The idea sparked a heated discussion among everyone.
The red-haired elder who had welcomed Lin Ke spoke first. "Though this method is feasible, don't forget that he is still a member of the Demon Race."
"Given his status, the Demon Race should be capable of keeping him alive even if his life-bound demon core is destroyed."
"In my view, we should simply kill him and be done with it."
Another elder countered:
"In my view, we should keep Jin Zhan alive. Though Brother Huomu has a point, Jin Zhan's willingness to hand over his life-bound demon core is enough to show his sincerity."
"Even if he only wanted to cling to life a little longer, put yourselves in his shoes. If any of you here faced such a situation, would you have that kind of resolve?"
"So we cannot kill Jin Zhan. Keeping him alive will let him serve a greater purpose instead."
The "Brother Huomu" he referred to was, of course, the elder who had just spoken.
Another elder, who looked like an old woman, spoke:
"There's really no need to see this as such a grave problem. Think about it: however talented Jin Zhan may be, he is merely a Golden Core demon."
"His importance lies solely in his status. The best course is to use that status to secure benefits for our Human Race."
But another elder with a bushy beard disagreed. "If that's the case, why not simply imprison Jin Zhan and search his soul to investigate the Demon Race's movements?"
"That would be simple and easy. Why bother with all those schemes and only add to our troubles?"
Jin Zhan's lineage was one of the Demon Race's foremost bloodlines.
The information he could access was beyond the reach of ordinary demons. As long as they