Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 220 Direct Showdown with the Broom Star!!

Chapter 220 Direct Showdown with the Broom Star!!
The Black Demon Lord hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, we are currently imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and the secrets of Heaven are obscured. Even if we wish to swear a blood oath with Your Majesty and make a blood oath, it would be meaningless and have no binding force."

"Even if Little Demon can force it, if he burns his essence blood in advance, his strength will inevitably be reduced, which may be detrimental to the subsequent action of summoning the Broom Star."

"If Your Majesty is willing to wait five or seven days for this little demon to recover, then that would be fine."

Seeing that Lu Chen's expression remained unchanged, as if he was pondering.

The Black Demon Lord immediately stood up, making a move to activate his essence blood.

"Wait!" Lu Chen raised his hand to stop him, then shook his head: "Never mind, never mind. Senior is so sincere, how could I not believe you? Time is of the essence. Let's talk about the oath of brotherhood after we're free."

"Yes, yes, yes!" the three demons echoed in unison.

"So what should we do next?"

"Next, the little demon used the technique of enlightenment to impart the second [True Text of Invoking the Gods] to the Supreme Lord."

With this true text, the Supreme Being can then activate it with his essence and blood, visualize the appearance of the Broom Star, and recite His name to communicate with Him.

At that time, the Supreme Lord will be as if his soul has left his body, directly entering the Sea of Consciousness of the Broom Star, and conversing with Him face to face!

He paused, his tone suddenly becoming solemn, and warned, "However, Your Majesty, you must remember that although this method is supremely profound, it requires the use of your essence and blood as a catalyst, and the price is extremely high."

Every second spent in the sea of consciousness consumes the essence and blood of the Supreme Lord.

Even after leaving this tower, this method must not be used frequently, otherwise, at best it will deplete one's essence and blood, at worst it will cause one's flesh and blood to wither and shrink, turning one into something neither human nor ghost..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's expression shifted, and he suddenly asked, "Will I... become a dwarf?"

"If the flesh and blood are not strong enough... yes!"

"I see." Lu Chen suddenly realized.

No wonder the Master of Lingshui looked like that; it turns out it was a side effect of frequently using the "Heavenly Decree"!
I had only glanced at the soul search before, and since it was from a first-person perspective, I hadn't noticed this drawback.

So, the side effects of this method of summoning gods are even more terrifying than he imagined!
"Without further ado, let's get started!"

"My Lord, I have offended you!"

As soon as the Black Demon Lord finished speaking, a vast and mysterious light suddenly surged from his body, instantly enveloping Lu Chen.

The next moment, countless golden runes flowed like a river, continuously surging into Lu Chen's body along the Xuan Yuan light source.

Lu Chen remained on guard, the embers in the stove glowing faintly between his brows, ready to ignite at the slightest sign of trouble.

As the runes continued to pour in, Lu Chen felt a throbbing pain in his brain, but compared to the excruciating pain of the previous soul tempering, this was nothing.

After a short while, the mysterious light gradually dissipated, and the Black Fiend Demon Lord, panting heavily, said, "I didn't expect Your Majesty's soul to be so resilient! I thought you would be writhing in pain... It must be because you were tempered by the Samadhi True Fire."

Lu Chen remained noncommittal; at this moment, he was concentrating on digesting the information, his expression focused.

"This is the True Scripture of Divine Communication..."

He hurriedly unfurled the "Heavenly Edict," and the previously obscure second part of the divine script on the scroll suddenly became clear, its meaning suddenly understood.

——Okay, okay!

This gain is in no way inferior to obtaining the Samadhi True Fire!

"Senior, I will activate the secret technique now. When will you begin the bridging?"

"The Supreme Ruler first communicates with the Broom Star, and if he receives His permission, he withdraws from the sea of consciousness."

At that time, the little demon will burn its essence and blood to act as a medium.

But remember—make sure the jinx insists on agreeing, and don't let him stand you up.

Otherwise, this method cannot be used again for at least a month!

Lu Chen nodded, then asked, "Will using this method alarm the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King?"

"Rest assured, Your Majesty, this is a unique supernatural power of the little demon, and it is extremely difficult to detect from outside the tower."

But inside the tower... it's hard to guarantee it won't be sensed.

That's it!

Now that things have come to this, the opportunity is right in front of us, so we have to give it a try.

Success or failure depends entirely on fate!

