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

A thousand years have passed since Ksitigarbha left Sumeru, during which time the struggle between the Wu and Yao clans and the Celestial Court has intensified.

Several times, powerful figures at the Great Luo level have joined the fray, not to mention the lower-level cultivators.

Along his journey, Ksitigarbha witnessed many battles, both large and small, and was nearly drawn into them several times.

Fortunately, his Earthly Treasury Escape Technique was quite effective, allowing him to escape the battle in time.

Ksitigarbha originally planned to go to the Blood Sea, knowing that Houtu would soon arrive there, eventually attaining enlightenment and transforming into the cycle of reincarnation.

However, to avoid the chaos of war, they had to constantly change their direction of travel.

Before he knew it, he had arrived in Beihai.

With the idea of ​​making the best of a situation, Ksitigarbha descended from the clouds and began to walk slowly along the coast of the North Sea.

Upon arriving at a certain place, Ksitigarbha suddenly sensed something and looked into the distance, only to discover that a huge island was slowly rising from the sea in the distance.

Puzzled, Ksitigarbha rode a cloud across the sea and headed towards the island.

Upon landing on the island, Dizang immediately discovered that the island was rich in spiritual energy, with lush spiritual plants, and spiritual birds and beasts flying and playing in the mountains, making it a veritable paradise.

"This island is so enchanting, I wonder if it has an owner?"

With these questions in mind, Ksitigarbha slowly began to wander around the island.

Fortunately, the island wasn't very large, and with the help of his escape technique, Ksitigarbha quickly searched the entire island but found no cave dwellings.

There wasn't even a single cultivator who had taken human form.

"I didn't expect it to be such an unclaimed place, undisturbed by anyone. It's perfect for me to cultivate here for a while!"

Ksitigarbha then found a suitable place, sat cross-legged and entered meditation. The spiritual energy on the island was also attracted by him, gathering towards Ksitigarbha like a vortex.

Although this island is rich in spiritual energy, it cannot withstand the absorption of the Golden Immortal Ksitigarbha.

In just over a hundred years, the spiritual energy on the island has become visibly thinner.

On this day, the island suddenly trembled, which instantly awakened Ksitigarbha, who was cultivating, and he thought that something drastic had happened on the island.

Unexpectedly, a powerful voice echoed from outside the island to Ksitigarbha's ears: "Little fellow, you should go cultivate elsewhere. The spiritual energy I've drawn here isn't enough for you to absorb!"

Ksitigarbha was horrified upon hearing this, but fortunately he did not sense any hostility from the voice, so he was relieved.

He then bowed to the direction of the voice and said, "When I arrived on the island, I did not find your cave dwelling, so I thought it was an unclaimed place and that's why I'm cultivating here."

If I have caused any disturbance, please forgive me, senior.

"Ignorance is no excuse. You were cultivating on my body, so naturally you didn't discover my presence."

"If you can't see the whole picture, you'll be blinded by a single leaf!"

"On the body!?" Ksitigarbha was startled and quickly looked down at his feet, but only saw that he was standing on flat ground and did not find anything unusual.

But immediately, Ksitigarbha realized where the mechanism was located.

Ksitigarbha rode the clouds upwards, flew out of the island, and looked down at the entire island from high above, only then did he realize that the island was actually the shell of a tortoise.

At this point, Ksitigarbha realized the identity of the tortoise before him.

"Junior Ksitigarbha greets Senior Xuan Turtle!"

The black tortoise's head emerged from the water, looking at Ksitigarbha with surprise, and asked, "Little fellow, you know me?"

"I have heard about it!"

"We've never had the chance to meet before, and I never imagined we'd meet in this way today. It's all my fault!"

"Haha, you little rascal, you have a nice way of talking!"

"It is our destiny that you can appear in my body to cultivate."

Upon seeing the Black Tortoise of the North Sea, Ksitigarbha recalled:

Legend has it that after Mount Buzhou collapsed, the Black Tortoise of the North Sea had its four limbs cut off by the Tongtian Sword to serve as a pillar supporting the sky.

His body, however, transformed into the future Northern Continent.

Because of the resentment in his heart, Beiju Luzhou is filled with evil energy, making it difficult for living beings to survive there.

Upon realizing this, Ksitigarbha felt a pang of pity for the black tortoise.

He was able to make his body a safe haven for many living beings, his virtue was comparable to that of Pangu, but unexpectedly he ended up like this.

"What a pity! If only I could bring this Xuan Turtle to my Western Regions!"

