As everyone knew, Zhou Ting was the grandson of the black-hearted Lord Zhou Taihe.
However.
What truly made him famous throughout Yanluo Kingdom was his Lesser Heavenly Destiny.
Ever since the Heavenly Destiny descended nine years ago, many had heard tales of how formidable the Greater and Lesser Heavenly Destinies were. As for the power of the Greater Heavenly Destiny, no one knew for sure. Most accounts of the Lesser Heavenly Destiny were also hearsay. It was said that after Zhou Ting obtained the Lesser Heavenly Destiny, he underwent a complete transformation, to the point where even the ancient Earth Immortals of the Chixiao lineage from the Crimson-Letter Manor were no match for him.
Upon hearing these rumors, everyone had been utterly astonished.
Ancient Earth Immortals were already immensely powerful, and Earth Immortals of the Chixiao lineage were even more formidable. Even a Chixiao Earth Immortal at the first or second-tier unification was not someone an ordinary cultivator could contend with. For Zhou Ting, after obtaining the Lesser Heavenly Destiny, to be able to defeat even Chixiao Earth Immortals… one could imagine just how powerful the force of the Lesser Heavenly Destiny must be.
Now, witnessing Zhou Ting single-handedly taking on five Great Perfection Earth Immortals with his own eyes left everyone present dumbfounded.
Everyone knew Zhou Ting's Lesser Heavenly Destiny was powerful, but no one had imagined it would be powerful to such an earth-shattering, unbelievable degree. He merely stood proudly in mid-air, yet the five Great Perfection Earth Immortals, despite exerting all their strength, could not budge him an inch.
Had they not seen it with their own eyes, no one would have dared believe it was real. Even now, witnessing it firsthand, many still found it hard to accept.
"A bunch of old fools who don't know their place!" Zhou Ting, standing in mid-air with his arms crossed, opened his eyes, a flash of contempt flickering within them as he shouted, "I, Zhou Ting, am favored by heaven, blessed with a destiny bestowed by the heavens! How could the likes of you, mere ants, hope to shake me? Get lost!"
As his voice fell, he casually waved his hand. The power of his Lesser Heavenly Destiny, as mighty as the Celestial Stem forces, instantly erupted. In a flash, it blasted the five Great Perfection Earth Immortals until they bled from all seven orifices and plummeted from the sky.
Not long after.
Lü Tianze of Yanluo Immortal Mansion, Qiao Yu of Nandou Sect, and Li Juncai of Taiji Sect also knocked their respective Great Perfection Earth Immortals out of the sky.
The crowd of spectators within the grounds instantly erupted with fervor.
Some cheered, some roared.
Others felt envy, others jealousy.
Still others shook their heads, some sighing with emotion.
Those cheering and roaring were emotionally stirred. After all, earlier, disciples from the Jade Void Sect of Tianzhao Country had bragged shamelessly at the garden that Yanluo had no one of note. Yet Zhou Ting, Lü Tianze, and the other three had stepped forward, using their overwhelming strength to crush over a dozen Great Perfection Earth Immortals of the Jade Void Sect, using facts to tell the Jade Void Sect just how powerful Yanluo's prodigies were.
Those feeling envy and jealousy naturally envied the great fortune of Zhou Ting and the other three, jealous of their good fate in obtaining such great fortune. Their power had surged dramatically, allowing them not only to make a name for themselves, but their future achievements were bound to be limitless; attaining the Dao and becoming Immortals in the future would be a matter of course.
Those shaking their heads and sighing were mostly older-generation seniors.
Once upon a time, ancient Earth Immortals were such powerful existences, especially Great Perfection Earth Immortals. In the Ancient Times, they were absolute overlords who commanded awe across entire regions. Yet in the Present-Ancient Era, they were being utterly dominated and humiliated by a few youngsters who had cultivated for merely ten or twenty years—some of these youngsters weren't even at the Dharma Aspect cultivation level yet.
This forced one to sigh at the madness of the Present-Ancient Era, and to sigh at the sheer power of fortune.
Especially Zhou Ting, who possessed the Lesser Heavenly Destiny. His power was so immense it was hard to believe one's own eyes.
Not only had five Great Perfection Earth Immortals failed to budge him a hair despite using all their methods, but he had actually blasted them until they bled from all seven orifices and were left half-dead with a single move.
