Primordial Era: I, the Lamp Burner, intercept the Western opportunity at the outset.

Jieyin naturally sensed the demonic energy at the core of the earth vein below, but he didn't take it seriously. As the former stronghold of the demon race, it would be strange if Rahu didn't have any backup plans.

He summoned his companion spirit treasure, the Six Roots Purification Bamboo. This treasure contains forty-five innate restrictions and is ranked among the top-grade innate spirit treasures. It has the effect of sealing the six senses and converting living beings, and it is naturally able to restrain demonic energy.

With his companion spiritual treasure protecting him and his senior brother Ran Deng guarding him from the side, Jieyin felt more confident. He disappeared into the ground, tens of thousands of feet below, and the pressure on the surrounding earth immediately increased.

The primordial world is still intact and of extremely high status. Even Jieyin, with his cultivation at the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, is being subtly rejected when he comes to this underground world, which is tens of thousands of feet deep. It is likely that only the Wu Clan, Qilin Clan, and Earth Dragon Clan can thrive in this earth vein.

After erasing a few small remnants of the Law of Silence, the guide finally arrived before the core of the earth vein. The earth-yellow core of the earth vein beat slowly like a heart, while the demonic energy, like tree roots, twisted and turned, deeply embedded itself in the core of the earth vein, preventing the circulation of the earth vein's power.

Jieyin sat cross-legged, circulating his magic power to create a protective shield of spiritual light on his body to resist the erosion of the surrounding evil energy, while simultaneously drawing upon the purifying power of the Six Pure Bamboo Roots to continuously wash away the demonic energy.

These six pure bamboos truly lived up to their reputation as the nemesis of demonic energy. The demonic energy at the core of the earth's veins melted away like snow, quickly revealing the seal at its core—a pentagram restriction with a black lotus flower at its center.

Knowing that this was the last measure left by Luo Hou to prevent the core of the earth vein from being repaired, Jieyin released a wisp of the law of annihilation and slowly touched the restriction.

Who would have thought that the core of the earth vein would explode with a bang, as if a fuse had been lit, revealing a mysterious black lotus with nine petals. The petals were engraved with the Dao patterns of annihilation, and as they rotated, they caused the evil energy underground to surge.

"Ninth-Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus!"

Jieyin couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his eyes shining brightly. Having refined this world-destroying black lotus, he was confident that he could catch up with Randeng in his comprehension of the Law of Annihilation.

Before the guiding magic could even touch the World-Destroying Black Lotus, a voice devoid of any emotion rang out from the underground space.

"So it was you, this naturally bitter bamboo."

An invisible wave emanated from the Black Lotus of Annihilation, causing the guide's movements to freeze instantly, and the pupils in his eyes were replaced by a black lotus.

"Demon... Demon Ancestor!"

The final sound of guidance echoed in the underground space.

Meanwhile, at this moment, Randeng, located atop the mountain, was still preaching to Zhunti.

"Junior brother, let me ask you this: if you encounter a spiritual treasure or spiritual root that you particularly desire, but someone else happens to have also discovered it, what should you do?"

Zhunti pondered for a moment and replied, "Tell him about my poverty in the West and ask him to give me the spiritual treasure and spiritual root."

Randeng's lips twitched; this was truly Zhunti's style.

He shook his head and said, "You're wrong, junior brother. Not only will you make others dislike you, but they also won't treat you with respect."

Ran Deng silently added in his heart, "Except for that nice old man, Hong Yun."

"Then please teach me what to do, senior brother."

Zhunti remained humble and eager to learn from those less knowledgeable.

"At this point, you should tell him that this item has a connection with the West, and that you, fellow Daoist, do not wish to be entangled in karma, do you?"

Zhunti suddenly realized what was happening and quickly asked again.

"What if others also say that he has a special connection with this item?"

Ran Deng smiled with satisfaction.

"Very good, junior brother, you've already learned to apply what you've learned to other situations. Since we're all destined to be together, it's natural to compare whose destiny is stronger."

"Does Senior Brother want me to discuss the Dao with him?"

