"Big brother—!"
The instant those two words fell.
The two fiends beside him changed expression at the same time, seeming almost to be playing along as comic foils.
Black Baleful Devil Lord raised a hand and pressed it down, silencing their chatter.
"Heavenly Edict?" Lu Chen murmured, a slight chill rising in his heart, though he was not overly surprised.
After all, he had already roughly figured out the power of this ancient scroll.
"So what you mean, Senior, is that this sacred artifact of your clan can summon the gods and deities of heaven and earth, even all manner of demons, monsters, and spirits?"
"Correct. So long as one has cultivated to prominence and possesses a name and title, all fall within this edict!"
Black Baleful Devil Lord said unhurriedly through the passage:
"If you and I truly escape one day, summon me with this object. I may... gladly honor the invitation."
Lu Chen merely smiled and did not respond.
The ignorant could not be blamed.
This Old Devil still knew nothing of his true background.
"Enough. Let us set the matter of the Heavenly Edict aside for now." Black Baleful Devil Lord changed the subject. "It is time to speak of you...
"Not long after you entered this level, my divine sense had already noticed you.
"If my guess is correct, you must have subdued the Realm Pivot of this strange treasure. Otherwise, you could never have found this place."
He pointed at the Destiny-Fixing Soul-Calming Lotus overhead.
Lu Chen nodded faintly.
"In that case, you truly seized the initiative by refining this treasure."
Black Baleful Devil Lord gave a slight nod, then suddenly smiled.
"I do not know whether that old Pagoda-Bearer is fortunate or unfortunate.
"After searching bitterly for a hundred years, he truly found such