"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a piercing whistle rang out near High Ridge Mountain, audible for a hundred li around.
At that moment, every Bai Family cultivator-those hunting demon beasts outside, those meditating in the Ancestral Grounds, those tending spirit grass and spirit beasts...-looked shocked.
That piercing warning sounded only when the lineage faced a crisis of life and death.
After the whistle sounded.
Cultivators arrived one after another at the Bai Family's Council Hall. Almost everyone qualified to take part in its deliberations was at the late Qi Refining stage.
As soon as they entered, they saw the ancestor and lineage head already waiting inside. They hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Ancestor, Lineage Head!"
The Bo Family Ancestor's usual kindly expression had vanished, replaced by solemnity. He merely nodded slightly in response to their bows.
Before long, all the late Qi Refining stage members still on High Ridge Mountain had assembled.
Seated cross-legged, everyone looked at the lineage head, Bai Mingde, desperate to know what had happened.
Bai Mingde cast a questioning glance at the Bo Family Ancestor. Only after receiving his assent did he speak gravely. "Everyone, our Bai Family has reached a moment of life and death. According to reports from our scouts outside, a beast tide made up of five second-tier demon beasts and several thousand low-tier demon beasts is surging toward High Ridge Mountain."
His voice was heavy. "We may have to face the beast tide head-on!"
"Heavens, five second-tier demon beasts!"
"How could there be such a massive beast tide? High Ridge Mountain is so remote. Why are they heading here?"
"Do we still have time to retreat to the Immortal City?"
"There are too many second-tier demon beasts! This beast tide is beyond what our Bai Family can withstand!"
At Bai Mingde's words, the Bai Family