Primordial Era: I, Tongtian, will slay all enemies!

A flood swept through, completely submerging the Yinshan Mountains.

"Didn't you say you were going to host a banquet for me? What's going on?" Ksitigarbha hurriedly used his magic to keep the floodwaters out and flew away from the flood.

However, before Ksitigarbha could break free from the flood, Qiangliang unleashed the power of thunder, and a thunder dragon rushed into the flood.

"Sizzle," the sound of electricity filled the surroundings, and the area around Ksitigarbha flickered between light and darkness. Suddenly, the current intensified, and cracks appeared on the shield. Suddenly, the shield shattered completely.

"We're doomed!" A scream rang out, and Ksitigarbha and Di Ting fainted and floated to the surface of the water.

When Gonggong saw that Ksitigarbha had fainted, he immediately stopped the flood, and Ksitigarbha fell onto Yinshan Mountain like a corpse.

Upon seeing this, the eleventh ancestral witch revealed a sinister smile and rushed directly to Ksitigarbha's side.

"Big brother, I've fainted, what should we do?"

"Gonggong, are you stupid? Just slap each of you to wake you up."

After saying this, Dijiang took the lead and shouted at Dizang's face, and the other Ancestral Witches also each swung a palm.

Ksitigarbha was awakened by several large slaps. What came into view were several fierce-looking men with bulging muscles, who tightly surrounded Ksitigarbha.

A wave of panic washed over Ksitigarbha, and fear instantly gripped his entire body. He instinctively screamed, "Help!"

In the midst of the chaos, he hastily crushed the communication talisman given to him by Zhunti. As the talisman shattered, it emitted a faint but urgent light that instantly pierced through layers of space and reached Zhunti.

Zhunti was in Mount Sumeru at that moment. He suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of shock and anger in them.

In an instant, his figure blurred, transforming into a golden light, and he sped towards the underworld.

At this moment, the eleven ancestral witches were scattered around the eleven directions surrounding Ksitigarbha, their faces showing mockery and disdain.

Dijiang took the initiative, kicking Dizang. Dizang's body flew up like a ball. Xuanming followed up with another kick, and Dizang tumbled in the air, screaming in agony.

Di Ting watched in stunned silence, trembling all over. It wanted to help but was afraid of the ancestral witch's majesty, and could only watch helplessly as Di Zang was kicked and beaten.

In a short while, Zhunti arrived.

Seeing Ksitigarbha's miserable state, he was instantly enraged and roared, "Do you really not take us Heavenly Saints seriously?!"

The aura of a saint emanating from him was released instantly, its light dazzling, causing the entire underworld to tremble.

However, Dijiang seemed not to hear him, and instead scolded Zhunti, "You bastard, how dare you steal our toys!"

After saying this, the eleven ancestral witches quickly took their respective positions, formed hand seals, and began to draw in the yin and evil energy from the underworld.

In an instant, the surrounding yin energy surged forth, filled with malevolent energy and a pungent, unpleasant odor.

These yin and evil energies quickly gathered and gradually converged above their heads, forming a huge and majestic Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

Within the formation, the phantom of Pangu slowly emerged. The phantom was a hundred feet tall, wielding a massive axe that could cleave the heavens, and exuding a chilling aura.

When Zhunti saw this great formation, he was shocked. He could sense that the power of this formation had reached the eighth level of the Saint Realm, far exceeding his expectations.

His face turned pale, and his voice trembled involuntarily: "Fellow Daoists, let's talk this over..."

But the phantom of Pangu showed no mercy, raising the Heaven-Opening Axe and slashing fiercely at Zhunti. Zhunti's heart tightened, and in his panic, he hurriedly took out the Seven Treasures Tree to defend himself.

The Seven Treasures Tree instantly released seven-colored light, barely blocking the blow from the Heaven-Opening Axe. The impact made Zhunti's arm go numb, and he staggered back several steps. He hurriedly pulled Ksitigarbha behind him and looked at the eleven ancestral witches warily.

At this critical moment, Houtu suddenly appeared and gently opened her hands. Between her two hands, the Six Paths of Reincarnation slowly rotated, directly separating the power of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation from that of Zhunti.

Upon seeing Houtu, Zhunti disregarded his image and immediately began to lament to her, "Houtu Daozu, you must do justice for my Western Sect! My Western Sect, acting on the will of Heaven, sent Ksitigarbha to the Underworld to help us, and now the Eleventh Ancestral Witches are treating him like this..."

Houtu's expression turned cold, and she glared at Zhunti: "I am the representative of the Heavenly Dao. Are you threatening me with the Heavenly Dao?"

Zhunti then realized he had misspoke and quickly explained, "Houtu Daozu misunderstood. I was merely speaking up for my disciple."

Houtu raised her head high, her face full of disdain, and snorted lightly: "I understand. Step down. I will make proper arrangements."

Zhunti wanted to say something more, but was once again sternly stopped by Houtu.

Helpless, Zhunti could only pat Ksitigarbha on the shoulder and then transform into a golden light and depart.

Ksitigarbha looked at Houtu and forced a smile.

Houtu remained silent, then turned and led Ksitigarbha to begin examining the underworld.

Along the way, all that could be heard were the wails of souls. The souls looked haggard, their eyes filled with longing and reluctance for their past lives. They wandered around, unwilling to be reincarnated.

As Ksitigarbha witnessed these scenes, a feeling of compassion welled up within him.

A few days later, Houtu led Dizang on a tour of the underworld.

Ksitigarbha's heart was still not at peace, and the tragic state of those souls kept replaying in his mind.

Houtu turned to look at Ksitigarbha and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

Ksitigarbha took a deep breath. "It should be for the sake of all living beings, not for the sake of religion. I know what to do."

Having said this, he flickered and flew into the air above the underworld. He clasped his hands together, his expression solemn and resolute, and loudly swore: "Heaven, Earth, and Man above, I today make this great vow: I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty; I will not attain enlightenment until all sentient beings are liberated. May Heaven, Earth, and Man bear witness!"

As the words fell, a ray of light emerged from each of the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, intertwining within the Underworld, and they all proclaimed in unison, "Granted!"

Immediately, countless rays of merit fell upon Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha felt a powerful force surge into his body, and his cultivation level instantly rose to the early stage of Quasi-Saint.

The fortune of the Western religion also rose accordingly, and the originally dim fortune became much brighter.

Just then, Duobao suddenly appeared in the underworld, looked at Ksitigarbha, and said, "Ksitigarbha is compassionate and merciful, in accordance with the teachings of Buddhism. Therefore, Ksitigarbha is hereby conferred the title of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva of Buddhism."

After saying this, Ksitigarbha removed his original clothes and put on a magnificent monk's robe.

However, at that very moment, the fortune of the Western Religion suddenly stopped growing, and then the portion of fortune that had just increased began to slowly decline.

When Zhunti and Jieyin noticed this change in the Western Paradise, they were immediately furious. They exchanged a glance and, without saying a word, headed straight for the Underworld.

When Zhunti and Jieyin arrived in the underworld, their eyes were filled with anger upon seeing Ksitigarbha.

Zhunti roared, "Ksitigarbha, we two have treated you well, why have you betrayed the Western Paradise!"

After saying that, he summoned the Seven Treasures Tree and smashed it fiercely towards Ksitigarbha.

At the same time, Jieyin also made his move, forming hand seals, and manifested a six-zhang golden body, with a huge palm pressing down on Ksitigarbha.

Ksitigarbha was startled. He quickly formed hand seals and chanted scriptures. A golden shield appeared in front of him.