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

"Of course we have to look for it." Luo Chen said, "But we can't go there without any precautions like before. We must be careful and take every step carefully to avoid falling into Ling'er's trap."

"Yeah." Qingshuang nodded, "You're right, we must be careful."

"Let's do this." Luo Chen said, "Let's find a place to rest first and discuss the next action plan. We will take action after daybreak."

"Okay." Qingshuang responded, and the two found a secluded place to rest.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang woke up.

The two discussed it and decided to follow the clues given by Ling'er and go to the next location.

However, they did not go there directly. Instead, they observed the surroundings first. After making sure there was no danger, they walked towards their destination cautiously.

On the other side, after a fierce battle with the man in black robe, Mo Han was ultimately defeated by him.

"Humph, you think you can stop me?" The man in black robe looked at Mo Han lying on the ground and sneered, "You really don't know your own limitations!"

“Ahem…” Mo Han coughed a few times, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said, “You…don’t be complacent. Even if I die, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang will definitely stop you!”

"Really?" The man in black robe smiled sinisterly and said, "Then I'll wait and see." After saying that, he turned and walked out of the library.

"Wait!" Mo Han suddenly called him.

"What? Do you have any last words?" the man in black robe asked, turning around.

"Who... who are you?" Mo Han asked, "Why do you want to help the Holy Church?"

"You don't need to know who I am." The man in black robe said, "As for why I want to help the Holy Church, this is not something you should care about."

"You..." Mo Han wanted to ask more, but was interrupted by the man in black robe.

"Okay, you have too many questions." The man in black robe said, "I don't have time to talk nonsense with you." After that, he strode out of the library.

Mo Han looked at the back of the man in black robes leaving, his eyes full of unwillingness. He struggled to stand up, but found that all the strength in his body had been drained.

"Damn it..." Mo Han fell to the ground weakly, his heart filled with despair.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in his ear: "Are you okay?"

Mo Han was stunned and quickly looked up, only to see a figure appear in front of him.

"Ling'er?" Mo Han asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to save you." Ling'er said, helping Mo Han up.

"Save me?" Mo Han was even more surprised. "Why do you want to save me?"

"Because..." Ling'er hesitated and said, "Because you are Luo Chen's friend."

"Luo Chen's friend?" Mo Han frowned, "Just because of this?"

"Yeah." Ling'er nodded, "Luo Chen is my friend, I can't watch his friend get into trouble."

"You..." Mo Han looked at Ling'er, his heart full of doubts. He really couldn't understand why this mysterious woman helped them again and again.

"Okay, don't think too much." Ling'er said, "I'll take you away from here first."

"Wait!" Mo Han suddenly said, "Can you tell me why the 'Holy Church' wants to collect nine keys? What do they want to do?"

"Well..." Ling'er hesitated for a moment and said, "I can only tell you that the Holy Church collected the nine keys in order to open the seal of the Nine Dragon Tower and release the nine evil dragons suppressed inside."

"What?" Mo Han was shocked. "Release nine evil dragons? Are they crazy?"

"They are not crazy." Ling'er said, "They just want to use the power of the nine evil dragons to achieve their goals."

"What exactly is their purpose?" Mo Han asked.

"I can't tell you this yet." Ling'er said, "You just need to know that the purpose of the Holy Church is very dangerous. If they succeed, the entire cultivation world will be plunged into disaster."

"Then what should we do?" Mo Han asked, "How can we stop them?"

"The only way to stop them is to find the nine keys and prevent them from opening the seal of the Nine Dragon Tower." Ling'er said, "However, now the Holy Church has obtained two keys. You must find the remaining seven as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be too late."

"I see." Mo Han nodded, "Thank you for telling me this."

"You're welcome." Ling'er said, "I should go now. Remember, you must stop the conspiracy of the 'Holy Church'!" After that, Ling'er's figure flashed and disappeared into the darkness.

"Ling'er..." Mo Han looked at the direction where Ling'er disappeared and muttered to himself, "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"

Mo Han was puzzled, but he knew that now was not the time to think about it. He had to find Luo Chen and Qing Shuang as soon as possible, tell them the information Ling Er had told him, and then work together to stop the conspiracy of the "Holy Church".

Mo Han struggled to stand up and walked out of the library. As he walked, he swore in his heart: "Luo Chen, Qing Shuang, wait for me, I will find you! Together we will stop the Holy Church and save the world of immortal cultivation!"

"Wait for me!" Mo Han gritted his teeth and stumbled forward.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang came to the imperial kitchen cautiously.

After the previous two experiences, the two of them were more vigilant and no longer easily believed the clues provided by Ling'er. They first carefully observed the periphery of the imperial kitchen and found that there were many more guards around the imperial kitchen than usual, and these guards were not weak. It was obvious that the people of the "Holy Church" had strengthened their vigilance.

"It seems that our previous actions have attracted their attention." Qingshuang frowned and said, "What should we do now? Do we still need to go in?"

"We must go in, of course." Luo Chen said, "But we can't just force our way in. We have to think of a way to outsmart them."

"Outsmart it?" Qing Shuang asked, "How do we outsmart it?"

"The Imperial Kitchen is responsible for the food in the palace. A large amount of food comes in and out every day." Luo Chen said, "We can disguise ourselves as people transporting food and sneak in."

"That's a good idea." Qingshuang nodded, "But where can we get the food and transportation tools?"

"That's easy." Luo Chen smiled and said, "When I was wandering around the palace before, I found a place that should have what we need."

After that, Luo Chen took Qing Shuang and walked towards a corner of the palace. Soon, they came to a remote courtyard with some sundries piled up in the courtyard, which looked like an abandoned warehouse.

