Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

The outer sentry posts were cleared more quickly.

Of the eight sentry posts, four had been cleared by Cui Ming earlier, while the remaining four were ambushed by the Shadow Spiders, none of which escaped.

The whole process took less than half an hour.

Cui Ming confirmed through the Bailian monitoring network that all members of the Medicine Immortal Society within the main altar had been subdued, totaling thirty-four people.

Twenty people were unconscious, and fourteen others sustained minor injuries and were bound.

He walked to the front hall, looked at the prisoners lying haphazardly on the ground, and pondered for a moment.

Among these people, even ordinary disciples had mostly participated in various experiments, and their hands were inevitably stained with blood.

Those with a conscience would probably have been executed by the Medicine Immortal Society long ago.

The core members of the Medicine Immortal Society are all deeply sinful and are of no use to them.

Cui Ming summoned Bai Lian and divided the prisoners into two groups.

A group of eighteen ordinary disciples and servants were temporarily imprisoned in a stone chamber.

Another group, consisting of sixteen core personnel including deacons and junior leaders, was taken to the cave area.

Cui Ming conducted soul searches on key personnel one by one to obtain more information about the Medicine Immortal Society, the Quanxing Demons, and the Japanese soldier Ishikawa Ken's action plans.

After the soul search was completed, these people's souls were damaged, and even if they woke up, they would be useless.

Since they're all useless anyway, might as well make use of them.

After transforming them one by one, Cui Ming then brainwashed the unconscious disciples and turned them all into half-human puppets.

If Ken Ishikawa returns, these people can become pawns to lure them into a deadly trap.

After eliminating these scumbags, Cui Ming began setting traps.

The entrance was set up with a series of illusionary formations, using readily available materials seized from the Medicine Immortal Society's warehouse.

They set up a trap around the stone pit in the cave area to prevent anyone from finding the children first.

Finally, Cui Ming also buried earth vein energy supply piles in the main passages of the main altar, which was one of the purposes of Cui Ming's development of earth vein energy supply piles.

By simply activating the internal energy core, it can directly manipulate the earth's energy, creating a small-scale earthquake.

There's no need for this headquarters of the Medicine Immortals Association to continue existing.

Everything was arranged by then, and it was already late at night.

Cui Ming returned to the cave area, stood by the stone platform, and looked once again at the children soaking in the medicinal liquid.

There were more than 30 children, the youngest of whom was no more than three years old.

They should have been nestled in their parents' arms, playing and cuddling, but instead they became the test subjects for the Medicine Immortal Society in their pursuit of so-called "Gu-bodied Holy Children".

Cui Ming took out several bottles of Rejuvenation Pills, crushed them into powder, and sprinkled them into each stone pit.

The elixirs could temporarily stabilize their lives, but eradicating the Gu poison required a professional Gu master like Wei Shufen.

He recorded each child's vital signs, preparing to find a way to treat them later.

After doing all this, Cui Ming walked out of the bronze gate and came to the cliff at the entrance of the main altar.

The night was deep, and the fog was thicker.

The mountain road in the distance was pitch black, without a single light in sight.

Ken Ishikawa and the elite troops led by the Grand Elder should be ambushing the decoy team at this moment.

Regardless of the outcome over there, they will return to the main camp sooner or later.

And this is the tomb prepared for them.

Chapter 195 Cleverness Backfires (4K)

It is a canyon on the only way from Black Wind Pass to Misty Ridge, the main altar of the Medicine Immortal Society.

Inside the ambush area, Ken Ishikawa stood on a giant rock, coldly watching the more than thirty people who had been subdued below.

The Grand Elder of the Medicine Immortal Society directed his disciples to inspect the prisoners one by one, using Gu techniques to detect their identities.

After inspecting each person, he would signal to Ken Ishikawa that there was nothing amiss.

After the inspection was completed, the elder walked back to Ishikawa Fitness and whispered.

"Mr. Ishikawa, it has all been checked."

These disciples showed no abnormalities and had no marks on their bodies. Even the Gu worms in my sect were confirmed to be genuine.

