As Bai Yun looked at Bai Tianji, he quickly sized him up. But Bai Yun could not sense anything from him due to the great difference in their cultivation. He was standing there smiling, simply wearing a simple gray robe, and his beard swaying in the wind. He felt like he was looking at a mortal old man, albeit one who has great strength.
"Little Yun, little Mu, would you help an old man water some plants in his garden. I seem to be losing my strength. I am getting old after all." Bai Tanji asked while taking out two watering cans.
"Sure grandfather." Bai Mu said and took one of the watering cans.
Bai Yun rolled his eyes when he heard his great grandfather. His great grandfather was at the dao flower realm. And Bai Yun could not see any indication that he was losing his power due to age or injury. There was no problem for him to water the entire garden. If he wanted, he could even use his powers to do so quickly.
But Bai Yun did not fight with him. He took the last watering can with a smile and went towards the plants in the garden.
Bai Yun slowly started to water the flowers. As he did so, a strange smell wafted into his nose. Slowly Bai Yun found himself becoming more and more peaceful. Bai Yun slowly fell into a trance as he started to water the plants.
Bai Yun did not notice it himself as he moved automatically. He was slowly moving away further and further from the other two. Slowly his cultivation technique started to turn. Even without noticing anything, his cultivation base started to climb slowly. At the same time, it became more and more sturdy.
Bai Yun quickly fell into an ethereal state. He then stopped moving and slowly stood there and started meditating. As he stood there, Bai Yun felt the wind moving all around him. Slowly insights into the wind motion started appearing in his mind. His proficiency in both wind motion, as well as the dao of wind, was increasing at a rapid pace.
Bai Yun was in a rare moment of enlightenment. A moment of enlightenment could greatly help someone in comprehending a dao or a technique. Such things could only be found by chance and not looked for. Even with Bai Yun's talent resources, he could count the number of times he had went into moments of enlightenment with both of his hands. Then again, with his terrifying comprehension, it was not too necessary for him.
Bai Yun stood there in the same spot for half an hour. All around him there was a deafening silence. In a two foot region around him, all wind slowly stopped. It was as if Bai Yun had become the lord of the air, and all wind was prostrating before him.
Bai Yun smiled as he came out of his reverie. His comprehension of wind motion had increased by a great deal. His speed has more than doubled. Even though he was still a short distance from completely comprehending wind motion, it was no longer too far. He could almost see the day he would be able to completely comprehend the move.
But just a second later Bai Yun's eyes narrowed. He felt a terrifying killing intent coming from behind him. Bai Yun could also feel a strong force coming from behind him straight at his heart.
Bai Yun moved in an instant. He leaned forward and then sharply turned on his left leg. Due to the lean, when he turned around, the attack that was coming at him simply slid past him without hurting him. Bai Yun touched his right hand over his left hand, and quickly took out a dagger he had recently forged. The next second he turned around and drove the dagger into the neck of the person who attacked him and twisted it sharply.
It was only then that Bai Yun got a chance to breathe. He stopped and stared at his attacker. Bai Yun was surprised to find that it was his great grandfather.
The two of them stood there staring at each other. Bai Tianji was standing there with his hand outstretched in an attacking posture. Blood was dripping down his neck, and his eyes were staring at Bai Yun. Bai Yun was standing in an awkward posture with his two legs outstretched and his body twisted in a weird way.
Bai Tianji suddenly grinned as he looked at Bai Yun. "Outstanding." He said. Then suddenly his body started to break up. In a matter of moments, Bai Tianji's body quickly broke down and disappeared.
Just as Bai Yun was wondering what the hell was going on, he heard thunder like rumbling coming from quite far away. Bai Yun straightened up and turned to his right. In the distance, he could see two figured rapidly fighting. But they were moving too fast for Bai Yun to recognize them. He could barely see two blurs.
And his great grandfather was standing in front of him. He was using his power to suppress the waves created by the fight. Else both the garden and Bai Yun would have turned into powder a long time ago.
Suddenly the fight came to an end. Bai Yun suddenly realized that the two fighters were his father and his great grandfather. But currently, his father had driven a sword through the heart of his great grandfather. Then his great grandfather slowly broke up and disappeared.
"Not bad little Mu." Bai Yun suddenly heard his great grandfather, the one who was defending against the power, say. "But I must say, you have grown a little worse. It took you longer to defeat my clone than last time. You are getting rusty after not fighting for a long time. You should learn from your son. He finished the fight in a single move."
