Several days have passed since Bai Yuanqi recounted the past in the back mountain.
Feng Lingtian Feng Xiaotian's lives gradually returned to normal. On a sunny day, the two brothers decided to visit their mother, Bai Qingyin.
Bai Qingyin's spirits are much better than a few days ago; she's already able to get out of bed and walk a few steps in the yard.
Feng Lingtian sat with her in the courtyard for a while, then suddenly remembered something he had noticed the day before and asked, "Mother, the ancestor called the patriarch of the Speed Clan ' Old He,' and his tone sounded very familiar."
Furthermore, the patriarch of the Speed Clan also has the surname Bai—but our family's Martial Soul is the Peregrine Falcon Sharp-Tailed Swift. How come both families have the surname Bai? Is there any connection between them?"
Bai Qingyin was somewhat surprised. "You're quite observant. The Speed Family and the Speed Clan are indeed related—"
When the Speed Clan joined the Wind Control Divine Sect, they were subordinate to the Speed Family. They formed a marriage alliance, changed their surname, and have used it ever since.
Feng Lingtian nodded and didn't ask any further questions.
He sat for a while longer before leaving with his brother Feng Xiaotian.
As he walked out of the courtyard, Feng Xiaotian glanced at him. "The truth is pretty much clear now; the rest is beyond our control. What do you plan to do next?"
Feng Lingtian and said, "After upgrading my previous Communication Soul Tool from Resonance Stone to Communication Stone, I always felt there was still room for further investigation—"
Its current application is still too limited. Now that things have temporarily come to a halt, I'd like to focus on researching this further.
Feng Xiaotian nodded. "Then I should focus my energy back on myself. The path of wind attribute is still long, and I want to try to see if I can reach its peak."
The two brothers parted ways at the fork in the corridor; one went towards the training ground, and the other went towards the side hall of the Pill Pavilion.
Feng Lingtian returned to the side hall, opened " Lingtian's Notes," and added a few lines next to the records on the Communication Stone. He wrote down the current problems with the Communication Soul Tool—
Limited distance, easily broken signal, and inability to transmit to multiple people simultaneously. Then, a few words were written below: Next stage goal—stability, long distance, and wide coverage.
He stared at those words for a while, then circled them, wrote the word "medium" next to it, and added a question mark.
He knew what to do next—find something that could carry Soul Power signals and transmit them stably over distances. But what that was, he had no idea for the time being. He closed his notebook, not wanting to think about it any further.
A few days later, Bai Yuanqi returned and had Feng Lingtian summoned to the back mountain. Bai Yuanqi sat at the stone table in the courtyard, with a cup of tea that had gone cold in front of him.
Feng Lingtian sat down opposite him. "Ancestor."
Bai Yuanqi didn't beat around the bush. "A couple of days ago, I summoned the patriarchs of the other three clans to the old ancestral lands of the Wind Control Divine Sect for a meeting."
He picked up the herbal tea, took a sip, and put it down before continuing, " Old He has arrived, the sect leader of the Wind Sword Sect has arrived, and the patriarch of the Shadow Clan has also come in person."
I previously said I didn't know where the Shadow Clan had gone because I wanted to protect them. But now the four clans have reached an agreement and are willing to reunite as one clan and Pill Pavilion, so you don't need to worry about me."
Feng Lingtian nodded without interrupting.
"The four of us sat in the main hall of the old clan's territory for an entire day, talking from morning till night. After I finished telling the truth about what happened back then, the sect leader of the Wind Sword Sect spoke first—"
He said that the letter came too suddenly back then, and every record on it matched the internal affairs details of the Speed Family. He didn't have time to verify it before he believed it.
Looking back now, I feel very ashamed. I realize I was too impulsive, and I apologize for what I did back then.
After listening, Feng Lingtian only asked one question, "Then, do you know who that informant we discussed earlier is?"
Bai Yuanqi glanced at him. "You know how to grasp the key points. The informant has been found; the problem lies with the Shadow Clan."
