A useless person awakens: I am the reincarnation of the Chaos God.

The resounding bell tolled, piercing through the clouds and echoing across all 36 peaks of Qingya Mountain, startling countless birds into flight as they circled and cried out as they soared across the sky. Those within the sect who heard the bell immediately dropped what they were doing, their expressions changing as they gazed towards the direction of the Spirit Pool.

The white-bearded elder's aura suddenly tightened, his sharp eyes fixed on Ling Chen, his fingertips trembling slightly. He could clearly sense that the spiritual power in the young man's fingertips far surpassed that of ordinary Qi Refining disciples. The spiritual power was incomparably pure, and even more profound and domineering than his own late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"You...you really are just a menial servant?" The elder spoke softly, his previous indifference completely gone: "How can the spiritual energy within you be so pure?"

"How could someone with a useless spiritual root have broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining just now?"

A series of questions came out, and the inner disciples behind him looked at Ling Chen with a change from disdain to shock and fear.

A useless servant who had been ridiculed by the entire sect for three years actually caused a celestial phenomenon by the pool. In a short while, his cultivation level broke through from a useless spiritual root to the fifth level of Qi Refining. Such a strange thing was unheard of. Even the sect's once-in-ten-thousand-year genius could not do it!

Ling Chen withdrew his spiritual energy through his palm, his expression remaining calm. The aura emanating from him grew increasingly composed. After three years of humiliation, he was no longer the boy who could be slaughtered at will and swallow his anger.

"Elder, you jest. I've simply been accumulating experience for a long time."

A slow and steady build-up?

A disciple dressed in brocade robes stepped forward. He possessed the cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Refining, a prodigy among the younger generation. Yet, he felt a powerful pressure emanating from him. His face darkened as he said, "Nonsense! A piece of trash with no spiritual root, how could you claim to have accumulated great power? This strange phenomenon must mean you've stolen some rare treasure. Hand it over immediately, and I'll forgive your disrespect."

Many disciples, upon hearing this, revealed a greedy look in their eyes. If they could obtain a treasure that could cause such a phenomenon, their cultivation would surely increase greatly.

The white-bearded elder frowned, though he had doubts, he knew this young man was no ordinary person. He said in a deep voice, "Step back. This is a sacred place of the sect. No disrespect is allowed."

He turned to look at Ling Chen, his eyes filled with inquiry, apprehension, and a hint of barely perceptible surprise. In any case, "Your ability to break free from the shackles of your depleted spiritual root is a joyous occasion for Qingya Mountain. Now that your cultivation has been restored, you are no longer a menial servant. Come with me to the main peak hall for a meeting and await the sect leader's decision."

The reversal of his useless spiritual root has stirred up all things in the world. Even if this child is not a genius, he must have a great opportunity and will surely become a great help to Qingya Mountain in the future.

Ling Chen already understood. He knew that his transformation had alarmed the higher-ups of Qingya Mountain, and this was the beginning of his journey to clear his name and reach the pinnacle step by step.

He looked up at the main peak of Qingya Mountain, his eyes sharp. The surrounding spiritual energy became increasingly dense, and his Qi Refining Level 5 aura became more and more stable. His realm was still slowly climbing, as if there was no end in sight.

After three years of forbearance and humiliation, starting today, Ling Chen returns with the Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique.

He will gradually get back at those who once mocked and looked down on him.

"I will obey the elder's instructions."

Ling Chen nodded slightly, took a step forward, his steps steady, and with each step he took, the surrounding spiritual energy became more and more condensed.

Behind them, the spiritual pool was still shrouded in mist, as if witnessing the rise of an unparalleled powerhouse.

Inside the main council hall, several elders were gathered. The sect leader of Qingya Mountain sat in the main seat, his face solemn, his gaze towards the outside of the hall filled with shock and anticipation.

Before long, the white-bearded elder led Ling Chen into the council hall. Dozens of eyes turned to look at them, some with doubt and more with disdain.

The entire Qingya Mountain was abuzz with excitement because of Ling Chen.

Ling Chen immediately spotted the three disciples standing around the elder—the three outer disciples who had caused trouble in the cold pool.

The white-bearded elder reported to the sect leader, "It was this boy who triggered the extraordinary phenomenon of heaven and earth, breaking through the shackles of his useless spiritual root and reaching the fifth level of Qi Refining."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in uproar.

