"Fellow Daoist Qin, please come quickly to the Bai Household Hall. There is an important matter to discuss."
Just as Qin Fengming was immersed in cultivation, a voice-transmission talisman flashed into his cave abode.
Hearing the slight urgency in Wu's voice, Qin Fengming felt a faint jolt in his heart. Given Wu's cultivation, he absolutely should not have shown such an unsteady state of mind.
He sprang to his feet, recalled his spirit beasts and spirit insects into the Spirit Beast Bracelet, and had his second Nascent Soul return to the Pill Sea before flying out.
"Fellow Daoist Wu, may I ask why you summoned this Qin here in such haste? Has the Wilderness begun to open?" Qin Fengming went straight to that Bai Household great hall. Seeing the five cultivators seated inside, he showed no surprise. Instead, he clasped his fists toward Wu and spoke courteously.
"Hahahaha, Fellow Daoist Qin, you truly kept your abilities hidden. A few years ago, you actually obtained that Stone Incense Grass by yourself, yet after returning to the Bai Household, you never mentioned it at all. If Fellow Daoist Qu had not told me today, this old man would still not know that my Bai Household had taken in such a powerful fellow cultivator.
"This is Fellow Daoist Qu Mubai, one of Ding'an City's three City Lords. This is Bai Hanjian, the head of my Bai Household here. These two are Fellow Daoist Gong and Fellow Daoist Tian. They have also joined the Bai Household and intend to enter the Wilderness together."
When Qin Fengming entered the hall, the five Integration stage cultivators inside turned around simultaneously and looked toward him.
Yet only Wu and two of the cultivators rose to their feet. The other two merely cast Qin Fengming a cold, ominous