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

In the depths of chaos, in the land before the primordial chaos was divided.

The gale-force winds were like knives, tearing through the void; the chaotic energy surged, and thunder and fire intertwined. If an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal entered here, his soul and spirit would be annihilated in an instant.

Only within a radius of nine thousand miles, the purple aura stretched like a ribbon, unmoving and majestic—the Purple Cloud Palace floated quietly here.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened his eyes on the futon, his fingers constantly making calculations.

"Strange, how could the transformation of the innate bitter bamboo in the West trigger a lightning tribulation?"

Hongjun immersed his divine sense into the Heavenly Dao to investigate and discovered that Randeng's figure had been actively active in various parts of the West for the past Yuanhui.

"Is it a variable? It also carries a trace of Pangu's fortune, making it seem more suitable to govern the West than those two innate spiritual roots."

Because of the enormous karmic burden he carried in the West, Hongjun paid special attention to the West and had been searching for a suitable person to take over this burden for him.

Originally, it was decided that Jieyin and Zhunti would take over, but now it seems that Dipankara is more suitable.

On the other side of Mount Sumeru, Randeng prepared a nearly ten-thousand-word oath of heaven and sent it to Jieyin.

The contents include, but are not limited to, the transformation of Dipankara into the Lord of the West, prohibiting any means of betraying Dipankara, taking the revival of the West as his own responsibility, and so on, totaling five hundred articles.

As he listened to the incredibly detailed, even harsh, oath of Heaven in his mind, he felt his worldview being shaken. He realized that the oath of Heaven could be used in this way.

But with the tribulation lightning right above him, the situation was beyond his control, and he accepted the guidance in an instant.

The lamp-lighter asked Cundi to swear an oath along with him.

He spent tens of thousands of years with the Western duo, naturally for the greatest opportunity in the West, namely, the duo of Jieyin and Zhunti themselves.

Is there anything more precious than the two saints who came later?

As the nearly ten thousand-word oath was made, the lightning in the sky seemed to pause for a moment.

"Could it be that this time they've patched up the loopholes in the Heavenly Dao?"

Randeng was taken aback. The Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation had just passed, the Heavenly Dao was newly born, and all living beings were still very simple and honest. They were far from the tightly controlled system that Hongjun had established after merging with the Dao, and there were still many loopholes to exploit.

The oath he drafted might just plug the loopholes that many people would fall into later.

As if to verify the idea of ​​Burning Lamp, in the next instant, a golden light flashed in the sky, and another wisp of golden light of merit appeared in his mind, the amount of which was equivalent to the merit gained from repairing two ley lines.

The two who were making vows, Jieyin and Zhunti, who were still under the Bodhi tree, were once again shocked by this scene.

"How can you gain merit by making a vow?"

"So they're just targeting us fellow disciples?"

This was the first time that Jieyin and Zhunti felt admiration for Randeng. A person who could study the rules of the Heavenly Dao to such an extent was unique in the prehistoric world.

Who knows how many vows he made and how many blows he endured before he finally realized this?

Jieyin and Zhunti were not convinced by those with higher cultivation levels than them, because they themselves were the most outstanding individuals in the primordial world. They respected those who dared to study even the Heavenly Dao and used themselves as a basis for their research.

"Senior brother, aren't you going to help me?"

In his desperation, he cried out, "The merit is good, but the tribulation lightning is still overhead!"

He himself was unaware that the way he addressed the lamp had changed without him even realizing it.

Randeng was somewhat confused as to why Jieyin was suddenly so close to him. He simply summoned the Azure Lotus Banner again and activated the formation to protect Jieyin's head.

Seemingly sensing that someone was interfering with the tribulation, purple lightning poured down like a waterfall onto the Azure Lotus Purifying Glazed Array.

The entire formation trembled, seemingly unable to withstand the power of the heavenly lightning.

"Senior brother, hold on!"

Jieyin couldn't help but cheer for Randeng, because he was really afraid that he would fail to take human form and be turned into a magic weapon by Randeng.

