[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-261":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},2227684,4127,"Chapter 261: More than ten years of hard work, finally reached here!","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-261",261,"\u003Cp>This was an orange-red world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature in the air was very high; even without exercise, just standing quietly would make the human body sweat naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo tidied up his bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the room, and after placing some talismans in the room, he pushed the door open and walked out of his temporary residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and the members of the three-family modification team entered the Molten Immortal Palace together, bringing sufficient supplies. This was in preparation for a long-term stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo walked out of the house assigned to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the small courtyard, several Ning family cultivators were cleaning the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ning Zhuo appear, they bowed one after another, showing obedience and worship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ning Zhuo's hard accumulation and various actions over the past half year, his prestige in the Ning family modification team had reached its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo smiled at them, nodded, and then left the station with a pace that seemed slow but was actually fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the order received not long ago, he needed to immediately go to a side hall to meet Zhu Xuanji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking on the road, he looked up slightly, looking into the high sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was covered by a huge spherical light shield, and the light shield appeared pale gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Ning Zhuo's perspective, he could vaguely see: outside the light shield, there was a dense, layer-upon-layer tide of demon beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different types of demon beasts, large and small, were crazily attacking the array shield of the Molten Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield was not absolutely safe. In some places, the attacks reached the limit of endurance, and cracks would appear. And from these obvious cracks, a burst of flames seeped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, the flames re-condensed in mid-air, forming a Foundation Establishment level Fire-Walking Snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire-Walking Snake hissed and fell, but before it could fall to the ground, it was met by a large group of mechanical puppets, and a fierce battle unfolded in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the Fire-Walking Snake fell to the ground, it had already suffered a large amount of damage, with only half a life left. Then, it was swarmed by more mechanical puppets on the ground and completely submerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a situation could not make Ning Zhuo feel at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, he had already perceived the trend of the Molten Immortal Palace's defensive power constantly declining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The round of shelling he led had provoked an extremely large-scale tide of demon beasts!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Molten Immortal Palace was at a disadvantage, and the situation was worsening as time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The risk of Sun Lao entering the Immortal Palace is very high, and I don't know how he actually got in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he rely on the Unempty Gate's Golden Core direct disciple Yang Chanyu again this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of Yang Chanyu, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but feel more worry in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, when Sun Lingtong went to steal the cloud merchants' goods, in actual action, he had joined forces with Yang Chanyu again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chanyu's repeated assistance in this matter was quite bad in Ning Zhuo's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo raised his estimate of the price Sun Lingtong had to pay again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next is to find an opportunity to secretly meet with Sun Lao and the others and hand over the Supreme Water!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then see if I can probe from Yang Chanyu to find out the specific price Sun Lao had to pay for this cooperation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sun Lao is unwilling to give that seven-colored auspicious cloud to Yang Chanyu; I will use it as a meeting gift to see if I can pry some words out of Yang Chanyu's mouth, and then secretly help Sun Lao bear some pressure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo walked in the streets of the Molten Immortal Palace, gradually attracted by the scenery along the way, and couldn't help but put away his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first time truly walking in the Molten Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many times had he imagined this scene in his plans... today it was finally realized!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Molten Immortal Palace, looking around, everything was golden pillars and red bricks. Under the firelight reflected by the surrounding magma, the golden pillars and red bricks flickered with a slightly dazzling brilliance, like burning immortal light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing towers, majestic main halls, and exquisite side halls, various architectural layouts were clear and reasonable. The heavy architectural structure gave the Molten Immortal Palace a solid foundation, ancient and heavy. And statues of fire dragons, fire phoenixes, etc., were carved delicately and lifelike, giving a gorgeous feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the two architectural styles were abrupt, but here, they appeared integrated and extremely harmonious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Ning Zhuo, a wall gradually appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall was quite thick, and every distance on the wall, a huge talisman was depicted, just like a window drawn on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Spirit-Hiding Wall,\" Ning Zhuo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out his hand, stroking the uneven wall while walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactile sensation of the physical object transmitted from his fingertips was so clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a profound feeling he hadn't brought when his soul entered the Immortal Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eye sockets gradually turned red, and he couldn't help but think of his deceased mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, I have finally arrived at the Molten Immortal Palace at this very moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had been longing for it for more than ten years and had been planning for more than ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he decided to bomb the Immortal Palace and put it into action, there was no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly not easy for him to walk to this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he had racked his brains, stumbled, and experienced several life-and-death crises, only to be able to arrive here and walk on this road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only had the cultivation base of the Qi Refining stage, yet he had to maneuver among the four