Is that a Wisp?

Breakthrough!

Second Stage Qi Condensation!

Third Stage Qi Condensation!

The moment they arrived at the second level, Krune and Feifei circulated their Spiritual Energy, using their extra reserves of Spiritual Energy to forcefully break through the stages. If they were normal cultivators, they had to accumulate enough energy to break through their limits and attain a higher stage.

But for them, they already possessed more energy than First Stage Qi Condensation cultivators. For Krune, his Deific Meridians allowed him to convert his energy from one form to another. So, he simply brute-forced his way through easily, without even suffering any side effects.

As his Spiritual Energy circulated, his cultivation base stabilized. It was the same for Feifei. Upon completion, they looked at each other, grinning. "This would be a cakewalk."

Using Sonic Radar, Krune noticed a couple of people placed sentry nearby. They were people from the village, posted to welcome the new arrivals from the village. Just as they planned to meet up with them, a teenager exited the gate.

He looked at Krune and Feifei and asked, "Ah, the both of you are here. My grandfather said to journey with you, saying that it would be fun. Can I accompany you guys?"

Krune looked at him, replying, "Sure, if you can keep up, that is."

"Of course!" the teenager replied with a cheerful tone. "Let's meet up with the villagers. I know most of them."

"Fine," Feifei said as the trio met up with the two people stationed sentry. And right as she was about to converse with them, her actions paused as sweat dripped down her cheek, noticing a change in the aura of the teenager behind them.

Third Stage of Qi Condensation!

He had broken through in a manner similar to them. Or rather, there were minor differences, as if he was returning to his original state.

"Come with me." The guard posted as sentry brought them towards the village center, relaying the message to the village chief.

The village chief shot a glance at Teng Zakutra, saying, "Prepare three tokens. Allow our esteemed guests to head up."

"That's it?" Feifei frowned after hearing that, turning around to look at Teng Zakutra and asking, "Who are you?"

"I'm just your casual genius." Teng Zakutra smiled bashfully, sporting an expression of the personification of honesty.

Using the three tokens, they passed through the gate, arriving at the third level. And right on time, all three of them broke through to the next level. If they were still unable to understand, their intelligence would have to be questioned.

Feifei looked at the teenager, saying, "So, you had sealed your cultivation."

"Yep, aren't you guys the same?" he asked in return.

"Nope." Feifei laughed as she explained, "We're simply breaking through every single time. You should be able to notice the difference since you've already reached a higher level of cultivation."

"Just…who are you guys?" Teng Zakutra asked, completely curious about the identities of the other party now.

"You know…" Krune sported a solemn tone before responding, "We are just your everyday puny mortals."

"…"

In a similar fashion, they proceeded from one village to another, breaking through the cultivation stages like it meant nothing.

Soon, Krune bellowed happily while roaring at the sky, "Foundation Establishment! Woohooo!"

He immediately took on a human form, turning into a man in his late sixties. He and Feifei had only become younger by a bit.

Krune then looked at Teng Zakutra and told him, "Give us a day…a couple of days. We have something important to do."

He then gazed at Feifei, thinking of something as he said, "No, we need a week. Otherwise, a certain someone won't be satis…"

Before he could complete his sentence, an impact sent him flying away, causing him to crash into a hill far away. Feifei's eyelids twitched as she looked at Teng Zakutra and told him, "Why don't you play with your descendants for a couple of weeks? We'll resume our journey after that."

Saying her piece, she flashed away. Immediately after, the wailings of a certain man resounded painfully across for a good half a minute. After that, Teng Zakutra noticed a palace of bones suddenly exiting the ground.

A couple of seconds later, the ground tremored as if an earthquake had erupted. The villagers were alerted as they hurriedly approached him, shouting, "Lord Teng Zakutra! You're here! What's happening?"

"Well…" He silently closed his eyes, facing elsewhere. "It isn't of our concern. Return to the village. I'll accompany you since it might be dangerous."

The amplitude of the earthquake had a strange rhythm to it as it increased in intensity at times before reaching its peak, only to stop soon after. A couple of minutes later, it resumed once again, repeating the process.

Two weeks later, the tremors fully stopped as two people appeared in the village. One of them was a lady that seemed like she had turned younger by a decade, while the other was an old man with sunken eye sockets, looking as if he had been wrung dry of all his essence.

He was supported by the woman as he seemed to have an intense backache. While walking, Krune weakly whispered, "Just because we haven't done it for more than 50 years doesn't mean we should do all 50 years' worth at a stretch. Balance and rest is key."

"Of course, they are. I was just having a trial run with you." Feifei laughed, glaring at Krune. "You didn't assume it was for real, right?"

"O-Of course, not!" Krune replied, facing the other way as he bellowed mentally, 'Fuck!'

Feifei left a bone tree slab in every village, telling them to join their sect after reaching the peak. After that, thanks to Teng Zakutra, they got a free pass in every single village, allowing them to proceed up through the Immortal Peak one after another.

Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Divine Soul, Soul Forging, Void Breaking, Divine Path, Divine View, Semi Divinity, Divinity, Transformation, Mortal Rejection, and Godly Fusion.

With every breakthrough, the duo turned younger and younger until they finally looked like they were twenty years old, brimming with the youth of life.

Spiritual Energy, Elemental Energy, Chaos Energy, Divine Energy, and Godly Energy. The quality of energy gradually increased from Spiritual Energy until it finally became Godly Energy. And eventually, the cultivation of the trio had all reached the First Stage of the Godly Fusion Realm, the limit of Layer 1.

And now, they had arrived at the summit of the Immortal Peak.