This was still the result of Monkey's formidable skill and mental focus, combined with his innate divine ability, Fiery Eyes of Truth. Even when the Jade-Eyed Golden Toad and the others opened their Law Eyes, they could only make out some vague silhouettes; they could completely see through neither Ye Xiwen nor Ling Fei.
What on earth was going on!
The only thing they could confirm was that Ling Fei had already attained the Dao, whereas whether this Ye Xiwen had attained the Dao or not was something they completely could not fathom. He looked as though he had attained the Dao, yet it also felt as though he had fundamentally not attained it at all, which left them incomparably bewildered.
And incomparably conflicted.
In particular, although Ye Xiwen's combat strength had already been astonishing a few years ago, his realm was still inferior to theirs when all was said and done. In their view, as long as they seized the initiative and stepped into the Dao first, they would naturally be able to catch up to Ye Xiwen, and even surpass his might.
Over the past few years, they had also reaped massive gains. Although not everyone had encounters like Monkey's that rivaled attaining the Dao in one fell swoop, they could still be said to have taken another step closer to attaining the Dao.
After returning this time, there was a very high probability of stepping into the Dao as long as they underwent a period of closed-door cultivation.
Who could have anticipated that after a few years apart, upon meeting again Ye Xiwen might have already crossed the threshold into attaining the Dao? For them, who had consistently treated Ye Xiwen as a rival and competed with him in secret, this was simply like a thunderbolt from