Immortality Cultivation: I can use my clansmen’s energy and blood to add points.

"It seems that I have to go to the underground palace to take a look." Qingshuang made up her mind that she would enter the underground palace and find out the truth.

Qingshuang quietly left the side hall and continued to search the palace. She knew that the entrance to the underground palace must be very hidden and heavily guarded, so it would not be easy to find the entrance to the underground palace.

After some searching, Qingshuang finally found a hidden rockery near the emperor's bedroom. This rockery was very similar to the one found before, and it was obviously made by the same person.

"It seems that the entrance to the underground palace is here." Qingshuang thought to herself. She walked forward, carefully observing the rockery, looking for the mechanism.

Sure enough, Qingshuang found a stone on one side of the rockery that was slightly different from the other stones. She reached out and pressed the stone, gently pushing it, and the stone slowly sank inward. Then, the rockery made a low roar and slowly split to both sides, revealing a dark passage.

"Found it!" Qingshuang was delighted and she quickly entered the passage.

The passage was pitch black, and Qingshuang took out the Night Pearl and walked forward cautiously with the weak light.

After walking for a long time, Qingshuang finally reached the end of the passage. Suddenly, a huge underground space appeared in front of him.

The underground space was brightly lit, with a huge altar in the center. Various offerings were placed on the altar, emitting a strong smell of blood.

Around the altar stood many people in black robes with solemn expressions, as if they were performing some kind of ceremony.

"This is indeed the secret base of the Blood Demon Clan!" Qingshuang was shocked. She hid in the dark, carefully observing the situation in the underground space.

Suddenly, Qingshuang's eyes were attracted by a person in the center of the altar. The person was wearing a dragon robe and a crown. He was the emperor of the Tianyuan Empire!
"Why is the emperor here?" Qingshuang was full of doubts. She continued to observe and found that the emperor's expression was a little strange. His eyes were empty and lifeless, as if he was controlled by someone.

At this moment, the ceremony on the altar seemed to have reached a critical moment. The blood pool in the center of the altar began to roll violently, and a powerful force surged out of the blood pool and injected into the emperor's body.

The emperor's body began to tremble violently and a painful expression appeared on his face.

"Oh no! They are performing an evil ritual!" Qingshuang's face changed. She knew that if the ritual was successfully completed, the consequences would be disastrous.

"They must be stopped!" Qingshuang whispered. She was about to rush out to stop the ceremony when suddenly, a voice sounded behind her.

"You finally came."

Qingshuang was startled. She turned around suddenly and found a man in a black robe standing behind her.

"Who are you?" Qingshuang asked vigilantly.

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you have discovered a secret that you shouldn't have discovered." said the man in black robe. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like a night owl.

"The ultimate secret of the Blood Demon Sect is hidden in the imperial palace of the Tianyuan Empire, and the emperor is the incarnation of the Blood Demon Sect's leader, right?" Qingshuang said coldly.

The man in black robe was shocked when he heard this. He didn't seem to have expected that Qingshuang knew so much.

"How did you know?" asked the man in black robe, with a hint of surprise in his voice.

"Mo Han found a note in the Blood Ghost Sect's stronghold, which read, 'The ultimate secret of the Blood Ghost Sect is hidden in the imperial palace of the Tianyuan Empire.' And I discovered the entrance to the underground palace and the emperor's secret in the imperial palace." Qingshuang said.

"I see." The black-robed man suddenly realized, "It seems that your plan has already progressed to this stage."

"That's right, our plan is to completely destroy the Blood Demon Sect!" Qingshuang said, her eyes full of determination.

"Destroy the Blood Vampire Sect? Hahahaha..." The black-robed man suddenly laughed, his laughter was full of ridicule and disdain, "Just you few? What wishful thinking!"

"Whether or not we can destroy the Blood Vampire Sect is not up to you!" Qingshuang said coldly, "Today, I will stop your ceremony and uncover your conspiracy!"

“Stop our ceremony? Hahahaha…” The black-robed man laughed again, “Do you think you can stop us by yourself?”

"We'll know whether we can stop it if we try!" Qingshuang said. She drew out her sword and pointed it at the man in black.

"Well, then let me see how powerful you are!" said the man in black robe. He slowly took off the hood on his head and revealed his true face.

When Qingshuang saw the true face of the man in black robe, her pupils suddenly shrank.

"Why is it you?!" Qingshuang exclaimed.

