Deep into the mountains, there was a temple, and inside the temple there was 6 sages all lined up to greet whoever comes inside it The 6 sages all bow down to the person greeted, and a master walks in from a mysterious door inside the temple, with a tiny bowl containing a drink When the person accepted the drink, the person began to hallucinate. That person then started to think he is a master. The real master then bows down to the person, and hails the person as the new master As time progresses, the person forgot about his master status, and became a sage And the cycle resets once again The story sounded something like that It sounds familiar, but not sure where