[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-259":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mysteries of Immortal puppet Master",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2227682,4127,"Chapter 259: The Male and Female Thieves! (Seeking Monthly Votes)","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>\"How about it? This infiltration plan I devised isn't bad, right?\" Sun Lingtong transmitted his voice to Yang Chanyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu chuckled: \"I overestimated the inspection skills of this group of cloud merchants. I didn't expect them to be so unthorough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Sun Lingtong wanted to commit theft, he had naturally discussed it with Ning Zhuo in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two conspired and came up with a method: to sneak in via the mechanical Fire-Burst Monkeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical Fire-Burst Monkeys themselves possessed storage arrays, but they could only store objects, not living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu then modified the mechanical Fire-Burst Monkeys, improving the array of one of the monkeys so that they could temporarily squeeze inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on the surface of the array, Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu joined forces to carry out appropriate camouflage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu quietly arrived inside the spirit beast Cloud Whale via the mechanical Fire-Burst Monkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, both of them had hidden their figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when they moved could they slightly trigger a ripple in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the door here?\" Yang Chanyu looked left and right, feeling both amazed at the vast space of the warehouse and puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong knew more than he did: \"Follow me! People from the Flying Cloud Kingdom usually set up control arrays on the right-hand side of the entrance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong led Yang Chanyu all the way to the key position just operated by the cloud merchant cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong infused magic power into his hands, stroking the cloud-like wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After touching it for a while, his expression shifted, revealing a look of joy: \"It's right here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then infused magic power into the cloud wall under his hand, and yellow array patterns immediately appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they lacked an identity token, causing the yellow light to appear for only a short while before disappearing completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was already enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu felt their hearts stir with excitement, for they had already found the key to breaking the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't it simple to forge an identity token? Watch me!\" Yang Chanyu volunteered, and after some tinkering, she produced a fake token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She inserted this fake token into the groove, and the yellow array patterns appeared once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene from before reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door panels of the compartments on the shelves dissipated like mist, revealing the mechanical Fire-Burst Monkeys stored in each compartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong waved his hand and casually collected some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storage bracelet on his wrist, although only of magic tool grade, had excellent storage effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason for stealing the Fire-Burst Monkeys was to prevent exposing flaws. After all, he still had to steal many things next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the cloud merchants discovered that only the Fire-Burst Monkeys had not been stolen, they would inevitably place their attention and suspicion on Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Sun Lingtong collected the Fire-Burst Monkeys, the yellow array patterns on the wall had gathered in two places, each depicting the shape of a door on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge gate and a small door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu exchanged voice transmissions about this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them chose the small door without prior agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the main gate was the main thoroughfare, where there would clearly be more cloud merchants and more defensive measures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forged identity token was ultimately not as good as the genuine one and could not directly open the small door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu and Sun Lingtong both stood before the small door, beginning to ponder and study it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu showed a look of slight difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The array style of the Flying Cloud Kingdom made her very unfamiliar and unaccustomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten breaths, Yang Chanyu had only understood a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was too slow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such efficiency was unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she felt anxious, Sun Lingtong on the side suddenly said: \"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, he took out various small magic tools for theft from his storage bag and went to work in front of the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficiency of his technique and the comprehensiveness of his tools left Yang Chanyu, a Golden Core direct disciple of the Unempty Gate, dazzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending only five or six breaths of time, Sun Lingtong quickly took a step back and suddenly put away all his tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him, that small door dissipated rapidly like mist, revealing a doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're quite capable.\" Yang Chanyu looked at Sun Lingtong with newfound respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong chuckled, not explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Yang Chanyu, he was quite familiar with the array-laying philosophy and style of the Flying Cloud Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only because in his early years, Ning Zhuo had shared all the mechanical classics left behind by his mother with Sun Lingtong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mechanical classics were a miscellaneous study; besides mechanical arts, all other various arts of cultivation could be reflected in mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, conversely, mechanical classics delved into the various arts of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong had studied the mechanical classics left by Ning Zhuo's mother quite deeply. This led to him having a general exposure to the various arts of cultivation in the Flying Cloud Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite knowledgeable about the various array-laying methods and styles of the Flying Cloud Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's go quickly. The longer we drag this out, the greater the possibility of us being discovered.\" Sun Lingtong quickly checked to confirm there were no traps behind the door, then immediately took strides and sprinted ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me, watch out for guards.