Qing Shuang cried out in shock, and the sword in her hand almost slipped out of her hand. The person in front of her was someone she could never have imagined - the old eunuch! The old eunuch who had served in the palace for many years, seemingly submissive and harmless, now exuded a chilling aura, completely different from usual.

"What? Are you surprised?" The old eunuch raised a strange smile at the corner of his mouth, and his voice was as hoarse as sandpaper. "Do you think our family should be trembling and can't even walk steadily?"

Qing Shuang suppressed the shock in her heart and tried to make her voice sound calm: "Who are you? Why are you pretending to be a eunuch?"

"Who are we?" The old eunuch laughed sharply, "We are the real master of the Tianyuan Empire! As for disguise... Haha, how many people in this palace are not pretending?"

Qing Shuang tightly grasped the sword, the tip of the sword trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of anger: "What is your relationship with the Blood Ghost Sect? What about the emperor? Is he the incarnation of the Blood Ghost Sect leader?"

"You know a lot, little girl." A hint of approval flashed across the old eunuch's eyes, but was soon replaced by viciousness. "That's right, the emperor is the incarnation of the sect master, and my family is the guardian elder of the Blood Ghost Sect! This Tianyuan Empire has long been in the hands of the Blood Ghost Sect!"

"What is your purpose in controlling the emperor?" Qingshuang asked. She had to figure out the Blood Ghost Sect's conspiracy before she could find a way to crack it.

"Purpose?" The old eunuch laughed loudly, "Of course it is to obtain supreme power! You have seen the power of the Blood Soul Orb, right? As long as the ritual is completed, the sect master will obtain the full power of the Blood Soul Orb. At that time, the whole world will submit to the Blood Demon Sect!"

"Don't even think about it!" Qing Shuang shouted angrily, "I will never let you succeed!"

"You don't know your own limitations!" The old eunuch snorted coldly, and with a flash of his body, he disappeared on the spot like a ghost.

Qingshuang's heart trembled, and he quickly swung his sword to protect his body. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came from behind, and Qingshuang reacted very quickly, stabbing out with his backhand.

"Dang!" With a crisp sound, Qingshuang's long sword collided with a slender soft sword, creating a string of sparks.

The old eunuch appeared again, holding a soft sword in his hand. The sword was as thin as a cicada's wing and flashed with a cold light.

"Little girl, you are quite skilled." The old eunuch praised, but his tone was full of murderous intent, "It's a pity that you must die here today!"

Before he finished speaking, the old eunuch launched another attack, stabbing Qingshuang's vitals with his soft sword like a venomous snake. Qingshuang waved his sword to resist, and the two fought together.

The old eunuch's swordsmanship was vicious and deadly, and his movements were strange and unpredictable, making it hard to defend against him. Although Qingshuang's swordsmanship was exquisite, she could not gain the upper hand against the old eunuch's fierce attack. The two fought back and forth, with swords flashing and murderous aura everywhere. Qingshuang became more and more frightened as she fought. She found that the old eunuch's strength was far beyond her expectations. If she continued like this, she was afraid that she would be in danger.

"This can't go on any longer!" Qingshuang thought to herself. She must find a way to turn the situation around.

Suddenly, a trace of determination flashed in Qingshuang's eyes. She swung her sword in a feint, forced the old eunuch back, and then quickly took out a talisman from her arms.

"This is..." The old eunuch's face changed when he saw the talisman, "You actually have this thing!"

"This is a talisman specially made to deal with monsters like you!" Qingshuang said coldly, "Today, I will use it to destroy you!"

After saying that, Qingshuang attached the talisman to the long sword and muttered something. The talisman instantly burned up, turned into a golden light, and merged into the long sword.

The sword suddenly glowed with golden light, emitting a powerful aura that dispelled the surrounding darkness.

"Go to hell!" Qingshuang shouted, wielding a long sword shining with golden light and slashing towards the old eunuch.

The old eunuch didn't dare to take it head-on, and quickly dodged. The golden light flew past his body and split a deep gully in the ground.

"What a powerful talisman!" The old eunuch was scared. He knew that if he was hit by the golden light, he would be seriously injured if not killed.

"Come again!" Qingshuang took advantage of the situation and swung his sword at the old eunuch again.

The old eunuch dodged while looking for an opportunity to counterattack. He knew that although the talisman in Qingshuang's hand was powerful, it could not be used infinitely. He just needed to delay the time until the power of the talisman was exhausted, and then it would be time for him to counterattack.

