After his father, Liu Shihao, returned to the lineage, he immediately convened the Elder Council to discuss how to respond to the current situation.
Liu Shihao briefed the elders on everything he knew, then said, "Father! Elders! Let's hear your thoughts! How should our lineage prepare? Xu'er, you go first!"
This was also a rule of procedure in the lineage's Elder Council: discussions began with the lowest-ranking elder.
After considering it for a while, Liu Changxu said gravely, "I believe we should organize all the lineage's cultivators and waste no time honing their demon hunting skills, so they won't be at a loss when a beast tide strikes. At the same time, we should select cultivators from the lineage to formally establish the Household Battle Corps and train them in battle formations. They would hunt demons in peacetime and fight external enemies in wartime."
After hearing Liu Changxu's suggestion, his mother, Lin Yulian, immediately said angrily, "By that reasoning, are you going to send your little sister onto the battlefield too? She's only ten!"
Every mother's greatest concern was still her children's safety.
Liu Changxu said, "Mother! We won't make cultivators under sixteen participate in major battles. We would just teach them some means of protecting themselves."
After hearing Liu Changxu say this, his mother, Lin Yulian, fell into thought as well!
In truth, everyone understood this reasoning; it was simply harder to accept when it concerned their own loved ones. But faced with a crisis that might destroy their home and wipe out their lineage, they had to confront reality.
His father, Liu Shihao, was also quite pleased with Liu Changxu's suggestion! He asked everyone, "What do you all think of Changxu's proposal?"
His third uncle, Liu Shijie, said, "It's a good proposal, but how many people would the