The Black Demon Lord's gaze was intense, revealing a do-or-die attitude that was no less than Lu Chen's.

Lu Chen nodded: "Then—let's begin!"

He unfurled the "Heavenly Decree," channeled his meager magical power, sliced his palm, and pressed it onto the scroll.

At the same time, he whispered the activation mantra.

slam-la-

The moment the incantation was uttered, the Heavenly Decree seemed to come alive, the scroll moving automatically without wind, making a rustling sound.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful suction force erupted from the scroll, frantically devouring the blood in Lu Chen's palm, like a bottomless pit with no end in sight.

hiss!
Lu Chen's expression changed drastically—the speed at which his essence blood was being consumed was even faster than he had anticipated!

If this continues, I'm afraid I won't last an hour before I'm drained dry!
As blood continued to be injected, the entire scroll gradually turned dark red, resembling a pool of flowing blood.

Suddenly, a hideous demonic eye opened in the blood, rolled around, and finally stared intently at Lu Chen.

"Quick! Now! Close your eyes, silently chant 'jinx,' and visualize His appearance!"

The Black Demon Lord urged him urgently.

Lu Chen immediately closed his eyes and silently chanted in his heart: "God of Brooms."

A figure immediately came to mind—thin and short, holding a broom, with a timid and self-conscious expression.

Fortunately, when I was in school, the "Illustrated Compendium of the Gods" compiled by the school was a required course.

Lu Chen had already been taught about the appearance of the gods, otherwise he would not have been able to visualize them so quickly and accurately.

"The God of Brooms... the God of Brooms..."

Lu Chen repeated the visualization in his mind, and it became clearer and clearer.

Upon hearing the name, the demonic eye on the scroll began to dart violently, as if locking onto a target.

A moment later, the demonic eye suddenly shot out a condensed beam of blood light, which shot straight at Lu Chen's brow like a sharp arrow!

The next moment!
Lu Chen felt dizzy and disoriented, as if his soul was being pulled by an invisible force, plummeting into an endless abyss as if weightless, not knowing where he was going.

"Lu Chen!!"

When Lan'er saw his body go limp, as if he had suddenly fainted, her heart tightened.

Just as he was about to step forward to help him up, the Black Fiend Demon Lord immediately shouted, "Don't touch him! If you interrupt now, all our efforts will be in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Lan'er's hand froze in mid-air, and she reluctantly withdrew it.

"No need to worry, Your Majesty has already entered the sea of consciousness of the Broom Star. We can just wait for good news."

The Black Demon Lord put on a benevolent smile.

But seeing this made Lan'er feel a chill run down her spine.

"Brother, are you really going to burn your life essence to help this kid escape?" the stone spirit whispered.

Red Bird also said, "Brother, isn't the price too high? It's already generous of us to pass on the True Text of Summoning the Gods to him, and now we have to expend our life essence as well? This is a major event that will damage our cultivation and shorten our lifespan!"

The Black Demon Lord transmitted his voice in a low voice: "This child has an extraordinary background. Just now, when the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King activated the Exquisite Pagoda, I took the opportunity to peek at the outside world—although it was not clear, I could sense that the Cloud Tower Palace was not peaceful today."

It seems this kid's powerful backer has come demanding his release, but the old man refuses, and they might have already started fighting.

"What? They've started fighting?" The Second Demon gasped inwardly.

The Black Demon Lord's gaze grew increasingly somber: "Therefore, today is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the three of us brothers to escape! Whether we can escape this Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda depends on this one chance!"

This kid possesses great fortune and has several powerful figures backing him up; he probably has a 50%, no, a 60% chance of succeeding!

"Alright, I'll follow your orders, brother." The stone spirit said no more.

Red Bird, however, was still unwilling and transmitted his voice, "But brother, if we can really get out, are we really going to submit to this kid and become his subordinates? We are all demon kings, how can we be controlled by a mortal!"

"Second and third brothers, don't worry, just listen to my arrangements."

"Well... okay then!"

The sound transmission gradually ceased.

The Black Demon Lord looked at Lu Chen, who seemed to be asleep, and a barely perceptible sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

"Kid... you've finally taken the bait."
-

at the same time.

Lu Chen is still falling!

boom!
The next instant, he fell into a chaotic space filled with swirling mist.

It was pitch black all around, and underfoot was a hazy, gray cloud that shimmered with a faint golden light.

