"Loneliness!"
Lin Bai's mind suddenly opened up, and Old Wen's words struck straight at the crux of the matter.
Old Wen was right. Although Lin Bai had encountered seniors of the Heaven Swallowing Race on his path of cultivation, the state of their lives had been extremely dire.
Some had been reduced to nothing but bones, while others existed only as fragmented souls that would soon scatter into nothingness.
Only after arriving in the Devil Realm had Lin Bai met two members of the Heaven Swallowing Race: Leng Xingguang and the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace.
That was what had given Lin Bai a way to ease his loneliness.
It was also why, after Leng Xingguang had been kidnapped by the Soul Refinement Sect, Lin Bai had done everything possible to rescue him.
If Leng Xingguang had been treated as Lin Bai's friend, then the appearance of the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace had completely filled the void of "elderly care" in Lin Bai's life.
To Lin Bai, the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace was more like an elder who cared for him with the utmost devotion. No matter how much Lin Bai caused trouble, how wildly he acted, or how many foolish things he did, this elder would always defend and protect him without hesitation.
Perhaps for that reason, Lin Bai had developed a sense of belonging to the Devil Realm Eastern Region and begun to feel that the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was his "home."
He did not want to see the Devil Realm Eastern Region destroyed in an instant, nor did he want to see the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace's souls scatter into nothingness.
Simply put, Old Wen meant that... after acknowledging the Palace Lord of the Demon Palace, Lin Bai had found the