[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-710":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Mysteries of Immortal puppet Master",{"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},2228133,4127,"Chapter 710","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-710",710,"\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo held the Intent-Grasping Brush and examined it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brush handle was made of yellow-green Heluo jade, with natural jade patterns intertwined to form vague hexagrams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brush head was made of pear wood, bearing scorch marks from lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brush tip was made of autumn-frost white badger hair; looking against the light, one could see tiny silver glimmers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Intent-Grasping Brush exuded the aura of a magic treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had communicated a lot with Bai Jiyun, Liu Fushu, and Kong Ran at the banquet and learned a lot of information about this brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To make an Intent-Grasping Brush, one must endure disasters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a Jin Dan-level Intent-Grasping Brush, which must withstand at least three tribulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among them, the most basic is the Heart Demon Tribulation, which will interrogate the Confucian cultivator's literary heart. In addition, Heluo jade collected from water is very likely to suffer a lightning tribulation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking at the brush head, which uses lightning-struck pear wood, it is very likely that after the Heluo jade came out of the water, it suffered a lightning tribulation and was not protected properly, suffering erosion from lightning qi. Therefore, lightning-struck pear wood was used to compensate for this material defect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for what the third tribulation is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ning Zhuo's current attainments in Confucian cultivation and artifact refining, he could not tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the banquet, he also showed this precious brush to the three of them, and the three cultivators also found no clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing didn't hinder Ning Zhuo from using it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, Ning Zhuo channeled his Five Elements magic power into the Intent-Grasping Brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was not a Confucian cultivator, so his Five Elements magic power was not perfectly compatible with the Intent-Grasping Brush. Although it would affect the actual results, it could still be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the input of magic power, the seven-inch-two-fen brush handle soon emitted a glistening jade light, warm and clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brush head flashed with tiny electric sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the brush tip, the silver light became a bit more intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had already reached some trade intentions with Bai Jiyun and Kong Ran, among which was the need for authentic works.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo wanted to test the brush now, thought for a moment, and first took out a tiger skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tiger skin was heavy and thick, very wide, and there were two huge tattoo-like talismans on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exactly the trophy Ning Zhuo obtained after killing a tiger demon when he had a conflict with the Pi family cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo and Sun Lingtong had both pondered the two talismans on this tiger skin, but had not gained much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if using the precious brush this time will work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo first copied the Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talisman was nearly circular, as large as a millstone, as if written in blood, and now the surface also looked like dark red dried blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, one could still see many flame-like textures in the dark red patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had already studied this magic talisman once and had long known its structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo began to copy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the talisman heart as the starting point. The upper part of the Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman's heart looked like a drop of blood, while the lower part looked like a burning flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo copied the talisman heart and immediately felt an evil impulse, involuntarily blurting out: \"Blood burns fire, fire boils blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting from the talisman heart, it was the main thread of the talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main thread of the Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman was three thick, deep red cinnabar lines; they twisted slightly, radiating from the center of the talisman to the periphery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ning Zhuo copied it, he felt like three boiling blood vessels, pulsating rhythmically with the heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twisting, boiling, as if there is magma rushing inside—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, there were auxiliary patterns. Between the three main threads, small, dense patterns were filled in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ning Zhuo copied it, he mainly had two feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One feeling was as if a strong wind was blowing on his face, with a tingling sensation. The other feeling was that space was cracking, breaking the limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, he immediately knew: \"There must be two types of talisman patterns. One is the Wind-Thunder Pattern, and the other is the Space-Splitting Pattern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a depth he hadn't reached when studying talismans before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Ning Zhuo looked at the Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman on the talisman paper and made a final summary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talisman was identical to the one on the tiger skin in appearance alone. Ning Zhuo gently stroked the surface of the talisman and could feel a sense of impending explosion from the rough and powerful lines, as well as the determination and demonic nature of burning blood and sacrificing to gain high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He channeled magic power and ignited the talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the talisman paper burned directly, with no reaction at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman making failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was not surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only copied it once, experienced the intent within, and slightly improved his foundation in talisman making. Of course, it also covered paper-crafting techniques, but the gains in this area were even scarcer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo then copied the Thousand-Layer Scale Skin Talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magic