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

The three of them responded helplessly and left the leader's room.

After returning to his residence, Luo Chen sat down on a chair and sighed, "What a waste of time! I've been busy for so long, but in the end, I didn't find anything. Although the Blood Ghost Sect was destroyed, the power behind it seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth."

He scratched his hair in annoyance, feeling like a headless fly.

"Maybe they really disappeared?" Mo Han tried to comfort her, but there was a hint of uncertainty in his tone. He himself felt that the possibility was very slim.

"Disappear? It's not that easy." Luo Chen sneered. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "Unless they really have the ability to become invisible."

Qing Shuang looked at the two and analyzed calmly: "I think they didn't disappear, but hid deeper. Maybe they are waiting for the opportunity to prepare a bigger conspiracy."

Her eyes were sharp, as if they could see through all the fog.

"Then what should we do? Are we just going to wait like this?" Luo Chen scratched his hair in annoyance. He hated this passive feeling.

"We can't just sit there and wait for death." Qingshuang said. She walked to the table, picked up the map and studied it carefully. "Since they are hiding, we should take the initiative and force them to show up."

"How to do it?" Mo Han asked. He knew that Qingshuang's plan would not be simple.

"Let's start with the remaining forces of the Blood Ghost Sect, maybe we can find some clues." Qingshuang said, she ran her finger across the map, "And the Tianyuan Empire, there may be some secrets hidden there too."

"Tianyuan Empire?" Luo Chen frowned, "Everything there should have returned to normal now, right? If we go there again, will it cause unnecessary trouble?" He didn't want to go back to that place full of conspiracy.

"It is precisely because it has returned to normal that it is more worthy of our investigation." Qingshuang said, she raised her head with a firm gaze, "If that mysterious organization really hides something in the Tianyuan Empire, they will definitely leave some traces."

"Okay, let's go again." Luo Chen said helplessly. Although he didn't like taking risks, he had no choice but to bite the bullet in order to find out the truth.

"I agree with Qingshuang's opinion." Mo Han said. He walked over to the two of them, his eyes full of determination. "We can't let go of any clues."

The three of them discussed and decided to go to the Tianyuan Empire again.

A few days later, the three of them came to the Tianyuan Empire again.

At this time, the palace had returned to its former tranquility, and the controlled officials and palace maids were busy at their respective posts, as if nothing had happened.

"Where should we go first?" Mo Han asked. He looked around and felt the strange calm.

"Let's go to the place where we found the rockery mechanism before." Qingshuang said, with a hint of expectation in her eyes, "Maybe there will be new discoveries there."

After the three of them arrived at the abandoned palace, they found the rockery again. After a careful inspection, they found that the rockery had not changed at all, and the mechanism was still intact, as if mocking their powerlessness.

"It seems that there are no new clues here." Luo Chen said somewhat disappointedly. He kicked the stone at his feet to vent his dissatisfaction.

"Not necessarily." Qingshuang said. She squatted down and carefully observed every detail on the rockery. "Let's look carefully again."

The three of them searched carefully around the rockery again, but still found nothing. A suffocating silence filled the air.

"Are we really going in the wrong direction?" Luo Chen said somewhat frustratedly. He felt like he was groping in the dark and couldn't find any exit.

"Perhaps, we should change our thinking." Mo Han said, looking at the surrounding environment, thoughtfully, "We have been looking for clues about the Blood Ghost Sect, but perhaps, we can start from the perspective of the Tianyuan Empire."

"From the perspective of the Tianyuan Empire?" Luo Chen was a little confused. He didn't quite understand what Mo Han meant.

"That's right." Mo Han said. He walked to the side of the stone pillar and gently stroked the lines on it. "The Tianyuan Empire is a country after all. They must have some unknown secrets. Perhaps those secrets are related to the forces behind the Blood Ghost Sect."

"That makes sense." Qingshuang nodded. She stood up and scanned the entire abandoned palace. "We should go to the palace archives. There may be some records there."

