Primordial Harem System-Chapter 458: Ascending to Seventeenth Step

BOOM!!

The spear descended straight on the stairs, attacking it with heavenly might before all the pressure on Shen Yuan vanished. He closed his eyes, feeling a large amount of pure Qi gushing into his body from the stairs.

He quickly guided it into his dantian, 'Hmm, around 25% higher than the 10th step.'

[Ding!]

[Congratulations! You have ascended to the eleventh step and received a King Grade Treasure!]

[Midnight Blooming Tea Leaves (Low King Grade)—High quality tea leaves for brewing tea. Helps in calming the mind and purifying the spirit once brewed with the right tea leaves.]

"Oh? I got the set huh? Looks like I know what to make after returning home this time." He smiled and continued ascending the stairs while using the moves from Tyrant's Wrath Spear Art.

At each new step, he obtained King Grade Treasures.

Twelfth Step: [Heaventhread Silkworm Cocoon (Low King Grade) — A rare material that can be refined into King Grade spiritual clothing or armor with resistance to elemental and spiritual attacks.]

Thirteenth Step: [Frost Jade Lotus Seed (Low King Grade) — Enhances affinity with Ice Qi; can be used in pill refinement or consumed to cool internal fire.]

Fourteenth Step: [Heavenly Soul Incense (Mid King Grade) — Calms the soul, aids in soul cultivation and spiritual clarity during breakthroughs.]

Fifteenth Step: [Dragonbone Essence Bead [1/3] (Mid King Grade) — Refined from ancient dragon remains, strengthens physique and Qi channels, especially for dragon-blooded cultivators.]

Sixteenth Step: [Golden Feather Flame (Mid King Grade) — A living flame spirit that can be fused into one's fire element to upgrade flame purity and intensity.]

Seventeenth Step: [Voidstep Talisman (Mid King Grade) —Three Times Use:- Grants temporary teleportation over short distances and increases comprehension of spatial movement techniques.]

He took a few deep breaths after arriving at the seventeenth step. Arriving here was not easy even for him. The power of the steps continued increasing while his cultivation base remained stagnant.

"I…I need to break through." He took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged. He anticipated that he might even fail on the eighteenth step if he didn't raise his cultivation base first.

He had taken nearly an entire day to withstand the attacks and absorb the power of the steps.

But he didn't stop there; he even stored all the energy he got into his Dantian and revolved it around all of his Dantians to make them stronger. For now, they were in the same state as a Dantian of Body Forging Realm cultivators would be since he hadn't cultivated them.

By now, the rest of the disciples had also begun ascending again. At the front was surprisingly Wan Ling. She had also used the Pure Qi to strengthen her cultivation base instead of using it to strengthen her foundation.

She was already on the 12th step, while Lin Tianchen, Bai Qian, Wu Han, Sun Yi, and Mo Qian (First ranked Thunder Cloud Sect Disciple) were at the eleventh step, with the rest following after them.

The demon sect disciples had also reached the ninth step, sitting down to recover and improve themselves. They were the top disciples of their sects on the same level as Lin Tianchen and the others.

They had survived the previous battle and went into hiding with their followers. But the Cloud Demon Sect had an accident and most of their disciples left using the token, leaving only the one leader.

While Blood Demon Sect leader used the other disciples as his blood bags and sucked them dry to heal from his injuries. But the Vice Leader was an interesting case, she had left early to look for a particular place and only returned when the Stairs showed up, luckily surviving the purge.

…

Shen Yuan meditated for some time, absorbing the surrounding Qi to reach his peak state. 'Haa…time to take out the treasures I got from this place.' He decided to use all of the treasures he got here to raise his cultivation base and strength.

First, he took out the Sword Heart Fruit before quickly consuming it. He took out Crimson Devourer and placed it across his lap and began comprehending Sword Intent.

Quietly, a monstrous Sword Intent began brewing on the seventeenth step that radiated downward, pressing on all the cultivators' hearts. The ones who felt it the most were the disciples of Immortal Sword Pavilion and others who had mastered Sword Intent.

"Sword Intent…"

"Wasn't he a Spear master? I thought he was a Thunder Spear user?"

"What a monster."

"How many Intents has he mastered exactly?"

Everyone looked at him with a hint of dread; they could never understand how many techniques or intents he had mastered. At each step, he seemed to take out something new to surprise them.

But Shen Yuan didn't bother with them and continued mastering the profundities inside the Sword Heart Fruit. It helped him to clear his doubts while also solidifying his foundation in the sword path.

He practiced all of his sword techniques, increasing his sword mastery to the limit. BOOM! A violent tempest raged at the seventeenth step, putting extreme pressure on all the disciples.

"WHAT?!"

"Fifth Level of Sword Intent?!"

"Impossible!"

The disciples wore shocked looks, gazing at the majestic Sword Intent surrounding Shen Yuan.

Lin Tianchen's hand trembled holding his sword. He looked towards Shen Yuan with a burning gaze. 'Shen Yuan…I will catch up to you!' he silently made his promise.

Bai Qian looked at Shen Yuan with a strange gaze. 'Fifth Level Sword Intent at Dao Core Forming Realm.'

All disciples had varying expressions, while the Radiant Lotus Sacred Sect disciples were the happiest. They wanted nothing more than for Shen Yuan to ascend as fast as he could.

…

Shen Yuan's eyes gently fluttered open as he raised his hand, calming down the surging Sword Intent all around him. Slowly, he gathered the Sword Aura in his fingertips, feeling its intense power.

"This Sword Aura alone can penetrate Peak Dao Core Forming Realm cultivators' defense." He said while shaking his hand to disperse the aura before taking out another treasure.

Boom!

A draconic aura spread in Shen Yuan's surrounding, making his Oceanic Dragon Scripture revolve on its own. "Mmm…looks like I will have an unexpected surprise." He curiously looked at the bead before swallowing it.

BOOM!!

A rapid flood of Qi went through all of his meridians, forcefully tearing them before expanding them. His regeneration ability came in handy, it kept healing the broken parts while the bead continued expanding the meridians and Qi paths.

[Ding!]

[Host has used Dragonbone Essence Bead!]

[Meridians will be forcefully expanded.]

[Qi path will be forcefully strengthened.]

[Physique will be forcefully strengthened.]

[Blood will be forcefully strengthened.]

[…]

"Ugh…" Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, the pain was worse than he had anticipated. After reaching such a high cultivation base, all of his meridians were already fully grown and solidified. The bead was nearly breaking his foundation and forging it anew.

And that brought extreme pain. But he was only surprised initially; he quickly adapted before urging the pill to work faster.

He didn't know how much damage his regeneration could fix before it reached his limit. So he tried to finish the process as quickly as possible.