Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 492: -21- Summoning Array_2

Chapter 492: -21- Summoning Array_2

Charlotte could almost guess the reason—it must be because the specifics of the ritual were classified as taboo by the Blood Servant Mark, forbidden to be disclosed, even in a diary. Bertrand probably triggered a reaction from the Soul Mark when he wrote this part.

Seeing this, Charlotte gently shook her head:

"He calls himself the Chief Priest, but he’s really just cannon fodder..."

Yes, cannon fodder.

After all, the Blood Demon Sect is a transcendent organization of the Bloodline. How could true high-ranking members be mere Blood Servants? Bertrand was likely just a tool executing commands for the Dark Apostle.

The power of an Earl-level Bloodline isn’t so easily obtained. Easy come, easy go. Taboo Blood Servants are inherently slaves to higher-tier Bloodlines, and once the Blood Demon Sect accomplishes its goal, he’ll probably be discarded.

However, aside from the sacrificial rituals, Bertrand did record some of his observations within the Blood Demon Sect.

This part indeed piqued Charlotte’s interest, particularly about the internal structure of the Blood Demon Sect.

What surprised Charlotte was that the organizational structure inside the Blood Demon Sect wasn’t as tight as she thought. Though nominally all local branches of the Sect obeyed the commands of the Dark Apostle, in reality, they operated independently.

Summoning the Blood Demon Duke to the real world is the goal of all Blood Demon Cultists. However, the various local groups had their own ideas and plans, and they didn’t consolidate their strength.

This was a complaint noted in Bertrand’s diary.

Looking at the date, it seemed that these notes were written after the failed Divine Descent rituals in Bold and the Northern Land.

This answered one of Charlotte’s questions, which was why she felt that wherever she went, the Blood Demon Cultists seemed to be preparing for a Divine Descent ritual.

Besides these incessant complaints and grumbles, the diary also detailed some of Bertrand’s efforts to court nobles and even priests.

Over three years, he had successfully courted numerous nobles and clergy, and some had even been transformed into Bloodlines. The "deal" offered by the Blood Demon Sect was nearly always the same.

That was "immortality."

Charlotte wasn’t surprised. The "immortality" of the Bloodline, though with many restrictions, was still a form of "immortality."

Humans will ultimately die, no matter how powerful, and after their lifespan ends, they return to nothingness. Those who hold power and have strength fear death even more...

And this fear of death, this desire for power, was the fertile ground for the growth of the Blood Demon Sect’s faith.

The Bloodline’s identity alignment with the Bloodline was very high; most Bloodline clans, even if long divergent, mostly adhered to the ancient tenets of the Bloodline.

One of these was to maintain the purity of the Bloodline by limiting the uncontrolled dispersion of bloodline power.

Among all Bloodline organizations, only the Blood Demon Sect did not follow this, daring to openly use the First Embrace as a bargaining tool.

Of course, whether the First Embrace resulted in a true Bloodline or merely a "Blood Servant" was known only to heaven.

After browsing through Bertrand’s diary, Charlotte let out a sigh and closed it.

The continuous existence of the Blood Demon Sect in the New Moon region wasn’t without reason; as long as people feared death, they would never lack for new believers.

But Charlotte was somewhat curious about those ancient tenets that the Bloodline had to adhere to.

[Bloodlines shall not create Taboo Blood Servants]. She knew the reason, it was to prevent disruption and collapse among the Bloodline’s hierarchy.

But why [limit the uncontrolled expansion of bloodline power]?

To prevent excessive competition for resources among the immortal Bloodlines?

Charlotte was curious.

"I know too little about the Bloodline; maybe later I can find a way to get some Bloodline literature from Yulster," Charlotte thought.

She then carefully put the diary and register back in place and decided to hand them over to the Church.

She couldn’t help it; she was just that kind of righteous citizen.

Not only that, but she also needed to do it quickly.

Her current incarnation could only last one day more, after which it would self-destruct.

Previously, she had thought about using Demon Possession to fake Bertrand’s death, but when she saw that register, she realized that wouldn’t work.

