Chapter 457

Because the two entrances looked exactly the same,

Beigong Yun suspected that they hadn't left the spot at all.

This possibility was not non-existent.

But in fact, compared to Beigong Yun, Qin Feng had no less experience in this regard.

He had already noticed this.

During the running process, Qin Feng had been sensing Beigong Shang's position.

It had indeed been changing all along.

The distance first became a bit further while climbing the mountain.

However, after reaching the top of the mountain, Qin Feng could feel

that they were a bit closer to Beigong Shang.

But only ten minutes later, after the distance reached the closest point to Beigong Shang he had sensed so far,

it began to gradually pull away again.

And the current distance was much further than the initial one.

And precisely because of this, Qin Feng didn't feel they were walking in circles.

After Qin Feng told everyone else about his perception of the distance, the others also felt it was very difficult to handle.

This situation left them with no way to start.

"That is to say, initially we were closer to Shang, but now we are further away."

Being further away was even worse.

As for the point closest to Beigong Shang,

actually, after Qin Feng passed by there and discovered that the distance between them and Beigong Shang began to widen from there,

Qin Feng had used the Eye of Truth once there.

Although he didn't say it,

and he only used it for no more than a second or two,

he could still see.

In the valley in front of him, there were still only white bones, no traces of any life, and naturally, there would be no Beigong Shang.

"The Soul Chain won't make a mistake; Beigong Shang must be in this canyon."

Because of his trust in the system's products, Qin Feng said very firmly.

He didn't doubt for a second that something was wrong with the Soul Chain.

In a place, what could hide people was either on the ground, or in the sky, or underground.

In the sky, Qin Feng didn't even need to look.

Because in the process of running continuously,

they would move further away from Beigong Shang when going up the mountain,

and would get closer to Beigong Shang when going down the mountain.

That proved that Beigong Shang was at least on the ground or underground, and definitely not in the sky.

There was obviously nothing on the ground, and underground...

There was nothing underground either.

The Eye of Truth was not an eye that could see through everything.

Its function was mainly to search.

Just like back in Biba Bu City.

When Qin Feng chose to look at the identity badges of those mysterious organization members,

he poured all his intent into the badges.

So he could find the traces of the badges in a vast area.

But other things besides the badges,

as long as they weren't completely unobstructed, Qin Feng still couldn't see them.

It was the same in this canyon.

Qin Feng wanted to find Beigong Shang, so when he looked underground,

it was pitch black underground, and there was nothing.

That only proved that Beigong Shang was not underground,

but it didn't prove that there was nothing underground.

In fact, it was very likely that there were some heavenly treasures or peerless items underground.

It's just that the Eye of Truth wasn't looking for them, so he couldn't see them.

As for the white bones in the canyon, the reason Qin Feng could see them,

he guessed, was that the black mist in front of him was likely some kind of trick, not real.

Since it wasn't something that really existed, Qin Feng, after activating the Eye of Truth, could naturally block it out.

Therefore, the white bones Qin Feng saw

were not necessarily seen through the Eye of Truth.

It was very likely that he saw them with his own naked eyes.

But no matter if he saw them with his own eyes or the Eye of Truth,

it was true that Beigong Shang wasn't there.

"So, are you okay yourself now?"

"Do you feel our presence?"

"Does our constant changing of positions have any effect on you?"

Beigong Yun was also truly at his wit's end, so he had to ask Beigong Shang, who was in a different place, again.

"Nothing at all. It's just... hmm???"

Beigong Shang was originally saying very helplessly,

he really couldn't feel anything,

but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly made a very shocked sound.

Subsequently, there was no more news.

This made Beigong Yun anxious.

He kept calling out to Beigong Shang in the Soul Chain,

worried that he had met with some accident.

Beigong Yun's voice was very urgent and dense.

So after only less than ten seconds, Beigong Shang woke up from his shock.

He hurriedly responded to Beigong Yun.

"I'm fine, I'm fine, it's just that the sun seems to have risen."

"This is truly shocking; does this place have a sun?"

Beigong Shang's exclamation clearly reached everyone's hearts through the Soul Chain.

While everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they were even more shocked.

What did he mean by the sun rising?

Wasn't the sun always there?

Oh, wait, Beigong Shang was previously in a pitch-black environment.

But nothing had changed outside, so why did the sun suddenly rise in the environment where Beigong Shang was?

This was truly strange.

"Since there is a sun, there is sunlight; can you see clearly what kind of place you are in?"

