Anyone who has received the knowledge of a pioneer knows this.
Xiao Sheng looked at the mountain that was still self-repairing and added, "But this mountain is very strange because even without desolate beasts intervening, it will still recover on its own."
"Yet you're not that surprised," Xiang Beifei said calmly.
"You too, right?" Xiao Sheng countered.
Xiang Beifei didn't follow up on his words, just stared at him and asked, "Do you know there's something odd about this mountain?"
"Yes, this mountain has collapsed many times—I've witnessed at least six collapses," Xiao Sheng stated evenly.
"Every time my grandfather came here, the mountain would collapse?" Xiang Beifei's gaze flickered.
"Yes, and—"
Xiao Sheng paused for a long while before slowly declaring, "It was destroyed by the old man's palm."
Xiang Beifei was somewhat astonished!
Grandfather had destroyed the mountain?
This mountain peak over three hundred meters tall, Xiang Beifei, still in the Meridian Opening phase, absolutely couldn't shatter it with one palm, to achieve that, one had to be at least in the God Refining phase!
"How did he manage that?" Xiang Beifei inquired.
"You'll see if you look."
Xiao Sheng tossed a spherical object to Xiang Beifei.
Xiang Beifei recognized the sphere; it was the same ball that had been flying around, tracking and recording video footage when he first came to the beyond realm wilderness.
Xiang Beifei pressed a button on the ball, and immediately an eye appeared on it, projecting a three-dimensional image from within, displaying the old man.
The scene began in a lush green forest on rolling hills. The old man stood atop one of them, gazing intently ahead with a hint of urgency in his eyes.
Compared to the other peaks, there was nothing particularly remarkable about this mountain. Covered with dense vegetation, gray miasma wafted at midway up, and birds and beasts fluttered about. Even someone flying overhead wouldn't give it a second glance.
Yet there the old man stood, continuously touching his head, looking very uncomfortable. His aged eyes sometimes clear, sometimes fell into a haze, as if clueless about what he was doing.
About ten minutes later, he suddenly levitated into the air and struck the mountaintop with a palm.
There wasn't much force in his strike, but this soft palm nonetheless split the mountain peak!
The entire peak crumbled from the top, its downfall sending a powerful shockwave that shattered all vegetation on its surface, creating a thunderous rumble as the ground itself vibrated, stirring a tremendous commotion!
After that deed, he again clutched his head, swiftly lost consciousness, and fell from the sky to the ground.
"Over the years, he must have come here more than six times. At first, when he disappeared, I had no idea where he went. Later, with some luck and a lot of effort, I managed to track him here. Since then, I've marked this place. Whenever I realize I can't find him, I rush over here immediately," Xiao Sheng explained.
Xiang Beifei continued to watch the previous six incidents, all of which Xiao Sheng had recorded.
Each time the old man shattered the mountain as if he bore a grudge against it. He broke it six times, causing many desolate beasts to flee in panic, and the ground roared with the tumult.
"Quite a commotion," Xiang Beifei noted.
"Yes, but disturbances are normal in the beyond realm wilderness. No one usually came this way. I didn't expect today two Su People would pass by. Probably the ruckus here attracted them. They saw the old man's move, seemed very shocked, and wanted to take him away. I stopped them," Xiao Sheng said.
Xiang Beifei nodded thoughtfully.
Eternal Sleep and Keshi had planned to ambush him but were frightened off by him. The two ran here and accidentally discovered Xiang Qingde destroying the mountain. They likely intended to report this incident after seizing the unconscious Xiang Qingde.
But their luck was not on their side.
"Why does he want to destroy this mountain?"
"You've stumped me," Xiao Sheng admitted.
The mountain continued to rebuild silently, not yet fully restored.
Xiang Beifei gazed at the old man, and for some reason, the familiar elder seemed to become more and more a stranger.
Although he knew from the beginning that the old man was somewhat out of the ordinary—the system interface covered in snowflakes and different from other System Awakeners with no explanation.
But ordinarily, the old man was an image of thrift and honesty, simple and sincere, full of hope for life, optimistic, and never complained about anything.
Yet, unexpectedly, such an event was occurring to him.
"Does he not remember what he did when he wakes up?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"He doesn't remember. Sometimes he would faint here for hours, and then suddenly disappear. I don't know how he does it, but by the time I rush back home, he's already lying there, only waking up after a while. Once he wakes up, he would be confused for a bit, then quickly returns to his usual optimistic self," Xiao Sheng said.
This made Xiang Beifei even more puzzled.
Just what other secrets were hidden in his grandfather's past?
Suddenly, he remembered the message left by the missing strange old man in the Pioneering Stone:
"He wasn't like this before, he even forgot that he was a martial artist, he didn't cultivate..."]
So Xiang Tianxing was also aware of the old man's situation? This sentence undoubtedly referred to the grandfather.
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"But we must find this answer, it's important, it concerns not only us but also..."]
Was the answer he was looking for related to this matter?
——
More and more mysteries were swirling in his mind.
"You have been watching over us, then why not show yourself and tell us?" Xiang Beifei inquired.
"Because I am not the only one." Xiao Sheng said.
Xiang Beifei pondered slightly.
There were all sorts of people coming and going around him, people from the alliance, perhaps also people from the Unrestrained, so naturally, Xiao Sheng not revealing his existence was the best way.
"So you know Xu Yang?"
"I know of him, but I don't know him."
"He attacked me, didn't you know?"
"I knew, but I found out he was a professor at Liangzhou University." Xiao Sheng admitted, "Actually, even I was doubtful about your N-level system at that time. He must have been sent by Professor Luo to test you, or he knew your father, so I didn't stop him."
"But he wasn't." Xiang Beifei stated.
Xiao Sheng looked surprised, "But he didn't really attack you with intent to harm."
"That's exactly the problem!" Xiang Beifei stared at Xiao Sheng, "Where were you the day the One-Armed Crab attacked the city?"
Xiao Sheng fell silent.
"The One-Armed Crab almost injured my grandfather that afternoon!" Xiang Beifei said coldly.
Xiao Sheng's mouth opened slightly as if he had something to say but hesitated.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have left that day. I thought you were back from school, and with your abilities, you should have been fine for the time being, so I went to do my own thing." Xiao Sheng said.
"What were you doing?" Xiang Beifei asked.
"This matter is not related to you," Xiao Sheng said calmly.
"You better tell me what it is, then I'll decide whether or not to trust you," Xiang Beifei said.
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He looked very dejected.
"Did you go to find Qin Hongyi?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Xiao Sheng's expression stalled, and a look of surprise finally showed on his calm face.
"How do you know him?"
"I'm not the only one who knows how to investigate," Xiang Beifei stated.
"The alliance doesn't even know he exists."
"They are them, I am me," Xiang Beifei said.
Xiao Sheng's face finally lost its composure, and involuntarily, his lips tightened when the name Qin Hongyi was mentioned.
"He is someone who should be dead, why is he still alive?" Xiang Beifei asked.
Xiao Sheng was silent, as if recalling, and after a long while, he said, "I want to know too."
His voice grew even more dejected.
Xiang Beifei eyed Xiao Sheng, his brow slightly furrowed.