Many simply could not imagine to what degree the power of Zhou Ting's Lesser Heavenly Destiny had reached. It was shockingly, earth-shatteringly powerful, to a point that was hard to accept.
At this moment.
At the entrance of the Yunchuan Garden, over a dozen Earth Immortals from the Jade Void Sect had been beaten to the point where they sat on the ground, unable to stand. Some had directly lost consciousness, others were severely wounded. Dozens of young Jade Void Sect disciples stood there, each filled with righteous indignation, yet they were both wary and afraid of Zhou Ting and the other three. None dared to step forward.
And in mid-air.
Zhou Ting, Lü Tianze, Qiao Yu, and Li Juncai—the four of them were the very picture of majestic might and prestige. Each stood proudly in the air like generals returning from a victorious battle, accepting the adulation of the crowd.
"A bunch of trash!"
Lü Tianze looked down from on high at the dozens of Jade Void Sect disciples, shouting harshly, "You didn't even bother to find out who I, Lü Tianze, am! How dare you swagger and show off in front of this noble scion!"
"Noble Scion Lü, what impressive prestige you have!"
Zhou Ting played with a black snake in his hand, a half-smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "One would think you single-handedly took on all the experts of the Jade Void Sect."
"Zhou Ting! What are you saying!" Lü Tianze glared fiercely at Zhou Ting, looking extremely displeased.
Indeed.
He had always been displeased and unconvinced by Zhou Ting's Lesser Heavenly Destiny, and even more displeased that Zhou Ting had stolen his thunder today. He glared at Zhou Ting angrily, saying in a rage, "Don't think that just because you had a stroke of dog-shit luck and obtained a Lesser Heavenly Destiny, you can act arrogantly in front of this noble scion! Let me tell you, others may fear your Lesser Heavenly Destiny, but I, Lü Tianze, do not!"
"Oh, is that so?" Zhou Ting glanced at him dismissively. "With your measly little three-hundred-plus-fold Natural Colored Spirit, you dare dream of contending with me, Zhou Ting? Don't you find that laughable?"
"Zhou Ting! I think you're looking for death!" Lü Tianze flew into a great rage, pointing at Zhou Ting, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Zhou Ting remained unmoved, showing no fear whatsoever, and didn't place Lü Tianze in his eyes at all. "Fine. I, Zhou Ting, am indeed looking for death. Do you dare face me in a duel?"
"You!" Lü Tianze glared at Zhou Ting, gnashing his teeth, his face livid with anger.
Although he had said he wasn't afraid of Zhou Ting's Lesser Heavenly Destiny, that was just empty talk. Faced with the overwhelming power of Zhou Ting's Lesser Heavenly Destiny, even if he didn't want to, he had to admit that the strength of the Lesser Heavenly Destiny was fundamentally incomparable to his own three-hundred-plus-fold Natural Colored Spirit imbued with the force of a thunderbolt, let alone if he added his Great Sun Brightness Dharma Aspect—he likely still wouldn't be Zhou Ting's match.
"Hmph! It's nothing but a Lesser Heavenly Destiny, not the true Heavenly Destiny. You have nothing to be smug about! Sooner or later, this noble scion will make you pay!" Lü Tianze snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, turned around, and stopped paying attention.
Right at that moment, a group of over a hundred people hurriedly rushed toward them from the distance.
This massive group flying over was truly intimidating, because over a hundred of them were mostly Earth Immortals. Moreover, the twenty or so leading the way were all Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals, and the few elders leading the group were even Ascendant-Origin Earth Immortals.
Seeing that these faces were unfamiliar, many suspected they were likely people from the Jade Void Sect.
It was said that the young disciples of the Jade Void Sect had all come to the Yunchuan Garden for leisure today, while the Jade Void Sect elders were quietly cultivating at a mountain villa within the city.
Furthermore, during the earlier fight, someone had seen the Jade Void Sect's young disciples send out over a dozen message talismans. Presumably, they had informed their elders in the sect about the incident.
Sure enough, when this group of over a hundred arrived at the garden entrance, the Jade Void Sect disciples swarmed over. With agitated expressions, they hastily explained the general situation, then pointed angrily at Zhou Ting and the other three, pleading with the Jade Void Sect elders to seek justice for them.