\" Yang Chanyu hurriedly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two arrived at another warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This warehouse was as spacious as the one they had just been in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the previous steps, Yang Chanyu designed a fake identity token again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They placed the token in the array groove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the array, they made the cabinet doors of the shelves dissipate, revealing the supplies hidden in the compartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every compartment was a cloud of mist, and within the mist, an orchid was faintly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu frowned slightly: \"This is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was searching her memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this peculiar flower, she vaguely felt very familiar; she must have seen it in the sect classics she had come into contact with before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong, however, blurted out: \"This is a Mist-Embroidered Orchid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an orchid that only grows in environments with dense mist, and the color of the flower is the same as what you see—all white.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, it is very easily overlooked by herb gatherers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of orchid is often used to make camouflage-type talismans or elixirs for masking one's aura.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu immediately nodded: \"Right, that's it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him with newfound respect again, praising: \"I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong waved his hand, chuckled, and continued walking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, the two collected many Mist-Embroidered Orchids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they couldn't use this stuff themselves, they could sell it; as a specialty of the Flying Cloud Kingdom, it would have no trouble selling in the South Bean Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two opened the small door and arrived at another warehouse, still a warehouse with huge space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, after they opened the cabinet doors of the compartments, they discovered beetles sleeping in the compartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These beetles were all in deep sleep; the small ones were like millstones, and the large ones were like carriages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their carapaces were very hard, and electric light flickered on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Heavy Thunder Beetle.\" Yang Chanyu identified it immediately this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a specialty of the Resounding Thunder Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kind of beetle is very heavy and moves quite slowly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their carapaces are extremely hard and can be used to make many thunder-type magic tools, especially for making defensive magic tools.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Resounding Thunder Kingdom was located between the South Bean Kingdom and the Flying Cloud Kingdom. It must be that this group of cloud merchants passed through the Resounding Thunder Kingdom, did business there, and acquired a large amount of local specialties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two collected quite a few Thunder Cloud Beetles and continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the warehouse they arrived at after passing through the small door was nearly half the size of the previous ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened the array to make the shelves emerge, and opened the cabinet doors of every compartment on the shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space in these compartments was very small, containing only a long bottle with a narrow mouth, with a lot of dew accumulated inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu took a long bottle, poured out some dew, and after checking it, smiled. She had identified what the raw material of this dew was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Sun Lingtong: \"Did you recognize it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong waved his hand: \"Isn't it just Heavenly Dew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, our time is limited, don't engage in this kind of pointless conversation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Dew was no longer a specialty of one country or one side; it appeared widely in the firmament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly Dew condensed between cloud layers during dawn; it was crystal clear and existed for a very short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was either blown away by the wind or evaporated by the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For cultivators to collect this Heavenly Dew, they had to squat and wait in advance, setting up in the high altitude, to have a chance to collect it before it dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was relatively difficult for ordinary cultivators to collect Heavenly Dew because the cloud layers where Heavenly Dew condensed were often located at high altitudes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, for the cloud merchants of the Flying Cloud Kingdom, was very easy. Their spirit beasts flew at high altitudes, and collecting Heavenly Dew became a fixed daily morning activity for the merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong and Yang Chanyu collected some more Heavenly Dew and continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, when they opened the small portal, a mechanical puppet appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu was startled and was about to strike, but was stopped in time by Sun Lingtong: \"Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical puppet showed no signs of attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Sun Lingtong stopped Yang Chanyu, he carefully examined the mechanical puppet before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical puppet was also examining them, chuckling: \"Who are you two? Are you thieves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu was startled again, and killing intent quickly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong was also surprised, but he had long been in contact with mechanical puppets that could speak. Yuan Dasheng, by Ning Zhuo's side, was of this type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes and said to the puppet: \"Of course we aren't thieves! We are our own people. Look, our token is still on the wall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong extended his thumb and gestured backward, indicating the fake identity token stuck in the groove on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for the mechanical puppet to check carefully, Sun Lingtong immediately changed the subject: \"Can you move aside? We need to inspect. This is our job, to check the quality of the goods, whether anything is damaged, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are inspectors arranged by Lord Song Fuli.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, what is your name? What level has your spirituality reached? Can you do math? What is eight times eight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical puppet opened its big eyes, looked at the two, and after examining them from head to toe, said in a soft voice: \"My name is Ru Die Niang. Since I can converse with you, I have naturally reached the Spirit Intelligence stage. Eight times eight, um... equals sixty-six?\" \u003C\u002Fp>",1898,"2026-06-17T23:33:12.660Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","28c31a5563284a621cc075aba330b1d6e8bc6652b5adc813d437953e912d249c","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-260","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-258",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]