There was no other way. The only option was to borrow the Primordial Divine Ape's primordial spirit power and combine it with his own Blood Wheel, which might successfully lock onto it.
As for the Primordial Divine Ape, he certainly wouldn't be willing to agree.
The reason was simple: the Primordial Divine Ape didn't trust him and was unwilling to hand over its own primordial spirit.
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