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

After finishing his work and returning to his thatched hut, Ksitigarbha began refining the Golden Hoop Spiritual Treasure.

When Zhunti introduced this treasure, Ksitigarbha felt that it sounded somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

The refining process of the Golden Hoop Spiritual Treasure is progressing rapidly. In just a hundred years, one-third of the process has been completed, and seven of the 21 layers of restrictions have been refined.

Ksitigarbha had also learned some information about the Golden Hoop Spirit Treasure.

This golden hoop can be divided into three: the Golden Hoop, the Forbidden Hoop, and the Tight Hoop, each corresponding to a spell and possessing its own divine power.

The golden hoop is meant to sever confusion and awaken enlightenment; all those who are trapped will be confused and their hearts will turn towards the righteous path.

Those who imprison others obstruct the path of the spirit and suppress human desires. All those who are imprisoned will lose all their magical powers and their minds will be devoid of any attachments.

The tight band binds the anger and restrains the body; all those trapped within it will become physically weak and lose their ferocity.

In its previous life, this golden hoop transformed into a Daoist and became one of the seven immortals serving under the Tongtian Sect Master of the Jie Sect.

He died in the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, and his original body was taken away by the Two Sages of the West. During the Great Tribulation of Journey to the West, it was given to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

On their journey to the West, Guanyin Bodhisattva placed the items on Sun Wukong, the Black Bear Spirit, and Red Boy respectively.

As the memories surfaced, Ksitigarbha was speechless with emotion. He never expected that his second master would not only destroy the true spirit of the future Golden Hoop Immortal Horse after making a trip to the East, but also bring the Golden Hoop back to the West ahead of time.

It's just a pity that the Seven Immortals who served the Jie Sect in the future will probably become the Six Immortals who served them.

All I can say is that the law of cause and effect is truly wondrous!

After putting away the golden headband, the Guide Daoist spoke, instructing Ksitigarbha to come to the top of Mount Sumeru.

Stepping out of the thatched hut, Ksitigarbha glanced at Little White, who was still diligently cultivating, nodded in satisfaction, and then headed towards the mountaintop.

Upon arriving at the Second Dao Thatched Cottage, the Second Dao had been waiting for a long time. After Ksitigarbha bowed and sat down, the Daoist Zhunti began to speak.

"My disciple, there are only a little over five thousand years left since the Dao Ancestor gave his second sermon. My senior brother and I have decided to spend the remaining time repairing the earth's veins in the Western Lands, hoping for the early prosperity of the West."

In addition, we obtained a considerable amount of spirit stones and minerals from the East the other day, which we will also bury in the Western land to nourish the Western spiritual veins.

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha asked, "My two masters, is there anything I can do to help?"

Zhunti shook his head and replied, "My disciple, your cultivation is not yet sufficient. Repairing the earth's veins is extremely dangerous. One should not take such a risk without the cultivation of a Golden Immortal or higher."

"I've called you here for two reasons: first, to inform you of this matter, and second, to give you a task."

"Please give your instructions, Master; I will do my utmost!"

Zhunti looked at Ksitigarbha with a smile, then took out several hundred scattered spiritual items and handed them to Ksitigarbha.

"There's no need for that. After your master and I leave, you only need to keep an eye on Mount Sumeru and place these spiritual items in various locations on Mount Sumeru in your spare time. That will be fine!"

"Yes, Master!"

"You should focus on cultivation, don't put the cart before the horse."

Aside from that, there were no other instructions. If a powerful enemy were to attack, we would sense it ourselves, so you can rest assured!

My senior brother and I will return before the second lecture at Zixiao Palace!

"Yes, Master. This disciple will certainly take good care of the house!"

After saying that, Ksitigarbha put away those spiritual items.

Erdao nodded, then transformed into a ray of light and disappeared from the summit of Mount Sumeru.

For the next several hundred years, Ksitigarbha transformed into an old farmer on Mount Sumeru, where he would survey the location daily and select suitable spiritual objects to plant or bury within it.

Little White is also often pulled out by Ksitigarbha to do some hard labor.

……

After Dongwanggong left Mount Sumeru, he went into seclusion at his own temple to recover from his injuries.

Fortunately, there was still some of the Three Lights Divine Water left over, and in just a hundred years, it had already recovered to about 70-80%.

The first thing he did upon emerging from seclusion was to gather the people he had recruited, preparing to return to Mount Sumeru and seek revenge.

But the Queen Mother of the West persuaded him to stop.

At this time, the Celestial Court had not yet been established, and there were only a few cats and kittens. There were also only three people in the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm.

