Most of the God Children and Goddesses present understood the implication behind Lin Bai's words.
Put simply, Lin Bai had already obtained the Thousand Province Edict from the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace, but he would not hand it over immediately to the few God Children and Goddesses or the Lineages behind them.
According to Lin Bai, the edict would remain deposited in the Devil Palace. However, the few God Children and Goddesses all understood that although he said the edict would be kept in the Devil Palace, it was actually being kept with Lin Bai.
As for why Lin Bai did not hand the edict over to them, he had fabricated a "flaw-riddled" excuse, but the other God Children and Goddesses all knew the real reason.
Lin Bai was worried that once they obtained the Thousand Province Edict, they would immediately switch sides and stop working for him.
Lin Bai's struggle with the First God Child and the Shi Family for control of the Devil Palace was already fraught with danger. The slightest misstep could very well leave him with his soul scattered and his spirit dispersed.
For Lin Bai to keep the edict in his own hands for the time being out of caution was only natural.
Although the few God Children and Goddesses briefly looked stunned, they soon understood what was going on.
In fact,
when Li Guxian heard Lin Bai say that he had obtained the Thousand Province Edict for the God Children and Goddesses present, a smile appeared on her face for an instant. But soon afterward, her brows knitted together with worry.
Li Guxian had been very worried that Lin Bai would hand the edict directly to the few God Children and Goddesses as he had before.
After all, when Lin Bai had