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

Upon reaching the exit, I used my divine sense to scan the entire warehouse through the hidden door.

After confirming that no one was around, Toyokawa opened the hidden door and slipped out.

With a series of quick movements, he arrived silently outside the warehouse.

He once again mobilized his divine sense to communicate with the celestial bodies and the Taiji diagram.

Along the streets and buildings surrounding the warehouse, he moved swiftly, throwing out array materials one by one.

Each component of the array was silently placed in an inconspicuous, hidden corner, yet they were interconnected.

Once the entire encirclement was complete, a profound-level magic array that enveloped the entire warehouse was quietly formed.

Walking along the street, we arrived at the Quzhou-Kaifeng Prefectural Government Office.

This time, he's going to go big.

He wanted to seal the entire government office within the great formation.

He wanted to see just which demons and monsters dared to commit such a heinous crime.

As long as they dare to come, none of those who have committed evil deeds will escape!

So, Toyokawa immediately moved swiftly along the streets and buildings outside the government office.

One array component after another was casually tossed out by him.

The eastern formation is complete! The southern formation is complete! Next are the western and northern formations.

Once surrounded from all sides, a peak-level Xuan-rank formation, the Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Annihilation Formation, was silently completed.

This formation is composed of four top-tier Xuan-level formations that are interconnected.

To the east is the Azure Dragon Wind Twisting Array; to the south is the Vermilion Bird Burning Kill Array; to the west is the White Tiger Annihilation Array; and to the north is the Black Tortoise Cold Annihilation Array.

The four great formations cooperated with each other and amplified each other's strengths.

The wind fuels the fire, the fire fuels the evil, the evil fuels the cold, and the cold fuels the wind.

It repeats itself endlessly. The longer it lasts, the stronger its power becomes.

Once activated, even a peak-level expert in the fourth realm of Immortal Dao, at the stage of Condensing Aperture, would not return.

However, he did not believe that a fourth-realm expert would come to the mortal realm and commit such a sin.

Now that the entire formation has been set up, Toyokawa is not in a hurry to activate it.

The prey has not yet been caught in the net; it is not the right time yet.

He cannot act hastily.

The one thing a qualified hunter should never lack is patience!

Therefore, he must be a patient hunter, waiting for his prey to fall into his trap.

When the time comes to close the net, his big gift will surely be a huge surprise to those people!

However, he couldn't stay there all the time, as it would easily arouse the other party's suspicion.

But who is Fengchuan? He is a cultivator, and a Foundation Establishment cultivator at that.

Does he need to personally stake out the area? No!

He cultivated Taoism for eight years and learned all sorts of skills.

Subsequently, Fengchuan casually set up a sensing array in various locations around the government office.

This kind of magic array will not generate any power fluctuations.

They will silently report all abnormalities within a fixed range to the control array hub.

However, there is a drawback: the formation and the core of the formation cannot be too far apart.

It is generally effective only within a radius of 100 miles.

That's enough! He doesn't plan to return to the patrol office for the time being.

He will only leave temporarily after he has ensured that everything is in perfect order here.

Then, he carefully checked the formations on both sides again.

After confirming that nothing had been missed, Toyokawa prepared to leave Qukai City.

But just as he was about to leave, the sensing array on the warehouse side started to move.

He crept over quietly and happened to see a man dressed in black and wearing a cloak.

He silently slipped into the warehouse, and then carefully entered the secret passage through the hidden door.

In order not to alert the enemy, Fengchuan also left Qukai City quietly.

To eliminate any potential risks, he did not intend to stay overnight anywhere in the city.

No one knows exactly how many informants are in the entire Quzhou-Kaifeng city.

Since even the government is involved in this case, the scope of the matter is extremely broad.

You should know that the lord of a prefecture is a high-ranking official of the third rank.

The power of such people has become so vast that they can influence the fate of millions of people.

And now, the place where the evil pills are refined is right below the government prison.

If the head of the prefectural government were to say that he was unaware of the inside story, not even a ghost would believe it.

Therefore, it is precisely at times like these that we must act with extra caution.

The case has been investigated to this point, and if the mastermind escapes because of a minor oversight, Toyokawa cannot forgive himself.

Moreover, he had already witnessed the refining of the evil pill.

It will take some time before the alchemist makes his move.

At this stage, we are still in the process of refining various materials and medicinal herbs.

This cooking method is very simple; you just need to keep adding heat and ingredients.

There are so many different kinds of blood. And they contain so many impurities.

Alchemy does not require blood itself, but only the small amount of essential substances it contains.

If the person who just went in was an alchemist, then he must have gone in beforehand to supervise, just to be on the safe side.

However, the refining of this kind of elixir is extremely time-consuming.

It's estimated that it will take at least three days to have any hope of forming the pill.

So Toyokawa waited patiently for three days in a deserted place outside the city.

Feeling that the time was right, as night fell, he once again quietly slipped into Qukai City.

Activate stealth mode and go to a secluded corner of an attic between the warehouse and the government office.

