Martial Emperor Coin

"Ascension Platform."

Li Rui stared at the Ascension Platform floating in the void beyond the Southern Heaven Gate, his mouth dry.

The Divine Void Immortal Dynasty's grand rite to sacrifice for the Ascension Platform.

His Immortal Court had sensed it as well.

The Divine Void Immortal Dynasty's grand rite had made the Southern Heaven Gate's connection to the Ascension Platform even stronger.

He had even swallowed a Corner of the Immortal Court, allowing him to enter the void where the Ascension Platform lay without passing through the Divine Void Immortal Dynasty's altar.

Yet he still chose not to enter.

Instead, he continued to settle his mind and observe from outside the gate.

"What are you still waiting for, kid?"

Inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Zhu Yuanlong's voice rang beside Li Rui's avatar.

Deep within the underground abode of the Luofeng Immortal Sect stood a stone door as tall as a man. Through it, one could see the stone platform upon which countless immortals had once ascended.

Origin of the Immortal Path.

The place where countless immortals ascended.

Though Zhu Yuanlong was astonished, he said nothing. He was all too familiar with this stone door.

The Juxiang Gate.

It was a spiritual treasure left behind by Dao Lord Juxiang.

Before the battle at Funiu Mountain, he had given this stone door to Jiang Linxian in exchange for a strand of Dao Lord Tianhe's Heavenly River Sword Intent.

He had simply never expected—

That the Juxiang Gate would end up in Lu Yang's hands.

The Divine Void Immortal Dynasty had merely opened the Ascension Platform, but once it appeared in the world, there were other ways to enter it.

The Juxiang Gate was one of them.

There was no need to enter through the Divine Void Immortal Dynasty's altar.

Moreover, the