The Jade Void Sect was a mighty, prestigious, and long-established sect in Tianzhao Country.
When had they ever suffered such humiliation?
Originally, they had not wanted to escalate matters, knowing this was Yanluo Kingdom, not their territory, and were well aware of the principle that a powerful dragon does not crush the local snake.
But when they saw over a dozen Earth Immortal elders beaten until their seven orifices bled and severely wounded, the fury in their hearts instantly erupted. Especially since five of those elders were not only gravely injured, their Dantian Purple Mansions shattered, but their Nascent Soul Dharma Aspects were also severely damaged.
One must know that the Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect was of utmost importance to cultivators. Once damaged, even if it could recover, it would require at least several hundred or even thousands of years of recuperation. If the damage was severe, it might never recover in a lifetime.
They were all seniors who had cultivated for millennia, having invested immense effort and finally achieving Earth Immortal, with one foot already stepping into the gate of the Immortal Dao. If they were to lose their chance at the Immortal Dao because of this, then those thousands of years would have been in vain. How could anyone bear that?
"Arrogant brats! You go too far!"
The Jade Void Sect elders could endure no more. Several of them, in a fit of rage, immediately made their move, seeking justice for the over ten severely wounded elders.
Knowing that Zhou Ting and the other three were Fated Prodigies, the Jade Void Sect elders did not dare underestimate them. Therefore, those who attacked were all Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals.
Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals were far beyond what Spirit-Unification Earth Immortals could compare to.
The gap between them was like a chasm, insurmountable.
After all, upon stepping into the Spirit-Origin Realm, the physical body and Dharma Aspect would be perfectly fused, one's own spiritual energy would condense into Spirit-Origin power, and strength would undergo a qualitative leap, possessing earth-shattering power with every move.
Li Juncai might be a Fated Prodigy, having awakened a White Flame Sacred Body, and his strength, relying on the power of his Sacred Body, might be formidable.
But that was only temporary.
First,
his Sacred Body had just awakened not long ago and had not yet matured, unable to unleash the Sacred Body's true power.
More importantly,
when it came down to it, he was merely a young man who had cultivated for a few decades. His Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect was not profound enough and simply could not support his powerful Fated Sacred Body. He could handle ordinary Earth Immortals, but against those senior predecessors who had cultivated for millennia, if he couldn't subdue them within a short time, once his spiritual power was exhausted, his Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect would also wither, and his strength would naturally plummet.
Indeed, the facts were as such.
At this moment, Li Juncai was battling a Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal from the Jade Void Sect.
In the beginning, he could still manage, but as time dragged on, his spiritual power began to falter, and his Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect gradually couldn't support his powerful White Flame Sacred Body. He was beaten into quite a sorry state by the Jade Void Sect's Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal.
He was like this.
Qiao Yu from the Nandou Sect was no exception.
As his spiritual power began to falter, his Nascent Soul Dharma Aspect similarly couldn't support his powerful Tiger-Wolf Fortune.
Lü Tianze, with his three-hundred-forty-fold Natural Colored Spirit, was also in the same boat.
However, relying on his Great-Sun Radiance Dharma Form, he wasn't beaten into a wretched state like Li Juncai and Qiao Yu. Still, he was forced into successive retreats. His Great-Sun Radiance Dharma Form and the nature's thunderous force might be able to crush Great Perfection Earth Immortals, but they couldn't crush Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals. Not only could they not crush them, the Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals could even use divine arts to forcefully break through.
Even though Li Juncai, Qiao Yu, and Lü Tianze seemed no match for the Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals,
it was still enough to earn the admiration of everyone present.
After all, they were all just young men who had cultivated for mere decades. Relying on their powerful Fortune, they could contend with Spirit-Origin Earth Immortals who had cultivated for millennia—that in itself was already incredible.
However,
what made everyone even more astonished was Zhou Ting.