He leaped onto the roof beam and then waited quietly.

To his surprise, the first thing he encountered wasn't prey, but a man in black who acted in the same manner as him.

This person was someone Toyokawa had never seen before. He was a cultivator, appearing to be in the early stages of the Spirit Gathering realm.

He was dressed in black, with his face covered by a black mask, leaving only his eyes exposed.

He sneaked up to the building next to Toyokawa and then jumped onto the roof beam.

There was only a wooden wall separating the two of them.

The man in black climbed onto the roof beam and did nothing. He simply lay down on the beam, closed his eyes, and waited.

Half an hour passed quietly.

At that moment, a masked man in a black cloak quietly entered the warehouse.

Toyokawa immediately sensed something, but he didn't use his divine sense and waited patiently.

But the man in black next door couldn't sit still any longer.

Once there was no further movement outside, he climbed down from the crossbeam.

He leaped onto the roof and, as if by magic, pulled a carrier pigeon from his pocket.

After slipping a note inside, the carrier pigeon was released.

He then returned to his original position and continued to wait.

Before long, a disturbance was also detected by the sensing array at the government office and transmitted to the array's central hub in Toyokawa's arms.

The unusual activity occurred north of the government office, and there appeared to be quite a few people there.

Then, the sensing array fluctuated again, and another group of people arrived.

This group of people appeared to the west of the government office.

Then, the sensing array showed signs of activity again, and a third group of people arrived.

This group of people appeared to the south of the government office.

The three groups of people each occupied a different spot. It was as if they had planned it beforehand; their teamwork was impeccable!

All three groups of people remained hidden in the shadows, and then no further unusual activity was reported.

Toyokawa truly hadn't expected that so many forces would be involved.

He thought it was just a problem with Quzhou Prefecture, but now it seems he was naive.

But this is going to be interesting! He waited even more patiently.

Three waves have arrived in such a short time. It's hard to say there won't be a fourth or fifth wave.

Time passed slowly, and several more hours went by.

Another unusual activity was reported at the government office.

Two hunched figures wearing cloaks and black clothes walked in through the back door.

Toyokawa, who was sensing all the unusual activity outside, made no move.

The prey has already been caught in the net, but it seems the real show is yet to begin.

At this moment, the man in black next door jumped down from the beam again.

He pulled out a talisman from his pocket, activated it, and then stuck it on his body.

Then his figure began to disappear into the darkness of the night.

He left. But he hadn't gone far; after only crossing five streets, the talisman had already lost its power.

That's enough; he's already far from the center.

The man in black then continued his stealthy advance, arriving directly at the city wall.

With a light leap, it flew onto the city wall and silently left Quzhou-Kaifeng City.

He rushed to a dense forest 10 miles outside the city and then went inside.

"Who?"

Suddenly, a deep voice came from the dense forest.

“It’s me, An Yi. I have important news to report to you, sir,” the man in black said.

"Come with me!" the deep voice rang out again.

Then, two dark figures, one after the other, entered the depths of the dense forest.

There is a natural cave here.

After entering, you arrive at a spacious area.

At this moment, the walls around the space were covered with torches burning brightly, illuminating the entire space.

The open space was filled with a dense crowd of men in black. It was clear that each of them was a top-tier martial artist.

In front of this group of men in black, there was a figure dressed in an official robe, standing with his back to them.

An Yi, who had slipped out of Quzhou City, hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.

"My lord, according to my reconnaissance, all the fish have taken their positions."

"Oh? Everyone's here? The show's about to start? Alright, let's not delay any longer, let's get going!"

An Yi, take this official's token and go ahead. Once you have the city gate guards under control, open the city gate immediately.

"Remember, your actions must be discreet and not too noisy. If you startle my fish, things will not go well!" the official in robes said in a deep voice.

"Yes, I'll take care of it right away!" An Yi took the token with both hands and immediately left.

After An Yi left, the man in the official robe smiled smugly:

"It hasn't been easy! I've indulged you for so long, and you've finally achieved some results!"

It's a pity! You might have the life to do it, but not the life to enjoy it!

After painstakingly plotting for half a year, it seems all my efforts will be in vain, and I'll only be doing all the work for his benefit!

Hahaha……

Don't worry! Once I get my hands on that so-called Demon Blood Human Essence Pill, I will definitely not forget your contributions.

I will use your lives to forge my lifelong reputation!

And I'll use your elixirs to help me get promoted!

You can all rest assured and become my stepping stones! Hehehe..."

Suddenly, the man in the official robe turned around sharply and spoke in a deep voice to the man in the black robe below.

"Commander Li, take all your guards. Come with me to see a good show!"

"Yes, sir, I obey!" Commander Li immediately replied loudly.

Then, all the guards followed the official and walked out of the cave.

After they left, the guards scattered throughout the dense forest also came to join them.

Before long, a team of 500 martial artists was formed.

The official mounted his horse and rode ahead. The others followed in perfect unison.

Their target was none other than the magnificent Quzhou-Kaifeng city ahead.