[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-263":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},2227686,4127,"Chapter 263: Forced to be in the limelight","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-263",263,"\u003Cp>If it weren't for Ning Xiaohui, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit would have really run away directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hesitating for a while, the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit finally told the truth: \"Young Master, every time an artillery strike is activated, the Molten Immortal Palace consumes a large amount of Five Elements magic power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the minimum standard of combat results is not met, then the Molten Immortal Palace will consider this artillery strike to have a loss greater than the gain, and the person who fired the cannon is responsible, so contributions will be deducted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact, if you repair some important mechanisms in the medical hall and the final result is worse than before, contributions will also be deducted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Similarly, on the General-Ordering Platform, if your decision is wrong, contributions will also be deducted during post-battle statistics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo nodded, feeling in his heart that such a regulation was quite reasonable. It could effectively prevent some low-ability people from occupying high positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had another new question and continued to ask: \"What if all the contributions are deducted?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, my current contribution is a negative number, does this affect my position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a key question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit heard this, it couldn't help but sigh in its heart; this little monster Ning Zhuo could always keenly discover the key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to answer again: \"If the negative number continues for a period of time, it will cause the cultivator's position grade to drop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, your previous contribution was negative, and the reason it didn't affect your position was because you didn't have any position at all before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But now, you already have three second-grade positions. When the time limit arrives, if your contribution is still negative, the grades of these positions will drop significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo immediately frowned: \"Then, when is the time limit for my position to drop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a big trouble for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had just signed a contract with Zhu Xuanji, he himself could not soul-enter the Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is to say, when his position grade dropped, he could no longer obtain second-grade positions by clearing levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So before that, Ning Zhuo must brush his contribution deficit back as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit thought about it and felt it was better to tell the truth, so it told Ning Zhuo the precise date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This date was quite long, and Ning Zhuo calculated and found that there was at least half a month left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, that's not right!\" A flash of essence passed through Ning Zhuo's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was silent for a moment, weighing his words and asking: \"Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, will I have a share of the contribution contributions of the people under my second-grade position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For example, I am the Medical Hall Master, others work in the medical hall, their positions are below mine, I lead them to complete certain tasks, is there no share in contributions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit shook all over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned around the throne in disappointment, looked up at the ceiling of the main hall, and kept muttering: \"Ning Zhuo discovered it, he discovered it, in the end, he still discovered this point!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit sighed, its expression desolate, and with a hint of nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit, Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit...\" Ning Zhuo called repeatedly, but got no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned slightly, a look of thought flashing in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To discover this point, Ning Zhuo had to thank Ning Xiaohui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xiaohui repaired the Golden Blood Battle Ape Dasheng several times in the medical hall, which made Ning Zhuo keenly discover that his own contribution amount had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Dragon Turtle Fire Spirit didn't respond to him or give him a clear answer, Ning Zhuo was almost certain that this was the answer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, my next task is actually to help others obtain more positions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And these positions must be related to the medical hall, the General-Ordering Platform, and the artillery tower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo calculated slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he took action himself to complete various tasks, it would indeed be able to harvest a lot, but doing so was risky, and sometimes the tasks didn't meet the standards, and contributions would be deducted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if there were many people under his position, he specifically ate the share of these contributions, as long as the quantity was enough, then the speed of accumulation would also be very considerable, even far exceeding his personal efforts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the point that attracted him the most was that he enjoyed these contribution shares without any risk, and there would be no situation of contribution deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhu Xuanji and others are the most threatening competitors for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they are all outsiders and cannot receive such positions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, I just need to cultivate these modification team members well, and at the same time pay attention to the contributions of outstanding individuals among them, so that they don't exceed my contributions, that's all!