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

"Let's go and take a look!" Luo Chen said.

The four of them walked towards the mountain.

The closer you get, the more you can feel a mysterious atmosphere.

"Something seems to be wrong here." Qingshuang said.

"Yeah." Luo Chen nodded, "Everyone be careful."

The four came to the foot of the mountain and found a winding mountain road leading to the top of the mountain.

"Let's go." Luo Chen said.

The four of them walked up along the mountain road.

The mountain road is rugged, with dense woods on both sides.

"This place... seems like no one has been here for a long time." Mo Han said.

"Yeah." Luo Chen nodded, "It seems that we have found the right place."

The four continued to walk upwards and finally reached the top of the mountain.

On the top of the mountain, there is a dilapidated ancient temple.

"It's here." Luo Chen said.

The four people walked into the ancient temple and found it in a mess, with dust and cobwebs everywhere.

"This... seems to be an altar." Qingshuang said, pointing to a round stone platform in the center of the ancient temple.

Luo Chen walked forward and took a closer look.

There were some strange runes carved on the stone platform.

"These runes... seem to have been seen somewhere." Luo Chen frowned.

"It's the rune of the 'Holy Church'!" Ling'er suddenly said.

"What?" Luo Chen and Qing Shuang were both surprised.

"I have seen these runes in the scriptures of the Holy Religion before." Ling'er explained, "These are the runes used by the Holy Religion for sacrifices."

"So, this is a stronghold of the 'Holy Church'?" Luo Chen asked.

"It's very likely." Ling'er said.

"It seems that we have accidentally entered an extraordinary place." Mo Han said.

"Could this place... be related to the secret passage of the imperial palace?" Qingshuang asked.

"It's very likely." Luo Chen said, "Let's look carefully and see if we can find any clues."

The four searched carefully in the ancient temple and finally found a secret compartment under the altar.

"Found it!" Mo Han said excitedly.

Luo Chen opened the secret compartment and found a jade slip inside.

"What is this?" Qingshuang asked.

"I don't know." Luo Chen said, "We'll know after we see it."

Luo Chen picked up the jade slip and injected spiritual power into it.

The jade slip emitted a faint light, and a piece of information was transmitted into Luo Chen's mind.

"This is... a teleportation array!" Luo Chen exclaimed.

"Teleportation array?" Qingshuang and Mohan were both stunned.

"The jade slip said that this altar is a teleportation array that can lead to a mysterious secret realm." Luo Chen explained.

"Secret realm?" Mo Han's eyes lit up. "Is it a place with many treasures?"

"I don't know." Luo Chen said, "However, the jade slip said that this secret realm is very dangerous and only those with a predestined relationship can enter."

"Never mind, let's go in and take a look!" Mo Han said impatiently.

"No, it's too dangerous." Qingshuang objected.

"What are you afraid of? I'm here!" Mo Han said, patting his chest.

"Luo Chen, what do you think?" Qingshuang asked.

Luo Chen was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's go in and take a look."

"Okay!" Mo Han jumped up excitedly.

"Luo Chen..." Qingshuang wanted to say something but was interrupted by Luo Chen.

"Don't worry, I will protect you." Luo Chen said.

Qingshuang looked at Luo Chen with complicated eyes.

"Okay." Qingshuang nodded.

Luo Chen put the jade slip back into the secret compartment and walked to the center of the altar.

"Everyone come stand next to me." Luo Chen said.

Qingshuang, Mohan and Ling'er walked up to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen took a deep breath and injected spiritual power into the altar.

The runes on the altar emitted a dazzling light, enveloping the four people.

There was a dizzying moment, and the four people disappeared on the altar.

……

When the four opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a strange world.

The sky was blood red, the earth was charred black, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur.

"Is this... the secret realm?" Mo Han exclaimed.

"What a weird place!" Qingshuang frowned.

"Everyone be careful." Luo Chen said.

The four of them walked forward cautiously.

Suddenly, the ground shook and a huge monster emerged from the ground.

"What the hell is this?" Mo Han was shocked.

"It's the hellhound!" Ling'er exclaimed.

"Hellhound?" Luo Chen and Qingshuang were both stunned.

"This is a monster that lives in hell, and it's extremely ferocious!" Ling'er explained.

"No matter what it is, kill it!" Mo Han pulled out a dagger and rushed towards the hellhound.

"Mo Han, be careful!" Luo Chen shouted.

The hellhound opened its bloody mouth and bit towards Mo Han.

Mo Han quickly dodged as the hellhound's teeth bit into the ground, leaving a big hole.

