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

"Alliance leader!" Mo Han fell beside the alliance leader and burst into tears.

Luo Chen walked to the side of the alliance leader, squatted down, and checked the alliance leader's breath. He was no longer breathing.

“Alliance leader…” Tears welled up in Luo Chen’s eyes.

Qingshuang and Ling'er stood aside, crying silently.

"Damned 'Holy Church'! I will make you pay with blood!" Mo Han gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred.

"Mo Han, calm down!" Luo Chen patted Mo Han on the shoulder, "Now is not the time to be impulsive. We have to bury the leader first, and then... rebuild the alliance!"

"Reorganize the alliance?" Mo Han raised his head and looked at Luo Chen, "Just the few of us?"

"No, not just us, but the entire Loose Cultivator Alliance!" Luo Chen said, "As long as we have a breath left, we will fight the Holy Church to the end!"

"But... can we win?" Qingshuang's eyes were full of confusion.

"We can win!" Luo Chen said firmly, "We will definitely win!"

"Luo Chen is right!" a voice suddenly sounded.

The four of them looked back and saw a white-haired old man walking towards them.

"Great Elder!" Luo Chen and Qing Shuang shouted at the same time.

"It's great that you're back." The Great Elder looked at Luo Chen and the other two, a hint of relief in his eyes.

“Great Elder, the alliance has suffered such a disaster, we…” Luo Chen lowered his head in shame.

"This is not your fault." The Great Elder shook his head. "The Holy Church had been planning this for a long time. We were caught off guard by this attack and suffered heavy losses."

"Great Elder, what should we do next?" Qingshuang asked.

"The most urgent task is to bury our dead companions first, and then... regroup and fight a decisive battle with the 'Holy Church'!" A trace of determination flashed in the eyes of the Great Elder.

"A fight to the death?" Mo Han sneered, "Just us?"

"No, not us." The Great Elder said, "I will issue a call to the entire cultivation world, calling on all righteous people to fight against the 'Holy Church' together!"

"Will this... work?" Qingshuang was a little worried.

"We have to give it a try, whether it works or not!" said the Great Elder. "This is our only hope!"

"Okay! I support the Great Elder!" Luo Chen said, "I will contact other sects right away!"

"I'll go too!" said Mo Han.

"I'll go too!" Qingshuang said.

"And me." Ling'er said.

"Okay! Let's split up!" said the Great Elder. "Remember, we must unite as one to defeat the Holy Religion!"

The four of them split up and began to contact other sects.

Luo Chen used his experience in the Tianyuan Empire Palace and the clues obtained from the secret realm to successfully persuade some sects to join the alliance.

Mo Han, with his eloquence and years of experience in the martial arts world, also won over many independent cultivators.

Qingshuang used his medical skills to treat some injured monks and won their trust and support.

Ling'er used her knowledge of the "Holy Church" to provide some important intelligence and help the alliance formulate countermeasures.

Thanks to the efforts of the four people, more and more monks joined the alliance, and the strength of the alliance gradually recovered.

However, the "Holy Church" did not give them a chance to breathe.

Just as the alliance was regrouping and preparing to counterattack, the "Holy Church" launched another attack.

This time, the "Holy Church" came out in full force, led by the leader himself, and launched a general attack on the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

The followers of the "Holy Church" came like a tide and surrounded the alliance headquarters.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The two sides engaged in a brutal fight.

Luo Chen, holding the ancient divine sword, rushed to the front, the sword flashing, invincible.

Upon seeing this, the elder of the "Holy Church" took action himself and tried to stop Luo Chen.

"Boy, prepare to die!" The elder of the "Holy Church" roared and slapped Luo Chen with his palm.

Luo Chen snorted coldly and swung his sword to meet the attack.

"boom!"

There was a loud bang and both of them took a few steps back.

"Good boy, you can actually catch my palm!" There was a hint of surprise in the eyes of the elder of the "Holy Church".

"Old thing, you're nothing but this!" Luo Chen sneered.

"Arrogant!" The elder of the "Holy Church" was furious and launched an attack again.

The two men fought together, with sword energy flying everywhere and palm wind whistling, and the fight was difficult to determine.

