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

The Dongwanggong's compensation of several treasures greatly pleased the impoverished Jieyin and Zhunti.

Zhunti sat to one side, his eyes glazed as he stroked the treasure, muttering, "The East is truly blessed by Heaven, blessed with extraordinary talents. It seems I should visit the East more often in the future..."

Looking at his slightly neurotic junior brother, the Guide Daoist coughed lightly to wake Zhunti up.

It's fine to act like this in front of my fellow disciples, but my good disciple is still here. How can I act like this?

Zhunti snapped out of his daze, glanced at his senior brother, then at his disciple who was pretending not to see anything, and gave an awkward smile before changing the subject.

"Ksitigarbha, you have obtained many treasures this time. When you became a disciple, your masters did not bestow any good treasures upon you. This time, I will give you a few items for protection!"

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Master, Second Master, I am already extremely grateful to you two for accepting me into Sumeru. How could I dare to ask for more treasures?"

"Moreover, these treasures were spoils of war obtained by my two masters in a battle against the Eastern King Duke, and I was unable to help in the slightest..."

"I bestow this crimson jade cloud-patterned robe and these three peaches upon you. The crimson jade cloud-patterned robe has the effect of protecting you, and these peaches contain the innate essence of the Ren water peach tree. After you refine them and integrate them into your body, they can also enhance your essence."

Jieyin, sitting cross-legged to the side, interrupted Ksitigarbha and directly pointed to a red-robed spiritual treasure and three peaches of immortality for Ksitigarbha.

After pausing, he pointed to a palm-sized Ganoderma lucidum and said, "This innate pure Yang Ganoderma lucidum can strengthen the body and replenish vital energy. After you refine it, it will not only help you practice the Golden Body Technique, but also complement the Yin and Yang of the Peach of Immortality, replenish your origin, and improve your foundation."

"Your original spiritual root was of the highest grade innate level, but now it has fallen to the lowest grade. If you don't make amends, I'm afraid you'll find it difficult to become a Golden Immortal in the future!"

"I have other uses for the other treasures, so I won't give them to you!"

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha stood aside, his lips pursed, his eyes red.

Zhunti, beaming with delight, stuffed all the treasures his senior brother had pointed out into Dizang's arms, saying, "Your grandmaster has spoken, so hurry up and take them!"

"Refine that precious robe first, then come to your master. Your master will help you refine those two spiritual roots! Remember, don't be impatient!"

After saying that, he waved his hand to let Ksitigarbha go back.

Putting away the treasure in his arms, Ksitigarbha knelt on the ground and bowed three times to Jieyin and Zhunti, saying, "My two masters, I will definitely make my Mount Sumeru lineage stronger and become the supreme ruler of the primordial world, so as not to fail the kindness of my two masters."

Having said that, he stood up and returned to his thatched hut.

The Guide and the Cundi watched Ksitigarbha depart. Once Ksitigarbha's figure disappeared, the Guide slowly spoke, saying, "Ksitigarbha has entered the Great Luo Realm; the West will flourish greatly!"

Zhunti looked at his senior brother with a smile and said, "But before Ksitigarbha has fully matured, he still needs the protection of my brother and me!"

Jieyin nodded with a smile, "Junior brother, this battle with the Eastern King Duke has also shown us the wealth of the East. It's still thousands of years before the Dao Ancestor preaches, so it seems we still need to make a trip to the East!"

Zhunti understood, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, saying, "Senior brother, you shall stay and guard Mount Sumeru. I will go to the east. I cultivate the path of cause and effect; sitting idly in Mount Sumeru is not the path I cultivate."

"Moreover," Zhunti's tone shifted, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes, "there are likely many things in the East that I have a connection with!"

Jieyin nodded in agreement, "In that case, I'll trouble you, Junior Brother!"

"I would delight in the flourishing of the West!"

"Then I'll hand this Qiankun bag over to my junior brother!"

As he spoke, Jieyin picked up the remaining mid-grade innate spiritual treasure and handed it to Zhunti.

Zhunti took the Qiankun Bag and looked through it with a smile, already having the image of "all the spiritual objects of the East entering my bag" in his mind.

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Ksitigarbha slowly returned to his thatched hut, but as soon as he sat down, he realized that something seemed amiss in the hut today.

