Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Mifukumon-in is none other than the legendary great yokai, Tamamo-no-Mae.

Tamamo-no-Mae's charm ability is unparalleled. While Cui Ming was in control of the Cursed Association, Mifukumon-in was also secretly taking control of the Nura Clan.

The reason why this great demon Tamamo-no-Mae knew the hiding place of Abe no Seimei was because...

This is because Hagoromo Gitsune is a younger sister of Tamamo-no-Mae from the same clan, and when Hagoromo Gitsune led the yokai alliance in the fight, she was plotted against by Abe no Seimei.

Abe no Seimei plotted to imprison Hagoromo Gitsune and then imprisoned her, because he planned to be reborn through Hagoromo Gitsune's child.

Because Hagoromo Gitsune possesses an extremely powerful supernatural ability.

When Hagoromo Gitsune dies physically, she can find a suitable body by astral projection and be reborn through parasitism, symbiosis, and re-fusion.

Moreover, the reborn Hagoromo Gitsune also gains all the talents and abilities of her original body.

This means that unless specifically targeted, Hagoromo Gitsune will only grow stronger with each death.

However, Hagoromo Gitsune's ability also has a drawback: after each death, there is no guarantee that the person she is reborn as will be herself.

Moreover, after each rebirth, the soul needs a long period of recuperation, and it takes five years before it can barely use its powers again.

Fortunately, after giving birth to Abe no Seimei, Hagoromo Gitsune was rescued at the cost of her life by a sycophant sent by Tamamo-no-Mae.

Otherwise, Abe no Seimei would have turned Hagoromo Gitsune into a shikigami, making it one of the steps he took to realize his grand ambitions.

Tamamo-no-Mae, under the alias Mifukumon-in, infiltrated the Yokai Alliance, seducing many outsiders in an attempt to further control the alliance.

She was tricked by the Curse-Binding Society, but was later rescued by Cui Ming. However, Cui Ming already knew her true identity through the name Meifumen.

So, they just threw her into the Nura Clan, and that's how this battle happened.

Cui Ming became the fisherman who stayed behind the scenes, watching the snipe and the clam fight.

Even with Tamamo-no-Mae leading the Nura Clan, she was no match for Abe no Seimei and Orochi.

However, they had exhausted a lot of their strength, and finally Cui Ming made a move and defeated both sides.

With this, the turmoil caused by the Cursed Association under Abe no Seimei was completely resolved.

However, before Cui Ming could show his skills in the island nation and turn the place upside down, he was still far from achieving his goals.

Important news has come from within the Eastern Kingdom.

A major upheaval has occurred within the Quanxing organization. Wugensheng disappeared after Cui Ming went to the island nation. When he reappeared, his personality had changed drastically, and his current situation is unknown, with his whereabouts uncertain.

When Cui Ming had arranged everything in the island nation, he returned to the Eastern Kingdom.

The date has arrived: January 1, 1943.

Cui Ming knew in his heart that, thanks to his intervention, Zuo Ruotong was not dead, and the Sanyi Sect and Quanxing Sect had not reached the point of life and death.

Li Muxuan, Ma Benzai, Tian Xiaodie, and other key figures, under Cui Ming's interference, have been devoted to the construction of the country and have had no time to get to know Wugensheng.

Therefore, logically speaking, nothing earth-shattering should have happened to Wugensheng that would cause such a drastic change in his temperament.

However, upon returning to the Eastern Kingdom, Cui Ming still did not have the time to deal with Wu Gensheng's matter immediately.

The tasks included reconnaissance of the Northeast Kwantung Army, assassination of key figures, interception of Japanese supplies, capture of Japanese spies, and delivery of crucial information in cooperation with intelligence personnel in the East.

There's still a ton of stuff waiting for Cui Ming to handle personally. He's reaping what he sowed; he simply doesn't have enough people under him to handle things on his own.

Fortunately, the cost of assassinations by the Tang Clan is now much lower.

Aside from the convenience of the puppets, there's also the Divine Machine Alliance's improvements and research into firearms.

Moreover, the Tang Clan has undergone a major transformation, and assassination work has become much less common.

However, this transformation of the Tang Clan has also given rise to different voices within the clan.

Especially under the instigation of certain individuals, some of the followers who were indifferent to the transformation into government machinery and urban development began to openly oppose it.

Just when the old sect leader Tang Bingwen was in a dilemma.

Cui Ming returned to the Tang Clan and put forward a decision he had already considered.

Qiaogongtang moved out of the Tangmen headquarters and established a branch in Hunan Province.

From then on, Qiaogongtang ceased to undertake any assassination missions and lost its qualification to compete for power with the main hall.

Cui Ming even swore on the spot that he would never participate in any power struggles within the Tang Clan, and would only guard his own little corner of the world.

From then on, Qiaogongtang became an extreme in the minds of the Tangmen people.

