The ninth tier of the Ninefold Heavenly Stairway was paved with pure white primal chaos immortal jade.
The instant his foot touched it, heaven and earth flipped over.
Vast immortal Dao pressure poured down from above.
The void shattered inch by inch, spraying countless spatial fragments in every direction.
The bones in Chen Changqing's body cracked with sharp reports.
The nine Purple Mansions within him shook violently, and the five elements four symbols origin circulated furiously.
His nine primordial spirits opened their eyes in unison. Vast primordial spirit power surged out of his body, forming a thick protective barrier around him.
"Break, damn you!"
Chen Changqing growled and stamped his foot down hard.
The first step!
The primal chaos immortal jade step gave a muffled reverberation.
The second step!
The third step!
With every step upward, the pressure on him doubled.
The Primordial Nine Revolutions Body Refining Art operated at its limit. Crystalline purple-gold radiance shone through his skin, forcibly withstanding the crushing weight of the immortal Dao's will.
The tenth step!
The fiftieth step!
The eightieth step!
Violent waves of air howled around the stairway, but Chen Changqing's stride never faltered.
The ninety-ninth step!
He took the final step.
Chen Changqing planted his feet firmly on the White Jade Dao Platform at the summit.
Before him stood the entirely golden Nine-Story Treasure Pagoda.
In front of the pagoda, the imposing Emperor Shadow, ten thousand zhang tall, slowly turned around.
His majestic face was hidden within the chaos mist.
"After tens of thousands of years, someone has finally traversed the Ninefold Heavenly Stairway unscathed, relying solely on his physical body and nine primordial spirits."
The grand voice of the Dao echoed through the small world, every word drawing a response from heaven and earth.
"You have accumulated the ninefold ancient