"That was a close call!" Mo Han said with lingering fear.

"Let's go together!" Luo Chen said.

Luo Chen, Qing Shuang and Mo Han attacked the hellhound together.

Although the hellhound was ferocious, it gradually fell into a disadvantage under the joint attack of the three.

"Go to hell!" Mo Han roared and stabbed a knife into the hellhound's eyes.

The hellhound let out a scream and fell to the ground.

"Huh..." The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's too dangerous here. We have to leave as soon as possible." Qingshuang said.

"Yeah." Luo Chen nodded, "But before we leave, we have to find the exit first."

The four continued to move forward. Along the way, they encountered several monsters, which they dealt with one by one.

Finally, they came to an ancient ruin.

"It seems like someone has been here." Mo Han said.

"Yeah." Luo Chen nodded, "Let's go in and take a look."

The four people walked into the ruins and found a different world inside.

There are many stone chambers in the ruins, which contain various treasures.

"I'm rich!" Mo Han said excitedly.

"Don't move!" Luo Chen shouted, "The things here are not so easy to take."

"What are you afraid of? I'm here!" Mo Han said disapprovingly.

He walked to a stone chamber and reached for a sword in it.

Suddenly, a sword energy shot out from the stone chamber and attacked Mo Han. "Be careful!" Luo Chen exclaimed, and quickly took action to disperse the sword energy.

"That was a close call!" Mo Han broke out in a cold sweat.

"I've already told you that the things here are not so easy to get." Luo Chen said, "If you mess around again, I won't care about you anymore."

"I know, I know." Mo Han said angrily.

The four continued to explore the ruins, and Luo Chen found an ancient sword in a stone chamber.

"This is..." Luo Chen picked up the sword and felt a powerful force coming from the sword.

"The ancient divine sword!" Ling'er exclaimed.

"Ancient divine sword?" Luo Chen and Mo Han were both stunned.

"This is a legendary magic weapon that has the power to destroy the world!" Ling'er explained.

"So powerful?" Luo Chen couldn't believe it.

"You'll know if you try it." Mo Han said.

Luo Chen nodded and injected spiritual power into the sword.

The long sword emitted a dazzling light, and a powerful sword energy burst out from the sword body.

"What a strong force!" Luo Chen exclaimed.

"Luo Chen, you've made a fortune!" Mo Han said enviously.

"I'll take this sword." Luo Chen said.

"It's my duty, it's my duty." Mo Han nodded repeatedly.

Qingshuang found an ancient book of alchemy in a stone chamber.

"This is...an ancient book of alchemy!" Qingshuang exclaimed.

"Ancient alchemy book?" Luo Chen and Mo Han were both stunned.

"This is the legendary alchemy secret book, which records countless lost alchemy recipes!" Qingshuang explained.

"So powerful?" Qingshuang couldn't believe it.

Qingshuang nodded, opened the book of alchemy and read it carefully.

"It's amazing!" Qingshuang exclaimed, "The recipes in this book are much better than the ones I learned before!"

Mo Han found a set of sword-fighting secrets in a stone chamber.

"This is...ancient swordsmanship!" Mo Han exclaimed.

"Ancient swordsmanship?" Luo Chen and Qing Shuang were both stunned.

"This is a legendary sword technique with infinite power!" Mo Han explained.

The three of them gained a lot from the ruins and their strength increased greatly.

"It seems that we came to the right place this time." Luo Chen said with a smile.

"Yeah, I didn't expect there are so many treasures here!" Mo Han said excitedly.

"However, it seems that there are more than just us here." Qingshuang said.

"Yeah." Luo Chen nodded, "We have to be careful."

The four continued to explore the ruins, and suddenly, they heard a fight.

"Let's go and take a look!" Luo Chen said.

The four of them walked towards the direction where the fighting sounds came from and found that two groups of people were fighting fiercely.

"It's someone from the 'Holy Church'!" Ling'er exclaimed.

"Who are the other group of people?" Luo Chen asked.

"I don't know." Ling'er shook her head.

"Let's wait and see." Luo Chen said.

The four of them hid aside and observed the battle.

The people of the "Holy Church" clearly had the upper hand, and the other group was beaten back step by step.

"Should we help?" Mo Han asked.

"No rush." ​​Luo Chen said, "Let's wait and see."

At this moment, Luo Chen suddenly discovered that there was a stone tablet deep in the ruins.

On the stone tablet, there is a line of words engraved:

"Chaos artifact, Nine Dragon Tower, nine keys merge into one, the Holy Lord is destroyed."