Just like a student listening attentively in class, Zhunti immediately asked a question.

"You're wrong again, junior brother. You should send a message to me and your senior brother who guides you as soon as possible. The connection between the three of you is greater than that between the two of you."

Dipankara shook his head again. These two future sages from the West were still quite naive at this point, not yet at the point where they would become so shameless.

Upon hearing this, the branches and leaves of the Seven Treasures Bodhi Tree began to sway.

"So that's how it is. Listening to Senior Brother Ran Deng's words is better than my 100,000 years of enlightenment."

Dipankara transmitted these principles to Cundi, hoping to change the habits of the two future Western sages, encouraging them to cultivate steadily and avoid making enemies in the East.

At that moment, Zhunti's pupils suddenly contracted. In his perception, the core of the earth vein first erupted with a dense aura of the law of annihilation, which should be the birth of some kind of innate spiritual treasure.

What followed closely behind was the demonic Daoist aura that made his heart tremble.

"Such pure demonic Daoist essence, could it be that the Demon Ancestor has been resurrected?"

Ran Deng suppressed his urge to flee immediately. He had been plotting in the West for so long; how could he be willing to let him leave so easily?

Ran Deng first summoned the Lingjiu Palace Lantern, laying down a layer of annihilation laws around himself. Then he raised his hand to summon the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, unleashing countless rays of white light to envelop himself.

He holds a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Qiankun Ruler, in his left hand and a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Blessed Pestle, in his right.

Seeing the treasure aura emanating from him, Zhunti was filled with envy, realizing that he himself probably only possessed one innate spiritual treasure in his human form.

"Junior Brother Zhunti, if your Senior Brother Jieyin and I don't return, whoever comes back here, you must obey his orders."

After giving his instructions, Randeng, without waiting for Zhunti's reply, disappeared into the core of the earth's veins, his body radiating a dazzling light.

Upon entering the underground space, Ran Deng immediately spotted the motionless Jie Yin.

"To guide my junior brother?"

The lamp was lit and called out several times, but the guide did not respond.

He carefully attached a wisp of his divine sense to the Qiankun Ruler and approached the guide. If anything went wrong, he would immediately abandon the Qiankun Ruler, detonate the space, and flee far away.

"He's a cautious young man."

The sudden sound rang out beside Ran Deng, but he didn't even notice a trace of magical power fluctuation or Daoist aura.

In the blink of an eye, Ran Deng's hands flew with incantations, setting up the Azure Lotus Purifying Glazed Array with the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner as its core, mimicking the Innate Demon Subduing Array set up with the empowered Divine Pestle Innate Grand Array. Then, he summoned the Spirit Vulture Palace Lantern and used Netherworld Ghost Fire to create a barrier.

It seemed as if he had rehearsed the entire process a thousand times in his mind, and the entire series of operations was completed in an instant.

"Is it really that scary? Am I that terrifying?"

Only then did Ran Deng have time to see the face of the newcomer clearly.

Apart from the black lotus mark between his eyebrows, that person had a face exactly like Ran Deng's.

Then Ran Deng realized that the sage has no form; what you see is merely his manifestation in your mind.

"What are the Demon Ancestor's orders? Why is he imprisoning my good-for-nothing junior brother?"

Ran Deng asked cautiously, because the Demon Ancestor's reputation in the prehistoric world was not very good.

"How do you know that I am Rahu?"

Luo Hou examined the lamp with great interest. This lamp was the manifestation of the mysterious coffin from the beginning of creation, carrying the fortune of Pangu. For some reason, it was also deeply entangled with my Western karma.

His cautious actions are reminiscent of those old guys.

"Replying to the Demon Ancestor, this junior also cultivates the Law of Annihilation. Your Law of Annihilation, which implies destruction, has reached perfection, and this junior can naturally sense it."

Ran Deng offered a silent compliment.

"You, young man, are quite different from the other innate deities of this era; you have some of my style from back then."

Rahu was quick-witted. He had originally planned to pass on the method of bewitching the masses and reaping their fortune to Jieyin and Zhunti, but now it seemed that this cunning boy was more suitable.