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

He sat upright inside the cave and casually set up an isolation and shielding array.

Ignoring the changing circumstances of the outside world, he immediately immersed himself in cultivation.

No rush, let the prey fly for a while.

The next morning, Toyokawa woke up from his training.

The Tai Chi Bagua diagram was activated, and the aura of several young people was recorded into it.

As the simulation progressed, one red line after another emerged.

These red lines extend in different directions and their locations vary greatly.

In many places, they are completely opposite and have nothing to do with each other.

"How strange! How could so many red lines appear? Could it be that the blood of the demon beast was sent to more than one place?"

Toyokawa muttered to himself in confusion.

"Sigh, never mind. Looks like we'll have to get busy finding the real culprit!"

What a miserable life! I finally made it home, and this awful thing happened!

After sighing for a while, I still obediently followed the red lines one after another.

However, the people who transported the demon beast's blood have all been found.

But the trail went cold!

These people are really cautious.

After the monster blood was transported to various temporary warehouses, all traces of it were erased.

Even with the Tai Chi Bagua diagram, it's difficult to find the source if there's no connection of energy.

On the one hand, his cultivation level is still too low.

On the one hand, it's also because his understanding of the true meaning of Taoism is insufficient.

We haven't reached the point where we can find the cause and effect.

However, being able to erase all traces is clearly beyond the capabilities of ordinary people.

There is no other possibility but that a cultivator would intervene.

The red line failed, extending only to these temporary warehouses before breaking down.

Toyokawa was helpless. He could only find an inn nearby and keep a close watch on them.

But for three days in a row, there was no movement.

"What's going on? Aren't they worried about the demon blood spoiling and rotting? Although demon blood is much more resistant to decay than wild animal blood, it still takes time to transport it, right?"

After waiting for three more days, Toyokawa couldn't wait any longer.

He concealed himself again and went to the warehouse. He found the containers filled with the blood of demonic beasts and examined them one by one.

This explains why it has been left untouched for so long.

These containers have been specially treated and contain sealing and prohibition mechanisms.

The blood of the demon beast inside can keep it fresh.

This put Toyokawa in a difficult position; simply waiting like this wasn't a good solution!

If he doesn't show up for a long time, it might alert the other party.

But he was unwilling to give up just like that.

So he made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

He found a few inconspicuous hairs on his arm.

After removing them, carefully insert them into an inconspicuous corner at the bottom edge of the container.

After doing all this, he quietly returned to the inn.

After communicating with the Tai Chi Bagua diagram using his divine sense and recording a trace of his own aura, he...

Then another red line appeared, and the closest red line node to him was the few demon blood containers in the warehouse.

Only then did he feel relieved.

The next day, he left the inn as if nothing had happened. He found a secluded spot, mounted his sword, and soared into the sky.

More than an hour later, he quietly returned to the patrol office's residence.

After making one public appearance at the Inspection Division, he went into seclusion again.

I just need to check the situation at the demon blood container a few times every day.

And so, two months passed, and there seemed to be no movement from the blood of those demonic beasts.

It's as if they've been forgotten.

Three months later, cases of monsters wreaking havoc emerged again in various prefectures of Quzhou.

At that very moment, the previously neglected blood of the demon beast began to shift its position.

In an instant, even without thinking, one could smell the conspiracy.

This is damn well a calculated scheme!

You have to either track down the whereabouts of the demon blood or quell the demon calamity; you can only choose one.

In reality, he didn't have many choices.

Toyokawa wished he could split himself in two and act simultaneously. But he couldn't.

Xiao Cai is not good at tracking, so even if she were sent to deal with the demonic calamity, she would most likely make a wasted trip.

So he had no choice but to travel to various places again to carry out his work of slaying demons and monsters.

These demonic beasts are easy to deal with. After all, they are all mortal demonic beasts, and their ranks are all very low.

Even if it's easy to solve, it still wastes time and involves dealing with various places.

Thus, it took another ten days or so before the demonic scourge in each prefecture was finally eradicated.

Upon returning, he did not immediately go out to search for the blood of those demonic beasts.

From his senses, the container that sealed the demon beast's blood had long since stopped moving.

This indicates that the monster's blood has been transported to its destination.

He just didn't understand why, if it was only to transfer the blood of demonic beasts, they would release demonic beasts into every prefecture.

It feels like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, a waste of its potential.

It can't be that simple; something else must have happened!