talisman was the size of a washbasin, not the perfect circle of the Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman, but like an octagon with distinct edges and corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The color of the talisman was not dark red, but a deep earthy yellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talisman looked difficult to copy at first glance; the main thread was too heavy, almost overshadowing the host. The talisman heart was tiny, yet it had thousands of connections with its surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To copy this kind of talisman, one had to go from the outside in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo began to copy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main body of the Thousand-Layer Scale Skin Talisman was countless dense and regular diamond-shaped talisman patterns. When copying, they had to be layered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strands of intent were transmitted to Ning Zhuo's heart, making him feel as if he were touching a real layer of precious scale armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extending inward from these diamond-shaped talisman patterns, Ning Zhuo slowly reached the position of the talisman heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around the talisman heart, there were three different talisman patterns, each constructing a triple ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the rings was almost identical, only different in size. But this time, Ning Zhuo felt three different intents from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer ring made him feel like rotating waves, the middle ring like a heavy mountain, and the inner ring like a slow-moving land tortoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final patterns were filled in the gaps between the scales and the triple rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Ning Zhuo copied it, he felt that space seemed to be producing ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems these are all Void Ripple Patterns. These patterns can enhance resistance to spells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final summary stage, Ning Zhuo looked at the complete Thousand-Layer Scale Skin Talisman on the talisman paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the previous Blood-Burning Galloping Talisman, this magic talisman was precise, regular, and complex, full of order and a sense of solidity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The layered diamond-shaped talisman patterns, plus the triple rings of the talisman heart, revealed an artistic conception of \"thousand-fold force unloading, ten thousand methods hard to invade.\" This was an artistic conception Ning Zhuo hadn't touched at all when studying before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignited the talisman paper with magic power, and without surprise, he harvested a second failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't suffer any backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the benefit of using the brush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The talisman itself would bear the backlash of spellcasting failure, not the cultivator themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After copying two magic talismans in a row, Ning Zhuo closed his eyes and sat cross-legged to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt dizzy, with huge consumption of essence and spirit, and was physically and mentally exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The consumption of copying with the Intent-Grasping Brush is much greater than I imagined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My physical body and soul foundation exceed those of most Foundation Establishment cultivators. If I can't support it, others probably can only copy one magic talisman before needing to rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, the effect of copying is really good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My understanding of magic talismans directly exceeds the sum of the research I did with the boss before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Ning Zhuo were asked to say it, he couldn't organize his language for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information that is difficult to fully expound upon through language, text, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can only be grasped intuitively, hard to be put into words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true master can expound it simply and clearly, but the subtle points are often lost in the expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Ning Zhuo returned to his peak state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried copying again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was not the tiger skin, but a jade slip he found from his storage belt—\"Ice Sculpture Secret Canon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a mechanism classic, personally gifted to Ning Zhuo by Ning Jiufan, expounding on ice sculpture mechanism techniques, which was also the main content Ning Jiufan cultivated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo had read it several times before and knew that this ice sculpture mechanism book was unique and very characteristic; all ice sculptures were carved from a huge piece of raw material, integrated into one piece, rather than assembled between mechanism parts in the normal sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, to sculpt the form he wanted, one needed to be proficient in one of the hundred arts of cultivation—the art of carving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the inner carving technique, which required recording all array patterns and talismans on the inner wall of the ice sculpture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's carving skills were relatively weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he only used this classic as a reference book and did not delve into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traveling abroad, he indeed had no time to spare for this minor detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the copying was mainly to test the limit, and what impact the limit state had on the harvest of intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo copied until he could barely bear it, his soul weakened, his entire sea of spirit was empty, and subsequent thoughts were difficult to generate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a little over ten percent of the entire classic was copied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ning Zhuo felt that he had a deeper understanding of carving techniques, mechanism techniques, and ice-element paths!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ning Zhuo found it difficult to evaluate the degree of this gain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the second rest, Ning Zhuo took the initiative to contact Sun Lingtong: \"Boss, good things have happened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told Sun Lingtong about Wen Ruanyu's letter, his participation in Chu Xuangui's Xingyun Trial, and the subsequent trade intentions with Kong Ran and Bai Jiyun, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Lingtong felt genuinely happy and also offered advice for Ning Zhuo: \"Little Zhuo, your direction is correct. The Confucian school is the school best at learning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to gain more, you can also use the Luoshu pages and the Spirit-Hiding Willow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can also buy some elixirs and talismans to assist yourself. For example, Wisdom Spring Gushing Powder, Enlightenment Spirit Tea, Heart Mirror Dustless Talisman, Sudden Enlightenment Bodhi Incense, etc.