Once, I wanted to be a good person

With that cry of the phoenix, all the forces at the provincial government felt something and looked towards the direction of the Si Family estate....

.....

Bai Zhi's father and Lady Jin were flirting, but upon hearing the phoenix cry, their actions suddenly paused and they looked surprisingly towards the Si Family estate.

After a moment, the two exchanged a glance, and Lady Jin said, "Is it Lan Bing?"

Bai Zhi's father furrowed his brow deeply and nodded....

...

Jiang Family.

Over the past ten days, Jiang Cheng's father seemed to have aged significantly. He walked out the door, looked towards the Si Family estate, and his eyes were filled with exhaustion, "The Ice Phoenix has emerged? Times of chaos are coming."

.....

Outside the provincial government, at that rural courtyard.

He Weidao, usually calm and composed, completely retracted his expression at that moment.

He looked at that direction with neither joy nor sorrow, his gaze slightly fluctuating, 'Ice Phoenix....'

"Old Mr. Bai, have you really made up your mind....?"

Just as various forces had different mindsets, an ice-blue phoenix suddenly rose from the Land of Phoenix Cry, soaring in the sky.

The phoenix seemed to be entirely composed of ice crystals, its entire body shimmering with sapphire light, and its long tail wings fluttered in the wind. Just a gentle sway caused the temperature in the air to plummet, following which the water vapor in the sky condensed into water droplets. In mere moments, the sky started to drizzle, then the cold wind arose, turning the falling rain into glistening snowflakes that quietly drifted down....

"It's snowing, mom, it's snowing."

"Yes, it seems like the snow is coming particularly early this year."

At the provincial government, ordinary people were looking up at the snowflakes, with children joyfully running in the falling snow, laughter echoing everywhere.

And at that moment, the ice crystal phoenix in the sky suddenly ignited, with dark blue flames erupting from all over its body, burning into ashes in the blue flames.

Then, a small blue chick emerged silently from the fire.

It seemed to possess boundless vitality, rapidly growing and transforming in the night sky, and within a few short breaths, another ice crystal phoenix was born.

The ice crystal phoenix kept spiraling relentless above the provincial government, driving the cold air, and then.... burned again.

This cycle continued, with the crowd witnessing the ice crystal phoenix's destruction and rebirth six times.

The forces at the provincial government, initially watching quietly, the more they observed, the more solemn their expressions became.

Meanwhile, at the Si Family estate, on the roof of Villa No. 9, Black Bull and Hei Po could no longer sit still. They stared at the phantom in the sky in astonishment, finding it hard to believe, "Mortality-Shedding Six Transformations? It's actually reached Mortality-Shedding Six Transformations?"

Fang Ze gave them a curious look and then asked, "What Mortality-Shedding Six Transformations? What are you talking about?"

Hei Po snapped back to her senses at Fang Ze's question. She coughed and explained, "Young Master.... after Awakeners reach the Mortality-Shedding stage, they must start attempting to ascend the Law Starry Sky."

"The Law Starry Sky is said to be the world's most primordial place. It's a high-tower-like illusion space with nine levels, starting with Law Keystones spiraling upward like stairs from the first level."

"By ascending along the Law Keystones to the highest level, the ninth level, one can reach the Ascension stage."

"During this journey, each rotation and ascent from one level to another marks a progress, also known as a transformation. Now looking at Director Lan, she just broke through to the Mortality-Shedding stage and is continuously ascending the Law Starry Sky, taking a leap of six levels at once!"

Listening to their words, Fang Ze, who never had a concept of the stages after Mortality-Shedding, couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

He involuntarily looked towards Lan Bing: the cultivation in this world had always been very fair, emphasizing the accumulation of resources. Only through building up strength over time could one soar to great heights. So, this means Lan Bing might have already reached Mortality-Shedding stage strength but hadn't broken through yet.

She only broke through all the stages at once due to acquiring the Mortality-Shedding Fruit now.

But.... why didn't she break through before?

Judging from the Bai Family's attitude, it was clear they were willing to give her the Mortality-Shedding Fruit. Was she unwilling to accept it?

Even if she didn't want to bear the Bai Family's mark, with her potential and position, she could have joined the Federation, right? But she didn't?

What's the reason behind all this.....?

After six transformations, the Ice Phoenix quieted down, and the ice on Villa No. 10 had completely solidified into a giant ice mountain, freezing the entire villa within.

What's more miraculous is that although the ice mountain previously emitted a strong chill, it now seemed to not give off any cold and looked more like crystal than ice....

Fang Ze stood on Villa No. 9's roof and watched for a while, then looked at Black Bull, saying, "General, if you have no tasks next, protect Bing here for now."

Black Bull clasped his hands in a salute and replied in a deep voice, "Yes, Young Master!"

Then Fang Ze turned to Hei Po, "Hei Po. How far have you progressed with the God-trapping Method, and how much more time do you need?"

Upon hearing Fang Ze's inquiry, Hei Po slightly bowed and, with her aged voice, said, "Young Master, I was about to tell you."

"Previously, the God-trapping Method was stuck at a phase with no progress. I searched for the issue for a long time but couldn't find it. Only when I advanced to the Mortality-Shedding stage, did I realize it was due to my inadequate realm and strength."