The Bet!
Jiang Xuansu continued after Lin Bai, saying, "So Sect Master Senior Brother also knew this was a good opportunity. That was why he had already decided to test the depth of the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province during the Eternal Trial. He planned to send people into the Eternal Trial to assassinate every Heng Province Alliance martial artist!"
"Even I will enter the Eternal Trial by then to help the sect assassinate the Heng Province Alliance's martial artists."
"If every Heng Province Alliance martial artist dies in the Eternal Trial, the sect won't pursue who killed them. However, the Heng Province Alliance will know perfectly well that only the sect has the strength to wipe out all of their martial artists inside the Eternal Trial. At that point, if the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province decide to move against the Eternal Devil Sect, Sect Master Senior Brother will immediately strike back."
"Heh." Lin Bai let out a cold laugh and said nothing.
Jiang Xuansu frowned. "What are you laughing at?"
Lin Bai said, "The Heng Province Alliance won't move against the Eternal Devil Sect!"
Jiang Xuansu asked, "Why? The sect sent people to assassinate every Heng Province Alliance martial artist inside the Eternal Trial, and some of them were direct disciples of the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province. Now that they're dead, how could the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province not fly into a rage from shame and fury?"
"Because the Eight Great Noble Families of Heng Province aren't ready yet!" Lin Bai said seriously to Jiang Xuansu. "If they were ready, they would have moved against the Eternal Devil Sect long ago. They've endured and kept their wings folded for decades precisely because they aren't prepared for that battle