[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-45":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},2227468,4127,"Chapter 45: Demonic Cultivators Conspire","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>Han Ming walked into the secret room, her mind on guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the secret room, there were only two people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome, welcome.\" On the main seat, Sun Lingtong clapped his hands, his tone enthusiastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main seat was in the center, with a row of seats on the left and right, three seats in each row.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle seat of the row on Sun Lingtong’s left sat an old man. He looked haggard, his expression gloomy, and seeing Han Ming arrive, he cast a scrutinizing gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming’s eyes flickered, and she also looked at the old man, feeling the face was somewhat familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking for a moment, she recalled in her heart: \"It’s that mechanical master in the black market who sells the Up-and-Down Wishful Rope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please sit, please sit.\" Sun Lingtong greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming sat in the right row, but chose the furthest seat, which was also closest to the exit of the secret room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sun Lingtong, you spent a lot of money to invite me here, what do you want me to do? Speak directly.\" Han Ming asked as soon as she sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming was a Jin Dan demonic cultivator, her face beautiful but covered with a layer of grayish-blue, and coupled with the cold energy she emitted at all times, she possessed a kind of eerie, cold beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong clapped his hands, praising: \"Straightforward! Good, I will speak directly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to deal with Sun Lie, and after thinking about it, Han Ming, you are the most appropriate partner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming said \"Oh,\" her eyebrows raised: \"Do you also want the Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year ago, Sun Lie refined eighteen Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pills, and after delivering them to the Zhou family, he was about to scatter the remaining ones on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lie was generous and heroic, not sticking to small details, and at that time, he was even in a drunken state, saying that he would let the cultivators who were interested in competing compete on the spot, and the winner would take all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming happened to be there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was an outer disciple of the Soul-Devouring Sect, cultivating the Nine-Turn Soul-Devouring Technique. The Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill was very useful to her and of high value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately participated in the competition, but there were many enemies and the competition was fierce, so she was forced to use demonic techniques, directly killing one Foundation Establishment cultivator and seriously injuring three Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was therefore exposed as a demonic cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lie certainly would not give the Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill to a demonic cultivator in public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming had to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo spoke, his voice hoarse, his tone slow: \"Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill, who doesn't want it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong nodded: \"In fact, we want more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sun Lie is an alchemy master. He has lived in Fire Persimmon Immortal City for more than a year, and those seeking pills are endless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His success rate in alchemy is extremely high, and every commission completed basically leaves behind several pills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already found out: on the shelves of his pill storage room, there are hundreds of bottles of pills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming nodded slightly, already moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her identity exposure happened a year ago. Until now, she had not left Fire Persimmon Immortal City, precisely because she was unwilling and wanted to plot for the Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past year, she had collected quite a bit of intelligence and had probed Sun Lie several times, all of which ended in failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming said: \"Sun Lie is at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and his own combat power is not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the same time, he is an alchemy master, treated by the City Lord’s Mansion, and has been living in the Ziyang Courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ziyang Courtyard is an industry of the City Lord’s Mansion, and the protective array in the courtyard is connected to the Immortal City array.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, the Ziyang Furnace in the courtyard can borrow the infinite geothermal fire of Fire Persimmon Mountain through the array to perform alchemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention the guards in the Ziyang Courtyard, even the protective array is not something we can break through quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once we are deadlocked, we will have to face the City Guards rushing from all directions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong laughed: \"Han Ming, don't forget where I come from. Look at this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Sun Lingtong took out a talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming cast her gaze over, and a flash of joy immediately flashed in her eyes: \"Array-Breaking Talisman? Very good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree to this matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But let’s make it clear first, I want at least three Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong smiled without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo snorted coldly: \"You are dreaming! If you can get one, you should be stealing joy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it weren't for the fact that the promised manpower didn't arrive, how could we temporarily add an outsider like you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming’s face turned cold, and murderous intent overflowed. She stared at Ning Zhuo, her eyes narrowed: \"The last Foundation Establishment stage who treated me with this attitude died a year ago. In addition, there were three seriously injured Foundation Establishment cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo sneered coldly: \"You think, this old man is those pieces of trash?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, his hair condensed, forming thick black whips, like pythons raising their heads. Under the cloak, mechanical flying birds poked their heads out, and more than a dozen bird eyes emitting electric light stared at Han Ming up and down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire Persimmon Immortal City was covered by an array, and cultivators like her who mainly used spells for combat were at a great disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving their hands, body-refining, corpse-refining, beast-taming, and mechanical cultivators had many advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming could not see through Ning Zhuo’s foundation. What she knew was: this person made a living by selling the Up-and-Down Wishful Rope and had earned a lot of money. And to have so much money and still be alive, he was naturally absolutely not simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong clapped his hands, breaking the tense atmosphere: \"Alright, alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are here to cooperate, not to fight to the death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Han Ming, you come from a major demonic sect, and your strength is very strong. But I tell you, the Hanging-Hair Guest is absolutely no weaker than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming snorted coldly and put away her murderous intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo also dispersed the black whips, the cloak retracted, covering the restless thunder-silent bird flock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong took the opportunity to say: \"This time, we are stealing the Ziyang Courtyard, only the three of us. We will guarantee one Phoenix Soul Blood Incense Pill for each of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The actual situation is really hard to say, no matter how many, they will be divided according to our specific contributions to the action.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you two think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The secret room fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo did not speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Ming was deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't trust Ning Zhuo, but she trusted Sun Lingtong. Sun Lingtong came from the Bukong Gate, and the Bukong Gate and the Soul-Devouring Sect were both major sects in the world. Both sides had equal status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong had also been in charge of the Fire Persimmon Immortal City black market for so many years, and his own reputation was very high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the local snake here. Since he wants to attack the Ziyang Courtyard, he naturally has confidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I miss this opportunity, how long will I have to wait if I rely on my own strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Han Ming nodded slightly, her tone cold: \"I agree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong looked at Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo then nodded: \"Very well, let’s sign the contract.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ziyang Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lie and Meng Chong stood in front of the Ziyang Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This alchemy furnace was two people tall, occupying almost half the space of the alchemy room. The red copper furnace body emitted surging heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Chong looked at the Ziyang Furnace, not yet recovered from what he had just heard: \"Sun Lao, you want me to put myself in the furnace and roast me as a medicinal material?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lie picked up the gourd and took a sip of strong wine, his cheeks slightly red: \"Hahaha, that’s right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meng Chong frowned, puzzled: \"Refining alchemy with people, isn't this a demonic cultivation method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lie rolled his eyes: \"What demonic cultivation method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among the hundred arts of cultivation, practicality is king. Whichever method is good, use it. Righteous path or demonic path, they are all cultivating the Dao and truth; what is the essential difference?\" ===== CHAPTER 46 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1460,"2026-06-17T23:33:09.460Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","331b10da673b99ccc26b9a98e11fd32d64735114e112eb938a34d61c85165d69","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-46","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-44",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]