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Kong Ran succeeds in trading with you, perhaps you can also perform talent-based spellcasting around Early Wisdom to help you comprehend and learn quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the prospects described by Sun Lingtong, Ning Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little excited: \"The elixirs and talismans listed by the boss are all rare treasures, and the cost is not cheap.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are only tens of thousands of Intent-Grasping Brushes in the entire cultivation world. Every one refined must go through disasters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Spirit-Hiding Willow is also a rare spiritual plant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention the Early Wisdom talent, which is one in ten thousand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Luoshu pages are incomplete, they are still Dao artifacts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With these elements superimposed, my learning speed will definitely rise! But I can't estimate how much it can be improved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the future is bright!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo took out the brush case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Cloud-Han Brush-Resting Case, about one foot two inches long, four inches wide, and two inches thick; it was rectangular and flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its corners were rounded like the flow of star tracks, without a trace of sharpness, fully showing warmth and tolerance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You only need to push it gently to slide the lid in the other direction. The process of opening the case was very smooth, without a trace of noise. When closed, it was seamless, with only a tiny slit of light visible, like a line of the Heavenly River.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handle of the Intent-Grasping Brush no longer had jade light and was very dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo put the Intent-Grasping Brush into the brush case to let it nourish and recover for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo began his daily cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, physical cultivation and comprehending the Demon-Stained Blood Tendon Technique were the two key contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The physical foundation had been steadily improving with the help of the Fetal Breath Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the speed of comprehending the Demon-Stained Blood Tendon Technique was still not good. \"If I could obtain the authentic work of the Demon-Stained Blood Tendon Technique, I wouldn't have this trouble,\" Ning Zhuo sighed bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Three Sects Masters left behind authentic works for every technique in the Lava Immortal Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intent in these authentic works was true intent! Therefore, the three authentic works were three true scriptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without using the Intent-Grasping Brush, as long as an ordinary cultivator came into contact with them, they could receive true intent irrigation, and their realm in the three techniques would rise all the way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These three true scriptures were originally hidden in the bodies of the Buddha Doctor, the Demon General, and the Daoist Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The true scripture of the Demon-Stained Blood Tendon Technique was refined by Yuan Dasheng as a material by mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mother is lodged in the Buddha Doctor. I didn't find the true scripture of the Mirror Platform Psychic Technique in the Buddha Doctor either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the true scripture of the Five Elements Qi Law Technique in the Daoist Master's body, I don't actually need it much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was very profound in the Five Elements realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stuck on the demon technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am really not suitable for cultivating demon techniques.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When can the Red Flower Dharma Image be broken? Perhaps I can interrogate Lin You for the Demon Heart method as an important reference.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and it was late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo finished his technique comprehension, feeling quite depressed, and couldn't sleep for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply made ice cubes and tried to do the carving himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure, failure, failure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of failures made him fall into deep thought: \"Although I have gained intent, when I actually do it, the gap between it and the standard I expected is very far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The eyes are high but the hands are low; I still need a lot of practice to gain practical experience before I can make actual and effective progress in my skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Ning Zhuo's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed there was a very key point—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just at this moment, the cave token shook slightly, transmitting information about being attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's thinking was interrupted, and he couldn't help but be surprised: \"How could the cave I rented in the Myriad Phenomena Sect be attacked?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he took a look and found that the attack intensity was extremely small; it was a mechanism puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A letter was hidden inside the mechanism puppet, originating from Ban Ji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ban Ji stated directly in the letter that he wanted to spar with Ning Zhuo. The winner could choose a trophy from the loser as a reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is Ban Ji?\" Ning Zhuo felt puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, investigate his intelligence for me.\" Ning Zhuo called Chef Lao and gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he pondered again, Ning Zhuo couldn't find the flash of inspiration that had just passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ban Ji has ruined me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo gritted his teeth, feeling a trace of disgust in his heart, and at the same time, he had a premonition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Ban Ji seemed to have important significance for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If left alone, it would likely delay his development within the Myriad Phenomena Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>",2710,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a9f7c0bf808d3ac454c64de9d40f9b0da647c695f97a796cc9a334ba2fcb3106","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-711","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-709",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]