Once, I wanted to be a good person

Then he cupped his hands toward the steward and said, "Thank you, Tian, for bringing the old man's gift. I like it very much."

At this point, he paused and then asked, "May I ask, how is the old man now?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's question, Bai Zhi couldn't help but turn her gaze toward Tian.

Tian, however, remained silent for two seconds and then said in a low voice, "After killing an Absolute Pinnacle Demigod and severely injuring another, the old man passed away."

Upon receiving the news, Bai Zhi's face turned pale, and her body swayed a little. Seeing this, Fang Ze quickly reached out to steady her.

She stood upright, forced a smile at Fang Ze, and then said, "My grandfather loved Martial Arts the most in his life, and his greatest regret was becoming a Demigod before breaking through to the Absolute Pinnacle, so his greatest wish was to defeat an Absolute Pinnacle Demigod through Martial Arts."

At this point, she wiped away her tears and said with a tearful smile, "Now he has achieved it. We should be happy for him."

Fang Ze listened silently beside her and then gently embraced Bai Zhi.....

Since he was called the grandson-in-law, he also had to take on the responsibility of being the grandson-in-law....

.....

After bidding farewell to Tian and giving Bai Zhi some time to recover, Fang Ze and his party did not delay further and directly exited the Spirit Realm, returning to the Real World.

Perhaps it was because they had stayed too long in the Spirit Realm, at the moment they arrived in the Real World, Fang Ze felt somewhat uncomfortable all over.

After a brief thought, he understood it was due to the concentration of the Power of Laws.

At his current level, he was actually very sensitive to the concentration of the Power of Laws. In the Real World, the Power of Laws is very thin, while in the Spirit Realm, it is much thicker. Such differences, aside from causing some disparity in the power of native creatures in the two worlds, also result in significant weakening and restriction of abilities in battle in the Real World.

This weakening and restriction don't appear below the Ascension level; they only start at the Ascension and Yang Transformation levels. And at the Mortality-Shedding level, it becomes even more terrifying. Like Sima Liu, who was ambushed, and Sima Liu who was fully prepared, are completely two different combat powers.

Simply put, given daily preparation, the concentration of the Power of Laws in the Real World simply can't support even a few moves at the Mortality-Shedding level.

It is said that the place with the densest concentration of the Power of Laws is Spirit Realm Mountain. There, the strength at the Yang Transformation and Mortality-Shedding levels will be enhanced due to the concentration of the Power of Laws.

It's heard that the place is full of Disaster Creatures with Awakening Ability, with many Fusion and Ascension level Disaster Creatures. It can be said to be a unique world.

With these thoughts, Fang Ze led the group onward towards Congyun City.

A dozen minutes later, Fang Ze and his party finally arrived at Congyun City.

Even before coming to Congyun City, Fang Ze had actually reviewed a lot of its data.

Due to its unique geographical location, Congyun City was exactly situated at the junction of Xida Country, Yunlan Country, and Tuoya Country, so it was a military stronghold of Xida Country even before the Federation was established!

And after the establishment of the Federation, it transformed from a military stronghold into a commercial hub for the three states, thanks to its advantageous geographical position. Capitalizing on its former foundation as a military stronghold, it underwent large-scale expansion to accommodate the trade of the three states.

According to the Security Bureau's information and images, the citizens of Congyun City are affluent, the population dense, and the buildings have a rugged Northwestern style, presenting a magnificent beauty born of great simplicity.

However, upon truly arriving at Congyun City, what met Fang Ze's eyes was a scene of ruins and shattered walls. The solid city walls, which had stood for decades, even centuries, were battered and falling apart, crumbling everywhere, eroding into sand, and many of the buildings within the city were also damaged.

And that was not all; looking outside the city, first, there was a thousand-mile stretch of red land ground into a desert, and then an enormous rift, over a hundred meters deep and several kilometers wide, spanned across the "desert," stretching into the distance.

If no one had introduced it, Fang Ze might have even thought it was the entrance to some hell.

Staring in amazement at everything before him, Fang Ze couldn't help but ask those around him, "Could this have been caused by Old Mr. Bai and their battles?"

The scene before them evidently stunned the others as well. For a moment, no one dared to answer.

Finally, Hei Yu volunteered to find Ying and Wu, who were already stationed in Congyun City, and only then did they get the answers.

From the siblings, Fang Ze and the others learned more details of the Demigod battle, and confirmed that everything before their eyes was indeed caused by the Demigods. Such earth-shattering abilities left Fang Ze and the others once more in awe.

Led into the city by Wu and Ying, the city's order seemed fine, and the residents were also doing well. According to Ying's explanation, the battle between the two demigods was restrained, and Congyun City was only affected by some peripheral elements of the conflict.

Some...peripheral...elements...

So many modifiers placed before made it difficult for Fang Ze, who had not witnessed that battle firsthand, to imagine just how fierce the battle was. And how much pressure must Old Mr. Bai, who was at the very heart of the battle, have been under.

Truly, "A speck of ash from a Demigod is a mountain on the shoulders of the common people".....

Thinking about this, Fang Ze continued to observe the situation in Congyun City, and then he noticed that every household in Congyun City, including the radios and televisions on the streets, were broadcasting news about the Eastern Administrative Region and Xida State.

The headline was about a demon prodigy from the Jiang family assassinating the Jiang family's Demigod, slaughtering the Jiang family, and then gathering the family's fortunes at the state capital to successfully achieve Demigod status. Then.... within less than ten minutes of achieving Demigod, he was beheaded on the spot by He Weidao!

And it was also this battle that He Weidao demonstrated the Absolute Pinnacle strength he had hidden for years, formally stepping into the ranks of peak combat power within the Federation.

Following this news was the betrayal of the Jialan family in Tuoya State, where an Absolute Pinnacle Demigod personally led over a hundred thousand army to invade Xida State but was slain by Old Mr. Bai, who He Weidao had arranged early in Congyun City with a single strike.

Next, the Zeng family, holding half the land of Yunlan State and adjacent to Tuoya State, betrayed. At the time when the Jialan family launched their attack on Xida State, the Zeng family's Demigod in Yunlan State confronted Tangzhou Emperor Li, who was preparing to come to aid Xida State. And with the assistance of another Outer Realm Demigod who descended, they managed to hold Emperor Li in Yunlan State at the cost of only minor injuries.