A Shocking Secret

"You've had quite the stroke of luck, finding such a Blessed Land! You can enjoy a long life here!" Dabai looked around at their surroundings and immediately pointed out what made this place special.

"It can hardly be called luck! The moment you leave this place, you'll age rapidly. You won't live more than three days!" The Patriarch shook his head as he explained.

"Since you're still alive, what about the others?" Dabai looked at the old man, his voice edged with excitement.

The old man shook his head. "They're all dead!"

Then he turned to the people beside him. "Hurry up and pay your respects! This is your Patriarch, your grand-uncle..."

"Enough, enough! You still have so many rules. You know I don't like all that!"

"Greetings, Patriarch!"

"Greetings, Grand-Uncle!"

"Greetings, Grand-Grand-Uncle!"

The unending stream of greetings gave Dabai a headache. He rubbed his brow. "All right, get up. I don't have as many rules as your Patriarch."

"Senior Brother! Where did you go after you left the sect? My junior brother and I searched for you for a long time!" The Patriarch looked at Dabai with red-rimmed eyes.

"I wandered here and there. I never settled anywhere," Dabai replied.

"We know what happened back then wasn't your fault! But you know how much our master valued the rules..."

"Enough, enough! Let's not bring up old history again. They're all gone now. What's the point of talking about it?" Dabai waved a hand, cutting the Patriarch off.

"But..." The Patriarch wanted to say more, but when he saw Dabai's displeased expression, he quickly stopped.

A few years after you left, Master sealed the thing you brought back from the Nether Abyss inside Illusory Moon Cave.

"I saw it! Who would've thought the stone sword Qingyunzi had always feared