"What do you mean, Sect Master?"
Xiao Mo asked in confusion.
"It's a long story."
Luo Jie took a sip of tea and sighed.
"Three thousand years ago, there was a disturbance in the White Bone Forbidden Land, one of the four great forbidden lands in the Western Regions. The Sect Masters of the major sects in the Western Regions brought their elders and Peak Masters to the White Bone Forbidden Land in search of opportunities.
Your grandmaster and my master went as well.
At the time, over a hundred sects entered the White Bone Secret Realm. More than four thousand people went in, including Sect Masters, elders, and monks.
But only a little over a thousand came out.
The major sects of the entire Western Regions suffered heavy losses.
The Nascent Soul Realm and Jade Uncarved Realm cultivators lost their memories. They had no idea what they had encountered inside.
The Immortal Realm and Ascension Realm cultivators remembered everything, but not one of them spoke.
They all kept silent without a word, as if by tacit agreement.
I asked my master about it too, but he merely sighed and shook his head. He wouldn't tell me a thing.
Your grandmaster went to the White Bone Secret Realm that time, and then disappeared. No one knew whether he was alive or dead."
Luo Jie stroked his beard and raised his head to gaze at the sky, his eyes glimmering with reminiscence. "After that, your master went looking for your grandmaster.
Your master was only two hundred years old back then, yet already a late-stage Jade Uncarved Realm cultivator. She loved and hated fiercely, and I couldn't begin to count how many men she captivated.
This old man was one of them.
As it happens, your master and I became acquainted