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

Seeing that the Guide and Ksitigarbha had put away their treasures and were preparing to leave, Zhulong and Aoqing stepped forward to stop them.

"What's wrong? Do you two still feel reluctant to part with these material possessions?"

"No, no!" X2

"Then why are you blocking my master and me?" The Guide Daoist looked at the two dragons with dissatisfaction.

Zhulong and Ao Qing exchanged a glance, and Ao Qing then gestured for his ancestor to speak.

Zhulong nodded, stepped forward, and said to the Guide, "Fellow Daoist, may I have a word with you in private?"

The guide gazed at Zhulong and saw that he was open-minded and had no desire to fight anymore, so he nodded in agreement.

After the two left, Ao Qing approached Dizang and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Young friend, before you leave, could you please remove the golden headbands from the heads of my three nephews?"

"Of course, Master has already taught me the incantation to remove the headband, so please don't be impatient, Senior!"

Ksitigarbha was full of lies, and Ao Qing pretended not to hear them, expressing his gratitude to Ksitigarbha.

A moment later, it seemed that Zhulong and the Guide Daoist had reached some kind of agreement.

The two walked side by side, with Zhulong smiling, clearly very satisfied.

"Fellow Daoist Ao Qing, is there anything else?"

The guide opened his mouth and asked.

"I dare not presume to address you as a holy fellow Daoist; I have already spoken with my young friend Ksitigarbha!"

Upon hearing this, the Guide looked at Ksitigarbha, who then recounted the entire story of the golden headband.

"In that case, let's first go to the Dragon Palace of the East Sea to retrieve the golden headband, and then return to Mount Sumeru!"

"Your disciple obeys!"

After saying that, the four of them walked out of the Dragon Clan's treasure vault.

On Mount Sumeru,

When Bhaisajyaguru Maitreya awoke from his meditation, he did not find the Guide Daoist, so he asked the Cundi Daoist.

When the guide left, the two of them were focused on cultivating their Dao and oblivious to worldly affairs, so they did not know why the guide had left.

"Your master has some important business to attend to and will be leaving temporarily. He will return soon, so you need not worry."

Moreover, this time, your senior brothers will also be returning together.

"Senior Brother!"

Medicine Buddha Maitreya looked at Cundi with some surprise.

After they entered the mountain to become disciples, they learned from the two masters, Jieyin and Zhunti, that they had a senior brother who had been away and had not returned.

However, the two did not reveal the name of Ksitigarbha to the two of them, so the two were really curious about this senior brother.

Unfortunately, after they were settled in after becoming disciples, the two masters began to preach to them. Time was tight, so they didn't have time to ask any questions.

"Second Master, may we ask what our eldest brother's name is? Please let us know so we won't offend him!"

The pharmacist, always cautious and polite, took the initiative to ask questions.

"Yes, yes!" Miroku nodded in agreement, clearly wanting to satisfy his curiosity.

Seeing his two disciples' behavior, Master Zhunti chuckled and said, "There's no need for such affectation. Your eldest brother is kind and gentle; you'll understand once you meet him!"

"As for his name, haha, it cannot be spoken! It cannot be spoken!"

If I told you, your senior brother would blame me!

You two will know when you see them!

It turned out that when the two became disciples, the two Taoists had already foreseen that the two had met Ksitigarbha once before, and they also knew that Ksitigarbha was playful.

Erdao was also happy to see this scene, so he kept it a secret from the two of them.

Seeing Zhunti Daoist's attitude, the two dared not press him for answers and could only suppress their curiosity and patiently cultivate.

East Sea Dragon Palace

The two disciples, Ksitigarbha and his disciple, were sitting in the main hall enjoying tea, with Ao Qing in their company.

Due to the karma within his body, Zhulong did not leave the ancestral home of the dragon clan.

Before long, the steward Xuan Gui led the four small dragons into the hall.

At this time, the injuries of the four dragons had all improved, but the golden headbands on the heads of three of them looked somewhat out of place.

