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

Xiao Bai has now reached the level of a Celestial Immortal. Although its origins are merely those of an ordinary spirit beast, with Ksitigarbha occasionally bringing it spirit fruits to feed it, its cultivation progress can be considered quite rapid.

What puzzled Ksitigarbha was that although Xiaobai had already reached the level of a Celestial Immortal, he had never taken human form.

When asked, Xiaobai was also confused and didn't know the reason.

Seeing this, Ksitigarbha could only let Xiaobai leave and not follow him anymore.

Watching Little White skip away to find and play with the mountain spirits, Ksitigarbha could only shake his head helplessly.

Every living being in the world has its own path. If it doesn't take form, then so be it. Isn't this daily fun the path that Xiaobai has chosen for himself?

Walking up the mountain, the path to the second thatched cottage at the summit is filled with a mystical atmosphere, and the cottages themselves seem to gleam with divine light.

"Master, the Eastern King Duke wishes to establish a Celestial Court, so he has sent an envoy to invite you two masters to attend the ceremony two hundred years from now."

The two entered a meditative state, sitting cross-legged without making any movement, but the sound of their voices resonated deep within Ksitigarbha's heart.

"My disciple, since you embarked on the path of cultivation, you have never left the West. Do you intend to attend this ceremony?"

This is the voice of the Guide.

"Going to the East?"

Ksitigarbha pondered for a long time before speaking, "This disciple is willing to go, but the Eastern King Duke has invited both of our masters this time. Would it be inappropriate for this disciple to go?"

"Go in peace. It's less than two hundred years. I should set off as soon as possible."

"Yes, disciple will depart tomorrow! But should Mount Sumeru prepare any congratulatory gifts?"

"A congratulatory gift? Heh, we certainly need to prepare one, otherwise those Eastern comrades will think that we Westerners are impolite!"

Go to the back mountain and pick a Nirvana Flower as a gift!

The guide's face was filled with sorrow, yet his voice carried a chilling undertone.

"Yes, Master!"

After Ksitigarbha left, Zhunti asked Jieyin Daoist with some confusion, "Senior brother, we have a long-standing conflict with the Eastern King Duke, so why do we still need to go and witness the ceremony?"

Why offer the flower of Nirvana as a gift?

"Junior brother, you're too attached to appearances! After we two dismember each other, whether we'll even give out the congratulatory gift is another matter, but the Eastern King Duke will probably have to compensate us tenfold!"

"Moreover, I do not know the purpose of the Eastern King Gong's invitation to us from hundreds of millions of miles away."

"Hmph, this time I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget! I'll leave him utterly defeated!"

The guide's tone was sharp and chilling.

Zhunti Daoist remained silent, but it was clear that the spiritual energy circulating around him was moving more rapidly.

Ksitigarbha returned to the twin Sala trees on the back mountain and, with some emotion, went up to them and stroked their trunks.

"I was able to escape danger this time entirely thanks to you!"

The branches and leaves of the Sal tree swayed gently, conveying, though they did not speak, that they too had gained much.

Ksitigarbha chuckled, "Hehe, it is indeed the two of us who have complemented each other!"

After speaking, Ksitigarbha asked the twin Sala trees to pluck a flower of Nirvana.

After Ksitigarbha was rescued, the flowers that bloomed on the twin Sala trees were named the flowers of Nirvana, named for their effect of rebirth in Nirvana.

The twin Sal trees shook their branches, and a pagoda-shaped spiritual flower was sent to Ksitigarbha.

When Ksitigarbha put away the flower of Nirvana, the twin Sala trees returned to silence.

The next day, Ksitigarbha instructed Xiaobai to take good care of the house, then went to bid farewell to his two masters before embarking on his journey to the east.

With two hundred years to go, Ksitigarbha did not rush to use his escape technique to travel. Instead, he created a cloud and slowly headed east.

On this day, Ksitigarbha was sitting cross-legged in meditation on a cloud when he suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, as if something connected to him was below.

Ksitigarbha immediately awoke from his meditation and looked down.

However, they discovered that the beings they were destined to meet were not some kind of spiritual creature, but rather two ascetic monks.

Both of them were tattered, their clothes bearing marks of swords and knives, or the tearing marks of wild beasts.

They looked somewhat disheveled, but one had a solemn expression, while the other had a smile on his face.

"interesting!"

Ksitigarbha curiously observed the two, only to discover that they were heading in the direction of Mount Sumeru.

Sensing the cultivation levels of the two, the solemn-looking person had a slightly higher cultivation level, at the mid-stage of True Immortal, while the smiling one had a lower cultivation level, but still at the early stage of True Immortal.

