Qinghe, step back!"

On the stone platform, Ling Chen's eyes were closed, but the golden light around him suddenly surged, causing the water of the spiritual spring to churn wildly, and milky white spiritual energy surged into his body like a long dragon.

The Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique was activated wildly, and the power of the Frost-Condensing Herb was fully unleashed. Waves of throbbing pain came from his meridians, and the bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi Refining shattered in response!

A far more powerful aura than before surged into the sky. Ling Chen's spiritual energy surged, his robes fluttered, and he had reached the eighth level of Qi Refining!

He suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light appearing in them, as if a god had awakened. A domineering pressure far exceeding the Qi Refining Realm suddenly spread out, causing the spiritual energy in the entire deep ravine to stagnate.

Lin Mo and the other two's expressions changed drastically. They felt an invisible force pressing down on their hearts, making it difficult to breathe.

"He broke through? He dares to break through at a time like this... He's courting death!" Lin Mo was both shocked and furious. This was precisely the moment when Ling Chen's aura was unstable and he was at his weakest. How could he miss this opportunity? "Attack together and kill him!"

Three powerful attacks from the ninth level of Qi Refining simultaneously slammed into the stone platform. The spiritual energy condensed into giant claws, blade light, and fist shadows, sealing off all escape routes and aiming to completely annihilate Ling Chen at the moment of his breakthrough.

Su Qinghe cried out in surprise, trying to stop him, but it was too late.

At that very moment—

Ling Chen slowly stood up, placing one hand behind his back and gently pressing the other hand forward.

"The Spirit Emperor's Seal"

A few words, written lightly, seem to evoke the spirit of heaven and earth.

A massive golden light seal condensed from the void, carrying the power to suppress all ages, and crashed down!

boom--! ! !

The deafening roar echoed through the deep ravine, causing rocks to crumble and the stream to surge skyward.

The attacks of Lin Mo and his two companions were like bubbles in front of the golden light seal, instantly shattering. All three were blasted away, spitting out blood, and crashing heavily onto the rock wall, the sound of their bones breaking clearly audible.

one move.

With just one move, he defeated three cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining!

Lin Mo struggled to his feet, half of his body a bloody mess. His eyes were filled with extreme fear as he looked at Ling Chen, his voice trembling: "You... what kind of monster are you... Qi Refining Level 8, how is that possible..."

Ling Chen slowly stepped down from the stone platform. With a slight movement of his spiritual energy, he took the Xuan Shui Crocodile Demon Core and several Frost Condensation Grass into his hand. His gaze toward Lin Mo was icy cold.

"You're not qualified to steal my opportunities."

With a single step, he appeared in front of Lin Mo in an instant, gently placing his palm on Lin Mo's dantian.

"No--!!"

The piercing screams abruptly ceased.

Lin Mo's dantian was shattered, his cultivation was completely destroyed, and he collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

The other two were terrified at the sight and tried to escape, but Ling Chen flicked his finger, and two streams of spiritual energy struck their knees, causing them to kneel down and tremble.

Su Qinghe stood there, speechless with shock, looking at the young figure standing beside the spiritual spring, her heart filled with endless awe.

Ling Chen glanced at the defeated men scattered on the ground, then turned to Su Qinghe, his tone returning to calm: "This place is not safe to stay any longer. We have already obtained the opportunity from the Spirit Spring. Let's leave the depths of the secret realm immediately to avoid causing any more trouble."

After saying that, he tossed a Frost Grass to Su Qinghe: "This grass will benefit your cultivation, take it."

Su Qinghe quickly accepted it, feeling a surge of warmth in her heart, and nodded emphatically.

Just as the two were about to turn and leave, a cold, piercing sound suddenly came from above the deep ravine, and an aura powerful enough to make all the cultivators in the entire secret realm tremble was rapidly approaching.

Ling Chen looked up, his eyes darkening slightly.

The trouble doesn't seem to be over yet.

The sound of air being torn apart grew increasingly sharp, and that terrifying pressure seemed to sweep across the entire world, enveloping the entire deep ravine with an unstoppable aura. The towering gale it stirred up snapped all the trees in half, and the dark mass obscured everything.

A figure dressed in a black brocade robe slowly descended from the clouds. The spiritual energy beneath his feet solidified into clouds, and the pressure emanating from his body far exceeded that of the Qi Refining stage, indicating that he was actually a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

Within the Xuanjian Sect, Foundation Establishment cultivators are few and far between, all of them elders who oversee their respective regions. Yet here he is, personally present in the secret realm, his gaze sweeping over the crippled figure on the ground like a sharp blade, finally locking onto Ling Chen from afar, his eyes filled with a sinister and terrifying intensity.

