Number One Disciple

It was a glorious Sect, up atop a hill that gave it the most scenic view of all four directions. As the highest summit in the land, it has the most nostalgic panorama of the entire region. For many a time, I've used it as a place of teaching wherein I'll sit by the edge of the summit with my disciple, giving them all the life lessons they could ever glean from me.

They all died though, but that's beside the point. I'm trying to reminisce here, can't this trauma give me peace?

I did saw 'was' right? That's because this once magnificent Sect has now fallen into ruins, barely having any resemblance at all to how it once was. The once-revered pavilion that stood atop the summit had turned into a dilapidated scene, making it look like a broken vase— you can still see its former beauty, but the state it's in now is something more than unpleasant.