But right now, there's no news coming from anywhere, so he has no way of knowing.

That day, having nothing to do, Toyokawa took Aya out for a stroll.

Firstly, after practicing for a long time, it can become somewhat tedious.

Secondly, recent events have also caused him great distress.

I just wandered around, just to relax.

I strolled into Quzhou city and visited the most famous teahouse, Yimingxuan. I ordered a pot of fine tea and several plates of snacks.

Sitting on the edge of the building, sipping tea, I listened to a grandfather and grandson singing a little tune in the middle of the building.

Not long after, several customers arrived at a table not far from him.

They were clearly a group of wealthy merchants.

"Manager Wang, what brings you to such a pleasant mood today? You've even invited us for tea?"

A middle-aged man with a mole on the corner of his mouth, who looked quite prosperous, asked a short, stout middle-aged man.

"Yes! We've been working together for so many years, but this is the first time you, Old Wang, have treated us to tea, isn't it?"

Another dark-skinned, overweight middle-aged man also made a sarcastic remark.

"Haha, I just made a little money recently! Thinking about all the years of help you two have given me, this is just a small token of my appreciation."

The short, stout middle-aged man laughed and replied.

"Hey, Old Wang, your luck has finally turned around? You can actually make money with that hard work?"

The dark-skinned, plump middle-aged man asked in surprise.

"Hehe, back then, it really wouldn't have been possible! After all the hard work transporting goods, you could barely make ends meet. But now, it's much better!"

The short, stout middle-aged man replied with a smile.

"Oh? Why is that?"

A middle-aged man with a mole on the corner of his mouth asked curiously.

"Haha, actually, I don't know the specifics either."

But for some reason, in the past month, the bandits who used to block the road and collect tolls have suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Now that these bandits are gone, we don't have to pay the toll anymore, right?

That's why I made a small profit!

The short, stout middle-aged man said with a broad smile.

"Wow, what a great thing! Fatty, why didn't you say so sooner? We'd better hurry up and make a few more trips!"

A middle-aged man with a mole on the corner of his mouth said excitedly.

……

If an ordinary person heard this news, they would just think it was three small merchants chatting and wouldn't pay much attention to it.

Toyokawa didn't really care at first.

However, when the short, stout middle-aged man said that all the bandits had mysteriously disappeared, it immediately alerted Toyokawa.

The trouble caused by bandits is not actually under the jurisdiction of the Patrol Division. This is a matter of worldly affairs, and the Patrol Division has no right to interfere.

The disappearance of so many bandits without explanation seems very strange.

Instead of taking immediate action, Toyokawa patiently listened to the tune for a whole day.

At night, when all was quiet, Fengchuan once again disappeared silently from the patrol office.

He activated the Yin-Yang Misty Steps at full power, moving like a ghost, and left Quzhou City in a short time.

We rode our swords along the official road of Quzhou City.

Fengchuan landed at the border between Quzhou Prefecture and Qukai Prefecture.

Such locations at the border of prefectures are usually where bandits gather.

These areas are mostly no-man's-land.

Moreover, many of these cases involve collusion between officials and criminals. That's just how absurd reality is, leaving ordinary people helpless and frustrated.

By spreading his divine sense, Fengchuan easily located the bandits' lair in this area.

They took off on their swords and arrived at the bandit stronghold in a short while.

But once inside, there was no sound at all.

After scanning the surroundings with his divine sense, he found no bandits.

However, the gold and silver treasures inside the village remained untouched.

There was not even a trace of a fight.

This is unusual, extremely unusual!

Unless all the bandits have gone completely insane, this situation is absolutely impossible.

It now seems that these bandits have likely been captured by someone without anyone noticing.

That's a clever tactic!

After leaving the mountain stronghold, they once again took to the air on their swords and headed to the next location.

The same situation was observed at the border between Quzhou Liang Prefecture and Quzhou Kai Prefecture. There was not a single sign of human habitation.

The next location was the border area between Quzhou Prefecture and Quliang Prefecture. There was nothing unusual there.

Instead of going to the next place, Toyokawa quietly returned to the patrol office under the cover of darkness.

It now appears that the bandits from the bandit stronghold where the incident occurred have indeed been captured.

What kind of power could abduct so many people without anyone noticing?

Killing these people silently is somewhat explainable. But capturing them is almost impossible.

But the impossible actually happened right before our eyes.

Then this matter is not so simple!

