Bai Tianji

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."