Chapter 650: The World Without Cause

As Gu An finished engraving forty-nine Dao Extreme Marks, his consciousness emerged from the enlightenment state. He could feel that his entire being had undergone a drastic transformation.

He had completely ascended to the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal realm!

Inside the barrier, the radiance of the Grand Dao surged wildly, while beyond it, the dark sky suddenly flashed with streaks of purple-red rainbow light, an eerie yet mesmerizing spectacle.

Gu An could sense that the number of disturbed cultivators had surpassed 100,000—and was still growing.

Even near his location, several Dao Mountains revealed traces of cultivators’ auras. However, compared to the Endless Dao Mountain, these figures were far fewer than the vast number of Dao Mountains scattered across the land.

Upon reaching the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal realm, Gu An’s divine sense underwent a fundamental metamorphosis.

He could now perceive the true expanse of the Endless Dao Mountain.

At this very moment, along its outer edges, new Dao Mountains were continuously forming, constantly expanding this boundless domain.

What he could now see and sense stretched far beyond what a Mystical Perfection Grand Luo Immortal could perceive. The distance was unfathomable, and with new Dao Mountains continuously emerging, the Endless Dao Mountain truly lived up to its name.

His earlier speculations had been confirmed—within the Endless Dao Mountain, there indeed existed several other Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals.

The Dao Mountains they occupied were the tallest and most imposing of them all.

Compared to Gu An’s Dao Mountain, these immense peaks made his current mountain feel like nothing more than a tiny hill at the foot of Mount Tai.

The Grand Dao intent contained within those towering mountains was overwhelmingly vast.

Even the most untalented mortal beings, if allowed to live on such a Dao Mountain, would inevitably ascend to immortality.

Furthermore, within this realm, Gu An could sense traces of Heavenly Court's fate energy.

The aura was remarkably similar to that of Heavenly Spirits and Jin Dong’s Seventy-Two Immortals.

More astonishingly, one of the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals also bore the fate energy of the Heavenly Court.

A high-level domain—this was Gu An’s immediate impression of the Endless Dao Mountain.

His curiosity toward this place deepened.

Yet his breakthrough was not over—his cultivation continued to rise, while the visions brought about by his transformation began to fade.

The Grand Dao laws, elusive and unfathomable, twisted and surged like a horde of startled dragons, their overwhelming Dao might causing the indestructible Dao Mountains to tremble.

Gu An opened his attribute panel to examine his progress.

During his breakthrough, the Lifespan Barrier had consumed 300,000,000,000 years of lifespan—a staggering sum.

He continued to pour lifespan into his cultivation.

Any further improvement was worth it.

Soon, he sensed another opportunity for breakthrough approaching.

Burning 800,000,000,000 years of lifespan, he successfully advanced to the mid-stage of the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal realm.

Once again, the Grand Dao laws of heaven and earth raged violently.

Countless heavenly tribulation lightning bolts, each capable of annihilating Great Thousand Worlds, intertwined in the sky.

The lightning constantly shifted colors, creating a breathtaking yet menacing sight.

The sheer beauty of these celestial flashes did nothing to diminish the lethal aura they exuded.

Ascending from the early stage to the mid-stage of Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal, Gu An no longer needed to immerse himself in inheritance memories.

Instead, he began observing the Endless Dao Mountain.

Having reached the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal level, his deduction abilities had dramatically improved.

He no longer needed to rely on divine abilities, spells, or Grand Dao forces—he only needed to think, and the answer would manifest before him.

As his gaze swept across the landscape, answers naturally surfaced in his mind.

The Endless Dao Mountain—a sacred cultivation land beyond the heavens.

Every cultivator who came here had an extraordinary background.

The figures shrouded in mysterious black mist and gray aura were not concealing themselves of their own accord.

Rather, it was the Endless Dao Mountain’s laws protecting them.

Anyone who entered this realm would immediately be shrouded in the power of these protective laws, rendering them impossible to deduce.

The Endless Dao Mountain was ownerless—it welcomed Immortals, Gods, Demons, and even Evil Beings to seek enlightenment.