Burning Lamp was unaware of the guide's call, as he was immersed in comprehending the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder. It was said that the Dao Ancestor's thunder magic was comprehended from this heavenly thunder.

He, on the other hand, sensed within the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder a desolate Daoist aura that, in addition to the laws of lightning, was capable of annihilating everything.

Burning Lamp's comprehension of the Law of Annihilation has reached 49%. He only needs to spend several thousand years to catch up with his cultivation level, and he will be only one step away from breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

He sat upright in the formation, his fingers lightly tapping, and a wisp of the Daoist essence of the Law of Annihilation quietly wrapped around the array patterns of the Azure Lotus Purifying Glazed Array, harmonizing the Law of Annihilation that leaned towards nothingness within the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

The great formation stabilized at some point, and Jieyin's heart also calmed down.

"Junior brother, we both cultivate the Law of Annihilation, why don't you quickly transform into human form and comprehend this opportunity!"

Burning Lamp's words reached his mind even more directly than the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, pulling him back from his daze.

Without bothering to figure out how Randeng knew he also cultivated the Law of Annihilation, Jieyin transformed into human form amidst a flash of spiritual light.

Upon closer inspection, the lamp revealed a tall young man with a sallow complexion, dignified and compassionate, with a hint of suffering. His hair was tied in a neat topknot, his eyes were peaceful, and his divine light was restrained. The bamboo staff he held in his left hand was his companion spiritual treasure—the Six Roots of Purity Bamboo.

Jieyin first bowed to Randeng, then immediately sat down cross-legged to comprehend the remaining Purple Heaven Divine Thunder.

"Senior brother, when will I take human form? I also want to contribute to the West."

Zhunti, who was standing to the side, was also very envious when he saw Jieyin transform into human form.

Randeng shook his head and chuckled, pointing a finger at Zhunti, "Well, Zhunti, I think you're itching for a breakthrough after seeing Junior Brother Jieyin take human form first."

When the lamp was lit, Zhunti's thoughts were revealed. He remained silent, only gently shaking his branches to show his agreement.

"Rest assured, once the Western Lands have been restored by me and the Guide, and the religion has been established, that will be the day you take human form."

Dipankara did not intentionally delay Zhunti, but rather because establishing a religion required the approval of Heaven and Earth, and could not be accomplished casually.

The later establishment of the Three Pure Ones and their attainment of sainthood were also successful in line with the general trend of the prosperity of the human race.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, senior brother, to take care of things."

Zhunti also knew that this was not the time to take human form. For top-level innate deities like them, an incomplete origin would directly affect the foundation for achieving Hunyuan.

Just then, the two sensed that the other had finished his comprehension. His cultivation at the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal was completely stable, and although the Daoist charm of the Law of Annihilation surrounding him was not as good as that of Randeng, it was already extremely extraordinary.

The guide approached the lamp and respectfully bowed.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for helping me take human form and for guiding me in comprehending the laws. I am deeply grateful."

Jieyin knew that if it weren't for Randeng first shielding him from the heavenly tribulation and then controlling the great formation to intercept the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, he would never have been able to transform into human form and stabilize his realm so smoothly. As for making a heavenly oath, it could only be said that he was inferior in skill.

Dipankara accepted the greeting without hesitation. Although Jieyin suffered the tribulation of lightning largely because he had taken away most of the Western fortune, he still put a lot of effort into the matter of Jieyin and Zhunti's transformation and birth.

"No need for that. From now on, we will be fellow disciples. I have even prepared a way for you to gain merit."

Dipankara then told Jieyin about the repair of the Sumeru Mountain ley line node, explaining that it was the center of the Western ley line node and that repairing it would bring considerable merit.

The guide was overjoyed and immediately agreed.

"Senior brother, just wait for my good news."

Ran Deng comforted himself inwardly.

"It's alright, it's still within the Sumeru Mountain area, nothing serious will happen."