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

After beating up Xiaobai, Dizang left the thatched hut feeling refreshed, leaving Xiaobai squatting in his hut, cultivating with tears in his eyes.

Only the Guide remained in the thatched hut atop Mount Sumeru. After Ksitigarbha bowed, he rose and inquired, only to learn that Zhunti had entered the East alone a hundred years ago.

After receiving confirmation from the Guide that Zhunti was safe and sound, Ksitigarbha stopped asking questions.

"My disciple Ksitigarbha, what important matter brings you to see me today?"

With a slight smile, the guide asked softly.

"Master, I have come here for two reasons: first, to refine the Peaches of Immortality and the Primordial Pure Yang Lingzhi; and secondly..."

As he spoke, Ksitigarbha took out the green gourd he had obtained from his thatched hut and presented it to the Guide with both hands.

"This gourd appeared in my thatched hut at some point, and it wasn't something Xiaobai found outside. I'd like to ask Master if he knows the origin of this gourd?"

The guide took the green gourd with a slightly puzzled look, examined it for a moment, and then returned it to Ksitigarbha with a smile.

"I know the origins of this gourd. My disciple, that you have obtained it means you are destined to have it. However, this gourd is not yet mature. Keep it for now! It will be of great use later!"

Ksitigarbha was completely bewildered by what the Guide Daoist had said, and had no choice but to put the gourd away again.

"Disciple, since you have come here to refine your spiritual root, the sooner the better. Take out the spiritual root and I will help you refine it."

And you, by your side, will regulate your breathing. Once your essence, energy, and spirit are complete, that will be the time for you to absorb the spiritual source and elevate your foundation!

"Your disciple obeys!"

After taking out the peaches of immortality and the innate pure yang lingzhi from his body, Ksitigarbha concentrated his energy, facing the sky with his five centers facing upwards, and slowly adjusted his state.

Jieyin took the four peaches and the lingzhi mushroom, and first used six pure bamboo sticks to seal off the void, cutting off the surrounding energy to prevent the spirit from escaping and the source energy from dissipating.

Only then did they begin to fix them all in the void, condensing the magic and gathering fire.

This fire is no ordinary fire; it is the Fire of Annihilation, condensed by the Daoist of Guidance through his cultivation of the Dao of Annihilation. It is formless and colorless, capable of attacking enemies invisibly and burning them into nothingness.

Now it's a waste of talent to use it for refining spiritual roots for Ksitigarbha.

The five spiritual roots sensed the danger and their bodies trembled as they tried to escape, but the Guide was a powerful being and would not allow the spiritual roots, which had little intelligence, to escape.

Furthermore, with the six pure bamboos blocking their way, the five spiritual roots could only accept their fate.

A flash of spiritual light appeared in the Guide's palm, and the four peaches were the first to be smashed into mist. The Annihilation Flame then swept over, tightly enveloping the mist left after the peaches were smashed.

In just a moment, the peach mist was melted into a fist-sized liquid.

But that's not enough. If you want Ksitigarbha to absorb and improve his foundation, you need to refine and extract all the original energy of the innate peach tree in this spiritual liquid. Then, combine this original energy with the original energy of the innate pure yang lingzhi mushroom to form an original spiritual pill. Only then can you succeed.

As time went by, the peach elixir was slowly refined into two parts: one part was a liquid the size of an infant's fist, containing only spiritual energy, and the other part was a pale blue Ren water source energy the size of a thumb.

Set the two aside, and then follow the same method to melt the innate pure yang lingzhi into two parts.

Then, the two portions of source energy, one red and one blue, were combined into one.

Originally, pure yang source energy and ren water source energy could not coexist, and the two would corrode each other when they met. However, after the guide took out a wisp of green source energy from the Six Pure Bamboo and added it, the two restless source energies instantly calmed down.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhunti told Ksitigarbha not to refine it privately.

This not only prevents the two sources of energy from surging and harming Ksitigarbha, but also allows for the extraction of the Six Pure Bamboo Source to harmonize the two sources, helping Ksitigarbha to reach a higher level.

The Six Pure Bamboo was guided to extract a wisp of its original energy, and it instantly became weak, its spiritual light dimming.

But Jieyin turned a blind eye to this. To him, spiritual treasures were obviously not worth mentioning to Dizang, a disciple with extraordinary talent.