The four dragons entered the main hall and first paid their respects to Ao Qing, saying, "Greetings, Uncle (Father)!" x4

Then he looked at the Guide Daoist sitting on the left and the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sitting next to him.

When the four dragons looked at Ksitigarbha, a hint of fear was clearly visible in their eyes.

But thinking that he was now in the Dragon Palace, he forced himself to stand up straight.

However, none of the four dragons had taken human form, which made them even stranger.

"Ahem, you have not yet met the Holy Guide and the young friend Ksitigarbha."

Ao Qing coughed lightly and scolded his four nephews.

"We greet Senior Jieyin and Brother Dizang!" x4

The guide nodded upon hearing this, but did not reply.

Ksitigarbha, however, stood up with a smile and said, "Fellow Daoists, there's no need for that!"

Seeing that the four dragons were obedient, Ksitigarbha knew that they had been subdued by him, so he did not make things too difficult for them.

After all, the parents gave compensation.

"Young friend Ksitigarbha, please step in and take back the golden headband!"

Ao Qing also spoke up again to make the request.

Hearing his uncle's (father's) words, the three dragons wearing the golden headband felt a surge of excitement.

Ksitigarbha did not delay. He silently chanted a mantra, and the three golden hoops slowly rose from the top of the three dragon heads, then reunited and returned to Ksitigarbha's wrist.

Seeing that the golden headband had been taken back, Ao Guang and Ao Qin touched their heads in disbelief. After realizing that the golden headband had indeed been taken back, the two dragons looked at each other and wept with joy.

They had both experienced the pain caused by the tight band and the restrictive shackles, a pain they never wanted to experience again in their lives.

Ao Run, on the other hand, was already unconscious when the golden headband was put on, and when he woke up, he only subconsciously felt that he was being restrained.

Now that the golden headband has been removed, Ao Run is overjoyed, but also feels a sense of gratitude towards Ksitigarbha.

Even he himself didn't realize that there was something else mixed in with that gratitude.

Ksitigarbha smiled as he looked at the three dragons, but when he looked at Ao Run, the smile in his eyes was even stronger.

The youngest, Ao Shun, was only there to make a brief appearance. Upon seeing Dizang, he felt a throbbing pain in his head and longed to leave.

"Alright, stop making a fool of yourself here and giving fellow Daoists a reason to laugh at you!"

"Go back to the ancestral temple to cultivate. If there is a next time, I will not let you off easily!"

"Yes, Uncle (Father)!"

Upon hearing this, the four dragons quickly apologized to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and his disciple, and left the Dragon Palace.

"Fellow Daoist Ao Qing, now that this matter is settled, my master and I shall take our leave!"

"Holy One, why not stay a few more days as a guest in my Dragon Palace?"

Although Ao Qing was eager for the master and disciple to leave, he still had to say the necessary polite words.

"My disciple and I have been away from Sumeru for a long time, and it is time to return. I appreciate your kindness, fellow Daoist."

"Since that's the case, I won't try to stop you any longer!"

After saying this, Ao Qing hurriedly stepped forward to guide the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and his disciple to the door.

The master and apprentice knew that Ao Qing was in a hurry to see them off, but they didn't point it out and just smiled at each other.

After all, I took so many things from them, so it's normal that they don't like me.

Ao Qing saw the master and disciple off from the East Sea and then returned to the Dragon Palace.

The Guide Daoist casually shattered the void and escorted Ksitigarbha towards Mount Sumeru.

Mount Sumeru

The Taoist Zhunti, who was preaching to the Medicine Buddha Maitreya, suddenly stopped.

He clapped his hands and laughed at the two bewildered figures, saying, "Your Grandmaster and Senior Brother have returned!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind and clouds on Mount Sumeru changed, and a rift in the void appeared.

The Guide Daoist stepped out first, followed by the smiling Ksitigarbha.

Seeing the stunned and speechless Medicine Buddha and Maitreya, Ksitigarbha laughed heartily: "My two junior brothers, why don't you come and pay your respects to our Grand Master and your senior brother?"