"Because... people's hearts are treacherous!" Lin Bai said with a light chuckle.
Lan Yuxin and Hu Xin'er both looked at Lin Bai in confusion.
Lin Bai said expressionlessly, "Didn't you hear what the Sect Master of Tianhua Mountain said just now?"
"He said that the Demon Sect had no disciple registry and no factions. They were all unaffiliated—every one of them a Rogue Cultivator!"
"They entered Fengge Domain, killing everyone they saw and snatching every treasure they found!"
Lin Bai said.
Lan Yuxin said, "But even so, Fengge Domain shouldn't have collapsed so completely!"
Lin Bai continued, "Lan Yuxin, don't you understand yet? The Demon Sect disciples who entered Fengge Domain were probably very few, while there might be countless Demon Sect disciples born within Fengge Domain itself!"
Lan Yuxin and Hu Xin'er exchanged a glance, both looking at Lin Bai in confusion.
Lin Bai explained, "Demon Sect disciples have no registry and no names. Naturally, no one knows how many Demon Sect disciples there are, nor can they tell who those Demon Sect disciples are!"
"In such a vast domain as Fengge Domain, there were bound to be countless Lineages and sects. There were bound to be plenty of friction between those Lineages and sects!"
"But they had never fallen out completely, because Fengge Domain had once been a peaceful and prosperous age!"
"But with the Demon Sect's arrival, everyone sought to protect themselves, increase their strength, and obtain cultivation resources!"
"And the Demon Sect's arrival gave them a reason to go to war!"
"For the sake of strength and cultivation resources, these Lineages and sects began warring with one another and plundering resources!"
Lin Bai said indifferently.
Lan Yuxin and Hu Xin'er's faces were utterly cold.
Lin Bai continued, "There might also have been many martial artists who