[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortal-craftsman-s-creation":3,"chapter-immortal-craftsman-s-creation-immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-729":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},2228152,4127,"Chapter 729","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-729",729,"\u003Cp>Basically, all soul-searching arts extract the memories of the subject for the cultivator to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like reading a book, only the content has not been screened and is too complex; what is truly useful might be less than one percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this point of view, Confucian cultivation has a huge advantage. The classic books studied by Confucian cultivators can be said to be pearls of wisdom, the essence of the essence, which greatly improves cultivation efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo studied all the soul-searching arts recorded by Heaven Frost, which is equivalent to having an advantage even in the Soul-Devouring Sect, standing directly at the forefront of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered that only the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art allows a cultivator to experience the various memories of others as if they had encountered them themselves. The experience brought by this kind of soul-searching is almost no different from one's own personal experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the huge drawbacks brought about by this are rarely borne by anyone in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There must be other means that can also avoid or resist this drawback. My innate talent 'Self' is one of them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lord of the Forgotten River has deep plans. If his century-long plan really succeeds, I'm afraid he will soar into the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder Yang Tian wanted to stop him from attaining the Dao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo needs to search souls and then use his 'Self' to allow himself to gain a lot of experience. But the Lord of the Forgotten River does not need to; he already possesses the innate talent and can sink into the Forgotten River to directly absorb memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This efficiency is much higher than Ning Zhuo searching souls one by one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Lord of the Forgotten River obtains this innate talent, his entire path will undergo a earth-shaking qualitative change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo studied vigorously and practiced many times; at this time, he had completely realized: the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art would be a very commonly used spell for his future cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My attainments in the soul path and yin attributes are weak, only at the initial stage. To improve the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art, the time and energy invested would be too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For short-term cultivation, solving the five major drawbacks of the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art is the pragmatic move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo mastered many soul-searching arts and gained a deeper understanding of the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art, already knowing: the truth of the so-called Five Calamities Entangling Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Calamities are: first, Name Death; second, Consciousness Ash; third, Boat Trace; fourth, Karma Burning; fifth, Lost Navigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The true purpose of this spell is to lure people to cultivate and create soul materials. Therefore, the greater the degree of soul transformation, the more and more negative the impact it triggers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consciousness Ash is when the soul affects the upper dantian sea of consciousness, affecting the condensation of spiritual sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boat Trace is when the soul is transformed too much, no longer matching the physical body, causing damage to the physical body. Just like when my soul cultivation was too strong before, pressing on the physical body and causing various blue and purple spots. It's just that this Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art is more vicious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Understanding the principle, Ning Zhuo had measures for all these drawbacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very simple: this spell transforms the soul, so after using the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art, just refine the soul back, and that's it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of soul transformation is hidden deep in the soul and cannot be easily detected. Otherwise, this spell would not have deceived many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ning Zhuo mastered the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art and was not among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had no inspiration yet on how to refine the soul back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is not important!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I can perceive the transformed parts in the soul, I will just excise them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is like a piece of flesh being scraped off the body; the soul will naturally be injured too. But Ning Zhuo has the Four Treasures of Soul Cultivation, as well as many soul cultivation methods and healing means, so he can naturally heal the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Pan Si Niangzi just now, many parts of her three souls were extracted and woven into soul cloth. But after recuperation and treatment, the soul will also heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art is harmful to the harmony of heaven; using the Three Soul Spinning Wheel Art to assist will not easily cause others' souls to scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing this allows Ning Zhuo to effectively avoid the Red Lotus Karma Fire, which he values most among the Five Calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other four drawbacks are different in nature from this calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Lotus Karma Fire is not a negative impact brought about by soul transformation, but a mini heavenly tribulation triggered when the practitioner's sins accumulate to a certain degree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jade slip of the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art states: When light, it darts as green fire, burning meridians and destroying vessels; when intense, the five internal organs erupt in flames, cooking oneself into ashes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this, it can be seen that the consequences of such a disaster are quite serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to understand, every time I use the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art, how much sin do I incur?