Mo Han led a group of independent cultivators and engaged in a fierce battle with the elite disciples of the "Holy Church".

He displayed his newly learned sword skills, with sharp sword moves and deadly blows.

Although the elite disciples of the "Holy Church" were quite powerful, they were defeated step by step under Mo Han's sword.

Qingshuang stood aside, using the "Pure Spirit Light" elixir to weaken the power of the "Holy Church" believers.

Once the followers of the "Holy Church" are contaminated by the powder of "Pure Spirit Light", they will feel weak all over and their strength will be greatly reduced.

Ling'er stood aside, commanding the monks of the alliance to set up formations to resist the attack of the "Holy Church".

Under the leadership of the four, the monks of the alliance fought bravely and engaged in a desperate battle with the "Holy Church".

However, the strength of the "Holy Church" was too strong. Although the monks of the alliance fought desperately, they gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"Hahaha...you ants, you think you can fight against my "Holy Church"? That's just wishful thinking!" The leader of the "Holy Church" stood on a high place, overlooking the battlefield, and laughed arrogantly.

The leader of the "Holy Church" is a tall middle-aged man wearing a black robe, with a stern face and eyes full of evil.

"Today, I will let you see the true strength of my 'Holy Church'!" said the leader of the "Holy Church", slowly raising his hands.

A terrifying aura emanated from him, and the air around him became distorted.

"Oh no! He's going to take action!" The Great Elder's face changed drastically.

"Everyone be careful!" Luo Chen shouted.

The leader of the "Holy Religion" made seals with his hands and muttered something.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, a huge black beam of light fell from the sky and slammed towards the alliance headquarters.

"Get out of the way!" Luo Chen exclaimed.

However, it was too late.

A black beam of light instantly enveloped the alliance headquarters, and the entire ground began to shake.

"what!"

"what!"

Screams rang out one after another, and countless alliance monks were reduced to ashes under the attack of the black light column.

"Alliance leader!" The great elder cried out in grief and rushed towards the black pillar of light.

However, just as he rushed to the edge of the black light column, he was bounced away by a powerful force, spitting blood and falling to the ground.

"Great Elder!" Luo Chen hurried over and helped the Great Elder up.

"I... I can't do it anymore..." The Great Elder said weakly, "Luo Chen... The Alliance... I'll leave it to you..."

After the great elder finished speaking, his head tilted and he died.

"Great Elder!" Luo Chen was heartbroken.

"Luo Chen... catch it... catch it..."

Before his death, the Great Elder stuffed the alliance leader's token into Luo Chen's hand.

"From now on... you... you are... the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance... the alliance's... life and death... depends... on you..."

The Great Elder spoke intermittently and closed his eyes forever.

"Great Elder!" Luo Chen held the Great Elder's body and howled to the sky, his voice filled with grief, anger and despair.

"Great Elder!"

Luo Chen held the elder's gradually cooling body in his arms, grief-stricken. All around were ruins, the air was filled with the smell of blood and burnt things, and the former allies had now turned into cold corpses.

He slowly put the Great Elder down, closed the Great Elder's unwilling eyes with trembling hands, and then, slowly but with great determination, picked up the token that symbolized the identity of the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

"Holy Church..." Luo Chen tightly grasped the token, his knuckles turned white, and veins on the back of his hand bulged, as if he wanted to crush the token. He raised his head and looked around, his eyes burning with rage, as if he wanted to burn the world to ashes.

Mo Han knelt beside the leader's body, already sobbing like a lost child. Qing Shuang stood silently by, tears silently falling, she bit her lips tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud. Ling Er looked bewildered, as if she still couldn't accept the cruel reality before her.

"Stop crying!" Luo Chen suddenly shouted, his voice was hoarse, but it carried an unquestionable majesty.

Mo Han suddenly raised his head and looked at Luo Chen with tearful eyes. Qing Shuang also stopped crying and turned to look at him. Ling Er was stunned and a little at a loss.

"Now is not the time to cry!" Luo Chen's voice was low and powerful. "The sacrifice of the leader and the great elder was not for us to cry here, but for us... to survive! For the Loose Cultivator Alliance... to continue to exist!"