Luo Chen was shocked. This stone tablet actually mentioned the Chaos Artifact and the Nine Dragon Tower!

It seems that this secret realm has a great relationship with the plan of the "Holy Church"!
"Chaos Artifact, Nine Dragon Tower, Nine Keys Combined into One, Holy Lord Destroyed..." Luo Chen stared at the words on the stone tablet, his heart beating like a drum. This information was too crucial, it simply exposed the true face of the "Holy Church"!
"Luo Chen, what are you looking at?" Qingshuang asked curiously when she saw him staring at the stone tablet in a daze.

"Look what's written here." Luo Chen pointed at the stone tablet.

Qingshuang and Mohan came over, and Ling'er also took a curious look. "This... is this the ultimate plan of the Holy Church?" Qingshuang covered her mouth in disbelief.

"The Holy Lord is destroyed? Could it be that collecting all nine keys and opening the Nine Dragon Tower is not to revive the Holy Lord, but to... destroy him?" Mo Han scratched his head, looking confused, "Are the people in this 'Holy Church' crazy? They went through so much trouble just to commit suicide?"

Ling'er's face turned pale, and her lips trembled: "No...it's not suicide...there must be a bigger conspiracy..."

"No matter what conspiracy they have, we just need to stop them!" Luo Chen's eyes flashed coldly, "Let's go and see what the people of the Holy Church are doing!"

The four of them quietly approached the battlefield and saw that the "Holy Church" followers were besieging a group of monks wearing various costumes. Those monks were obviously no match for the "Holy Church" and were beaten back step by step, with heavy casualties.

"These people... seem to be from the Loose Cultivator Alliance!" Qingshuang recognized the clothes of some of them.

"Loose Cultivator Alliance?" Luo Chen was stunned. "Why are they here?"

"Could it be that... the target of the 'Holy Church' is not only the Chaos Artifact, but also the Alliance of Loose Cultivators?" Ling'er exclaimed.

"No! We have to go back quickly!" Luo Chen's face changed drastically. The Loose Cultivator Alliance is their backing. If the alliance is destroyed, they will be truly isolated and helpless.

"But how do we get back?" Qingshuang asked anxiously.

Luo Chen looked at the altar: "I can only use the teleportation array once more!"

The four returned to the altar, and Luo Chen activated the teleportation array again according to the instructions on the jade slip. After a while, the world spun around, and the four disappeared into the secret realm.

……

When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves back in the ancient temple outside Qingyun Town.

"Finally back!" Mo Han breathed a sigh of relief.

"Stop talking nonsense and go back to the alliance!" Luo Chen urged.

The four of them rushed to the Loose Cultivator Alliance without stopping. However, when they arrived at the alliance, they were stunned by the scene before them.

The once magnificent alliance headquarters had now become a ruin, with broken walls, smoke and a strong smell of blood in the air.

"This...what's going on?" Qingshuang asked in a trembling voice.

"The Alliance... was attacked!" Luo Chen gritted his teeth.

"Who did it?!" Mo Han roared.

"Who else could it be except the 'Holy Church'!" Luo Chen's eyes were burning with anger.

The four rushed into the ruins, only to see the bodies of the Alliance monks lying all over the ground, with broken limbs everywhere, it was a horrible sight.

"Damn 'Holy Church'!" Mo Han's eyes were red and his fists were clenched.

"Hurry up and search to see if there is anyone alive!" Luo Chen said, suppressing his grief.

The four searched through the ruins and finally found some surviving Alliance monks.

"Luo Chen! You are back!" A monk covered in blood saw Luo Chen and shouted excitedly.

"Senior Brother Li, what is going on?" Luo Chen asked hurriedly.

"It was the Holy Church... the Holy Church attacked the Alliance..." Senior Brother Li said intermittently, "They... they have too many people... we... we can't resist..."

"Where is the leader?" Qingshuang asked anxiously.

“Alliance leader…Alliance leader he…” Tears flowed from Senior Brother Li’s eyes, “In order to cover our retreat… he… he…”

"What happened to the leader?" Luo Chen felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

"The leader...has sacrificed himself..." Senior Brother Li burst into tears.

"What?!" Luo Chen's body shook as if he was struck by lightning.

"No! This is impossible!" Mo Han roared and rushed into the depths of the ruins.

"Mo Han! Calm down!" Luo Chen hurriedly chased after him.

Qingshuang and Ling'er followed closely behind.

The four of them came to the ruins of the Alliance's meeting hall, only to see a familiar figure lying in a pool of blood. It was the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance. (End of this chapter)