Being able to see the place he was in

was obviously a good thing.

At least it would facilitate their search.

Beigong Yun hurriedly asked Beigong Shang again.

"I originally thought this was a barren land where nothing grows, but it seems this is a canyon."

Beigong Shang obviously knew this was a great opportunity and hurriedly observed his surroundings carefully.

But the more he looked, the stranger he felt.

"This is a very, very large place."

"It's so big that it could almost be considered a plain."

"The soil is red, and the vegetation on it is very sparse, with a few red weeds growing scattered about."

"And they are very, very scattered; you can only see one or two after a long distance."

"In this place, there is also a long river that runs through the entire area."

"I can't see the end in either direction."

"And the direction of the river's flow is very similar to the direction of the two mountain peaks."

"And these two mountain peaks sandwich this region in the middle; this terrain doesn't look much different from a canyon."

"It's just that, generally speaking, canyons are relatively narrow and long."

"But the area between these two mountain peaks is a bit too large."

"That's why I called this place a canyon."

"It's just that, generally speaking, in places like canyons, the vegetation would be lush."

"Water flow and animals would both be indispensable, but here it is a barren land."

"The small creatures that were flying in the darkness before are now completely invisible."

"I don't know if they disappeared because the sun rose and there was sunlight,"

"or because there was some light, so the faint light they emitted was hard to detect."

Other than that, there was nothing else.

The place where Beigong Shang was staying didn't have any special landmarks, making it very difficult to judge.

"Give a general description of the shape of the mountain peaks."

However, when everyone was at a loss, Qin Feng asked a question immediately after Beigong Shang finished speaking.

This made everyone's eyes light up.

They knew that Qin Feng asking this suddenly must mean he had made a discovery.

Even if he hadn't discovered anything, he must have had some guesses.

That's right, he did have a guess.

Just when Beigong Shang said he saw the sun rise and there was a ray of sunlight,

Qin Feng already had a guess.

It's just that this guess, if placed on Earth, wouldn't be considered much of a brain-teaser.

But in the minds of the people of this Mobis Kingdom, it was already a fantasy, an incredible thing.

Beigong Shang also knew the importance of the matter and described the shapes of the two mountain peaks in great detail.

And through Beigong Shang's description, others also found some clues.

The two mountain peaks Beigong Shang saw were very similar to the peaks on both sides of the canyon they saw.

Although not entirely the same, overall, the similarity was at least around 80%.

And at the same time, the shape and width of the river in the canyon were also very similar.

Although not completely identical, if Qin Feng's guess was correct,

such inconsistency was normal.

After all, tens of thousands of years, even hundreds of thousands of years had passed.

Even if few people visited, this landscape couldn't remain unchanged forever.

A certain amount of change was the normal situation.

Added to the long passage of time, the distance between the two peaks had become much closer.

And such a large movement of mountain peaks—

it would be strange if the landscape hadn't changed at all.

That's right, it was time.

Since the Eye of Truth could see the mist space extending from ancient ruins,

it should also be able to see the folded space here.

Although Qin Feng previously thought that this folded space was hidden too deeply,

or that the door didn't open in the place they saw,

so they couldn't detect it.

But thinking about it now, they should always be able to see the traces of space.

Unless there was no folded space here at all.

What separated them from Beigong Shang was not space, nor distance, but time.

But since it crossed time, and Beigong Shang had been completely unaware of the existence of this canyon from the beginning,

Beigong Shang definitely didn't enter from the entrance of this canyon.

It's just that I don't know where Beigong Shang entered from

to be able to cross a door of time perfectly.

And the Eye of Truth was an eye that could see through the obstacles of space and see the truth.

But it couldn't see through time.

Therefore, Qin Feng had always been unable to see traces of Beigong Shang.

The case was finally solved.

"What did you say? Time?"

After Qin Feng stated his guess completely, everyone was very shocked.

Including the Dean of the Mobis Academy, who was completely incredulous.

Everyone knew that time could not flow backward, nor could it be accelerated.

In this world, for all things, people could find traces.

Even if they couldn't find them now,

they should be indicated in ancient legends or records.

But only time, in the eyes of the people of the Mobis Kingdom, was sacred and inviolable.

No one could influence time, no one could grasp time.

They weren't even sure what kind of existence time was.

Their awe of time was like their awe of gods.

Therefore, when Qin Feng said that Beigong Shang might have crossed time, arriving at the past tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years ago,

or the distant future,

they were shocked to the point of disbelief.