[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-24":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortal Craftsmanship",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2227447,4127,"Chapter 24","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>Fire Persimmon Immortal Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the mountain, in the depths of the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Persimmon Immortal City Lord sat cross-legged in the air, summoning his Golden Core subordinate Chi Dun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun was a middle-aged man, blind in one eye, short in stature, but strong, with bulging muscles, like a walking stone pier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chi Dun, I order you to investigate the black-shadow demon cultivator with all your might,\" the City Lord sat on a futon, surrounded by white smoke and black clouds rolling endlessly, just like the angry, hateful, and gloomy emotions in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun looked troubled, \"My lord, at your command, your subordinate will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation. But you know my main cultivation technique, 'Stone Heart Slowing Soldier Technique', I'm afraid it's hard to take on the heavy responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter,\" the City Lord waved his hand slightly, and a magic treasure flew out from his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magic treasure was tender yellow all over, small and exquisite, and was a bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bell flew toward Chi Dun, and the latter hurriedly stretched out his hands to catch it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord ordered, \"With this Alarm Heart Bell, you have the ability to investigate the demon cultivator. Do it with all your might!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun took his leave, and with the Alarm Heart Bell, his first step was to come to the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Easy first, then difficult; these Ning family cultivators are the parties involved. Go interrogate them first. Otherwise, in a while, the Ning family will come to take people away, and it will be difficult to handle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That black-shadow demon cultivator used them to disguise himself earlier, attracting Zheng Shuanggou's attention. Perhaps there is an inside agent of the demon cultivator here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he thought so, Chi Dun also knew that this possibility was actually quite small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he just happened to take the opportunity to use the magic treasure Alarm Heart Bell to get familiar with it as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo and the others were rescued by Zheng Shuanggou and were not detained. As a result, the Immortal Palace was born, and the Dharma-Transmitting Bell sound resounded through the city, which made things big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City Lord personally ordered all the surviving cultivators, including them, to be detained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, it was for interrogation to find clues, and on the other hand, it was also using authority to force them to strictly keep the secret of the Immortal Palace's birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things had reached this point, and the City Lord did his best to remedy it, trying every means to cover up the secret of the Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun first picked the Foundation Establishment-stage Ning family cultivators, and not long after, it was the turn of the Qi Refining stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo, as one of them, was soon led into a single room to face Chi Dun alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun flipped through the transcript in his hand without raising his head, his spiritual sense already covering Ning Zhuo from head to toe, \"You are not from the Demon Hunting Association? How did you suddenly go to the Red Flame Demon Melting Cave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo swallowed his saliva, looked at Chi Dun with awe, and then lowered his head the next moment, only daring to look at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained stutteringly, telling the story of meeting Ning Chen and Ning Yong earlier and being provoked by their words, and then said a whole lot more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun frowned as he listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not interested in young cultivators like Ning Zhuo at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little guy only has the cultivation base of the third level of Qi Refining. He went down to the melting cave for the first time and encountered such a thing; his luck is really terrible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, he can survive a disaster, which can be considered lucky. Most cultivators, stronger than him, lost their lives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If only Ning Zhuo survived, he would be quite conspicuous at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the facts were not like that; there were three Qi Refining-stage newcomers who survived. Ning Chen and Ning Yong were both there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That black-shadow demon cultivator first used the corpses of demon beasts to lure the Ning family group over all the way, and then provoked a demon beast tide, all to cover his own aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He purely used the Ning family cultivators, treating them as cannon fodder; the possibility of an inside agent in the Ning family is very small.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were him, even if I were looking for an inside agent, I wouldn't look for a little guy like this at the third level of Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Chi Dun would not be so paralyzed and careless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he had been urging the Alarm Heart Bell and had also activated the Questioning Heart Array in the interrogation room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alarm Heart Bell could keenly detect malice in the surroundings; if anyone in the Ning family had malice toward Chi Dun, the Alarm Heart Bell would emit a warning bell sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Questioning Heart Array could distinguish whether a person was speaking insincerely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the words and intentions did not match, the Questioning Heart Array would emit red and yellow light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the entire process of interrogating Ning Zhuo, the Alarm Heart Bell and the Questioning Heart Array had no movement at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Chi Dun had no suspicion of a small person like Ning Zhuo, and based on the Alarm Heart Bell and the Questioning Heart Array, he completely cleared his suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can go out,\" Chi Dun ordered Ning Zhuo, \"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo shed two streams of nosebleed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was surprised for a moment, then wiped his nose with the back of his hand and saw the blood on the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly waved his hand, \"My lord, it's okay, it's okay! It might be a hidden injury