Master Lan quickly made a decision, separating these matters one by one, drawing up a plan, and rearranging them.
After Master Lan finished speaking, Xue Tieyi did not immediately state his position. Instead, the tapping of several fingers against the armrest grew more rapid.
Only after more than ten breaths had passed did Xue Tieyi finally speak.
"If the plan is decided this way, then from now on, Li Yan can only be a core disciple of Soul Suppression Palace. He must not harbor the slightest intention of betrayal.
Otherwise, simply killing him will not be enough. Everyone connected to him must be thoroughly wiped out, leaving not a single one alive—cutting down the weeds and pulling up the roots.
We are using him to achieve our goals, but he will also learn quite a few of the sect's core secrets because of it. Once such information leaks out, our enemies will no longer have any scruples.
We may then be besieged from all sides, plunging the sect into a state beyond redemption!
However, I agree with Master Lan's suggestion. I believe Tang Feng should first go and explain things to him, telling him about some of the sect's circumstances.
But the pressure cannot all be released at once, lest he develop a feeling of hopelessness..."
Xue Tieyi first laid out the stakes and confirmed Li Yan's position within the sect. Yet with a turn of his words, he was speaking of matters that involved exterminating entire families at the drop of a hat.
His tone, however, was exceedingly calm and unhurried, as though he were merely discussing some commonplace matter. It was as if however many people died meant nothing to him.
If the Spirit Slaying Sect learned of this matter, they would certainly want to skin Li Yan