I can't keep a low profile when cultivating immortality; the sixth one is actually myself.

As Toyokawa and Aya were about to enter the patrol office, they were stopped by two guards.

"Halt! This is a restricted area of ​​the Patrol Division. Unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!" a guard shouted.

Without saying a word, he pulled out the patrol warrant and threw it over.

The guard took the token and his expression immediately changed.

The two men then knelt on one knee simultaneously, cupped their hands in greeting, and said, "We pay our respects to the Inspector!"

"No need for formalities. Take me to the official area and bring all the officials in charge here as well. I have something to announce!" Toyokawa said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I obey!"

The guard on the left immediately stood up and led Toyokawa and the other two to the inspector's office.

Then he went to notify the people in charge of various places.

The Mortal Realm Patrol Division exists independently of the bureaucratic system of mortal dynasties.

They were not to concern themselves with worldly affairs, nor were they allowed to interfere with imperial power; they were only to deal with matters concerning demons and ghosts.

In each major state, there is only one inspector and several subordinates.

The inspectors do not need to be supported by the secular dynasty; they are appointed by the various immortal cultivation sects.

However, all expenses within the Inspection Bureau are supported by the royal family of the dynasty in which it is located.

If any oversight occurs, the inspector has the right to hold the royal family accountable.

In serious cases, the inspector may also report to the sect, which will then investigate and hold those responsible accountable.

There have been instances where secular dynasties misled the patrol bureau, only to have the imperial power directly usurped by immortal cultivation sects.

Therefore, most secular dynasties would not mistreat the local inspection offices.

If the Imperial Cultivation Bureau interferes with court affairs, the Imperial Court can report it to the superior cultivation sect, which will then be responsible for investigating the matter.

Therefore, both sides restrain each other and do not interfere with each other. This ensures that the mortal realm will not be disturbed by cultivators.

Therefore, the power of the Patrol Division in the mortal world can be described as either very great or very small.

This is largely because, even if the royal family is involved in evil spirits, the Inspectorate has the right to intervene.

They are very small because, without the interference of evil spirits, they have no power whatsoever; they are just a bunch of idle people.

For a long time, most mortal dynasties were located in places devoid of spiritual energy. Therefore, demons and evil spirits rarely appeared.

This has resulted in the patrol offices being largely unknown, making them a popular retirement destination for many cultivators.

However, in recent years, with the gradual revival of spiritual energy, cases of demonic disturbances have occurred frequently in various places.

This brought the Inspection Division into the public eye.

After waiting for about half an hour, several people arrived one after another.

Five of them were dressed in black uniforms. Although they looked different, it was clear at a glance that they were all trained fighters.

The other one was completely different, dressed like a scholar.

After everyone had gathered and stood in front of the hall, Toyokawa spoke first:

"Hello everyone! Let me introduce myself first."

I am Feng Chuan, the newly appointed Inspector of Quzhou. From now on, you will all be working under me.

I am new here and have no plans to change my team for the time being. So you don't need to worry.

However, let me make this clear from the outset.

If anyone dares to deceive their superiors and subordinates, outwardly comply but inwardly defy them, hold a position without doing anything, or collude with evil spirits...

Then don't blame me for being ruthless!

Alright, now that I've finished speaking, please introduce yourselves.

The man dressed as a scholar spoke first.

"Reporting to Lord Feng, this is Lu Yan, the chief clerk of the Quzhou Patrol Division. He is mainly responsible for drafting documents, sorting archives, collecting and inspecting files, and many other matters for our division."

Then there are the five martial artists below, introduced from left to right.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, my subordinate is Zhang Xuan, currently serving as the patrol captain of Quzhou Prefecture."

"Reporting to Your Excellency, my subordinate is Li Qing, currently serving as the patrol guard chief of Quliang Prefecture."

"Reporting to Your Excellency, this subordinate is Jiang Quan, currently serving as the patrol captain of Quzhou South Prefecture."

"Reporting to Your Excellency, my subordinate is Song Changkong, currently serving as the patrol captain of Qusheng Prefecture."

"Reporting to Your Excellency, my subordinate is Tang Junjie, currently serving as the patrol captain of Qutang Prefecture."

