Black Baleful Devil Lord hurriedly explained, "My lord, we are currently trapped in the Heavenly Prison, with heavenly secrets obscured. Even if we wished to swear brotherhood with you by blood and forge a blood-curse oath, it would be nothing more than an empty formality, without the slightest binding force."
"Even if this little devil could force it through, burning my vital blood in advance would inevitably diminish my strength, which might hinder the subsequent plan to summon Broom Star. If my lord is willing to wait five or seven days for this little devil to recover his vitality, then there would be no issue."
Seeing that Lu Chen's expression remained unchanged, as though he were pondering it over.
Black Baleful Devil Lord immediately rose to his feet, making as if to activate his vital blood.
"Wait!" Lu Chen raised a hand to stop him and shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. With such sincerity from you, senior, how could this junior not trust you? Time is pressing. Let us discuss the blood oath after we escape."
"Yes, yes, yes!" the three demons echoed repeatedly.
"What should we do next?"
"Next, this little devil shall use the technique of enlightenment to impart the second [True Text of Invoking Gods] to my lord. With this true text, my lord need only activate this scroll with vital blood, visualize Broom Star's appearance, and recite His name to communicate with Him. At that time, your soul will seem to leave your body and directly enter Broom Star's sea of consciousness, where you may speak with Him face-to-face!"
After a pause, his tone abruptly turned grave as he cautioned, "However, my lord must remember this well. Though this method possesses supreme mysteries, it requires vital blood as its catalyst, and the price is