"So Nuya didn't see the Frostbound Lord? They never met? Has he stayed absent all these years?"
Aksai asked, his curiosity deepening.
Haitin nodded, confirming. "That's right. When Nuya's mother returned, the Frostbound Sect was already fractured between two late-stage Foundation Building sect elders. The situation had deteriorated during her absence, and the sect was essentially split in two."
Aksai frowned slightly, already picturing the chaos in his mind. "Nuya's mother… she had a privileged position, right? But without the Frostbound Lord, I imagine that wasn't enough."
Haitin nodded gravely.
"Exactly. While she held some respect and status due to her past with the Frostbound Lord, she didn't have the political clout or the raw power to influence the situation much.
A decade spent by the Frostbound Lord's side might seem long by mortal standards, but for Foundation Building cultivators, it was hardly significant.
