Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

On the other side, several hidden weapons flashing with green light came flying through the air with a shrill sound, blocking the retreat of the other three.

Tang Miaoxing had been waiting for a long time. A glint flashed in his eyes, and his right sleeve instantly bulged.

A meticulously crafted, gleaming puppet-like prosthetic arm covered his entire arm.

The runes on the prosthetic limb flowed, perfectly resonating with the Qi within Tang Miaoxing's body, bringing him a huge boost.

Tang Miaoxing did not use any hidden weapons, but instead punched a wandering immortal who was trying to sink back into the ground!

The force of the punch was so strong that it produced a low, explosive sound!

The wandering immortal hurriedly crossed his arms to block, and a muffled thud was heard.

He was sent flying backward off the ground by that punch.

He crashed into a boulder, spat out a mouthful of blood, and collapsed to the ground, severely injured.

Tang Tongbi and Du Fosong, a married couple, also made their moves at the same time, and several crisp cracking sounds were heard.

The couple completely dismantled all the major joints of a wandering immortal.

With a dagger pressed against his throat, he dared not even scream, completely unable to move.

As for the last one...

Yongen slammed his sheathed sword into his head, sending him spinning around once before he lay flat on the ground.

The battle became one-sided almost instantly from the start.

The strengths of the Earth Wanderers lie in their stealth and mobility, but their combat capabilities are limited.

Once forced out of the underground, they were completely overwhelmed by the well-trained and coordinated Tang Clan disciples who knew in advance and were caught off guard.

Standing on the carriage, Cui Ming scanned the battlefield, confirming that the situation was completely under control.

Even so, Cui Ming did not let his guard down. Instead, he released more Shadow Spiders to scout out intelligence in the surrounding area.

The original plan is unlikely to be realized. These rats are easy prey; if you try to play the long game, they'll disappear without a trace in the next moment.

So it's better to capture them alive. As for intelligence...

He, Cui Ming, came to dig it up himself!

The battle was over, and all five Earthly Immortals were captured, with no power to resist.

Cui Ming jumped off the carriage with the mechanism box in his hand and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Clean up the battlefield, set up camp on the spot, and strengthen vigilance."

The disciples accepted the order and quickly sprang into action.

After this incident, those who already trusted Cui Ming became even more obedient to him.

Some people cleaned up the signs of the fight, while others tied the prisoners up tightly, searched their bodies for any items they might be hiding, and administered drugs to paralyze and stun them.

Several tents for rest and recuperation were quickly set up inside the camp, and the surrounding facilities were also set up at the same time.

In the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a small campsite was set up, and everything was in good order.

The two makeshift pile drivers were also restored to their original state under Cui Ming's control.

Cui Ming casually picked up an unconscious wandering immortal, picked out a tent at random, and said to Yong En.

"Stay outside, and no one is allowed to approach."

Yongen nodded slightly, holding his two swords, and stood outside the tent.

Cui Ming entered the tent and casually tossed the person to the ground.

The inside of the tent was much more spacious than it appeared from the outside, but this still did not meet Cui Ming's requirements.

Through the mechanism box behind him, Cui Ming took out several specially made Shadow Spiders.

The carapaces of these Shadow Spiders are inscribed with partial illusion runes.

A single spider cannot form an array, but multiple Shadow Spiders arranged in a certain order and activated by an energy core or radiating true qi can form a small illusion array.

Cui Ming manipulated the Shadow Spider to crawl to a specific position to wait for orders. He then threw out a miniature energy core, connected the puppets with invisible threads, injected a wisp of true qi, and the illusion array was immediately activated.

With preparations complete, Cui Ming didn't delay any longer.

He walked up to the wandering immortal, used the hidden thread to fix him in place, and placed his right hand on the other's crown.

As he channeled the power of the Dan Shi, the blue light it represented began to gather in his palm.

With his other hand, he formed a hand seal, simultaneously activating the Chaotic Mind Technique.

With the combined power of the two forces and the enhancement of the illusion array, the wandering immortal was still unconscious.

But the expression on his face was one of a smile, as if he had seen a close friend.

