Lin Bai saw in the ancient records that Senior Yun Fusheng had actually traveled alongside that member of the Heaven Swallowing Race, and that the member of the Heaven Swallowing Race had even told Senior Yun Fusheng many secrets about his race. This immediately lifted Lin Bai's spirits, and he continued reading.
"...According to what that member of the Heaven Swallowing Race said, although the Dao Fruit of the Heaven Swallowing Race could devour other people's Dao Fruits, progress was extremely slow. He gave me a very simple example, but it made my scalp go numb."
"...He once said that, for example, if a member of the Heaven Swallowing Race wanted to break through from a First-Rank Dao Venerable to a Second-Rank Dao Venerable, relying solely on devouring other people's Dao Fruits would require devouring at least ten thousand Dao Fruits to break through a single realm. After breaking through to the Second-Rank Dao Venerable Realm, breaking through to the Third-Rank Dao Venerable Realm would require at least thirty thousand Dao Fruits... With every breakthrough, the number of Dao Fruits needed would multiply to an astronomical figure!"
"Thus, that member of the Heaven Swallowing Race was unwilling to raise the Slaughter Blade and plunge all living beings beneath the heavens into misery. Instead, he traveled throughout the world, comprehending the transformations of heaven and earth, seeking opportunities, and using them to break through. He often appeared in the various perilous places of the Devil Realm, hoping to obtain the Dao intent and Dao Fruits left behind by powerful experts, and use them for cultivation."
"...I was once influenced by the orthodox teachings of the Giant God Race. I originally believed that every member of the Heaven Swallowing Race deserved to be condemned as utterly evil and killed on sight. But