Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

The Third Elder snorted coldly.

“Li Muxuan has remained silent for so long under the protection of the sacred artifact of my Medicine Immortal Society. If it were you, you probably would have done the same.”

A dull thud came from the corridor outside the hall.

The five people looked up alertly.

Several crimson centipedes slid out from the Third Elder's sleeve, while the leader of the Quanxing Sect gripped the short knife at his waist.

The hall door was pushed open.

Bai Lian slowly entered the cave hall, with four floating cannons hovering behind him.

His gaze swept over the five people, finally settling on the gray-robed old man.

"I have long admired the Third Elder of the Medicine Immortal Society."

Cui Ming responded calmly, controlling Bai Lian's tone.

“I’m taking the children you’ve taken. I’m taking Li Muxuan with me too.”

The Third Elder's pupils contracted.

"Who are you?"

“True nature, Cui Ming.”

Before he could finish speaking, the leader of the Quanxing gang suddenly launched an attack.

The short sword transformed into a streak of cold light, piercing straight for Bai Lian's throat, the sinister true qi clinging to the blade hissing.

Bai Lian gently raised his hand, and a semi-transparent shield appeared out of thin air, blocking the blade.

A flash of dark blue patterns appeared on the shield, and the sinister true qi on the short sword melted away as quickly as snow meeting boiling water.

At the same time, all four floating cannons fired simultaneously.

The beams of light intertwined to form a net, enveloping the other four people.

The Third Elder shouted, and the centipede in his sleeve swelled to the thickness of an arm, spewing poisonous mist to protect its master.

Two trusted aides of the Medicine Immortal Society used their Gu techniques, and swarms of black insects poured out of their robes.

The last Quanxing master then turned into a blur, attempting to flank and launch a sneak attack.

Horror, Night Slayer, and Thousand Faces emerge from the shadows and join the battle.

The terrifying mental spikes targeted the sea of ​​consciousness. Once the mind-disrupting technique was used, everyone present was affected, stopped in their tracks, and struggled to defend themselves against the attack.

One of the Medicine Immortal's confidants screamed in agony, clutching his head and bleeding from all seven orifices.

Night Slayer's shadow blade moved like a living thing, slicing through the swarm of insects and severing the legs of another trusted lieutenant.

Qianmian was locked in combat with the Quanxing master, his movements unpredictable, each dagger strike aimed directly at a vital point.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Third Elder bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood.

From within the blood mist, a golden beetle the size of a fist flapped its wings and flew out, its carapace displaying strange runes formed by natural patterns.

This eerie golden beetle had a clear target and charged straight at Bai Lian's face.

Seeing this, Cui Ming controlled Fenrir Wolf to leap out from the ground. With a swift movement of its right paw, the azure power of Dan Shi condensed into a tangible form under Cui Ming's control.

The wolf claws grabbed the golden beetle, and the power of the pill-devouring surged into it.

The beetle's shell emitted a harsh scraping sound, and the golden patterns quickly faded.

It struggled frantically, its mouthparts trying to bite, but the moment it touched the power of Dan Shi, it was as if struck by lightning, and froze motionless.

The Third Elder's face turned deathly pale; his natal Gu had been damaged, and his soul was violently shaken.

Cui Ming tightened his five fingers, and the golden beetle turned into dust.

At the same time, Bai Lian controlled the floating cannons to focus fire on the Quanxing leader.

Under the relentless barrage of countless beams of light, the leader's protective aura shattered like paper, and his body charred and carbonized amidst screams of agony.

The battle ended in an instant.

The Third Elder slumped to the ground, his meridians sealed by the power of the pill.

The other four have become corpses scattered on the ground.

Fenrir the wolf walked up to the Third Elder, his body constantly emitting the power of Dan Shi, which surged into the elder's brow.

Cui Ming roughly perused the memories of this Third Elder.

