Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

He felt no pity for these invaders who had infiltrated the country and constantly stirred up conflicts between various factions.

Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts, let alone these Japanese devils who have committed countless crimes.

"Yon, keep watch around and don't let anything disturb me."

Cui Ming gave the instructions.

"Yes."

Yong En gave a brief response, then leaped onto a tree with his knife in hand.

Without saying another word, Cui Ming manipulated the mechanical arm, lifting the Japanese leader up like a chick.

He had no intention of interrogating them; it was more satisfying and efficient to simply pry open their heads.

However, his first task was to ensure that the 'material' would not go out of control due to the intense pain during the modification process.

Hidden lines burrowed into its eyes, startling the little chick into a piercing scream.

But soon, these hidden lines, enhanced by Cui Ming's radiated true qi, penetrated directly into its brain, cutting and separating the prefrontal lobe.

The hidden wire pierced the eye, causing the Japanese leader's body to convulse violently, and the light in his eyes to quickly dim.

In the end, only an empty space remained, with meaningless hoarse sounds coming from its throat, and saliva uncontrollably flowing down the corners of its mouth.

After completing the initial processing, Cui Ming began the actual human puppet modification.

He manipulated the mechanical arm, like the most sophisticated surgical instrument, and began to disassemble and modify its body.

Cui Ming took out various parts that had been prepared in the mechanism box, and the mechanical arm began to work at a dazzling speed.

For two whole hours, Cui Ming almost completely replaced its body, replacing all four limbs with more powerful mechanical limbs containing various lethal weapons.

Cui Ming embedded a miniature energy core in the chest cavity, which can replace the original body's true qi and provide continuous power for the puppet's actions.

At the same time, a layer of armor runes was added to all of its skin, which can provide unlimited protection as long as the miniature energy core inside the chest cavity is not exhausted.

The spine was also embedded with a reinforced metal frame and engraved with runes that accelerated the flow of Qi, further enhancing the puppet's mobility and control over its limbs.

Once the last rune on the back skin was inscribed, the modification of this human puppet was considered to be initially completed.

The original Japanese leader had completely changed into a different person.

About a third of its body was replaced by metal mechanisms, its limbs had a cold, metallic feel, and its body was covered by a set of mysterious armor.

The exposed skin, enhanced by the runes, emitted a faint blue glow.

His eyes were empty and lifeless, like a delicate marionette, standing blankly in place, waiting for his master's command.

But Cui Ming's work was not over yet.

The puppet's body is merely a container; any one of the survivors in the cave can become material.

What's truly important is the information contained within the brain of this container.

Cui Ming walked up to the puppet and placed his right hand on its forehead.

A pale blue light slowly seeped into the puppet's head from within the palm of the hand.

Having undergone human-puppet modification and had its frontal lobe removed, it showed absolutely no resistance, allowing Cui Ming to freely search through its mind.

Cui Ming's soul followed the power of the pill and penetrated deep into the consciousness of the human puppet.

Because its prefrontal cortex was damaged, its memories were completely shattered and scattered throughout its sea of ​​consciousness.

Cui Ming doesn't need to be as careful as he would with a normal person; unimportant memories can be crushed and destroyed on the spot.

After destroying a large number of irrelevant and fragmented memory pieces, what remains are memories with some value.

Having gone this far, Cui Ming suddenly had a bold idea.

If he were to absorb these memories directly at this moment, would the skills they possess then belong to him?

Thinking of this, Cui Ming picked out a fragment of memory of the puppet's years of hard-earned swordsmanship skills.

With a thought, this fragment of memory was slowly absorbed by Cui Ming's soul.

As Cui Ming absorbed this memory, it was as if he had gone through decades of arduous cultivation, year after year, day after day.

He mastered countless sword techniques in an instant, and before long, Cui Ming felt that he had become a sword master.

It really works!

This opened a new door for Cui Ming. He was like a treasure hunter digging for treasure in the ruins, constantly clearing out fragments of various skills and slowly absorbing them.

Drug manufacturing, medicine, strategy, martial arts, weaponry...

A vast amount of knowledge flooded into Cui Ming's mind. All the skills that the leader had spent decades learning were completely mastered by Cui Ming in just a short moment.

Cui Ming, in this short period of time, completed the life of this Japanese leader.

But none of that matters. The key is to find out what Cui Ming has been doing over the past month.

Rigorous training, shadowy outposts, reprimands from superiors, the ruthlessness of carrying out missions...

It was this small team that killed and replaced the traveling merchants who frequented the area in southern Hunan, frequently moving between the Earth Vein Village and the Miao region to gather information, collect intelligence, and contact spies...