The three of them discussed and decided to sneak into the palace archives.

The archives of the palace were located deep inside the palace and were heavily guarded. The three of them took some effort to sneak in. They dodged one patrol after another and moved through the shadows of the palace like ghosts.

The archives were filled with all kinds of books and files, and the air was filled with an ancient musty smell. The three of them began to search separately.

"I found some records about the history of the Tianyuan Empire." Luo Chen said, holding a thick book. He flipped through it quickly with a frown on his face. "But it seems that there is nothing special."

"It's the same here." Mo Han shook his head. He put down the file in his hand, with a hint of disappointment in his tone, "They are all insignificant records."

Qingshuang was rummaging in the corner. Suddenly, she picked up an ancient file. Her face changed slightly and her breathing became rapid, as if she had discovered something extraordinary.

"Come and look at this." Qingshuang said, with a hint of excitement in her tone. She clutched the file tightly in her hand, her fingertips trembling slightly.

Luo Chen and Mo Han walked over quickly and saw that the file in Qingshuang's hand recorded some ancient sacrificial rituals of the Tianyuan Empire. Those ancient texts seemed to be telling a forgotten history.

"This sacrificial ceremony seems to be somewhat similar to the ritual of the Blood Vampire Sect." Luo Chen said with a frown. He carefully compared the patterns on the file and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.

"That's right." Qingshuang said, pointing to a special symbol on the file, "Also, this sacrificial ceremony seems to be related to a mysterious power."

"Could it be that the power behind the Blood Demon Sect is related to the history of the Tianyuan Empire?" Mo Han guessed. He felt as if he had touched the edge of the truth.

"It's very likely." Qing Shuang said, her eyes burning, as if she saw a ray of light in the darkness, "We should continue to investigate further."

The three of them searched the archives for a while, but still found no more useful clues. Time passed by minute by minute, and an anxious atmosphere filled the air.

"It seems that we can only stop here for now." Luo Chen said. He closed the book in his hand and felt a little tired. "We should bring these clues back to the alliance and let the leader and others analyze them together."

The three of them left the archives and returned to their temporary residence.

"Although we didn't find any direct evidence in this investigation, at least we know that the power behind the Blood Demon Sect may be related to the history of the Tianyuan Empire." Qingshuang said. She sat at the table and carefully studied the files she brought back from the archives.

"Well, we should tell the leader of the alliance this news." Mo Han said. He walked to the window, looked at the night scene outside, his heart full of worry.

"However, I always feel that we seem to have overlooked something." Luo Chen said, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something. He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"What did you overlook?" Qingshuang asked. She put down the file in her hand and looked at Luo Chen.

"I can't explain it." Luo Chen shook his head. He stood up and paced back and forth in the room. "It's just a feeling. I always feel that something is wrong."

"Maybe you think too much." Mo Han said, he walked to Luo Chen and patted his shoulder.

"Maybe." Luo Chen said, but the uneasiness in his heart never disappeared. He felt as if he was trapped in a huge maze and couldn't find the exit. The next day, early in the morning.

The three left the Tianyuan Empire and returned to the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

They told the leader of the alliance the results of the investigation. After listening to their report, the leader's face became more solemn. He was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "It seems that things are more complicated than we thought."

"Alliance leader, what should we do next?" Luo Chen asked, with a hint of fatigue in his voice.

The leader frowned and said slowly: "I understand, but this matter is not easy to handle. You should withdraw first."

The three of them responded helplessly and left the leader's room.

After returning to his residence, Luo Chen sat directly on the chair.

"Are we really going to be led by them by the nose?" Luo Chen said unwillingly, with a hint of anger in his tone.

Qingshuang walked up to him, patted his shoulder gently, and said firmly: "We can't give up. As long as we persist, we will find the truth one day."

"I hope so." Luo Chen sighed. He knew that Qingshuang was right and they couldn't give up, but the feeling of confusion in his heart would never go away.

