"Is it hard to believe?" Xu Zhentai asked.
Xu Ke nodded frantically.
"I can hardly believe it myself, but I've indeed reached the realm of Half-Step Peak. I'm just one step away from the highest position in this world... This progress has been so fast it feels like I'm dreaming."
Xu Ke was surprised. "I thought you were already at the Peak?"
"Of course not!" As Xu Zhentai said this, he shook his head. "Breaking through to the Peak is not that easy... There is an indescribable barrier between Half-Step Peak and the Peak. I've been trapped here for more than a decade."
Xu Ke was lost in thought. So there really is a difference.
"The cultivation is real, but the power gained from rapid advancement doesn't come without a price." At this moment, Xu Zhentai exhaled two streams of smoke like dragons from his nose, then pressed the cigarette out against the back of his hand before casually flicking it into the trash can.