Cui Ming had already begun searching through the other person's memories.

This process requires extremely precise control to ensure the integrity of the information obtained.

On the one hand, it is necessary to avoid causing any irreversible damage to the target's brain, and on the other hand, it is necessary to plant a hidden backup plan.

As of now, only Cui Ming can do this.

This is not only based on his powerful soul and strange abilities, but also on the fact that Cui Ming has already gained a lot of practical experience.

Furthermore, this isn't the first time Cui Ming has accessed memories; his current methods are absolutely capable of revealing all secrets to someone without them even realizing it, while they're asleep.

Consciousness was like being embedded in a murky river, with countless fragments of memory unfolding before Cui Ming.

Skillfully clear away the unnecessary and unimportant items.

Cui Ming, like a seasoned oil seller, precisely sorted out the information he needed.

Several tens of minutes later, Cui Ming carefully reviewed the key memories of this wandering immortal from the earth.

He followed the same method, dragging the other four wandering immortals into the tent one by one and "interrogating" them.

After the last Earthly Immortal was led out of the tent, Cui Ming sat alone inside, his brow furrowed.

The intelligence was obtained, but the result was somewhat unexpected.

These wandering immortals were indeed hired at a high price to steal the goods being transported.

The employer was generous and had a clear objective, even specifying which carriage they were to rob.

Unfortunately, this was the very vehicle carrying the prototype of the core-powered puppet prosthetic limb and the crucial blueprints.

Interestingly, the order of these wagons carrying goods was constantly being adjusted. How did the other party know that these wagons were in this position today?

And what's even stranger is...

According to the memories of these wandering immortals, when this raiding mission was assigned to them...

The Tang Clan's transport team... hasn't even departed from the Tang Clan yet.

This means that this mysterious employer not only knew that the Tang Clan was going there.

They not only knew what transportation was, but also knew the specific routes and fleet composition in advance!

Is this even possible? If it is, how powerful must their intelligence gathering capabilities be!

What's even more interesting is that this employer was very cautious.

He never showed his face from beginning to end; all instructions were transmitted via encrypted letters whose origins could not be traced.

Moreover, each messenger was an ordinary person of different status, simply doing their job for money.

And this employer never even mentioned that this team belonged to the Tang Clan.

Chapter 70 The Eternity of Interests

Cui Ming's assessment of these five wandering immortals was that they were missing a screw in their heads.

These fools only saw the generous reward and didn't even bother to investigate the caravan's background before excitedly accepting this "business."

Perhaps in their eyes, stealing goods would be a piece of cake, given the Earth Immortal's earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape through the earth).

Don't you think it's really that simple?

Why doesn't the other party do it themselves?

The other party dares to invite you, a wandering immortal, to come out and fight, but you yourself are hiding your true identity.

This is clearly stirring up trouble between the two sides.

If it weren't Cui Ming from the Tang Clan who came this time...

If a wandering immortal dares to make a move, leaving one or two lives is considered a light punishment.

"Kill?"

The thought flashed through Cui Ming's mind, but he quickly dismissed it.

Killing is absolutely out of the question.

These five people are only a part of the Earthly Wandering Immortal Clan, not all of them.

Most of the Earthly Immortals rely on bloodline awakening, and their numbers are small, so they are extremely united and protective of their own.

Killing these five people would be tantamount to making a blood feud with the entire group of wandering immortals.

unless...

To be able to ruthlessly go directly to the enemy's stronghold and slaughter their entire clan.

Otherwise, the Tang Clan's transport teams and even their bases will never have peace again.

In this day and age, the sneak attacks and destructive capabilities of these swarms of rats are simply impossible to defend against.

But conversely, they were simply hired.

They were captured but no one was injured. In fact, a wandering immortal was seriously injured by Tang Miaoxing, but he was out of danger after timely treatment.

The choice is between accepting the "gratitude of not killing" or forging a blood feud.

Hopefully, the higher-ups at Diyouxian can figure this out.

Furthermore...

For Cui Ming, the ability of the Earth Wanderer to merge with the earth's veins and move stealthily was simply excellent research material.