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What means can test this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a very critical question; Ning Zhuo needs to figure it out, otherwise, he will always be fearful when using the Boat-Burning Soul-Crossing Art in the future and cannot make full use of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in the past, this problem might not have been solved, but now it is a prosperous age of cultivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placed elsewhere, even in an immortal city, perhaps one could not find a solution, but this is the main mountain gate of the Myriad Phenomena Sect!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, it is still the early stage of the Flying Cloud Assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo flipped through the information jade slip and soon found three methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a while, he made arrangements, selected one of them, and then contacted Sun Lingtong through the Human Life Hanging Thread: \"Boss, I need you to go out and buy some things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Ning Zhuo's description, Sun Lingtong immediately set off secretly. He left the Rinse Jade Studio and headed straight for Yu Heyan's cave dwelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo left his own Bluestone Cave and headed to the nearest branch of the Evil-Punishing Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Myriad Phenomena Sect has eight peaks and sixteen halls, and the Evil-Punishing Hall is one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Sanyan, who has a comrade friendship with Ning Zhuo, is a key member of the Evil-Punishing Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil-Punishing Hall held the Rising Cloud Small Trial early. Their purpose for holding it was very obvious, and there was only one, which was to recruit new members for the Evil-Punishing Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo lowered his cloud head, entered the Evil-Punishing Hall, and arrived at an inner gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were cultivators guarding here; Ning Zhuo showed his wooden plaque and was allowed to enter the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped into the gate, his field of vision changed suddenly, and he entered an array space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around were black stone walls, and the ground was a deep swamp with a strange, eerie glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sinking Karma Swamp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center of this man-made swamp, there was a stone platform with a plaque on it. On the plaque were written four gilded characters that were vigorous and righteous: Bright Mirror Hanging High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the steps under the plaque, several cultivators with deep auras and wearing the high-level attire of the Evil-Punishing Hall sat. Their eyes were like lightning, scanning the many cultivators struggling forward in the swamp from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil-Punishing Hall is one of the sixteen halls, with excellent benefits, so naturally, a large number of newcomers want to join it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And trekking on foot through the Sinking Karma Swamp is the first round of screening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was just one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept slightly, and he found that at least fifty cultivators were trekking in the Sinking Karma Swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was cautious by nature and first observed carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most cultivators stepped into the swamp, the mud covering their ankles, some reaching their calves. When they pulled their legs out of the swamp, it was also very strenuous; the mud had strong adhesion. A layer of gray mist always lingered around them, bringing more suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people were all sweating on their foreheads, their expressions solemn, their magic power constantly being driven, and their physical strength rapidly consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several cultivators were in a very bad situation. They stepped in, and it was like stepping into a mud pool; the mud instantly reached their waists or even their chests! They could only fully drive their magic treasures to smash the mud, struggling to escape with difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this process, the Sinking Karma Swamp was like a living thing clinging to them, wanting to drag the cultivators down and sink them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ning Zhuo was observing, more than half of these cultivators were eliminated, shouting for help, and were directly moved out by the Evil-Punishing Hall cultivators on the stone platform activating the array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also some cultivators, the number was also very small, few and far between. But their feet stepped firmly on the surface of the swamp, and the mud became thick and stable under their feet! They walked forward step by step, leaving only shallow footprints. There was no mud adhesion or dragging encounter at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sinking Karma Swamp manifests based on how much sin one has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more sin a cultivator has, the more dangerous the Sinking Karma Swamp is, allowing the cultivator to sink and die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Conversely, the less sin, the safer the Sinking Karma Swamp is, simply like walking on flat ground!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was no stranger to the Sinking Karma Swamp; he had learned about it in books long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of performance will I have?\" Carrying this question, Ning Zhuo stepped out and officially stepped on the Sinking Karma Swamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface of the swamp under his feet, the moment Ning Zhuo stepped on it, suddenly solidified and turned into a floor tile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo stepped forward, the swamp under his feet was solid and thick, not even leaving a footprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was truly walking on flat ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no collapse, and no adhesion force at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary people still had a layer of gray mist lingering around them, but Ning Zhuo was clean and fresh. He walked lightly and leisurely, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\" After Ning Zhuo walked a dozen steps, he immediately attracted the attention of many gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he walked to the middle section, the high-level cultivators on the central stone platform of the Sinking Karma Swamp almost all focused their eyes on Ning Zhuo, constantly sizing him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is this child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation is late Foundation Establishment, but he is young; he is a good seedling!