It seems... this really is just a defeated remnant force, or perhaps... Cui Ming is all show and no substance?

Ken Ishikawa pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes squinting behind the lenses.

He walked down the giant rock and came to a prisoner.

This person was a core disciple of the Medicine Immortal Society at the Black Wind Pass stronghold.

The disciple's eyes were filled with fear, no different from those of an ordinary fleeing person.

What happened to you at Black Wind Pass?

Ken Ishikawa asked in fluent Chinese.

"Reporting to...Reporting to sir, last night a group of men in black suddenly attacked the stronghold. They were ruthless and the brothers were unable to withstand them."

The Second Elder ordered us to disperse and evacuate, agreeing to regroup at the main altar…

The disciple answered in a trembling voice.

How many attackers were there? What methods did they use?

"About seven or eight people? They moved extremely fast; we simply couldn't handle them."

As for the methods... it seems they used either hidden mechanisms or poisonous smoke.

We are completely unable to resist..."

Ken Ishikawa stared into the eyes of the core disciple, a faint silver light gleaming deep within his pupils.

That was his innate ability, the "Mind Mirror," which allowed him to sense emotional fluctuations and signs of lies in others.

But this core disciple showed only fear and panic, without any attempt to conceal it.

He asked several more people, and their answers were largely the same, with all of them reacting naturally.

Ken Ishikawa turned and walked a few steps away, his brows furrowed.

Everything was too normal, so normal it was almost abnormal.

Since Cui Ming of the Divine Machine Alliance was able to destroy a stronghold, his methods must be very shrewd. How could he let this remnant force escape so easily?

If it were Ishikawa Ken, no one would be able to escape from the base.

unless……

He suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming with silver light.

"not good!"

Kenjiro Ishikawa said sternly.

"This is a diversionary tactic! Cui Ming's target isn't this team, it's the headquarters!"

The Grand Elder's expression changed.

"But the main altar is heavily defended and guarded by the four elders, so even a strong attack would take time..."

"What if he had already infiltrated?"

Ken Ishikawa interrupted sharply.

"We've mobilized all our forces, leaving our headquarters empty—this is the perfect opportunity!"

Ken Ishikawa did not hesitate any longer and immediately gave the order.

"Everyone, return to the main altar immediately! Quickly!"

"But sir, this remnant force..."

The Grand Elder of the Medicine Immortal Society was still somewhat hesitant.

"It's too late! Cui Ming doesn't know any Gu insect techniques, so there's no way he could sneak into this team undetected in a short time."

"Besides, haven't you already confirmed through the Gu worms that these people are safe? The main altar is the key! Just disperse these remnants and incorporate them into the army!"

It was as if Ishikawa Ken had suddenly unlocked his full potential, quickly connecting all the clues.

He guessed that Cui Ming must have guessed that they would be suspicious of this remnant force.

So they deliberately released this team to mislead them!

This would make it easier for Cui Ming and his group to sneak into the headquarters of the Medicine Immortal Society!

Damn it! What a cunning little brat!

Ken Ishikawa felt a pang of annoyance.

If we had known this would happen, we should have set up another team within the main camp to wait for Cui Ming to tire himself out and wipe him out in one fell swoop!

But all of this is just hypothetical.

The group hurriedly formed ranks and led the prisoners along the original route.

Ishikawa Ken sat in the bamboo sedan chair, constantly urging him to speed up.

He was filled with remorse, feeling that his arrogance and perfect strategy had backfired, as his opponent had outmaneuvered him.

Under the cover of night, the group continued their journey without stopping and finally arrived at the outskirts of Misty Ridge at midnight.

The mountain range was shrouded in mist, and there was a deathly silence.

Ishikawa Kenmei's team stopped and released three reconnaissance worms.

The Gu worm flew into the mist, returned a moment later, and relayed the message that "everything is normal".

Both visible and hidden sentries were on duty, the sentry posts' Gu formations were functioning normally, and the vine mechanisms at the entrance to the main altar were intact.

You can even faintly hear human voices coming from inside the cave.