Bai Mu rolled his eyes when he heard his grandfather. "I haven't fought anyone in a long time. Of course, I would be rusty." He said." And I see you haven't changed your ways, you crazy old man."
Bai Tianji laughed when he heard Bai Mu. "Why should I change, this old man is perfect." He said.
Bai Yun's mouth twitched when he heard the two of them. He could almost guess what had happened. But he asked anyway just to be sure. "Could someone explain to me just what happened?"
Bai Tianji laughed. "It's nothing." He said." I was just testing the two of your combat ability by having you fight with a clone of mine with the same cultivation as you guys."
"It's this old man's hobby." Bai Mu continued. "Every time I come to visit, he always makes me fight his clone to test how well I do. One of the reasons I can fight so well is due to this crazy old man. You have no idea how many times I came close to dying under his arms."
"Almost dying builds character." Bai Tianji said. "Besides the reason you are still alive is due to my training. And by the way," he asked turned to Bai Yun, "you dodged my attack and even counter attacked very well. How did you learn to move and fight like that."
Bai Yun's mouth twitched when he heard the question. He didn't know how to reply. Both his father and his great grandfather was looking at him expectantly. What was he supposed to say? That he was trained by a genius in the way of the sword. That he had the inheritance of the Assassin God. That he had spent more time than their entire lifetime fighting in a Grand War. Any one of those excused could easily explain his fighting ability. But it wasn't like he could tell the truth.
"I don't know." Finally Bai Yun said. "Maybe I am just a genius."
The two of them simply looked at each other, before swinging their arms. Two slaps fell on Bai Yun's head instantly. Bai Yun held his head and scowled. "Does everyone in this family solve all problems through violence." Bai Yun asked. "don't hit me just because you aren't good enough."
The two of them only chuckled in response. Bai Tianji then waved his hands and a table and a few chairs appeared. The three of them then sat down and started to chat. Bai Yun was curious about the rest of his family, and he slowly brought the conversation to that side. When he finally asked about his grandfather, a look of sorrow passed by the eyes of the two men.
After a while Bai Tianji sighed and explained. "Our branch of the clan is quite famous. There is even a saying that we made a deal with the devil. That we were blessed, but for a price."
"What are you talking about?" Bai Yun asked.
For a moment Bai Tianji looked really old. He then continued with a sigh. "Almost all the people born in our branch are extremely talented. And they are extremely courageous. They live great lives that could all be turned into stories. But there are only a few people born in every generation. And the number of people in the brach also never grows too large."
"It has been this way for generations. Almost all the generations only had a single male heir. And they also had the children late in life."
"I had two children. Both sons. When your granduncle was born, it was a huge moment. My father was so happy. He thought that the curse was finally lifted. But he passed away not two years later. And my second son died before he even reached twenty in a beast wave. But he saved tens of thousands of people before he died. There is still a statue of him in the city he defended."
"And your grandfather died shortly after your father was born. The curse continued when you were born, and you were born with a broken soul. When I went to look for a cure for you, I honestly didn't expect to return." The old man finally said.
As Bai Yun looked at Bai Tianji. He felt as if the old man aged just by telling the story of their family. Bai Yun checked his body with his god sense just to make sure that there was no curse. But it was more likely a result of upbringing. If all the people in their family were like his father, people who would rather die than give up and change their ideals, then it was a miracle that the family actually survived to this day.
Bai Yun then looked at his father and asked, "Arent you afraid that you are going to be killed by the curse soon."
Bai Mu just laughed. "First of all, I am confident that I won't be killed. And even if I die, so what? It doesn't matter when you die. It matters how you lived and why you died."
As he said so, an unbreakable momentum rose from him. Bai Yun saw that both of them had that faith that did not allow them to bend in front of adversity. Bai Yun was familiar with that breath. Many powerful figures in his past life had similar breaths.
Bai Yun just chuckled and quickly changed the subject to more happier ones. They discussed the upcoming clan meeting, as well as what Bai Mu and Bai Tianji had experienced in the outside world. They were hoping to educate Bai Yun on the various things he could face. Even though Bai Yun had stories that would make their experiences look like children's tales, he just simply listened to them.
Soon many hours passed and evening came. Suddenly Bai Yun felt a movement in his storage ring. Someone had sent him a message.
Bai Yun took out his communication tool and listened to it. His face changed the moment he heard it.
It said, "Young Master Yun, please help. Ling-er's been poisoned."
