Zhang Yu secretly thought, "Compared to this fine, I would rather have a few bolts of heavenly thunder come down."
He recalled the scene of battling with the power of heavenly thunder in the Lower Realm before, getting struck by heavenly thunder a few times was much more economical than deducting money.
Zhan Xian said, "There used to be a time when heavenly thunder would directly descend. But later, some cultivators intentionally slandered immortals to collect heavenly thunder. Plus, slandering immortals and the Immortal Clan isn't exactly a violent crime, deducting money is far more effective than heavenly thunder, so gradually it turned into just fines."
Zhang Yu thought as much; descending heavenly thunder is costly and labor-intensive with no real benefits, especially when dealing with cultivators who can utilize heavenly thunder, it's like sending them Immortal Dao Resources. A direct notice imposing a fine saves time, effort, and can generate revenue.