"Hmm? According to your introduction, there should be one person missing! Why didn't he come today?" Toyokawa asked with some doubt.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Lu Renjia, the patrol chief of Quzhou Prefecture, went to Quzhou Prefecture three months ago to investigate a case involving demons and monsters, and has not returned since," replied Registrar Lu Yan.

"Alright, I understand. Registrar Lu, please stay behind. Everyone else, disperse and go back to your duties!" Toyokawa said.

"Yes, my subordinates are resigning!"

After the five men left, Toyokawa looked at Registrar Lu.

"Registrar Lu, bring me all the case files related to demons and monsters from the past six months. I want to see them now."

"Yes, sir. I will go and fetch the files right away." After saying that, Clerk Lu went to the archives.

Over here, Toyokawa had just met a group of his colleagues from the Patrol Division.

On the other side, in the backyard of the Quzhou government office, a messenger pigeon flew out.

Before long, the registrar Lu Yan brought a large stack of files and placed them on Feng Chuan's desk.

Without hesitation, he picked up the file and began to examine it.

Half an hour later, all the files had been read.

You wouldn't believe it until you see it; what you find astonishing is truly shocking!

In the past six months alone, there have been 37 cases involving demons and monsters, both large and small, within Quzhou.

The number of missing and dead people varies.

However, when all cases are combined, the total number of missing persons is over four thousand.

It mainly affects young adults and children.

Similar cases occurred in all six prefectures of Quzhou.

However, the three prefectures of Quzhou, Quliang, and Qukai have the most.

Quzhou, Quzhou, and Quzhou Tang are the three prefectures with fewer such prefectures.

The cases mostly occurred in remote mountain villages.

In some mountain villages, many young adults have mysteriously disappeared. Most of them went out and vanished without a trace.

The number of people involved in a case is generally around several dozen.

After the case was reported, the investigations were mostly fruitless due to the delay in the incident.

In some mountain villages, the entire village was wiped out. Only scattered remains of corpses could be found, mostly the elderly, the weak, and the disabled. No other human figures were to be seen.

The number of people involved is in the hundreds.

Many cases were discovered by merchants who then reported them to the police, but the patrols still yielded no results.

In some mountain villages, demons openly enter and slaughter indiscriminately. However, in these villages, there are usually survivors.

However, these cases actually have the fewest deaths, generally ranging from a few to a dozen people.

After the report was filed, no information could be found about where the monster came from or where it went.

However, the above cases share a potential commonality.

The above three types of cases show some patterns in their occurrence.

In Quzhou's three prefectures of Quzhou, Quzhou's Shengzhou, and Quzhou's Tangzhou, the cases that occurred were mostly about demons openly injuring people.

The other three prefectures, however, mostly reported cases of missing persons or the annihilation of entire villages.

Having reviewed the case to this point, Toyokawa pondered for a moment.

Then, he used his divine sense to access the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, and all the details of the case immediately appeared before his eyes.

As the catalogue is circulated, more and more previously unnoticed details of the cases begin to surface.

After the calculations and deductions were completed, Toyokawa retrieved the Taiji Diagram.

He took a deep breath and muttered to himself, "The demonic calamity, though traceable, can be eliminated; the human calamity, though without a trace, is difficult to quell!"

"Xiao Cai, come on, let's go for a walk!"

"Okay, sir!"

Afterwards, the two went straight out of the patrol office and strolled around the nearby market.

It wasn't until evening that the two returned to the patrol office and arrived at the patrol envoy's private residence.

After casually setting up a spirit-gathering array and tossing down some mid-grade spirit stones, Fengchuan and Xiaocai began to cultivate on their own.

In the following days, the two of them stopped going out and spent their time cultivating.

It was as if he was telling the world that he, Toyokawa, was powerless to solve so many cases.

As a result, starting from the seventh day, cases of demonic disturbances began to be reported from various places.

After receiving the case file, Toyokawa read it all through.

He then led a patrol team and rode away from the patrol office.

Instead of going to a more distant location, he went directly to the nearest crime scene within Quzhou Prefecture.

We rode horses for a whole day before finally reaching our destination.