Cui Ming also learned the crucial information.

The Japanese leader's name is no longer important; his code name is 'Wolf'.

It belongs to an Eastern ninja school called 'Higanbun'.

This school of thought is notorious even in the island nation of Japan, and its cunning and ruthless approach to achieving its goals has led to its widespread exclusion in the island.

The strange and subtle aura that Cui Ming sensed deep inside the cave was the secret ninjutsu of the Hira Ninja, Ninjutsu: Ripple.

This is a high-level ninja technique used by the Higanbana to communicate and transmit information remotely.

The practitioner can use specific Qi, like ripples on the surface of water, to transmit information to subordinates within a certain range who have ingested the potion.

This fluctuation was extremely subtle; if Cui Ming hadn't possessed a powerful divine soul and been exceptionally sensitive to changes in Qi, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it.

Based on Cui Ming's own understanding of He Ren and with reference to the wolf's memories.

Only two people in the Hiei ninja clan are capable of performing this secret technique.

Firstly, he was the head of the Higanbana ninja clan. However, as a leader of a faction, he could never personally be responsible for infiltrating behind enemy lines to carry out infiltration missions such as sowing discord.

Therefore, the only remaining possibility is the 'Two Powerful Hermits' in Hira-nin—Chūbei and Shōbei!

When this name came to mind, even someone as composed as him couldn't help but be startled.

Erli Jushi!

Others may know very little about this second-in-command of Bihe Ren.

But Cui Ming knew all about it perfectly well.

He is an extremely special being, and this guy is an innate self-awakened superhuman.

Erli Jushi suffers from a rare form of schizophrenia.

This condition caused two personalities to unexpectedly emerge within him when he awakened his innate superpowers.

One personality calls himself Chubei, who is skilled in strategic planning and Yin-Yang calligraphy. He has a relatively mild personality, is calm in the face of adversity, and is good at analysis.

His other personality is that of Zhuang Bingwei, a powerful weapon refiner with a volatile and easily angered personality, and an exceptional talent for forging and refining magical artifacts.

All the unique magical artifacts used by the Higanbana Ten Demons were crafted by Shobei alone.

These two personalities share one body, but each has its own independent thought patterns and ability system, and can switch back and forth at any time.

This makes this Erli Jushi extremely difficult to deal with, because you never know which side of him you are facing.

But once you know how to deal with him, he can switch to a completely different ability system, and unsuspecting people can easily fall into his trap.

"It was him... personally leading the infiltration..."

Cui Ming's mind raced, and an irrepressible sense of excitement began to rise from the bottom of his heart.

This is a fantastic opportunity! A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Cui Ming further confirmed this by reviewing the wolf's memories.

Because this was an infiltration mission, the team led by this lay Buddhist was not large.

While in the cave in the Earth Vein Village, Cui Ming and Yong En had already taken care of more than ten Japanese soldiers.

According to the Wolf Team's memories, at this moment, there are at most six ninja left around Nichiri Koji.

Six people! Even if these six people are the elite of the elite, Cui Ming is in the dark, while Erli Jushi is in the light.

Furthermore, Cui Ming can notify Miao Jiang to encircle them. With such an advantage, they might as well fight!

Chapter 103 The Bitter Flesh Scheme

The most valuable target is naturally Erli Jushi himself.

Whether it was the loyal soldier who was skilled in strategy and Yin-Yang arts, or the skilled soldier who was proficient in weapon crafting, their knowledge, skills, and even their special bodies were invaluable treasures to Cui Ming.

Even his unique body is a priceless treasure to Cui Ming.

If we could capture him and transform him into a half-human puppet...

That would be a great blessing for the Tang Clan and for the entire Eastern Kingdom.

While risks certainly exist, this Erli Jushi is a formidable figure, possessing both Yin-Yang techniques and uncanny external powers.

However, that's only a killer move when there's an asymmetry of information!

Cui Ming was fully aware of the methods of this Erli Hermit. The gains from the success were simply too tempting, and at this moment, the enemy was in the open while he was in the dark.

Erli and the others probably don't know that the team sent to the Earth Vein Village has been completely wiped out, nor do they know that their whereabouts have been exposed.

The information gap is Cui Ming's biggest advantage at this moment.

He slowly withdrew his hand from the puppet's head, letting out a long sigh of relief. This harvest was enormous, far exceeding his expectations.

A cold smile curled at the corner of Cui Ming's lips.

"The hunt is about to begin..."

The objective is clear, the intelligence is in hand, and the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark.

What's needed now is a prudent action plan.