Qingshuang also understood the old eunuch's intention. She had to make a quick decision and not give the old eunuch a chance to catch his breath.

The two men fought again, with golden light and sword shadows intertwined and murderous aura rising to the sky.

At this moment, the ritual on the altar suddenly changed. The blood in the blood pool began to churn violently, and the red light emitted by the blood soul bead became stronger and stronger. The entire underground space was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Oh no, the ceremony is about to be completed!" Qingshuang's face changed. She knew that if the ceremony was allowed to be completed, the consequences would be disastrous.

“Hahahaha… it’s too late!” the old eunuch laughed wildly, “The Sect Master is about to obtain the full power of the Blood Soul Orb, and you all must die!”

"Don't even think about it!" Qingshuang roared, and with all his strength, he slashed at the old eunuch with a sword.

The old eunuch was unable to dodge and was hit by the golden light. He let out a scream, and his body flew backwards, hitting the stone wall, spitting out blood.

Qingshuang ignored the old eunuch. She turned and rushed to the altar, trying to stop the ceremony.

However, at this moment, a powerful force surged out from the blood pool and knocked Qingshuang away.

Qingshuang fell heavily to the ground, feeling that all his internal organs were displaced, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

"Cough cough..." Qingshuang struggled to stand up, but found that she was too weak to move at all.

"Hahahaha... It's useless, it's too late!" The old eunuch got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and grinned, "The sect master has obtained the power of the blood soul bead, and you all must die!"

Qingshuang looked up and saw the emperor's body suspended in mid-air, enveloped by the light of the Blood Soul Orb. A terrifying aura emanated from his body, like a demon god descending to the earth.

"No..." Qingshuang closed her eyes in despair. She knew that everything was over.

At this critical moment, a loud noise came from the entrance of the passage, and then two figures rushed in.

"Qingshuang!"

"stop!"

It was Luo Chen and Mo Han!
It turned out that Luo Chen and Mo Han were not killed in the explosion, but were knocked unconscious by the shock wave. When they woke up, they found that the Blood Ghost Sect's lair had become a ruin, and the remnants of the Blood Ghost Sect fled towards the direction of the Tianyuan Empire.

The two realized that the situation was not good and hurriedly chased after him. Along the way, they encountered several waves of remnants of the Blood Ghost Sect and learned from them that the leader of the Blood Ghost Sect had gone to the Tianyuan Empire Palace to prepare for the final ceremony.

Luo Chen and Mo Han were extremely anxious, they knew that if the Blood Demon Sect's conspiracy succeeded, the consequences would be disastrous. So they sped up and rushed towards the Tianyuan Empire Palace.

Just as they were about to reach the palace, they were suddenly blocked by a mysterious master. The master was so skilled and powerful that even Luo Chen and Mo Han could not defeat him together.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, the master suddenly stopped and claimed to be an old friend of Uncle Mo Han. He came this time to help them deal with the Blood Vampire Sect.

Luo Chen and Mo Han were skeptical, but the situation was urgent and they couldn't care less. They could only choose to believe the master.

Under the guidance of the expert, they found a secret passage that led directly to the depths of the palace. The three of them traveled quickly and finally arrived at the entrance of the underground palace.

When they rushed into the underground palace, they saw Qingshuang being blown away, while the emperor was suspended in the air, emitting a terrifying aura.

"Qingshuang!" Luo Chen exclaimed and rushed over to help Qingshuang up.

"Luo Chen? Mo Han? Why are you here?" Qing Shuang saw Luo Chen and Mo Han, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but then it was replaced by worry, "Hurry up and leave, it's dangerous here!"

"Let's go together!" Luo Chen supported Qingshuang and said firmly.

"Leave? No one of you can leave!" The old eunuch said with a fierce smile, "Today, you will all die here!"

"Really? That depends on whether you have the ability!" A cold voice suddenly sounded, it was the mysterious master.

He walked up slowly, his eyes like lightning, staring directly at the old eunuch: "I didn't expect that after so many years, you still look like this."

"You...you are..." The old eunuch looked at the mysterious master, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, "You are still alive!"

"Are you surprised?" The mysterious master sneered, "You killed my brother back then. I've always remembered this!"

"Who... who are you?" The old eunuch's voice trembled. (End of this chapter)