Murong Qingming quickly gathered the heads of the five major families in Panlong City, and also did not forget to call the presidents of several major guilds.

After all, the Blood Demon loved to hunt those with high cultivation levels, using this to increase their cultivation and lifespan. Therefore, everyone present could become a target of the demons, and they all hoped to quickly eliminate the demons and seek peace.

With more fundraisers, the burden of sharing resources can be reduced.

Lu Qing'an appeared in the reception hall with Murong Qingming. Before leaving, he specifically sent a message to Zhen Yongfu, asking Zhen Yongfu to bring Xu Qingying with him.

Since this "baby" is so useful, I will definitely use it more often.

In the hall, Xu Qingying sat beside Zhen Yongfu and Murong Yingxue, her eyes briefly glancing at Lu Qing'an. She only glanced once, then quickly looked away, fearing she might be noticed. Her heart was filled with uncontrollable joy, especially when she heard Zhen Yongfu say that Lu Qing'an had specifically asked him to bring her along. A thrill she had never felt before surged within her.

"Is this what love is? It's a feeling I've never had before!" Xu Qingying has been practicing hard since she was old enough to understand. Although she has many suitors, she has never been in a relationship with anyone, let alone a man she likes.

Now that she experienced this feeling, she was actually a little overwhelmed.

Murong Qingming didn't beat around the bush. He immediately looked at the heads of the five major families and said in a deep voice, "I've summoned you all again because we've made significant progress. Fellow Daoist Li Ming has developed a unique formation. In just one month, he can create a formation that can catch the demons!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone held their breath and the place was silent for a moment.

There is such a magical formation?!

Sun Yinyang, the head of the Sun family, spoke first, a smile on his face: "As expected of a fifth-grade formation master! I'll have to rely on Fellow Daoist Li Ming for this matter!"

The other family heads also echoed and praised Li Ming highly.

Only Huang Zhentian frowned slightly and said, "Since this formation can be completed, why did you summon us? Is there some other difficulty?"

Huang Zhentian thought carefully and two possibilities emerged in his mind.

Based on his understanding of Murong Qingming, if this formation could be completed, it should be kept secret and only told to a few trustworthy people. The formation should be set up in secret and the demons should be wiped out in one fell swoop.

If we were to bring everyone here and make this known in public, it might actually alert the enemy.

After all, not all the people present here can be trusted, and there is no guarantee that there are no spies from the demon clan or people who are in cahoots with the demon clan.

Of course, it could also be Murong Qingming's plan to lure out the demons and annihilate them when he attacks Li Ming.

Or just scare away the demons!

But the most likely scenario is that there is some kind of problem that can only be solved by relying on the efforts of everyone.

Li Ming said solemnly, "This formation requires a large amount of immortal medicine. Regardless of its quality, its value must be over five million immortal stones."

Naturally, he would not say that he needed these elixirs as payment in order to create the formation. This would damage his reputation. It would be better for him to just say that elixirs were needed to create the formation.

To put it simply, if you can get what you want and preserve your reputation at the same time, why not do it?

Murong Qingming glanced at Li Ming and thought to himself that this guy still cared so much about his reputation.

"That's why I summoned you all here to help me collect the elixir. After all, if the demons continue to wreak havoc in the city, it will be difficult for everyone to protect their interests," said Murong Qingming.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

Sun Yinyang spoke again, his face showing difficulty: "My Sun family's reserves of immortal medicine are limited."

His words were full of helplessness, as if he wanted to help but was unable to do so.

The other family heads also echoed: "We don't have much either, perhaps we can use immortal stones to offset it. President Gong, does your guild have such a large amount of immortal medicine?"

Gong Chuhe and He Jingming beside him exchanged a glance, both with subtle expressions.

Magic medicine?

Make a formation?

They figured everything out in an instant.

I couldn't help but steal a glance at Lu Qing'an.

"Something happened not long ago, and all the elixirs have been sold out. However, they can be transferred from other cities within a few days." Gong Chuhe smiled and recommended himself, intending to take on this big business.

However, the next moment, Murong Qingming and Li Ming said almost in unison: "No, we must gather all the materials within one day."

Lu Qing'an said that the funds had to be raised within one day. They didn't know why Lu Qing'an was so anxious, but they could only do as requested.

"This is too urgent. We don't have enough reserves." Gong Chuhe shook his head.

"Where is President He?" A group of family heads looked at He Jingming.

"A little, but not much. Panlong City is not a small city. With the combined efforts of all the shops, it should not be a problem to gather them all." He Jingming gave a suggestion.

"The matter is settled. Each party will share the elixir worth five million immortal stones equally. No matter what, it must be prepared in half a day." Murong Qingming said as if giving an order.

"Any objections?"

He Jingming and Gong Chuhe stared at each other for a moment, but ultimately agreed. After all, they were also in Panlong City, and if the demonic threat still existed, it would be best to eliminate it sooner rather than later.

After getting everyone's approval, Murong Qingming asked everyone to prepare.

"Brother Huang, wait a minute, I have something to discuss with you." Murong Qingming looked at Huang Zhentian and stopped him.

Seeing that Murong Qingming did not keep him, Lu Qing'an turned around and left, waiting for the elixir to come to him.

Only Murong Qingming and Huang Zhentian were left in the reception hall.

"Is there anything else?" Huang Zhentian asked with narrowed eyes.

"Brother Huang, of all the people here, I trust you the most. After the meeting just now, the demons are very likely to make some moves, either fleeing Panlong City directly or attacking Fellow Daoist Li Ming. Therefore, we must ensure Fellow Daoist Li Ming's safety. Before the Immortal Sword Sect's Daoists arrive soon, Fellow Daoist Li Ming will stay in our City Lord's Mansion. Together, you and I will secretly guard him and set up a trap. How do you do that?"

Huang Zhentian was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. After we gather all the immortal medicines, we can discuss how to join forces in detail."

Murong Qingming smiled and said, "But you must never tell anyone else about this."

Huang Zhentian nodded in agreement and turned to leave. As he stepped out of the reception hall, a cold gleam flashed in his eyes.

Murong Qingming really wanted to cooperate with him, but his words also contained a hint of testing.

This guy wanted to see if he had anything to do with the demons.

If the demons didn't flee or kill anyone within a few days, it would mean he had tipped off the group. The phrase "don't tell anyone else" seemed like a trap; if anyone else learned of this, he would become even more suspicious.

Murong Qingming watched Huang Zhentian leave. Only after his figure disappeared did he lose his gentle expression and a hint of solemnity appeared in his eyes. "Some of these people must be colluding with the demons, otherwise the demons would never have been able to hide so well."

On the other side, Lu Qing'an returned to the front of the room, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one there, he turned and walked into Zhen Yongfu's room.

At this time, Zhen Yongfu and Xu Qingying were already waiting inside.

"Did you find anything?" Lu Qing'an looked directly at Xu Qingying and found that Xu Qingying looked anxious to say something.

"Yes!" Xu Qingying nodded quickly like a chick pecking at rice.

Lu Qingan narrowed his eyes, "Did you find out who is colluding with the demons?"

Xu Qingying nodded again, her expression firm.

"Who is it?" Lu Qing'an asked in a deep voice.