Location of the Medicine Immortal Society's headquarters, details of its collusion with the Japanese, intelligence on the "psychological master" from the north, more child detention sites...

After reading it, the Third Elder's eyes glazed over, and his soul was severely damaged.

Cui Ming stopped and gave the order to Bai Lian.

"Clear out the remaining enemies, collect all the ancient texts, medicines, and Gu worm samples. Meet at the cave entrance after one incense stick's time."

He turned and walked towards the prison area to meet up with Wei Shufen.

After a dragging sound came from the cave behind, silence returned.

Chapter 189 Li Muxuan's Decision

When Cui Ming returned to the prison area, several Shadow Spiders were still guarding the spot, and the dense power of Dan Devouring permeated the vicinity of the prison.

This place is now the safest spot in the Medicine Immortal Society's stronghold.

The deaths of a large number of members of the Medicine Immortal Society caused the Gu worms within the stronghold to go berserk.

Although Cui Ming had installed earth vein power supply piles in various places in advance, he restricted the activity range of most of the rampaging Gu worms to the area inside the stronghold.

However, it was inevitable that some of the Gu worms would still escape, but under the protection of the power of Dan Shi, the prison was a rare place of peace.

Wei Shufen was squatting beside Li Muxuan, wiping the dirt and scabs off his face with a damp cloth.

Nine children were laid flat on straw mats in the corner, and a calming poison was attached to the back of their necks to soothe their minds and allow them to sleep peacefully.

Hearing footsteps, Wei Shufen looked up.

"Is everything outside taken care of?"

"Ah."

Cui Ming approached, his gaze landing on Li Muxuan's face.

At this moment, Li Muxuan's eyes were open.

Those were bloodshot eyes, sunken deep in their swollen sockets, yet deep within their pupils burned two flames representing hatred.

His lips were chapped and cracked, and he moved slightly, making a hoarse, breathy sound.

"...Cui...Ming..."

Cui Ming squatted down in front of him.

"You recognize me?"

"Recognize..."

Li Muxuan's throat felt like it was being pulled apart by a broken bellows.

"There are portraits..."

"It's good that you recognize it."

Cui Ming took a water pouch from the food pouch, removed the stopper, and held it to Li Muxuan's lips.

Li Muxuan swallowed a few mouthfuls of water with difficulty, but then coughed, and blood-tinged water spilled from the corner of his mouth.

As his cough subsided, Li Muxuan stared intently at Cui Ming, his eyes blazing with even greater intensity.

"help me……"

"How can I help you?"

"revenge."

Those two words were squeezed out from between his teeth, carrying a deep-seated hatred.

"The Quanxing... the Japanese devils... the Medicine Immortal Society... not a single one... left..."

Cui Ming did not respond immediately.

He reached out, his fingertips hovering half an inch above the wound on Li Muxuan's severed limb.

The power of the Azure Pill penetrated like silk threads, touching the Gu worms wriggling between the skin and flesh.

The Gu worms struggled violently, but could not escape the binding force of the Dan Shi power, and were crushed and peeled off one by one.

Li Muxuan's body trembled violently, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, but he clenched his teeth and didn't utter a sound.

Cui Ming withdrew his hand, revealing more than a dozen black insect corpses in his palm, which he casually tossed onto the ground.

"The venomous insects in your body have invaded your heart and bone marrow."

"To remove it completely, we need to cut open the skin and flesh, and clean each vein and bone piece by piece."

"The process will be ten times more intense than the pain you are experiencing now, and I cannot guarantee that you will survive."

"I...I'm not afraid..."

Li Muxuan was panting.

"As long as I can... take revenge... I'd rather die..."

"die?"

Cui Ming interrupted him.

"If you die, the debt will be settled, but who will avenge you?"

Li Muxuan remained silent, flames flickering in his eyes.

Cui Ming continued.

"Your limbs are now severed, your meridians are damaged, and your cultivation has regressed."

Even if I remove the Gu worms for you, you'll still be a cripple.