Primordial Era: I, Ksitigarbha, shall be the Supreme Being of the Primordial Era.

Countless years have passed since the Great Calamity of the Dragon and Han Dynasties. The calamity energy of the primordial land dissipated, and a vibrant scene of life gradually emerged.

However, the West, the epicenter of the great war between the Dao and the Demons, has never shown any signs of recovery and remains a desolate wasteland.

In the west, tens of thousands of miles east of Mount Sumeru, in a secluded valley, a damaged innate formation flickers with spiritual light.

At the center of the formation, a dark red flower surrounded by wisps of black energy swayed continuously with the spiritual light condensed by the innate formation.

Pure white spiritual energy and black demonic energy were constantly being absorbed and expelled by the swaying flowers, creating a very eerie scene.

After an unknown period of time, a powerful pressure suddenly descended from afar, and the flowers' breathing and absorption instantly stopped.

"Lying high in the nine heavens, I found the true Tao on my futon."

Beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme leader.

"I am Hongjun, and today I have attained sainthood. I wish to spread my teachings to all living beings. Three thousand years from now, I will preach in the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace for three thousand years. All those with the affinity are welcome to come and listen!"

The ethereal sounds of Taoism resonated throughout the entire primordial world.

The flower seemed to hear the Daoist voice and swayed continuously. After a moment, black and white energies surrounded it, and the Daoist principles permeated the air.

Looking again, there were no flowers left, only a young man in a dark red Taoist robe sitting quietly in the center of the innate formation.

The young man had his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, as if he were hiding some kind of suffering in his heart.

He was originally a corporate slave on Earth, but after waking up one day, he somehow transmigrated to the prehistoric world and became the innate top-grade spiritual root, the Other Shore Flower.

He thought that as long as he focused on breathing in spiritual energy, he would naturally be able to take human form one day. However, he never expected that he would encounter a battle between the Dao and the Demonic Realm as soon as he transmigrated, and that Rahu would self-destruct.

Not only was the innate formation protecting him destroyed, but his own grade also continued to drop as demonic energy eroded him, and now he is only at the lower grade of the innate level.

A moment later, the young man opened his eyes, and his blood-red eyes made his originally handsome face look somewhat eerie.

As if sensing something, the young man suddenly pointed his right hand to the sky, his lips clenched, and shouted, "All past events are but dust and smoke; today I, Ksitigarbha, manifest in human form!"

A muffled sound came from the sky, as if in response to what Ksitigarbha had said, before returning to silence.

Upon seeing this, Ksitigarbha let out a sigh of relief, then chuckled bitterly and murmured, "I never imagined that I was actually Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, the legendary figure who suppressed the eighteen levels of hell in my past life!"

After a long while, Ksitigarbha slowly sat up, stood up, and looked around.

All around was a desolate landscape, with weak spiritual energy and rampant demonic energy, a far cry from the idyllic, beautiful scenery of the legendary past life, with its celestial peaks, towering trees, and lush forests.

"Rahu's self-destruction had a truly enormous impact on the West!" Ksitigarbha exclaimed, then began to sense his own presence.

My transformation this time was entirely due to the help of the Dao Ancestor's sage-making Dao Yin; otherwise, the transformation would have been even more difficult.

Looking inward, one could see the black and white energies eroding each other in the dantian. Fortunately, a point of golden light in the middle constantly soothed the spiritual energy and expelled the demonic energy; otherwise, the dantian would have exploded long ago.

He gave a helpless, bitter laugh, then sensed his own cultivation level and found it to be only at the True Immortal Realm, which was like adding insult to injury.

He possessed a superior innate spiritual root, the Other Shore Flower, which would have enabled him to transform into a Golden Immortal. However, due to excessive erosion by demonic energy, his rank had dropped, and his cultivation level had fallen to that of a True Immortal.

Not to mention in the future, if one wants to make progress, it will probably take several lifetimes of arduous cultivation to make even a slight improvement.

If one is to break through to a higher realm, demonic energy will permeate the body, and inner demons will likely continue to arise and obstruct the path.