"What... really in such a short time, he broke through from a lowly servant with a useless spiritual root to the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

The three disciples also saw Ling Chen, their faces turned deathly pale, and they trembled like leaves.

The dark-faced elder slammed his hand on the table and stood up, glaring fiercely at Ling Chen. This dark-faced elder, named Xie Xuan, was notoriously protective of his own, often indulging his disciples' arrogance. He declared, "It must be that you stole the sect's forbidden techniques and the clan's rare treasures, causing a disturbance in the heavens and earth. You should immediately have your cultivation abolished and be sent to the Discipline Hall for punishment."

The three disciples, as if grasping at a straw, hurriedly echoed, "We told the sect leader that Ling Chen deliberately led us to the Spirit Pool and set a trap to harm us. You must do justice for us!"

They're turning black into white and blaming others for their own misdeeds.

"You think you're worthy to frame me?"

"Who was it that just now insulted me by the cold pool, saying I was unworthy to live on Green Cliff Mountain and forced me to jump into the Spirit Pool? Who was it that mocked me and is now turning around and accusing me? Don't you find it ridiculous?"

A cold glint flashed in Ling Chen's eyes. He unleashed his fifth-level Qi Refining cultivation, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to surge and sweep across his body. This caused the other Qi Refining disciples around him to turn pale and retreat in panic. Then, he darted in front of the three outer disciples with a ghostly movement. The leading disciple didn't even have time to react before being swept away by the spiritual energy and slammed hard into the hall.

"Ling Chen, how dare you lay a hand on me here?" Deacon Xie was furious, unleashing his Foundation Establishment stage aura as he prepared to teach Ling Chen a lesson.

"Deacon, please stop."

The sect leader spoke in a deep voice, his imposing aura enveloping the entire area and forcefully suppressing the auras of the two men, "You've been framed? Do you have any evidence?"

"Evidence?" Ling Chen sneered. The spirit jade slowly appeared in his palm, and a vast aura of royalty slowly emerged. This spirit pool was originally an ancient spiritual vein node, and the surrounding mountain-guarding spiritual arrays had already recorded it all.

The white-bearded elder immediately activated his magic, and a white curtain appeared, clearly showing the scene of the three disciples wantonly insulting and forcing Ling Chen to jump into the pool. Xie Xuan's face turned ashen, and the three disciples were even more ashen-faced, collapsing to the ground.

The sect leader's face darkened, and he said sternly, "Deacon Xie failed to discipline his disciples properly. He will be fined a hundred years' salary and confined for three months. Those three disciples bullied their fellow disciples and framed others. Their cultivation has been abolished. They are expelled from the sect and will never be employed again."

"Sect Leader, spare us!" the three disciples pleaded repeatedly, but were dragged away by the guards in the hall.

Xie Xuan's eyes were filled with resentment as he looked at Ling Chen, but he dared not say another word.

Ling Chen stood in the center of the hall, his posture upright, no longer showing any of the obsequiousness he had displayed as a servant.

The sect leader looked at the young man before him, his eyes full of admiration, and slowly said, "Ling Chen, you have reversed your useless spiritual root and possess extraordinary talent. From this day forward, you are relieved of your menial servant status, promoted to the inner sect without regard to seniority, and bestowed with a residence in a high-grade spiritual vein, and a hundred acres of spiritual fields to enjoy all to yourself!"

The audience was shocked!

To be promoted to the inner sect through exceptional means—such treatment is something even the sect's top geniuses have never received!

Ling Chen bowed respectfully, his voice clear and resonant, carrying an undeniable sharpness:

"Thank you, Sect Leader."

"But what I want is more than that."

"From this day forward, no one on Qingya Mountain will dare call me a good-for-nothing; from this day forward, I, Ling Chen, will surely reach the peak and stand proudly above all others!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual energy surged once more, and his cultivation level broke through again, soaring directly to the sixth level of Qi Refining!

A vast surge of spiritual energy swept through the hall, leaving everyone horrified. Their gazes toward Ling Chen shifted from doubt to awe.

Sunlight streamed through the windows of the main hall, falling upon the young man and illuminating his brilliance.

After three years of dormancy, he awakens in a single day, and the era belonging to Ling Chen begins!

Eternal Spirit Emperor Technique