After hearing Saint Elder Shi Renshan's report, Lin Bai finally realized just how enormous the toll of a war could be.
But then he thought about it. If even the Devil Palace was struggling so hard to hold on, what was the situation like on Chu's side?
Chu's foundations were certainly much stronger than the Devil Palace's, so its situation might be somewhat better.
But even if it was better, Chu still could not sustain a prolonged standoff and war of attrition. They must be tearing their hair out over it as well.
Saint Elder Shi Renshan glanced around, especially at the Palace Master, before speaking to Lin Bai:
"I believe the Emperor Child need not worry too much about the borderlands for now."
"The war in the borderlands cannot end anytime soon. Too many grudges and interests are tangled up in it."
"The situation is currently at a stalemate, so we can only wait until both sides exhaust their resources... or perhaps until the high-level martial artists of this world reach an agreement."
That was one of the main reasons Saint Elder Shi Renshan had looked toward the Palace Master.
As an elder of the Devil Palace, Saint Elder Shi Renshan knew very well that as long as a Great Mystic Art User was willing to enter the fray, ending the war between the Eastern and Northern Regions would be a mere sentence.
That was why he had said, "until the high-level martial artists of this world reach an agreement."
His words also gave Lin Bai a completely new line of thought. He knitted his brows and pondered for a moment.
Could it be that the Great Mystic Art Users of the Devil Realm are deciding something?
What exactly are the Great Mystic Art Users thinking?
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