"This is it." Luo Chen said, "I saw someone transporting food from here before. This should be where we need it."

The two walked into the courtyard and searched carefully. As expected, they found several food carts and some empty baskets in a corner of the courtyard.

"That's great. With these things, we can disguise ourselves as people delivering food." Qingshuang said happily.

"Yes." Luo Chen nodded, "However, these are not enough. We also need some ingredients to better conceal our tracks." "Ingredients..." Qingshuang thought for a moment and said, "There should be some vegetable fields near the imperial kitchen. We can get some from there."

"Good idea." Luo Chen agreed, "Let's split up. You go get some food, and I'll find something that can be used for disguise."

"Okay." Qingshuang responded and turned to walk towards the vegetable field.

Luo Chen continued to search in the courtyard. Soon, he found some worn-out clothes and hats, as well as some props that could be used for disguise.

"These things should be enough." Luo Chen said to himself.

After a while, Qingshuang also came back, her basket filled with various fresh vegetables.

"Luo Chen, do you think these ingredients are enough?" Qingshuang asked.

"That's enough, that's enough." Luo Chen said, "Let's start pretending now."

The two men put on their worn-out clothes and hats, disguised themselves with some props, loaded the baskets onto a cart, and headed towards the imperial kitchen.

When they arrived at the door of the imperial kitchen, they found that there were indeed a lot more guards than usual, and each of them had a serious expression, watching everyone who came in and out vigilantly.

"What should we do? Can we get in?" Qingshuang asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, we will definitely be able to sneak in." Luo Chen said, "Remember, we are delivering food, so we need to act naturally and not let them see any flaws."

"Yeah." Qingshuang nodded, took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

The two men pushed the cart towards the door of the imperial kitchen. The guard stopped them and asked, "What are you doing?"

"We are delivering food." Luo Chen said, "Here are today's vegetables, please take a look."

The guard looked at the vegetables in the basket, then looked at Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, and asked, "Which palace are you from?"

"We are..." Luo Chen was about to answer, when suddenly, a voice came from behind them: "They are with me."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang looked back and saw a familiar figure appear in front of them.

"Ling'er?" Luo Chen asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I'll help you." Ling'er said, "Follow me quickly."

After saying that, Ling'er took Luo Chen and Qing Shuang to the imperial kitchen. When the guard saw Ling'er, he seemed to know her and did not stop them.

"Ling'er, thank you." Luo Chen said gratefully, "If it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't be able to get in."

"You're welcome." Ling'er said, "I'm just helping you out."

"By the way?" Luo Chen asked, "What are you doing in the imperial kitchen?"

"I'm here to find something." Ling'er said, "But now is not the time to talk about this. Come with me first."

Ling'er took Luo Chen and Qing Shuang through the lobby of the imperial kitchen and came to a remote room.

"Where is this?" Luo Chen asked.

"This is the storage room of the imperial kitchen." Ling'er said, "I got the news before that the third key is hidden here."

"The third key?" Luo Chen and Qing Shuang looked at each other, both a little surprised.

"That's right." Ling'er nodded, "But I don't know where it is hidden exactly, so we need to look for it carefully."

"Okay, then let's look for it together." Luo Chen said.

The three of them searched the storage room carefully. The storage room was filled with various ingredients and seasonings, as well as some sundries, and it looked very messy.

"With so many things, how long will it take to find them?" Qingshuang said with a frown.

"Don't lose heart, we will definitely find it." Luo Chen said, "Everyone be careful and don't miss any corner."

The three continued to search, and suddenly, Luo Chen stopped and said, "Look here."

Qingshuang and Ling'er hurried over and saw Luo Chen pointing at a large vat in a corner.

"Is there anything wrong with this tank?" Qingshuang asked.

"The location of this tank is a bit strange." Luo Chen said, "You see, the other tanks are placed against the wall, only this tank is placed in the corner, and the mouth of the tank is covered with a lid."

"You mean, the key might be hidden in this jar?" Ling'er asked.

"It's possible." Luo Chen nodded, "Let's open it and take a look."

The three of them worked together to open the lid of the jar and found that the jar was not filled with food, but some sundries.

"How could this happen?" Qing Shuang said disappointedly, "Isn't the key here?"

"Don't worry, let's look for it carefully." Luo Chen said.

The three of them took out the debris in the tank one by one and examined them carefully. Suddenly, Luo Chen touched something hard.

"Found it!" Luo Chen said excitedly, "Look, what is this?"

Luo Chen took out the hard object and found that it was a key!
"This is the third key!" Ling'er said excitedly, "We finally found it!"

"Great!" Qingshuang also smiled. "Now, we have found three keys. As long as we find the remaining six, we can stop the conspiracy of the Holy Church!"

"Yes." Luo Chen nodded, "Let's go find other keys without further delay."

"Wait." Ling'er suddenly said, "I have one more thing to do."

"What's the matter?" Luo Chen asked.

"In addition to looking for the key, I came to the Imperial Kitchen for another purpose, which is to investigate the undercover agent of the Holy Church in the Imperial Kitchen." Ling'er said, "I got the news before that the Holy Church has planted an undercover agent in the Imperial Kitchen to monitor every move of the palace."

"Undercover?" Luo Chen and Qing Shuang were both a little surprised. "Do you know who it is?"

"I only know that the code name of this undercover is 'Shadow'." Ling'er said, "I don't know who he is specifically. We need to investigate."

"Then how do we investigate?" Qingshuang asked.

"We can start with the accounts of the imperial kitchen." Ling'er said, "The undercover agents of the Holy Church will definitely use their positions to provide some conveniences for the Holy Church, such as transporting some special ingredients or items, which will leave traces in the accounts." (End of this chapter)