left in the melting cave; I'm completely fine. I feel very good now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun said \"hmm,\" stopped talking, and just waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo bowed to Chi Dun, walked away quickly, opened the door gently, and closed the door gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chi Dun was about to interrogate the next one, paused, his spiritual sense spread out, and communicated with the guards outside the door, \"Go tell them to treat the Ning family cultivators well. Have they been slack? Why is there still someone with a hidden injury? Treat them all for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ning family was one of the three major families in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, and Chi Dun did not want to offend them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if a Ning family cultivator was found to be colluding with the black-shadow demon cultivator, that would be another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was taken down and immediately received a new round of treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shed nosebleed, naturally because he secretly triggered the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This treasure seal could engrave a heart seal, which could influence their thoughts externally, and protect himself internally, suppressing and cleaning up various thoughts and emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is precisely to save people as demons, and to save oneself as a Buddha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was led back to the prison cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he even entered, he heard the sound of arguing in the prison cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ning family cultivators were having a fierce discussion about the content of the bell sound transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo walked into the prison cell, and many Ning family cultivators turned to look at him. Seeing that Ning Zhuo was unharmed, some nodded slightly to him and went to participate in the discussion and argument again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip to the melting cave, Ning Zhuo lived and died with them, and the relationship was pulled much closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chen and Ning Yong even stood up and took the initiative to come to Ning Zhuo's side to inquire with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were originally classmates and had a basic relationship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they were also following Ning Zhanji's orders, Ning Zhuo did almost lose his life, so they felt guilty about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not just guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the trip to the melting cave, Ning Zhuo was afraid in the face of danger, but still burst out with courage. At the critical moment of death, he also inspired Ning Yong and Ning Chen's bravery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a performance made Ning Chen and Ning Yong feel both intimate and admiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various thoughts and emotions caused the relationship between these two and Ning Zhuo to undergo a qualitative change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it? Are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are Ning family cultivators, and our ancestor is also a Golden Core. If someone casts some soul-searching technique on us, the family will definitely support us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Chen and Ning Yong said one sentence each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo nodded, \"I was a little nervous when I first went in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But from beginning to end, I was not made difficult.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's quite simple, just tell the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He comforted Ning Chen and Ning Yong in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good (Okay),\" Ning Yong and Ning Chen responded at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the guard summoned them and called them both away together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo walked into the prison cell and found his own position in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a small stool, and there was a small table in front of him. On the table were fruits, nuts, and hot tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The treatment of other Ning family cultivators was also like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was of course abnormal, all thanks to the identity of the Ning family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's position was in the corner of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away in the corner of the wall, there was a pile of rotten thatch emitting a foul smell, there were large patches of dried blood on the brick wall, and there were finger marks on the surface of the prison bars that had been forcibly gouged out. Being in it, one could almost hear the wailing and begging of the prisoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo knew clearly: once the matter was exposed, his encounter would be even more miserable and terrifying than these prisoners. The first person not to let him go might not be the City Lord's side, but the Ning family! At that time, these friendly Ning family cultivators beside him would reveal angry and hateful faces and hunt him down with all their might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had no regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bombing the Immortal Palace was a determination he had made long ago; so what if he took personal risks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat down slowly and reached out to take a roasted chestnut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shell of the chestnut was easily crushed between his two fingers, emitting a crisp sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nut kernel was taken away by him, chewed, and swallowed into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Lava Immortal Palace was like this nut chestnut; the shell had already been crushed by Ning Zhuo with a fierce blow, and the standard had been lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how to eat the nut kernel inside still required careful consideration and extreme caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The matter was too big, and Ning Zhuo, at the third level of Qi Refining, was completely walking on thin ice. If he was not careful, he would break the ice layer with one foot, fall into the ice lake, and have his life swallowed by the undercurrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Ning Zhuo's mother was like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo chewed the nut kernel quietly, savoring the deliciousness on the tip of his tongue, as if savoring his own dangerous situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would have expected that this ordinary youth was the real culprit who bombed out the Immortal Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>",1943,"2026-06-17T23:33:09.460Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","cd875012bd8ddae7961e3da1c459bba73dfb071e95d46ac3d2f1852a2db379c8","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-25","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-23",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]