"Over the thousand-odd years we were separated, us old fellows only contacted each other three times. The first was when Tianyun sent us a message saying you were trapped in a Secret Realm and wouldn't be able to get out anytime soon, but your life was not in danger. She told us not to worry and to cultivate peacefully to raise our cultivation.
"The second time, Mingjia sent us word that people from the Wanqi Family had sought him out to inquire about you. He told them the truth—that he had not seen you since we separated, nor had you contacted him—and he even made a Heavenly Dao oath on the spot. Once the Wanqi Family confirmed that you had not contacted your old friends, they did not make things difficult for Mingjia.
"Mingjia feared the Wanqi Family would seek us out for confirmation, so he sent us a message. The moment I received it, I immediately disposed of all the goods I had on hand, then plunged straight into the Qilin Mountain Range. I fought my way inward from the outer ring bit by bit and did not enter a single Immortal City for over two hundred years.
"Other than those who found powerful backers, the rest were basically like me. They all went to remote mountain ranges to train. Even if the Wanqi Family wanted to find us, they might not have been able to.
"Our last contact was when the Inheritance Dungeon emerged. Since part of the dungeon lay within the former Weiling Realm's territory, I made time to return. I stayed in the dungeon for a while to clear its trials and earned myself a defensive immortal treasure before setting out for Central Immortal City.
"I knew that with your temperament, you would definitely come here