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's rare to see a cultivator who can make the Sinking Karma Swamp perform like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This child's eyes are clear, and every move has the demeanor of a master. He should be from those righteous sects with long-standing traditions and strict rules, who spent countless efforts and resources, isolating him from the disturbances of the world, to be able to cultivate him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-level cultivators of the Evil-Punishing Hall secretly communicated with spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them shook his head slightly: \"I think this child has not experienced too much bloody slaughter, and his hands are very clean. Therefore, there is no killing sin, making the Sinking Karma Swamp react like this. After absorbing him in the future, we must cultivate his combat experience well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another said: \"Although he lacks some experience in casting, there is not a wisp of gray mist around him, which shows that his foundation is pure and his heart is clear. Isn't this the backbone of our righteous sects?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone did not hesitate to appreciate Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regardless of this child's talent, just this performance is enough to absorb him into our Evil-Punishing Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be impatient! The Sinking Karma Swamp is just the first round of screening, and the detection strength is not enough. In previous years, it was not that there were no demonic cultivators who used strange magic treasures and other means to cover up their own sins and blood debts to pass through the swamp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true. Next, let's see how this youth performs under the official plaque.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-level cultivators secretly valued Ning Zhuo very much, but on the surface, they soon shifted their gazes away from Ning Zhuo one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo easily surpassed many cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst many envious, jealous, and hateful gazes, he arrived leisurely and calmly under the central stone platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be the easiest Rising Cloud Small Trial I have participated in.\" Ning Zhuo felt emotional in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the high-level cultivators on the stone platform were already a bit impatient; one of the old men couldn't help but urge: \"The person coming, please ascend the platform.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior Ning Zhuo, pays respects to all seniors.\" Ning Zhuo was very polite, first bowed under the stone platform, and then began to ascend the platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators on the stone platform nodded in their hearts one after another: \"This kid is very polite, he must be a child of a big family, not bad, not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for Ning Zhuo to climb to the top of the stone platform, the old man who spoke before continued to guide: \"Step forward and touch the official plaque with your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo did as he was told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was calm and gently pressed his palm on the surface of the official plaque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four large characters \"Bright Mirror Hanging High\" on the official plaque began to emit a faint golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-level cultivators of the Evil-Punishing Hall were a bit surprised to see this and communicated with spiritual sense one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This child actually has merit on him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What good deeds did he do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His foundation should be very deep, supported by a big family; it's not surprising that he did some good deeds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a pity the Hall Master is not here. If the master were here, he could fully urge this official plaque to detect exactly how much merit this youth has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is young, how much merit can he have? Maybe it was arranged by his family specifically for him to join the Evil-Punishing Hall, who knows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if he accepts the next heart-questioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo was sizing up the official plaque, feeling a bit strange in his heart: \"Is this actually an official artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old cultivator: \"Little friend Ning Zhuo has merit and no sin, and has passed the second round of testing; congratulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This old man has three questions here; you can answer, or you can be silent. But once you open your mouth, you must come from your true heart, do not deceive others, and even more, do not deceive yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some cultivators who were closer to the stone platform heard this sentence, their expressions changed, worried and looking forward to Ning Zhuo refusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining high-level cultivators were expressionless and not surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo's performance on the Sinking Karma Swamp was worthy of the Evil-Punishing Hall giving him a chance to question his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo immediately bowed his hands, his voice clear: \"Thank you, senior, just ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was familiar with the relevant information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This round of the Rising Cloud Small Trial is the Evil-Punishing Hall's mass selection, with two tests: the Sinking Karma Swamp and the stone platform official plaque. If you pass, you can enter the next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides this, if they encounter a very excellent newcomer, the Evil-Punishing Hall will give a third test, which is heart-questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old cultivator nodded slightly, a trace of imperceptible approval flashing in his eyes, and he slowly opened his mouth and asked: \"The Great Dao is vast, and evil spirits are rampant. If you encounter treacherous, evil, and poisonous people who harm living beings, if you cannot capture them, so be it; but if you have them in your hands, and they beg for mercy, promise heavy profits, or are willing to be the vanguard with their useful bodies... how should you deal with them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gazes on and off the platform were focused on Ning Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some means had been activated, and Ning Zhuo felt his upper dantian sea of consciousness trembling slightly, but the next moment, the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal emitted bursts of demonic light, sweeping the sea of consciousness, making the dantian immediately stable as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Zhuo felt strange; he was a bit surprised, and it was also the first time he saw the My Buddha Heart Demon Seal passively triggered, emitting demonic light. Previously, it was all Buddha light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he understood that the Evil-Punishing Hall's heart-questioning means had failed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>",2846,"2026-06-17T23:33:14.591Z","2026-06-18T03:10:38.119Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","309456856ffb746c53dc1beb6ed0176629ff60bb67c7d8ccfd86e5953fc03354","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-730","immortal-craftsmanship-chapter-728",783,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortal-craftsmanship-cover.jpg"]