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Bai Yun's face changed when he heard the message. In a moment it turned harsh and serious.
"Where are you right now?" He sent a message back to Bai Shi.
Bai Shi immediately send back the address. They were in a remote area of Yellow city.
"Dad I need your help." Bai Yun said. " A couple of my friends are in trouble. They have been poisoned. I need you to get me to them."
Before Bai Mu could respond, Bai Tianji cut in, "Where are they? I'll just bring them here."
Bai Yun gave the location Bai Shi provided him with to Bai Tianji. Bai Tianji then disappeared in front of his eyes. He used the teleportation ability available to dao step cultivators to fetch the two of them.
After a few moments, Bai Tianji appeared once again. He then wrapped up Bai Yun and Bai Mu in his power and teleported them to another room. When Bai Yun came to, he saw that he was standing in a large room with only a bed in the middle. Bai Ling-er was lying on the bed and Bai Shi was standing next to her looking worried and confused. He was looking around vigilantly. He was surprised because he was suddenly transported to a new place without any explanation.
"Young master Yun." Bai Shi cried out when he saw Bai Yun. His mind was pretty good. He was able to adapt pretty quickly to the change in scenery.
"What happened to Bai Ling-er?" Bai Yun asked while he studied Bai Ling-er's condition.
Bai Shi then took a deep breath and explained what had happened.
It seems that the two of them were investigating the soul shaker orb. They found someone who claimed to know about the soul shaker orb and was present during its sale. The man they found was interested in selling that information for money.
The two of them met up with the guy in order to make the exchange. But the two of them did not expect that the exchange was actually a trap. Thankfully Bai Ling-er figured out the truth quickly and they were able to escape. And thanks to the movement technique Bai Yun had given them, they were much faster than the people who were attacking them. The other party had only sent people at the qi condensation realm to make the exchange in order to not alarm the two of them. So the two of them were able to escape to a safe place. But during the chase, Bai Ling-er was hit by a poisonous powder from the enemy and fell into a stupor. Bai Shi did not know what to do and immediately contacted Bai Yun.
When Bai Mu heard that the two of them found traces of the soul shaker orb, he was surprised. He hadn't found anything even after investigating for so long. He then explained the situation to a confused Bai Tianji, who didn't know the background of the situation with the soul shaker orb, and left for the place the meet was supposed to take place. He wanted to see if he could find out some information from the people there.
"Great grandfather you must know some people who could help detoxify the poison in Bai Ling-er right?" Bai Yun asked Bai Tianji. "Could you ask one of them to help out?"
Bai Tianji walked up to Bai Ling-er and took her pulse. He stood there for a while. The longer he stood there, the more he frowned.
"Did she run for a long time while suppressing the poison in her?" Bai Tianji finally asked.
"Yes." Bai Shi said. He could see that there was something wrong from the way Bai Tianji asked the question.
"This kind of poison is not too much trouble usually." Bai Tianji explained. "I could easily expel such a poison with my power. But the problem is compounded by the fact that she suppressed the poison for too long. It has entered her marrows. In fact, I am quite impressed by this little girl's determination. She must have been in agony while the poison entered her marrows. She then kept on suppressing it instead of passing out as a normal person should."
"Thus the problem was created. It has spread all over her body and entered deep into her marrows. I reckon that she has an hour to live, maybe two at most. But this poison is specifically synthesized using an unusual combination. Even the best alchemist would take longer than the time she has left to prepare an antidote for this poison."
"And her body is too weak for me to try to use my power to force the poison out. The backlash alone will kill her. Honestly, I cant see a way to save her at all." Bai Tianji explained.
Bai Shi went pale when he heard Bai Tianji. Bai Shi and Bai Ling-er grew up together. Their bond was stronger than that of siblings. He could not bear to have the thought of her passing so early.
"But still you should call an alchemist anyway. Who knows if they could save her." Bai Yun said.
Bai Tainji nodded and disappeared. Bai Yun then sat down next to Bai Ling-er and took her pulse. He send his perception into Bai Ling-er's body. The more he sensed, the more he could see that what Bai Tinaji said was true. Even with his experience, he could not see any method to save her. But he didn't major in alchemy. His only hope was that someone else could save her.
A few minutes passed by as the condition of Bai Ling-er worsened. Suddenly Bai Tianji appeared alongside another man. Bai Yun quickly got out of the way, while the old man who came back with Bai Tianji took Bai Ling-ers pulse. After a few moments, he shook his head.
