As for those three approaches, Pan Long had no idea how many ways of reviving someone each might offer. He had only one thing to say.
Which one could they pull off right now? The sooner, the better!
He did not hide his opinion, of course, so Wen Chao had the tablet he had named "The Genuine Copycat" run another search.
It listed several options.
All of them were based on the first approach. The formations, materials, and rituals differed, but they had one thing in common: every option required several people as sacrifices.
"In mystical rituals involving life, blood is a universal conduit, and souls are a universal consumable," Wen Chao said. "Having both won't necessarily make a ritual succeed, but if you want to complete one and bring someone back from the dead, you cannot do without them. Fortunately, neither is in short supply here."
Pan Long nodded. "A lot of people came hunting for treasure this time. Quite a few have committed every crime under the sun and deserve nothing but death. Their blood and souls can be put to use."
"You seem confident in your strength, so I won't say any more about that," Wen Chao said. "I'll set up the ritual for you. First, though, do you have any particular requirements for it?"
Pan Long looked puzzled. "What requirements could I have? I just want the best possible chance of success."
"If that's your only concern, I think I know what to do." Wen Chao smiled. "Did you bring the body of the person you want to revive?"
Pan Long took out his Bag of Holding and carefully lifted out an exquisite ritual robe wrapped around a corpse.
The corpse had a healthy color. There was not a mark on it, and it even had