With his cultivation level reaching the Fifth Boundary, Li Jing was able to pilot the Linglong Tower using the Escaping Light magic skill at a speed more than twice the speed before.
It only took him fifteen minutes to return to the ground entrance.
Upon entering the narrow passage made by the earth magic skill, he saw Director Jiang Yini and Deputy Director Wang Chong waiting below the entrance.
They were both in a very terrible condition.
Wang Chong was bare-chested with horrifying wounds all over his body and his breathing was erratic.
Jiang Yini was comparatively better off.
Apart from being covered in dust and having some torn clothing, she didn't seem to have any significant external injuries.
Seeing Li Jing's Escaping Light entering the narrow passage on the western side, they both looked over, and their expressions relaxed. However, they seemed somewhat surprised.
There was still almost an hour left from the agreed-three-hours deadline.