"There is nothing I can do." The old man finally said.
Bai Yun frowned when he heard this. "There must be some precious items in the clan's treasury that can heal her right?" Bai Yun asked the old man.
"There are many treasures that can save her. But the problem is that anything that can heal her in such a critical condition would be too powerful. She wouldn't be able to handle it with her cultivation. And anything that is mild enough for her to absorb would only be wasted. This little girl truly held on for an absurdly long time, worsening her condition to the limit." The old man explained.
"It's not as if there are no pills or medicines that have a mild power right?" Bai Yun asked.
"True, but the clan has no stock of such items." The old man said. "Her condition is extremely unique. A normal person at the qi condensation realm would not be able to hold on until the poison has done so much damage. So the clan has never needed anything like that. Anything that is powerful enough to help her and mild enough to not cause any extra damage would be too rare. So finding something like that in the outside world would take more time that she has got."
"Honestly, I would try to help her if I could." BAi Tianji said. "Anyone able to persevere through such pain must have an incredible will power. And losing someone like that would be a waste to the clan."
"And in the meantime, I will try to extend her life or try to find an antidote. Who knows, we might get lucky." The old man said.
"And I'll try to see if anything can be found that can save her life." Bai Tinaji said before disappearing.
Bai Yun quietly watched as Bai Ling-er's condition worsened. The old man fed Bai Ling-er with various pills and medicines. This seemed to slow down the poison, but it did not do much to save her life. The old man also took some blood from Bai Linger and threw it into a few cauldrons along with some herbs. He slowly started to refine the medicines in the cauldronS.
Bai Yun and Bai Shi simply stood aide waiting for some news from somewhere. Bai Shi was nearly sobbing. Bai Yun watched the whole thing with interest while also thinking of a way to save Bai Ling-er. But he couldn't come up with anything useful.
Time passed by quickly. Sonn nearly half an hour had passed. There was no change in Bai Ling-er's situation. Suddenly a fishy smell started to waft out from all the cauldrons. The old man sighed and put down the cauldrons. There was some kind of smoke coming from the cauldrons. It seemed as if his attempt to find an antidote had failed.
"It seems as if I need more training." The old man finally said. "It would seem as if it would require a much better alchemist that I to save this girl."
"Is there anyone else." Bai Shi asked in desperation. "Someone who is better than you when it comes to poisons."
"There are a few who can claim to be better than me at alchemy in yellow city." The old man said. "But they are not so good that they can instantly come up with a solution when I can't even see the faintest clue. It wouldn't matter even if all the others came together. We would need an immortal tier alchemist to save her life at this point."
"Just an immortal tier alchemist could save her life?" Bai Yun asked incredulously.
"What do you mean just an immortal tier alchemist?" The old man said. Bai Yun could see a bit of anger in his eyes. "Even the best alchemist in the howling wolf world can only claim to have reached the beginning stages in the dao of alchemy. We are all far away from reaching the immortal tier. The powers of an immortal tier alchemist aren't anything you can imagine. Is it possible for you to find an immortal tier alchemist so easily."
Bai Yun could see that he had insulted the old man. But he was no longer focused on that. It was true that Bai Yun had no idea where to find an immortal tier alchemist.
But he knew where to find a titled god tier alchemist. The God of Alchemy.
His legacy was there in the dao repository.
If Bai Yun could enter the dao repository, he could easily gain the legacy of the alchemy god as well as the solution to this problem. And to enter the dao repository he only needed to breakthrough to the foundation establishment realm, something he could do any time he wished.
Finally, Bai Yun could see an idea that would work.
Bai Yun moved immediately. There was no time to waste. He quickly reached the side of Bai Ling-er and cut her arm drawing some blood. He then quickly guided the blood into his own arms. If he wanted to get advice on how to create an antidote, then he needed a piece of the poison.
"What are you doing?" The old man asked Bai Yun. Even though he saw Bai un draw some blood into his arms he wasn't too worried. The amount of poison in it was too little. It would easily be neutralized by Bai Yun's body.
"I want to try and see if there is a way to save her by seeing how my own body handles the poison." Bai Yun immediately came up with a stupid excuse.
The old man simply shook his head. He could see that Bai Yun was lying but it wasn't his place to ask why.
Once he got a piece of the poison Bai Yun quickly left the room. He found another room adjacent to this one and sat down in meditation in the center of the room.
It was time to break through and reach the fourth circle level.
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