One is the Eastern King Duke, the other is the Western Queen Mother, and the other is the Green Wood Daoist, who is also a guest of the Purple Cloud Palace, but his cultivation level is only at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Such a lineup would inevitably result in mutual destruction when attacking Mount Sumeru.

Moreover, the Queen Mother of the West had no grudge against Mount Sumeru, and the four peaches of immortality had already settled the karmic debt. It would be pointless to take action against her again.

She, the Queen Mother of the West, came for the future fortune of the Celestial Court, not to be a henchman; she was clear about that.

It's okay to be famous, but it's not okay to put in the effort!

Seeing this, the Eastern King Duke harbored resentment towards the Western Queen Mother, but there was nothing he could do. He could only think about continuing to expand his scale and manpower, and when he was strong enough, he would try to regain his face.

As a result, in the primordial lands, there appeared situations where people were invited, blocked, and threatened everywhere under the banner of the Eastern King.

Those with high cultivation levels are not greatly affected, but those with low cultivation levels are extremely annoyed and can only hide everywhere.

Bai Ze was one of them. He was only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and could not stop the troubles of the Eastern King Duke at all. Moreover, he believed that the Eastern King Duke was not a wise ruler.

After careful consideration, he decided to find a good patron so that he could cultivate in peace and be free from troubles.

After selecting the named and recognized innate deities, Bai Ze decided to seek refuge with Di Jun Taiyi.

First, Di Jun and Tai Yi had plans to build up their own power.

Secondly, these two are highly skilled in cultivation and protected by precious treasures, so they must be people with great fortune and opportunities.

With strength and a promising future, this perfectly matches Bai Ze's wishes.

However, he felt it would be too lonely for him to go alone, so he brought along several friends, such as Yingzhao, Jimeng, Jiuying, Shangyang, and Guiche.

These people were also unwilling to join the Eastern King's forces. Now, seeing their friend's recommendation, and given Bai Ze's innate talent of knowing everything and being unparalleled in scheming, they were certain that he was accurate in judging people.

So everyone agreed and elected Bai Ze as their envoy to meet Emperor Jun Taiyi on the Sun Star.

Bai Ze traversed the outer heavens and entered the endless starry sky. After taking out his companion spiritual treasure, the Bai Ze Brush, for protection, he headed straight for the Sun Star.

The starry sky was boundless, and it took Bai Ze hundreds of years to travel to reach the Sun Star.

As they approached the Sun Star, the weary traveler Bai Ze finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart surging with emotion as he gazed upon it.

Over the past few centuries, Bai Ze has encountered all sorts of dangers in the starry sky, including various capricious star gods who would attack at the slightest provocation, and terrifying star beasts whose aura alone could send shivers down Bai Ze's spine.

Fortunately, thanks to his talent for avoiding misfortune and seeking good fortune, Bai Ze successfully reached his destination.

"My name is Bai Ze. I have come today to pay my respects to the master of the Sun Star. I humbly request that you two deities grant me an audience!"

On the Sun Star, Emperor Jun and Taiyi, who were in seclusion cultivating, opened their eyes at the same time.

"Who is Bai Ze, and why has he come to see my brother and me?"

Di Jun asked a question.

Taiyi also shook his head, indicating that he did not understand this person. "Brother, he's just a Taiyi Golden Immortal, why bother seeing him?"

After thinking for a moment, Di Jun felt that Bai Ze's visit to him seemed to bring him great benefits.

So he made the decision and said, "Let's meet him! Taiyi, go open the Sun Star and invite Bai Ze to the Sun Palace for a chat."

"Yes, elder brother!" Seeing that his elder brother agreed, Taiyi did not dare to object and immediately went to welcome Bai Ze into the Sun Star.

When Taiyi welcomed Bai Ze into the Sun Star, Dijun was already sitting in the Sun Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Ze, what brings you to my Sun Palace from so far away?"

As soon as the three of them sat down, Di Jun asked Bai Ze a question.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ze quickly stood up and replied, "I have come here to beg you two holy beings to save my life!"

"Help? What do you mean?" Di Jun asked curiously.

Taiyi also looked at Bai Ze with a curious expression, his eyes clear.

"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but the Eastern King Duke is now levying exorbitant taxes and levies throughout the primordial land. Using his appointment as the Dao Ancestor to govern the primordial land as a pretext, he is threatening cultivators everywhere to join his ranks!"

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Holy Lord, the Eastern King Duke is still young and inexperienced, yet he dares to bully all living beings in the primordial world. If he were to become powerful and oppressive, wouldn't all you innate holy beings and great powers have to act according to his wishes?"

"Does he, the Eastern King, even deserve it?" Taiyi, with his fiery temper, was instantly enraged upon hearing Bai Ze's words and shouted angrily.