Xu Qingtong arrived at the Barrier Entrance in Netherworld Forest and carefully examined the Spatial Passage. He had intended to return to the Academy to bring Xiao Bai along, but after thinking it over, he ultimately decided against going back.
After watching for a while, Xu Qingtong discovered that the passage opening was indeed slowly shrinking.
He stayed at the opening for less than two hours, during which it shrank by at least a fifth.
However, as night fell, the opening gradually stopped shrinking, then began expanding little by little.
"Xiao Qi, the passage opening really is changing! It slowly shrinks during the day, then gradually expands at night. What's going on?"
Xiao Qi emerged from the Seven-Star Bracelet, walked over to the passage opening, and focused on examining it. The Barrier Entrance was indeed slowly growing larger.
"Big Brother, if we want to know exactly what's happening, we'll have to stay here for another two days and observe the pattern of changes in the opening. Only then can we get to the bottom of it!"
"All right, then we'll observe it here for two days!"
Xu Qingtong transformed the Flying Sky Crown into the shape of a bamboo hat, covered himself and Xiao Qi with it, concealed their auras, and patiently watched the passage change.
The next day, before dawn, Xu Qingtong was watching the passage opening when he suddenly spotted a large group approaching from the direction of the Wuji Sect.
At a rough estimate, there were about two hundred and forty or fifty people. The vast majority wore Wuji Sect attire, with only a very few dressed differently.
These people were clearly fleeing for their lives. Every face was panicked, everyone looked bedraggled, and some were already wounded.
"Xiao Qi, hurry back into the Seven-Star Bracelet. Someone's