411: Chapter 411 The Country Bumpkin Came to the City!

Under Su Chen's leadership, this oddly styled Ascension team moved forward along an ancient stone road stretching to nowhere.

This road was too long and too wide.

They walked for a full half-hour, feeling like they were treading in place; besides the slowly falling stars and floating corpses of gods and demons, there was no other change in their surroundings.

That sense of loneliness and insignificance while walking through the primordial Universe cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Even Yue Qinghan, who had been enthusiastically taking selfies earlier, put away her recording spirit stone, her pretty face under the veil filled with unease.

“Does... does this road even have an end?”

Qian Duoduo was so scared his calves were twitching; he followed closely behind Su Chen, not daring to fall behind by a single step.

“H-His Highness the Divine Son, why do I feel like this place is so eerie?”

“It feels like countless eyes are staring at us from the darkness. There couldn't be anything... unclean here, right?”

Hearing this, Su Chen rolled his eyes in annoyance.

[Nonsense, this is the Ascension Ancient Road, a battlefield of gods and demons. It would be strange if there weren't anything unclean!]

[But your courage is too small, smaller than a grain of rice. Is this all the Young Lord of the Wanbao Pavilion is worth?]

Su Chen complained wildly in his heart but didn't bother to respond. He just looked up at the deep darkness ahead, his expression turning solemn.

He could sense countless terrifying auras hidden deep within this ancient road, each one more than a level stronger than himself.

[It seems this road won't be easy; I must be careful.]

[I hope I don't run into some blind fool so soon. I just want to go to the Immortal Realm quietly to find my wife!]

Just as Su Chen was praying silently, a faint light suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.

At first, the light was only the size of a needlepoint, but as they drew closer, it grew larger and brighter.

Finally, it transformed into a brilliant landmass floating in the starry sky!

That landmass was unimaginably massive, brightly lit and bustling with noise. Various strange and enormous buildings rose from the ground, and countless figures with powerful auras shuttled back and forth, looking like a prosperous Starry Sky Immortal City!

“W-What is that?!”

Everyone stopped in their tracks, staring in amazement at the magnificent scene that had suddenly appeared.

“It's a Reception Platform!”

As the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, Hua Nongying's knowledge was clearly broader. She looked at the floating landmass with a solemn gaze.

“I've read in the Sect's ancient records that the Ascension Ancient Road isn't a single continuous path, but is connected by countless massive Reception Platforms like this one.”

“Each Reception Platform represents a Lower Realm continent. Only by passing through all the checkpoints can one finally reach the true Immortal Realm!”

Hearing her explanation, everyone finally understood, and a strange sense of excitement and anticipation rose in their hearts.

They quickened their pace and dashed toward that brilliant landmass.

Soon, the Divine Ship slowly landed on a massive floating Reception Platform.

As soon as they landed, an incredibly noisy clamor rushed toward them.

The place was already overcrowded. There were not only humans but also Winged People with pure white wings, Stone Spirits made of hard rock, and Naga with long snake tails and beautiful female upper bodies.

There were even some strangely shaped races they had never seen before—some with three heads and six arms, some with green faces and fangs, and some that were just wriggling masses of flesh.

This was practically a grand gathering of the Myriad Races of the Heavens!

The moment Su Chen's group stepped off the ship, they instantly became the center of attention.

Countless gazes filled with curiosity, scrutiny, and... blatant contempt swept over them.

They were like a group of hillbillies suddenly stumbling into a bustling metropolis, looking completely out of place among the fierce-looking and diverse prodigies of the myriad races.

“Eh? Look! It's ascenders from the Lower Realm!”

“Are they ants crawling up from some backwater again? They reek of poverty!”

“Tsk tsk tsk, look at their ignorant expressions. It's truly pitiful and hilarious.”

“Xuanyuan Continent? What kind of corner is that? Never heard of it!”

Waves of undisguised disdain and mockery came from all directions.

Although the languages used were ones they had never heard, the sense of lofty superiority contained within was piercingly clear.

Jian Buping's brows instantly knitted into a knot.

The monk Monk Jiese also looked indignant.

Even the usually carefree Yue Qinghan put away her recording spirit stone, a hint of humiliation flashing in her autumn-water-like eyes.

They were all favored children of heaven in the Xuanyuan Continent; when had they ever suffered such contempt? The huge psychological gap was difficult for them to accept for a moment.

[Holy crap, what's going on? Plane-based discrimination right off the bat?]

[Launching a regional attack right away? These guys are all acting like kings of arrogance; their manners are terrible!]

Su Chen was also speechless. He hadn't expected the Ascension Ancient Road to be such a mess.

[It seems this place isn't friendly either; trouble is coming.]

Just as Su Chen was secretly on guard, a massive creature filled with a barbaric and tyrannical aura blocked their path with a loud boom.