Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Therefore, the meeting to be held at the Shenji venue tomorrow is not only to finalize the plan to jointly encircle and annihilate the Japanese invaders, but also the best opportunity for Cui Ming to carry out an internal purge.

Cui Ming had already used the venue, an area he completely controlled, to lay a tight net both inside and outside.

Cui Ming truly had no idea what strange methods these lurking Quanxing and Japanese aliens possessed that allowed them to sneak in undetected.

But he was absolutely confident that once they dared to step into this arena of divine opportunity, they would have no chance of leaving safely.

His meticulously arranged formations, ubiquitous mechanical puppets, Wei Shufen's Heavenly Dragon Gu tracking, and Di Youxian's Earth Vein Dragon Locking Formation have made the entire Divine Machine Alliance impenetrable.

"I wonder how long Sichuan Province will remain clean after this cleanup."

Cui Ming stood at the window of the Divine Strategist's Hundred Treasures Building, gazing at the scattered lights in the distance, and muttered to himself.

In chaotic times, these demons and monsters are always impossible to eradicate.

But he was not discouraged. No matter how turbulent the outside world was, continuously strengthening Sichuan Province's own defense capabilities and steadily advancing infrastructure and livelihood projects was always the right path.

A stable rear is the cornerstone for coping with all challenges.

Just as Cui Ming was preparing for tomorrow's challenge, in some unknown dark corner, the lurking enemy was not sitting idly by.

In a pitch-black secret room, six blurry, distorted shadows, using some kind of ability to completely conceal their aura and form, were gathered together, secretly plotting.

"Has the news about the Holy Lord been confirmed?"

A hoarse, low voice sounded, tinged with urgency.

Another, higher-pitched voice immediately responded.

"Hi! It's been confirmed."

"Through the sensing of the sacred artifact, the source of the fluctuations of the Holy Lord, who is stored in a living body by Inahime using herself as a container, is in the core of the Divine Machine Alliance - the Divine Machine Hundred Treasures Building."

"Based on the location, it should be stored in the workshop of Cui Ming, the mastermind behind the recent sabotage of my Xiangnan operation."

"Is there any sign that the Holy Lord is awakening?"

The hoarse voice continued to press.

"I'm sorry... no."

"The aura I sensed... was extremely faint."

"Holy Lord...Holy Lord has probably been sealed away again by some kind of secret technique."

The shrill voice trailed off towards the end, as if afraid of offending the person in front of her.

"hateful!"

The hoarse voice suddenly turned furious.

"The plan was just one step away from completion! If it weren't for that useless Inahime's failure in Shonan..."

A brief, deathly silence fell over the secret room, broken only by the extremely depraved man's panting.

A moment later, the hoarse voice rang out again, this time sounding unusually cunning and sinister.

"But...it's alright!"

"Now that the Holy Lord has been taken to the Eastern Interior, far from our original main target area..."

"Then let's just release it completely here! Let this so-called 'Divine Machine Alliance' become nourishment for the Holy Lord!"

"But... Elder, what if the Holy Lord is released here..."

The other figure seemed somewhat hesitant.

"Baka! For the great cause of the empire, necessary sacrifices are inevitable!"

A hoarse voice interrupted sharply.

"What's a little price to pay if it can severely damage or even destroy this emerging Eastern supernatural organization and disrupt their rear! Execute the order!"

"Hi!" ×5.

The other five shadows responded in unison in low voices.

But just then, a series of undisguised footsteps came from outside the secret room.

The six shadows trembled in panic for a moment, then completely disappeared into the darkness.

After a while, the door to the secret room creaked open from the outside.

A young man dressed as a waiter walked in carrying a bucket, muttering to himself.

"This Divine Machine Alliance is truly amazing! In the past, no one would have wanted to sneak into the wine cellar in the dark."

"Ugh, it was pitch black inside, you couldn't see anything! Now it's all good! We connected their lines and installed these energy-efficient lights..."

The young man fumbled around and found a switch on the wall.

It pressed down with a click.

Suddenly, a lamp embedded in the wall emitted a soft yet bright light, illuminating the entire cellar as if it were daytime.

The waiter looked around with satisfaction, took a jar of wine, and then leisurely poured it into the barrel. He then turned off the light, locked the door, and left.

Darkness returned to the cellar.

After a while, once they were sure there was no further movement, the six shadows silently emerged from various corners again.

"Humph!"

The leader's hoarse voice was filled with resentment.

"And another thing! What exactly is the energy source of this Divine Machine Alliance?!"

"These damned commoners of the East live better lives than many cities in our empire!"

"If we have the opportunity, we should also acquire this energy technology!"

The other five shadows looked at each other and finally responded in unison.

