After venturing through the city for some time, Clip came upon a large estate at the very center of the entire city. 'The Dustlight Clan, so this should be it.' He thought to himself as he approached the entrance of the Clan.
"Stop! This is the property of the Dustlight Clan! State your purpose!" One of the guards barked, to which Clip simply chuckled. 'At least this guard's at the Qi Condensation Realm.' He thought to himself.
"My name is Clip Black Sky, my mother is Euryphaessa Dustlight. I've come here to visit my grandparents and pay my respects." Clip replied. Upon hearing this the guards began to tremble, there was no one within the 10 surrounding regions who didn't know "Black Sky", and there were even fewer who would dare impersonate such a Clan.
"I-Inform the Clan Head immediately! His grandson has arrived!" The guard ran into the Clan. Seeing this Clip was rather surprised. He was sure that this would be the moment he'd have to prove his identity via his strength, or be captured and have to display his bloodline.
A few minutes later the guard returned with a middle-aged man. He was clad in luxurious grey-golden robes, and had long black hair. His most striking feature were definitely his eyes, they were a bright golden colour, nearly identical to Clip's own.
"A-Are you Clip?" The middle-aged man asked, his voice shaking ever so slightly.
"Yes, and you?" Clip replied, but before he could get an answer the middle-age man rushed towards him and gave him a tight hug.
"Oh how your grandfather has missed you! I haven't seen you since the day you were born, you've grown up very well!" The middle-aged man laughed happily, almost crushing Clip.
On the other hand Clip was very very confused. 'I swear the last time I saw him he was a greying old man. Did he make a breakthrough?' With this thought in mind, he tried to probe the middle-aged man with his Soul Sense.
"Hmm? You've already reached the Soul Opening Realm!? As expect of my grandson!" The middle-aged man roared in happiness. To the side the guards could only watch this scene in shock.
"A-All right grandfather, c-can you let me go for now. You're hugging me a bit too tightly." Clip squeaked out as he felt his chest caving in on itself.
"Of course, of course. I am sorry Clip I am just so excited to see you! How's your mother?" His grandfather questioned as he let him go. But then suddenly the middle-aged man looked around and raised a brow.
"Actually lets go somewhere a little more private." Coming back to his senses, he grabbed Clip before disappearing from the entrance. Immediately Clip felt himself moving at great speeds, and in a mere few seconds found himself in a room.
"Here's more private. Tell me, how've you been? How's your mother? Is your father treating you two well? I know he has many wives and children but back then he promised me that he'd treat you two with the utmost care." He fired question after question.
"I am all right, I haven't seen my mother in some time but last time I did she was quite happy. Father treats us well, its just that I don't see him all that often." Clip answered as best he could.
The truth was he hadn't seen his mother in 5 years, and the only way he'd communicate with his father in the past 10 was via the Sky Piercer. But he didn't want his grandfather to worry.
"That's good to hear. Next time you see your mother tell her to visit her old man more often!" He chuckled before he looked at Clip seriously. "But why are you here Clip. While I am happy to see you it can't be you left the Clan just to see me. Are you in trouble?"
"To be honest grandfather my talent amongst my siblings is mediocre, so I wished to leave the Clan to gain some life experience. I was hoping to stay here for some time to get used to the outside world before leaving on a journey." Clip explained.
Naturally his grandfather understood this. He was of course happy to see his grandson, but as a Clan Head himself and a man who had lived well over 100 years internal strife and conflict weren't topics he was unfamiliar with.
"Okay don't worry about all that, you can stay as long as you need. And you have my guarantee, within Dustlight City no one can touch you!" He declared before the two continued to chat a bit more.
They caught up on each other's lives a bit, and Clip found out more information about his mother and the Dustlight Clan. 'Why was I never informed about this?' Clip was shocked by the information he found out from his grandfather.
The Dustlight Clan had a grand history in its own right. Their founding ancestor was a Spirit Emperor who dominated the Dust Region, but after his death the Clan slowly decline until where it was now. Fortunately his father had helped out a bit allowing his grandfather to become a Spirit King otherwise the Clan would have declined even further.
"Hmm Clip, its been great talking to you but I should get back to work. I'll have some servants settle you in your mother's former courtyard. If you need anything at all, just come find me." His grandfather said before sending Clip off.
Clip bade farewell to his grandfather before going to his new residence. Once there he immediately locked himself into his cultivation chamber. 'It seems there's something my grandfather is keeping from me....but it doesn't matter, for now I just need to cultivate. I wonder what gifts I got for reaching the Soul Opening Realm.'