It's a village near the county seat, not too remote. The village isn't big either, with only about 20 households.

When they arrived, several households in the village had already hung up white cloths and were preparing for a funeral.

Toyokawa, accompanied by the patrol guard, went to find the village chief.

Upon learning the purpose of their visit, the village chief dared not be careless. He immediately led his patrol team to visit each of the families holding funerals.

Perhaps to cooperate with the investigation, the body was only placed in the coffin, and the coffin was not yet closed.

After examining the remains of each deceased person, Toyokawa ordered the coffins to be sealed and the funeral to be held promptly.

The deaths of each victim were extremely gruesome.

Some were missing arms, some were missing legs. Some were covered in claw marks, their faces blurred, some were covered in wounds, and some had their hearts ripped out.

It's shocking to see! It's hard to imagine how terrified ordinary people must be when facing evil spirits!

Each corpse retained a trace of the demon's lingering aura.

Subsequently, Toyokawa communicated with the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, transferring the remaining energy into the diagram.

The Tai Chi symbol rotates, and the Eight Trigrams change. After a moment, a red silk thread begins to extend outwards.

Toyokawa immediately mounted his horse and chased after them along the silk thread.

They chased the monster for over thirty miles to a mountain cave and finally discovered its trail.

With a thought, he probed into the cave and discovered a monster that resembled a wolf.

Its forelegs are very short, its hind legs are very long, and its body hair can be up to a foot long.

This is a common monster called a 'long-haired wolf'.

They usually do not act alone, but rely on wolf packs.

Only after becoming demons can they break free from this restriction.

I never expected to encounter one here.

Without hesitation, a flash of light appeared in Toyokawa's hand, and a black magic sword flew out.

The magic sword soared through the air with extraordinary agility. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the cave.

The cave was rugged and winding, making it difficult to traverse.

But the magic sword seemed to have eyes, and it passed through unimpeded.

In the end, the long-haired wolf was killed with a single sword strike.

Then, the magic sword, adorned with demonic creatures, flew out of the cave and hovered in front of Toyokawa.

He grabbed the monster, mounted his horse again, and headed towards the village where the incident had occurred.

The patrolling guards behind him were all deeply shocked by Toyokawa's skillful use of flying swords. His swift and effortless slaying of demons was truly impressive. Their eyes widened in awe.

Upon arriving at the village, Toyokawa simply threw the monster into the center of a field.

"Old man, do you recognize this monster?" Toyokawa asked the group of villagers who had gathered to watch.

"Ah! Demon, demon! Run! The demon is coming again!" The old man was so frightened that he retreated repeatedly, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.

"Silence! The demon has been killed by the patrol envoy. You need not be afraid!" Zhang Xuan, the patrol captain, shouted from behind.

The villagers were startled by the loud shout and immediately stopped in their tracks.

Looking back at the monster on the ground, it was indeed motionless. So they cautiously approached it again.

After confirming the monster's death, villagers suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Toyokawa.

"It was this monster that killed my son! My son, he died so tragically!"

"Many thanks to the Inspector for upholding justice for this humble subject and slaying the demon."

Upon seeing this, the others also knelt down and kowtowed in gratitude.

Upon seeing the villagers' condition, Toyokawa immediately dismounted and helped them up.

These villagers included those who had lost their husbands, those who had lost their children, those whose wives had died unjustly, and those who had lost both parents...

Looking at them, their faces were full of gratitude, yet their eyes were filled with sorrow.

Toyokawa suddenly felt as if something was pressing down on his shoulders, an unusually heavy weight!

He didn't know how to persuade or comfort them.

At that moment, he secretly resolved to find the real culprit, skin him alive, tear him apart, and scatter his ashes to appease the wronged souls of the innocent!

Then, in front of all the villagers, Fengchuan used a spark of spiritual fire to burn the demon to ashes.

"Fellow villagers, if any monsters dare to wreak havoc in our village in the future, please report them to the patrol office immediately."

The Patrol Division will definitely give everyone an explanation, but anyone who takes a life will be annihilated.

For the next month, Fengchuan traveled to various prefectures, capturing and killing all the evil spirits that were causing trouble.

Thus, the demonic disturbances in various places were temporarily quelled.