Meanwhile, in the mountains surrounding the town, another operation was quietly underway.

Gao Gen, leading a portion of the True Nature members, was like a ruthless hunter in the night, slaughtering a small group of Quanxing disciples.

Thanks to Cui Ming's earlier infiltration and screening of Quanxing members in Sichuan Province, almost all the uncontrolled or notorious Quanxing members within the province have been wiped out.

Those who remained were almost all modified half-human puppets or auxiliary personnel responsible for logistics.

The rest were either disposed of or fed directly to the Taotie.

It's no exaggeration to say that Gao Gen's reputation in the martial arts world is now quite renowned.

"Demon Blade" Gao Gen integrated all the Quanxing sects in Sichuan Province and single-handedly reversed the impression of Quanxing in Sichuan Province.

From committing all sorts of evil and acting lawlessly, to a group of madmen who form cliques and exclude dissidents from within.

But the江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the underworld or江湖义气, a code of honor) people in Sichuan Province are not afraid

Because although they look fierce and kill without blinking an eye.

Strangely, they never harmed any ordinary people, and for a time, crime rates in the entire Sichuan province actually decreased significantly because of them.

Because most of the Quanxing members who infiltrate Sichuan Province, if they are notorious for their evil deeds, not only do they have to worry about encountering righteous people and the government, but they will also be discovered and killed by their own Quanxing members.

According to Gao Gen's words, if you're going to kill, kill the most vicious and wicked. What's the point of targeting ordinary people?

For a time, anyone wanting to set foot in Sichuan Province had to think twice.

This also made Gao Gen's reputation resound throughout the Quanxing Sect and even the entire martial arts world.

Thanks to the extremely loose organizational structure of Quanxing, the behavior of people like Gao Gen, who formed cliques and arbitrarily purged members, did not cause much backlash.

Many people even applauded him! Most Quanxing disciples thought he was bloodthirsty, and some even traveled thousands of miles to join him.

This made Cui Ming extremely happy; he had originally just wanted to find an excuse to clear out a relatively clean area for himself.

Unexpectedly, this had such a positive effect, and they were happy to transform these moths to a flame Quanxing into half-human puppets through selective processing.

This actually increased their strength, which in turn made Gao Gen's reputation in the Quanxing Sect even more prominent.

As time went on, Gao Gen recruited more and more genuine members, and gradually some busybodies recommended him as a candidate to become the acting leader.

Chapter 123 An Expected Coincidence

This matter naturally caught the attention of Wugensheng, a member of the Quanxing sect.

But after investigating, he learned that most of the Quanxing people who died at Gao Gen's hands were also the worst of the worst, people who had no bottom line.

The mysterious sect leader, Wugensheng, also adopted a respectful but distant attitude towards Gao Gen, tacitly acknowledging the existence of such a figure.

Gao Gen flicked his arm, shaking off the bloodstains on the Qi Blade on his arm.

Scattered on the ground were several fragments of villains, all of whom Gao Gen had just eliminated from the Quanxing sect.

These individuals were confirmed by Cui Ming to be either traitors who colluded with the Japanese or scoundrels from the Quanxing sect who had committed serious crimes of rape and plunder.

Cleaning them up is not only fulfilling Cui Ming's mission, but also purifying the land beneath our feet.

Gao Gen watched expressionlessly as his subordinates collected the last few corpses and handed them over to the Shadow Spider puppets that had been waiting nearby. The puppets then quickly transported the corpses away.

Do these overconfident Quanxing demons really think that a bounty of ten thousand taels of gold is so easy to obtain?

"Boss Gao Gen! We've dealt with all the areas here, making sure no one escaped."

A burly man carrying a large, menacing sword walked over. He wiped the blood off the lens of his right eye.

"Damn it, these piece of trash dare to run wild on our turf, they're really asking for it!"

This man was named Wang Erhu, and he was originally an honest butcher from Sichuan Province.

However, one day a member of the Quanxing Sect broke into his home and slaughtered his entire family, causing Wang Erhu's innate supernatural abilities to awaken.

He was slowly tortured to death, and then he wandered the streets, asking everyone he met if they were from Quanxing.

Fortunately, Gao Gen happened to discover it and "convinced" it to join Zhenxing, making it one of the earliest members.

His awakened innate ability is a skill called Air Slash.

They are extremely easy to form a fighting force and are quite troublesome. They do not need to be proficient in swordsmanship to unleash invisible and sharp slashes from any part of their body.

If sharp weapons such as swords are used, the power and range of the slash can be further enhanced.

Although most innate extraordinary individuals generally have a low amount of Qi in the early stages, Wang Erhu was fortunate to be a butcher with a strong physique, so his Qi increased at a relatively fast rate after becoming an innate extraordinary individual.