Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Cui Ming asked.

"Their people were active in Northeast China and had close ties with the Kwantung Army."

"In addition, several core members of the Curse Binding Society have recently sneaked into the pass and their whereabouts are unknown."

Cui Ming pondered for a moment.

"Keep an eye on it. Also, compile a list of our informants and spies; I want to see how big this network is."

Qianmian nodded and took out a thin booklet from his pocket and handed it over.

Cui Ming opened the book and browsed through the pages.

The booklet records names, sects, identities, and the time, place, and state of transformation.

In just three months, hundreds of people have become his "eyes," distributed across various sects and regions.

"good."

Cui Ming closed the booklet.

"Continue to develop, but be careful not to let anyone notice."

A thousand faces responded.

Cui Ming stood up and walked to the map.

The map marks the location of the Sanyi Sect, and the surrounding sects and forces that have been active recently are marked with red dots.

Those red dots were densely packed, like a swarm of ants that had caught the scent of blood.

"Let them jump."

"The more enthusiastically you jump now, the more you'll reap when you close the net."

Cui Ming turned to look at Qianmian.

"Keep an eye on the Japanese side. As for the Sanyi Gate, there shouldn't be any major problems."

Qianmian nodded, got up and left.

Cui Ming stood alone in front of the map, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

Koji Ryūjō has a lot of information about the Cursed Bound Society in his memory.

That organization is far more complex than it appears on the surface.

They infiltrated the Yin-Yang Bureau, colluded with the military, and now they're extending their reach into the interior...

The Japanese troops are not united, so perhaps it's not necessary to defeat them head-on...

Chapter 245 Proceeding Step by Step

Fuzhou City, an underground stronghold.

Cui Ming stood in front of the map, his fingers tapping lightly on the table.

The red dots on the map, representing the surrounding forces of the San Yi Sect, have now formed a dense, interconnected mass.

In the past few months, he has caught more fish than he expected.

But he has no time to be smug right now.

After Qianmian left, Cui Ming sat back down at the table and began to think about what he needed to do next.

Recently, a series of events have piled up, and I have to do too many things myself, which has caused all projects to come to a standstill.

First: Follow-up monitoring of those who have undergone brainwashing and rehabilitation.

Hundreds of seeds have been sown and need to be activated and checked regularly to ensure there are no abnormalities.

Second: Analysis of the Yellow Springs Formation.

The information extracted from Long Juhao's brain still needs to be verified in conjunction with the actual array patterns, especially those parts used for soul stabilization.

All it takes is a regular trip to the San Yi Gate, and I believe the people there won't refuse, since it's beneficial to them.

Third: The cultivation of the three stages of reverse rebirth.

He had already read the manual that Zuo Ruotong had given him more than a dozen times, and the more he read it, the more unfathomable this technique seemed.

However, cultivation is extremely slow, and in the past few months, Cui Ming has only managed to touch the threshold of the first level.

Fourth: The study of that body.

The physical body left behind by Ryūki Kōji has extremely high potential, and Cui Ming already has an idea in mind regarding how to arrange this body.

However, it will have to wait a little longer; at least until we enter the third level of the Reverse Life Realm before it will be easier to proceed.

Fifth: The handling of Liang Ting.

After Liang Ting was captured in the battle at Sanyi Gate, he was firmly sealed by Cui Ming using the power of Dan Shi and is currently still in the Devouring Pouch that Cui Ming carries with him.

It would take a lot of time and effort to completely control him.

Sixth: The source of purple energy.

The mysterious energy in Ryūjū Kōji's memory was extremely similar to the sample extracted from the quack doctor's body during the Earth Vein Village incident a few years ago.

This matter likely involves some legendary figures from the island nation.

Finally, there's the matter of improving the Soul-Nourishing Robe.

Only five have been manufactured so far, barely enough to maintain the normal consumption of Trinity's Souls.

To allow them to move freely, this technology may need to be combined with the Xuanji Armor.

Cui Ming looked at the densely packed entries and rubbed his temples.

"I really can't be in two places at once."

Footsteps sounded outside the door, and a man in black pushed the door open and entered, bowing.

"Master, news has come from the Sanyi Sect."

After saying this, the disciple handed over a letter.

Cui Ming took the letter and waved for his disciple to leave.

The man in black nodded and left.

Cui Ming looked at the letter and nodded.

It seems that the San Yi Sect has resolved a matter. Zuo Ruotong wrote to say that the spirits of the San Yi Sect's dead are now stabilizing.

As long as there is no intense fighting, the spirits of the Three Ones Sect will not dissipate.

His words were full of gratitude towards Cui Ming.

Cui Ming casually destroyed the letter, stood up, and walked to another basement room.

Several huge shelves are placed here, piled high with data, samples, and ritual implements collected from various places.

He stopped in front of a shelf and took out a clear glass bottle.

The bottle contained a small wisp of purple mist, which slowly swirled as if it were alive.

This is an energy sample extracted from that quack doctor a few years ago.

At the time, he felt that this energy was strange, unlike ordinary Qi, or any known supernatural ability.

Now, the same purple energy has appeared in Ryūjū Kōji's memories as well.

Cui Ming held the bottle up to his eyes and examined it carefully.

The purple mist glowed faintly in the bottle, occasionally condensing into tiny threads before dispersing.

He tried to probe the bottle with the power of Dan Shi, and the purple mist immediately surged violently, as if it had been stimulated.

“Same origin,” Cui Ming confirmed.

Koji Ryūju obtained this energy after joining the Curse Binding Society.

The curse granted him this power, which enabled him to create the Yellow Springs Array.

And that quack doctor also possessed the same energy.

what does this mean?

As if he had thought of something, Cui Ming also took the Tomie puppet out of the Devouring Pouch.

After a thorough investigation.

really!

Strands of pale purple energy lurked within Tomie's meridians.

It was just lying dormant, and it would have been difficult to detect if we hadn't deliberately investigated it this time.

It seems that the members of the Curse Binding Society have all, to varying degrees, accepted this purple energy.

Cui Ming put Fu Jiang back into his food pouch and fell into deep thought.

The Curse-Binding Society is an organization even more mysterious than the Higanbana Yin-Yang Bureau.

In Ryūjō Kōji's memory, there were several figures in the Curse Binding Society who were called "Gods," and they possessed power far exceeding that of ordinary Onmyoji.

That purple energy likely originated from them.

Could the so-called gods be the demons and spirits of island nation legends?

Cui Ming recalled those legends—Yamata no Orochi, Shuten-dōji, Tamamo-no-Mae…

Ordinary people think it's mythology, but those in the supernatural world understand that many legends are actually based on ancient supernatural beings.

Those extraordinary individuals with powerful abilities, once witnessed by ordinary people, were embellished and became known as ghosts and gods through hearsay.

Therefore, the "God Master" of the Cursed Society is very likely an extraordinary person who has awakened some kind of special ability.

They used this ability to impersonate gods and control believers.

"interesting."

Cui Ming muttered to himself.

If that's the case, then the so-called eight hundred gods of the island nation are nothing more than eight hundred naturally gifted individuals.