Feng Lingtian waited quietly.
"Back then, their clan had a second elder who married a woman from an ordinary family—but that family was actually connected to the Spirit Hall."
The Second Elder's wife knew nothing about the Shadow Clan or the Wind Control Divine Sect; she only knew that her husband had a good friend in the Speed Family.
Once, when she was writing a letter home, she casually mentioned that her husband had been saying lately, "That friend from the Speed Family is so busy he doesn't even have time to drink anymore. I wonder what he's so busy with."
Bai Yuanqi paused for a moment. "It was just a casual remark. But when that letter fell into the hands of the Spirit Hall, they sensed something unusual in that sentence—"
The Speed Family suddenly became very busy. The Spirit Hall followed this lead and began monitoring the Speed Family, only to discover that the Speed Family was investigating them.
After listening, Feng Lingtian remained silent for a while. "So the Second Elder did nothing, and his wife only wrote a casual remark, but the Spirit Hall pried open a breach from there."
"Yes, the Second Elder didn't even know what he had done wrong until he was expelled from the clan territory," Bai Yuanqi said. " The Shadow Clan was afraid that the other clans would think they were shirking responsibility, so they found a reason to expel his lineage from the clan territory."
He paused for a moment. "The expelled lineage saw its members die one after another, until only one person remained—that was Gui Mei. Later, the Shadow Clan discovered that Gui Mei had joined the Spirit Hall, but by then it was too late to intervene."
When Feng Lingtian heard the name " Gui Mei," his heart stirred slightly, but he didn't show it on his face.
He remained silent for a moment before speaking, "So, regarding the matter of the Second Elder's lineage, the Shadow Clan has chosen to speak out now, which means they've let it go?"
Bai Yuanqi nodded. "Yes, they kept that matter to themselves for decades. Now that it's out in the open, they feel at ease. Now that the four clans have spoken their minds, there are no more barriers between them."
Feng Lingtian nodded. "So... the Pill Pavilion has grown stronger again?"
"Not bad." Bai Yuanqi looked at him. " The Pill Pavilion you founded is no longer just a place for refining pills."
Feng Lingtian nodded.
Bai Yuanqi stood up and walked into the house. "I've said everything I needed to say. Now go about your business."
Feng Lingtian rose to take his leave, and as he stepped out of the courtyard, the sun shone brightly. Walking back to the side hall of the Pill Pavilion, he felt much more at ease.
The matter of the Speed Family has been resolved. The Pill Pavilion has officially taken over the inheritance of the Wind Control Divine Sect, and the four clans have returned to their former state. That's good.
When Feng Lingtian pushed open the door to the side hall, Su Mei'er was already there, sitting in a chair by the window flipping through a book. Hearing footsteps, she looked up at him and asked, "What does Elder Bai want with you?"
Feng Lingtian sat down at the table. "Our ancestor told me a truth—the reason the Speed Family was wiped out was simply because of a family letter."
Su Mei'er didn't press him further, as if her question was merely to confirm he was alright, before lowering her head again to continue reading.
Feng Lingtian sat there, his gaze fixed on the pot of Blue Silver Grass on the windowsill, his mind still preoccupied with the matter of the Communication Soul Tool. The Blue Silver Grass grew quietly on the windowsill, its leaves swaying gently in the wind. He stared at the leaf for a few moments, vaguely sensing that something was right in front of him, but he hadn't yet grasped it.
Before he could think it through, a student quickly walked to the door and said, "Senior Feng, the Oscar from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that you asked me to keep an eye on, he left early this morning carrying a package."
Upon hearing this, Feng Lingtian closed his notebook, got up, and walked out. As he walked through the corridor towards the academy gate, he thought to himself—
Oscar did indeed leave. Just like in the original story, he embarked on the dangerous and reckless path he had chosen himself.
Feng Lingtian knew how long this road would take, and he also knew why he was on it. He wanted to help this deeply affectionate person, even if it was just by passing him a note.
He quickened his pace and headed towards the city gate.