No battles were allowed here.

Even Immortals and Gods had to abide by the rules.

Gu An also discovered the locations where one could leave the Endless Dao Mountain.

Departing from different points would lead to different cosmic worlds.

Some of these exits radiated an unfathomable aura, causing even Gu An to hesitate before probing further.

Gu An even suspected that some place within the Endless Dao Mountain might be directly connected to the Heavenly Court.

He could now comprehend anything he wanted to know, unless it involved a power surpassing his own.

This was no longer mere deduction—it was a higher-level power unique to Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals.

Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals were nearly immortal and omniscient, truly living up to the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao!

As Gu An continued to absorb the growth in his cultivation, his gaze swept across the vast Endless Dao Mountain, deepening his understanding of this mysterious realm.

He decided that he would return to this place at a later time.

Though he could not yet determine how far the Endless Dao Mountain was from the Heavenly Spirit Great World, he could leave a mark and track this world from there.

Time flowed swiftly.

The beings standing at the peaks of the Dao Mountains merely observed in silence. None of them chose to flee, and because of this, the Endless Dao Mountain remained peaceful, ensuring that no one ventured toward Gu An’s Dao Mountain.

Even after he reached the mid-stage of the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal realm, no one attempted to intrude upon his domain.

He glanced at his attribute panel—he had 900,000,000,000 years of lifespan remaining.

No more breakthroughs!

Gu An took a deep breath, stood up, and chose to teleport back.

In an instant, his figure vanished from his Dao Mountain.

The phenomena surrounding the Endless Dao Mountain had not yet fully dissipated. The heavenly lightning above gradually thinned, and its thunderous echoes faded into the distance.

Dusk descended.

At the Wushi Dao Field, Gu An leisurely walked along the mountain path, taking his time.

After spending half a day searching, his divine sense had already locked onto the Endless Dao Mountain’s coordinates.

From now on, he would be able to return to it anytime without needing to burn lifespan for a breakthrough.

Truthfully, he could have returned on his own, but considering that the Endless Dao Mountain housed other Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals and even Immortals and Gods from the Heavenly Court, he decided to play it safe.

Spending 100,000,000,000 years of lifespan for absolute security was worth it!

No matter how high his cultivation was, caution was still necessary—especially when facing other existences of the same level.

Gu An’s mood was light.

Now that he had ascended to the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortal realm, he could perceive far more of the future than ever before.

The heavenly tribulations of the cosmos, once unknowable, were now laid bare before his eyes.

None of them posed any threat to him.

Walking into the courtyard, his gaze fell upon Shen Zhen, who stood before a refining cauldron.

With a single thought, he traced the karmic thread within Shen Zhen’s body—the one connected to Yao Xuan Fairy.

The thread extended beyond the skies, across countless worlds and universes, leading into an absolute void of utter darkness.

That was where Yao Xuan Fairy’s soul was imprisoned.

Not just her—there were countless other souls, each exiled by the Dao of Karma.

Their cultivation realms varied, some even reaching the level of Grand Luo Immortal, yet all were immobile, trapped in an eternal slumber.

The World Without Cause!

The name of that void surfaced in Gu An’s mind, and his brows furrowed.

He could sense that the World Without Cause carried an unimaginable danger, hiding an overwhelming power beyond comprehension.

Though it was a prison of exile governed by the Dao of Karma, there seemed to be a will within it—one that could act freely.

And that will was even more terrifying than the Dao Extreme Grand Luo Immortals of the Endless Dao Mountain.

It was not yet time to rescue Yao Xuan Fairy.

Gu An withdrew his gaze, unhurried.

From what he could tell, Yao Xuan Fairy was not suffering.

Her consciousness had long fallen into slumber, devoid of any concept of time.

As long as he saved her before her soul was completely annihilated, no matter how much time passed, it would make no difference to her.

Shen Zhen seemed to sense Gu An’s gaze.

She turned her head, her expression shifting slightly as if caught in a daze.

Even though Gu An’s appearance, aura, and presence had not changed in the slightest, her instincts screamed that he had become stronger once again!