After a careful search, they suddenly discovered that a green gourd had appeared at the very back of the thatched hut.

Ksitigarbha picked up the gourd with some doubt, not knowing where it came from.

He wanted to take it to his master for identification, but then he remembered that he had just come from his master's place and that going there might disturb his master's cultivation, so he put the gourd away and thought he would ask him when he had the chance in the future.

Ksitigarbha sat cross-legged again and took out a red jade cloud-patterned robe.

The robe is entirely red, with black cloud patterns resembling flowing clouds etched onto it. When sunlight shines through it, the robe reflects a warm, lustrous light, like warm jade.

By placing the Taoist robe in front of him, Ksitigarbha calmed his mind, sat cross-legged in the shape of a lotus flower, and focused on refining the essence.

A century passed in a flash. Ksitigarbha slowly opened his eyes. With a thought, the red jade cloud-patterned robe that was originally placed in front of him transformed into a stream of light and rushed towards Ksitigarbha's chest.

In the blink of an eye, Ksitigarbha's attire changed.

His crimson robe fluttered without wind, like a leaf falling in the wind, with a warm red light flowing over it, complemented by his jade-like face, red lips, and high-bun hairstyle with a wooden hairpin.

Standing on the mountain path, anyone who sees him will surely exclaim: What a beautiful, jade-faced immortal!

"What a pity, since it's not an innate spiritual treasure, even after a hundred years it's only barely been refined!"

Ksitigarbha shook his head with some regret. Without fully refining it, the full power of this treasure robe could not be brought into play.

In a hundred years, only 6 innate restrictions have been refined. Mid-grade innate spiritual treasures have 18-23 innate restrictions. This Crimson Jade Cloud Pattern Robe is considered a good mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, containing 20 restrictions.

If one wishes to refine them all, it is likely that Ksitigarbha would need to reach the Golden Immortal realm to succeed.

Although he hadn't refined much, Ksitigarbha had still unlocked two functions of the Crimson Jade Cloud Pattern Robe.

First and foremost, it provides protection. When attacked, it automatically forms a cloud-patterned shield to protect Ksitigarbha. Those below the Xuanxian realm cannot harm Ksitigarbha in the slightest.

If Ksitigarbha were to infuse his magic power, the cloud-patterned shield would be able to withstand even more attacks. I haven't tested it myself, so I'm not sure, but I've roughly estimated that it should be able to easily withstand attacks from the Xuanxian realm.

Secondly, it can increase escape speed and the distance of escape. Originally, when Ksitigarbha used the "One Thought to the Other Shore" technique, he could escape for 120,000 miles in the blink of an eye.

Now, with the help of the Crimson Jade Cloud Pattern Robe, the speed is reduced by half, and the escape distance can reach 180,000 miles!

Ksitigarbha tried it a few times to familiarize himself with it, in case he encountered an emergency and was not familiar with activating the spiritual treasure. In the event of a battle, the slightest difference could mean the difference between life and death!

After the experiment, Ksitigarbha searched everywhere for Xiaobai.

For a hundred years, Ksitigarbha has been refining treasures, and Little White has been left unrestrained, playing around Mount Sumeru all day long and not returning to the mountain for a long time.

With a single thought, the other shore is unleashed, petals scatter, and Ksitigarbha disappears from Mount Sumeru.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Ksitigarbha reappeared, but this time he had a beast in his hand, which was none other than Little White, who had been playing outside.

"Master, Little White knows it was wrong. Little White will never be greedy for play again!"

After Xiaobai learned to speak last time, Dizang changed his way of addressing him. He used to call him "Master," but Dizang always felt that calling him that made him sound too old.

Little White was grabbed by the scruff of its neck, a pleading look flashing in its eyes, while its dog face showed a look of bewilderment and innocence.

Just as it was having fun, its owner suddenly found it, grabbed it by the neck without saying a word, and dashed away.

The scenery before my eyes changed in the blink of an eye, and all I could hear was the sound of the wind whistling and fading into the distance.

Imagine how much that must have traumatized the little dog!

Ksitigarbha doesn't know, and doesn't want to know.

He simply grabbed a wooden stick that he'd somehow gotten his hands on and smacked Xiaobai's butt three times.