Bertrand’s identity was more special than she had imagined, holding the Blood Demon Sect’s register meant the Dark Apostle would certainly pay close attention.

Once this incarnation died, the Dark Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect would definitely be on alert.

She had to pass the information to the Church before the Dark Apostle noticed, and she also had to get the Church to act quickly.

So... how would she pass the information to the Church and how would she make the Church act quickly?

In Charlotte’s mind, an image naturally surfaced.

That was of the undercover Demon Hunting Knight.

However, she quickly dismissed the idea.

Relying on the undercover Demon Hunting Knight to pass messages was still too inefficient.

And, who could guarantee that the Church would act quickly after receiving the messages?

Unless... she gave the Church a reason they couldn’t ignore to act immediately.

A bold idea formed in Charlotte’s mind...

Of course, before executing this idea, she had to "transport" the spoils of war back.

Thinking it over, Charlotte gathered the diaries and rosters, then packed all the high-value transcendent materials and equipment found in the secret room, stacking them together.

Then, she selected some special materials used for drawing Magic Arrays and set up a Sacrificial Array on the ground.

At the center of the Sacrificial Array was the symbol of the thorny rose.

This was a Sacrificial Array directed towards the "Blood True Ancestor."

Charlotte had learned to set up Sacrificial Arrays from Nisi.

She had tried it before, and after activating the Faith Network, she had acquired some powers nearly akin to a deity, one of which was receiving sacrifices through the Faith Network.

Of course, while it was called a sacrifice, it was more accurately a form of teleportation using the Faith Network.

The destination was the Dark Night Ancient Castle in her spiritual world; afterward, she could teleport back using the "Divine Grace Blessing" by setting the blessing’s effect to "Bestow."

Charlotte awkwardly drew the Magic Array, placed the "spoils of war" inside it, and then in her mind, she connected with the Blood Holy Scripture to establish a link with the Magic Array.

Being the Master of Holy Scripture, she did not need to pray to herself; she just needed to establish a direct magical connection.

As her thoughts progressed, the Sacrificial Array glowed faintly, and soon the items within the Array flickered and vanished.

Simultaneously, in a corner of the Dark Night Ancient Castle, a pile of miscellaneous items appeared.

Having secured the spoils, Charlotte felt determined.

She erased the thorny rose from the Magic Array and modified it into an Array used for Demon Summoning.

She had casually copied it from a spell book collected by Bertrand, omitting only the specific spells for summoning types of demons.

The specific spells required for Demon Summoning were diverse and not fixed; as long as the target demon was related, it was fine. Naturally, the more accurate the spell, the more precise the summoning.

For instance, the spells for targeted demon summoning recorded in the Blood Holy Scripture were very precise.

After modifying the Magic Array, Charlotte then drew the "Blood Servant Mark," well-protected within this body...

Subsequently, she closed her eyes, connected with the Blood Holy Scripture, and activated the "Demon Contract."

The Blood Holy Scripture radiated brilliance, and Charlotte faintly felt as if she was connected to a boundless dark expanse, within which myriad strong and weak malevolent presences seemed to be waiting for her communication.

However, she chose not to communicate with those malevolent presences but directly connected to the "Blood Servant Mark" protected by the Blood Divine Power...

At that moment, the "Blood Servant Mark" successfully connected with the Demon Summoning Array through the "Demon Contract"!

Following that, Charlotte withdrew the Blood Divine Power protecting the "Blood Servant Mark" and also dispersed the "Demon Contract," even quickly detaching her consciousness from this body.

Without the protection of the divine power, the "Blood Servant Mark" rapidly collapsed, a powerful and malevolent presence surged through the mark, carrying some angry will.

Soon after, that presence was quickly drawn into the Summoning Array on the ground.

Then, a new summoning spell slowly formed within the Array.

The Dark Apostle of the Blood Demon Cultist, also possessed demonic bloodline...

In an instant, the Array lit up swiftly, a blinding brilliance shot into the sky, and a terrifying will slowly descended.

In addition to its fury, it carried... a hint of astonishment.