Because if it were a crime committed by an ordinary person, even an ordinary martial artist, it would be impossible to do so without anyone noticing and without catching a single person.

And now, not a single word has leaked out, which is something no ordinary person could do.

It seems the mastermind behind this is about to get restless.

Who could it be? The former inspector? A heretical cultivator? Or a demonic cultivator?

It seems I'll have to find some time to check on the situation regarding the demon beast blood!

The following night, Toyokawa went out again.

This time, he went directly following his own scent.

After flying for more than half an hour, they arrived at the place of perception.

The target was actually the prefectural city of Qukai Prefecture, Qukai City.

To avoid alerting the enemy, Toyokawa landed his flying sword 30 li outside the city.

Enter stealth mode and use movement techniques to move.

Fifteen minutes later, Toyokawa was already inside Qukai City.

Following their senses, they cautiously approached the target area.

Finally, the container of demon blood was found in a warehouse located one street away from the Quzhou-Kaifeng government office.

But the container was completely empty.

He spread his divine sense and carefully scanned every nook and cranny of the warehouse.

Finally, they found a hidden door in an inconspicuous corner.

Arriving at the hidden door, he gently turned the switch. Once the door opened a crack, Toyokawa slipped inside.

Walking straight down the underground passage, Toyokawa sensed his direction.

The further we went in, the more uneasy we felt.

Upon reaching the end, Toyokawa was astonished to discover that this place was directly below the government office prison area.

I never imagined that such an evil deed would involve the government.

Carefully enter the underground space; the interior is extremely spacious.

More than a hundred prisons of various sizes were also built here.

However, the cell is now empty.

Continue walking inward along the corridor.

Soon, the view ahead opened up again. Inside was a circular hall.

In the center of the hall is a recessed platform that descends in tiers.

In the center of the platform, there is a huge alchemy furnace.

The alchemy furnace was over ten feet tall.

There are three bronze-cast grooves on three sides of the alchemy furnace.

One end of the groove leads directly to the furnace body. The other end is placed on the highest step of the hall.

At this moment, a raging fire was burning beneath the alchemy furnace.

Meanwhile, a horrific scene was unfolding in the corridors surrounding the hall.

In the end, we were too late!

At this moment, Toyokawa's eyes were bloodshot and his eyes were almost popping out of their sockets!

His anger was almost uncontrollable!

Having lived two lives, how could he have ever witnessed such an inhuman tragedy?

They're worse than pigs and dogs! They're worse than pigs and dogs!

His hands clenched tightly involuntarily, and his jaw clenched firmly.

He used almost all his strength to control himself from acting impulsively.

Acting impulsively now is futile and will not help the situation.

The outermost walkway around the hall was now filled with corpses of all sizes.

The corpses were piled up layer upon layer, and not a single survivor was left.

Those piled-up adult young men had all their blood drained.

Each corpse was pale and shriveled.

But the worst off were those on the opposite side of the aisle.

The place was piled with the corpses of boys and girls under the age of ten.

These corpses were all completely mangled.

They were not only drained of all their blood, but also disemboweled, their internal organs removed, and their six bowels ripped out.

The blood was drawn out and collected in containers around the groove.

Containers of all sizes were piled up, bucket after bucket.

At this moment, at the top of the three recesses, three groups of men in black robes were busily working.

They were stationed in three different trenches, each with a different role.

A groove specifically for pouring out the blood of demonic beasts.

A recessed area specifically for discharging the blood of young and strong men.

A recessed area was specifically used to pour out the blood of young boys, as well as their internal organs.

Watching those hearts pound one after another, his little heart pounded with anxiety. Toyokawa was on the verge of losing control.

But he couldn't; those around him were just a bunch of low-level thugs.

The real culprit has not yet shown up.

He only regretted that he arrived too late and could not save these innocent people.

But he didn't know that he had no choice at all.

These things happened while he was dealing with various demonic disturbances.

All the human blood and the hearts and livers of infants had already been prepared and sealed properly.

We've been waiting for this moment to start refining the elixir!

The furnace is now running, and materials are being dumped in large quantities.

Just wait a little while, and the alchemist should appear.

So Toyokawa suppressed his inner turmoil and quietly slipped away.

He had never felt so powerless, but he couldn't act rashly.

The tragedy had already occurred, and there was nothing he could do to undo it.

All he can do is find the real culprit, skin him alive, and scatter his ashes to the winds.

Only in this way can we avenge the wronged souls who died unjustly!