"You've crippled my son's cultivation and stolen the Lin family's opportunities! How dare you, brat!"

The man in the brocade robe exuded spiritual energy, his eyes were icy cold, filled with endless hatred and anger. He was Lin Mo's father, Lin Cang, an inner sect elder.

He was originally guarding outside the secret territory when he suddenly noticed that his son's life force was gradually fading away. So he rushed over to investigate, only to find this situation. He was filled with hatred.

Su Qinghe's face turned deathly pale instantly. Even though Ling Chen's combat power was heaven-defying and he could fight against cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was like an ant in front of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Foundation Establishment stage," Ling Chen murmured to himself. In his previous life, he was the Eternal Spirit Emperor. So what if there were thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators?

In this life, my cultivation is only at the Qi Refining stage, so a head-on confrontation is definitely not the best strategy. However, with a formidable enemy at hand, there is no way to retreat.

"Elder Lin, treasure hunting in secret realms is all about skill," Ling Chen said calmly, without any fear. "Your son is less skilled and even tried to kill me to cover his tracks so he could seize the opportunity. What wrong have I done in self-defense?"

"Nonsense!" Lin Cang roared in fury. His spiritual energy suddenly condensed, transforming into a gigantic spiritual energy hand that viciously grabbed at Ling Chen. "Killing you in front of me is like crushing an ant. I'll avenge my son first, then seize the opportunity you possess."

The enormous palm print, carrying the devastating pressure of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, pressed down heavily, sealing off all of Ling Chen's escape routes.

Ling Chen's eyes darkened, and golden light surged around him. Just as he was about to unleash the Spirit Emperor's secret technique to fight it to the death, a clear and cold voice suddenly came from afar, accompanied by a gentle yet powerful cyan spiritual energy that directly dispersed the huge palm print.

"Elder Lin, within the secret realm, fellow disciples are killing each other, and someone with Foundation Establishment cultivation is even crushing a Qi Refining disciple. Aren't you afraid of violating sect rules and regulations and incurring the sect leader's wrath?"

A woman in a long blue dress gracefully arrived. She had a beautiful face and an otherworldly temperament. Her aura was gentle yet unapproachable. She was also at the Foundation Establishment stage and looked at Lin Cang with indifferent eyes.

Ling Chen looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The visitor was none other than Elder Qingxuan of the Xuanjian Sect, who rarely concerned himself with worldly affairs and was also one of the few fair and impartial elders in the sect.

Upon seeing this, Lin Cang's expression changed drastically, his heart filled with rage, but he dared not act rashly. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Qingxuan, this matter has nothing to do with you, so don't meddle!"

"All disciples of the sect are members of my Xuanjian Sect, so I have the authority to manage them." Elder Qingxuan walked slowly to Ling Chen and spoke calmly. His gaze swept over the mess on the ground, and he had already seen through the whole situation. "I can see right and wrong clearly. Your son bullied the weak and deserved it. If you dare to lay a hand on him again, I will immediately report to the sect leader and deal with him according to the rules!"

Lin Cang clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his eyes filled with resentment as he stared at Ling Chen, but in the end he dared not disobey the sect's rules and could only quietly give up.

He glared at Ling Chen fiercely, left with the words "I will remember this grudge," then picked up the unconscious Lin Mo and turned to leave angrily.

The crisis has finally been temporarily averted.

Elder Qingxuan turned around, his gaze falling on Ling Chen. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, clearly indicating that he had seen the incredible combat power hidden beneath Ling Chen's eighth level of Qi Refining cultivation.

"You are quite good. Your temperament and combat strength far surpass those of your peers. Cultivate diligently and do not go astray."

Leaving behind a word of advice, Elder Qingxuan vanished into the dense forest in a flash.

Only then did Su Qinghe let out a long sigh of relief, her body covered in cold sweat. She looked at Ling Chen and said, "Ling Chen, let's go quickly. Lin Cang will never let this go. We can't stay here any longer!"

Ling Chen nodded, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

He remembered Lin Cang's grudge. So what if he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

Once his cultivation level improves, he will definitely make this person pay the price!

Without further hesitation, he took Su Qinghe's hand, circulated his spiritual energy, and sped away towards the exit of the secret realm, leaving behind only wailing disciples and a devastated deep ravine in the secret realm.

A rumor about a "disciple with heaven-defying combat power, a crippled inner sect prodigy, and a Foundation Establishment elder being hunted down" is about to explode throughout the entire Xuanjian Sect secret realm!