And so, Chen Ku relied on the high vantage point here. Armed with Golden Eyes Hundred Li, Night Vision, and the Hundred Li Tracking Technique, he invisibly waited and watched for any trace of Ma Mingfeng.

As expected, at midnight, during the witching hour, Chen Ku's Hundred Li Tracking Technique was the first to react. It picked up the scent of Ma Mingfeng approaching from this direction, accompanied by four others.

Five people in total. They must be here to commit the theft! he thought.

Shortly thereafter, Golden Eyes Hundred Li spotted four figures. They had suddenly appeared on a nearby rooftop, swiftly moving closer across the rooftops surrounding the City God Temple.

"They're here! Four of them!" Kou Ming's eyes lit up as he also noticed the movement and immediately asked Yang Luochen, "Elder Yang, take a look first. From their figures and footwork, what Realm do you think they are? I guess one of them must be Fei Lun, the divine physician of the Fish and Dragon Association. This man must not be spared; we should kill him tonight. Otherwise, his medical skills will be a great threat to our Medicine King Hall."

As an expert of the Fifth Realm, Yang Luochen immediately assessed the skills of the four individuals. "Four people. One of them is a Fourth Realm Meridian-Opening expert, but not Li Yutang, the head of the Fish and Dragon Association. It should be the Association's second-best expert, Li Chongguang. I crossed paths with him ten years ago. He practices Wind Shadow Leg, one of the Fish and Dragon Association's ultimate skills. He's very fast but lacks strength. He was no match for me; I floored him with a single strike ten years ago. The other two possess Third Realm Jade Skin. I don't recognize them, but they must be mainstays of the Fish and Dragon Association. The last one has the weakest cultivation, only at the Second Realm Mystic Barrier. Considering his age and frailty, he's likely Fei Lun, the divine physician of the Fish and Dragon Association you mentioned."

Yang Luochen flexed his wrists and said, "Strange and curious, where is that Ma Mingfeng lad?"

"Impossible!" Kou Ming narrowed his eyes and said, "The Organ Placement Object must be ground into powder and ingested as soon as possible to be effective. Ma Mingfeng must have come along; we just don't know where he is. Next, let's assign targets. Elder Yang, you take the Fourth Realm expert. If it truly is Li Chongguang, the Fish and Dragon Association's second-strongest expert, all the better—we'll kill him here today. As for the other two at the Third Layer, it would be best to kill them too, if possible. I'll take Fei Lun's life. That way, even if they get the Incense Bone, no one will be able to treat Ma Mingfeng, and he will certainly die."

"What about me?" Chen Ku asked.

"Junior Brother Chen, your task is relatively simple," Kou Ming said, glancing around. "I guess Ma Mingfeng must be seriously poisoned and is currently immobile, temporarily left on the outskirts of the City God Temple. Your task is to patrol the area around the City God Temple after the Fish and Dragon Association members break in. While Elder Yang and I go into the temple, you search for Ma Mingfeng's hiding place. If you find him, kill him on sight!"

Chen Ku couldn't help but be surprised by Kou Ming. This was because he already knew Ma Mingfeng had followed them. In fact, his Hundred Li Tracking Technique had already locked onto Ma Mingfeng's location: under a tree near where the four men had climbed onto the roof. However, Chen Ku knew all this only because of his Hundred Li Tracking Technique; Kou Ming was merely deducing. Moreover, the plan Kou Ming had laid out was seamless. Whether Ma Mingfeng had come or not, he was doomed.

"They've entered the City God Temple!" Kou Ming ordered. "The four of them went into four different halls, clearly aiming to strike at all four statues simultaneously. Elder Yang, prepare to act!"

They saw those four figures soaring into the City God Temple, entering the four halls.

And at that very moment, as those four figures flew into the halls, Yang Luochen—stone in hand—acted.

WHOOSH!

With a flick of his wrist, channeling his Earth-shaking Qi Power, he sent the small stone flying. It shot out like the most powerful bullet, straight towards the great bell inside the City God Temple!

DONG!!!!!

In the dead of night, the sudden toll of the bell echoed like thunder within the temple.

"What's that noise? Why is the bell ringing at this hour?"

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