Those who yearn for a peaceful life see the Craft Workshop as paradise, while those who only seek killing and killing see it as a place of exile.

The storm subsided in an instant.

To outsiders, the Tang Clan's strength has greatly diminished.

In Cui Ming's eyes, they had finally escaped the quagmire.

In Tang Bingwen's eyes, this left a possibility for the Tang Clan.

In the eyes of the Tang Clan assassins, the Tang Clan had become more pure.

Everyone's won; they're all completely numb from winning.

The Tang Clan Incident has ended.

After all that commotion, Cui Ming finally had time to clean up the mess in Dongguo.

After Cui Ming's persuasion in the island nation, the main force of the Japanese troops was transferred to other places.

Now, the Japanese are focusing all their attention on the Pacific theater, and the Japanese troops in the eastern country are far inferior in both quantity and quality.

The battle lines in Hunan Province were repeatedly locked in a stalemate, but the Japanese were unable to achieve their objective.

But the Japanese never gave up and were still hoping to break the blockade.

Almost all those in the Quanxing sect who dared to act as traitors were killed. Under the combined suppression of the Shenji Alliance and Zhenxing, even the island nation's supernatural beings dared not act recklessly again.

They could only obediently follow the main force and cover the march.

Just when everything seemed to be going well, Wugensheng's gathering of 36 people to form a sworn brotherhood still happened.

Even though Cui Ming put in a lot of effort, some of the original 36 thieves still went to keep the appointment.

Although there was only one person, it was Ma Benzai, who had mastered one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Divine Refinement.

Although Cui Ming poached many members from the original thirty-six thieves.

But somehow, Wugensheng still managed to collect the total of thirty-six.

This aroused Cui Ming's suspicion.

Does the number 36 in the so-called "Oath of Brotherhood of Thirty-Six" have any special meaning?

But this question was destined to be known only to Cui Ming.

After all, he couldn't explain to anyone why he knew the number thirty-six.

The wheels of history continue to turn along their predetermined course.

This occurred several months after Maben went out to find research materials.

The time has come to 1944.

That year, Cui Ming was in the Divine Machine Alliance, handling matters for all parties.

A list was passed to his desk.

Along with it came an invitation from Master Hu of the Shuzi Sect.

After attending the meeting, in front of many senior figures.

Hu Tu of the Shuzi Sect directly brought up the corpse of Hu Haiwang, one of the thirty-six thieves.

They devised a plan to leave no evidence and initiated a manhunt for the thirty-six thieves.

Using the pretext of eliminating traitors and preventing the secret techniques of various sects from being leaked, he persuaded the major sects to begin a protracted manhunt.

Fortunately, Cui Ming had made preparations in advance. After Xu Xin and Dong Chang became sworn brothers, Cui Ming had already sent people to take them into custody.

Even if others have the list, they can't find them.

As for Ma Ben...

Cui Ming narrowed his eyes. It wasn't the right time yet. He had a conjecture that he would have to wait a while to verify with Ma Ben.

Nowadays, almost every sect in the world with a name has had its disciples summoned by Wugensheng.

Moreover, they are all outstanding individuals with some reputation in their respective fields.

But now the "Shu" sect has made its stance clear and presented Hu Haiwang's corpse.

These people had also become sworn brothers with the leader of Quanxing Sect, so even if Cui Ming wanted to mediate, he simply couldn't.

Unless Cui Ming can suppress the entire world of supernatural beings in the Eastern Kingdom all by himself.

Even the Celestial Master's Mansion, which boasts two unparalleled masters, hasn't dared to do such a thing.

If Cui Ming does this, it won't just implicate one or two people.

The various sects of the Tang Clan and the Divine Machine Alliance will likely be blamed for this.

By then, it will probably take a bloodbath to end this.

Therefore, the best approach would be to simply close the gates and mountains, like the Celestial Master's Mansion and the Tang Clan, and confine their members to their own small territory.

But he can't just seal off Shenji City directly, can he?

So much business, so much weaponry, so much supplies had to be transported out through him.

The only advantage is that the entire city is under Cui Ming's surveillance; anyone who dares to cause trouble in Shenji City...

Cui Ming immediately sent a message to the other sect leaders and masters of the Divine Machine Alliance to discuss and set the rules.

Shenji City was designated as a key military location, with strict control over the number of people entering and leaving. Anyone who caused trouble in the city during this special period was to be subdued and sent to the dungeon.

Anyone who resists will have their legs broken. If it is a misunderstanding, the Divine Machine Alliance will provide prosthetics free of charge.

Anyone who dares to kill in Shenji City will be killed on the spot.

For a time, it seemed that these thirty-six thieves had nowhere to hide in the vast world.

Various sects and factions have deployed a large number of people in an attempt to capture these traitors.

However, this action not only failed to bring back the traitor, but also resulted in the loss of many disciples along the way.