The room fell into silence, with only the rustling of leaves in the breeze outside the window.

At this time, Mo Han suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence: "I have an idea."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang looked at him at the same time, with a hint of expectation in their eyes, "What's your idea?"

Mo Han walked to the table, picked up the kettle and poured himself a glass of water, then slowly said, "Since we can't find any clues about the Blood Vampire Sect, then we will look for those who are against the Blood Vampire Sect."

"Someone who is against the Blood Demon Sect?" Luo Chen was a little confused. He couldn't understand what Mo Han meant for a moment.

"That's right." Mo Han put down the cup and explained, "The Blood Ghost Sect has committed many evil deeds. There must be some people who hate them to the core. Perhaps, they know something that we don't know."

"That's a good idea." Qingshuang nodded, with a glimmer of approval in her eyes. "We should go and ask around to see if there is such a person."

"Okay, let's do it." Luo Chen said, hope rekindled in his eyes, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness.

The three of them discussed and decided to start looking for those who were against the Blood Vampire Sect.

They left the Loose Cultivator Alliance and traveled to every corner of the continent, sleeping in the open air, just to find out the news about the Blood Demon Sect.

They visited taverns in towns, asked passers-by on the roadside, and even went deep into remote villages, hoping to find some useful clues.

However, they discovered that all information about the Blood Vampire Sect seemed to have been erased, and no one knew of their existence.

Everyone they asked was unfamiliar with the name of the Blood Vampire Sect, as if the organization had never existed.

Even some old men who lived in seclusion in the mountains said they had never heard of the existence of the Blood Ghost Sect.

In desperation, they could only temporarily give up looking for any information related to these things.

Time passed like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, it was a month later.

Loose Cultivator Alliance, Mission Hall.

Luo Chen was standing silently in front of a task, his eyes fixed on the contents on the task list.

There are various tasks posted on the task list, including hunting monsters, searching for medicinal herbs, and escorting caravans.

Luo Chen's eyes swept across the tasks one by one, and finally stopped at an inconspicuous corner.

There was a yellowed parchment pasted there, with a simple task written on it: Investigate the unusual movements in Sunset Forest.

Sunset Forest is a forest near the Loose Cultivator Alliance. It is said that some strange phenomena have occurred there recently, including monsters running rampant and people going missing.

This task has been there for a long time, but no one has taken it up.

Luo Chen stared at the task for a long time, and suddenly an idea came to his mind.

Perhaps, he could start with this mission, perhaps, he could find some new clues in the Sunset Forest.

He took a deep breath, walked to the mission registration office, and said to the disciple in charge of registration: "I will accept this mission to investigate the unusual movements in Sunset Forest."

The registered disciple raised his head, glanced at Luo Chen, and said in surprise: "Are you sure you want to take this task? This task has been here for a long time, and no one has taken it."

Luo Chen nodded and said firmly: "I'm sure."

The registered disciple didn't say anything more, just registered Luo Chen's task information, and then handed a task certificate to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen took the mission certificate and turned to leave the mission hall.

He didn't notice that after he left, the registered disciple showed a strange smile on his face.

He seemed to be expecting something, and also seemed to be laughing at something.

Luo Chen returned to his residence and told Qingshuang and Mo Han about his decision.

"You're going to Sunset Forest?" Qingshuang said worriedly, "It's not peaceful there recently. It's too dangerous for you to go alone."

"It's okay, I'll be careful." Luo Chen said. He didn't want to miss any opportunity to find clues.

Mo Han also nodded and said, "I will go with you. One more person means one more person to look after you."

"Okay." After Luo Chen said this, he looked at Mo Han with gratitude.

It seemed as if he was grateful that Mo Han would actually move forward with him.

The three of them packed up their belongings briefly, then left the Loose Cultivator Alliance and headed towards the Sunset Forest. (End of this chapter)