The night was dark and overcast, with no moon and high winds. At the beginning of the rat hour, the Nascent Soul cultivators descended onto a small hill a hundred li from the Earth Fiend Gate's mountain gate.
Ji An continued flying ahead to scout the situation and discovered lamplight shining from within the half-built temple.
He returned to their foothold, took out several boxes, distributed them among everyone, and said firmly,
"Inside are mid-grade fourth-rank Bodhi Fruits, two for each of you. Tomorrow, make sure to inflict as many casualties on the enemy as possible."
True Monarch Zhenyue caught the spiritual fruit and laughed.
"They are actually Bodhi Fruits. Fellow Daoist, your ability to sustain war through war is truly admirable."
Only Buddhist cultivators possessed large numbers of fourth-rank Bodhi Fruits. Refining such things could still improve one's cultivation power quite well.
Ji An smiled and nodded without offering much explanation. He looked toward True Monarch Xuanfeng.
"How is your flight speed, Fellow Daoist? Among this batch of enemies are three ninth-layer Nascent Soul Buddhist cultivators. One of them has comprehended Divine Feet, and we cannot catch him, but I want to leave none of the other two alive."
He did not know Monk King Jingyue had already departed, or he would not have asked this.
Aside from him, only the man before him possessed the strength to intercept the enemy.
"My comprehension of Water Element divine intent is the deepest. At the start, my flight technique is not as swift as Fire Element or Metal Element techniques, but as time passes, it only grows faster, eventually surpassing both.
If the pursuit drags on, there are very few enemies I cannot catch."
True Monarch Xuanfeng answered confidently. Water Element flight techniques could accelerate in waves upon waves, while also