He paused, took a deep breath, tried to calm his inner grief, and said word by word: "From now on, I, Luo Chen, will be the new leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance! I will lead everyone to avenge our dead companions and fight the Holy Church to the end!"

His voice echoed in the ruins, carrying with it an indomitable will, like a flame that ignited the fading hope in everyone's hearts.

"Luo Chen..." Mo Han murmured, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, but soon, this trace of confusion was replaced by determination, "Okay! I'll do it with you! Whatever you say, I'll do it!"

"Me too." Qingshuang wiped away her tears and looked at Luo Chen with firm eyes.

Ling'er also nodded and said, "I will also do my best to help everyone."

Luo Chen looked at the three people, and a warm feeling surged in his heart. He knew that he was not fighting alone, and he had these trustworthy partners.

"Okay!" Luo Chen nodded. "Now, we must act immediately. Time is running out, and the Holy Church may attack again at any time."

He quickly calmed down and began to analyze the current situation.

"Although the attack by the Holy Church caused us heavy losses, it also exposed their plan," Luo Chen said. "Their target is the Chaos Artifact. They want to use the power of the Nine Dragon Tower to achieve their ulterior motives."

"What should we do now?" Qingshuang asked.

"Take the initiative!" Luo Chen said firmly, "We can't just sit there and wait for death. Although the Holy Church is powerful, we are not without a chance."

He paused and continued, "We will split into two groups. One group, led by me personally, will go to the Tianyuan Empire Palace to seize the Chaos Artifact. The other group, led by Mo Han and Qing Shuang, will unite with other immortal sects to fight against the 'Holy Church'."

"Isn't this... too risky?" Qingshuang said with some concern. "The Tianyuan Empire's palace is heavily guarded, and the Holy Church must have heavy troops guarding there. We..."

"I know." Luo Chen interrupted Qing Shuang, "But this is our only chance. If we can't stop the Holy Church from getting the Chaos Artifact, the entire cultivation world will be doomed."

He looked at Qing Shuang with a firm gaze: "I know this is dangerous, but we have no choice."

"I'll go with you!" Qingshuang said without hesitation.

"No!" Luo Chen refused. "You must stay and unite with other immortal cultivation sects. This is our way out and our hope."

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

"No buts!" Luo Chen said, "This is an order!"

Qingshuang looked at Luo Chen with a complicated look in her eyes. She knew that Luo Chen was doing this for her own good and didn't want her to take risks. But how could she let Luo Chen face the danger alone?

"Ling'er, come with me." Luo Chen looked at Ling'er.

"Okay." Ling'er nodded. She knew that her understanding of the "Holy Church" might be able to help Luo Chen.

"Mo Han, you and Qing Shuang will be responsible for uniting with other immortal sects." Luo Chen looked at Mo Han, "Remember, you must do it as soon as possible! The Holy Church will not give us too much time."

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Mo Han patted his chest and said, "I will definitely pull all those fence-sitters over here!"

Luo Chen nodded, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, split up and act! Remember, you must be careful! We... must come back alive!"

Everyone nodded and then dispersed.

Luo Chen stood in the ruins, watching the backs of everyone leaving and praying silently in his heart.

However, as soon as his plan was proposed, it was opposed by some elders within the alliance.

"No! I don't agree!" A white-haired elder stood up and said loudly, "Luo Chen, you are too young and have no qualifications to be the leader! Moreover, your plan is too risky. It is simply sending us to our deaths!"

"Yes! We can't leave the fate of the alliance to a young boy!" another elder echoed.

"What kind of place is the Tianyuan Empire Palace? It's a dangerous place! If we go there, can we come back alive?"

"You all know how powerful the Holy Church is! What we should do now is to preserve our strength instead of taking the initiative to provoke them!"

……

For a time, there was a lot of discussion and voices of opposition rose one after another.

Luo Chen stood there quietly, listening to everyone's discussion, his face calm, without any emotion fluctuations.

"Are you done?" Luo Chen spoke slowly after everyone had finished speaking.

His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone.

Everyone was stunned and looked at Luo Chen. (End of this chapter)