When Zheng Fa was about to leave the Heavenly Stele Realm, Half Mountain City was already somewhat different.
The backbone of the Thunderbolt Sect had mostly turned to ash.
It can't be said that objects found on the road were unclaimed or that doors remained unlocked at night, but those who committed wrongdoings were probably trembling with fear.
The majority of the remaining people were judged by the Sealing God Book to be not deserving of death—although Zheng Fa would still bring down Heavenly Tribulation Thunder as punishment, its strength varied.
The severe ones would still leave people gravely injured, while the milder ones might merely be accompanied by a few peals of thunder:
It was largely to remind them that a deity watches over them from three feet above.
Zheng Fa didn't do anything superfluous, merely harvesting Heavenly Merit at designated times each day.
But the offerings of incense in the temple continued to increase day by day.