As a disciple of the two paths of Mount Sumeru, Ksitigarbha naturally adhered to the consistent philosophy of the two paths: whenever he saw something good, he wanted to take it home for himself.

"If there is any way to save the life of this Xuan Turtle, then wouldn't there be a chance to pull the Xuan Turtle into my Mount Sumeru?"

"Saving lives and bringing the Galatians into the fold—a win-win situation!"

Thinking of this, Ksitigarbha suddenly had an idea and asked the Black Tortoise of the North Sea, "Senior Black Tortoise, you already have such cultivation, why haven't you taken human form yet?"

But are you unwilling to leave the creatures on your backs homeless?

Upon hearing Ksitigarbha's question, the Black Tortoise of the North Sea replied with a bitter tone, "No, if I wanted to find a place to settle the creatures on my back, it would be very easy."

"Oh? Then why haven't you taken human form? Is there some unspeakable reason?"

"To be honest, I don't know why either!"

Ever since I became aware of things, I have always wanted to take human form, as such a huge body is undoubtedly a burden to me.

But every time I try to transform, I feel a force stopping me, though I never know why.

Even if one wanted to separate their soul from their body, it would be impossible.

This physical body seems to have become a prison, confining me within it!

Upon hearing this, Ksitigarbha gazed at the enormous body of the North Sea Black Tortoise and fell into deep thought.

"If I'm not mistaken, the power to prevent the Xuan Turtle from taking human form must be the work of Heaven."

Presumably, the transformation of the Xuan Turtle's limbs into pillars of heaven is an inevitable trend of the heavens, and therefore cannot be changed!

Under the overwhelming force of Heaven, if the Xuan Turtle wishes to transform, it can only do so by abandoning its physical body and reincarnating its true spirit.

But since Houtu has not yet undergone reincarnation, it is still nonsense to ask the Xuan Turtle to shed its physical body and be reincarnated as a true spirit…”

After much thought, Ksitigarbha realized that he truly had no way to save the Black Tortoise at the moment.

However, the general trend of Heaven cannot be changed, but minor trends can be altered.

Although he could not save the Xuan Turtle, he could protect it from swords and blades.

At that time, as long as the Xuan Turtle believes in him and makes a grand vow in advance, he will support the sky with his four limbs.

It can not only free the true spirit from the constraints of the physical body, but also, under its own control, allow it to enter the cycle of reincarnation and be reborn into Mount Sumeru.

All I can do now is to make the North Sea Black Tortoise believe in me.

The only trump card he had to gain the Xuan Turtle's trust was to bring out his two masters!

Thinking of this, Ksitigarbha said to the North Sea Black Tortoise, "Senior, this junior can't think of a better way either."

But my master is a disciple of a sage, and the two holy beings of Mount Sumeru have already reached the level of quasi-sages. I'm sure they will have a way to solve your problem!

The Black Tortoise of the North Sea did not pay any attention to what Ksitigarbha had said.

Only those who are family know their own situation. If even a Great Immortal like myself cannot solve this problem, how could a mere Golden Immortal possibly have a solution?

He simply hadn't interacted with anyone for a long time, and now that he had met Ksitigarbha, he felt a sense of connection and wanted to talk to Ksitigarbha to relieve his inner turmoil.

But upon hearing what Ksitigarbha said next, the North Sea Black Tortoise's eyes widened instantly, its pupils, as large as small mountains, staring intently at Ksitigarbha. "Young...young friend, is what you say true?"

Under the watchful gaze of the North Sea Black Tortoise, Ksitigarbha felt immense pressure and hurriedly replied, "Every word I have said is true!"

However, my master may be in seclusion at the moment, and I am also traveling in the prehistoric world. I am afraid that I will have to wait a long time until I return to Mount Sumeru before I can ask my two masters about this!

Moreover, this junior is not sure if the two masters have a way to resolve the troubles you are in..."

Ksitigarbha knew he couldn't help the Xuan Turtle in a short time, so he could only speak to calm it down and ask it to wait for a while.

Finally, fearing that his words might be too certain and make the black tortoise suspicious, he added another layer of armor.

Upon hearing this, the Black Tortoise of the North Sea burst into laughter: "Haha, I will wait no matter how long it takes. I only hope that you will remember this matter, young friend. Whether there is a way or not, I, the Black Tortoise, owe you a debt of karma!"

"I will certainly not forget!"

"Haha, from now on we can address each other as fellow Daoists!"