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ning Zhuo returned to his residence again, he heard the Ning family modification team members discussing matters related to receiving tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered them together and briefly informed them about the contract to be signed later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he dismissed them, entered the room alone, and started his fixed daily breathing practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he still carried monitoring means planted by several Golden Core cultivators, he had to perform this segment every day to be reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo opened his eyes, washed up, and left his residence alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived at the edge of the Molten Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, battles occurred from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Red Flame demon beasts broke through the light shield, rushed in, and were quickly killed by mechanical creations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often after these battles, many brand-new tasks were generated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo stayed at the rear of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the battle ended, some mechanical puppets limped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo took the initiative to come to the side of these mechanical puppets missing arms and legs, holding the contribution token, checking the content of the new tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he accurately picked out the task target, reached out and pulled, dragging the target mechanical puppet directly out of the retreating team, and repairing it on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dismantled these mechanical puppets as much as possible and checked their internal structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he made a discovery: the mechanical parts used in these mechanical puppets were all very familiar to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These structures and parts almost all appeared in the trial levels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were someone else, they might only have an understanding of the mechanical parts involved in the Daoist route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ning Zhuo had already cleared three paths, and many level rewards were received multiple times, so he was quite familiar with these.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, on the surface, he still had to make a research gesture first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's solitary action in the early morning attracted the attention of Zhu Xuanji and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he returned, he was criticized by the Ning family ancestor via voice transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivators who entered the Immortal Palace, besides facing the threat of life when fighting demon beasts, other cultivators were also potential threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this very moment, in the Molten Immortal Palace, there were still a large number of loose cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Jiufan didn't want to see Ning Zhuo get hurt or even die because of acting alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not a small loss for the current situation and for the Ning family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Ning Zhuo was currently only a Qi Refining stage cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo accepted the criticism, and from the afternoon of that day, he set off with the main force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to be able to exert the power of the Molten Immortal Palace, and considering that every position mastered by their side meant one more point of control over the Molten Immortal Palace, the Golden Core cultivators were all very concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, near every modification team, there were Golden Core level cultivators taking care of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji and others were very cautious; from their perspective: the real culprit who controlled the Five Elements Artillery Tower and shelled Fire Persimmon Mountain had been hiding in the dark and had not been exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since this culprit could manipulate the Five Elements Artillery Tower, it was obvious that he was a pioneer on this route of entering the Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The progress of the modification team members greatly threatened this culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very likely to sneak attack and stifle the threat in the cradle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Modification team members generally only had Qi Refining stage cultivation, and their combat power was worrying, needing Golden Core cultivators to look after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such an arrangement made Ning Zhuo feel quite inconvenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only suppress his gradually irritable mood and slightly speed up the progress of his performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, so strong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't expect Ning Zhuo's mechanical attainments to have improved again. Amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was amazed at Ning Zhuo and praised him repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's groping, rapid cognition, and mastery of \"strange\" mechanisms were all impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, he was on a completely different level from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo wanted to hide his clumsiness, but forced by the situation, he could only be in this limelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to accumulate contributions to the point where I can enter the medical hall as soon as possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, I can stay in the medical hall all day, repairing a large number of mechanical puppets every day, giving the outside world a perfect explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Medical Hall Master, Ning Zhuo naturally knew what the standard for the lowest position in the medical hall was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanical technology Ning Zhuo displayed was seen by many Golden Core ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among many modification team members, Ning Zhuo was not just standing out, he was simply leading the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a figure like Zhu Xuanji, with a broad vision and having seen many genius cultivators, couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart when seeing Ning Zhuo's performance at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This junior Ning Zhuo is really quite talented in mechanical arts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji had a very obvious comparison in his heart, and that was Ning Xiaohui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xiaohui mastered the talent of Ice Fat Jade Hands, and her treatment and repair of mechanical puppets were unreasonable, simply rascal-like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, the speed of Ning Xiaohui's contribution accumulation was much slower than Ning Zhuo's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Xuanji's heart moved slightly, and he recorded this situation of Ning Zhuo in a jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Zhu Xuanji threw it away, and the jade slip turned into light and flew away, finally flying to Ning Xiaohui's side and hovering in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xiaohui took the jade slip, placed it on her brow, and after divine sense investigation, she was secretly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Ning Zhuo?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His progress is actually so rapid?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade slip also contained Zhu Xuanji's voice: \"Do you think Ning Zhuo will reach the standard of the lowest position in the medical hall faster than you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard. His recent goal is to strive for the position of physician.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Xiaohui's pupils shrank sharply, almost biting her teeth: \"Ning Zhuo!!!\" \u003C\u002Fp>",1872,"2026-06-17T23:33:12.660Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","14247021c8fa489f046ac81d4fce8f22adc329737d72288024100639a20cedb1","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-264","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-262",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]