Primordial Era: I, Yuan Hong, am solely focused on stability; humanity remains clear-headed.

Chapter 317 Subduing Ksitigarbha!

After Longji's foundation was strengthened, Yuan Hong told her to take advantage of this momentum and immediately go into seclusion to cultivate.

He surveyed the scene within the World of Spirits and his many subordinates once more.

The other changes are not significant. The only difference is that Rakshasa has emerged from seclusion and, after absorbing the wood essence of the Wood Spirit Pearl, has successfully advanced to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. She is only one step away from cultivating the Auspicious Cloud at the Top, the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top, and advancing to the Great Luo realm.

At this point, no external force can help; she mainly has to rely on her own understanding.

Fortunately, Rakshasa had already been enhanced to a high-level innate divine foundation, possessing great talent, so this step was not a hurdle for her.

With spiritual roots like Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Pao tea providing an environment conducive to enlightenment, it seems that it won't be long before Rakshasa Girl reaches the realm of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"My lineage of ten thousand spirits is growing stronger and stronger, and they will all be useful in the future."

Yuan Hong nodded. The people here were naturally the ones he trusted the most, much closer to him than the witch clan in the underworld, and on whom he placed high hopes.

Just as he was about to leave, he glanced at the location of the Heavenly Coffin and his eyes flickered.

"I almost forgot about Jizo. Let's see how he's doing."

Swish!

Yuan Hong's avatar dissipated, his will shifted, and the next moment, his figure re-formed inside the Zhen Tian Coffin.

Before him was a hazy primordial spirit, bathed in a myriad of spiritual light and imbued with abundant primordial energy.

Within the primordial spirit, a glimmering true spirit serves as its core, gradually fading away.

"I never expected it would actually succeed."

"Ksitigarbha, from now on, are you willing to follow me? Or do you choose to leave? I'm giving you this choice."

As Yuan Hong watched this scene and felt the feedback from the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, he couldn't help but reveal a devilish smile.

"Why do you need to make fun of me, fellow Daoist? Now that I am under your control, there is no need to talk about anything else. From now on, I will follow you."

A voice came from Ksitigarbha's primordial spirit, carrying a hint of helplessness, but also a sense of detachment and enlightenment from seeing through the ways of the world, which seemed somewhat strange.

"Haha! Good! Ksitigarbha, your future with me will definitely be much better than if you were in the Western Paradise."

"The help that Jieyin and Zhunti can give you is becoming increasingly limited, but it may not be the case with me."

Upon hearing Ksitigarbha's words, Yuan Hong finally grinned and laughed a few times, clearly very happy.

That's right, under the influence of the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, Ksitigarbha has been completely controlled by him!

Like the zombie progenitor Jiang Chen, his true spirit was branded by him.

This control is far more stable and perfect than the ordinary refining of the primordial spirit imprint.

This is not about controlling Ksitigarbha's will, but rather about constraining and controlling his behavioral mechanisms.

Ksitigarbha still possesses his own will and consciousness, but he is incapable of betraying Yuan Hong in any way!

In other words, from then on, Ksitigarbha was under Yuan Hong's iron will, a position that even the two Western Saints could not change.

Even if the two Western Saints abducted Ksitigarbha and used methods of conversion to bring him back to the Western Sect's camp, they would still be unable to win him back!

Even Yuan Hong hadn't expected that the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin would bring him such a big surprise.

"Doesn't this mean that from now on, after I defeat an enemy and imprison them in the Heaven-Suppressing Coffin, I can turn them into my subordinates?"

Even Yuan Hong couldn't help but gasp at the thought of this possibility.

Of course, he quickly calmed down, after all, this was just an enhanced version of the method of salvation.

While the methods of Western religions for salvation are infamous throughout the world, they are generally not that bad, and not many people worry about or think about them all the time.

To put it bluntly, to a sage, the other cultivators are nothing but ants, and it doesn't matter how they are dealt with...

Yuan Hong shook his head. He wouldn't abuse this ability, after all, not just anyone is qualified to be controlled by him.

However, he was indeed very satisfied that Ksitigarbha, a quasi-saint, had become his loyal subordinate.

"Moreover, this is control over the true spirit, which even a saint should not be able to see."

"Perhaps, in the future I will find an opportunity to have Ksitigarbha return to the Western Sect and infiltrate the enemy. Maybe we can achieve some other results..."

Yuan Hong's eyes flickered, his mind racing with all sorts of wicked ideas, clearly figuring out how to arrange things for the Western Religion.

However, this is not necessarily necessary. Right now, his focus is on improving his cultivation level.

Moreover, a powerful figure like Ksitigarbha doesn't necessarily need to be sent out directly; he can indirectly enhance his own strength.

For example, the Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram!

It should be noted that this array diagram is not just a simple rare treasure; it contains a boundless starry space.

Among them are 365 ancient stars formed from Daoist talismans, which correspond exactly to the stars in the celestial sphere.

If Yuan Hong were to unleash this diagram and activate the formation, these stars would begin to move, providing him with power.

Yuan Hong discovered that this space was not an illusion, and that other cultivators could enter it!

As long as he finds enough cultivators, he can recreate a fully-fledged Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, just like the Demon Clan Heavenly Court did back then, instead of just a spiritual treasure version.

Moreover, with the addition of the array diagram, the power of such an array will definitely be even greater than that of ancient times!

"Ksitigarbha is a quasi-saint, qualified to be the master of a one-star constellation, and one of the top-ranked ones at that."

"The more powerful beings join the star map, the more power it provides me. However, I don't have many of them yet."

Yuan Hong thought to himself.

To truly gather enough manpower, we'll probably have to wait until we return to the underworld and summon the witch clan.

"Oh right, we also need to find a way to gather the power of the human race's ancestors at the Fire Cloud Cave. Otherwise, it will take forever to gather more than three hundred Great Luo Golden Immortals."

"As for how to break the saint's seal and sneak in... never mind, there's no use thinking about it now."

Yuan Hong pondered for a moment, let out a soft sigh, raised his hand and waved it, causing streams of Creation Origin Qi to be drawn from the World of Myriad Spirits and poured into Ksitigarbha's primordial spirit.

"You'd better focus on recovering now. I'll provide you with enough resources. Once you've completely repaired your primordial spirit, reshaped your physical body, and restored your cultivation, I'll release you."

He said it calmly.

The current Ksitigarbha has only just reconstituted his primordial spirit from his true spirit form. If it weren't for Yuan Hong's permission, he wouldn't even be able to regain his senses.

Fortunately, now that he has regained consciousness and has sufficient resources, it is only natural for him to restore his cultivation and rebuild his physical body. After all, Ksitigarbha's quasi-saint level cultivation is still intact and will not be lost.

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. I will certainly go through fire and water for you in the future."

Ksitigarbha said respectfully.

(End of this chapter)