Lin Bai roughly understood what the Seven Nights Divine Sect was worried about.
Given the current situation, Lin Bai and Li Guxian had spent the previous period campaigning against the Pure Yang Sect and Phoenix Valley, allowing the First God Child to rapidly seize power within the sect.
At present, most of the elders in the Council of Elders who possessed "voting rights" belonged to the First God Child's faction.
Lin Bai's position and authority within the Council of Elders were not particularly high. Aside from the Saint Elder's willingness to support him, the other ordinary lineages and elders were unwilling to step forward and help.
But the Saint Elder's support alone was far from enough. After all, the Saint Elder would exercise her "veto" only on major matters such as "removing Lin Bai from his position as Imperial Son."
As for other minor matters, the Saint Elder could not possibly favor Lin Bai completely.
In other words... the First God Child and Shi Renshan had already seized control of the Council of Elders.
On top of that, during this period, the First God Child and Shi Renshan had constantly demanded that the Devil Palace remove Lin Bai, while increasing their external "propaganda offensive."
Although Lin Bai and Li Guxian both knew that these were rumors spread by the First God Child and Shi Renshan, and that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace could not possibly remove Lin Bai at present...
When those rumors reached the Seven Nights Divine Sect, Phoenix Valley, and the outside forces willing to support Lin Bai, however, they set everyone's minds racing.
This was especially true for those forces with extremely close chains of interest tied to Lin Bai. They were even more panic-stricken.
"I understand."
"I will give the Seven Nights Divine Sect a clear