The three primordial energies gradually merged under the scorching heat of the Annihilation Flame.

Forty-nine years passed in the blink of an eye, and Ksitigarbha had long since reached the peak of his meditation, sitting quietly to the side in preparation.

As a clap of thunder echoed in the sky, a slight ripple appeared on the face of Jieyin, who was focused on the smelting process.

After waving his hand to disperse the tribulation lightning in the sky, the flames of annihilation slowly died down, revealing the form of the fused source energy contained within.

A round bead, about the size of a little finger, slowly rotated in the void.

The red and blue colors are intertwined, presenting a scene of yin and yang in harmony, surrounded by Taoist charm. Upon closer inspection, there is also an inconspicuous touch of emerald green hidden within.

"Ksitigarbha, open your mouth!"

At the prompting of the guide, Ksitigarbha unconsciously opened his mouth.

The bead was immediately thrown into Ksitigarbha's mouth by the Guide.

Before Ksitigarbha could even react, the bead transformed into a stream of water that flowed towards his limbs and bones.

The next moment, a sensation of alternating hot and cold, and an unbearable tingling and itching emanated from Ksitigarbha's body.

Ksitigarbha frowned, wanting to try to alleviate the feeling but not knowing where to start, because the sensation came from within his soul and he could only endure it.

"Ksitigarbha, endure! Sink your spirit! Incorporate that primordial energy into your primordial spirit! Use it as fertilizer to nourish your primordial spirit!"

The guiding Taoist's voice entered Ksitigarbha's mind, and Ksitigarbha hurriedly followed the guiding Taoist's instructions.

As the primordial energy seeped in, a pleasant sensation began to appear in Ksitigarbha's primordial spirit, making him feel somewhat irresistible. However, Ksitigarbha kept his mind focused and dared not slacken in the slightest.

Ksitigarbha felt that his primordial spirit was like a shriveled water bag, and after the source energy was injected, the water bag quickly expanded and grew stronger.

Until a golden light appeared in the primordial spirit, the expanding water bag quickly stopped growing, and the golden light began to absorb the source energy surging into the primordial spirit.

The primordial spirit gradually returned to its previous form.

"What's going on? What is that golden light?"

The sudden turn of events caught Ksitigarbha off guard, and he could only do his best to stop the golden light from absorbing more source energy.

At this moment, the guide outside was also shocked by the changes that had occurred to Ksitigarbha's body.

He rushed forward and placed his hand on Ksitigarbha's forehead to see what had happened.

"The Dao Ancestor's Dao Sound?" I was shocked when I saw it.

How could a mere True Immortal like Ksitigarbha have the Dao Ancestor's Dao Sound within his body?

After Ksitigarbha entered Mount Sumeru, neither the Amitabha Buddha nor the Bodhisattvas Jieyin and Zhunti ever inquired about Ksitigarbha's origins, only knowing that he was a manifestation of a primordial spiritual root.

The damage to Ksitigarbha's roots is also evident in the two paths. Anyone born in the Western Lands and affected by the war between the Dao and the Demons will inevitably suffer damage.

However, Erdao never considered how Ksitigarbha transformed after his roots were damaged; he only felt that Ksitigarbha possessed great fortune, perseverance, and high talent.

It now seems that Ksitigarbha's transformation into human form is probably inseparable from the Taoist patriarch's attainment of sainthood.

The Dao Ancestor's Dao Sound is already at a higher level than Ksitigarbha's foundational level, so it can definitely be helpful in daily cultivation. However, if one wants to improve their foundational level, the first thing one cannot bypass is the Dao Ancestor's Dao Sound.

Its high rank will definitely attract more source energy, and by the time it has absorbed enough, there will probably be very little source energy left in this bead.

The most urgent task is to find a way to move this Dao Ancestor's Dao Sound elsewhere, either by expelling him or by cutting him off, but both are risky.

After thinking for a moment, Jieyin hurriedly transmitted the matter to Dizang. Dizang, who was originally anxious, understood the meaning instantly upon hearing Jieyin's words.

He was very familiar with cutting it off; back then, when demonic energy eroded him, he risked his life to cut it off along with a fragment of his primordial spirit.

It's just a matter of doing it again!

risk?

With the Three Lives Stone suppressing his primordial spirit, what is he afraid of!