"Is this the Sea of Consciousness of the Broom Star?"

Lu Chen looked around, but saw no one.

What about people?

Where is the jinx?

As He was wondering, He suddenly felt a strong sense of weakness coming from His soul.

Clearly, the essence and blood of the physical body are still being consumed by the "Heavenly Decree," and the longer He stays in the sea of consciousness, the greater the danger becomes.

Time was of the essence; He simply couldn't afford to waste any more time!
Left with no other choice, Lu Chen could only take a deep breath and shout at the top of his lungs, "You jinx! You jinx!"

Are you there?! Are you there?!
-

In the western corner of the Heavenly Court, at Meteor Slope.

This place is located at the end of the celestial orbit, where fine stardust and dust float year-round.

It is remote and desolate, with few celestial officials coming and going, and only the celestial soldiers patrolling the area occasionally set foot there.

Below the slope lies the "Dark Light Pass," a place where the turbid air of the mortal world is drawn. Because of its foul atmosphere, even immortals and gods avoid it.

The abode of the jinx, "Dust-Sweeping Cottage," is located not far from the Dark Light Pass.

The layout of this residence is extremely simple, even shabby.

There wasn't even a plaque on the eaves; only an old broom made of thousand-year-old bamboo branches hung there.

When the wind blows, the broom sways gently, shaking off the dust and ash from the eaves.

There was only one main room in the courtyard, with dim yellow paper on the windows.

A few clumps of "dust mustard grass" that can withstand bad luck are growing sparsely on the ground.

Apart from that, there is nothing else.

"Squeak-"

The door was pushed open, and a ragged, unkempt man with messy, bird's-nest-like hair stretched and walked out.

With a casual wave of his hand, the broken broom under the eaves flew into his palm.

"Sigh, more work to do..."

As a lower-ranking immortal in the Heavenly Court, his daily duty was to sweep away the stardust on Meteor Slope and the turbid air drifting from the Obscure Light Pass.

To avoid polluting the purity of Heaven, he was merely a "cleaner" for Heaven.

Just then, several streaks of seven-colored light streaked across the sky.

The jinx's eyes lit up: "Oh! It's the fairy sister!"

He immediately transformed into a streak of rainbow light and gave chase.

"Fairy Sister! What brings you to my Meteor Slope today?"

The fairies stopped on their clouds, turned around, and upon seeing him, immediately showed disgust: "Stop! Don't come any closer!"

The jinx's smile froze, and he was abruptly stopped in mid-air.

A fairy covered her nose, frowned, and put her hands on her hips, scolding, "You jinx! Don't you even look at yourself? What are you doing chasing after us sisters?"

"That's right, that's right, get out of here! Don't pollute our eyes!" another fairy chimed in, her eyes full of disdain. "What bad luck! Get out of here!"

Having said that, he urged the fairies to ride away on the clouds, and only a few scattered words of conversation drifted back from the sky:

"The South Heavenly Gate is really lively today..."

"Yes, I heard that even the Plague Emperor, the Water Deity, the God of Wealth, and even the Supreme Being of the Underworld have come! They say they want to ask King Li for the people!"

"The Great God of the Three Altars and the two guardian deities of the Western Sect have also arrived. I really want to get closer and take a look, but unfortunately, this place is too far away..."

"Sigh, we didn't meet those lucky ones, but we did meet a jinx. It's just that we're not fortunate enough to have them."

The Broom Star scratched his messy hair and muttered, "Strange, what major event has occurred at the Southern Heavenly Gate? It has alarmed so many powerful figures..."

But He didn't think much of it.

After all, it's not his place to concern himself with the affairs of the Heavenly Court, especially since he's just a lowly immortal.

suddenly!

A cry of "Ouch!" came from afar, and a fairy was seen falling inexplicably from the clouds.

A sharp, angry shout immediately rang out: "You jinx!!!!!!!!!!"

The jinx was so frightened that it turned pale and immediately transformed into a beam of light and fled, landing on Meteor Slope.

"Alas, my broom can sweep away star trails and ward off bad luck, but it can't even bring a kind smile from the immortals... Fate, fate~"

The jinx shook its head, waved its broom, and was about to get to work.

"A jinx! A jinx!"

But then, two more calls were suddenly heard.

"Who? Who's calling me?"

He looked around alertly, but saw no one.