Spoiler That man in the cave is our MC grandfather.

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Are we finally about to get into all the time traveling weebly woolby stuff??? I’m stoked!! I haven’t read novel so I don’t know details… but learned a lot from fan wiki page. Spoil me more please??!!!

So according to the novel we’re nearing the end. The man is the MC grandpa, the one who left to take care of something, that something being infiltrating the six blade sect. The Mac will save him while helping defeat a spiritual beast in another province.