Lin Bai, seated on the Stone Throne, nodded in agreement after hearing Hu Xiangdao's explanation.
"Indeed."
"Based on my understanding of the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace and the three Saint Elders, even if I had not joined the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, those four would certainly have found other ways to suppress the Shi Family and the First God Child."
"They would never allow the Shi Family to become the sole dominant power and rule the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace."
"Palace Master had already been thinking of dealing with the Shi Family. It was only that Shi Renshan, that old fox, was deeply concealed and would never easily reveal his weak points or flaws."
"Even if there were some flaws, they would be insignificant matters, completely incapable of dealing the Shi Family a fatal blow!"
Lin Bai gently rubbed his chin and sank into thought.
"Although Palace Master is a Great Mystic Art User, if he acted tyrannically and slaughtered the entire Shi Family outright, his prestige would vanish without a trace."
"The martial artists and families of the entire Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would live in fear, all afraid that the next family to be slaughtered would be their own."
"Once order collapsed, the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace would fall apart in an instant."
"More importantly... neither the Devil Realm nor the Spirit Realm can withstand the turmoil caused by a Great Mystic Art User right now. The Great Mystic Art Users of the four great realms have an unspoken understanding not to interfere lightly in trivial affairs."
"So if Palace Master wants to deal with the Shi Family, he must have a legitimate excuse or reason."
"And that reason must be sufficiently compelling—compelling enough... to make the Great Mystic Art Users descend into a deadly battle!"