Seeing this, Ksitigarbha descended from the clouds and floated down in front of the two.

The two men were startled when a person suddenly appeared in front of them, and then they looked at Ksitigarbha with a wary expression.

"Where do you come from, and why are you blocking our way?"

The person with a solemn expression spoke first.

Ksitigarbha smiled at the two and said, "This humble Taoist, Ksitigarbha, greets you two fellow Daoists. Please forgive my sudden appearance!"

Seeing that Ksitigarbha seemed easy to talk to, the two relaxed a little.

The two could sense that Ksitigarbha's cultivation was higher than their own, so they dared not act rashly.

The two exchanged a glance, and the plump, smiling man stepped forward and spoke first: "This humble Taoist, Maitreya, greets fellow Taoist!"

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha thought to himself, "Indeed."

I had a feeling when I saw Maitreya before.

This person's appearance was so strikingly similar to the one enshrined in the temple in Ksitigarbha's past life.

I just don't know who this person is, and who the other one is?

"This humble Taoist, a pharmacist, greets fellow Taoist!"

Before Ksitigarbha could even guess, the Medicine Master began to introduce himself.

Ksitigarbha smiled at the two of them and asked, "I originally intended to travel to the east, but suddenly my heart was filled with emotion, so I descended from the clouds. Unexpectedly, the feeling of emotion came from you two fellow Daoists. I thought that we were destined to meet, so I showed myself to you."

Ksitigarbha explained the reason for his sudden appearance and obstruction, then asked, "I saw you two coming from the east and heading west. Where are you going?"

The Medicine Buddha and Maitreya sensed the goodwill shown by Ksitigarbha and slowly suppressed their wariness, replying, "Brother Dao, you may not know this, but several hundred years ago..."

The two of them talked back and forth, recounting how they had returned to Mount Sumeru after the news spread that a treasure had appeared in the West, and how Eastern cultivators had rushed to search for it.

"However, we learned that the two holy beings of Mount Sumeru fought against dozens of innate holy beings without being at a disadvantage, so we admired them and wanted to go to Mount Sumeru, hoping to become their disciples."

Ksitigarbha listened patiently and, seeing the expressions on their faces when they talked about their two revered masters, knew that he was about to have a junior brother!

After his initial joy, Ksitigarbha did not reveal his identity, but simply stated that he was a rogue cultivator from the West.

Then they found a place and said that their meeting was fate, and they wanted to discuss the Dao with the two of them.

The two, Bhaisajyaguru and Maitreya, had no objections. After talking, they realized that Ksitigarbha did not harbor any ill intentions towards them.

Moreover, Ksitigarbha's cultivation level is higher, and discussing the Dao would be quite beneficial to both of them.

At the invitation of the two, Ksitigarbha, whose cultivation was the highest, spoke first about his own path, followed by Bhaisajyaguru, and finally Maitreya.

In the primordial chaos, time is immeasurable; as the sounds of the Dao drift by, decades pass in a flash.

On this day, Ksitigarbha suddenly awoke and, calculating the time, realized that fifty years had passed since this discussion on the Dao.

With a wry smile, Ksitigarbha quickly got up, fearing that any further delay would cause him to miss the task his master had entrusted to him.

When Ksitigarbha suddenly stood up, Bhaisajyaguru and Maitreya were also startled and hurriedly asked for the reason.

Ksitigarbha shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I have important business to attend to this time, and I dare not delay, so I'm afraid I must leave."

Upon hearing this, Bhaisajyaguru Maitreya felt reluctant to part with Ksitigarbha. After discussing the Dao for fifty years, the two had come to know Ksitigarbha's character, and their friendship had deepened day by day.

Maitreya then asked, "Brother Dao, where are you going? Do you need us to accompany you?"

Although we two are not strong enough, we can still lend a hand in crucial moments.

Ksitigarbha was moved, but he simply shook his head and refused, saying, "I am here to visit you, senior, and there is no danger involved. You two need not worry."

"Will we ever meet again?"

"You two will surely meet again someday on your journey to Mount Sumeru!" Ksitigarbha smiled meaningfully, but did not say it explicitly.

Medicine Buddha Maitreya assumed that Ksitigarbha knew the boundaries of Mount Sumeru and would come to find him again in the future, so he said, "In that case, we will not keep you any longer, fellow Daoist. If we are destined to enter Mount Sumeru, please come and find us!"

Having said that, he did not try to persuade her to stay any longer.