Not only was he not beaten into a wretched state like Li Juncai and Qiao Yu, nor was he barely managing like Lü Tianze. Relying on his Lesser Heavenly Destiny Fortune, he could actually fight a Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal to a standstill, and even appeared to have gained the upper hand.
This scene truly opened everyone's eyes.
They also marveled at how formidable the Fortune of the Lesser Heavenly Destiny truly was.
Zhou Ting had not yet fused with his Lesser Heavenly Destiny. If he were to integrate it into himself, it was unimaginable how terrifying he would become.
And this was merely the so-called Lesser Heavenly Destiny, just a mere wisp of Heavenly Destiny's breath. How horrifying would the true Heavenly Destiny be?
Not long after,
both Li Juncai and Qiao Yu were defeated.
Taking over for Li Juncai was Lan Xingyu, while taking over for Qiao Yu was Xiao Zibai.
Lan Xingyu was also a direct disciple of the Taiji Sect. Xiao Zibai was not only the leading figure of the Xiao Family among the Four Great Families, but also a direct disciple of the Nandou Sect. Both Lan Xingyu and Xiao Zibai were among the Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters.
The Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters were the eighteen young people within Yanluo Kingdom with the highest potential and greatest Fortune since the dawn of the Present-Ancient Era, encompassing the Four Great Families and the Seven Great Sects.
After the Present-Ancient Era began, all eighteen were very active, each forging a not-insignificant reputation relying on their powerful strength. However, perhaps as they grew older, their experiences enriched, and their mental states gradually matured, they were no longer as impulsive as before. Some went into seclusion, others focused on cultivation, each keeping a very low profile.
Moreover, after the Heavenly Destiny descended, Yanluo Kingdom produced extraordinary Fated Prodigies like Zhou Ting and Li Juncai. Nowadays, hardly anyone in Yanluo Kingdom mentioned the former Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters, and they gradually faded from memory.
It was thought that the so-called Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters, like many Fated Prodigies, might have been washed away and eliminated by the great wave of the Heavenly Destiny's descent.
Only now, witnessing Lan Xingyu and Xiao Zibai make their move, did everyone realize that the Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters of yesteryear had not been eliminated by the great wave of the Heavenly Destiny's descent. They were still the mighty and extraordinary Yanluo Eighteen Young Masters of old. Moreover, whether in cultivation or strength, they were far more powerful than before. The moment they made their move, they astounded everyone present.
Because Lan Xingyu and Xiao Zibai had both already broken through the Ninety-Nine Eighty-One Unification Great Perfection Realm. To this day, their cultivation had reached Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal.
What was even more unbelievable was that after Xiao Zibai made his move, he actually forced a Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal from the Jade Void Sect into successive retreats.
As for Lan Xingyu, he was even more formidable. In less than a few breaths, with a single mysterious and unfathomable divine art, he sent the Jade Void Sect's Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal stumbling and plummeting from mid-air.
"Senior, my junior brother offended earlier. I hope you will be magnanimous and not hold it against him."
"You people go too far!"
The Jade Void Sect senior, humiliated and enraged, leaped up and engaged Lan Xingyu in battle once more.
Over there, Lü Tianze finally could no longer hold on and was about to be defeated. At that moment, a woman as beautiful as a flower stepped in to assist. Many recognized her—she was also a Yanluo Immortal Court Noble, Bi Qiao.
However, Bi Qiao's cultivation and strength were inferior even to Lü Tianze's, so how could she be a match for a Spirit-Origin Earth Immortal? Fortunately, quite a few Yanluo Immortal Court Nobles had come today and also went to help. Seeing many Yanluo Immortal Court Nobles join the fight, the Jade Void Sect's elders and disciples, unable to swallow their anger, also joined the fray in large numbers. Once the Jade Void Sect side made their move, it was no small matter. At the same time, disciples from the Nandou Sect and Taiji Sect, also indignant, had many participants join in.
Not just them, members of the Four Great Families, the Seven Great Sects, and even some onlookers also joined the melee.
The scene descended into chaos in an instant.