Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

There is a gap at the joint to allow for movement, so it does not affect flexibility.

The nameless kendo puppet has no head, but it can perceive the world more clearly through sensors all over its body.

Seeing that the body design was almost complete, the remnant soul of the nameless swordsman couldn't wait to ask more questions.

"When can the consciousness transfer begin?"

"Three days later."

"The final debugging of the neural connection system is still needed now."

"it is good."

The voice of the Sword Saint's remnant soul was filled with anticipation.

Having been trapped in the blade for hundreds of years, the ability to regain a body that allows it to move freely is the core condition for it to agree to the deal with Cui Ming.

But what it didn't know was that from the moment it entered Cui Ming's consciousness space, its fate was already sealed.

……

The eve of the consciousness transfer.

The workshop entered a silent state, all puppets entered standby mode, and energy supply was concentrated in the underground workshop.

Cui Ming sat cross-legged in front of the control panel, closing his eyes and concentrating.

Deep within his consciousness, the shrunken humanoid form of the Sword Saint's remnant soul hovered in the void.

The surrounding area was a simple workshop scene simulated by Cui Ming using his divine soul power, serving as a temporary place to stay.

"Let's begin."

The nameless swordsman's remnant soul calmed his mind and adjusted his state.

"We still need to complete the final consciousness synchronization first."

Cui Ming's voice rang out in the consciousness space.

"To ensure that there is no rejection during the connection process."

What do you need me to do?

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint trusted Cui Ming completely at this moment. It always felt that Cui Ming had a kind of inexplicable charm that made it unable to help but trust him.

"Relax, do not resist my spiritual contact."

In reality, Cui Ming's eyes were glowing with a pale blue light, which was the effect produced when the power of Dan Shi was activated.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint obeyed and released its defense.

Cui Ming's divine soul power slowly spread out, enveloping the remnant soul like mist.

It started gently, like an inspection.

But the next moment, the fog suddenly tightened.

Countless strands of divine soul energy pierced through the mist, penetrating the outer defenses of the remnant soul and directly entering its core consciousness.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint trembled violently.

"you--!"

"Feel sorry."

Cui Ming's voice remained calm.

"But this is a necessary step."

"You promised a deal! You promised me freedom!"

"I will give you a body, and I will also let you experience the skills of a master swordsman."

Cui Ming's consciousness manifested in the space, standing before the bound remnant soul.

“But I never said that I would let you retain your full autonomy.”

The threads of the soul continued to penetrate deeper, beginning to touch the nodes of memory.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint struggled frantically.

However, it was merely a remnant soul at this moment, while Cui Ming's soul, having been tempered by the Chaotic Mind Technique, had already far surpassed that of ordinary extraordinary individuals.

Furthermore, this is Cui Ming's home turf, and he controls the rules of the consciousness space.

The struggle of the Sword Saint's remnant soul was meaningless.

You think... I'd be completely unprepared?

The voice of the Sword Saint's remnant soul became hoarse.

"I've been wielding the sword for centuries, and I've witnessed far more betrayals than you can imagine!"

The remnant soul core suddenly exploded into a burst of black light.

That was the last trump card the Sword Saint left behind before his death.

It has a self-destruction restriction within its body. Once it encounters irresistible erosion, it will detonate its remnant soul and perish together with the enemy.

The black light expanded rapidly.

But Cui Ming was prepared.

As early as the day Cui Ming returned to the Divine Machine Alliance, he had already set up three layers of sealing formations throughout the workshop using various puppets.

These seals had been dormant until now, when they were activated.

The first layer of the seal lit up, compressing the black light back into the core.

The second seal descended, severing the connection between the self-destruction restriction and the remnant soul.

The third layer of seal directly suppressed the remnant soul, completely stripping away, decomposing, and dissipating that ball of black light.

The entire process took only three breaths.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint was stunned.

Its last resistance was easily thwarted.

"Who...are you?"

"Cui Ming, the head of the Tang Clan's Craftsmanship Hall, is just a minor puppeteer."

Cui Ming's consciousness walked up to the remnant soul.

"They are also the people who will allow you to realize your true value in the future."

The divine soul transformed into fine threads that slowly pierced into the remnant soul of the nameless sword saint.

Now we can officially begin the renovation.

……

The Mind Disorder Technique is activated.

This was originally a family secret technique that Cui Ming obtained from his harrowing memories.

After his improvements, it became a more refined means of mind control.

The first step is to remove redundant memories.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint stores fragmented information from hundreds of years—details of countless battles, the fragmented consciousness of those he devoured, and the tedious waiting of long periods of time.

These are useless to Cui Ming and will only interfere with subsequent modifications.

The threads of divine soul cut with the precision of a scalpel, removing the fragments one by one.

The remnant soul began to shrink in size, and its consciousness fluctuations gradually became purer.

The remnant soul of the Sword Saint began to twitch unconsciously.

The second stage involves reshaping core perceptions.

Cui Ming implanted new basic instructions deep within the remnant soul.

Be loyal to Cui Ming, obey Cui Ming's orders, and regard Cui Ming's goals as your own goals.

This is not simple hypnosis, but rather a direct rewriting of cognition at the level of consciousness.

Just like revising the title page of a book, all subsequent content will be based on this premise.

The third stage is memory reconstruction.

Cui Ming carefully sifted through the original memories of the Sword Saint's remnant soul.

The aspects related to swordsmanship are retained, and even further enhanced;

Personal feelings, past experiences, and the desire for freedom are covered up or blurred.

Cui Ming added new "memories" to it.

It is a sword puppet created by Cui Ming, born with the purpose of pursuing the ultimate swordsmanship, and Cui Ming is the only way to achieve this goal.

The fourth stage involves establishing restriction nodes.

At the core of the remnant soul, Cui Ming left several soul-binding restrictions.

These restrictions are normally dormant, but will automatically activate once they detect any intention to betray or external manipulation.

The activation process has three levels: warning, suppression, and complete removal.

The entire renovation lasted for six hours.

When Cui Ming retracted the soul threads, the remnant soul in the consciousness space had already changed its appearance.

The fluctuations of consciousness that were originally characterized by personal traits have now become stable and orderly.

Its shape also changed from a blurry human form to a ball of light with a metallic sheen.

"Name confirmed: Sword Puppet 'Nameless'".

Cui Ming gave it a simple name.

The sphere of light flickered slightly.

"Name confirmed. Command being received."

His voice was flat, without any emotional fluctuation.