"No wonder the legend of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva in his previous life tells of him pressing his body against the eighteen levels of hell and making the vow, 'I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty.' Perhaps it was to gain the merits rewarded by the heavens to suppress the demonic energy within him!"

Ksitigarbha sighed at his bad luck, then rallied his spirits. Since things had come to this, he might as well proceed step by step and find a good backer first!

Having grown accustomed to reading fantasy novels in his previous life, Ksitigarbha harbored some reservations about Western religion.

The best teacher to take as a disciple is undoubtedly the Three Pure Ones of the East. Moreover, the Eastern world was not affected by the war between Dao and Demon, so the cultivation resources it has obtained are certainly inexhaustible.

Given Ksitigarbha's current background and cultivation aptitude, it's probably a pipe dream for him to want to join the Three Pure Ones' sect.

Not to mention, with his current cultivation level, he would probably be killed in some corner before he even reaches the East.

"The road ahead is long and arduous, with a high chance of death. Forget it... The Western religion isn't bad either. At least the two Western saints don't care about origins and are willing to stoop to grab resources and people."

The journey is long and arduous, but it's all about striving for that one word: "competition!"

Having made up his mind, Ksitigarbha got up and prepared to leave this place to find Mount Sumeru.

After taking only a few steps, a strange thought suddenly lingered in Ksitigarbha's mind. He felt that if he left this place, a great opportunity would abandon him.

This made Ksitigarbha stop in his tracks and turn around with a look of surprise.

"As the saying goes, 'When a thought arises, all things come into being; when a thought ceases, all conditions cease.' Since this thought has arisen in my mind, there must be an opportunity for me here, but I don't know how to find it."

Ksitigarbha wanted to use his magic to search the entire place, but then he thought that fate cannot be forced, so he simply gave up the idea.

After a moment of contemplation, Ksitigarbha suddenly looked at the place where he had taken root before his transformation, and a strong feeling suddenly welled up from the bottom of his heart, making him overjoyed.

"They say 'the darkest place is under the lamp,' but I was fooled too!"

After saying that, Ksitigarbha laughed and quickly walked over there, squatting down to gently brush away the loose soil on the ground.

As the loose soil dissipated, a fist-sized black stone slowly appeared, followed by a burst of precious light.

It turns out the treasure was concealed!

If you are destined to find Ksitigarbha, you will be able to find him; if you are not destined, even if there is a layer of loose soil on top, you will not be able to find him.

Upon receiving the treasure, Ksitigarbha was overjoyed. He quickly calmed his mind and used magic to refine the treasure.

In just a moment, the treasure was completely refined by Ksitigarbha, who also learned the name of the treasure—a superior innate spiritual treasure: the Three Lives Stone.

This Three Lives Stone should have been Ksitigarbha's companion spiritual treasure. However, due to the impact of Rahu's self-destruction, demonic energy entered Ksitigarbha's body, and his opportunities were worn down, causing the spiritual treasure to become obscured.

If Ksitigarbha had taken human form a little later, the opportunity would have been completely lost, and he might never have been able to find this treasure again.

After refining the treasure, Ksitigarbha also learned of its abilities:

One purpose is to reflect one's past, present, and future lives, allowing one to see their three lifetimes and also to examine one's origins.

Secondly, it can suppress the soul. When this treasure is used against an enemy, it can cause the enemy's primordial spirit to be shaken and faint. It is also more effective in deterring and restraining ghosts.

The third method is to differentiate oneself. By splitting one's own primordial spirit and nurturing it in the Three Lives Stone, one can obtain the Three Lives Soul. By incorporating the three souls into a spiritual object, one can obtain three bodies. At that time, the three souls can cultivate together without interfering with each other and can exchange what they have.

Moreover, the Three Lives Stone carries many principles of the Dao, such as soul, marriage, cause and effect, and extinction. It is as heavy as Mount Tai. If it is used to strike, it will be like Mount Tai pressing down on you. The weak will have their heads smashed, and even those with high cultivation will be knocked off balance.

Upon seeing this, Ksitigarbha quickly held the treasure in his hands, his eyes gleaming brightly, and exclaimed with delight, "What a wonderful treasure! What a wonderful treasure!"