Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant

Chapter 678 - 322: Li Gou Ascends to Immortality (Part 2)

The stone door opened, revealing a long corridor ahead, about five meters wide. The corridor was lit by glowing white jade, illuminating the path forward, and the faint outline of a vast cavern could be seen at the end.The eerie atmosphere here was exceedingly dense. Along the edges of the corridor, a rivulet of liquefied Anomalous Qi trickled out, flowing towards a source of the Anomalous Qi.

Li An, observing closely, noticed that the walls of the corridor, the stones themselves, had undergone an anomaly, transforming into low-grade Anomaly Crystals, even containing veins of middle-grade Anomaly Crystals!

In his astonishment, he had already arrived at the cavern.

He instinctively raised his eyes, only to see the cavern standing several thousand meters high, with a width spanning hundreds of miles, and hovering in mid-air was a gigantic gray statue. The statue, hundreds of meters tall, appeared to be a man holding a warhammer, exuding an awe-inspiring presence that was daunting and mesmerized the soul, with bulging eyes that made it difficult to gaze directly.

Is this the so-called Alien God?

A sacred mountain, a deity; the Alien God is the source of the eerie path, the origin of the Anomalous Qi, and the method of cultivation all originate from this...

Besides Li An, many others had arrived, sitting in meditation throughout the cavern, each within their own Array Position, the power of the Array concealing their forms, leaving only a vague haze visible to the outside.

Within an Array Position, they would not disturb each other.

There was more than one path to this place. The circular walls of the cavern were excavated with stone chambers, five levels in total. The ground level where Li An was situated was considered the first level.

The cultivators on the first level were mostly those who had reached Perfection in Crossing the Tribulation, seeking the fortune of the Immortal Dao.

Disciples, elders, and others of differing realms would venture to different levels, each experiencing different phenomena.

Li An took a deep breath and entered the "Nineteen" Array Position he had reserved, holding his Identity Token as he entered. Instantly, the ripples of the Array together isolated his space from the other regions. Before him, the full view of the divine descent site was obscured, leaving only the colossal statue visible!

He sat down and began his closed-door meditation.

As the anomalies continually operated, Anomalous Qi flowed incessantly within him. His mind wholly sank, floating beyond the realm of the mind, and in a timeless moment of incongruence, Li An felt enlightenment dawn upon him. Subconsciously, he opened his eyes to find a gray path had appeared before him!

The grayness extended from the distant giant statue.

According to some predecessor’s notes, this was the emergence of the Immortal Path—

The next step was simple; merely walking upon the Immortal Path sufficed.

Li An steadied his mind, protected by the Anomalous Qi, and stepped forward.

At the very instant he set foot on the gray Immortal Path—

His consciousness inexplicably wavered as if stepping into a realm beyond the temporal world, ages turning like a carousel, seemingly detached from mortal dust, removed from the world where he originally belonged, an unforeseen solitude engulfed his heart.

"Li Lang..."

A faint call sounded.

Li An hurriedly glanced around, only to see below the gray Immortal Path lay a sea of human woes, within which many familiar figures were crossing, and among them, one face was so familiar, her almond eyes brimming with emotions, her charming gaze projecting messages, her face tinged with a sort of poignant despair...

Gu Hong!

It was indeed Gu Hong!

She voyaged within the karmic fire of red dust, suffering burns and countless torments, striving with all her might to reach Li An, tears glistened in her eyes...

"Old ancestor..."

"Beloved..."

"Li An..."

Besides Gu Hong, other figures emerged from the karmic fire, Li An saw his wife and children from his past life, his descendants in this life, such as Li Shuangshuang, and even those long forgotten like Wang Dazhu, Zhang Susu, Wang Zilin...

Even Withered Fate and Taiqing followed closely behind Gu Hong, their figures clearer than others, second only to Gu Hong, silently watching him...

They hovered by the side of Li An’s gray Immortal Path, as if in the midst of fate’s web, their destinies entwining with Li An’s Immortal Path...

Gu Hong reached out to Li An, her poignant and stunning visage carrying a trace of yearning, about to step onto his Immortal Path...

At this moment, Li An suddenly realized that a strand of his blood essence unexpectedly drifted towards Gu Hong, and her ethereal figure seemed to solidify slightly...

"Something is amiss!"

Li An’s heart jolted with awakening, hurriedly striking out with a palm towards Gu Hong to annihilate her!

Yet, his fierce attack was inexplicably neutralized, and Gu Hong remained...

"The departed cannot be harmed again..."

Vaguely, a voice seemed to resonate: "This is a place where the departed sleep. Enter here, and there lies an opportunity to bring them back, bestow them with vitality, and they may return..."

The voice seemed to echo from within his mind, inexplicably convincing Li An, and with its resonation, the distant Gu Hong and others truly seemed touched by the power of time, looking not like mere phantoms, but as truly existent departed times!

"The deceased are gone, why seek resurrection!"

Li An spoke, saying, "No need to return!"

His heart remained steadfast as iron, continually reminding himself in his mind that this was a sinister trial, a sinister trial.

"Upon first entering the land of the departed, should you hold regrets, though unable to resurrect the departed, granting a sliver of vitality to await the future..."

"The shadows of the departed all reside in your heart, a thread of life is also held by your hand. Those who have passed, this world cannot tolerate, should you forsake it, then the shadows in the dark shall disperse as well, never to be regained, be cautious, very cautious!"