Before Wang Rongrong could respond, Gu Beiting, Old Sui, and the others all cried out in unison, "Absolutely not!"
Biao Cen gave a cold snort. "Do you doubt my abilities?"
"Who doesn't admire Second Elder Biao's might?" Gu Beiting said. "But Xu Yi is a Southern Heavenly Court immortal official, and a celebrated one at that. If news of his assassination gets out, it'll surely unite the higher-ups of the Heavenly Court against us. I'm not trying to belittle myself, but as things stand, the Southern Heavenly Court is still the most powerful force in the land. If its leaders weren't busy checking one another, the Evil Court and Northern Heavenly Court would have little strength to stand against it."
"If Xu Yi's death unites the Southern Heavenly Court's leaders against us, we'll have traded something small for something far greater. If Lord Heavenly King hears of this, he'll unleash his thunderous wrath. Second Elder Biao, please think it over. Think it over."
Biao Cen was so furious he couldn't speak. Then someone said, "If strength alone guaranteed victory, Xu Yi would have died countless times by now. How else could he have escaped at Mang Grouped Mountains, right under everyone's noses? I believe that to eliminate Xu Yi, outwitting him is far better than meeting force with force."
Biao Cen turned his glare on Suijie, who had spoken, his rage burning hotter. "You lowly backwoods nobody, and you dare run your mouth? If you had a plan, you wouldn't have ended up taking Profound Yellow Essence from Xiong Wan and killing on his behalf. Brother Wang, what right does a lowlife like Suijie have to sit in the same room with us and discuss matters?"
Suijie sneered. "I earned my place by helping Brother Wang reach an agreement with