major forces of Fire Persimmon Immortal City, hard-pressed by the huge pressure Zhu Xuanji brought him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, he used various means to struggle through every crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, he relied on sufficient preparation for more than ten years, and sometimes he had to rely on some luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this process, if he was slightly careless, he would die without a burial place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people exploring the Immortal Palace only started fighting with their lives when they were fighting the Red Flame demon beasts now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ning Zhuo had already entered the game from the beginning, placing his life on the table to gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If possible, I wouldn't want to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo looked at the pale golden spherical light shield in the sky again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the dense tide of demon beasts outside the light shield: \"I have no choice, forced by the situation, I can only be helpless and flip the table.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he controlled the force, and this table was not completely overturned by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time he used the demon beasts to create a situation for everyone where they had to go all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only in this way could he relieve much of the pressure placed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ning Zhuo achieved this step, the whole situation was already irreversible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Molten Immortal Palace, and for him, it was the same!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was like a fledgling bird in a nest on the edge of a cliff, spreading its wings for the first time, either soaring into the sky or falling to its death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking along the spacious street, Ning Zhuo finally arrived at a side hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's here.\" The people in the side hall heard the sound of knocking on the door and turned to look at the hall door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji said: \"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the next moment, Ning Zhuo pushed the door open and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were already several people in the side hall, and Ning Zhuo was the last one to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Zhu Xuanji, there were Zheng Jian, Zhou Zeshen, and Zhou Zhu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Divine Catcher.\" The white-clothed youth Ning Zhuo took the lead in bowing to Zhu Xuanji, and then apologized to the others, \"Sorry, I'm late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three genius cultivators of the Zhou and Zheng families all smiled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We haven't been here long either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't late, the time is just right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, Ning Zhuo had not only gained huge prestige in the Ning family. His various actions and achievements also made the genius cultivators of the other two families feel admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Zhu Xuanji, at the Golden Core level, treated Ning Zhuo with respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo scanned the heads of the three genius cultivators unobtrusively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered: they hadn't seen each other for a while, but the Life-Thread on their heads was thicker and more solid than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems their recognition of me is getting deeper and deeper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo looked at Zhu Xuanji and sighed in his heart: \"If I could plant the Life-Thread on his head, my advantage would be huge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, with his current cultivation, even with the complete supernatural power of Life-Thread, he couldn't do this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, when I advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, it might be possible to plant the Life-Thread on the head of a Golden Core cultivator.\" Ning Zhuo vaguely held this guess in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji was very direct: \"Since everyone is here, let's sign the contract first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained the content of the contract slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Jian and Zhou Zhu didn't feel anything, but Zhou Zeshen and Ning Zhuo frowned slightly at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Zeshen felt suspicious but didn't dare to question it actively, so he cast his gaze at Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo indeed cupped his fists: \"Lord Divine Catcher, please wait a moment, I still have some doubts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's just a constraint, the members of our three families and the City Lord's Mansion's modification team... this is indeed fair, allowing us to use all our energy and time to compete for various positions in the Molten Immortal Palace in a short time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, besides the modification team members of our four parties, there are many others who are also soul-entering the Immortal Palace, competing for the treasures of the Immortal Palace's inheritance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What should be done about these people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if a buried genius appears among them, who rises rapidly because of obtaining this inheritance, and eventually surpasses our achievements, what should be done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the modification team members of our four parties cannot soul-enter the Immortal Palace now, wouldn't that leave an opportunity for such people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I think, at least we must leave some people to monitor the trial levels of the Molten Immortal Palace to prevent such a dark horse from appearing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji nodded slightly: \"We have already considered these situations you mentioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said, he took out a scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, this was a Dharma Edict scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji handed it to Ning Zhuo first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo unfolded it and saw that the Dharma Edict scroll contained a large amount of content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words specifically and detailedly described the various rules of this four-party contract. The content perfectly solved the worries Ning Zhuo raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of the four parties would send a modification team member to be stationed in the trial levels of the Molten Immortal Palace to record and monitor the exploration of the vast city citizens in the Molten Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a dark horse appeared, the four major forces would definitely take action in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dharma Edict scroll also stipulated the effective duration of the contract, as well as how to deal with various accidents that might occur in the middle. \u003C\u002Fp>",1939,"2026-06-17T23:33:12.660Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9817ae3ffa24c031fa6bd18e145a6dcfbd8a04dd8985e50d1605ab0a81d390e3","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-262","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-260",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]